I loved the Reader's Digest when I was a child when it included a little bit of everything for people of all ages. I remember hoarding it until I finished reading every page.
The cost of print media has become cost prohibitive, plus people can not afford to buy magazines and newspapers. Also most newspapers and magazines are so political and woke, it turns off most people.
So true! I used to enjoy The Chronicle Telgram in Lorain county but they were big democrats and even print list of who to vote for for people to take to the polls, of course all democrats
The women's magazines used to have lots of themes e.g. home decor, craft patterns, gardening etc. Now they are just full of 'C' grade trashy celebrity gossip. Of no interest to most.
@@geebee3159Mmm. Who cares about these instant s'lebs with their trout pouts, silly poses and numbingly boring gossip. I'm just back from taking my dog for a walk and infront of me was a very attractive young female, and she was holding her phone out infront of her doing various poses in the middle of the pavement. She'd crossed a busy road without taking any notice of the cars driving by. I practically walked into her when she suddenly stopped to get that perfect shot. Either someones going to snatch her phone, or she's going to have an accident😳
I stopped buying the newspapers when they became to “woke”. I miss the days when newspapers had actual journalists. I miss the crossword puzzle and the word jumble too.
Full of adverts, tiny print, woke articles too. I stopped buying them about 5 years ago after being an avid daily reader. In this age of immediate gratification the papers can't keep up. It's a real shame but maybe one day things will change again.
@@viviennesmith572 do you enjoy audio books too? Calibre Audio is a uk charity that provides audio books to the visually impaired or any disabilities that make reading difficult. It costs 3 pounds a month and their selection is very large and their readers brilliant. Many of them are actors so it's a real treat. I've been particularly unwell the last year or so and they've been an absolute life saver. You might enjoy them too!
I use both, I prefer proper books but have no room to keep more than a few of them so keep most on my Kindle or Kobo and only my favourites - ones I can reread hundreds of times - or reference books that don't translate to ebook at all - meaning the huge reference books with hard covers full of beautiful photos and other information, especially historical ones dealing with the early monastery gardens or Egypt/Rome/China
This is deeply concerning. Reading an actual paper has always been a pleasure for me. I believe in journalism as it’s critical to democracy. People are too busy these days to read lots of articles to see the nuances at play. One has to read various articles from different papers to get all the facts and opinions. Now that most news is consumed online via social media, we are losing the ability to read past a paragraph or two.
My husband is now housebound and he really looks forward to his newspaper arriving each day. He is not computer literate so would battle with an on line newspaper. 😮 Really sad to lose the Readers Digest. The end of an era. 😢
Sadly, it will be the end of an era. I love the Reader's Digest, read it cover to cover. Always interesting, and usually wholesome, content. Nothing replaces reading an ACTUAL newspaper in the morning. Kindle and eBooks just don't cut the mustard.
Wow! What an incredibly stupid thing to say. Cannot have taken a moment to think it through. I’ll miss the Readers Digest. Used to be my favorite magazine. ♥️🇨🇦
I stopped reading newspapers when it became all about the in celebrities how to think a particular politicial way and a serious lack of investigative journalism. Ay the turn of the 20thc there were ocer 3000 publications in the uk, by the 1950s this became 50 odd, vy 2000 there were just a handful as it is today. How can it be reporting and jounalism in a fair way with ao little choice. It is so obvious its about moulding opinion not informing. I say, we as a species have regressed monumentally in the last 100 years, how was this travesty allowed to happen.
This looks like a beautiful part of London. Canary Wharf, such a lovely name. Very sad that Readers Digest has closed down after almost 100 years. People under 45 years old never look at a magazine or newspaper these days. Sad😢😢
It’s definitely not beautiful, Canary Wharf. A horrible cement jungle, absolutely zero charm. More downtown Detroit than anything else. Plus, you won’t be able to talk to anyone, they’re either working in the financial industry, rushing to get around and/or very, very young. Everyone on IPhone. An underground village of sad consumerism and overground faceless “architecture”. Please don’t waste any time you have in London on this inhuman garbage. Enjoy a river trip to Richmond to view and you’ll see exactly what I mean. London has so very many other wonderful sights, secrets and sounds for you to discover. PS. Oxford Street, now another hellhole……just saying
I'm waving to you and our chums, Neil. Jones reminds me of what I always say, "Beauty may only be skin deep, but stupid goes all the way to the bone"! Take care and stay safe, Neil.
Neil, I love it when you wave to all of us. You have a lot of viewers outside of UK. I used to visit England ,but no longer can because of health issues. Even though I'm across the pond it makes me feel still connected to the Brits 👋🇺🇸
Grew up with Readers Digest. Got in my purse. “Laughter is the Best Medicine “ I miss my print morning newspaper with my coffee. Sister loves reading online newspaper. Not for me.
Thank You Neil. We have you to give us the latest news, goings-on, correcting various "stories" in the media etc etc. You do a Sterling job Neil plus wonderful scenery, history, places, actors etc. Have a wonderful evening. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
👋👋💕💕🤗🌹 Good morning Neil. Well I guess it's an of an amazing era. Didn't you just love the smell of the newspaper? The soft whispy crackle as pages were turned and the way your father snapped it when us kids were being too loud? Your mum insisting you don't throw that paper out today because she had some things to pack away. Going back years later to unpack them again only to find yourself more enthralled by the crumpled newspaper than that keepsake she gingerly protected for you years ago. No more rite of passage of your first job before you were legally allowed to work. I can list so many more reasons we need to keep things in print. I just chose to speak about the newspaper because the sentimental value of the newspaper is felt by many generations.
I buy the telegraph 3 Times a week on average. I do enjoy some me time reading a broadsheet whilst drinking a cuppa. Scrolling on a tablet just does not have the same relaxing feeling.
In my part of the world , the journalistic efforts are tragic. Poorly written, no analyses or humour or anything to recommend the writing or thinking behind the articles- and so much negativity. I really can’t spend money on a few flimsy pages littered with adverts heavily woke or in other ways totally boring. So, Neil - you hold the flag high! I’m here for that😊.
🤣🤣 The ONLY newspapers left are the scandal rags ... National Enquirer, etc... You can still buy a few magazines,, but they are pretty skinny and mostly ads!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Happy Friday Neil ! Your looking so dapper today with your lovely tie. The background is amazing and I love seeing you happy. Hugs 🤗 from your chum xxx 💋
How sad that the Readers Digest has come to end, BUT if we all bought it we wouldn’t have been so shocked at its demise. How many of us just read it in the dentist waiting room, but it was a good read. As for the editor of the Evening Standard, I used to subscribe to it until that former chancellor whatsisname became editor; never read it again. Some of these people really don’t know their own business, do they? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Neil, this is why we ❤ you and your channel because you care about your audience and what you do; and there's no substitute for that.
I have always loved the Readers Digest Neil. Since my husband died four years ago I have not bought a newspaper. He only bought it for the sports pages and crossword, etc.
Neil I dont read newspapers anymore, our local newspaper used to have all sorts in it and I enjoyed reading it, however they sold out and now everything like jobs etc are miles away in manchester or further afield all the adverts are not local its not even printed in the town anymore...
I just bought the post yesterday! I do get the Sunday paper delivered for my dad. He worked as a machinist/printer for the evening star more than 30 years till they were sold in 1981. Every day he came home from work with a paper. Boy o boy did it aggravate him when we didn't put the paper back together properly!!
The last time I bought a print newspaper was when we had a new puppy! I used to miss our newspaper, but we've gotten so used to the on-line version that there's no going back.
How sad. I have read Reader's Digest, practically all my life. ...even owned some Reader's Digest Books.... Shame. Sadly newspapers are becoming rare... I remember when Dallas Texas had 2 newspapers...its been only one for a mighty long time... and its gotten too expensive except for special editions one might want to keep.
It’s sad to hear the readers digest will not be printed anymore. Fortunately, I went to a thrift shop I had only been to once before. I found and bought a readers digest “Festival of Popular Songs” 1977 edition. Glad I picked it up.
I used to buy a news paper every night when I finished work , someone else in the family would also buy what they liked to read. News papers are now where near as good as they were.
Thank you for your positional broadcast Neil. That's where my father was born (just after WW1) and the area most of the extended family lived around. Nothing remained of their homes after WW2! It's strange to see how mid to late 20thC the development is when we had some photo's of how it used to look!
Love that part of London all those people in shirt sleeves and Summer dresses lovely Trees and river - always places of interest Thanks Neil - the only time I read a magazine is at the hairdresser and they are usually a month old , by then you can see the gossip on celebrities is all lies - Newspapers are different it has to be todays news and depends on the journalist slant on things - I think I’ll stay with my favourite TV news and just smile at the lies in the magazines and feel satisfied I’ve saved some money
I used to read the Readers' Digest many years ago. It was a nifty little magazine with something for all ages. I was a magazine and newspaper reader also. I have a hard time justifying a $14.00 price tag for a magazine that used to cost $2.50-5.00. Also, there are so many ads now that the articles are smaller, and it's just not worth it. My local paper went from a 20-page paper for .75 to a 6 page paper for $2.50. There are a lot of ads, and it's not worth it. I can see why people won't purchase with money tight and bills to pay. You have to choose to buy a magazine or food. Im chosing food. Cheers!👋👋👋😁
I haven't brought a magazine or newspaper, Neil since 1997. I got fed up with spending my hard earned money, especially on these magazines here in Britain, just to read these so called celebrities whinging about how hard their lives were, as for newspapers that they are so full of rubbish and lies, nothing really interesting in them to be honest with you. I would rather spend my my money on a interesting book to read.
Hi Neil I always bought a newspaper to read my horoscope for the day then do the crossword and find out what was going on in the world sadly not as much now because I don’t trust any of their stories.
I perked up when you mentioned Reader's Digest, Neil....we used to devour that book back in the day, wait anxiously for the next issue. Infact i still have a few Reader's Digests that date back to 1976-77...yes you read right! 😃.... i still sometimes pick them up & go thru thru them, chuckling at the ads & stuff.... my dad used treasure them......before we took to reading them... ❤....O memories are made of this! 😍🤩
Honestly I don't buy magazines anymore... I used to when I flew regularly for work and needed something to read on a plane, but even that stopped because of all the garbage. Frankly, I didn't know who they were talking about most of the time anyway. A good book was a way better solution.
Scrolling online may be convenient but nothing can compare to the smell of a paper and ink newspaper with a cup of coffee first thing in the morning. 👋
I still am able to get the daily paper, in spite of the high cost. I prefer seeing the paper in print even though more & more “news” is posted on line. I like the comics & doing my daily crossword puzzle w/ pen or pencil.
I used to enjoy reading the papers. What a shame about the Readers Digest. My Mum loved reading them, I still have the World Atlas from 1968 that she bought from them, it was for us children to learn from, reading it now is interesting as a lot of countries have changed names and even borders. Thanks Mum❤
Fascinating story Neil as always, we buy a newspaper daily, but I learn and trust far more from your honest, enjoyable and daily videos. I fear social media and the expense of the papers may sadly damage the industry long term. Thank you. Hx❤️🌟
Who used to cut out newspaper clippings? I used to cut lots, even gluing them in big scrap books. I had to throw a whole lot out when we downsized but I kept all my cooking and baking clippings. They’re fascinating to look at now. And I still have all the clippings from when Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed by the French back in the 80’s. I did have all the clippings from when Charles and Diana married. I was just a young teen at the time. Oh to have those now! I remember there was an article on how many fashion places tried to replicate her frock.
Hello Neil, Let's hope that wasn't his Gerald Ratner moment....the public have long memories, but these highly paid bosses forget that we're really not as daft as they seem to think. Reader's Digest was a wonderful little magazine, but it was notoriously difficult to cancel a subscription and my father spent about a year to finally cancel his. I'll never forget his face when, unbeknown to her, my sister gave him a birthday present of a subscription to RD....his face was a picture. 😂 Penny from Christchurch. 🇬🇧
That area is beautiful looks like the sun is shining,its a lively area , everyone going about their business , Have a wonderful day outside enjoying the weather ⭐️ in your neck of the woods
My grandfather always had the Readers Digest in the house. I loved reading it as i was growing up. I agree it has become too expensive to buy newspapers and magazines. Our local paper is $1,00 and paper thin with old news in it. What a joke
I'm sorry to hear The Reader's Digest is coming to an end. My subscription expired a long time ago (out of my price range) but I used to really look forward to receiving my monthly copy. Always lots to dip in and out of. 😀
My parents subscribed to the local 3 newspapers (1 morning and 2 afternoon), plus a lot of the women's magazines. Dad had 2 men's adventure and mechanics type magazines and I had National Geographic and an archery magazine growing up as a teen. As an adult we subscribed to the print newspaper wherever we lived up to about 8 years ago. Now digital. Same with magazines. I do miss a print newspaper as well as magazines and paperback books (I like to hang on or swap books with friends or sell back to used book stores).
I love newspapers, magazines snd books, and the first thing I do is.open anywhere and take a sniff .. absolutely love the smell. It will be a very sad day if and when newsprint disappears from our lives.
While I was caring for my husband in his last months, I couldn't get out to buy a paper & simply got out of the habit & then the cost put me off completely when circumstances changed again & somehow I had filled the time with other things.
I loved Readers Digest. My mum and dad used to get it delivered, and I subscribed when i moved out and got married. It was full of interesting information that I wouldn’t normally look for.
We still support print media with a daily subscription. At one time every home in our neighbourhood would have the morning paper delivered. Nowadays there are just a few.
I still buy a daily paper so I can do the crosswords & puzzles. I reminder Reader's Digest, my parents use to subscribe to it. It got me into trouble a few years ago. My Am Dram theatre were doing a production of Stevie & there was bookcase on the set. So we filled it up with books & an audience member clocked some Readers Digest among them, pointing out it wouldn't have been published at the time the play was set.
I like a real newspaper but when I worked out the cost, it turned out that two papers, six days a week, was costing over £40 a month! So I've cut down to one paper during the week and two papers at the weekend. I now get more news online
The problem with the printed media is getting rid of the magazines, newspapers, periodicals, etc after you read it. Also how much space they take up in your mail box. I have gone to total digital because I can access the material anytime I want to read it with no storage problems. An iPad is much easer to carry around than hundreds of magazines or newspapers.
MM wasn’t even newsworthy enough for the National Enquirer 😅
She is now
WOW
A Gerald Ratner moment ?
I loved the Reader's Digest when I was a child when it included a little bit of everything for people of all ages. I remember hoarding it until I finished reading every page.
I always used to go straight to Humour in Uniform, and Humour is the best medicine. You could always find a copy at your doctor's surgery. 😂🙋
I've always loved Readers Digest! I read it cover to cover😂. Sad to see it go
Me too
King Charles has just been made royal patron for the RSPCA. 🙏
I stopped purchasing newspapers when they stopped being honest!
And pushing there woke liberal agenda.
It takes a long time to realise your just reading lies. 📚
My life career was in print media. I feel like the guy who makes carriage wheels. 🇨🇦
👋I feel your pain... from someone who helped discover the wheel.... 🙃🇬🇧
The cost of print media has become cost prohibitive, plus people can not afford to buy magazines and newspapers. Also most newspapers and magazines are so political and woke, it turns off most people.
So true! I used to enjoy The Chronicle Telgram in Lorain county but they were big democrats and even print list of who to vote for for people to take to the polls, of course all democrats
Exactly. Most are leftwingnuts 🙄👍
The women's magazines used to have lots of themes e.g. home decor, craft patterns, gardening etc. Now they are just full of 'C' grade trashy celebrity gossip. Of no interest to most.
@@geebee3159 I agree
@@geebee3159Mmm. Who cares about these instant s'lebs with their trout pouts, silly poses and numbingly boring gossip. I'm just back from taking my dog for a walk and infront of me was a very attractive young female, and she was holding her phone out infront of her doing various poses in the middle of the pavement. She'd crossed a busy road without taking any notice of the cars driving by. I practically walked into her when she suddenly stopped to get that perfect shot. Either someones going to snatch her phone, or she's going to have an accident😳
I stopped buying the newspapers when they became to “woke”.
I miss the days when newspapers had actual journalists. I miss the crossword puzzle and the word jumble too.
I miss the newspapers. I stopped buying them several years ago when they became very expensive.
And lacking in content 👍🇬🇧❤️
Full of adverts, tiny print, woke articles too. I stopped buying them about 5 years ago after being an avid daily reader. In this age of immediate gratification the papers can't keep up. It's a real shame but maybe one day things will change again.
I still need to hold a good book in my hands...it feels better than a Kindle!
One of the joys of my life has been reading a good book without plugging it into the power . Big wave 👋
Mine too! 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
Mine too!
I wonder what the cost of reading everything on screens will be for our eyes and health?
Me too I have a kindle now so i can read in the dark as i have lost the sight in one eye. Reading puts your mind a rest 😊
@@viviennesmith572 do you enjoy audio books too?
Calibre Audio is a uk charity that provides audio books to the visually impaired or any disabilities that make reading difficult. It costs 3 pounds a month and their selection is very large and their readers brilliant.
Many of them are actors so it's a real treat.
I've been particularly unwell the last year or so and they've been an absolute life saver. You might enjoy them too!
I use both, I prefer proper books but have no room to keep more than a few of them so keep most on my Kindle or Kobo and only my favourites - ones I can reread hundreds of times - or reference books that don't translate to ebook at all - meaning the huge reference books with hard covers full of beautiful photos and other information, especially historical ones dealing with the early monastery gardens or Egypt/Rome/China
I stopped buying newspapers when they were fixated with images of Diana, even years and years after death.
This is deeply concerning. Reading an actual paper has always been a pleasure for me. I believe in journalism as it’s critical to democracy. People are too busy these days to read lots of articles to see the nuances at play. One has to read various articles from different papers to get all the facts and opinions. Now that most news is consumed online via social media, we are losing the ability to read past a paragraph or two.
Political, woke, and expensive. Don’t care for celebrities telling me how I should live.
My husband is now housebound and he really looks forward to his newspaper arriving each day. He is not computer literate so would battle with an on line newspaper. 😮 Really sad to lose the Readers Digest. The end of an era. 😢
I have 3 more yrs on my subscription😢😢😢
It will be a shame when it is gone
I haven’t bought a newspaper in 20 years and a magazine in 10 years due to the cost. I do miss them.
I miss newspapers... when they had something to say. Maybe it's just as well they are going the way of the dinosaur.
Sadly, it will be the end of an era. I love the Reader's Digest, read it cover to cover. Always interesting, and usually wholesome, content. Nothing replaces reading an ACTUAL newspaper in the morning. Kindle and eBooks just don't cut the mustard.
Wow! What an incredibly stupid thing to say. Cannot have taken a moment to think it through. I’ll miss the Readers Digest. Used to be my favorite magazine. ♥️🇨🇦
I don't know when i bought a newspaper last. Why pay a fortune for something based on true stories when i can get the real news here?
True stories - often the newspapers lie! Or the journalists at least. All spin and propaganda.
Because most of the ''news'' channels on CZcams are out and out lies or mis-information at best.
No Reader's Digest? I hope that's not happening in the US, too. A lot of things have come and gone over the years, but this really rattles me.
So fed up of the Metro being shoved in your face all the time.
I stopped reading newspapers when it became all about the in celebrities how to think a particular politicial way and a serious lack of investigative journalism.
Ay the turn of the 20thc there were ocer 3000 publications in the uk, by the 1950s this became 50 odd, vy 2000 there were just a handful as it is today. How can it be reporting and jounalism in a fair way with ao little choice. It is so obvious its about moulding opinion not informing.
I say, we as a species have regressed monumentally in the last 100 years, how was this travesty allowed to happen.
This looks like a beautiful part of London. Canary Wharf, such a lovely name. Very sad that Readers Digest has closed down after almost 100 years. People under 45 years old never look at a magazine or newspaper these days. Sad😢😢
It’s definitely not beautiful, Canary Wharf. A horrible cement jungle, absolutely zero charm. More downtown Detroit than anything else. Plus, you won’t be able to talk to anyone, they’re either working in the financial industry, rushing to get around and/or very, very young. Everyone on IPhone. An underground village of sad consumerism and overground faceless “architecture”. Please don’t waste any time you have in London on this inhuman garbage. Enjoy a river trip to Richmond to view and you’ll see exactly what I mean. London has so very many other wonderful sights, secrets and sounds for you to discover. PS. Oxford Street, now another hellhole……just saying
I'm waving to you and our chums, Neil. Jones reminds me of what I always say, "Beauty may only be skin deep, but stupid goes all the way to the bone"! Take care and stay safe, Neil.
Neil, I love it when you wave to all of us. You have a lot of viewers outside of UK. I used to visit England ,but no longer can because of health issues. Even though I'm across the pond it makes me feel still connected to the Brits 👋🇺🇸
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Grew up with Readers Digest. Got in my purse. “Laughter is the Best Medicine “
I miss my print morning newspaper with my coffee. Sister loves reading online newspaper. Not for me.
Thank You Neil. We have you to give us the latest news, goings-on, correcting various "stories" in the media etc etc. You do a Sterling job Neil plus wonderful scenery, history, places, actors etc. Have a wonderful evening. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Good day Neil😊I used to love magazines and newspapers. It’s too expensive, I don’t like online ones either.
I ready miss the newspaper, but in my area, it got SO expensive.
👋👋💕💕🤗🌹 Good morning Neil. Well I guess it's an of an amazing era. Didn't you just love the smell of the newspaper? The soft whispy crackle as pages were turned and the way your father snapped it when us kids were being too loud? Your mum insisting you don't throw that paper out today because she had some things to pack away. Going back years later to unpack them again only to find yourself more enthralled by the crumpled newspaper than that keepsake she gingerly protected for you years ago. No more rite of passage of your first job before you were legally allowed to work. I can list so many more reasons we need to keep things in print. I just chose to speak about the newspaper because the sentimental value of the newspaper is felt by many generations.
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I buy the telegraph 3 Times a week on average. I do enjoy some me time reading a broadsheet whilst drinking a cuppa. Scrolling on a tablet just does not have the same relaxing feeling.
I agree. I like the feel of a newspaper, magazine, or book in my hands
In my part of the world , the journalistic efforts are tragic. Poorly written, no analyses or humour or anything to recommend the writing or thinking behind the articles- and so much negativity. I really can’t spend money on a few flimsy pages littered with adverts heavily woke or in other ways totally boring. So, Neil - you hold the flag high! I’m here for that😊.
🤣🤣 The ONLY newspapers left are the scandal rags ... National Enquirer, etc... You can still buy a few magazines,, but they are pretty skinny and mostly ads!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
As the Daily Telegraph now costs £3 a day, it is beyond my means. Who can?
Happy Friday Neil ! Your looking so dapper today with your lovely tie. The background is amazing and I love seeing you happy. Hugs 🤗 from your chum xxx 💋
How sad that the Readers Digest has come to end, BUT if we all bought it we wouldn’t have been so shocked at its demise. How many of us just read it in the dentist waiting room, but it was a good read.
As for the editor of the Evening Standard, I used to subscribe to it until that former chancellor whatsisname became editor; never read it again. Some of these people really don’t know their own business, do they? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Neil, this is why we ❤ you and your channel because you care about your audience and what you do; and there's no substitute for that.
I have always loved the Readers Digest Neil. Since my husband died four years ago I have not bought a newspaper. He only bought it for the sports pages and crossword, etc.
Neil I dont read newspapers anymore, our local newspaper used to have all sorts in it and I enjoyed reading it, however they sold out and now everything like jobs etc are miles away in manchester or further afield all the adverts are not local its not even printed in the town anymore...
Loved staying in Canary Wharf when we were last in London. So much to see and easy walking.
Not a lot is true in the papers. They don’t always print what is happening so no point in papers any more
We get more news reading the beano nowadays than the daily rags😂
I just bought the post yesterday! I do get the Sunday paper delivered for my dad. He worked as a machinist/printer for the evening star more than 30 years till they were sold in 1981. Every day he came home from work with a paper. Boy o boy did it aggravate him when we didn't put the paper back together properly!!
GQ was very hip...back in the day.
The last time I bought a print newspaper was when we had a new puppy! I used to miss our newspaper, but we've gotten so used to the on-line version that there's no going back.
How sad. I have read Reader's Digest, practically all my life. ...even owned some Reader's Digest Books.... Shame. Sadly newspapers are becoming rare... I remember when Dallas Texas had 2 newspapers...its been only one for a mighty long time... and its gotten too expensive except for special editions one might want to keep.
I have to say I haven’t bought a newspaper for years, too expensive for a hundred pages of adverts.
It’s sad to hear the readers digest will not be printed anymore.
Fortunately, I went to a thrift shop I had only been to once before.
I found and bought a readers digest “Festival of Popular Songs” 1977 edition. Glad I picked it up.
I used to buy a news paper every night when I finished work , someone else in the family would also buy what they liked to read. News papers are now where near as good as they were.
I love this site - where are you?? Looks beautiful!! Thank you, Neil!! 👋👋👋👋👋
Canary Wharf?? Beautiful!! Elizabeth Line and DLR!! So wonderful!!
Thank you for your positional broadcast Neil. That's where my father was born (just after WW1) and the area most of the extended family lived around. Nothing remained of their homes after WW2! It's strange to see how mid to late 20thC the development is when we had some photo's of how it used to look!
Love that part of London all those people in shirt sleeves and Summer dresses lovely Trees and river - always places of interest Thanks Neil - the only time I read a magazine is at the hairdresser and they are usually a month old , by then you can see the gossip on celebrities is all lies - Newspapers are different it has to be todays news and depends on the journalist slant on things - I think I’ll stay with my favourite TV news and just smile at the lies in the magazines and feel satisfied I’ve saved some money
My dad loved and always read the readers digest
I used to read the Readers' Digest many years ago. It was a nifty little magazine with something for all ages. I was a magazine and newspaper reader also. I have a hard time justifying a $14.00 price tag for a magazine that used to cost $2.50-5.00. Also, there are so many ads now that the articles are smaller, and it's just not worth it. My local paper went from a 20-page paper for .75 to a 6 page paper for $2.50. There are a lot of ads, and it's not worth it. I can see why people won't purchase with money tight and bills to pay. You have to choose to buy a magazine or food. Im chosing food. Cheers!👋👋👋😁
I haven't brought a magazine or newspaper, Neil since 1997. I got fed up with spending my hard earned money, especially on these magazines here in Britain, just to read these so called celebrities whinging about how hard their lives were, as for newspapers that they are so full of rubbish and lies, nothing really interesting in them to be honest with you. I would rather spend my my money on a interesting book to read.
Hi Neil I always bought a newspaper to read my horoscope for the day then do the crossword and find out what was going on in the world sadly not as much now because I don’t trust any of their stories.
Another fascinating story Neil. Sad 😔 really but social media has tahen the papers away .
I perked up when you mentioned Reader's Digest, Neil....we used to devour that book back in the day, wait anxiously for the next issue. Infact i still have a few Reader's Digests that date back to 1976-77...yes you read right! 😃.... i still sometimes pick them up & go thru thru them, chuckling at the ads & stuff.... my dad used treasure them......before we took to reading them... ❤....O memories are made of this! 😍🤩
I haven't bought a print newspaper in years. I must admit, though, there's many stories that are missed because they simply can't be found.
Sad. My mum and dad always loved readers digest and dad bought books of theirs
I too always got the paper and enjoyed it, not anymore
I miss my hard copy new york times bcse the ads were better than the stories. They were just beautiful.
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Honestly I don't buy magazines anymore... I used to when I flew regularly for work and needed something to read on a plane, but even that stopped because of all the garbage. Frankly, I didn't know who they were talking about most of the time anyway. A good book was a way better solution.
Our local newspaper is now only put out 2 days a week. It's sad really. Of course they still keep upping the price.
I always read Reader´s Digest when young because it was translated to my language. Loved it.
Scrolling online may be convenient but nothing can compare to the smell of a paper and ink newspaper with a cup of coffee first thing in the morning. 👋
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That's another place on my list to visit.thank you Neil.
Thanks for sharing the history.
Readers Digest had so many interesting stories . Great pity.
I still am able to get the daily paper, in spite of the high cost. I prefer seeing the paper in print even though more & more “news” is posted on line. I like the comics & doing my daily crossword puzzle w/ pen or pencil.
Me too
I used to enjoy reading the papers. What a shame about the Readers Digest. My Mum loved reading them, I still have the World Atlas from 1968 that she bought from them, it was for us children to learn from, reading it now is interesting as a lot of countries have changed names and even borders. Thanks Mum❤
Fascinating story Neil as always, we buy a newspaper daily, but I learn and trust far more from your honest, enjoyable and daily videos. I fear social media and the expense of the papers may sadly damage the industry long term. Thank you. Hx❤️🌟
Who used to cut out newspaper clippings? I used to cut lots, even gluing them in big scrap books. I had to throw a whole lot out when we downsized but I kept all my cooking and baking clippings. They’re fascinating to look at now. And I still have all the clippings from when Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed by the French back in the 80’s. I did have all the clippings from when Charles and Diana married. I was just a young teen at the time. Oh to have those now! I remember there was an article on how many fashion places tried to replicate her frock.
Oops, that wasn't very smart of him was it ....
❤❤I love the historical stories and lovely scenery you show during your commentaries.
Hello Neil,
Let's hope that wasn't his Gerald Ratner moment....the public have long memories, but these highly paid bosses forget that we're really not as daft as they seem to think.
Reader's Digest was a wonderful little magazine, but it was notoriously difficult to cancel a subscription and my father spent about a year to finally cancel his. I'll never forget his face when, unbeknown to her, my sister gave him a birthday present of a subscription to RD....his face was a picture. 😂
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Hilarious 😂 about the subscription Penny, and "thank you" for sharing that with us! 👍 from Lyndell 👋 🤗
That area is beautiful looks like the sun is shining,its a lively area , everyone going about their business , Have a wonderful day outside enjoying the weather ⭐️ in your neck of the woods
My grandfather always had the Readers Digest in the house. I loved reading it as i was growing up.
I agree it has become too expensive to buy newspapers and magazines. Our local paper is $1,00 and paper thin with old news in it. What a joke
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I'm sorry to hear The Reader's Digest is coming to an end. My subscription expired a long time ago (out of my price range) but I used to really look forward to receiving my monthly copy. Always lots to dip in and out of. 😀
My parents subscribed to the local 3 newspapers (1 morning and 2 afternoon), plus a lot of the women's magazines. Dad had 2 men's adventure and mechanics type magazines and I had National Geographic and an archery magazine growing up as a teen. As an adult we subscribed to the print newspaper wherever we lived up to about 8 years ago. Now digital. Same with magazines. I do miss a print newspaper as well as magazines and paperback books (I like to hang on or swap books with friends or sell back to used book stores).
I love newspapers, magazines snd books, and the first thing I do is.open anywhere and take a sniff .. absolutely love the smell. It will be a very sad day if and when newsprint disappears from our lives.
I enjoy reading the paper
There are dozens of tabloid mags in the us.
Coming home from work always meant the standard a flick through then do the crossword.
I live in the largest city in Alabama. We used to have 2 local papers now we just have news on line.
While I was caring for my husband in his last months, I couldn't get out to buy a paper & simply got out of the habit & then the cost put me off completely when circumstances changed again & somehow I had filled the time with other things.
I loved Readers Digest. My mum and dad used to get it delivered, and I subscribed when i moved out and got married. It was full of interesting information that I wouldn’t normally look for.
We still support print media with a daily subscription. At one time every home in our neighbourhood would have the morning paper delivered. Nowadays there are just a few.
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I miss my morning paper. The price has become outrageous to be delivered and at the few newsstands left.
In high school (USA) the Readers Digest was part of our English Class. Everyone in class got a copy.
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Readers digest canada went away too. I loved those things
I still buy a daily paper so I can do the crosswords & puzzles. I reminder Reader's Digest, my parents use to subscribe to it. It got me into trouble a few years ago. My Am Dram theatre were doing a production of Stevie & there was bookcase on the set. So we filled it up with books & an audience member clocked some Readers Digest among them, pointing out it wouldn't have been published at the time the play was set.
I like a real newspaper but when I worked out the cost, it turned out that two papers, six days a week, was costing over £40 a month! So I've cut down to one paper during the week and two papers at the weekend. I now get more news online
How do these people have these jobs 😮 You feel your own IQ drop when statements are made like this 😮
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Wow.! I loved readers digest as a chi'll.Do everything good is going away...❤😢
The problem with the printed media is getting rid of the magazines, newspapers, periodicals, etc after you read it. Also how much space they take up in your mail box. I have gone to total digital because I can access the material anytime I want to read it with no storage problems. An iPad is much easer to carry around than hundreds of magazines or newspapers.