Community Chat

[september]

Yes, I do this! I take all my mail to my utility room when I first bring it into the house. My paper recycling bin is in there. Anything I obviously don't want, gets tossed into the bin right away. Magazines have so much junk in them, but a lot of catalogs (that are ones I like) also have extra inserts in them.

[sunshine45]

ripout ads?.....never......i like to pass them along to others intact. inserts that fall out go into the recycling bin. i LIKE the perfume samples so i always open those to smell and/or test on my wrists.

[Purrrfect]

I don't buy magazines anymore because they're nothing but ads and eventually the magazine's articles can be read online for free. I wouldn't pay for a magazine nor would I bother to read ads or waste time to rip them out.

[Tinkrbl44]

First thing, I have to rip out all the cardboard inserts .... AND the perfume sample pages ... usually, the perfume STINKS.

[Lucibee]

I stopped buying magazines. They are mostly ads.

[sfnative]

On 4/6/2015 occasional rain said: No, but I get rid of the stinky perfume inserts first.

Oh my gosh, Yes! Those things are terrible. I can't even place them in the paper recycling box we have indoors. I have to walk them straight outdoors to the paper recycling bin. They are truly a pain in the neck.

[ivey]

Yes, I tear them out as I go along. They keep the pages from laying flat as I am reading. Then they go in the recycle bin.

Magazines are my treat. I keep them in my car and read them when I'm waiting or I love to go into a fast food type place where it doesn't matter if you are taking up the booth. I'll just order coffee or something light and enjoy my magazines.

[hckynut]

Yes

[daisyk]

Why do you do it? Not being snarky, just curious about the logic behind it. I've never thought of tearing ads out, although magazines like In Style could use thinning I suppose.

[esmeraldagooch]

Funny you mentioned this OP. My mom always did this. Thanks for the memory I had forgotten.