Does a newspaper save you money?

[Luv2shop]

Re: Does a newspaper save you money?

Call them and tell them that it's not worth it for you and maybe they will lower the price
It's worth a try!

[fultron]

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We canceled a long time ago. I just pick up the Sunday paper for the coupons.

[AntiCost]

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My town has a local "free" paper which has enough circulars to keep us busy. For all other news, I can check it online (all our local papers have an online presence) as well as just using the major news sources (msnbc, cnn, usatoday, etc).

No need for any other paper, they only take up space and tattoo your fingers with black ink!

[niki_the_tiger]

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I'm a writer, so I *should* be getting the paper, but I just never read it... I picked one up for the coupons but there was like a total of $10 worth of coupons and $9.45 of them we would never use... It would have been good if we lived near the place where most of the flyers were from... but we're two hours away, so it's pointless.

Thx everyone for the websites!!

[rob62521]

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I used to write for a local paper and thought newspapers were wonderful. However, I don't feel that way for our local paper anymore. I would love to cancel it, but my dh says no. He likes the paper. I am very frustrated at how much we pay and get so little news -- local and national/international.

DH always buys a Chicago Trib on Sundays and the coupons in it are far better than the local paper's Sunday coupons. Go figure.

[katwoman]

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I love the paper. I actually get all 7 days but the best days are Thursday and Friday. Since I live near Chicago, I get tons of coupons to save 20% off at the department stores. These coupons are usually good for Thursday through Saturday but will not show up in the Saturday paper. I get tons for JCPenny, Marshall Field, Carson Pirie Scott (Yonkers, BOston Store), Meijer, Kohls and others. I've saved my subscription price ten times over at least.

Being in Chicago as well, I totally agree. The paper is a gold mine! I'd never give it up, but I did find a way to make it cheaper to get.

While at a craft show I spotted a woman selling newspaper subscriptions. She was selling them for $1 a week for Wed, Fri and Sun papers! Paid for 13 weeks on the spot with a 52 week commitment. When the year was up, of course, the Trib increased the price. I balked and got another year for $1/week. Then my subscription lapsed. Called back and was given $1/week rate. If I agreed to automate payments, they would give me a $10 gift card to Home Depot or Walmart! That was an offer I couln't refuse.

[acezz4e_tish]

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i was actually thinking of having the detroit new/press delivered here! weekend rate. comparring thier paper to the one here, one its cheaper and two it was always like 3-6 books of coupons vs one or two here if your lucky. i bet la's paper is even better. i havent had the opportunity for finding out. 7-11 if you have any has multiple papers from other places, like new york texas etc. we dont have one tho, all we have really is a walmart.lol.

[shelbylovesmelby]

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We used to pick up the sunday paper but we no longer do so. As the coupons here are pathetic... like save .15 on two jars of jam?!?! No store double coupons here either so it's pretty much a waste unless you know of a BOGO coupon that would make it worth your wild.

kinda o/t but my 2nd cousin used to dumpster dive a local convience store on Monday mornings to get the coupon sections *LOL*