Comments on: Stop Useless Phone Book Distribution!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:33:57 +0000

OK, we get sooo many phone books, that the whole mess is unusable. Too much to wade through, plus I NEVER knew who to trust!!

Did you see on the news lately, bogus businesses like mobile locksmiths are listing local addresses in the phonebook, so that people will think they are legitimate and accountable? And these people aren’t licensed, bonded or trackable at all. I’m sure anybody with a van could claim to be ANYTHING, and come inside your house with your loved ones.

If I want a plumber/etc, I’ll use the good OLD-FASHIONED method I’ve always used: ask around for a good referral, or call information for the last one I had.

As far as the books being recycled, or generating jobs?– how about just giving them to the folks who actually WANT them.
Would we tolerate GM creating cars that go straight to the junkyard? And increasing OUR tax payer burden with tax write-offs, loans, subsidies, etc. to create that product?
If we’re going to do CHARITY projects, put people on public works jobs just like in the Depression.

By: Vinh Nguyen

Vinh Nguyen — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:42:28 +0000

I was referred by YP people as ” Un educated idiots like yourself” when i wrote about How Yellow Pages Can Stop Wasting Money from Businesses and Save Trees — Sad

By: James

James — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:45:29 +0000

Phonebooks are not useless. Many people do not have access to the internet for information they get from phonebooks. Do you want to add thousands of more workers who depend on the delivery of these books to the unemployed? The books are made of mostly recycled paper. If you dont want the book that is delivered to your home, just put it in the recycling bin. How hard can that be? The delivery drivers work from sun up to sun down to provide this service for residents and businesses. Give them a break. Let them earn an honest living so they can pay their bills and feed their families.

By: johnny

johnny — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:44:06 +0000

very confused on all the complaints about phone books, one issue on my mind is, maybe the cost of living in the united states has something to do with all the phone book deliveries, or maybe it is the educational field for which maybe is raising the cost of living in the united states, or maybe the leglislatures are confused on how to control the cost of living which is causing alot of unnessary issues, and maybe the complaints about phone books make no sense to the complainer, or maybe every U.S citizen should do their part and recycle phone books to keep the economy moving strong.Not sure if trees are being cut down to make a phone book,thought that the recycled paper was used for phone books, so in ending maybe all the complainers can recycle a phone book if not needed and do their part for our troubled economy, or until the legislatures can shed some light on the high cost of living expenses in the U. S.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:29:32 +0000

I understand that there are stil people out there who use the phone book and that is fine. The point is that there are many of us who dont and who actually care about the environment. As to the comment about people with out broadband and people who find it useful for local directories my question is why do you need 13 diff. phone books all containing the same information. If we cant find a way to stop them yet maybe we can find a way to reduce them. I think they should have some way to request that they are not delevired to you anymore. Or simply drop them off at public buildings such as libraries in limited amounts and all that need them can go get one.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:12:55 +0000

Nearly 90% of adults used the printed yellow pages last year. If you are ready to spend money, the printed yellow pages is the best source to find reliable local businesses. Have you ever tried to shop for local businesses on the search engines? All you get is listings. The printed directories are full of useful buying information.
You are obviously part of the 10% that do not use printed yellow pages. Only 50% of households have broadband internet services. How are those that do not have broadband supposed to find local businesses???

By: brewcaster

brewcaster — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:47:23 +0000

A-fucking-men. I can’t stand these things. I believe we still have one in its original delivery bag still sitting on our porch from weeks ago. Anyone have connections with the city so we can get something done?

By: SW had enough

SW had enough — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:22:01 +0000

I get so angry every time another set shows up at my door. Not only have I not used them in more than 5 years, but phone companies I don’t have anything to do with drop them off. I made a footrest out of the first two and the rest went straight into recycling.

It’s the tragic waste of the trees that’s so criminal. Surely in Portland we could make it stop somehow.

By: John Reinhold

John Reinhold — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:03:57 +0000

What Ryan said.

We have tried to get them stopped – to no avail.

I would love to save them from the entire neighborhood and have them delivered to the CEOs office.

When you guys figure out a plan, let me know. I’m in. All phone books are good for anymore is ripping in half to impress girls. Only I never could rip one anyway…

By: Ryan Kelley

Ryan Kelley — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:51:20 +0000

We tried to stop the mayhem and we STILL get phone books! Have you ever seen the phone book delivery process? Most haven’t.

It’s a bunch of wild teens doing “community service” on Monday nights. About two or three of them ride in the back of an open slow-moving Budget truck, pitching the bundles to two or three other punks who run the streets with them. No one is saying, “Hey Charlie, don’t deliver to number 344, they requested we stop delivering.” They have had too many Rockstars to give a shit and probably can’t read anyway.