WH Smith Go Backwards
I’m a subscriber to The Times and get vouchers to pay for my paper.
Where I live there are two shops that take them and I usually use them, when I’m staying in for the morning. Or I might use the supermarket, when I do an early morning shop.
But when I travel by train, I usually pick my paper up at the station to read on the journey.
Until earlier this week, I just went into the WH Smith picked up the paper and put the voucher in the box.
They’ve now removed the boxes and expect you to use the self service machines. It’s a pain, so now they won’t get my custom.
Usually, when I go to the station, I don’t pass a paper shop that takes vouchers. So today, I’ll have to walk the other way to the shop that does, before I go to St. Pancras.
I can’t help feeling that lots of people will forgo their morning newspaper or buy it elsewhere.
The Anonymous Widower 
I get The Times online as I can read it at the breakfast table and there are no longer any early morning deliveries. We can also have more than one copy; one on my iPad and one on Js. There is more content online including more pictures, some videos, and more puzzles. Add to that the cost saving, and the online verision comes highly recommended.
Comment by John Wright | February 8, 2014 |
i get it on-line, but I like real papers for travelling, as there is no signal in the Tube. I also print off all the difficult sudokus and do them on paper, as that way on my travels, I’ve always got something to do. I rarely read books or newspapers, unless I can lay them flat. I’ve done this for years for comfort, partly due to my gammy left hand, but also I may have arthritis in my back and left humerus. It’s one of the reasons I hate East Midlands Class 222 trains with a vengeance.
Comment by AnonW | February 9, 2014 |