Pay $8 a Year to Stop Physical Junk Mail from Crowding Your Mailbox with 41pounds

We've covered opt-out services like GreenDimes that supposedly contacts junk mail companies on your behalf to get you off their lists. From a quick glance at the landscape, it seems like is the most cost-effective.

41pounds charges you $41 for 5 years of junk-mail banishment, which averages out to $8.20 a year, to contact all junk mail distributors on your behalf and telling them to stop. This one-time fee covers every adult in your household, so the more adults you have, the more worthwhile this service is.

It's true that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but from the surface, GreenDimes seems like they haven't updated their website design since the early 2000s. So, although they're free, we're a little wary that they'll do as good a job as 41pounds.

We haven't tested either service, though, and they're only really good if they actually work. If they do work, $8 a year is a pretty low price to pay to not to have to deal with junk mail on a daily basis. If you or anyone you know has used them and had any luck (or not luck at all), let us know which you prefer and how it worked in the comments. Photo by Justina Davies