Magazines, do you subscribe?

United States
February 17, 2009 10:21pm CST
My Better homes and Garden came in the mail this week, and then as I was cleaning out my email I saw a junk mail for magazine subscriptions.... do you read magazines, do you subscribe to one or some... or do you prefer to buy them at the checkout counters as the impulse item??
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@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I don't subscribe to magazines at the moment. I used to subscribe to Writer's Digest and Poets and Writer's, but I need to spend my money on other things so I cut magazines out of my budget and am working on getting some other things paid off first.
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• United States
20 Feb 09
good for you, I totally understand that one... thanks for responding.
@Kmarie923 (875)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I love getting magazines in the mail, and I also think that it is better to subscribe if you are just going to buy them every month anyway. I try to only do it when I can get them for free from a special promotion or something.
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• United States
18 Feb 09
oh free magazines are even better!! LOL happy mylotting and thanks for responding.
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
18 Feb 09
I wasn subscribed to Entertainment weekley for a long time. But I've been out of work for a while and I can't afford an extras - and that includes magazine subscriptions. Maybe when I find something, I'll resubscribe. And by then, I'll probably be able to get in as a new customer and save a lot.
• United States
18 Feb 09
yes, some of them do have great new customer rates... I hope you can get some more soon... happy mylotting and thanks for responding.
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I get several. I get Time, Cat Fancy, Weightwatchers, and a few others. I have gotten National Geographic before, and some craft magazines, like a cross stitching magazine with patterns in it or a crochet magazine. I like to read them and its cheaper and more convenient to order them, at least for me anyways. The only impulse magazine I buy is People if they have an article in them I want to read. The last one of those I got was when Heath Ledger passed away.
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• United States
18 Feb 09
wow, I only have better home and gardens, you get quite a few... I enjoy getting them in the mail vs getting them at a store. thanks for responding.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Yes I do subscribe to magazines but right now I only subscribe to one magazine and that's guitar world but I used to also be subscribed to guitar one into the two company's merged together to just form guitar world. Magazines are really great for just reading in your free time because in a book or a novel I want to be able to focus all attention on the story or information that's written within the text but magazines are very interesting as well.
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• United States
18 Feb 09
they are great, and I get good decorating tips or new ideas for my house or yard with mine. I guess with your two mags merging you get to save some money with the one...LOL happy mylotting. thanks for responding.
• China
18 Feb 09
i do read the magazine,but i don't subscription,because i want to read it as quickly as it come out, i can't waiting for long, you know mail maybe lost.i read the kind of fashion magazine, for example bazar ,vogue.
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• United States
18 Feb 09
that is a good point, some cant wait on the mail... i never thought of that. As a full time mom, to me it is a treat when I get my magazine in the mail...LOL thanks for responding, and happy mylotting.
• Philippines
18 Feb 09
i don't subscribe magazines. I just buy whatever issue I want to read. Most of my magazines are copies of the Entrepreneur magazine. I love that magazine for it encourages me to go into business.
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• United States
20 Feb 09
I think that is great, that way you dont have magazine lying around wondering what to do with them...LOL happy mylotting, and thanks for responding.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
19 Feb 09
Magazines were one of the first things I cut out when I lost my job. I can read them at the hairdressers or in the hotel where I work part-time so I thought buying them and then having them sit here on the table was a bit of a waste.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
20 Feb 09
Ah nice one! So MILs do come in handy sometimes!
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• United States
20 Feb 09
oh that makes sense, yeah why have them lying around there when you can read them elsewhere. --and yes, i agree that is one of the things that gets cut out when you dont have as much coming in. we got the subscription from my MIL, that is how I get mine. thanks for responding.
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• United States
21 Feb 09
hahahah, yes --they really do!! LOL
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• India
20 Feb 09
nope not anymore ever sicne u can find most magazines online .. I jsut read them online happy lottin and have a nice day
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• India
22 Feb 09
yeah but its not the same experience still
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• United States
22 Feb 09
yeah, I would think a little harder to eat and read at the same time...like some of us do...LOL
• United States
21 Feb 09
ok, that is great...another way to read them...online, never thought of that!! thanks for responding.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
20 Feb 09
l ever subscribed to a few women's magazines once. But unfortunately, sometimes got stolen by someone who saw it. Before, l always checked my mail late in the evening because l worked in office until 5pm. l had to claim that particular magazine and it takes some time to replace me. Upset me a lot, so l cancelled it. Now, prefer to buy from bookstore.
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• United States
20 Feb 09
wow, I do not blame you, then yes you need to buy them at the store. happy mylotting and thank you for responding.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
26 Feb 09
My problem is I see so many that are interesting it gets to the point where I have too many subscriptions and the magazines don't get read or it takes me months to get to them. The ones I really like are body+soul, Real Simple, Inc and Entrpreneur. I get offers for free ones all the time and sometimes I get them to share with other people but they usually end up in a massive pile waiting for me to get to them or recycle them.
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• United States
27 Feb 09
oh I have done that too... have a pile of books or magazines that I cant get to right away and then I feel bad as I see them piling up....LOL thanks for responding and happy mylotting!