Comments on: How To Stop Unwanted Phone Books

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:07:53 +0000

We have a main front door and another door off the addition between the house and garage, about 10 feet from each other. We often get two copies of the phone book. If they can’t even figure out that it is one house then can you really expect them to read an opt out list.

By: CorporateBS

CorporateBS — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:53:19 +0000

Basically, the phone book publishers and the phone companies know there is little leverage an individual has (even if they have requested non delivery. In my neck of the woods the publisher (Dex-Knows) hires third party distributers that hire illigal aliens to run the delivery \milk routes\. The only way to effectivly stop them is to file a legal injuction against the publisher to stop littering on private property.

By: Kittymama

Kittymama — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:31:00 +0000

Dexknows’ phone directory has one of the worst search engines ever. It’s nearly impossible to find a business listing. So I still use my Qwest paper directories when I can’t track something down another way online (i.e., I find many phone numbers online, but I rarely use Dexknows to find them).

By: BetterBob

BetterBob — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:47:00 +0000

Maxym: So you are the reason I don’t get coupons for Chinese food anymore.

By: mark

mark — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:22:00 +0000

Just throw em in trash.. keeps us printers busy…. thank you

By: Sugarbee

Sugarbee — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:27:00 +0000

Try working at a hotel…we got 600 plus phone books for a 129 room hotel! But the phone book is often like the remote…you can never find it when you need it!

By: Jackson

Jackson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Just report them for littering

By: Trogdor

Trogdor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:58:00 +0000

I don’t understand how the phone companies get away with leaving 5 pounds of unwanted stuff on people’s doorways. If I ran a ferilizer business, I certainly couldn’t get away with leaving 5 pounds of manure on the front steps of everyone in America without expecting legal action against me…

By: AZ

AZ — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:44:00 +0000

I live in an apartment complex, and we “received” our phonebooks two weeks ago. By received, I mean a stack of books were piled up by our building mailbox and by the landing to the stairs. Only two have been taken so far.

If they’re not gone at the end of this week, I’m thinking about picking all of them up and sending them to the recycling place down the street. Is there any law/ordinance against me doing so? (people’s mail and all that).

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:33:00 +0000

I second Dan — phone books are indispensable when the power is out. I also find them useful because I’m too short to reach the ceiling with my step stool (e.g., to change a light bulb). I stack up the phone books to give me an extra boost.