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Bruce[_28_]

In article >,
says...
>
> "Bruce" wrote in message
> T...
>
> In article >, cshenk1
> @cox.net 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.
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>
> I wish we got coupons like the ones I read about here.

We get discount coupons from supermarkets, based on how much we spend
there, but we buy most of our stuff somewhere else.