2007-10-03 05:05:35 · 17 answers · asked by DESPERATELY SEEKING SANITY!!! 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No it's called strategy. They are strategically placed there for 2 reasons.
1. You wont be upset in the long lines
2. You will read them because you are trapped there find something interesting not have time to finish the article and buy it
It is rude to not put it back where you got it from
2007-10-03 05:26:13 · answer #1 · answered by staymay 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is there a reason that the person that actually buys that magazine should get a used copy ? Go ahead and read it, pay for it, take it with you.
2007-10-04 17:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you slow the line down reading. They put them there hoping some article will attract your attention and you will not be able to read the whole thing while waiting and so buy the useless thing.
2007-10-03 12:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by paul 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, they are counting on the impulse buy and hoping that if you don't get to an article or don't finish one you may just buy it. They place them in that spot for marketing purposes. Otherwise they would be in the magazine section.
2007-10-03 12:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by ArLorax 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. It is an effective sales and advertising strategy. You won't be able to read the whole thing anyway. The least you can do is buy the whole thing if something in there catches your interest.
2007-10-03 15:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by july 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah Man that's why they put the mindless bl**dy things there!! they're hoping you will get to the front of the cue and thinh Oh NO NO NO I can't survive without knowing what so-and-so's problems are with her pregancy/new partner/weight etc etc etc etc et ce uuurgghhhhh ..h .
2007-10-04 21:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by Joe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the publisher didn't want people to read them while in line, they would seal them up! No, it isn't rude!
2007-10-03 12:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by Buddie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so, if i see something interesting i will grab one and start reading. if i dont get to finish the story i will buy the whole thing lol.
2007-10-04 21:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by Exotic Pink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck no! If they don't want me to read for free then they should open up more lines!
2007-10-03 12:11:43 · answer #9 · answered by ilufthemountains 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no I do it! Just keep moving with the line!
2007-10-03 15:08:44 · answer #10 · answered by divers_godeeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋