Comments on: Stop Junk Mail With ProQuo http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/ Advice for a generation of men raised by women Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Greg http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104627 Greg Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104627 true that. I didn't even enter in the catalog codes and i've gotten a bunch of emails from various companies saying my name is off their catalog list now. true that.

I didn’t even enter in the catalog codes and i’ve gotten a bunch of emails from various companies saying my name is off their catalog list now.

]]> By: Jess http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104378 Jess Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:10:06 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104378 Oops, I meant to say "I've got 9 things in my history... and I'm fairly certain those didn't require extra work. Perhaps they did, but at very least this is a comprehensive list to "remove" pages for the various marketing/spam agencies." Oops, I meant to say “I’ve got 9 things in my history… and I’m fairly certain those didn’t require extra work. Perhaps they did, but at very least this is a comprehensive list to “remove” pages for the various marketing/spam agencies.”

]]> By: Jess http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104377 Jess Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:08:10 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104377 That's peculiar, as I've got a list of 9 things in my "stopped" history (ShopWise, ValPak, Centurylist, Abacus (Division of Epsilon), Publishers Clearing House, Acxiom, Choicepoint, KnowledgeBase Marketing, Aristotle), and 15 items left in my dashboard. The catalog stopping also appears to be automatic, with only a number on the back of the magazine needed to complete the request. I would imagine it would require the destination companies in these requests to open up their servers to allow ProQuo to work with it. One could see why they're hesitant, as every name removed means that much less money. Other than that, it appears the "one click" shop will automatically print out all of the items for you in one go, but I agree, it would be nice to be able to pay someone else to do it for you. It's a crying shame that we, the American people, have to jump through such hoops just to stop receiving stuff we don't want advertising stuff we don't need. That’s peculiar, as I’ve got a list of 9 things in my “stopped” history (ShopWise, ValPak, Centurylist, Abacus (Division of Epsilon), Publishers Clearing House, Acxiom, Choicepoint, KnowledgeBase Marketing, Aristotle), and 15 items left in my dashboard.

The catalog stopping also appears to be automatic, with only a number on the back of the magazine needed to complete the request.

I would imagine it would require the destination companies in these requests to open up their servers to allow ProQuo to work with it. One could see why they’re hesitant, as every name removed means that much less money.

Other than that, it appears the “one click” shop will automatically print out all of the items for you in one go, but I agree, it would be nice to be able to pay someone else to do it for you.

It’s a crying shame that we, the American people, have to jump through such hoops just to stop receiving stuff we don’t want advertising stuff we don’t need.

]]> By: Greg http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104353 Greg Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:08:58 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104353 Ah yes, I see. I'd pay them like $.75 a source to print and mail it for me Ah yes, I see. I’d pay them like $.75 a source to print and mail it for me

]]> By: cash http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104343 cash Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:15:24 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104343 my 'dashboard' showed 17 companies, ranked by type (credit, direct mail, coupons, etc). i said 'stop all' and got 'additional action required' on 15. (check your dashboard to see, if the company still appears, you still have action required.) i will make one minor note; on some of them all that's required is printing a form, filling out and mailing in. pro quo does have those forms loaded, so it's marginally more convenient than going to the company's site itself would be. again, this is an AWESOME idea... they just need to find a way of making it more of a one click solution, which is what i expected going in. my ‘dashboard’ showed 17 companies, ranked by type (credit, direct mail, coupons, etc). i said ’stop all’ and got ‘additional action required’ on 15.

(check your dashboard to see, if the company still appears, you still have action required.)

i will make one minor note; on some of them all that’s required is printing a form, filling out and mailing in. pro quo does have those forms loaded, so it’s marginally more convenient than going to the company’s site itself would be.

again, this is an AWESOME idea… they just need to find a way of making it more of a one click solution, which is what i expected going in.

]]> By: Greg http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104341 Greg Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:41:14 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104341 Really? I thought it removed from all of those databases. Plus I added a bunch of catalogs I wanted unsubscribed from, and i got emails from the companies saying I was unsubscribed. Really? I thought it removed from all of those databases.

Plus I added a bunch of catalogs I wanted unsubscribed from, and i got emails from the companies saying I was unsubscribed.

]]> By: cash http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104335 cash Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:25:33 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/stop-junk-mail-with-proquo/#comment-104335 Sadly, an almost worthless service (sorry Jess!) I just signed up. Sooo freaking excited until.. WHAMMY- of the 17 services they say they can remove your name from? Exactly 2 were removed automatically. The other FIFTEEN require separate visits to their own websites to 'confirm'. If I'm 'confirming" my info there, why did I bother giving it to Pro Quo? I think this site has potential, but until it's truly capable of REMOVING me from those services, it's really nothing more than a 'reminder' service of the various companies you need to notify of your wishes to stop receiving information. Too bad. Sadly, an almost worthless service (sorry Jess!) I just signed up. Sooo freaking excited until.. WHAMMY- of the 17 services they say they can remove your name from?

Exactly 2 were removed automatically.

The other FIFTEEN require separate visits to their own websites to ‘confirm’. If I’m ‘confirming” my info there, why did I bother giving it to Pro Quo?

I think this site has potential, but until it’s truly capable of REMOVING me from those services, it’s really nothing more than a ‘reminder’ service of the various companies you need to notify of your wishes to stop receiving information.

Too bad.

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