DeeDoo’s Digital Scrapbooking Blog

Lurking, waiting, patiently, quietly.

THEN—–GOTCHA!!!! ANOTHER FINAL NOTICE!!!!!

In my EMAIL.

First, let me say that I LOVE magazines. Always have. The beautiful photos grab me by the eyeballs and drag me into the pages almost without my consent. It really is a bit like an abduction, at least of the senses. Once inside, there are so many delightful diversions to explore. Recipes. Exercise Tips. Beauty Tips. Fashion Tips. Relationship Tips. Travel Tips. FinancialTips. Tips. Tips. Tips……..And MORE TIPS. I’m just about tipped out.

Not that I know everything now. Ho-ho-ho. Far from it. It’s just that there are only so many ways to say ‘don’t eat too much or you’ll get fat’, ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’, ‘don’t buy stuff you don’t need just because the neighbors have it’, before it becomes ‘yadda yadda yadda’. Still I buy the magazines and books, searching for THE ONE that will produce the AHA moment of insight into some devilish problem, present me with the ultimate dinner recipe, let me be thankful for a moment that I don’t have ‘that’ problem, or show me some beautiful Caribbean paradise I can dream of visiting.

Time was, years ago, magazine subscriptions were relatively more expensive than today, partly because they had fewer ads in them. Now magazines are often filled with advertising, and, oh, yeah, don’t forget to sandwich in an article or two between the ads. Sometimes the articles chosen for print are chosen because their content appeals to particular advertisers and will lead to sponsorship and dollars for the publisher. The truth is, probably ALL articles are chosen on that basis. Call me jaded.

So, today when I opened my email and saw a very familiar magazine title offering me ‘Two Full Years For $0’, I just had to look. Couldn’t help it. And, it’s a great deal. Pay the first year, in my case $12.97 + $4.00 postage, and get 3 years, 45 issues, of this well-known magazine delivered to my mailbox. (You got me how it can be 36 months and 45 issues….must be some extra issues in there?) How in the heck am I going to resist THIS offer???? One thought, though. At this price, will the magazine be ALL ads? I wonder. But it will still have the beautiful pictures! Of course!

Just a minute! This calls for a reality check. My stack of THE UNREAD is proof that I have not, in spite of my best intentions, gotten around to reading all the magazine advertising I ALREADY subscribe to. So, I have deleted the email and will be done with it!

No, I’m lying. I haven’t deleted the email. But I’m trying VERY HARD not to respond to it. I think I need an exorcism.