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jebr
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Re: Star Tribune

Postby jebr » February 16th, 2017, 9:13 am

It looks like it's just the Sunday print edition, though; no digital access is included. We subscribed for a year on the Groupon deal, although we may be able to "swap names" and use it again for our residence.

EDIT: On the same delivery person, I'm not sure how it works in our area. They seem to have different colored bags for the Strib and the PiPress, and the neighbors seem to usually get their copy of the PiPress.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby seanrichardryan » February 16th, 2017, 10:08 am

Little known fact, the carriers are independent contractors who have to purchase those bags for your paper. It's a nicety they provide at their cost, not the newspaper.
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Re: Star Tribune

Postby Didier » February 16th, 2017, 10:43 am

Yeah MinnPost did a story a couple years ago about how being a newspaper delivery person is basically the worst job you can have. There's tons of pressure, and if you make a mistake or can't keep up with the steep demands you can be fined and essentially lose most of what you earn.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby Didier » March 17th, 2017, 11:38 am

Launching on April 16, you'll be the first to read the brand new Star Tribune Magazine. This full-color, glossy magazine is available to subscribers only and will be delivered with your Sunday paper four times a year.

Star Tribune Magazine showcases people, places and events relevant to Minnesotans. Here's just a sampling of what you'll find:
• Cover stories that go deep on the people and trends shaping life in Minnesota
• In-depth interviews with local personalities
• Gorgeous photo essays that bring our region to life
• The latest trends in home and garden, dining, travel, arts and fashion
• Must-see destinations and secret histories from around the state

It all adds up to 60-plus pages of all-new content created exclusively for the magazine.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby David Greene » March 17th, 2017, 11:41 am

So yet another Minnesota Monthy.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby Didier » March 17th, 2017, 11:55 am

Technically it's quarterly.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby cooperrez » April 12th, 2017, 9:50 am

Anybody else get an offer to subscribe to the Strib in the mail recently? I think they were offering $0.99/week for the Sunday paper and $1.09/week for the Sunday paper plus 7 day digital access. 26 week subscription. They had a third option, but don't remember what it was. Is this about a low as it gets?

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby twincitizen » April 12th, 2017, 9:58 am

That's about as good as it gets. I did get 26 weeks of digital for $19.99 once upon a time, but that was an email "beg to come back" offer.

I got the same offer in the mail yesterday that you refer to. I'm going to sign up for 26 weeks of Sunday + digital for $1.09/week.

*I cancelled my subscription at the end of Feb. but I have not encountered a single paywall yet, despite reading about 5-10 articles per day. Strange.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby cooperrez » April 12th, 2017, 10:12 am

Yep, think I'm going to do the $1.09/wk Sunday plus digital too.

The paywall doesn't seem to work at all on my work computer, I can read well over 10 articles in a month there, during my lunch break of course ;) and no paywall. On my phone it seems like it pops up before I have reached my limit.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby mattaudio » April 12th, 2017, 11:20 am

Gah. I just mailed in my $5x.00 check. (How old school is that!)

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby David Greene » April 12th, 2017, 7:09 pm

WTF just happened with the Strib's website? Looks like crap on Chrome. Everything is pushed way over to the left column.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby seanrichardryan » April 12th, 2017, 9:08 pm

WTF just happened with the Strib's website? Looks like crap on Chrome. Everything is pushed way over to the left column.
looks a-ok over here.
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Re: Star Tribune

Postby David Greene » April 12th, 2017, 9:10 pm

Weird. Still looks terrible to me. Unreadable.

jebr
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Re: Star Tribune

Postby jebr » April 14th, 2017, 2:57 pm

I got 52 weeks of digital-only for $30 at the State Fair last year, and they threw in a free picnic cooler as well (could have also chosen a $10 Target card or an umbrella.) I also got a Groupon last year for 52 weeks of Sunday print only for $26, but I haven't seen that since.

The state fair often seems to be the cheapest place to subscribe, but I think $0.99-$1.09 is a decent promo rate.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby twincitizen » May 16th, 2017, 10:19 pm

Anyone else ever have trouble commenting via mobile? I can type a comment just fine but the blue "post your comment" button does nothing, even after repeated taps, refreshing and trying again, etc.

Using Safari on iPhone 7

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby Silophant » May 16th, 2017, 10:25 pm

I can't even read comments using Firefox on Android, but I've never tried too hard to fix that. I figure I'm a happier person if I'm not reading the Strib comments. Especially until the 38th St Bikepocalypse peters out.
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Re: Star Tribune

Postby Anondson » May 16th, 2017, 10:49 pm

I briefly had trouble loading comments earlier today on some stories, but not all.

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby talindsay » May 17th, 2017, 3:27 pm

Can't make comments while on a mobile device? Great, sounds like they implemented my feature request :-P

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby twincitizen » July 20th, 2017, 10:17 am

The best offer of the year is here: Pay $28 for 26 weeks of Sunday print + digital access, get two free tickets to the State Fair (worth $28).

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Re: Star Tribune

Postby mattaudio » July 21st, 2017, 7:47 am

You already currently subscribe to Star Tribune. Please press 'Previous' and select a different publication. If you wish to start a second subscription to this product, please contact Customer Service for assistance.
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