EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN–Area woman was shocked to discover that she could not obtain a copy of Wisconsin paper “the ONION” in Wisconsin.
Grauer, who just moved into the area, was previously able to purchase copies of America’s Finest News Source at local chain bookstore Barnes and Noble in Tucson, Arizona. Prior to that, she was able to obtain free copies of the paper in Chicago, Illinois and even purchase in the UK while studying abroad. Although Eau Claire does not have a Barnes and Noble, it does have a Border’s Books and Music, where copies of the Onion were noticeably absent. When Grauer asked local residents where to purchase the local paper, she was told to read it online.
Representatives from the satirical paper, which claims a national print distribution of 690,000, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
I know its the principle of the thing, but I’d be glad to send you copies of The Onion since I have no problem finding them in Portland. Or my mom can send them to you, since there’s several places within driving distance of her house in South Carolina that sells it. Wait, that was your point to begin with wasn’t it?
Shouldn’t you have called yourself “Area Woman”?
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion) claims it’s available for free in Madison and Milwaukee (I’m not up on Wisconsin geography so I have no idea if that’s helpful).
Or, I guess you could subscribe (http://store.theonion.com/product/onion-print-subscription,6/).
Dead tree media is dead, long live dead tree media!
LOL, yeah, “area woman” would’ve worked better. I’m hours away from Madison and Milwaukee and the subscriptions are a bit pricey… would have to buy individual issues but I can’t. :’( wah
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