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InletBchDweller avatar
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and why??

I have several subscriptions running out and instead of renewing I thought I would try something new.....

My 2 faves​

1. Real Simple- has lots of information from every aspect. Love the organizing part and the tools with 2 uses section...

2. Taste of Home- magazine that is nothing but recipes and cooking info. THe best part, no advertising!!!!:clap: They also have great pictures of the finished product which I love as well...

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Allifunn avatar
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#2
Play Girl.........:floor::floor::floor::floor::floor: For the articulate articles :funn:
(when I can find it....;-))
aggieb avatar
Beach Fanatic
#3
Southern Living for the recipes and to find out about new places.
Us weekly for the celebrity trash.
beachmouse avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4
Economist for news. It's more expensive than Time and Newsweek combined, and worh every penny.

Wallpaper for design/fashion/architecture.

Metropolitan Home and Western Interiors & Desgin for the home stuff.

Martha Stewart Living, even though I never cook or make anything from there, it's just so nice to read through.

Florida Trend is an interesting read about what's really going on in the state.
30A Skunkape avatar
Skunky
#5
Highlights-Goofus and Galant:cool:
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#6
Highlights-Goofus and Galant:cool:

:clap:...I always turned to this first in the dentist's office.

I am down on magazines right now. Last year, I cut back on subscriptions and they still send me offers. :bang: One mag is really getting on my last nerve...Vanity Fair (I do love this one). I have a subsciption that runs out in 2009 and they are sending me "last chance" notices. :angry:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#7
I'm a magazine junkie. :eek:

My faves right now are Cottage Living, Real Simple, Coastal Living, and Texas Monthly. If I could, I would subscribe to many more. I just don't have time to read them!
whiteyfunn avatar
SoWal Staff
#8
I have several subscriptions...

1. Lucky- the magazine for shopping.
2. Us Weekly- Just because it's amazing!
3. Elle- This one is new and I don't know how I feel about it yet.

Just recently purchased with my Delta SkyMiles:

1. Harper's Baazar
2. Domino
3. Sports Illustrated

Don't worry, I DO recycle old magazines! :wave:
jessifunn avatar
superJfunn
#9
Paste - Great music mag

Dwell - Love modern house

Women's Health - I love the mag, but I have the same problem as the Kitty. They keep trying to get me to renew when I still have a year left.

Surfing - I love to surf...any questions.
picky
#10
I'm a magazine junkie. :eek:

My faves right now are Cottage Living, Real Simple, Coastal Living, and Texas Monthly. If I could, I would subscribe to many more. I just don't have time to read them!


Me too. I love magazines! I also like the same ones as you, especially Real Simple because it's packed with info you can really use like everything from the best bar of soap to buy to "Dear Abby" advice for everyday situations. And it's always so thick. It takes me days to plow through it. Oh, I like Coastal Living too because I like photos with water in them, whether it's a cottage on a lake, the gulf, whatever. And it's always fun when someone is in the magazine that you know, like the time Chickpea was in the Alys Beach article.

I used to love Smithsonian and National Geographic when they were more scholarly but now both of them are lightweights. Try too hard to be hip and current when all I want is staid and stodgey like they used to be. :(
sunspotbaby avatar
SoWal Insider
#11
Hate magazine subs, but was given a gift of Guideposts magazine last year. Love it for the inspirational yet SHORT reads. Perfect for the person on the go, you can carry it in your purse!:clap:
lucky13 avatar
sussa
#12
I like Real Simple (especially the question of the month and the product comparisons)

I also subscribe to Relevant. It is a faith-based magazine concentrating a lot on music and culture but reviews secular movies, music, books and more. It's a good mix of both. They also produce a women's magazine, Radiant, that does the same things but geared more toward women.

I used to splurge on Q Magazine ($8 a pop!) but haven't gotten it in a while.
Beach Comber
#13
I have several subscriptions...


Don't worry, I DO recycle old magazines! :wave:

What's the best way to recycle magazines? I'm always feeling guilty about throwing them out, but I've been told they're not recyclable by the county. And I often get behind on reading them so by the time I'm through with them, they're not current enough to share with a doctor's office or anywhere. I've finally weaned myself down to a couple and read the others at the library or hair stylist's shop.
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#14
I have eliminated all at my house except Southern Living. I pretend I am looking for recipes, but really I just like to look at the photos. :D
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#15
Highlights-Goofus and Galant:cool:

A classic that has stood the test of time. :clap:
SoWal Insider
#16
Travel+Leisure

Strings
Mango avatar
SoWal Insider
#17
I get Coastal Living, Time Magazine, The Economist (love this) and New Yorker Mag (my favorite) it's inexpensive, but chock full of reviews and interesting articles of just about every topic, not just New York related.

I do find that Coastal Living though has too many advertisements. :roll:
IMHO.
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#18
Dwell, House & Garden, and Smithsonian. ;-)
InletBchDweller avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#19
Play Girl.........:floor::floor::floor::floor::floor: For the articulate articles :funn:
(when I can find it....;-))
those darn things ARE hard to find....:biggrin:

Highlights-Goofus and Galant:cool:
Now I know who to pass the Highlights on to......:clap:
beachmouse avatar
Beach Fanatic
#20
Ooh, I forgot about Dwell. I've got every issue including the first one stashed away.
iwishiwasthere avatar
Beach Fanatic
#21
A few I get are

Fitness....maybe reading will pay off:biggrin:
Budget Travel
Southern Living
Bon Appetite
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#22
Vanity Fair, Domino, Cooking Light, Food&Wine, Vogue (but I'm not in vogue ever:lol:), Real Simple.

I had to let Southern Living and Coastal Living expire- the same articles, recipes, houses, and landscapes every freaking month, plus too many blow ins and ads. If I see one more recipe for pork tenderloin and "that new salad" chinese chicken salad, I'm gonna puke. SL has had the same recipes for the 20 years that I have been reading it, and I swear they recycle the same WASPY looking families every month too (hey Buffy.....).
picky
#23
I had to let Southern Living and Coastal Living expire- the same articles, recipes, houses, and landscapes every freaking month, plus too many blow ins and ads. If I see one more recipe for pork tenderloin and "that new salad" chinese chicken salad, I'm gonna puke. SL has had the same recipes for the 20 years that I have been reading it, and I swear they recycle the same WASPY looking families every month too (hey Buffy.....).

Can you word that any more strongly? :floor:
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#24
Can you word that any more strongly? :floor:


I just received my last issue of Coastal Living last week, and spent 10 minutes ripping out ads!!:bang:

Then I saw the December SL at the store yesterday- looks like last year's and the year before..etc. They really need to update their magazine. I really don't want to make recipes with cream of mushroom soup. I really don't. There I said it.:lol:
Ocean Lover avatar
bean
#25
I just received my last issue of Coastal Living last week, and spent 10 minutes ripping out ads!!:bang:

Then I saw the December SL at the store yesterday- looks like last year's and the year before..etc. They really need to update their magazine. I really don't want to make recipes with cream of mushroom soup. I really don't. There I said it.:lol:

:lolabove:I do the same thing...first thing, rip all those out. :angry:
SoWal Insider
#26
Vanity Fair, Domino, Cooking Light, Food&Wine, Vogue (but I'm not in vogue ever:lol:), Real Simple.

I had to let Southern Living and Coastal Living expire- the same articles, recipes, houses, and landscapes every freaking month, plus too many blow ins and ads. If I see one more recipe for pork tenderloin and "that new salad" chinese chicken salad, I'm gonna puke. SL has had the same recipes for the 20 years that I have been reading it, and I swear they recycle the same WASPY looking families every month too (hey Buffy.....).
I let my SL expire about 10 yrs. ago for these exact same reasons. I just got burned out on the same ol stuff.

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