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Alternative to Buying Off the Magazine Rack

February 6th, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, I was having lunch at a local coffee shop that offers patrons an assortment of magazines to read while they eat. I decided to look through the January 2007 issue of Portland Monthly and was captivated by photos of the Portland Aerial Tram. I liked the photos so much that I wanted the magazine. I wanted it really bad.

I couldn’t take the magazine from the restaurant, and I didn’t want to pay $5 for it at retail, so I told myself to let it go. It wasn’t that important.

But even days later, I was still thinking about the magazine. Then I saw a new issue of Portland Monthly, the February issue, sitting in a pile of mail on my boss’s desk—first stop before going to the reception area. A lightbulb went on in my head.

“What does my office do with old magazines?”

I had no idea, the thought had never occurred to me before. We have a small office and obviously keep no magazines there.

So I asked our admin whether I could have my pick of last month’s magazines and was very pleased to be able to pluck the January Portland Monthly from our reception area and put it in my bag. I’m a sucker for small victories.

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If you are in Portland and are looking for back issues of magazines, I recommend visiting Cameron’s Books and Magazines, which sells a wide assortment of used magazines for a fraction of the cover price. 

Cameron’s Books and Magazines
336 SW 3RD Ave
Portland, OR 97204-2702
503-228-2391

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