Does anyone still subscribe to the newspaper? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TJ · 05-20-2016, 04:20 PM

I'm a newspaper guy. I know most articles can also be read online these days. I still like the feeling of holding a newspaper while drinking a cup of coffee or doing my business in the morning.

Our monthly newspaper bill has gone up TWICE in the last 6-8 months. It went from $32.35 a month last year to $36.88 earlier this year to $46.10 now. It's pretty outrageous what they are asking for a newspaper which gets thinner and thinner every year. Don't even get me started with the numerous missed or delayed deliveries.

Dianne3 · 05-20-2016, 04:35 PM

Unfortunately, no.
I say unfortunately because I do miss having something concrete in front of me, but the paper content is not what it used to be.
When I did read the paper regularly, there was more in the paper to read.

bmasters9 · 05-20-2016, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ

It's pretty outrageous what they are asking for a newspaper which gets thinner and thinner every year.

Not to leave out the ever-the-more-outrageous cover prices to even get a single copy-- The Greenville News here is $1.50 weekdays and $2.50 on Sundays, and in both instances, you don't get anywhere near what you pay for. This is why I am very much the fan of what papers used to be like, where you got very much what you paid for, whether on weekdays or Sundays. This Baltimore Sun from Sunday, May 17, 1987 is a shining example of that; it only cost $1.25 then on Sundays, and this particular one was from the Sun's 150th anniversary in Baltimore. It was jam-packed with everything you could ask for in a paper-- news, sports, weather, classifieds, features, two color comics sections, a local mag, the national Parade mag, a TV guide, the works. It took me a good long while to take it all in (I had gotten it as a Christmas and birthday present last year from EBay through my nephew for $25).

Compare that to today with the Greenville News, where, as was stated, you pay near to $2 on weekdays and $3 on Sundays, and you can blow through it in about 10 minutes either way.

JamesG · 05-20-2016, 05:01 PM

I subscribe to NY Daily News and NY Times.

Mr. Television · 05-20-2016, 05:05 PM

I haven't subscribed to a newspaper in over a decade. I used to love reading USA TODAY but you can get your news pretty much from the internet now. Once in a while I'll go to our library and read some of the newspapers but that's about it.

opus · 05-20-2016, 05:06 PM

Subscribe, no (never did). Buy one a few times a week? Yes.

mets82 · 05-20-2016, 05:14 PM

I don't subscribe to the newspaper anymore. First off, there's nothing in it but crap anyway. Second, my sports section might as well be called "Associated Press" because the majority of the articles are from the AP. Only the local stuff, which doesn't interest me, has writers. And yes, you can read the paper in about 10 mins. on Sunday which is the only day I get it because they have the ads and inserts for the week.

I do get the USA Today, not via subscription during the NFL season. It was something my late grandfather turned me onto. Now, buying the USA Today started with me about 20 plus years ago. But even the USA Today, now, like Parade, is pretty thin. Its a shame.

bmasters9 · 05-21-2016, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mets82

I do get the USA Today, not via subscription during the NFL season. It was something my late grandfather turned me onto. Now, buying the USA Today started with me about 20 plus years ago. But even the USA Today, now, like Parade, is pretty thin. Its a shame.

One thing I miss of the USA Today of old is that subtitle on the left of each section where it said "A quick read on _________," like with Sportsline, where it said, "A quick read on the top sports news of the day." Another is that rectangular box at the top middle of each section called "Today's Tip-Off"-- factoids about something or other related to the main thrust of each section.

Nordy · 05-21-2016, 04:44 PM

I subscribe to the Chicago Tribune Sundays only because of the Sports section and the coupons for friends.

tlc38tlc38 · 05-21-2016, 08:52 PM

I subscribe to my local paper. I get it twice a week.

I also subscribe to Soap Opera Digest.

OH Nuts! · 05-21-2016, 10:39 PM

Nope. I just read the two freebies AM News and Metro here in NYC and surf the net for breaking news

Zoneboy · 05-21-2016, 11:04 PM

I do but Wednesday & Sunday only which are the only 2 days the paper is published. I need my Sunday coupons.

shotzette · 05-22-2016, 12:00 AM

I only subscribe for the Sunday paper for my mother in law. I read most of my news online.

Janice · 05-22-2016, 05:46 AM

My husband Lou is a newspaper guy too, me, not so much. We subscribed our entire marriage, until four years ago when our bill jumped $100.

We cancelled and just this month subscribed to Sundays only.

I've never seen Lou so adamant about something. I've wanted to get him a full subscription for his birthday or Christmas or the start of the Red Sox, but he's not having it. I posted about it four years ago.

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Coffeecup · 05-22-2016, 02:31 PM

Yes I get the local newspaper and pay about $ 226.00 year plus tip of 15% . I would be lost with out it. I split the cost with a neighbor.

05-20-2016, 04:20 PM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,673	Does anyone still subscribe to the newspaper? I'm a newspaper guy. I know most articles can also be read online these days. I still like the feeling of holding a newspaper while drinking a cup of coffee or doing my business in the morning. Our monthly newspaper bill has gone up TWICE in the last 6-8 months. It went from $32.35 a month last year to $36.88 earlier this year to $46.10 now. It's pretty outrageous what they are asking for a newspaper which gets thinner and thinner every year. Don't even get me started with the numerous missed or delayed deliveries.

05-20-2016, 05:05 PM	#5
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I haven't subscribed to a newspaper in over a decade. I used to love reading USA TODAY but you can get your news pretty much from the internet now. Once in a while I'll go to our library and read some of the newspapers but that's about it.
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05-20-2016, 05:14 PM	#7
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	I don't subscribe to the newspaper anymore. First off, there's nothing in it but crap anyway. Second, my sports section might as well be called "Associated Press" because the majority of the articles are from the AP. Only the local stuff, which doesn't interest me, has writers. And yes, you can read the paper in about 10 mins. on Sunday which is the only day I get it because they have the ads and inserts for the week. I do get the USA Today, not via subscription during the NFL season. It was something my late grandfather turned me onto. Now, buying the USA Today started with me about 20 plus years ago. But even the USA Today, now, like Parade, is pretty thin. Its a shame.
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05-21-2016, 04:44 PM	#9
Nordy Gilmore Guy and Proud of it!! Senior Member Join Date: Nov 14, 2012 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 2,590	I subscribe to the Chicago Tribune Sundays only because of the Sports section and the coupons for friends.
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05-21-2016, 08:52 PM	#10
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,257	I subscribe to my local paper. I get it twice a week. I also subscribe to Soap Opera Digest.
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05-20-2016, 04:35 PM	#2
Dianne3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2002 Posts: 1,057	Unfortunately, no. I say unfortunately because I do miss having something concrete in front of me, but the paper content is not what it used to be. When I did read the paper regularly, there was more in the paper to read.

05-20-2016, 05:01 PM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,075	I subscribe to NY Daily News and NY Times.

05-20-2016, 05:06 PM	#6
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,333	Subscribe, no (never did). Buy one a few times a week? Yes.

05-21-2016, 10:39 PM	#11
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Nope. I just read the two freebies AM News and Metro here in NYC and surf the net for breaking news

05-21-2016, 11:04 PM	#12
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,370	I do but Wednesday & Sunday only which are the only 2 days the paper is published. I need my Sunday coupons.
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05-22-2016, 12:00 AM	#13
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	I only subscribe for the Sunday paper for my mother in law. I read most of my news online.

05-22-2016, 05:46 AM	#14
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	My husband Lou is a newspaper guy too, me, not so much. We subscribed our entire marriage, until four years ago when our bill jumped $100. We cancelled and just this month subscribed to Sundays only. I've never seen Lou so adamant about something. I've wanted to get him a full subscription for his birthday or Christmas or the start of the Red Sox, but he's not having it. I posted about it four years ago. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...&postcount=120 <------------ This should say Bad News

05-22-2016, 02:31 PM	#15
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,181	Yes I get the local newspaper and pay about $ 226.00 year plus tip of 15% . I would be lost with out it. I split the cost with a neighbor.