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The quality of the Magazine has diminished compared to what it used to be. My Mother was a long time subscriber of this magazine and I used to love it too. The paper and binding were heavier and used staples to bind in the past. I used to archive and collect the older SL mags, But I see no reason to do that any longer. The magazine seems to have more ads, less quality Southern content than it used to have. I cannot recommend this magazine any longer at this price. I have reverted to Garden and Gun Magazine for quality Southern material with archival quality.
Most of the photos and covers they show on Amazon item page looks to be from the OLD magazine setup look & feel. Seems they are riding on the old quality while delivering the new lesser quality.
I originally subscribed from Southern Living directly. I got my renewal and it was $25.oo for one yr. I looked on Amazon and found two years for $19.00. I will always go to Amazon now to look for my subscriptions. Love the magazine. Lots of great recipes and decorating ideas.
Having grown up in the heart of Dixie, I’ve read this magazine all my life, and I preceded its birth by over 10 years. Still have the entire 1974 year down in the ol’ homestead (an ultramodern 1970s brick house) in an old cardboard slipcase. It was a wonderful magazine in the 1970s and even into the early 1980s. Today, it is pure garbage. Do not waste your money on a subscription. If you buy one issue, you’ll have all the advertising you need, but you’ll actually get better advertising of Southern lifestyles by picking up free flyers at various interstate welcome stations. In fact, Southern Living now resembles a magazine comprising interstate brochure writing sandwiched between so many advertisements you cannot make sense of the editorial. I know what I’m talking about. Since it was purchased more than a decade ago by Time-Life, Southern Living has gone steadily downhill. If you want a gardening magazing for the south, choose Garden Gate or Fine Gardening. Or buy books. It’s cheaper. If you need travel information, use the internet. If you want home design, forget it. In the 1970s you had houseplans, beautiful landscape designs and decorating ideas. Today, you can get better ideas from a standard like Good Housekeeping or by watching home and garden shows on television. It’s really sad how pathetic Southern Living is. If I were employed there as a writer — and it is not my niche by any means, professional corporate writing is — I would be a lifeless card-punching automaton regurgitating segment marketing pap. Pulp. Garbage. You can’t even wrap a decent mullet with this piece of garbage, they’ve shrunk the page size.
I have been a subscriber of Southern Living for 30 years. This monthly magazine has taught me about gardening, decorating, house design, decadent recipes, healthy cooking, and travel to places I wouldn’t have gone to without reading their pages.
I look forward to reading delightful musings each month in the Southern Journal. The writers remind us of why we hold the south, southern hospitality, and all its charm dear to our hearts.
You would think that after so many years covering holidays and seasonal ideas that one would grow bored with a magazine. I still find Southern Living to be surprising, entertaining, and educational.
Whether you a southerner by birth, or simply want to know more about our ways, this magazine should be in your mailbox every month.
I have been a customer of Southern Living for at least 35 years. I was excited every month to see the beautiful photos and write-ups about places to visit. We did visit many of the places because of Southern Living…
Somehow, I had been unaware that the Southern Living model was changing. When the first issue arrived…I thought it was a promo for a up-coming issue. I was not sure which was a write-up and which was an ad. Seemed much lighter…maybe paper being used is lighter.
Anyway, I realize that Southern Living, just like all of us, has to cut back. In this economy, I had rather put up with some semblance of Southern Living than none at all. Southern Living has made the magazine into an affordable subscription.
Perhaps they could use some of the old make up of the Southern Living, and we would feel a greater connection.
I intend to support Southern Living; otherwise, it would seem as it a giant symbol of our culture had fallen.