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[sidsmom]

On 4/7/2015 KittyLouSoutenu said:

I already know that they're chock full of ads.

Seems like a colossal waste of time to rip them all out.

= Ironic. I would guess the majority of the general public would think spending time on an anonymous shopping forum chat board would be a 'colossal waste of time'. = x 2

[september]

On 4/7/2015 LipstickDiva said:

No. I don't tear out the actual pages but I do get rid of inserts just stuck in there and any of the reall thick, cardboard like ads. Those drive me nuts and it's hard to read the magazine with those thick things.

There are a couple of magazines I recently started to get and I can't wait for the subscription to be over. They are pretty much nothing but ads.

Yes, this is what I was talking about when I said I take all the junk out while I'm sorting through my mail. Takes just a moment, and I don't have to deal with it later, when I'm trying to read what matters to me.

[LooPY]

On 4/7/2015 stevieb said:

I don't tear them out. Most of the magazines I peruse are home decor or fashion focused and the ads can feature lovely rooms or items and great clothes and accessories.

Me too! Some of my best design and fashion ideas have been inspired by creative ads!

[Toppers]

I guess I should have explained that I mean those inserts, too. I am not talking about the regular advertisements that are in the magazines, and that make up part of the magazines, but I am talking about the heavier cardboard-type inserts, that make it more difficult to turn the pages. Those are the ones that I first rip out, too.

I don't mind the fragrance inserts. For me, sometimes it is a nice way to see what a new fragrance is like, and whether or not I would like to try it in a department store.

[grandma_2_2]

Yes! I tear out the free samples, thick ads and loose subscription cards. The magazine pages lay and turn better.

[sunala]

I "debone" my magazines before I read them too. Some have way too many attached inserts. In the stapled magazines like AARP and New York Magazine, the inserts are easy to remove. In the big magazines like Vanity Fair, I just remove them as I go along.

Has anyone noticed how cheap magazine subscriptions have become? I paid $5 a year for Vanity Fair and Real Simple, and a few of them were free. I guess they hope you'll renew your subscription after your year is up and that's how they'll make their money?

[Group 5 minus 1]

Those cardboard inserts make great bookmarks and yes I rip them all out.

[KittyLouSoutenu]

On 4/7/2015 LooPY said:

On 4/7/2015 stevieb said:

I don't tear them out. Most of the magazines I peruse are home decor or fashion focused and the ads can feature lovely rooms or items and great clothes and accessories.

Me too! Some of my best design and fashion ideas have been inspired by creative ads!

Yes, me three!

And travel magazines. I wouldn't tear those up either.

[ROMARY]

Watch out for the automatic renewal subscriptions. They will bill your credit card at renewal time, if you don't cancel. From what I've heard, allegedly. Make sure to send the renewal notice back with a big 'Do not renew' written across the bill. Make a copy, dated. p.s. Some folks just don't pay attention and don't check their credit card statements. (Usually the new subscription rate is much higher than the 'special', original, inexpensive rate.) I used to mark the end of my subscriptions on my calendar and my magazine bulletin board. I would check off all issues as I received them each month. Right now, I'm not subscribed to any magazines. I'm taking a break. . . .

[kingtut]

yes i tear out the horrible cardboard ads. as to th stinky ones

i don't find them in magazines. however at one time one of the department

stores in our area always used to include horrible smelling perfume ads with

their bills. one time a couple of us were discussing it and another lady? told

us we would not have stinky bills -- she thought we meant we hated the bills

and we told her we meant literally stinky not just bells to be paid