ByThe Fast and Easy Way to Stop Verizon Junk Mail From Reaching Your Mailbox
We all need a little less clutter in our lives and inboxes. The unsolicited and impersonal mail we receive from companies for promotional purposes daily rarely provides us, the consumers, with any value. Instead, the hundreds of mailers addressed to the "current resident" end up clogging our mailboxes and inevitably being thrown away.
Verizon Wireless claims to be a modern company and the world's largest 5G cellular data provider. But even in the age of technology, Verizon still employs outdated direct mail campaigns to advertise products and promotions. For most of us, this type of advertising is the definition of junk mail.
Receiving junk mail is annoying, and we all tend to immediately toss it out without thinking twice. Some sources claim that about 45% of junk mail goes directly into landfills without ever being read.
If you'd like to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive and the impact on the environment, DoNotPay offers a service that contacts companies like Verizon that send you physical promotional materials frequently.
What Kind of Physical Spam or Junk Mail Does Verizon Send?
The average American receives 18 pieces of junk mail for every piece of real mail they receive. This much mail may result in important mail being lost in the shuffle or accidentally thrown away. Verizon is one of the worst "junk mail" offenders in the modern era and often sends physical mail for advertising purposes.
Here are six types of physical spam/junk mail you may have received:
- Catalogs
- Coupons
- Advertising circulars
- Flyers
- Post Cards
- Special offers
Why Am I Getting Junk Mail in the First Place?
Unfortunately, USPS falsely required to deliver junk mail if the proper postage is affixed to the mailer. So as long as the big business pays for the stamps, USPS can't do anything to reduce the amount of junk mail delivered.
Companies like Verizon have access to your personal information and obtain your address from:
- Public records
- Phone directories
- Club memberships
- Credit applications
- Even the USPS itself
Like Direct Mail and the Data & Marketing Association (DMA), data brokers sell consumer information to businesses. Once you are on the radar of data brokers, it can be challenging to get off direct mail lists.
Luckily, you do have options if you'd like to from Verizon.
How to Stop Junk Mail From Verizon on Your Own
Consumers have limited options for preventing junk mail delivery from companies like Verizon. The table below provides the options available for consumers to opt out of mailing lists along with issues they may encounter when opting out.
| Contact Verizon Specifically | Consumers can opt-out of receiving marketing-related mail from Verizon by calling 1-800-VERIZON. Unfortunately, even if you unsubscribe, you could still receive mail because Verizon uses a bulk mailing service that delivers to all homes within a ZIP code. |
| Opt-Out of Communications with Direct Mail | Data Broker "Direct Mail" has a free opt-out service available online. They manage the "National Do Not Mail List" and enable consumers to indicate any types of mailings they would like to receive. They also contact consumers every six months and encourage them to update their preferences. |
| Opt-Out of Communications with DMA | On the other hand, Data & Marketing Association (DMA) charges a handling fee to opt-out of the physical mail. If you opt-out online, the handling fee is $2.00, and if you choose to use the mail-in option, the handling fee is $3.00.
To reduce the amount of physical junk mail you receive from DMA, you must send your opt-out request, your name, mailing address, and signature, along with a $3.00 processing fee (check or money order payable to DMA) to: DMAchoice Data & Marketing Association P.O. Box 643 Carmel, NY 10512 |
How to Stop Getting Junk Mail From Verizon With DoNotPay
Luckily, there's an easier way to .
With DoNotPay's stop junk mail product, you can opt-out of unsolicited mail quickly and easily with just a few clicks. Instead of spending hours on the phone to formally request that your information be removed from the mailing list, DoNotPay can handle it all for you.
If You Want to Stop Receiving Spam Mail but Don't Know Where to Start, DoNotPay Has You Covered in four easy steps:
- Search for DoNotMail on DoNotPay Image
- Snap a photo or upload an image of the physical spam mail you received Image
- Enter the name of the company that sent you the spam Image
- Sit back and relax. DoNotPay will automatically file a complaint to the company on your behalf and make sure you never receive spam mail from them again. Image
DoNotPay handles the rest. You don't have to worry about signing up for a subscription from multiple websites to reduce junk mail, and you don't have to make calls to companies that continue to send you unsolicited mail. Once you file a complaint using the above steps, you can look forward to having a mailbox that only contains important correspondence.
What Else Can DoNotPay Do to Reduce Junk Mail?
The scope of DoNotPay's "Do Not Mail" product doesn't stop with Verizon.
The DoNotMail App can solve all your junk mail problems.
Use it to:
- Stop Spectrum junk mail
- Stop Capital One junk mail
- Stop State Farm junk mail
- Stop Geico junk mail
- Stop Cox Cable junk mail
- Stop AARP junk mail
But wait, there's more. DoNotMail can file with the Federal Trade Commission on your behalf. That means you'll receive less unwanted mail across the board.