Junk Mail Update
One of my first posts to GreenerMiami was about Stopping Junk mail. I was very pleased that I had figured out how to stop all of those flyers from arriving in my mailbox each week. In Miami, these two main companies are The Flyer, and ADVO (Shopwise). I sent in my requests for removal from the distribution list, and waited patiently for the 6-8 weeks to pass until the changes took effect. The...
Read MoreBiz Ideas: Local e-Ads
Here’s our idea, please feel free to run with it! Related to the Stop Junk Mail post, sometimes store ads are useful, because they tell us about special offers, give us coupons, and can sometime really save us money. But that doesn’t mean that I want my mailbox full of ads every week. Nor does it mean that I want to see those ads on paper. But I would like a way to review weekly...
Read MoreGet Greener, Miami! Stop Junk Mail
Hate all of those ads that you get in your mailbox each week? Wonder how it is possible to receive so much un-addressed mail? (Note: Photo shows actual amount of ads received in one week.) Each time a group of fliers arrives in your mailbox, it is accompanied by a little card addressed to "Resident" (shown below). By looking at the details on these cards and contacting those companies,...
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