What phone book do you keep?

[Matt J]

I hate the big FWB/Destin and PCB phone books. It's too time-consuming to sort through what's close and what's not in their yellow pages.

Love the little 30-A one. But they get stolen by renters. And the last one we got disappeared after the cleaning service came after we were there fall break. It's just impossible to keep one around, so we now keep ours in the owners closet.

Honestly have never had that problem. Try putting a sticker on it that says, "Feel free to take me and we will gladly deduct $15.00 from your deposit."

 

[Mermaid]

As many of you may have noticed, we have many phone directories that are published for our SoWal area. How does a small business owner decide which one(s) to advertise with? To cover all bases, a business would need to sign up for about eight books. There is Embarq (big and small), AT&T (big and small), the "talking" book, the SoWal directory (the one with Gordie Hines' painting on the cover), etc. Then we must decide Destin vs. PCBeach directories. To go with all is too expensive to be practical.

What phone directory do you use and why? Which do you recommend that we advertise with?

Thanks in advance,

I'd go with the one that you can pick up free at the WaterColor Publix. Just because they're easily replenishable. If a renter takes our Embarq phone book back home with them, I'd can't get another one straight away, but the directory (Gordie's) I can. Which means that a steady stream of renters sees that phone book.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I just openend up my telephone book drawers, yes, two drawers, and found the following books. Gordie painting small 30A book, small Embarq book (thought it was abbreviated 30A Book, but it says FT Walton Destin), Big Embarq book (Ft Walton/Destin), Sprint big book (Ft Walton/Destin) from 2006 -- just trashed it, (big)AT&T Real Yellow Pages book (Panama City). AT&T Real Yellow Pages also printed a smaller book,which I also thought was 30A, due to its small size. I must have tossed it, but it may be for PCB rather than 30A.

There is also that other phone book which can be found at Publix (in addition to the 30A book with Gordie's painting). Just way too many!!!!

 

[Beach Runner]

Honestly have never had that problem. Try putting a sticker on it that says, "Feel free to take me and we will gladly deduct $15.00 from your deposit."

 

[NoHall]

The crazy part is that I only use a phone book about once every 3 months. I only call clients or good friends, who are already in my phone. The only businesses I call are usually something to do with utilities or services, and the phone number is either on a bill or a business card. The more y'all talk about it, the more I think that I should get rid of all 3 of mine...

 

[Matt J]

I just openend up my telephone book drawers, yes, two drawers, and found the following books. Gordie painting small 30A book, small Embarq book (thought it was abbreviated 30A Book, but it says FT Walton Destin), Big Embarq book (Ft Walton/Destin), Sprint big book (Ft Walton/Destin) from 2006 -- just trashed it, (big)AT&T Real Yellow Pages book (Panama City). AT&T Real Yellow Pages also printed a smaller book,which I also thought was 30A, due to its small size. I must have tossed it, but it may be for PCB rather than 30A.

There is also that other phone book which can be found at Publix (in addition to the 30A book with Gordie's painting). Just way too many!!!!

I believe they can go in the blue trash bags. ;-)

 

[yippie]

I just openend up my telephone book drawers, yes, two drawers, and found the following books. Gordie painting small 30A book, small Embarq book (thought it was abbreviated 30A Book, but it says FT Walton Destin), Big Embarq book (Ft Walton/Destin), Sprint big book (Ft Walton/Destin) from 2006 -- just trashed it, (big)AT&T Real Yellow Pages book (Panama City). AT&T Real Yellow Pages also printed a smaller book,which I also thought was 30A, due to its small size. I must have tossed it, but it may be for PCB rather than 30A.

There is also that other phone book which can be found at Publix (in addition to the 30A book with Gordie's painting). Just way too many!!!!

SmilingJoe. The little 30-A book with Gordie on the cover is the same book that is in the Watercolor Publix. One in the same.

 

[yippie]

Bump this one up. I would like more opinions iff possible. We have to be careful to see what advertising works for small businesses.

Carry on!

 

[Smiling JOe]

SmilingJoe. The little 30-A book with Gordie on the cover is the same book that is in the Watercolor Publix. One in the same.

Yes, that book is in Publix, but there I recall seeing a second phone book which I've seen only at Publix. It may just be at the Grand Blvd Publix, and not WC. The last copy I saw was light blue and had a sea shell on the front cover. It isn't quite as thick as the big Embarq book for Ft Walton.

 

[yippie]

I have seen that one too at the Grand Blvd Publix. That is the Destin Telephone Book.