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25.Feb.2010 Going, going, gone

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Earlier this month, Yellow Pages announced it was going to reduce the size of its directory for the first time in 40 years. A result of reduced listings and increased environmental concerns no doubt. Yell also claims that ‘its reduced height and width means it will be small enough to fit through standard size letter boxes at households and businesses’. Well, if you’re going to do that Mr Delivery Man, please respect the sticker on my mailbox that says ‘No Junk Mail Please’. Although I’m starting to think even the delivery guys agree with us….

Say What to Phonebooks????

Say What to Phonebooks????

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There are 24 Comments to "Going, going, gone"

  • Perry says:
    February 27, 2010 at 2:28 am

    What a complete waste of paper and resourses delivering the phone book to replace the previous one that was never looked at.
    80% of products and services are now searched for online. Local search is where it’s at. It pays to have a good online presence for your business. Dominate Google Page 1 for the best ROI.

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  • June Hope says:
    March 9, 2010 at 6:30 am

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

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  • Mal Goode says:
    March 11, 2010 at 5:56 am

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

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  • dawn boyd says:
    March 12, 2010 at 6:00 am

    the yellow pages are such a waste of time energy and our money trying to dispose of them

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  • Anthony says:
    April 24, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    the yellow pages are such a waste of time energy and our money trying to dispose of them

    Reply
  • Rick says:
    April 24, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Jeff says:
    April 24, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Robin says:
    April 24, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    What a complete waste of paper and resourses delivering the phone book to replace the previous one that was never looked at.
    80% of products and services are now searched for online. Local search is where it’s at. It pays to have a good online presence for your business. Dominate Google Page 1 for the best ROI.

    Reply
  • Steven says:
    April 25, 2010 at 1:05 am

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Karen says:
    April 25, 2010 at 2:16 am

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Steve says:
    April 25, 2010 at 4:45 am

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Dave says:
    April 25, 2010 at 7:20 am

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Anthony says:
    April 25, 2010 at 8:41 am

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Alan says:
    April 25, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    What a complete waste of paper and resourses delivering the phone book to replace the previous one that was never looked at.
    80% of products and services are now searched for online. Local search is where it’s at. It pays to have a good online presence for your business. Dominate Google Page 1 for the best ROI.

    Reply
  • George says:
    April 25, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Simon says:
    April 25, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Joseph says:
    April 25, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Eric says:
    April 25, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Sam says:
    April 25, 2010 at 9:00 pm

    There is no need to reduce the size of phonebooks to allow them to go thrrough a letter box. They already fit into my recycle bin with ease. Thats where they go same day as delivered. The bin is by the front door so I wonder if I can request the delivery person to put them in there for me? Utter lunacy of waste in a green minded era.

    Reply
  • Simon says:
    April 25, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Patrick says:
    April 26, 2010 at 7:52 am

    the yellow pages are such a waste of time energy and our money trying to dispose of them

    Reply
  • Rob says:
    April 27, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    A couple of weeks ago I had a Yellow pages left on my front door step.
    About a week later I had one shoved through my front door.
    How wasteful, I haven’t even taken the plastic cover off last years, never mind this years. And now I have 2.
    I Disgusted at the waste, if everyone on my estate had 2 delivered it amounts to thousands and if everyone in my village had 2 – the mind boggles.
    Who monitors the delivery of these books?

    Reply
  • Bill says:
    April 27, 2010 at 10:04 pm

    the yellow pages are such a waste of time energy and our money trying to dispose of them

    Reply
  • Hypno says:
    May 20, 2010 at 9:17 am

    They said to me 1500 pound for a year what a waste of money i go online now or use pay per click,its better as its targeted– nice blog,

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