Great mag, bad price

I've enjoyed Cosmo for years now, but as a new mom, I don't have much time for reading magazines, so I recently decided to choose between Glamour and Cosmo. They are both very similar magazines and based on content I don't know how I'd decide. But Cosmo's price made the decision for me. Instead of twenty dollars a year, for my money I'll stick with Glamour for a dollar an issue. It also bothers me that in previous years when it came time for me to renew my subscription, I'd received a letter offering me a special "preferred subscriber" rate, only to find subscription cards in the magazine for substantially less! If Cosmo did cater to their loyal subscribers, I probably would have kept my subscription.

a guilty pleasure

I've been reading Cosmo for years and as I got older I realized I could be spending my time reading something better. Every month the cover shouts something about the best kept sex secret. Useful information sometimes but after a while you want substance. But for some reason I still buy this magazine every month. And I still read it cover to cover. And I still say with glee"the new Cosmo's out!" when in line at the grocery store. So yes, this is my guilty pleasure even though it's a bit cheesy.

My Guilty Pleasure

Cosmo is my favorite magazine to read; it's great on a plane, a car trip, or just for curling up with at home. All the advice columns seem to be the same as the previous month, varied a little, but they are still fun to read. Confessions are great, and quite amusing. Sometimes I wonder if they're real! The stars they interview are great. And of course, they always have great gossip in every issue. A bit sleazy, it's definitely my guilty pleasure.