I buy the ones dedicated to 80s nostalgia. Also if there's a universal topic like JFK or something I rotate those through our guest quarter for some interesting and accessible reading. They are well written and researched and it's easier to pick up a magazine than a book.

I used to buy the kitchen and bath ones. They’re better than a traditional shelter magazine because they are almost no ads.

They are sooo expensive! I just noticed that cover prices start at $7-8 just for People or US Weekly.

I was wondering if all magazines are just crazy expensive now? I saw a Time magazine edition with Pokemon on the cover and was going to buy it for my 5yo. Checked the price, it was like $21 (this was at the airport). I thought magazines used to be like $3.

Believe me, they sell.

My son is a war nerd. For years every time there was a naval history special, or WWI/WWII/civil war special, or anything tangentially related, I would buy it for him. He's now a security policy major.

When my daughter was little, I would buy her the special cat and dog mags.

Such as…

https://magazineshop.us/collections/special-interest?srsltid=AfmBOoonPQ4uPbK-AmQWqYXYES-A6qc6ffiNq7L4QNuMtmbQKKytTEif

But primarily, I see them at the checkout line area at the grocery store. I know, I lead an exciting life.

The magazines that are published by the regular magazine companies, but have prices more like $14.99.

Can you give an example of what you consider a special interest publication?

Anyone??

These remarkably expensive magazines seem to sit on supermarket racks largely unpurchased. I’ve read that stores tear off the front covers to send them back to the publishers (thereby proving they were unsold and getting a refund) and toss the rest.
This seems SO wasteful to me. Does anyone know if this is true? It seems like there’d by a market for these once they’re slightly out of date and discounted.