# Shop 'n' shit (free local papers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 28, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854 "2026-03-28T23:52:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854/21 "2026-04-01T01:51:22Z")

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There used to be the Montreal Mirror. One of my kids brought it home one day and I glanced at it and noticed an odd column called “The Straight Dope” by Cece. After that I was sure to pick it up every week. Until one day in the 90s when they dropped it. A few years after that it folded. In the meantime, I searched the web for it and, about 25 years ago, guess what I found.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854/22 "2026-04-01T02:17:28Z")

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Such a nice tale.

Sad about the paper.

I love a newspaper subscribe to 3. Although the regional rag is soon to go. I can’t seem to get a paper delivered properly. I’m far out and on a sketchy looking road and I highly doubt there more than 3 subscribers out here. So I started having it mailed, for a higher cost and it’s not reliable. So it’s gonna have to go.

I’ve enjoyed it for years. 🫤

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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shop-n-shit-free-local-papers/1028854/23 "2026-04-01T14:16:04Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I love a newspaper

I do too. Our paper went from 7 days a week to 2 about 5 years ago. It’s mailed instead of delivered by a “paperboy”. There is a daily online version, but I don’t read it. I like the Sunday (now the Saturday) crossword puzzles, and I like reading the paper while I eat my breakfast on the weekend. I’d really miss it, but for the price I’m paying, I should cancel it.

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