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Old 04-09-2015, 15:37
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I bought one once but felt it was a waste of time as the spoilers aren't new and we can get instant spoilers on DS for example.
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Old 04-09-2015, 15:41
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I buy Inside Soap for the interviews more than anything, or the TV Times, but not every week whereas I used to, as you can access spoilers on DS.
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Old 04-09-2015, 15:46
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I buy Inside Soap for the interviews more than anything, or the TV Times, but not every week whereas I used to, as you can access spoilers on DS.
Magazines can get costly and to be honest if you're like me, I tend to stack magazines up and never bin them for some reason. The interviews are good but spoilers can be viewed on the internet at any time.
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Old 04-09-2015, 15:49
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Magazines can get costly and to be honest if you're like me, I tend to stack magazines up and never bin them for some reason. The interviews are good but spoilers can be viewed on the internet at any time.
I know, I used to have a massive stack of them but usually now I only buy magazines if I'm going on holiday or something or when Inside Soap & All About Soap are on offer, like in Tesco's you could get both for £2.50 a few weeks ago.
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Old 04-09-2015, 15:53
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I know, I used to have a massive stack of them but usually now I only buy magazines if I'm going on holiday or something or when Inside Soap & All About Soap are on offer, like in Tesco's you could get both for £2.50 a few weeks ago.
I'm no hoarder but it just comes naturally and I could sit there reading an old magazine from 2011 if I kept my magazines from then. I don't know how people can view them on their phones or tablets, it doesn't have the same feel and yeah Tesco is good when offers come round, sometimes they have exclusives.
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:17
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I buy TV Choice, more for the TV Guide than for the spoilers... I prefer looking in that to see what's on TV rather than scrolling through the TV guide all the time on the actual TV.
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:26
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only bought when robron are on the cover/ have a write-up
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:28
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I think they are a load of rubbish and drum up storylines into nothing. I used to read them all the time and about 80 per cent of what they report is not really what happens on screen.
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:30
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The mrs buys tv choice for the tv guide, The covers make me laugh sometimes with "XXXXX dead!?!" and then the spoilers do not match the headline :P
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:33
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Just What's on tv no as most soap Spoilers are on here
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:36
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One thing I've noticed with soap mags is if a headline ends with a question it's made up but if it ends with an exclamation mark then it's true
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:43
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One thing I've noticed with soap mags is if a headline ends with a question it's made up but if it ends with an exclamation mark then it's true
I suppose a question mark would suggesting that it could be true and it might not be since the writers feel it will bring in more readers to find out more.
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:52
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I get TV Choice. I can't work out half the things on my TV so use a magazine for a TV guide The soap magazines are expensive and of course I can get soaps info on here so I just have TV Choice.
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:53
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I used to get tv quick or choice but no longer bother. I only watch emmerdale daily, everything else is flicking channels and settling on something
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Old 04-09-2015, 17:28
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Just What's on tv no as most soap Spoilers are on here
Me too.

Although it should be renamed What's On 'Enders, judging by the amount of times its characters are the main pic the front cover.

I occasionally buy Inside Soap, but I never bother with Soaplife or All About Soap, and their reliably daft headlines.
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Old 04-09-2015, 18:00
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Inside soap tends to have more information on the articles from their inside sources but all about soap and soaplife give you new information for the two weeks and a preview of the third.
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Old 04-09-2015, 18:07
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I buy TV Choice, more for the TV Guide than for the spoilers... I prefer looking in that to see what's on TV rather than scrolling through the TV guide all the time on the actual TV.
Same here. It scares me when I have to use the remote for anything other than changing channels
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Old 04-09-2015, 18:09
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Haven't bought them for years. My mum buys the odd one.
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Old 04-09-2015, 18:29
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I have masses of magazines dating back to 2005. I just can't bring myself to throw them away...
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Old 04-09-2015, 18:35
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I have masses of magazines dating back to 2005. I just can't bring myself to throw them away...
Well put it this way, you can still read about EE prior to LN and BK before they ruined characters and storylines.
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Old 04-09-2015, 18:38
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Yes. Inside soap. The rest aren't as good in my opinion. But as a family we get the TV times. But I don't think it's as good as it used to be. I'm sure it used to have more in it. As it seemed thicker in weight years ago.
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Old 04-09-2015, 19:01
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I buy TV Choice, more for the TV Guide than for the spoilers... I prefer looking in that to see what's on TV rather than scrolling through the TV guide all the time on the actual TV.
Snap - same magagzine too. Also I like to look at what films are going to be on a week in advance so I can watch/record them - I prefer to see them all in a few pages in a magazine and at 50p TV Choice doesn't break the bank.
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Old 04-09-2015, 19:41
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I've buying Inside Soap pretty much consistently every week since I was 12! So 8 years, very rarely do I not buy it. I think at this stage it's habit really
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Old 04-09-2015, 20:17
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I've buying Inside Soap pretty much consistently every week since I was 12! So 8 years, very rarely do I not buy it. I think at this stage it's habit really
Your soap addiction kicked in early
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Old 04-09-2015, 22:08
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No unless there is a specific interview I want to read (every couple of months).

I use to buy them regularly years ago but gave up as now most of the spoilers and a lot of interviews are on the internet / DS anyway, so I may as well save myself some money. Tbh I would rather spend my money on something else.
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