The Hartford Courant costs $4.00????

Submitted by kashmir_stg t3_10qb7kk in Connecticut

I admit….it’s been a minute since I bought a newspaper and I know inflation and all that jazz but FOUR DOLLARS????

For info I can get online for free??

Is it me or is it pretty ballsy to charge so much for something I can Google? All I wanted was the crossword puzzle. Hahaha

I’ll buy a whole crossword puzzle book instead 😂😂😂

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Capepoints t1_j6oykc2 wrote

They’re keeping a pretty good staff, as opposed to most papers which are downsizing. Their sports section is excellent to boot.

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kashmir_stg OP t1_j6oyrod wrote

Fair enough.

I stupidly went in with $2. Nope.

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Capepoints t1_j6oz0ta wrote

Oh, I get it. A lot of free content out there. I’m just a sports nut.

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NKevros t1_j6ozl39 wrote

A physical newspaper at some point has to be looked at as a specialty product.

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Ayatollah-X t1_j6p8sc0 wrote

They print in lower volume now, so it costs them more to print per issue. I subscribe to the digital edition (but currently get free Sunday papers delivered as a bonus). It only costs a few bucks a month, a small price to pay to keep local reporters employed. We don't have as many journalists to hold local officials to account as we once did, and God help us if we lose all the local reporters.

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