by Joy Blessing
Member since:
June 10, 2009

Local paper-or Local ads???

January 26, 2011 04:21 PM UTC (Updated: January 26, 2011 04:23 PM UTC)
views: 0 | 1 person recommends this | comments: 29

 It seems like everytime I eat out, and see, or buy something in the store, it has shrunk or been "downsized"!  My local paper has been included, I think a couple of times! The size is so small now that if they cut it anymore I'll have to use a magnifying glass to read the print!! Really!  We counted the pages of the TN Sunday newspaper (not including comics,ads etc., but the main "news" pages) and out of a 14 page spread we (hubby and I) found that ads were interspersed among 10 1/2 of those pages with 3 of those pages having FULL ads!  Leaving of course if you are doing your math, 3 1/2 pages for ALL of our local news in the county! (and mind you, it's not really a small county!)

 I realize that a lot of people have given up the "physical" paper for the internet version, but,come on, 3 NEWS pages!

 I'd love to know how your local papers are!

Thanks,

JoyBlessng

Comments: 29

Pamela Marks Jan 26, 2011, 5:40pm UTC
We don't subscribe to the paper and only pick it up if one of the kids are in it or if there is a death in the family. My Saturday papers is hard to tell with because it is full of all the inserts. I don't know really
Joy Blessing Feb 10, 2011, 1:04am UTC
:)
Beth J. Jan 26, 2011, 10:07pm UTC
Thanks for sharing your post on Getting to 3000 Together
Joy Blessing Feb 10, 2011, 1:03am UTC
thank you!
Elizabeth S. Feb 9, 2011, 6:56pm UTC
Our local paper isn't that bad, but it certainly doesn't take me long to read it all. It's gotten smaller even though two of its competitors no longer publish.
Joy Blessing Feb 10, 2011, 1:04am UTC
yup!
Marsha C. Feb 9, 2011, 8:08pm UTC
They are getting smaller in pages....and more of the updates are found online.
Joy Blessing Feb 10, 2011, 1:03am UTC
yup!
Renita P. Feb 9, 2011, 10:25pm UTC
My paper is still quite large, but I live in S. Florida. I really don't read it though - only get it for the Sunday coupons
Stopping by from "If it Starts with a 'G,' It's All Good."
Joy Blessing Feb 10, 2011, 1:04am UTC
Yeah, me too, but My hubby reads!
Linda T. Feb 20, 2011, 3:28am UTC
Our city puts out a daily paper and it is rarely worth buying. My husband buys it for the crosswords but I rarely look at it.
~LGTKEO~
Joy Blessing Mar 5, 2011, 11:32pm UTC
not worth it huh?
Thanks fer sharing.
michele r. Mar 10, 2011, 7:33pm UTC
We don't get the local daily paper. We normally get the Sunday papers with the coupons in them from the larger cities and they are staying the same that I have noticed.
Stopping by from IISWA"G" March
Joy Blessing Mar 10, 2011, 11:34pm UTC
I think you are one of the lucky ones!
Renita P. Mar 10, 2011, 9:07pm UTC
This comment is to let you know that your content has reached 50 views and has been removed from "Let’s Get To Know Each Other." Thanks for posting.
Joy Blessing Mar 10, 2011, 11:35pm UTC
Thank you!
Renita P. Mar 12, 2011, 9:43pm UTC
stopping back by from LGTKEO
Joy Blessing Mar 21, 2011, 9:20am UTC
thanks!
Mooch -. Mar 12, 2011, 9:48pm UTC
I have long since stopped subscribing to the paper. And I did a few weeks ago go out and buy a Sunday Paper, so I could have it for packing......it was cheaper, easier and quicker than going to buy peanuts or more bubble wrap.

My take.
The coupons are less than helpful. Many companies are getting coupons printed online, but yet many stores do not take the printed coupons from your computer.
The paper was noticeably thinner (especially for a Sunday issue), the ad inserts were not as many, there were no Sunday comics in my paper, an oversite, I don't know.....

But the one thing I do know..........

The cost of an actual Sunday paper was over 2.00! I think I'll stick to the internet for my news
Joy Blessing Mar 21, 2011, 9:19am UTC
I think that's a smart (and thrifty!) idea!
lena k. Mar 17, 2011, 8:11pm UTC
it doesn't take long to read our paper IISWG
Joy Blessing Mar 21, 2011, 9:21am UTC
thanks!
Renita P. Apr 10, 2011, 9:39pm UTC
Stopping back by from IISWAG/April
Marsha C. Apr 23, 2011, 12:41am UTC
I switched to just getting the paper on the weekends now
Pamela Marks Aug 29, 2011, 9:43am UTC
Marksville is here from August 2011 "To Do" List for "If It Starts with a 'G,' It's All Good"
Pamela Marks Sep 30, 2011, 11:28am UTC
Marksville is here from September 2011 "to-do" List for "Let's Get To Know Each Other."

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