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worrying addiction to real life mags
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At the start of this year I made a vow to stop buying expensive glossy womens magazines like marie claire, glamour etc, as they cost £2-£4 a time and are full of adverts.
However, I've become worryingly addicted to cheap nasty magazines like love it, real people and pick me up. They are only about 60p a time and I like to read them in the bath but I'm worried if I read too many I might turn into one of the women selling their stories to them.
I even sent in a top tip to pick me up last week (but it was via their website and I will get £30 if they print it).
Does anyone else read them or has sold an amazing real life story to them? You can even sell stories like: "my worst date" to them.
However, I've become worryingly addicted to cheap nasty magazines like love it, real people and pick me up. They are only about 60p a time and I like to read them in the bath but I'm worried if I read too many I might turn into one of the women selling their stories to them.
I even sent in a top tip to pick me up last week (but it was via their website and I will get £30 if they print it).
Does anyone else read them or has sold an amazing real life story to them? You can even sell stories like: "my worst date" to them.
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:thumb: you know what else you can do - do you get to write any human interest stories for your paper? The next one you get, adapt it and send it to one of those mags. My mate used to do that and he not only used to get paid for it, but also money for the person who the story is about - that was for Bella.
"My name's Sid and I'm addicted to Real Life Magazines"
Or
Try reading something else. Maybe a book or a magazine to do with a subject you're interested in.
Because i'm on an extremely tight budget now i've been buying the mags that are 60p, not the usual ones i get. Everyone gives me funny looks cos they think i'm buying housewifey magazines, either that or i'm getting old before my time.
What worrys me even more is i found myself buying magazines with the best puzzles in for when i was bored :eek:
I don't know if my paper would be very pleased about that but I will bear it in mind, thanks!
:yes: We used to do that too. I dont know what these real life magazines are, but we'd read those hardcore ott magazines. Whats it called, like World News, or something, even more bizzare than National Inquirer. I still remember reading one article about an elderly woman who shot her rapist, followed by a story about an amputated leg that hopped itsself down to the hospital where its owner was. Then there are always the stories of "bat boy" The US governments secret weapon :cool:
Oh I cannot wait, coming from you its bound to be excelent :hyper:
I never read the cheap ones unless at a doctors surgery or round someone elses house. They are worse value than the other ones tbh.
If you find youre spending a lot of money and you have a real favourite or two, maybe get a subscription, and then just stick to that. You can often get subscriptions for half price or some other special offer, and if youre going to be buying it anyway, you may as well.
shhh to you its almost my lunch time
We've never won.
I freaking LOVE Psychologies, what good taste you have :thumb: It's the only magazine subscription I have - got an alright discount for doing so and it'd be worth it even if I didn't.
I also buy Viz.
my ex's lying mum was in take a break a couple of weeks ago
yeah but Briggi, Im slowly coming to the conclusion that we were seperated at birth.
Also, has anyone read Scarlet?
Scarlet sucks imho... read a few from my girl, she even stop getting it... psychologies I read it as well (in the bathroom
Psychologies is really good. the articles are indepth and make you think.
www.psychologies.co.uk is the website, but they dont put the full articles on the website obviously or else noone would buy the mag.