Newsagents tactics

[MarillionFan]

I popped in to my local newsagents this morning to pay for my Daily Mail delivery and it was £80. My newsagent has started adding an extra 10p a day delivery charge to my newspaper stating that with the cost of rising fuel it was getting more expensive to deliver.

WTF is that all about? A spotty 14 year old on a push bike delivers my newspaper!!!

Should I cancel?

[d000hg]

As a pillar of local commerce yourself, I'm surprised you don't support your fellow shop-keepers.

[BlasterBates]

I usually pick up the Sun on the way to work rather than have it delivered.

[minestrone]

My local newsagent told me he makes 90% of his money from deliveries, he was always tempted to close the shop, get a lock up and run the papers from that. He used to buy ciggies from the Haddows 2 shops down and sell them for 1 pence more.

I doubt as many people these days get newspapers delivered during the week.

[TimberWolf]

Airport newsagents are on to a good thing, though no doubt their rates reflect it. A fancied a bottled coke, but wasn't prepared to pay 3 times the usual price, and it was not much cheaper once inside security. I opted to produce dark yellow/orange/brown pee instead, when I did eventually pee despite ingesting vast quantities of liquids. They will snatch any liquids off you when you go through security too. Neat!

[d000hg]

You drank your wee rather than pay for a coke?

[Doggy Styles]

You drank your wee rather than pay for a coke?

I was wondering the same thing...

[Mich the Tester]

Airport newsagents are on to a good thing, though no doubt their rates reflect it. A fancied a bottled coke, but wasn't prepared to pay 3 times the usual price, and it was not much cheaper once inside security. I opted to produce dark yellow/orange/brown pee instead, when I did eventually pee despite ingesting vast quantities of liquids. They will snatch any liquids off you when you go through security too. Neat!

Dar Es Salaam airport security let me through with two bottles of Coke, despite the big notice saying no more than 100ml liquids. I offered the bottles to the security guy and he said 'that's coca cola and I'm not stupid; you're not going to blow up a plane with that, carry on Sir'.

A haven of common sense in a world that is going completely mad.

[thunderlizard]

he said 'that's coca cola and I'm not stupid; you're not going to blow up a plane with that, carry on Sir'.

You could have done if you'd had a packet of mints as well. Seen it on YouTube.

[2BIT]

I wouldn't read the Daily Heil if they paid me too, I guess it takes all sorts