If I collected a year's worth of Boden, Mini Boden, and Atheta catalogs, each one, I bet would make a bigger pile that this from RH.

In all honesty I bet one single delivery is more efficient wrt energy used to deliver, but the reality of it all hit home with some people: We get an extraordinary amount of catalogs in the mail.
Just because the others do not do it all at once does not mean you are getting any less junk paper catalogs.
It was a stupid more that proved to everyone we have a problem with all the catalogs coming at us from everywhere.

As a lowly Mountain View resident, I didn't get the catalog. Oh well.

Over years, I have used dmachoice.org and catalogchoice.org (a.k.a. TrustedID) to unsubscribe from various catalog subscriptions, including those addressed to previous tenants.

According to catalogchoice.org, I have saved 1 tree, 190 pounds of greenhouse gas, 68 pounds of solid waste, and 457 gallons of water.

Especially in a drought year, it is worth pointing out that paper production requires a lot of water.

I applaud your community's grass roots cleanup drive, thanks for sharing another wonderful story!

I suppose if we did go into the store and buy something, they would ask us if we want a bag for 10c?

Well done!

Well done, Laura! Here's a link to get RH to stop sending this mass of junk mail:

Web Link

Here is a great article on Huffington Post debunking RH's environmental claims:

Web Link

Brava, Laura, and great title, Mike of Atherton!

I agree 12 now or 1 per month. This massive mailing may have awakened us to the cumulative effect of our collective catalog addiction, and for that we can "thank" RH. Time for a change!

" That was our one mistake. We should have dumped them on busy University Ave. Channel 7 was there after all ? it would have made a good shot."
So you think it is okay to dump stuff on a public street? Isn't that littering? What about the inconvenience to the pedestrians?
Yes, you did miss your photo-op but I thought this was about outrage over the mailing, not personal glory

@RH "shopper" (stop the pretense, we all know you're a higher up with RH): What about the inconvenience to those who received these unwanted "bricks"? Isn't THAT the definition of littering?

RH destroyed what good will they may have had in this area.

UC Davis grad-- actually the definition of.littering is quite different. You would know that if you were a CEO of a company like I am. And yes, dumping the catalogs on the sidewalk would be littering. The sidewalk is public and not owned by RH. Anyway, shoppers are continuing to,shop at out DT store-- so there may have been a slight loss of good will, but not for long. Naturally only in a city like Palo Alto would this be considered an earth shattering event. Try helping the less fortunate in the world, like our company does.

@RH "shopper" -- Quite frankly, your business should be boycotted. And I hope it is driven out of business, given your mindset.

UC Davis grad-- feel free to organize a boycott. RH will be in business long after your outrage is forgotten. Oh, and BTW, you seemed so sure that I am a " higher up" with RH , that I did not want to burst your bubble. I do not work for RH. I just find all this outrage and gnashing of teeth and fulminating, so Palo Alto.

There is no way i received 17 lbs of catalogs from RH last year, maybe one catalog? I also challenge the RH contention that it somehow reduces the carbon footprint. But even if that were the case, one would think that one of the management decision makers would have looked at that stack and been uncomfortable with the size. I would hate to be in the room when this debacle was discussed...

There is no way i received 17 lbs of catalogs from RH last year, maybe one catalog? I also challenge the RH contention that it somehow reduces the carbon footprint. But even if that were the case, one would think that one of the management decision makers would have looked at that stack and been uncomfortable with the size. I would hate to be in the room when this debacle was discussed...

I got one and I live 250 miles from here. And no, I do not have a kitten or dog to put on my floors for them to use. Complete waste of trees.

" That was our one mistake. We should have dumped them on busy University Ave. Channel 7 was there after all ? it would have made a good shot."

no surprise. Most of your screeds seem to be written with the mindset of a college freshman home for Thanksgiving trying to shock grandma and grandpa with their new purple mohawk

Somewhere the irony is lost in regards to week after week of PA Weeklys left behind in machines that collect trash and graffiti.

Oh everyone .... The action and this blog isn't about me me me or even the books. It's about awareness (with a sprinkle attempt at funny....) A "good shot," is a best strategy toward that, especially with the young people (i.e. college freshman with mohawks). If it ain't fun...it don't get done!
Good choice Sparty though. Purple is my favorite color.

The worst offender is the distributor of those weekly circulars. They go straight to recycling. At least the Weekly sometimes has content worth reading, and there are probably people who don't read it online.

Most of the catalogs around here were delivered on one of the hottest days this year. I fully expected to see the delivery people passed out on the sidewalk. How insensitive of RH to inflict the output of their brilliant marketing idea on so many people who did not request it.

I've spent thousands of dollars at RH the last few years but no more. I will be happy never to grace that store with my credit card again.