The price for a delivery subscription, whether for a weekend or for the entire week, contains a service and sales tax charge. You will most likely discover the cost of purchasing the newspapers via a subscription can cost $.50 - $1.00 per week more when compared to purchasing the same newspapers from a corner machine or store. The extra cost is the convenience of delivery to your doorstep. Also, determine if you actually need the entire week's subscription because you may not read the newspaper each day. Purchasing only the newspapers needed, such as the weekender subscription for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday or even just Sunday can offer substantial savings.
Contact your local newspaper for a subscription special that will be worth the purchase of the newspapers desired for the week. Then decide if the price is worth the home delivery or will the purchase of the newspapers be more economical if purchased from the street corner machine or even from a store. Any purchases from a store may require sales tax, but there is no sales tax when purchasing from a street corner machine. An example is a subscription to the newspaper's weekender editions (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) for $1.00 a week. At the end of the subscription, the newspaper sends a renewal for $1.25 a week. Contact customer service asking for an extension of the $1.00 a week special. Typically, your request will be granted resulting in savings of $14 for the year. An advantage of purchasing the weekender edition is that you might receive a phone call in the next month or so asking to receive the entire week at no extra charge. The newspaper states they want to increase circulation and at no charge to you. In the end you save $65 dollars for receiving a weekly subscription at a discounted weekend rate.
Whenever you intend to be out of town for several days, contact your local newspaper to stop delivery. The newspaper will either extend your subscription duration or provide you a credit for your next renewal.
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