This morning, staring at the messed up stack of folded broadsheets, I felt bold and broached the subject.
“Honey, I’d like to rethink our subscription to the Sunday paper.”
After an expectedly tense moment, she replies.
“What’s the problem with me perusing a few weekly ads maybe reading the comics. It’s not an extravagant expense.”
Well, she’s got me there.
I’m convinced that Sunday subscriptions would tank if they got rid of the weekly ads.
I agree with Ed. The ads are the one reason my wife would make her case for a subscription. Crazy that people pay money to receive advertisements. Me? I enjoy reading other people’s papers…mostly on holidays.
Greg, you crack me up. I think it’s crazier that accept advertising for such a small price. I’m happy to receive ads – I just want to pay full price for them. None of this subsidized-something-else-ness. Again, I’m all for receiving the ads, let’s just not kid ourselves and hide it in bad writing.