Real Simple Magazine Subscription

Pros: nice photographs, good advice once in a great while
Cons: offers "DUH!" advice, can put you to sleep it's so simple

I first heard about the then new magazine Real Simple when I received an issue of In Style that had a card attached to it saying I could send it in for a free copy. I thought to myself, "Why not?" So I sent off for a copy of Real Simple....

Pros: Aesthetically pleasing
Cons: Content consistently negates the simplicity ethic

I’d listened to friends pan the magazine Real Simple for months, but I managed to remain unbiased enough to find the cover photographs in the checkout line somewhat refreshing (in contrast to the tabloid headlines and the...

Pros: Good for a laugh or two.
Cons: Chock full of silly advice, annoying platitudes, and hidden product solicitations.

From the minute you see the cover of this magazine, it’s clear that Real Simple is trying to eat Martha Stewart Living’s lunch. The look is clean and staged with muted pastels, and the object is some sort of abbreviated martini glass...

Pros: good recipes
Cons: Mostly advertising, I get enough of that on t.v.

After receiving this magazine as a free trial, I wondered why it was called a magazine and not a picture book, and I am glad I did not pay for it.

The issue I am talking about is for June/July 2001. In this issue there are 140 pages from cover...

Pros: Beautiful photographs, few advertisements and some obvious simple advice.
Cons: Articles seem to be too heavy on the simple side, dull content.

REAL SIMPLE

I thought I would treat myself last month to a new magazine, something I had never read before to add to my every growing collection of magazines. I buy magazines for information and motivation. The information I use in my...

Pros: The issue I received was free
Cons: The ads, the ads, the ads (Did I mention there are a lot of ads?)

Real Simple: life/home/body/soul


This is printed on the cover of a relatively new magazine aptly named Real Simple. Being your typical wife and mom (or I guess just person in general) I seem to be drowning in...

Pros: This magazine gave me a lot of great ideas to simplify my life.
Cons: I need to be in a certain mood to read a magazine like this.

When this magazine first came out, I tried a free 3-month subscription that was offered through my AOL account. I flipped through the free magazines, but confess that I didn't spend much time reading them. At the time, I was juggling a full-time job...

Pros: Hefty magazine, some fun ideas and nice pictures
Cons: Hefty because of numerous ads, many outrageous prices for suggested items

I first spotted Real Simple when I was getting the oil changed in my car and I was sitting in the little car waiting room, occasionally chatting with the nice old couple nearby. I was surprised by its thickness – most magazines I’d ever known ...

Pros: Varied Subject Matter, Great Photography, Creative Writing
Cons: Advertisements Are Numerous

A relative newcomer to the magazine scene, Real Simple has taken some of the best aspects of popular home/life/technology/health periodicals and combined them into one substantial publication. A rather novel idea, I found this type of...

Pros: Many well-written articles and ideas to make life more convenient. Nice colors and layout.
Cons: Expensive, not geared toward those who want to pare down and truly simplify.

I have tried through the years to read Real Simple Magazine and have never enjoyed it until recently (now it is my favorite.) When I first started looking at it a few years back, it didn't seem simple to me at all. It seemed like yet another magazine for ...

Pros: Easy on the eyes, full of useful content and helpful hints.
Cons: Interviews tend to be too long and overcomplicated to fit the stated purpose.

By some stroke of luck, I received a free Real Simple subscription just over a year ago. I had always been curious about the artistically photographed covers, so I accepted.

I've never been sorry. Real Simple may not be everything every reader...

Pros: Nice looking covers, doable recipes
Cons: Expensive per issue price, cheap paper, laughable concept of simplicity

Real Simple is attempting to promote a lifestyle. Seems everyone wants to makeover their lives lately. Perhaps it's Oprah's fault. Perhaps it's because a generation of uber-professionals raised up with a large amount of cash in a short time...

Pros: Very nice magazine experience, good articles, helpful in making life easier
Cons: Some articles and advertisers discuss & market non essentials that don't simplify your life

I really like Real Simple magazine. Most slick magazines arrive and I read parts of them and I do enjoy them but this one is different. I look forward to receiving it. I read every page. I like the texture of the paper they use, I like the quality of ...

Pros: The issue was free.
Cons: Everything and it waste trees, too!

I have never been a huge fan of magazines that seem to be mostly advertisements. It leaves me with that old question---"Where's the Beef?"
I buy a magazine for "meaty" content and don't like playing hide and seek to find the...

Pros: There were some really pretty and simple flower arrangements in this magazine.
Cons: Basically it is another magazine selling lots of overpriced stuff, just this time it's thinly disguised as simple living.

The cover reads:
Real Simple
life/home/body/soul
low-stress living
one-dish dinners
simpler skin care
clothes that work
nurturing friendships
serene spaces



It sounded like a good idea. I...