General Questions About Insert Coupons - Ask them here!

[too-old-now]

We get the major paper daily, and read it thoroughly. We buy the local papers Saturday edition for .50, and it has the coupons in it.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Originally Posted by diva_dynamite We get the Sunday paper only. We live in a pretty small market, and the coupons are dreadful (and the paper's expensive). I'm seriously considering buying a subscription to the Minneapolis Sunday paper and having it delivered to my mom's house. If I paid for that and the postage to mail the coupons to me every week, I'd still come out way ahead. The coupons I get here barely pay for the Sunday subscription. One of the things you trade off to live in a less populated area, I guess.

Same here Diva..the local paper is $1.50! And the coupons SUCK:Cow:

[scentednights2002]

I don't get the newspaper delivered at all. I will sometimes get the Sunday paper at the store if I know it's going to be a good one. Generally I just get the coupons from friends/family & trade for the ones I really want. We live in a small town & the only day there are coupons is Sunday.

[klh4]

We only get the Sunday. I usually pick it up at Walmart because they ring up for .50 a paper even on Sunday.

Originally Posted by xufan Leann...I'm near Dayton. We were in Cincy this weekend, and picked up the paper. I was surprised that some of the coupons were different in the SS. We're only 50 miles apart!

I notice a difference in all three. My local stinks quite often, and I find Columbus and Cinc. differ on what they offer. Of course I never find what was available back east. I wasn't much of a couponer then.

Does anyone order out of state / long distance papers and is it worth the price?? My husband thought we should order like a Boston or NY paper for Sun. delivery. I'm just not sure it would be cost effective.

Originally Posted by Leann I notice a difference in all three. My local stinks quite often, and I find Columbus and Cinc. differ on what they offer. Of course I never find what was available back east. I wasn't much of a couponer then. Does anyone order out of state / long distance papers and is it worth the price?? My husband thought we should order like a Boston or NY paper for Sun. delivery. I'm just not sure it would be cost effective.

Specialty newstands sell out of town papers. You can locate them in the yellow pages and call for details.

For most you have to order in advance at $4-6 per Sunday, and these editions often don't include their local ad or coupon inserts.

Ordering Sunday out of town papers was more common before widespread internet usage. Now it's more common to read old hometown news online.

Originally Posted by bvergwrd Specialty newstands sell out of town papers. You can locate them in the yellow pages and call for details. For most you have to order in advance at $4-6 per Sunday, and these editions often don't include their local ad or coupon inserts. Ordering Sunday out of town papers was more common before widespread internet usage. Now it's more common to read old hometown news online.

Makes sense, thanks for the info!

[SISSY816]

Our local High School is collecting newspapers for recycle, if any of your's do ask them about getting inserts. I believe that some where along the line, all the non-newspaper type material has to be removed before reprocessing.

[SISSY816]

Even better encourage your schools to do the same...it teaches the kids to earn funds for extra curricular activities. At the school they have a dumpster just for papers, and the kids also collect in their neighborhoods....

[starling]

i go to the local recycling bin here, so much fun, i usually leave gleeming from ear to ear.

one thing that i have done is made up a little flyer, you can either place them on the neighbors cars, mailboxes, or doors. explain what it is that you do and how it is so rewarding for you to benefit your local food pantry or shelters. i have several families that religiously leave me their inserts. as an appreciation i make them gift bags of some of my findings about once a month, this insures the deal of their continued support!!