Re: Non-Glossy Paper

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 19:18:13 GMT, Brian Henderson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:

>On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 13:54:49 +1000, Graeme
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I'm in a similar situation.  My "Previews" order usually starts out at a 
>>hefty $300 or $400 AUD and then gets whittled down to something that's 
>>actually affordable.
>
>Wish I could do that.  My Previews order might make it *UP* to $40 a
>month (which doesn't include my regular comics order, just special
>things) on a *VERY* good month.  I order anything I can find that
>looks interesting out of Previews (now actually GETTING it is another
>thing, Diamond has a crappy record of actually sending what gets
>ordered).
>
>>Hell, it's what *I'd* be doing...  I earn a decent wage, but I also have 
>>a family to support, which means that what I'd like to spend my money on 
>>has to take a back seat to what I need to spend my money on.  My wife 
>>would also read a great deal more comics than she does if the price was 
>>lower.  There are a number of comics we'd both like to get but don't 
>>because of the price, and we'd both be trying a lot more new comics if 
>>we could do so at a reasonable price (and, more importantly, could 
>>continue to do so over several issues and not just a single promotional 
>>one).
>
>My wife is moving more into manga because all the comics she reads are
>being cancelled (thanks CrossGen).  She buys whatever she wants, just
>as I do.  Even with that, we rarely spend more than $30 a week and
>that includes comics for both of us and our kids.  If there was more
>than we wanted, we'd get them, there just isn't.

you're a very lucky guy. any advice on how I can get my girlfriend
interested in comics?