newspaper cost - Page 4

chlema · ‎05-22-2010

I sadly gave up my daily paper when the cost was ridiculous. I now get the Sunday paper with online access for $12.75 a month. Even that it's not the same Sunday paper that it used to be, very little ads and not as much news as before. It took me 60 years ti give up the daily so maybe in another 60 I'll cancel Sunday's too.

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

I am a senior citizen and have been reading (usually several) papers, seven days a week, since I could read. As I have usually lived in rural areas, this became more difficult as time went by; when I lived in CA the LA Times cancelled every subscription in my town of 30,000!!! Used to love walking to Donut Shop to pickup paper and a dozen donuts. Well, that time is dead! For last 15 years I have subscribed digitally to Washington Post, NYT and LA Times. There was a learning (to like that format)curve but digital quality of newspapers is better and now I see the advantages; I pay less than $300 annually for all three papers, no excess papers laying around, immediate access starting at about 3 am, immediate access to a variety of opinions and editorials and, most important, supporting journalism is these trying times.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

We get the Seattle Times. It now costs close to $200 every three months for 7 day a week home delivery. My husband enjoys it so we do not mind the added costs.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

Ours is delivered seven days a week for $798 a year. Considering that some days it only contains twelve pages, I called and said that was too much. With no haggling, the rep took off $98 so I sent them $700. I suppose we'll ante up again this year. I used to justify the cost because of coupons I'd cut out and use. Once covid appeared, the coupons disappeared.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

My 'local' paper is so slanted and biased I stopped it long ago. I tried the alternative but it was too meager to justify the expense. Now, they've both become so minuscule for the price they're asking that I just do without. Newspapers, unfortunately, are floundering in this electronic age, but they aren't doing themselves any favors with their unmitigated bias, their high prices and their increasingly limited product.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

I used to enjoy reading the Sunday paper but oddly enough I developed an allergy to the ink that's used. It's saved me some money, but I miss it. I had no idea it was so expensive now.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

We had to drop ours, too. Got up to over 500 a yr. for the amarillo, tx paper home delivery. Just take the Sunday is all.

to many other things going up that U can't control like home heating gas, insurances, etc. Person can control the newspaper, so, that, got the boot.

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

It is not so expensive to do online. I do two. Also switched my magazines.

ceekay · ‎03-12-2010

@FranandZoe - it is @Eileen in VA who has the superstar aunt! My mom is 93 and has no short term memory. So if we sat her at her laptop she would understand completely how to access the newspaper and then 5 minutes later say, why is my computer open? :-) I am always impressed by tech savvy seniors!

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@FranandZoe wrote:
@Eileen in Virginia wrote:
@ceekay wrote:
@PINKdogWOOD - I am right there with you! That is crazy.

My mom gets the daily paper (which is how I know the cost). She has macular degeneration and cannot really see to read it. Then she complains about the stacks of newspapers all over her den. Then she insists she needs to keep some in case there is a flood (she lives in a 2nd floor apartment but the basement in the family home used to flood regularly). I mentioned she sure pays a lot for something she really does not use/need. Her response is "I have always had a daily paper". So, it makes her happy and she can afford it and I just stack up the papers and put them out for pickup when I am there and leave her a small stack and try not to think of the trees used to give her a daily paper! :-)

@ceekay My 95 year old Aunt was in a similar situation a couple of years ago. Not only did the papers stack up unread, but we'd find important mail (like her handicapped parking hang tag and some utility bills) in between the unread papers. She switched to the same type of subscription we have, but still couldn't see well enough to read the paper. Last week DH and DS convinced her to get an iPad by showing her how she could access the paper online and expand the font size to one that would enable her to read comfortably. We received it last night and DH is going to set it up for her tomorrow. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks!

ceekay - I hope your aunt is able to read on the iPad. My Mom also had MD and still could not read on a Kindle, iPad, or laptop. That spot in front of their eyes that blocks everything out was still there of course and prevented her from reading anywhere. She even tried large print. But it wasn't the font/print that was the problem.