Very mysteriously, I’m still getting my unordered, unpaid-for Redbook magazines.
In fact, after I originally posted, wondering where they were coming from and why they were bothering me, they didn’t disappear; they procreated. Now, I’m also receiving US Weekly, which, truth be told, I still throw in the recycling bin as soon as I receive it. I just can’t get in to all that celebrity gossip.
Redbook was a quick toss, too, for a while. Then, last month I think, I noticed Giada Di Laurentiis was the cover story and thought: AH! Now they’ve got me.
In that perusal, I noticed the mostly trashy Redbook also features financial articles, go figure. There was the one about the overspenders, the one about financial tips, the one with a write-up about the Budget Fashionista.
I don’t know. Maybe this was their plan all along.
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26 January 2008 at 9:45 pm
When I was in college and living in a student class house we hooked our TV (mine actually) up and noticed we had cable access. None of us talked to the cable company about it. None of us said a thing. Then one day in the second semester I turned on the TV to the ant-fights all over.
I walked down to the cable company and put in a subscription. No one said anything.
27 January 2008 at 6:57 am
US Weekly is so horrible! One of the funniest exchanges I’ve ever had in my life went something like this:
Deployed, two military members (one male and one female) are in an office.
Me: Okay, I’m going to the store across the base. Do you want me to pick you up anything?
Totally male guy: Yeah, can you pick me up a People or US Weekly if they have the new month?
Me, pausing, blinking: Seriously?
Guy: Yeah.
Weird. And all the guys were that way! It was strange.
27 January 2008 at 10:17 am
LOL. What in the world? Do you think he likes the pictures of all the girl celebrities?
28 January 2008 at 6:56 pm
Have you ever looked into writing for Redbook or their ilk? I find this THE most frustrating market.
28 January 2008 at 8:08 pm
FGS: I took a class all about it, in fact. There is a method to the very competitive nature of their selections, I’m sure… but it’s hard. I’d recommend reading it like crazy and crafting pieces that are similar. Then package a cover letter/sample and be aggressive. Persistence could pay off!