Phone Book Reminder

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 10-10-2018, 07:09 PM
champion6's Avatar
champion6 champion6 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Tamarind Grove
Posts: 5,453
Thanks: 13
Thanked 792 Times in 327 Posts
Default Phone Book Reminder

As you receive your new phone books, please refrain from placing them at the postal facilities. Please keep our community clean by placing your old (as well as new) phone books out for collection on your regular home collection day.
  #2  
Old 10-10-2018, 07:19 PM
retiredguy123 retiredguy123 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 13,953
Thanks: 2,275
Thanked 13,420 Times in 5,110 Posts
Default

Excessive trash. Why not send a post card, so people could order the book if they really want it? I already threw mine out.
  #3  
Old 10-10-2018, 09:29 PM
billethkid's Avatar
billethkid billethkid is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 18,459
Thanks: 0
Thanked 4,743 Times in 1,383 Posts
Default

Cannot remember the last time I opened a phone book for anything.

Headed the way of the buggy whip.

Yes it should have a way to either opt in or out.

The yellow page revenue stream must be such that nobody cares if they are used or not.

I know businesses that had a dedicated, yellow page phone number.....that never rang!
  #4  
Old 10-11-2018, 07:26 AM
Bjeanj Bjeanj is offline
Soaring Eagle member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2,118
Thanks: 113
Thanked 1,465 Times in 545 Posts
Default

Do you remember getting the annual Sears Christmas catalog? Then they scaled back and had you send a card back in if you wanted one. Now, it looks like Sears will be filing bankruptcy. So sad.

Where was I going with this?

Oh yeah.

Retiredguy ‘s idea has merit.
__________________
Teach your daughter how to shoot, because a restraining order is just a piece of paper.
  #5  
Old 10-11-2018, 08:29 AM
villagetinker's Avatar
villagetinker villagetinker is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Village of Pinellas
Posts: 9,587
Thanks: 2
Thanked 5,996 Times in 2,197 Posts
Default

mine got wet as it was not delivered in a plastic bag, went into the recycling bin.
__________________
Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV.
  #6  
Old 10-11-2018, 08:40 AM
SFSkol SFSkol is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Da Villages
Posts: 591
Thanks: 2
Thanked 61 Times in 33 Posts
Default

Still use mine in the outhouse.
  #7  
Old 10-11-2018, 08:56 AM
JoMar JoMar is offline
Sage
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 4,814
Thanks: 10
Thanked 2,302 Times in 865 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Excessive trash. Why not send a post card, so people could order the book if they really want it? I already threw mine out.
Recycled I hope
__________________
No one believes the truth when the lie is more interesting

Berks County Pennsylvania
  #8  
Old 10-11-2018, 11:43 AM
blueeagle65's Avatar
blueeagle65 blueeagle65 is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 549
Thanks: 27
Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts
Default

I can't wait to see how many idiots dump theirs at our Postal Station.
__________________
West Virginia
North Carolina
  #9  
Old 10-11-2018, 12:38 PM
cmj1210's Avatar
cmj1210 cmj1210 is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
Thanks: 7
Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts
Default

Mine already went into my recycling.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
__________________
Long Island NY, The Villages
  #10  
Old 10-15-2018, 08:04 PM
coffeebean's Avatar
coffeebean coffeebean is offline
Sage
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Village of Mallory Square
Posts: 7,642
Thanks: 462
Thanked 4,156 Times in 1,919 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeagle65 View Post
I can't wait to see how many idiots dump theirs at our Postal Station.
Was the postal station the place to bring old telephone books at one time? I would never consider bringing an old phone book there. Color me confused about this.

Phone books are to be recycled so I don't understand why anyone would bring them to the postal station.
__________________
  #11  
Old 10-16-2018, 09:10 AM
2BNTV's Avatar
2BNTV 2BNTV is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 10,712
Thanks: 1
Thanked 133 Times in 60 Posts
Default

New one to magazine rack where it gathers dust.

Old one to the recycle bin.

I don't think I used last years phone book once!
__________________
"It doesn't cost "nuttin", to be nice". MOM

I just want to do the right thing! Uncle Joe, (my hero).
  #12  
Old 10-16-2018, 09:15 AM
Taltarzac725's Avatar
Taltarzac725 Taltarzac725 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 49,312
Thanks: 9,392
Thanked 3,295 Times in 2,044 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
Was the postal station the place to bring old telephone books at one time? I would never consider bringing an old phone book there. Color me confused about this.

Phone books are to be recycled so I don't understand why anyone would bring them to the postal station.
They usually stick it on top of the recycling trash can at the postal station. I saw one there yesterday and someone else picked it up to take home. Probably someone who just moved here.
  #13  
Old 10-16-2018, 09:29 AM
villagetinker's Avatar
villagetinker villagetinker is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Village of Pinellas
Posts: 9,587
Thanks: 2
Thanked 5,996 Times in 2,197 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 View Post
They usually stick it on top of the recycling trash can at the postal station. I saw one there yesterday and someone else picked it up to take home. Probably someone who just moved here.
Just a note, those are trash cans at the postal station, not recycling bins. There were some previous articles specifically requesting people to take flyers, etc home and recycle there not at the postal stations.
__________________
Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV.
  #14  
Old 10-20-2018, 06:03 PM
The Chipster The Chipster is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 147
Thanks: 0
Thanked 87 Times in 41 Posts
Default

Speaking of buggy whips, I am amazed that The Daily Sun does not have a full digital version. The advertisers would love it, and I would definitely subscribe even if the price was higher. Paper newspapers are on the way out.
  #15  
Old 10-20-2018, 06:10 PM
Taltarzac725's Avatar
Taltarzac725 Taltarzac725 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 49,312
Thanks: 9,392
Thanked 3,295 Times in 2,044 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
Just a note, those are trash cans at the postal station, not recycling bins. There were some previous articles specifically requesting people to take flyers, etc home and recycle there not at the postal stations.
Good to know. There must be a hundred or so phone books piled up at the Lynnhaven Postal Station. And I know they collect the trash every day there. These have been there a while.
Closed Thread

Tags
phone, books, collection, placing, day

Thread Tools

You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:13 AM.