Dear BellSouth and AT&T,

Back in those “pre internet tubes” days, people relied on the phone book to get addresses and numbers.  Perhaps the 200 people in the country with no internet access (the ones writing manifestos in the Montana wilderness), combined with a good chunk of the senior citizen population, still use actual phone books.  The rest of us use either 411 or look it up online.  So why is it you feel the need to send STACKS of books each year (see photo below) taking up valuable storage space and wasting precious trees?

Thanks to both your companies I get SEVEN fat books a year plopped onto my front porch.  BellSouth White Pages – Business, BellSouth White Pages – Residential, AT&T White Pages – Business, AT&T White Pages – Residential, BellSouth Yellow Pages – A-L, BellSouth Yellow Pages – M-Z, AT&T Yellow Pages A-Z – SEVEN books I have no use for and simply toss into my recycling bin.

I’m not arguing that the phone book should be abolished; rather I think it should now be a “upon request” service.  Heck, we haven’t even had a land line for over three years now so you’re giving your product away to non-customers!  Thanks for nothing.  Send beer next time.