I've never posted here, but...

stlucia_wife

I thought you ladies would like to know about this.  You can now opt out from all your yellow and white pages.  You have to sign up for an account and wait for a password, but then you can opt out of all the things that get sent to your home.

sorry if this has been posted.

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gldngrl

THANK YOU!!  I am always so irritated when they drop off the new books that I then have to haul to the recycling drop off.

SuperGreen

Great info, thanks!  I also hate having to recycle them as soon as I get them.  Really, you should have to opt IN to get them, not the other way around.

CutesBoots

SuperGreen:

Great info, thanks!  I also hate having to recycle them as soon as I get them.  Really, you should have to opt IN to get them, not the other way around.

I heard a story on NPR about just this idea.  The premise:  Since so few people use paper phone books in the age of the internet, why are they still being delivered?  Of course, it's about advertising.  Most people surveyed responded that they do not want to keep phone book, but they also don't bother to sign up for opt-out services. In places that have experimented with an opt-in-only option, very few people requested the book, and people were pleased with the change.

Mrs.MauiBride24

Thanks!

I'm skeptical because I see vans parked on my street with someone walking and delivering a book to every doorstep.  There doesn't seem to be a master list or anything they are following, but who knows.

I hope this works!

kayash

This is great, thanks! We end up getting 2-3 every time they pass them out.

CDMay2006

Mrs.MauiBride24:

Thanks!

I'm skeptical because I see vans parked on my street with someone walking and delivering a book to every doorstep.  There doesn't seem to be a master list or anything they are following, but who knows.

I hope this works!

I know someone who delivered phone books for a short bit and they did have a list of addresses... i'm not sure if the list was houses to be delivered to (i.e., a checklist) or a list of houses not to deliver to.

elviebird

Yay!  I just opted out of 7 different books!