Ask HN: When was the last time you used print edition of yellow pages?

by zeynel1 on 6/9/2010, 11:09 PM with 5 comments

I noticed that Verizon has been distributing phone directories in my neighborhood. It seems a huge waste of trees. Are people using them any more?

  • by barrydahlberg on 6/10/2010, 1:32 AM

    I'm in NZ and just got more delivered as well. I find them really useful, currently I use them for:

    - Lighting fires when it's cold.

    - Holding down the clothes airer when it's windy.

    - Holding up monitors.

    - Keeping muddy shoes off the floor...

  • by tcdent on 6/10/2010, 12:10 AM

    I keep one on hand for starting my barbeque. As an actual resource? Almost never.

    The last time, and quite possibly the first, I used it to find a plumber. $300+ later my problem still wasn't solved.

  • by shiftb on 6/10/2010, 12:47 AM

    At least 2 years. Google Maps/Yelp has pretty much obsoleted yellow pages.

  • by zkarcher on 6/9/2010, 11:59 PM

    I use my yellow pages as a monitor stand, so I use it every day :P

  • by brk on 6/9/2010, 11:14 PM

    It's been about 4 or 5 years for me. I get a stack of new phone books every season, despite the fact that we don't have a land-line.