It worked!

They didn’t deliver my Dex phone directory.

I was a bit startled today when I heard the screen door on my front door open. No one rang the doorbell or knocked, but it sounded like someone put something in my doorway. Being a curious person, I quickly ran to the window and peaked out to see who was soliciting in my neighborhood.

I saw an energetic woman lugging heavy plastic bags full of phone books to my neighbor’s doors. Seeing this I was a little upset because I distinctly remember writing a blog post Yellow Pages Go Green, and opting out of phone directories in my area on the Don’t Trash the Phone Book

“Well that didn’t work,” I thought as I went to the door to grab the phone books and toss them into the recycle bin. As I opened the door, a little door hanger came fluttering in. It said that Dex was now delivering books in my area, but since I had opted out, they did not give me one. If I have changed my mind, the flyer said I could opt-in again.

“It did work,” I thought with some excitement. Then I got to thinking, I have not received any of the five local directories I used to get, once I opted out on the website.

If you want to free up some space in your closets or drawers, and reduce paper consumption, consider opting out of redundant directories. You can also call or email the directory companies and ask to opt-out of their delivery.