Stopping catalogs

"Save time, save trees, save the planet" is the mantra of one web outfit that will charge you a fee for cutting down your unsolicited mail.  Oh, and stop global warming, too!  


I get more DM and catalogs than anyone I know, and they're sometimes a bit of a pain to throw out. 

But if you really want to cut down on catalogs, you can  sign up to stop them coming. 

This is just one resource:

http://www.catalogchoice.org/

Before you get whacked out about "dead trees," know that printing paper is made from fast-growing species produced just for that purpose.  True, catalogs use up printing ink and photography time and provide employment for models.

The reality is that I periodically find items I like in catalogs, and at this point I choose to receive them.

If you don't want them, you can choose not to get them.  Don't get your knickers in a knot about it.




A note about periodicals:

Magazines lose money for the USPS, and they get their low rates only because of lobbying.  They have a big platform to complain from when rate hikes are proposed.