The Dallas Briefing is beating me to high holy…
ENOUGH ALREADY! This abbreviated version of the Dallas Morning News started showing up at my house a couple of weeks ago . . . and hasn’t stopped DESPITE my repeated attempts to curb [pun intended] its delivery.
I’m going to continually repeat the name of this paper, the Dallas Briefing, because Google doesn’t have much on it . . and I’d find it quite hilarious for this blog entry to show up . . you know . . whenever someone tries to Google Dallas Briefing, The Dallas Briefing, Dallas Briefing from the Dallas Morning News or the less likely searched for . . and incorrectly spelled Dallas Breifing.
I don’t understand why the Dallas Briefing isn’t opt-in? I don’t want this paper [the Dallas Briefing]. If I wanted to receive the local newspaper, like the Dallas Morning News, I’d subscribe. But, alas, like most of the modern world, I have an internet connection. When I need to get an update on the news [which I do at least every 2 or 3 hours], I simply bring up DallasNews.com . . or Yahoo . . or Google. The options are surprisingly endless when it comes to online news.
So back to my thought . . why isn’t this opt-in? Why don’t you let interested individuals call or subscribe online to receive the Dallas Briefing. Or what about just putting it in free newsstands like the Dallas Quick [which coincidently is more my style anyway]. Why doesn’t that work?
This seems like not only a frustration for individuals who don’t want to pick this up off of their lawn every afternoon, but an unbelievable waste of paper. Not like I have any real statistics, but someone please enlighten me on how many of these homes take in and read the Dallas Briefing on a daily basis?
Judging from a quick drive through my neighborhood, less than 25% even pick it up on a daily basis. And you can’t convince me that the remaining people all read the Dallas Briefing. I can’t imagine even half of those sit down everyday and read the Dallas Briefing.
Do whatever . . . just stop delivering the damn thing to my house.
September 18th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Wow, already #2 on google. A little bit of link love and you’d get yourself in the number one spot for Dallas Briefing.
On a related note, does anyone ever use even one of the ten yellow pages so kindly dumped on their doorstep? Maybe to fix a bad table leg? Or to show off to girls that you can rip a phone book with only your two hands?
September 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I know . . it literally showed up within about an hour. I love me some internet.
It’s funny you mention the Yellow Pages . . because one was delivered yesterday. Talk about waste of paper. Do you know ANYone that still uses a phone book?
I honestly haven’t opened one up in years and years. They should be banned next.
September 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am
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October 30th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Dalllas Briefing - Trash
I have been struggling to get Dallas Briefing stop throwing their trash at my house every day.
Let me share with you all my personal experience. The staff is very curtious and professional. However, they would not stop throwing their trash.
Please contact them via tel or email (I have been doing both tel & email) :
David Morel (Circulations Director)
214-977-7785
dmorel@dallasnews.com
Cindy Carr (Senior V.P)
214-977-8536
cscarr@dallas news.com
I spoke to Ms. Cindy Carr today. She wanted me to communicate with her everytime I get Briefing thrown at my home. In fact, she will appreciate me contacting her so that she can control it better.
Today, I have spent more than an hour talking to them and the City of Plano.
December 29th, 2008 at 7:39 am
I have been trying for months to get the Briefing stopped. Along with the litter, the waste, and the utter bullying by the Belo corporation, I don’t want to announce to the world when I am traveling. I have e-mailed the Briefing and opted out. I received an e-mai confirmation… months ago and still receive papers. I have called an left at least four messages on the Briefing line. I have called the primary customer care line three times. Each time I have been assured that delivery will be cancelled. I finally spoke to April at the “escalation desk” today. She informed me that my subscription had indeed been cancelled in October, but according to her records no one had contacted the deliverer. She became a little agitated when I asked why Nate, the last kind, polite, professional, and seemingly competent customer care representative did not contact the delivery person. April’s response was that he lacked the authority she has. We will see if April actually has the power she proclaims. My advice is to escalate sooner.
January 20th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I’m amazed no one in the media has done a story on this. I”m not amazed that the Dallas Morning News has no editorial criticism of this. Thousands of these “Briefing” papers go straight to the trash every day. They litter neighborhoods everywhere. People don’t want the bother of picking them up in some places, so they accumulate, looking very trashy. Our community does not recycle the plastic covering bag, so nearly everyone simply throws the whole thing in the trash. Enviornmentally unsound. Landfill waste, energy waste, paper waste, ink waste, plastic waste and more, and it’s all for nothing. What is the purpose?
February 11th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
The distribution company delivering Briefing is based in Los Angeles. The owner (Keith) can be reached at 562-572-7683.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
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