FabSwingers.com forum: Who actually still buys newspapers ?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

You know everything is on your phone, right ?!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

My parents. The only thing on their phone is caller display.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pappa bear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My parents. The only thing on their phone is caller display."

Yeah this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

newsagents

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do at the weekends. Spend enough of my week peering at screens. Like to lay the paper out on the kitchen counter and peruse at my leisure while sipping coffee.

Still read books too

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

I would rather not get my news from fake news dot com.

So I still by a newspaper even if it is the daily star.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It’s like who still buys porn mags.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is it still the case nobody in Liverpool buys the Sun ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some papers on the internet you have to subscribe to and I only read free ones.

I use the bbc and sky news websites.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle"

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in similarly vain OP,remember big thick Yellow Pages & Thompson directories..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you."

Sure you can. I do anyway

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I'll pick up a copy of the Metro if I'm out and about, but that's only for the sudoku puzzles

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

"I would rather not get my news from fake news dot com.

So I still by a newspaper even if it is the daily star."

Just out of interest, which .com news source are you referring to?

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

"I would rather not get my news from fake news dot com.

So I still by a newspaper even if it is the daily star.

Just out of interest, which .com news source are you referring to? "

All of them

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

"I would rather not get my news from fake news dot com.

So I still by a newspaper even if it is the daily star.

Just out of interest, which .com news source are you referring to?

All of them

So ALL online new resources are inferior to the Daily Star?

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you."

Exactly !

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By *cousesubsallyWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere out there

"Is it still the case nobody in Liverpool buys the Sun ?"

Yup

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you."

I do, I put it in a zip lock sandwich bag thought

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you.

I do, I put it in a zip lock sandwich bag thought

All that messing , I would rather have a good old book with pages and everything....how do you swipe to move it with a plastic bag on it?

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

I have never bought newspapers in either print or online. If I'm desperate I will watch the news or use google.

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you.

I do, I put it in a zip lock sandwich bag thought

All that messing , I would rather have a good old book with pages and everything....how do you swipe to move it with a plastic bag on it?"

How many times have you dropped a book in the bath and had to dry it with a hairdryer?

In my case once was more than enough, it was a library book so I had to buy it

But yes, my kindle and tablet swipe/scroll fine through the plastic.

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

I do , the Sun and I love it

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you.

I do, I put it in a zip lock sandwich bag thought

All that messing , I would rather have a good old book with pages and everything....how do you swipe to move it with a plastic bag on it?

How many times have you dropped a book in the bath and had to dry it with a hairdryer?

Never ! But I would a kindle, they are not as easy to hold

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"I do , the Sun and I love it

Yeah, but its got no ( . )( . ) in it now

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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago

London

I still buy the paper every day and also love to read it while drinking a nice cup of coffee.

I normally look at the sports section first and make my way backwards!

I often pick up a free metro and Evening Standard every day also and read them too.

I recycle all my newspapers once a week.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

anyone recall the newspapers in towns on a stand..with a bloke selling- shouting unintelligeble stuff.(evening post would be ""eee poe")

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me.

Coffee & a morning paper. The two go together

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

"I would rather not get my news from fake news dot com.

So I still by a newspaper even if it is the daily star.

Just out of interest, which .com news source are you referring to?

All of them

So ALL online new resources are inferior to the Daily Star?"

No the daily star inferior to I just don't have the time go through the internet ones and pick out the least fake on or click bate full of ads so I stick to a newspaper and BBC news.

Which internet news site do you work at?

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

"I do , the Sun and I love it

Yeah, but its got no ( . )( . ) in it now

The world is s different place now Ace , and not just for this reason . But hey ho , life goes on and we have to imagine what the page 3 girls tits look like !

Still there’s always fab where there are plenty on show

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

newspapers are good for Russian spies to hide behind.

they used to be good for fish & chips wrapping,theyre still good for cleaning windows,

or reading 'titanic' updates.

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By *r MoriartyMan
over a year ago

The Land that time forgot (Norfolk)

Newspaper's will die out eventually and books will become a niche interest, irrelevant to the majority. Times and technology change and all the antiquated stuff gets left behind in the end, just a matter of time.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

"Newspaper's will die out eventually and books will become a niche interest, irrelevant to the majority. Times and technology change and all the antiquated stuff gets left behind in the end, just a matter of time."

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/03/leading-the-entertainment-pack-uk-print-book-sales-rise-again

Apparently not

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"I do , the Sun and I love it

Yeah, but its got no ( . )( . ) in it now

The world is s different place now Ace , and not just for this reason . But hey ho , life goes on and we have to imagine what the page 3 girls tits look like !

Still there’s always fab where there are plenty on show

I met Linda Lusardi once

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do , the Sun and I love it

Yeah, but its got no ( . )( . ) in it now

The world is s different place now Ace , and not just for this reason . But hey ho , life goes on and we have to imagine what the page 3 girls tits look like !

Still there’s always fab where there are plenty on show

I met Linda Lusardi once

anything stick out ?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Ive never bought a newspaper. The only time i will read one is if i occassionally pick jays up. My mum reads the sun and she had it open and i glimpsed page three and realized its no longer topless women

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

"I do , the Sun and I love it

Yeah, but its got no ( . )( . ) in it now

The world is s different place now Ace , and not just for this reason . But hey ho , life goes on and we have to imagine what the page 3 girls tits look like !

Still there’s always fab where there are plenty on show

I met Linda Lusardi once

A stunning lady , that must be a very happy memory

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Me, I need sommat to line the cats tray with.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only ever buy them if I go to a pub in the daytime on my own. saying that it's been a while since I have bought one.

My parents still read them and they are in their 80's. I think it's just the coffin dodgers and white van drivers that keep newspapers in production.

I did spy what I thought was the Sunday Sport on sale the other day. I thought that paper had been scraped a long time ago.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd really like to know who still buys top shelf mucky mags.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I buy 2 newspapers every day Monday to Friday and 3 on Saturday and Sunday mostly do the crosswords but do have a read too not the same as looking at my phone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me. Cup of coffee,feet up, do the crossword, then read the paper, very relaxing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not done for years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like rustling the pages of a newspaper and a book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like getting the local newspapers when I am somewhere new. You get all sorts of 'murder at the allotments' type stories that never quite make the News at Ten.

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By *d59michelleTV/TS
over a year ago

walsall

"Me, I need sommat to line the cats tray with."

Pick up loads of Metros from the station

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"newsagents"

I get a paper when I need something to put shoes on while I polish them.

Apparently newspaper is also good for shining windows. Not the same paper used to polish the shoes on though.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

My luxury is having a newspaper delivered every day. I read it in bed and do the cryptic crossword

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By *hekaiserMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I do....when going on holiday or a business trip- read it on the plane/train.Like to keep my phone switched off ...get away from everyone.

I still buy books, proper books...none of this kindle bullshit...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whenever I caught the morning train, I always picked up a copy of the Metro.

Why? Same reason I buy books and not use a kindle... I like holding and reading from an actual book, not words on a lit screen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do....when going on holiday or a business trip- read it on the plane/train.Like to keep my phone switched off ...get away from everyone.

I still buy books, proper books...none of this kindle bullshit..."

Just noticed your comment. Haha great minds.

Can't beat an actual book!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"newsagents

I get a paper when I need something to put shoes on while I polish them.

Apparently newspaper is also good for shining windows. Not the same paper used to polish the shoes on though. "

Yup brings up a nice shine on car windows and body work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you.

Sure you can. I do anyway"

I would drown it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I buy a newspaper on my days off, still buy books too, love falling asleep trying to read a book

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By *hekaiserMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I do....when going on holiday or a business trip- read it on the plane/train.Like to keep my phone switched off ...get away from everyone.

I still buy books, proper books...none of this kindle bullshit...

Just noticed your comment. Haha great minds.

Can't beat an actual book!"

Ha ...very true

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

city

"So ALL online new resources are inferior to the Daily Star?"

Yes in a way they are.

For brexit profiles were built up about what news you click on, then the leave campaign sent adverts and fake news stories to people based on what news they click online. Some would only see nhs stuff, sick waiting people, others would see adverts about immigrants taking their job and nothing about nhs.

If you got your news from paper/tv they wouldn't have been able to do this to you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do....when going on holiday or a business trip- read it on the plane/train.Like to keep my phone switched off ...get away from everyone.

I still buy books, proper books...none of this kindle bullshit..."

I far prefer my Kindle.

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By *tace 309TV/TS
over a year ago

durham

I buy a newspaper. I'd rather read news the old fashioned wayv. You can't eat your fish n chips off a smart phone anyway

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

"Is it still the case nobody in Liverpool buys the Sun ?"

Yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you."

You can take a Kindle into the bath with you. I have a very easy to use waterproof cover for my Kindle. Its great to use.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do sometimes, the same reasons why I still buy books rather than a kindle

I like a book in my hand, and you can't take a kindle into the bath with you.

I do, I put it in a zip lock sandwich bag thought

All that messing , I would rather have a good old book with pages and everything....how do you swipe to move it with a plastic bag on it?

How many times have you dropped a book in the bath and had to dry it with a hairdryer?

Never ! But I would a kindle, they are not as easy to hold

I find my Kindle far easier to hold than a paper book. Its lighter and easier to use.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I buy a newspaper. I'd rather read news the old fashioned wayv. You can't eat your fish n chips off a smart phone anyway "

Oooh yes!! Fish n chips in newspaper were brilliant. They tasted so much better!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I buy a newspaper. I'd rather read news the old fashioned wayv. You can't eat your fish n chips off a smart phone anyway

Oooh yes!! Fish n chips in newspaper were brilliant. They tasted so much better!

The good ole days

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s like who still buys porn mags. "
I do and leave them in the canteen at work

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

I still do.

And it’s definitely not The Sun, thank god.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I buy the weekend editions, love a colour supplement I do...

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

"I buy the weekend editions, love a colour supplement I do...

Me too!

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

I still buy a daily paper, Monday to Saturday. I don't on Sundays unless, there is a unique special item or offer.

I don't use online versions of Papers, just simply because I won't go fully techie and have everything compressed into a screen sized viewing option.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I occasionally buy a paper on a Saturday (to fantasise over the property pages).

I also take a kindle in the bath - so much easier to hold than a book!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I occasionally buy a paper on a Saturday (to fantasise over the property pages).

I also take a kindle in the bath - so much easier to hold than a book! "

Are they waterproof?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I occasionally buy a paper on a Saturday (to fantasise over the property pages).

I also take a kindle in the bath - so much easier to hold than a book!

Are they waterproof?"

No, but then neither is a book. I have a steady hand.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just to add because I spend a lot of time staring at a screen all day my preference for reading material is now a book as opposed to a kindle.

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