The Charleston Blog, by Jim & Maria

head_left_image

Great Option For Unwanted & Excessive Catalogs


I don't think that a single day goes by -- except for Sunday of course -- that we don't receive at least one catalog in the mail.  And for more than half of them, I have no idea how we got on their mailing list.

But the other day on the Today Show I saw an awesome website that will help rid me of all of these catalogs that go straight into my recycling bin.  It's called CatalogChoice.org.

And it is so easy to do!  All you have to do is go to their website and click on "Get Started".  Then you just set up a free account and your ready to clean up your mailbox.

It's so easy, and it sure beats trying to call the merchant and get your name off of their list that way. 

According to their site, The Catalog Choice community is presently 493,221 persons strong, having already opted out of 5,883,249 catalogs.  That is fantastic!  Think of all of the trees that have been spared.

And it's actually really good for the merchants, too.  They get to save tons of money in print and postage.  Now only the customers that want their catalog and are looking to buy something from them will be the ones receiving their mailings.  It's really a win-win all the way around.

And although it may take up to 60 days to finally get your name out of their system, it will be quite refreshing to not get all of those unwanted and useless catalogs any longer.

 

 

South Carolina Universities are a Great Value
share
More great news for South Carolina is just in, and it's about our higher education.   Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston all are ranked as among the best deals in public education according to… more
25th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival -- January 27, 2008
share
Just imagine this… 65, 000 pounds of oysters! Two tractor-trailers full of oysters will roll onto the grounds at Boone Hall Plantation on Sunday, January 27, 2008 to kick off the 25th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival This event has… more
So what is a FROG?
share
I cannot count the number of times that I've been showing a home, mention a FROG, and get really funny looks from our clients. It seems that none of our out-of-town buyers have ever heard the term. But since we're both Charleston natives… more