# Magazine with highest ad-to-content ratio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazine-with-highest-ad-to-content-ratio/680220 "2014-01-31T18:03:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazine-with-highest-ad-to-content-ratio/680220/21 "2014-02-01T21:42:08Z")
I recall seeing a film shot from a camera placed in the rafters of a gym, whith two NY Times cut into hard content and advertising and laid on the floor for comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazine-with-highest-ad-to-content-ratio/680220/22 "2014-02-01T21:50:07Z")
Computer Shopper was intended to be all ads, as is Hemming’s. Not sure it should count. Looks like the winner is bridal magazines. Which is some how appropriate… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazine-with-highest-ad-to-content-ratio/680220/23 "2014-02-01T21:54:59Z")
I read somewhere that Computer Shopper only had enough editorial content to qualify for the lower postal rates for periodicals rather than the more expensive rate for commercial mail. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magazine-with-highest-ad-to-content-ratio/680220.md?page=1)