Oct 15 2009

Multiple Sunday Papers: Reader Email

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I’m curious about getting 4 – 6 newspapers. Do you really have 6 subscriptions to the same newspaper? And they all get delivered? Or do you subscribe to several different papers?
Our local paper does not have a Sunday only subscription, and it seems such a waste to be getting 6 papers every single day, just so I can toss them out.
I could go out an just buy them on Sunday but then I would be paying a full $2.50 per paper, and I wonder if I would be saving enough to make it worth it.
Did you start out with 6 papers, or did you add them one at a time until you felt you had enough?

It’s actually VERY important that you get a Multiple Subscription to the Sunday Paper. Being a Krazy Coupon Lady takes time and effort. To make that effort worthwhile, you’d better be stocking up while something is at a ROCK BOTTOM price. Stocking up ensures that you won’t run out of an item and have to run to the corner store and pay full price. 5 copies of the Sunday paper is optimal.

Here is what you need to know:

I get 5 copies of the same paper each Sunday
You can get all 5 papers delivered to your door step.
Depending on where you live, you can get a Regular Daily Subscription (1 Paper Daily) Plus 5 Sunday Papers. This runs me about $15 per month or$0.75 per paper- MUCH cheaper than buying them from the news stand.
Let’s say you don’t want a subscription and you buy 4 Sunday papers each week off the stand for $2.50 each. Thats only $40 per week. Today while shopping I saved $150 on my order, and only spend $40… Thats a Savings of 80%. Totally worth it if you ask me!
I started with 5 copies of the paper. As our friend Jillian says: “Just Jump Right in, the Water’s Fine!”

Go HERE to see the Krazy Coupon Lady Newspaper Subscription Offers…
And if you don’t see your area- Just call up your Newspaper and ask them for a “Multiple Subscription Offer”- and see what they say! If they have never heard of it before, explain it to them or consider getting some friends together and you can all start calling! I am sure they will find a way to offer what you want- after all, they want to find a way to take your money!

Do you live in an area that offers Multiple Subscriptions? Leave a comment and let us know where you are at- and how much you pay, maybe it can help another Krazy Coupon Lady (or Guy!)… If you can’t get your paper to offer a Krazy Coupon Lady special- let us know, and maybe we can help you out!

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Tamara
No deals here on the Oregonian. I just called, and they said that there is a special for 12 weeks and I could get it for $1.99 a weekend, but no break on multiple copies, and in 12 weeks, it will go up to $3.00 per paper per Sunday. They cost $2 at Fred Meyer, so I’ll just keep doing that. It’s been well worth it for me. Also, I have three people that save their coupons for me, so I usually only buy 2 copies. Sorry about the rambling…
LISETTE
HI HERE AT MADISON,WI THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER WONT OFFER MULTIPLE SUBSCRIPTION AT A DISCOUNTED RATE.I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT I NEEDED AND THEY RESPONDED WITH WELL YOU JUST HAVE TO GET MULTIPLE SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE REGULAR PRICE.I AM NEW TO THE AREA SO I DONT KNOW ANYONE BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO READ THE CRAZY LADY BLOG…PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE WISONSIN STATE JOURNAL MAYBE IF THEY HEAR IT ENOUGH THEY WILL START OFFERING WHAT WE NEED FOR A DISCOUNTED RATE THEIR WEBSITE IS http://host.madison.com/wsj/
sara costa
it is really bad in TN . they only put the inserts if you have it delivered and they charge more it is 1.50 at the store the times charges 7.10 a month for sunday only and they give no discount on multiply paper so i would pay 35.50 a month for five i am noy sure it is worth it.Especially because half the time there are not all the inserts that are listed for that week. Is this odd or is it me?
Annoyomus
What I did was call the newspaper twice, and spoke to a differant person, and they gave me a differant answer. I think it depends on who you talk too. I ended up paying $1 a paper for sundays. Maybe try again!!
Rosie
wow… I just emailed about this. Can anyone share the best deal in the greater Seattle area? I just called the Tacoma New Tribune and got told that it would be $9.50 per month, per copy for Sunday only… seems a little steep to me, since I just moved from Utah and was paying under $12.50 a month for 3 copies. So… best deal… anyone? =)

Jenni
I live in Snohomish County (just North of King county) and the Snohomish County Herald has a special for 26 weeks every day delivered costs $26. I have a wood stove so I use the extra papers for fire starter or just recycle them. I go through the one that gets delivered and if it has good coupons, I pick up more copies at the local grocery. I plan to buy them when I’m a few dollars short of a “minimum purchase required” amount. For instance, at our Safeway, you need to spend $20 to use the in-ad coupons, so that’s where I’ll but the extra copies of Sunday paper that week. Also, I get different Sunday papers because sometimes the Herald doesn’t have all the store ads that the Seattle Times does, and vice-versa.

sara costa
has anyone else had the experience of getting the paper and not having that weeks inserts? like one week i got one instead of three
Joe
If they tell you they do not offer multiple subscriptions ask to speak the the “single copy sales manager” these are the people who go out to put the paper out there in stores and in the coin boxes. wholesaling 5-6 copies would not be a stretch. I used to manage for the statesman and they would have jumped on the chance to put in a SO location with 5 copies. I am willing to bet there is no communication between Home Delivery and single copy. also try speaking with the Circulation Manager.
Lara
Just a hint from one that doesn’t want to waste multiple papers…first – lose all pride…second – visit your local recycling center and have fun dumpster diving. For 15 minutes of work usually yields me about 30 – 45 inserts.
Also if you didn’t get your inserts, CALL YOUR PAPER they will typically redeliver.

Suzanne Mendoza
Is this a paper only recycling center? How do you easily pick out newspapers versus other paper? Is there a seperate area for newspaper? Thanks.
Amy
Lara – I love your idea…what a great way to stay “Green” =)
I do have one question.. Do you wait and go after business hours of the recycling center?
I can see it now.. All of us Krazies will be out there dumpster diving for coupons! ha =D
Thanks for the idea!
Kendra
I’ve been thinking a lot about this, too. I don’t get a paper, but my parents do, and we go to their house for dinner every Sunday. They don’t use their ads, so I do!
Albertsons often releases their doublers on Wednesdays, and they are included in the “Marketplace” junk that they leave on everyone’s driveway, subscriber or not. My neighbors’ copies usually sit in their driveways for days, so I pick them up from the neighbors who leave them there forever and get lots of doublers that way.

Neva
Unless you know the house is empty you might want to check with your neighbors just in case …
Kendra
We go on neighborhood walks most Thursday nights, and by that time, they’ve been sitting in the driveway for 2 days. You can always tell who doesn’t pick them up because the previous weeks’ is still there, too, looking all ratty and gross. It’s the same houses who leave them there week after week, which is most houses in our nieghborhood. Guess not too many people appreciate free coupons!

Erin C.
Where I live, you can go to the newspaper office on Mondays and buy copies that did not sell for .50 cents. This is a good way to get extras when there are a lot of coupons that weekend. I recommend seeing if your paper does the same, so long as you wouldnt have to drive very far.

Tina
Me too!!! Do you live in Idaho?

Kristen
When I wanted to start getting multiple Sunday papers I just called the paper I had my subscription with and talked to them. They didn’t have a subscription that offered multiple papers, but were willing to give me up to 4 extra Sunday papers at $.50 each. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask.
http://shoppingwithcents.blogspot.com Marie
I personally don’t feel that it is necessary to have a newspaper subscription, especially if you aren’t able to get multiple copies for cheap. I also don’t personally feel like you need more than two copies as well. Here’s why:
I don’t claim to be a KRAZY couponer. I take weeks off and don’t get papers so that I don’t always feel like I need to be finding a good deal. Plus I very often feel like the coupons I am able to get online heavily outweigh the coupons that come in the paper (regardless of the printing cost).
Plus all the coupons inserts are available online and if you know of a high-value coupon for an item that you use often, you can order it in large quantites off these sites for very cheap. That way you also aren’t creating additional waste with buying multiple copies of the paper.
Just a note as well: here in UT on Saturday the local Wal-Marts (maybe other stores too??) sell a two-set of papers (for a reduced bundle price)called the “Sunday Preview” that contain all the ads and inserts that will come out in the Sunday paper. So if it is a newspaper week for me, I hit the store on Saturday to get my paper and have a leg up on the ads and inserts. So check with your local paper or stores to see if they carry something similar to this offer.
But like I said, it all depends on how KRAZY you want to be in regards to whether or not you need multiple newspaper subscriptions.
Tina
I purchase multiple copies at Menards on Sat. They sell it for $1 a copy. Lockport, IL
http://thiscraftymommy.blogspot.com/ Shawna
i have asked all of my neighbors for their inserts, i have 4 who bring them to me on sunday morning. then, at about noonish, i head over to my favorite coffee shop and score 2 more for free. these 6 on top of my subscription delivered paper gives me 7 total each week! gotta love free. you will be surprised if you ask folks if they use their inserts, when i asked, everyone of them said “no”. good luck!
http://shoppingwithkellie.blogspot.com Kellie
I live in a small town west of Salem and The Oregonian is the largest newspaper (the one with all the coupon inserts!) but they will not deliver here. So I trek to the store to buy the paper each Sunday.
Ginny
I don’t buy any papers. I asked at my church if any one was willing to save the coupon inserts for me and I get 6 sets of coupon inserts for free!
Jessica
I’m in OKC and I get the Sunday paper on Sat at Walmart. My paper has recently run an offer of 12 weeks for $15. I’m worried though that I won’t get all my ads because in different stores you get different ads.
With my luck I’d get a subscription and get the one with less ads in it. Plus with all the rain we’ve been getting I’d like to keep my papers dry. I get 5 to 6 copies (spending $10 to $12), but I save over $200 a week.
Also I’m a member of a forum that posts the ads for CVS and Wags a couple weeks in advance and if I really want a lot of a specific Q I just order them in advance so I know I get them in time for the sale.
http://www.supermomtobe.blogspot.com Andrea
I go to the Dollar Tree every Sunday. They sell The Olympian and the Tacoma News Tribune for $1!!! Saves me tons of money ]

Tessa
Andrea, I’m new to the area (we live in Graham) and I was wondering if the Olympian carries the same inserts as the Tribune – do you happen to know if it does? Thanks!

Marsha
I buy my sunday paper on Monday for half price. I know two local places. One is a cvs. The other is a grocery store. I live in Northeast ohio
yenny
Hello here some tips,
- Check other days of the week, some papers put the inserts wednesday or saturday.
- Check the dollar stores, some sell the papers for 2 for $2.
- Check online services you can buy weekly whole inserts only.
Or at the end contact directly and befreind with the “paper boy” they usually college students trying to make there way, ask him for a small fee for only the inserts or a “goody bag” full of all the freebies you will get.
Ginger
I have a question about multiple subscriptions to the Idaho Statesman. I have a subscription for 4 Sunday papers. Every single week, my papers are assembled wrong. They all have the Sunday Life section on the outside (Section C). I do get Sections A&B, but all 4 sets of the A&B sections are underneath my stack of newspapers.
I mean, it’s not like it’s a big deal. I am getting the full papers. But, it’s just weird and I was wondering if anyone else has the same experience.
The MacLerran Family
Times News in Twin Falls, Idaho offers Sunday’s Papers — 10 Papers @ .50 each ($5.00 min.) on Mondays at The Times News Newspaper Building.
Tina C
I go and get the Times News in Twin Falls on Monday too! You can go down to thier office on Heyburn and 2nd, and get Sunday papers- with ads for .50 cents each! It is great! I also collect the Wednesday ads from other people’s yard, to get Smith’s and Albertson’s in our area.
Sarah D
I just found out that the Dollar Tree stores in my area sell the paper for $1. Since our local paper is $2, I can get 2 for the price of 1! They also several different titles, so I can get different papers. Often, one will have a coupon the other doesn’t. Only thing is, you have to get there right when they open in order to get a paper! The ladies behind the counter will keep the papers for a woman they call the “cat lady”. Guess she uses them for litter for her 14 cats!
Also, I’ve heard about calling the local corner/convenience store to see if you can have their leftover Sunday papers. A lot of times, they just throw them out!
Jenelle
Thanks ladies for all your input! I live in San Diego, and I will definitely be giving our local newspaper a call to see if they have a multipal subscription deal. Also, I have asked a couple co-workers for their insert which they were happy to give me. Maybe I’ll try a few neighbors too. You never know, right?
Robin Miller
I have a Safeway card and the United Mileage Plus on it. If you go to their website, you can get newspaper subscriptions for so many miles. You put in your zipcode and it will show what papers are available and for however miles.
I got the Sacramento Bee sunday only, 1 yr. sub. for 1600 miles. It usually cost $78.00.
Wendy
I discovered that Walmart sells my city’s Sunday paper all week long for .99 cents–It’s $1.75 everywhere else! I only pick it up on weeks that have good coupons (where I know that I can make back at least my $4 bucks for 4 copies). On “slow” weeks I don’t bother. I learned that one Walmart sells out more quickly than the other. Finally, my Sunday paper has a little yellow box on the top that says “Save $xxx this week” so it helps me to know if I should buy more.