YEP

[raveydavey]

Leodian wrote: I have just bought today's YEP (July 4 2011) and found that the price has gone up from 45p to 50p. That's a rise of 11.11%. An explanation for the rise is given on page 3 but I still think it is too much. It is now £3 a week. I suspect an hidden reason may be to get people to take up the discounted offer that is on page 16 of today's YEP. For those that take up the offer I suspect however that the YEP will hope you forget (or just cannot be bothered) to cancel the recurring direct debit in due course.I wonder just how much longer a printed issue of the YEP will be around? The direct debit offer appears to be a good deal at first, but unlike buying a copy at the newsagents or having it delivered, you don't appear to be able to stop the paper for a fortnight while you're on holiday and it's entirely dependent on you remembering to take your voucher to the shop every day to buy a paper. I won't be taking part and I suspect that I might pare down the number of issues I buy now it's gone up again.    

[tuskey]

raveydavey wrote: Leodian wrote: I have just bought today's YEP (July 4 2011) and found that the price has gone up from 45p to 50p. That's a rise of 11.11%. An explanation for the rise is given on page 3 but I still think it is too much. It is now £3 a week. I suspect an hidden reason may be to get people to take up the discounted offer that is on page 16 of today's YEP. For those that take up the offer I suspect however that the YEP will hope you forget (or just cannot be bothered) to cancel the recurring direct debit in due course.I wonder just how much longer a printed issue of the YEP will be around? The direct debit offer appears to be a good deal at first, but unlike buying a copy at the newsagents or having it delivered, you don't appear to be able to stop the paper for a fortnight while you're on holiday and it's entirely dependent on you remembering to take your voucher to the shop every day to buy a paper. I won't be taking part and I suspect that I might pare down the number of issues I buy now it's gone up again.     i agree with you raveydavey, it's a disgrace 50p for the EP they cant tell you beforehand that's it's going to go up, that's to much to expect, but i can remember a time when the used to print it.    

[keyholekate]

raveydavey wrote: Leodian wrote: I have just bought today's YEP (July 4 2011) and found that the price has gone up from 45p to 50p. That's a rise of 11.11%. An explanation for the rise is given on page 3 but I still think it is too much. It is now £3 a week. I suspect an hidden reason may be to get people to take up the discounted offer that is on page 16 of today's YEP. For those that take up the offer I suspect however that the YEP will hope you forget (or just cannot be bothered) to cancel the recurring direct debit in due course.I wonder just how much longer a printed issue of the YEP will be around? The direct debit offer appears to be a good deal at first, but unlike buying a copy at the newsagents or having it delivered, you don't appear to be able to stop the paper for a fortnight while you're on holiday and it's entirely dependent on you remembering to take your voucher to the shop every day to buy a paper. I won't be taking part and I suspect that I might pare down the number of issues I buy now it's gone up again.     My newsagent told me this morning the YEP is going up 5p on Tuesday.Time to stop buying and save the £ 13 a month and do something better with it?

[Caron]

I joined SL in March and haven't heard anyone say a good word re the YEP. I don't know why any of you buy it. Read the news on-line and save your dosh.    

[Jogon]

As a little kid I recall elderly male relatives in the back2backs of Meanwood walking up the street to the outside khasi.They'd take the yep with them.Not just to read.So it does have some use.

[Caron]

Jogon wrote: As a little kid I recall elderly male relatives in the back2backs of Meanwood walking up the street to the outside khasi.They'd take the yep with them.Not just to read.So it does have some use. Some even had squares of newspaper hanging by string in them. NOT ours...we were posh (remember Izal loo roll?) slippery stuff!

[somme1916]

Caron wrote: Jogon wrote: As a little kid I recall elderly male relatives in the back2backs of Meanwood walking up the street to the outside khasi.They'd take the yep with them.Not just to read.So it does have some use. Some even had squares of newspaper hanging by string in them. NOT ours...we were posh (remember Izal loo roll?) slippery stuff! Not to be used shiny side up at any costs !!!!! Aaarrgghhh

[Johnny39]

As a former employee of the YEP I can't tell you how sad it is to see the demise of these once proud titles all over the country.

[Jogon]

JohnnyWe're only joshing. A relative worked there and bemoaned the last change of ownership though devolpments in technology hasn't helped.Last year I discovered a good quarterly sports magazine. Suddenly it stopped so I emailed them. The cost of print and distribution had multiplied so the've pulled it.Lots of stuff is now "downloadable as an app".I loath this idea.

[Johnny39]

Jogon wrote: JohnnyWe're only joshing. A relative worked there and bemoaned the last change of ownership though devolpments in technology hasn't helped.Last year I discovered a good quarterly sports magazine. Suddenly it stopped so I emailed them. The cost of print and distribution had multiplied so the've pulled it.Lots of stuff is now "downloadable as an app".I loath this idea. Sorry Jogon if I gave the impression I was annoyed, it wasn't my intention. I suppose I was just thinking aloud really. I am of the same opinion as the majority of subscribers to this thread that "Fings ain't what they used to be" in the production of the daily news. Everything started going wrong, as far as I'm concerned when, what we called in those days "New technology" was introduced but I suppose the same could be said for different industries across the board. Anyway enough of my wild ramblings and once again sorry if I gave a misleading impression.