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On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 05:24:20 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:

>In article >, cshenk1
says...
>>
>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:30:10 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> > >
>> > >> On 8/21/2016 7:21 AM, Gary wrote:
>> > >> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > Millions of Americans never look at a newspaper (or the online
>> > >> > > equivalent).
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I still prefer the printed media...real books, not ebooks and
>> > real >> > paper newspapers not online news as the only viewing.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > For 12 years, I needed the newspapers too for ferret poopy
>> > papers. I >> > still subscribe though. I get to work early so I have
>> > some private >> > time. Nice peaceful morning time to look through
>> > the paper. >> >
>> > >>
>> > >> After 50 years I cancelled the paper. The quality had been
>> > slipping >> for a long time but finally reached my limit. In
>> > January, a couple >> more of the good columnists left, the price went
>> > up, and they wanted >> to charge to use their phone app in addition.
>> > >>
>> > >> I'm surviving but they may not. Subscriptions are way down these
>> > >> days.
>> > >
>> > > I still get the paper 4 days a week. It more than pays for itself
>> > > from the coupons.
>> >
>> > The coupons are all available online.
>>
>> Online ones do not double here and cost you ink to print. My 75cent
>> 'whatever' becomes 1.50$ off and I dont have to spend 5cents printing
>> it.
>
>LOL. My toner dries out before I get to use it up. So I print for free,
>in a way. Use it or lose it.

I wasn't going to respond but it sure doesn't cost me 5 cents to print
a coupon !