The Dispatch is like Playboy, I only read it for the articles

Posted on February 15, 2009 by wyliemac

playboy-magazine-coverDispatch rant coming.

Seriously, the main reason I subscribe to the Dispatch is to get the coupons in the Sunday paper. One thing that has always bothered me is that they don’t distribute coupons on holiday weekends. Today is no different. No coupons today because of President’s Day. Really Dispatch? President’s Day? I’m surprised you had coupons for Groudhog’s Day weekend.

Step it up man.

You are losing sales on these coupon-less weekends. I just heard about a guy that BUYS 5 Sunday papers just to get coupons for his five kids. And don’t you want to help your readers save money? I almost titled this post with “Dispatch Sales Drops While Increasing Grocery Bill For Already Strapped Readers“. That’s just not the PR you want.

Oh, while I’m ranting. Why the heck is the Business section on the back page of the Sports section during the week. It just screams “Columbus is not serious about business”. (HT @NickSeguin).

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  • wyliemac
    I certainly understand the need to reduce costs. Newsprint is bleeding. But in making cuts, papers have to be mindful of perception. The business section needs to be front and center. No questions asked.
  • DonRyan
    I read this on my BlackBerry yesterday and was going to comment but forgot. It was only when I was perusing the online Dispatch that I remembered how sucky their Business section is. Business First (even though it is a weekly) has much better coverage. The Dispatch treats it as an afterthought. If this is the impression folks get of Columbus from our newspaper, we must only be concerned about Buckeye football and the minutia of government (in that order). Pathetic.
  • Stephen Spencer
    The Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently reorganized its sections and the "business section after the sports section" change was made here, too.
  • wyliemac
    Giant Eagle used to sell the Sunday Dispatch for $0.99. When they stopped that, I renewed my subscription. If it weren't for the coupons, I would just read it online. You would think that in order to increase subscribers, the Dispatch would have a coupon section EVERY day.
  • wyliemac
    That's the question the Dispatch has to answer. I don't think they've come up with one yet.
  • mattsidesinger
    Everyone my age and younger has just one question...what is The Dispatch?
  • A.J.
    Today, I bought a Sunday paper and I discover no coupons. I probably should have known that the paper doesn't have them on holidays (some informed consumer I am), but nonetheless, I am livid. That's the whole point. I'm trying to clip and save a few cents. Thanks a lot Dispatch. How about you send me back my $1.75. Or I could use the paper as T.P. You know reuse, reduce, recycle.
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