Are phonebooks obsolete today?
Because of the internet and the ability to just about locate anyone, anywhere and maybe their phone number….are phonebooks obsolete today? I have used a 2004 telephone book as a door stop for many years. Surely, this is money and paper that could be used for better purposes. Not all people have cellphones, so requesting a phone book would be a better choice, from an economical standpoint, rather than for them in be thrown into a dumpster.
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OK smarty pants, so what do YOU use when you are out of toilet paper and coffee filters?
No.
The local telephone book was a big help for us when we moved to a new town. It helped us find the utility providers and other businesses and schools we needed to contact in an area we weren’t familiar with. We just moved in, so we didn’t have internet access yet and we didn’t have smart phones. It actually took us over a month to find a reliable internet provider since we live in a rural area.
We still use the phone book to look for businesses that aren’t listed on the internet (there are many in our area) and sometimes it’s just quicker to grab the phone book if your computer is shutdown.
Instead of requesting a phone book I think it would be better if you could opt out of receiving one if you don’t want it.
Good question. I have learned how to tear an entire phonebook in half. Of course, you have to realize that I live in a very small town, in a farming community, and it consists of 1 page. Ha ha
ha ha I kill me.
I have not used one in three years so i would say they are obsolete.
No. I still use phone books. And, there are people who do not have internet access readily available to them. It would be nice if the phone book was online though, and printed books were given to those who request them only.
I just delivered 560 door to door, definitely not obsolete
Obsolete. As soon as ours is delivered it goes straight into the recycling bin. We use the Internet, our car GPS and phone apps to find anything we’re looking for where we live or on any trip. I haven’t used a phone book for many years now.
The only use I can see for them now is as a stepstool or booster seat…. though any of Neal Stephenson’s recent works is better suited for even those uses.
@Charles Paper towels, old T-shirts, sale flyers…
They provide a very important function. It provides yet another opportunity to talk with my kids about waste, the environment, traditions, and resistance to change. Oh, and it also provides me an opportunity to work on my anger management.
Why is it that I have never actually caught someone throwing one of these at my doorstep? Do these people just sneak around at night because they know they are risking their life by delivering these? It’s the modern equivalent of the paper-lunch-bag-filled-with-dog shit-prank.
I have one but I have never used it.
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