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Do you use and/or keep a Yellow Pages directory in 2021?

F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
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It is that time of year again -- some vandal, under the cover of night, tossed a large book in a bag onto our lawn.
This bag landed in a pile of snow.

Every year I get increasingly peeved over this action.

I do not ask for it.

It has been a solid 20 years since we even kept this book in our home.

Why would anyone under the age of dead need this giant waste of paper?




Poll is a simple question -- trying to see if I have any company in the people who wonder why in the hell this thing even still exists -- and why it ends up on our lawn every year.
(Straight to the recycling bin.  If we could shove it up the ass of the person who ordered these distributed I imagine that is where it should be put.)

Do you use and/or keep a Yellow Pages directory in 2021?

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Do you use and/or keep a Yellow Pages directory in 2021? 29 votes

Yes
6%
Spunkiebrianlux 2 votes
No
93%
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    West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 1,819
    edited February 2021
    No
    We get delivered a slim yellow pages which I put in the cupboard but dont use. Every few years I dispose of them in the recycling. Perhaps it's useful for people without internet!
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,006
    No
    I don't think I've received one in forever?

    We used to keep them for target practice.  It was an interesting experiment to see what bullets went in further than others.
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    No
    See the source image
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    JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 4,498
    No
    I don't think we have got one in the last couple of years. If I remember correctly, when we dropped our land line they quit sending them to us. I do have a couple of older ones, but they include the "white pages" which has been beneficial a couple of time to look up the phone number of a person's residence. I live in a rural area, so our combined yellow/white pages is less that 1/2" thick. When I was growing up in San Jose California, that sucker was probably 4" thick.
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,867
    No
    Once in a while I see a few piled up in our lobby. No one seems to take them. The super likely puts them in recycling. I remember as a kid using both white pages and yellow pages. Come to think of it I don’t see that many paper menus piling up anymore either. I remember years ago finding menus that were actually slid under my door, or at least piles left in the lobby. It’s good we are reducing our paper load. 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
    No
    One year I left them on the side of the road in protest -- think there was a white pages and a yellow pages that year.  I bent after 3 weeks of seeing them there, and put them in the recycling bin.
    Someone told me that I could open the bag and look inside for a number of "opt out" at.
    Fuck that.
    Never opted in.

    All driven by greed -- even though most people do not seem to use them the shitbags who make them can claim to gullible advertising companies that "they are in x% or x# of homes" in the community because they saw fit to litter by throwing them on the lawns.
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    Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 36,600
    I like to look at the pictures.
    09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN;

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    WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,459
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    I like to look at the pictures.

    and color them?
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    No
    Haven’t received one in years.

    Growing up, I loved the White Pages (racist?!? 😂) for making prank calls to randomly chosen or funny names.

    It just seems like a waste of paper in this era. 
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    SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 5,518
    Yes
    I use them to start camp fires.
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    No
    See the source image
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,006
    No
    hedonist said:
    Haven’t received one in years.

    Growing up, I loved the White Pages (racist?!? 😂) for making prank calls to randomly chosen or funny names.

    It just seems like a waste of paper in this era. 
    OMG I used to do the 1800 collect prank!  

    "You have a collect call from..."
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    markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,105
    No
    It's been many years, probably more than a decade, since I've gotten a yellow pages book.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
    No
    hedonist said:
    Haven’t received one in years.

    Growing up, I loved the White Pages (racist?!? 😂) for making prank calls to randomly chosen or funny names.

    It just seems like a waste of paper in this era. 
    Same on prank calls 

    Little shits!
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    Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    edited February 2021
    No
    We haven't gotten one in years, probably since we got rid of the landline.

    There have been some extremely rare occasions when I would have liked to have one.  A couple of years ago, I was looking for a contractor for a new fence.  I knew exactly what I wanted.  But when I searched online, every entry came through Home Advisor or Angie's List or something similar.  So I was getting the same list of 10 or so businesses, most of which didn't sell what I wanted (vinyl fencing) or call me back.  It was so frustrating that eventually I was wishing for a plain old Yellow Pages where I could just look up some numbers.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,713
    Yes
    Yes, but they don't send them out around here anymore so some of the numbers in the old one are no good anymore. 
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    West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 1,819
    No

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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,872
    edited February 2021
    No
    Yeah I haven't gotten one in probably 5-10 years
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    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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    Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 36,600
    Wobbie said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    I like to look at the pictures.

    and color them?
    It’s hard to stay in the lines but not if I have the pink ladder.
    09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN;

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    covered in blisscovered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,329
    edited February 13
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    West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 1,819
    No
    What a lovely idea @covered in bliss

    I used to press flowers as a child and once I got a special machine made of wood and screws so I could press flowers without the use of heavy books.  I think the yellow pages is a lot slimmer now but perhaps it could work. It would be nice to try.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,272
    I am planning on using it in 2022. Not so much this year. 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
    No
    :lol:.  
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    crookedcrosscrookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,418
    No
    From the driveway straight to the recycle bin. Doesn't even make inside the house
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    West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 1,819
    No

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    West Coast DreamgirlWest Coast Dreamgirl Posts: 1,819
    edited March 2021
    No
    Last weekend whilst visiting one of my in laws, I noticed they had a copy of the (slim) yellow pages and on the front cover in large black letters it said, "Last edition" :bawling:
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
    No
    Hallelujah!

    (Sorry for your lost)
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,867
    No
    This post reminds me - does anyone call 411 anymore for information. Does it even still exist? I also remember calling the phone number for the weather every day before work, and once in a while calling the time. I think the number for the time started with 844 - “At the tone the time will be ....”
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,621
    No
    Completely forget about doing that...
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    No
    GlowGirl said:
    This post reminds me - does anyone call 411 anymore for information. Does it even still exist? I also remember calling the phone number for the weather every day before work, and once in a while calling the time. I think the number for the time started with 844 - “At the tone the time will be ....”
    Yes! I can’t believe I actually called for the TIME.
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