E-coupons, email coupons, sign ups, etc.

You’ve probably noticed by now that many coupon websites online require you to register prior to printing the coupon. I keep a separate junk email account just for this purpose. Signing up for these things generates tons of spam sometimes, though I’ve never gotten a virus or annoying pop-ups from signing up. Even if it doesn’t generate spam, they’ll send you ads all the time, and occasionally coupons. It also will generate more junk snail mail. When I have to put my name & address somewhere, I use different variations. I may not capitalize anything, and may only use my first initials–that way when the junk mail comes to the house, if it’s addressed to LL rather than Lisa, I know that it’s junk mail that was just generated by signing up for offers. I only use my real first and last name for regular business like bills and stuff. Interestingly, I just started receiving 2 magazines over the summer-Glamour and Parenting, both come to the house addressed to LL. I’ve never paid for them. Somehow, somewhere, in junk mail marketing la la land, someone thought I needed free magazine subscriptions.