Mail guides
After a change at home
Update advertising preferences without losing important correspondence.
Choose which catalogs to stop when downsizing
When a home gets smaller, many catalogs stop being useful. Reviewing them room by room helps you avoid removing one you will miss and keeps the job from feeling endless.
Sort recruitment brochures after a school decision
Once a student commits to a school, brochures from other institutions can keep arriving for months. Sorting them promptly lets the student decide which contacts to end and which to keep.
Stop catalogs for a hobby you no longer follow
After a hobby ends, its catalogs can keep arriving every month for years. Looking through them once and submitting a request for each sender you no longer want is quicker than waiting for them to stop.
Reduce renovation-related advertising after a project
After a renovation, advertising from flooring, appliance, paint, and home-goods companies can arrive for months. Start by separating project documents from promotional mail, then deal with the advertising.
Reduce wedding-related promotional mail
Venue tours, vendor inquiries, and registry signups each give a new company your address. After the wedding, the advertising that follows is easier to handle one sender at a time.
Update advertising preferences after a name change
After a name change, advertising may arrive under both your former name and your new one. Keeping advertising separate from legal and financial mail makes the cleanup simpler.
Handle baby-product advertising you did not request
Diaper brands, formula companies, and baby-gear retailers sometimes mail to new or expecting parents who never contacted them. You can submit a removal request for each sender whose advertising you did not ask for.
Sort advertising during the first week in a new home
In the first week at a new home, the mailbox fills with advertising addressed to several different people. Sorting it by name shows which pieces are yours to act on and keeps you from handling mail that belongs to someone else.
Stop pet-product advertising after a loss
After losing a pet, advertising for food, supplies, and veterinary services can be hard to keep receiving. You can submit removal requests for it without explaining your loss or sharing details about your pet.
Reduce work-related catalogs after retirement
After retirement, office-supply, equipment, and trade catalogs can keep arriving at your home for years. Sorting them first helps you avoid canceling something you still want, such as a membership benefit.