Being a graphic designer, the big draw for me is the layout, the paper it is printed on, the masthead...and at this point the publishers make it hard to say no.
It all started about 25 years when I got a subscription to People Magazine at the "waiting room" rate. Doctors get special rates for magazines so they can keep the waiting room stocked up with reading material while you wait for them. And some how I got that offer.
From there things just snowballed. I currently have about 15 subscriptions, give or take. People, Women's Day, Food Network Magazine, HGTV, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Games, Better Homes & Gardens, New Jersey Monthly, Inc., Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Quiltmaker, McCall's Quilting, Good Housekeeping ...and those are only the paid magazines.
I also get numerous, unsolicited magazines just because of what I belong to and where I live...Costco Connection, USAA, Morris/Essex Monthly and Rockaway Today to name a few.
Past subscriptions have included Fast Company, TV Guide, Taste of Home, Entertainment Weekly, Reader's Digest, Family Circle, Time, and Country Living.
I'm addicted, ya think?
And I have tried to cancel but the publishers make it too easy. They always "want me back" so I get rock-bottom rates. Time for $10 bucks? Sold! Redbook for $5 bucks? How can I not? Right now my subscription to New Jersey Monthly expired in June. I just received the October issue. I guess they are waiting for me to send in the "last chance" offer to resubscribe.
I am trying to cut down. Really. At this point, the time factor is a big issue. While I do read all of them, I do tend to get a little behind. But today I have a rainy day in front of me. I think I will catch up on my reading.
Until next time...
Barbie, I can relate. I have a large amount of cooking magazines and I can not bear to part with them. I might miss out on a good recipe.
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