DEBRIS.COMgood for a laugh, or possibly an aneurysm

California’s Office of the Attorney General offers tips for reducing unwanted marketing communications, especially telemarketing calls.

Most are the same as every other list of such tips, e.g. “submit your name to the DMA’s no-call list,” but one tip caught my eye because it contained new information: “Remove your name from commercial street address directories”.

I made contact with one of the listed companies, Haines, which produces a series of CD-ROM directories called Criss+Cross. This directory tells marketers your name, address, telephone number, years at address, and wealth rating, which, whatever it is, isn’t data anyone should know about me as far as I’m concerned.

The directories are printed annually. (The Northern California version is printed in the Spring.) You can have your name added to Haines’ permanent killfile by calling 1-800-843-8452 ext. 312.

When you call, please be nice! I’d hate for them to disconnect this toll-free opt-out method due to abuse.