Does anyone still use phone books? (legal, how much, compare, economy)

[LuckyGem]

Roll em up really tight, tie with cord, throw on the fireplace.

One of the last vestiges of the 20th century.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by gsm113

It looks like Seattle outlawed phone books earlier this month. Besides the obvious free speech implications, I doubt these books will be missed.

Every time I get one I toss it in recycling straight away.

Does anyone still use these things???

recycling laws | Ban the Phone Book? Seattle Did | Rodale News

yep, my ding dong husband. Maybe that is because he worked for Pacific Telephone for 12 years way back when.

Nita

[gsm113]

Originally Posted by stillkit

That's right. Because I can quickly scan the ads a whole helluva lot faster than I can wade through 291,000 websites.

By the time you get to your second website, I'll be on the phone buying what I want.

Try using Firefox web browser with a free add-on called Ad Block Plus. I use it and have not seen an ad on google (or other sites) in ages. Almost since the last time I used a phone book!

[TKramar]

Originally Posted by gsm113

Agreed, but what's important is that the first pages are in fact what I look for. I could care less about the other 294,000

I have the opposite problem, I could go through dozens of results, not finding what I'm looking for until 20 pages into it, if at all.

[lhpartridge]

I used mine first thing this morning to call the electric company when I woke up and the lights were out.

Useful number: 1-800-9OUTAGE

I will admit that my first instinct was to use the computer!

[GregW]

Last night when my wife wouldn't let me near her computer. Phone books are a easily accessed database.

[Driller1]

Just paid my monthly ad for the local AT&T Yellow Pages.

$406.45 for a rather small ad. They will not let this be paid by the year.

I know our bigger ads are $3500 and one other is $1800 per year.

There is a lot of money goes into this books.

IMO, for a city to restrict delivery will hurt commerce and just cause people to lose their jobs.

[emilybh]

Originally Posted by gsm113

It looks like Seattle outlawed phone books earlier this month. Besides the obvious free speech implications, I doubt these books will be missed.

Every time I get one I toss it in recycling straight away.

Does anyone still use these things???

recycling laws | Ban the Phone Book? Seattle Did | Rodale News

I do. The yellow pages are extremely useful. They are the only place you can find listings of every business with a business phone in a particular area. Until every business with a phone can get a free listing in an on-line directory on the internet, yellow pages will be needed.Besides, there are still many people that don't use computers.

The same thing goes for white pages.

[trlhiker]

I use them once in awhile and I know of many elderly who don't have computers, yes there are still people who don't have computers, still need and use the big books.

[gsm113]

Originally Posted by Driller1

Just paid my monthly ad for the local AT&T Yellow Pages.

$406.45 for a rather small ad. They will not let this be paid by the year.

I know our bigger ads are $3500 and one other is $1800 per year.

There is a lot of money goes into this books.

IMO, for a city to restrict delivery will hurt commerce and just cause people to lose their jobs.

Have you measured what your ROI is on this advertising vs online?