VTmotoMike08 0 #1 July 23, 2008 I am sick of spam from AOPA! Do any other skydivers get this from them? I assume that USPA sold my address and email to them because I don't think that they send out totally random adversisments and invites to join. I know they are a pretty good organization, so I am disapointed that they resoret to this. I get several emails a week and also have gotten about 5-6 mailed solicitations in the last few months. I just don't want to join and I don't care if I get a free bag Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #2 July 23, 2008 yep, they got me too (I.C.D#2 VP) "<3 ..Looks like breasts coming out of an ice cream cone. Mmmm."~John Mitchell "I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 July 23, 2008 I don't get any emails from them but I do get offers to join them in snail mail every month. I just tear them up and throw them in the trash. It's their money going down there."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klingeme 0 #4 July 23, 2008 I get them in the mail about once a month. I just toss them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WatchYourStep 0 #5 July 23, 2008 You guys can call them and get taking off their mailing list. That's what I did. Just a suggestion. "You start off your skydiving career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience up before your bag of luck runs out." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #6 July 23, 2008 SPAM and Junkmail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #7 July 23, 2008 Yup. I got my pilot's license and didnt join AOPA. Now I get junk email from them almost weekly. Although I had considered joining at one point, I will never join now because I know that a good portion of the money goes toward sending out massive amounts of junk mail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #8 July 23, 2008 No, but then I joined. And it's personal choice, but the AOPA is well worth the support. It's less expensive than USPA membership, and they do untold amounts to protect GA in this country. (Hint: Skydiving falls under GA-general aviation). They are part of an effort to find good replacements to 100LL, have legal protective services, hold the FAA at bay when it comes to overwhelming aircraft AD's........ Think about joining. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #9 July 23, 2008 As a clarification, when you say SPAM, are you talking about e-mail based, or snail mail? The USPA (as confirmed by HQ) never sells or distributes members e-mail addresses. There is a snail mail list available for vendors, organizations, etc. however it is very easy to "opt out" through a check box on the application/renewal form.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VTmotoMike08 0 #10 July 23, 2008 I get both email and snail mail from them regularly asking me to join. I would have been a lot more likely to do so if they did not send out junk. I assume that they got both contacts from USPA. Seems most likely, as I am not part of any other avaiation or similiar organizations. I have no idea where else they could have gotten my info from, although almost anything is possible. As for USPA HQ never selling email addresses, well, we cannot ever confirm that by an outside source, so I guess we will have to take their word on it while remaining suspicious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #11 July 23, 2008 last year there was a petition going around and we were encouraged to sign it online on the AOPA site. Since then we have gotten occasional postal mail from them...maybe that was how they got your address? "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McBeth 0 #12 July 23, 2008 Yup... we all seem to be getting them now. I've been getting them for awhile b/c I bought a tank top from them though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #13 July 23, 2008 I think I got put on their mailing list because I did the whole thing on their website to say NO to the $25 fee per flight.. that Kallend posted about.Since then.. yup.. snail spam and email.. but they are easy to see and delete.. NP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #14 July 23, 2008 Who says they didn't get it from DZ.com? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #15 July 23, 2008 Yeah, but since I'm a member of a ton of aviaiton organizations-It's just the cost of doing business for meYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #16 July 23, 2008 Nope they don't spam me, although they do send me an interesting magazine every month. I never got the bag, but I did get the pin and the hatDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
