Do you still buy magazines?

I'm glad the Saga Magazine readers find it interesting because I have just taken out a trial 6 month subscription! I do like magazines because you can just pick them up with a coffee break and put them down again.
Been getting Radio Times for years and would hate to be without it. I do a swap with a friend, she has Country Walking and I have Countryfile, so, two for the price of one!
I agree with what people are saying about Good Housekeeping, though, most of it seems trivial and is not longer relevant to me at 77.

Sometimes read copies of Private Eye l get from a friend

Retired 65

I get my monthly Saga magazine posted through my door each month.

I think your information is incorrect.

I have a subscription to Saga magazine.

Always plenty of reading in that.

I always turn to the Doctors column first.
And then Anne Robinson is the agony aunt.
She writes with a sense of humour.

I am able to refer a friend for a free copy.
Which is very generous of them I think.

I enjoy the Oldie too, but then I am!

I have quite a few magazines and they come in the post!

My husband bought me a lifelong membership subscription to Saga magazine years ago (no longer available) A couple of years ago they informed me that members could only now get their issues online. I was fuming, however I’m not used to it but rarely read it. I must have around 9 months to catch up on reading. I used to give the hard copy to my aunt who then gave it to an old folks home.

No, I stopped buying magazines when I was about 45, in other words 30 odd years ago.

For two reasons, they are very expensive here, as there are only at the most six million people who speak and read Danish, and here women's magazines are written ot appeal to women between the ages of 18 and 40. Neither features, fashion and make-up tips or short stories or serials appeal to women over 40+.

Fallingstar

There was always a table full of mags in the doc’s and dentist’s waiting rooms, they don’t do this now. Haven’t bought a magazine for many years but always take them when visiting someone in hospital, at least they pass the time even if they are fully of ads and celeb news.

I think they got shut during Covid as they thought that virus could survive on paper.
Hubby & I use to leave mail & parcels for a few days before we opened them.
Crazy now when you think about it.
Even today I thoroughly wash my hands after opening mail.

I used to really look forward to magazine days.
Pink as a young teen, She, when i was in my twenties, then Take a break as I got older.
Now, though, nothing, zilch.

Another vote for The People’s Friend. I pass it on t my sister in law, who then passes to her friend.

I subscribe to kindle unlimited. You can get the app on your phone. Whilst it’s £9.50 a month and you can only download @ 10 items at a time before ‘returning’ one, you can get nearly every magazine available and loads of books. You can also download samples of books not included that you would have to pay for, to see if it’s worth purchasing before buying them. You can take screen shots of items out of magazines such as recipes and knitting patterns and as a magazine these days is at least a fiver it’s still good value-if you use it.

Peoples Friend. Good old style short stories and articles. Like stepping back in time but somehow rather comforting.

I ‘bought’ an initial subscription to People’s Friend for £1 for three editions, then £11.50 for 3 months….i think. However, I’m not finding that I have time to read them as I read my kindle at night and rarely sit down in the day to read. I’ve now cancelled the subscription too.

My daughter subscribes to BBC Good Food magazine for me. It's Mother's Day gift every year. As I frequently use Good Food recipes, I enjoy both reading the magazine and finding new recipes.

I pay every 3months for peoples friend delivery included every week loads stories series cooking lots to enjoy ..

I was recently bought a subscription to Good Housekeeping as a gift.
What a waste of money! Pages and pages of ads and articles on stuff that few could afford.

The Spectator which I have delivered every Friday. I look forward to it. Also The Oldie and I have a Home and Gardens magazine too. I just love magazines. Sometimes I buy old ones off Vinted too.

Sorry “have” not “gave!”

If you are a member of the library you can download the BorrowBox app and borrow many magazines there. I gave Woman’s Own, Woman’s Weekly and Radio Times “delivered” each week and there are plenty of other choices. All free too!

No because you can read them for free via the library app borrowbox.

I have subscriptions to the weekly People's Friend and also the Special that comes out every 3 weeks. Both have stories, recipes, puzzles, craft projects (usually knitting patterns) & interesting articles about all sorts of (non-celebrity) things.

My mother used to get People's Friend passed on to her by her friend and when she'd read them she'd give them to me. When Mum went into a care home I started buying it from the corner shop to take to her and always read it first. After she died I carried on buying it from the corner shop then we moved house and there was nowhere to get it within walking distance so I subscribed and later also subscribed to the Special.

Sorry meant haven’t bought a magazine for myself in many years.

There was always a table full of mags in the doc’s and dentist’s waiting rooms, they don’t do this now. Haven’t bought a magazine for many years but always take them when visiting someone in hospital, at least they pass the time even if they are fully of ads and celeb news.

MT62

Lives baskets full of type magazines. 25 beautiful homes being my favourite. I can’t bear to throw as they were expensive.
My friend did buy me a subscription for 6 months for a really posh magazine, but I would be lucky to even afford a cup & saucer what’s suggested in that one.

It did say lots 🤦‍♀️