tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post3121884579837873510..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Salisbury | An extra $1.74 for Thanksgiving editionJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-83102019350191048312013-11-14T17:07:45.039-05:002013-11-14T17:07:45.039-05:00It is also the day the carriers could care least a...It is also the day the carriers could care least about. working a holiday with what is typically the largest Paper of the year. Many don't show up or quit the day before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29721234873789471502013-11-11T16:26:47.268-05:002013-11-11T16:26:47.268-05:00My non-Gannett daily charges the Sunday rate for T...My non-Gannett daily charges the Sunday rate for Thanksgiving too, which is disclosed in their billing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75989666107579271642013-11-11T12:05:58.491-05:002013-11-11T12:05:58.491-05:00Sorry Jim - caveat was that holiday rates were alw...Sorry Jim - caveat was that holiday rates were always published in our rate cards I'm all about full disclosure - how hard is that to do and then justify the practice? Trying to pull a fast one is no way to do business! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30950347377910240402013-11-11T10:08:25.114-05:002013-11-11T10:08:25.114-05:00I think it's fine to charge readers more, so l...I think it's fine to charge readers more, so long as they've agreed in advance. It's the opposite that's a problem.<br /><br />Suppose you subscribe to a premium cable channel for $35 a month. Then December rolls around and you get hit with a $10 surcharge for a special Katy Perry Christmas concert. How would you feel about that?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6008781948790723602013-11-11T08:48:45.870-05:002013-11-11T08:48:45.870-05:00Until I came to Gannett, it was standard practice ...Until I came to Gannett, it was standard practice to charge advertisers Sunday rates for holidays (and easily justified for Thanksgiving!). When I asked about it here, they looked stunned and said they'd never done it. Huh? The best paper of the year, clearly extremely well read for the ADS and no one thought to charge Sunday rates? Absolutely shocked that the circ dept. is just getting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65256193473290428822013-11-09T12:52:12.650-05:002013-11-09T12:52:12.650-05:00It's disclosed right on the subscription form ...It's disclosed right on the subscription form at my local paper. <br /><br />The Thanksgiving Day edition is delivered with your subscription and will be charged the then regular Sunday newsstand price, which is reflected in the November payment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67284720850461961962013-11-08T23:25:35.783-05:002013-11-08T23:25:35.783-05:00"By charging the Sunday price and sending it ..."By charging the Sunday price and sending it to all Sunday subscribers, the paper can charge advertisers Sunday rates, not daily. That's where the money is. But I don't think they can charge advertisers Sunday rates and readers daily rates for the same edition without running into legal issues. (Not a lawyer, but seems like that's got to be in violation of something.) " <br Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968326069739902640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4004857336081936982013-11-08T18:36:23.672-05:002013-11-08T18:36:23.672-05:00Salisbury's carriers get a whole 8 cents per p...Salisbury's carriers get a whole 8 cents per paper. They receive nothing extra for Thanksgiving, even though they have to handstuff each copy. This is just Gannett greed shining through for everyone to see. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-24645808312307734722013-11-08T17:06:33.588-05:002013-11-08T17:06:33.588-05:00By charging the Sunday price and sending it to all... By charging the Sunday price and sending it to all Sunday subscribers, the paper can charge advertisers Sunday rates, not daily. That's where the money is. But I don't think they can charge advertisers Sunday rates and readers daily rates for the same edition without running into legal issues. (Not a lawyer, but seems like that's got to be in violation of something.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11087955941458574492013-11-08T16:53:42.706-05:002013-11-08T16:53:42.706-05:00It's also another way to anger readers at a ti...It's also another way to anger readers at a time when the company needs every one. How much will the company make by nickel-and-diming existing ones with charges like this? And how much will it cost in marketing dollars to replace them?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60964832305401234652013-11-08T15:52:49.916-05:002013-11-08T15:52:49.916-05:00I have subscribed to my local Gannett newspaper fo...I have subscribed to my local Gannett newspaper for more than 50 years. For the past decade, I have paid by the year. When my subscription was up recently, I was told that I would have to pay extra (I forget the exact amount, but it was about $3) to have the Thanksgiving paper delivered. I already was upset by the $20 increase in the annual price. The Thanksgiving fee added insult to injury. So, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-91166472399572907552013-11-08T14:44:57.171-05:002013-11-08T14:44:57.171-05:00@ Monica: From a consumer stand point, it's ju...@ Monica: From a consumer stand point, it's just sleazy. It's like the guy in the deli counter who puts his finger on the scale to make the 1,78 pounds of turkey in to 2 pounds and charges you accordingly. The paper is getting paid for the ads and inserts, why soak the loyal customers you have left? And don't discount the angry consumer and their power on the internet. Today's Angry consumer reportsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59702982009469053032013-11-08T13:41:40.940-05:002013-11-08T13:41:40.940-05:00Um, who DOESN'T charge the Sunday rate for hol...Um, who DOESN'T charge the Sunday rate for holiday "delivery" ? It's printed in the rate card, as well as the Audit Bureau of Circulation reports circa the 1990's. Is this trick question?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968326069739902640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-71029841080363352802013-11-08T12:08:17.070-05:002013-11-08T12:08:17.070-05:00I'd think this would need to be disclosed to s...I'd think this would need to be disclosed to subscribers when they sign up in the first place. <br /><br />If any paper sells me a subscription at, say, $30 a month without mentioning any other potential extra charges, then I would expect to pay no more than $30 a month. Anything else would be like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait-and-switch" rel="nofollow">bait and switch.</a>Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61579987092985544982013-11-08T08:59:59.223-05:002013-11-08T08:59:59.223-05:00Gannett ain't the only one. The Richmond Times...Gannett ain't the only one. The Richmond Times-Dispatch will charge extra for its Thanksgiving Day <i>and</i> Christmas Day editions. More proof that <a href="http://jimromenesko.com/2013/11/07/how-the-richmond-times-dispatch-justifies-charging-more-for-holiday-papers/" rel="nofollow">readers pay for the advertising</a>.Charles Everettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15424559211661736192013-11-08T05:15:07.055-05:002013-11-08T05:15:07.055-05:00Ours charges Sunday price, too, and runs with all ...Ours charges Sunday price, too, and runs with all the extra Sunday sections. The circ information for the paper also notes that Thanksgiving is charged at the Sunday rate to subscribers. I wonder if that's the case in Salisbury. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-88924333541665312802013-11-08T02:53:42.132-05:002013-11-08T02:53:42.132-05:00Like usual the carriers for Gannet will get screwe...Like usual the carriers for Gannet will get screwed out of the extra $$ they continue to pay a crappy .15 - 20 cents a copy to delive<br />r !! Thanks for NOTHING GANNET/STATESMAN JOURNALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16550767036393707972013-11-07T23:43:16.107-05:002013-11-07T23:43:16.107-05:00Ours is already charging the Sunday price....3 dol...Ours is already charging the Sunday price....3 dollars. Any more would severely drop sales.<br />And usually carriers don't get extra for delivering. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48534269068071927592013-11-07T23:08:40.058-05:002013-11-07T23:08:40.058-05:00You first, Bono. Let us know how that goes.You first, Bono. Let us know how that goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-10840641279312118652013-11-07T22:25:00.094-05:002013-11-07T22:25:00.094-05:00hmmm, seems like if they gave some of that extra c...hmmm, seems like if they gave some of that extra cash to a food bank or soup kitchen, it might be all worthwhile....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-61116326889784386032013-11-07T22:24:41.566-05:002013-11-07T22:24:41.566-05:00Gotta wonder how they came up with a buck seventy ...Gotta wonder how they came up with a buck seventy four.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com