Mail guides
Mail you still need
Keep useful information coming while changing promotional preferences.
Keep official election mail separate from campaign ads
Your mailbox may hold voter registration updates, polling-place notices, and sample ballot materials alongside campaign advertising. Official election mail needs a different response than a political mailing.
Check an insurance envelope before opting out
Insurers send advertising and policy communications through the same mail. An envelope from an insurance company, or one that sounds like it, should be opened before you photograph it for a removal request.
Keep a marketing request separate from a billing address change
A removal request submitted through Junk Mail Magic asks a sender to stop mailing you advertising. It does not change the billing address on a bank, card, or retail account. Update that address with the company directly.
Keep medical correspondence out of a junk-mail batch
Medical mail often comes in plain envelopes with nothing on the outside to show what it is. Before you photograph a pile of advertising, pull out anything that may have come from a provider, insurer, or pharmacy.
Tell a membership renewal from an appeal
Organizations often mail renewal notices and donation appeals in similar envelopes with similar wording. Ignoring a real renewal because it looked like a solicitation could let a membership lapse.
Keep delivery and order updates after a catalog opt-out
Asking a company to stop mailing you catalogs is a request about advertising. Order confirmations and shipping notices usually arrive by email or through your account, so they are a separate matter.
Check a product recall notice before discarding it
A letter about a product you own may be a real safety recall or a promotion made to look urgent. Throwing away a genuine recall without checking could mean missing a repair or replacement.
Cancel a subscription through its actual provider
To stop a magazine, box service, or other subscription, cancel it with the provider. A removal request through Junk Mail Magic is about advertising mail and leaves your billing untouched.
Set aside tax documents before mail cleanup
W-2s, 1099s, and other tax documents sometimes come in plain or business-style envelopes with nothing on the outside to mark them. Sorting the pile first keeps them out of a batch meant for removal requests.
Check whether a warranty letter is a notice or an offer
A letter that mentions a warranty may be a real manufacturer message or an offer for a service contract you never asked for. Urgent wording and an official look appear on both kinds, so the sender and the product details are what to check.