The only time we actually get the paper is on Sunday to get the coupons..my brother brings it to our house and I read the fliers for the different stores. Its true, hardly anyone reads the paper anymore, now with the Internet and television news, and considering how totally one sided the newspapers are, why bother reading them
Unless you have a bird, a puppy or a stall at the fish market, they make no sense.
We used to get it for the coupons, now we just look online to see whats on sale, and if its something good (either Sam’s, Walmart or Aldi), we just go over to the store, and pick up one of them fliers they have by the door.
The newspapers call us probably bi-weekly, asking us to subscribe. I tell them “sorry, if I wanted propaganda, I’d watch MSNBC, and that’s free”
Two years ago, I actually had a solicitor for the SunTimes or Chicago Tribune (forgot which) actually start arguing with me after I gave her some line like that. She wanted to know if I got my news from FOX and she said it like it was going to insult me. Then she hung up. I was irate at first, wanting to call the newspaper back, but then I chuckled. I know I had ruined her day, and for some reason, that made me feel good.
Then for the last year, we were getting the really local paper (we live in the ‘burbs) just for the in-town stuff, but the paper really started taking a stance on tax increases for our school district. You know its all “for the kids stuff”. Then it came out how many administrators were on the books with 300k a year pensions (hundreds of them), but they wouldn’t back down or even give that side of the argument.
We said goodbye to them as well.
I do miss the police blotter though, that was always kind of interesting.
That’s the ONLY time I purchase a newspaper as well — just got home with mine, in fact! Otherwise it’s just a waste of paper. As it is I only get it - like you said - for the sales flyers and coupons.