Unsubscribing from Mailing Lists

[Kooky]

Why is it so hard?

I've been attempting to unsubscribe from Singapore-centric mailing lists as and when I get an email. I've just asked NTUC Income to take me off their database, explaining that I'm no longer in Singapore. I wrote from the email address they have on file, and they're only trying to sell me their Home Services.

So why the hell did they reply saying they need my:

1. Name
2. NRIC no.
2. DOB
3. Current address

[Jedi]

One of the reasons blacklists were invented.

[Kooky]

I'm feeling wicked; she's going to get a snotagram.

edit: and while I'm off on one I got a letter from the Medisave people telling me that, as a self-employed person, I needed to pay Medisave. I emailed them saying I've left the country, let the business registration lapse, but don't want to be blacklisted so please, how do I go about finding out if and what I owe. I got back a standard email containing a URL for information for self-employed people.

[slinky]

'snotagram'

I like it!

[Fat Bob]

Heheheh! I've still got a credit card from ABNAMRO. I got it a few years ago, but cancelled it after bleeding them of all their free gifts and points etc.

However, I had failed to pay off a couple of things and therefore paid some interest (before cancelling). They eventually sent me a demand for 4c, for interest on interest. So I sent them a cheque for 5c. They didn't add on any extra cents to the bill, so I was in credit by 1c.

They eventually tracked me down (I cancelled last dec, they've just contacted me now) and asked me what I wanted to do with the 1c. Could they absorb it? Well, I actually had said they could do that in Dec, but now, since they've phoned me 4 times, I'm going to make sure they send me it. So what did I get the other day? I got a letter confirming I've updated my address sucessfully. Hmmmmm......

[Kooky]

Dear Customer Service Rep, this is a box; please think outside it.

[chocolate]

lol

[daffodil]

Heheheh! I've still got a credit card from ABNAMRO. I got it a few years ago, but cancelled it after bleeding them of all their free gifts and points etc.

However, I had failed to pay off a couple of things and therefore paid some interest (before cancelling). They eventually sent me a demand for 4c, for interest on interest. So I sent them a cheque for 5c. They didn't add on any extra cents to the bill, so I was in credit by 1c.

They eventually tracked me down (I cancelled last dec, they've just contacted me now) and asked me what I wanted to do with the 1c. Could they absorb it? Well, I actually had said they could do that in Dec, but now, since they've phoned me 4 times, I'm going to make sure they send me it. So what did I get the other day? I got a letter confirming I've updated my address sucessfully. Hmmmmm......

They are useless.

It took me months to get them to cancel my card and 2 years after leaving Singapore I'm still owed $35 by them. Just can't be bothered any more.