To rip things out of magazines? DH thinks so.... (Lighthearted!!)

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

In the city where I live there is a monthly local magazine produced for the public to peruse which is widely available in businesses, pubs, restaurants, cafés, hairdressers, GP surgeries etc etc. I suspect these businesses have to pay some sort of subscription, but the magazine clearly makes money from local advertisements in its pages as well. It basically covers things like local pub/restaurant reviews, places to shop, local property, recipes, local days out, what's on at the theatre etc etc.

Where I used to work we always had several copies floating around the staff room and I used to rip out (mainly) recipes when the magazines were on their way to the recycling bin.

Well now I don't work there but still enjoy browsing the mag when in pubs/cafés etc.....and I still like to rip out the odd recipe etc

My DH thinks I am being cheeky for doing this and now tuts and rolls his eyes whenever I rip things out like the entitled brazen hussy the stealthy ninja that I am.
although he will quite happily eat the products of my 'theft'!

I know I am not the only person to do this as I often see pages/sections missing and there are always several copies of the mag available at any one time.

So AIBU to do this? Anyone else out there a stealthy-ripper?? Or do you judge (with pearls-clutched!) anyone who does this??

(Ps, not to unduly influence you, but if you side with my DH he will be vilified and I will never hear the end of it!!)

[RedRoom]

Oh, never bother with cryptics. Haven't got a clue how to do them. Do hate finding a filled in sudoku though!

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

I'm not clever enough to do crosswords (why do they make the clues quite so cryptic?!) or sudoko so definitely can't be blamed for that offence!!!

[RedRoom]

Good! Take a picture but don't rip the magazines. Same rule applies to the people who fill in the crosswords and sudokos in our staff room newspaper instead of photocopying the page. It pisses everyone else off who might have liked to do the crossword themselves (or seen the article you have torn out)!

[flipchart]

Good! (grin)

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

Point taken and well received.

I have now hired myself a Sherpa to carry all manner of writing and picture-taking paraphernalia (pens, pencils, watercolours, easels, books, canvases, slr cameras [with optional lenses] tripods etc etc) with me wherever I go.

I shall never again commit the ultimate social faux-pas of being a stealthy-ripper!

[flipchart]

You mightn't have an iPhone or android with a camera but there is no reason why you can't use a note book and pen to jot tips, hints and recipes down.

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

Yup! I am old skool.... See ^^ second post about my 'brick' phone with no camera and.....NO INTERNET (can you imagine it??!?!?). Wouldn't even have an ipad if DH hadn't insisted on buying it for me for Xmas (bless him).

....Would have preferred a pony though

Ps, thanks for the link, I shall take a peek!

[GodDamnBatman]

I didn't know this was a thing. People still use paper recipes? I just assumed ripped magazines were from children who like to grab and rip things. But it doesn't bug me any. If it was really important to read a perfect, intact magazine, I would just buy one to take home.

That said, have you tried: All Recipes? They have some really good dishes. No page tearing needed.

[ithoughtofitfirst]

My sentiments exactly! Fnar fnar fnar

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

What an outrageous attitude!!! There are people who are employed to go round collecting the trolleys don't you know?! What am I supposed to do their bloody job for them or something??! I don't even push my trolley around the supermarket, the hired help do that for me!

[ithoughtofitfirst]

Lol kind of reminds me of this time my dad said that people who don't put their trolleys away when they've finished shopping "should be shot"

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

I know ithoughtofitfirst I'm right up there with racists, biggots, mysogynists, thieves and murderers ain't I???!?

[ithoughtofitfirst]

PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK.

not really. Crack on m'love

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

books!!!?!? Oh no I would never do that. That is up there with someone recording over the last few minutes of a program you were watching!

I agree, corporal punishment all the way!

[kiwi5]

so i am a page ripper-but i rip them out of mags I subscribe to,which I then donate to my docs surgery. I thought I was being kind but now realise people may be cursing me. better stop being so kind hearted!

[FunLovinBunster]

The use of "Lighthearted" on AIBU makes me want to commit random acts of violence. People who tear pages out of magazines and books should be shot.

[flipchart]

I meant that particular behaviour is selfish.

When I'm at the doctors ( which is often) waiting for my latest tests to come through reading the mags allows me to escape for a while. You start reading an article or something seems interesting but some git has come along and torn the mag up. Bloody awesome!

I see stuff I like I'm magazines or things I'm interested in. I used to have a note book where I would jot ideas or info down. These days I take a picture or put notes on my phone. That way I don't end up with a clutter of paper and the magazine stays in tact.

[puntasticusername]

Ikwym, it did read that way, but I didn't think it was something you ought to take entirely to heart that's all!

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

You snooze you loose brag

[bragmatic]

Yabvvvvvvvvu.

Sometimes when I go to do it, you've got there first, you bitch.

[namechangedforaddedstealth]

Fair enough. It sounded like that was the statement from flipcharts first post people like you are fuckin' annoying and selfish

But like I said I will stop doing it! I think it's cause my mum always did it so I sort of never questioned the behaviour IYGWIM

Ps, yes it is my only flaw. It's a heavy cross to bear, being otherwise perfect, but someone's gotta do it I spose

[puntasticusername]

Erm, I don't think flipchart meant to say you are an ENTIRELY annoying and selfish, OP, just that the particular piece of behaviour you've just admitted to is annoying and selfish.

Which it is.

[ShineSmile]

Yabu. Take a pic on your phone

[flipchart]

It doesn't matter if it is your only flaw St Namechange ( really, your only flaw) it's still annoying and selfish!
If you just ripped the corner tht would probably be fine but usually there is no information in the corner so why do that?

[ChablisChic]

It's not so much the recipe or whatever that's missing, it's the fact that whatever's on the reverse of that's missing too, which might be the most interesting bit of an article or whatever.

Not worth getting worked up over though, especially with a free local mag - as you say there are always plenty floating about.