Three cheers for the National Wildlife Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council for sponsoring this new Catalog Choice website, where you can opt out of most major catalog mailings. This is one of those things I've been meaning to do for a long time, but never have wanted to endure the phone call hell such a request usually requires. With this, there's no sales person badgering you -- "Are you REALLY sure?". You just create an account and click away. (Of course, I just found out about this, so we'll really see how well it works in another 6 weeks or so).
Yes, I want to save some trees, but I also want the "buy, buy, buy" message to stop coming daily to my mailbox. If I need something, I'll still find it online, but I don't need these people creating new desires via glossy photos every day. It's those desires that have the worst impact on the environment in the long run.
