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, you can request to be removed from the distribution. The tips below are geared towards Miamians, but are useful anyone annoyed with junk mail.
There are 2 main companies in Miami that send out these weekly ads: ADVO (ShopWise) and The Flyer. They work under an "opt-out" system, so if you request to be removed from your list, they will do so. Here is how to do it.
