Old Magazines?

[sungold123.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for a whole bunch of old magazines that I can use for cutting up and crafting. When I was little, I used to go to my town's local transfer station and there would be stacks and stacks of them, but with the invention of curbside recycling that's not really an option!

Any ideas about where I might easily find some? Gardening, travel and photography magazines are preferable... thanks!

Comments

[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

The optician's office on Highland Ave used to seem to always be trying to get rid of magazines by putting them out on the curb. I don't know whether they still do that.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Even if they aren't, I'll bet you could go to any doctor's or dentist's office in the area, and ask if they can give you any old magazines that they're ready to throw away.

[freedmam.livejournal.com]

I have a bunch of travel magazines you're more than welcome to. I've been saving them for crafting too...but I'll never get to them. Want to email me if you want them and we can arrange a pick-up time? (I'm on central, near Highland)

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

People often offer them on Craig's List in the "free" section.

[turil.livejournal.com]

By "old" do you mean from the 50's or something? I've got a few Popular Science magazines from the 40s and 50s that I'm happy to part with. They are pretty spiffy when it comes to wacky pictures.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I just checked, they are Popular Mechanics, not Popular Science. Still quite spiffy!

[sungold123.livejournal.com]

By "old" I meant done-being-read :)

I'd love them. If you send me a message with your location, I can come get them today or tomorrow after 6:30 pm, whatever works for you!

[turil.livejournal.com]

LJ won't let me send you a message for some reason (the option is grayed out on your profile page), but you can email me at turil at thewiseturtle.com. I can put them out on the porch today.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

freecycle.

[lonelyholiday.livejournal.com]

Second this suggestion. I recently got rid of a bunch of old Rolling Stones on Freecycle...

Nothing to offer right now, but as I read/weed out more, I'll probably be posting other magazines up there too, or maybe coming back to you (OP, not mamajoan), if I remember this post. :)

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

I'd gladly give you a couple really nice wall calendars that I saved thinking I would frame the pictures in them.

[sungold123.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the offer - but I'm actually (I know this is weird) decoupaging hula hoops, so I need thin magazine-like paper... I'm afraid calendars would be too thick.