Sunday 17 January 2016

It's only free if

it didn't cost anything. I'm often amazed by people who think they have got a freebie when actually it's cost a lot of money. Magazines are a case in point, ok so you have a free gift, but you will have paid £3 or £4 for your free gift, magazine subscriptions are even worse.

Matinee Jacket
I seem to remember the original pattern was published in Woman's Weekly about 40 years ago.

4 comments:

Lyssa Medana said...

Don't forget the 'free' gift with the magazine probably costs postage as well.

Fishcake_random said...

My hubby is a sucker for these. He recently bought six boxes of star wars theme cereal because they had a special spoon free. One box cost more than double our usual cereals. I was livid.
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Poppypatchwork said...

I always tell folk it's not free just inclusive

Sue in Suffolk said...

Nearer £4 to £5 nowadays. magazines are a rip-off when most are three-quarters ads

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