Five Advantages Of Magazine Subscriptions Over News Stand Purchases

If you're a loyal subscriber of your favorite magazines, then this page is a no-brainer for you. Use the contents of this page as an affirmation that you've made the right decision. If you're a newbie, you may want to ponder upon the traditional option of enrolling in a subscription program instead of shelling out cash every time you want to get a sighting and reading of your favorite magazines. Read on to find out what the advantages are of making a subscription instead of purchasing magazine copies at the news stand.

1. NO “SOLD OUT” CASES. Nothing can be more frustrating than braving long commutes, untoward weather and a rowdy crowd only to be told by the news stand vendor that copies of your favorite magazine are already sold out. What's worse is that you can never tell whether an issue sells like hot cakes or not until the very last minute when you've already reached the news stand and very much eager and ready to make the purchase.

2. NO LOOSE CHANGE. This may seem like a no big deal for you on ordinary days, but when you're in a hurry your search or your wait for loose change can cost you a lot of precious minutes. Very few vendors sell magazines at closed figures but even these figures require some change to be given in exchange for your 20 or 100-dollar bills. Most of the price tags always end with 35 or 75 or 95 cents.

3. NO MISSED ISSUES. This month, it's a sold out case. Next month, it's the weather. Two months from now, it's your health. There are many excuses and circumstances that may present themselves to prevent you from going out just to buy an issue of your favorite magazine at a news stand. Say bye bye to ever completing your planned magazine collection if this is the case.

4. MORE OF SAVINGS. Many subscriptions give you discounts so that although you pay for a huge sum upfront, you are actually saving a lot in the long run. For instance, if news stands sell an issue for 45 dollars, subscriptions may give you an issue for 30 dollars a piece only. You save 15 dollars in just one issue and even more money if your calculations include the whole year. The discounts may come as lower prices than those by retailer stands. They may also come in the form of freebies, entitling you to an extra month or two worth of magazine issues at no extra charge.

5. MORE OF QUALITY. The textual content and the quality of the shots remain the same, but when you receive copies of magazines that you paid subscription for, you're almost always assured of receiving them in mint condition: fewer folds and crumpling, no smears, no finger prints, no dog ears, no tears, just crisp and high-quality paper in brand-new packaging. This is because unlike copies in news stands, there are fewer people who actually get to leaf your personal copy of a subscribed magazine.