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Show HN: Mel – The missing unsubscribe button for physical mail

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Post by nolastan »

Since 2017, I've been on a mission to stop the deluge of paper mail that ends up in my trash. It's been a slow, manual process, but I've succeeded! I created Mel to help others rid themselves of physical junk mail.

Simply text a photo of junk mail and Mel contacts the sender to have you removed from their list – no registration or app required.

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Post by jondwillis »

I tried PaperKarma and had decent results. You offer up privacy and lack of app as a differentiator— should I be concerned having used PaperKarma? Are they charging me AND selling data?

I also like the idea of the research assistant. It is a mess trying to figure out how to reduce waste that accumulates without my real consent, from mail, food packaging, single use packaging/plastic tossed into orders despite me saying I don’t want it, hard to recycle e-waste, confusing/changing recycling rules for plastic and even glass some places. However, I also think that this can only be meaningfully improved with policy, not an opt-in, private service. Better than nothing, of course.

Aside from that, I actually have to thank you, because I stopped using it, forgot the name of the company, and forgot what was charging me $4 every month under the label “JET*.”

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Post by bmulcahy »

dieselgate wrote: post #2

I really like the concept of "text this number to perform action". There was a post a few months back about a postcard creation service where you just text a photo.

Do you remember the name of the post card service? Sounds neat!

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Post by dieselgate »

bmulcahy wrote: post #4
dieselgate wrote: post #2

I really like the concept of "text this number to perform action". There was a post a few months back about a postcard creation service where you just text a photo.

Do you remember the name of the post card service? Sounds neat!

don't remember and can't seem to find it from searching :(

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Post by schemescape »

bmulcahy wrote: post #4
dieselgate wrote: post #2

I really like the concept of "text this number to perform action". There was a post a few months back about a postcard creation service where you just text a photo.

Do you remember the name of the post card service? Sounds neat!

I recall this being similar: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36371168
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