# What else do you pay for on the web? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927 "2004-07-13T17:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/1 "2004-07-13T17:33:16Z")
I think we’ve all gotten over the fact that we now have to pay for this site, but I’m wondering what else you find online that is worth paying for? I paid $20 for a subscription to [www.zagat.com](http://www.zagat.com), a restaurant review site. I travel a lot, and like to eat good food. I don’t think I’ll renew it, though. The reviews aren’t that good. I also paid $26 for [www.consumerreports.org](http://www.consumerreports.org), which is (obviously) the Consumer Reports website. This one is definitely worth it. I am not one of those who is slavishly devoted to their reviews (I put way more value on style than they do), but I use it to screen out the bad stuff. I subscribed to the Wall Street Journal online for a while, but dropped it. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/2 "2004-07-13T22:34:16Z")
I pay for nothing else on the web. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/3 "2004-07-13T22:54:21Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > I pay for nothing else on the web. I’m getting the feeling that not many do. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/4 "2004-07-14T00:02:02Z")
Books, DVDs, computer peripherals from amazon. I registered at a Masuimi Max (glamour model type person) site once. to, erm, look at the pictures. laptop. (alienware) donations via paypal to the creator of spybot. one time payment to a different message board. computer parts from e-bay. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/5 "2004-07-14T00:49:57Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Books, DVDs, computer peripherals from amazon. > > I registered at a Masuimi Max (glamour model type person) site once. to, erm, look at the pictures. > > laptop. (alienware) > > donations via paypal to the creator of spybot. > > one time payment to a different message board. > > computer parts from e-bay. I meant paying for content, as opposed to products that get shipped you. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/6 "2004-07-14T00:53:36Z")
> [@Lamar Mundane](#): > > I meant paying for content, as opposed to products that get shipped you. Sorry, so I guess my registration to the soft-core porn site is the one that counts. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/7 "2004-07-14T01:48:39Z")
I donate $5 monthly to [Gaiaonline.com](http://Gaiaonline.com), which I don’t really know how to describe. I guess it counts as a forum. I also spend alarming (for me) amounts of money to customize my [homepage](http://cyworld.nate.com/karo). ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/8 "2004-07-14T01:51:00Z")
$4.95 a month to [http://www.fotolog.net](http://www.fotolog.net) ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/9 "2004-07-14T01:54:11Z")
- Here - [Salon.com](http://Salon.com) - [ArsTechinca.com](http://ArsTechinca.com) - [Gamespot.com](http://Gamespot.com) I used to subscribe to RealOne’s Rhapsody (streaming music) service before I decided to invest the ten bucks per month toward new songs on iTunes after I got my iPod. At least one or two dopers are subscribers on my own messageboard - although I haven’t seen one in ages and the other is a serial lurker. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/10 "2004-07-14T01:56:32Z")
I don’t pay for anything else online. Just here. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/11 "2004-07-14T01:56:49Z")
I used to pony up $5 for a paid lj account but I got cheap. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/12 "2004-07-14T02:05:12Z")
If bills and purchases don’t count, I only pay for the SDMB and a Giganews account for newsgroups. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/13 "2004-07-14T06:14:17Z")
I pay for Livejournal with extra userpics. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/14 "2004-07-14T06:34:53Z")
LJ and user pics. There was once was a time I thought 15 was enough, and now I’m pissed because we’re limited to 50. _grumble_ ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/15 "2004-07-14T06:35:35Z")
I subscribe to [emusic.com](http://emusic.com). I suppose it straddles the line, as I don’t receive a physical product, just downloaded .mp3s. I’ve gifted LJ subscriptions before. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/16 "2004-07-14T06:47:41Z")
I used to subscribe to Runescape ($5/month), a game kinda like Everquest, but not all that great. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/17 "2004-07-14T07:15:27Z")
I have purchased a number of ebooks for [www.baen.com](http://www.baen.com) - it is nice find a place that doesn’t put crappy DRM on their books. ---
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/18 "2004-07-14T07:57:03Z")
Just this place now, although for a year or two I was a paid up member to a couple of online chess sites. ---
**Author:** ![kitarak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kitarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitarak)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/19 "2004-07-14T12:23:36Z")
I pay for membership at [url = [http://www.graphicsmash.com](http://www.graphicsmash.com)]Graphicsmash, an online comic website. ---
**Author:** ![YoudNeverGuess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a587f6/32.png) [@YoudNeverGuess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoudNeverGuess)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927/20 "2004-07-14T12:27:37Z")
I pay for my personal email address. It’s only $30 a year and it’s a pretty good service, I wanted to keep my email address, and best of all - no spam. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-pay-for-on-the-web/254927.md?page=2)