Do you save magazines?

Grampa Don

Grampa Don

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Orange county, Calif.
In the 60's and 70's, we subscribed to Life and the National Geographic. My wife saved a few of them and they are fun to look through now. I saved some Electronics Illustrated and Popular Electronics from the same period and they are boxed and stored in the garage. I also have some issues of Compute! and Compute Gazette and a few other computer magazines from when I was playing with my Commodore 64. And, I have the first 100 issues of Fine Woodworking.

I haven't saved any magazines for a long time now. My wife subscribed to People, Good Old Days, and The Saturday Evening Post. After she passed, I canceled People. Good Old Days consists of articles and pictures submitted by readers, and the Saturday Evening Post actually has some interesting articles. I enjoy them but they are nothing I would bother to save.
 

I used to buy Chatelaine, People, Oprah and other magazines, also subscribed to National Geographic and Reader's Digest. Unsubscribed about 20 years ago. Magazine prices have soared. I can source articles online.

Have not saved any of them.
 
Pinky said:
I used to buy Chatelaine, People, Oprah and other magazines, also subscribed to National Geographic and Reader's Digest. Unsubscribed about 20 years ago. Magazine prices have soared. I can source articles online.

Have not saved any of them.
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It's true, there's a lot to read online. I do that too. But, there's something comfortable about sitting down, maybe with a cup of tea or a little wine, and browsing through a real magazine.
 
Used to.
My parents subscribed to a few; Life, Look, Sat Eve Post, RD, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, TV Guide but I don't recall them being saved for any length of time.

I used to get Nat'l Geographic and Time. I saved the Nat'l Geos for awhile.
 
I used to save Consumer's Reports, just the last 12 issues for reference. My wife saves every piece of reading material she ever picks up. She has a friend that comes over every week to help her let go and sort her books, magazines and such for donating. I gladly treat her to lunch when we go out afterward. My wife is going to still hang on to the last 5 years of her magazines only. shrugs.gif I remind her that she is somewhat over 70 now, but that if she does get around to reading those magazines in the next 30 years, it'll be a miracle. She gives me that look like I had just said something nasty, like Jesus was Jewish or that Pope John Paul II was Polish. 🤔
 
RadishRose said:
Used to.
My parents subscribed to a few; Life, Look, Sat Eve Post, RD, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, TV Guide but I don't recall them being saved for any length of time.

I used to get Nat'l Geographic and Time. I saved the Nat'l Geos for awhile.
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I remember coming across an issue of a very old issue of National Geographic, that had an airlines ad, featuring the actor Jimmy Stewart being served a meal on a plane. Cool!
 
Here's one I bought in 1954. At the time, I didn't understand any of it, but I thought it was neat. I wouldn't part with it now.

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Save if you like but they could become a fire hazard. A house around the corner where I used to live burned and in the attic you could see piles of old magazines and newspapers.

Those I get now I give to my nephew or if he's not around they go in the recycling bin.
 
In the past, we used to live with a room full of National Geographics, starting from Volume 1 in 1888.
Husband's father started the collection, and hubby continued until his death.

Our son has all of them now, and as far as I know, he still gets them monthly.
They are all bound in leather cases, with many indexes for reference, and also cases of maps.
He has a large home, so no problem with space for all the book shelves needed. :)
.... his father-in-law shares in the interest also.
 
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I love magazines and had subscriptions to them a few years ago. For what it's worth, the only subscription I have now is to AARP magazine. :rolleyes: The only ones I saved were a few old Gourmet magazines that were my mother's and some National Geographic and cooking magazines. I got rid of the National Geographic, but I still have several neatly organized Saveur and Cook's Illustrated magazines. Cook's was so clever and came up with an index book, so you know exactly in which issue to find the recipe you're looking for. I have favorites that I refer to all the time. I enjoy reading magazines but no longer want any delivered to my mailbox. I don't need any more paper, there's already enough junk mail to deal with.

1949 Gourmet
Gourmet Cover Illustration Of A Crown Roast Print by Henry Stahlhut
Gourmet Cover Of Cherry Flambe Print by Henry Stahlhut
1996 Saveur
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Read [PDF] Cooks Illustrated Cookbook 2000 Recipes from 20 Years of ...

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I have a copy of "messing about in boats" from October 1993. It is of special interest to me because it contains an article that I wrote.

That publication just went out of business this year.

I have some hard bound books that are more than a century old.
 
I have quite a few old Hot Rod, and motorcycle magazines stashed away in the shop, and my bedroom closet. I will grab one on occasion and peruse. Seems there were much more informative, and DIY oriented articles than today, and nostalgia can be fun.
 

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