DCist: WaPo Special Election Edition Hype: Officially Silly?

voteroo

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:10:55 -0500

Also, why are the prices in that fancy schmancy English L-looking thing?

mentalcharmer

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:54:44 -0500

So, why can't I just get a copy from the archive office, since that's their job anyway?

stapaulova

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:15:32 -0500

Why pay $9.95 when you can pay $59.95?? http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=gallery&gallery_id=63481&provider_id=25&ptp_photo_id=wpost:6609825

Bethesdaist

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:12:42 -0500

I noticed a foo-foo display of the "Commemorative Edition" papers at CVS, blocking the aisles. A day late and a dollar fifty short. I would buy several commemorative cafe press thongs, so I could CHANGE them every day. Get it? Change? Ha, I kill myself!

stmove

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:11:36 -0500

Commemorative newspaper? I thought that used to be called "a newspaper." I am sure I will be in some antique store with my cyborg kids in 30 years and see a stack of these in the corner for $150.00 each (Adjusted for inflation, 150 2038 dollars is worth about $1.50 in 2008 dollar) So quaint that a 20th century device is used to commemorate a 21st century event.

hillrat

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:57:05 -0500

I'm in Fargo and missed out on all the DC election hype, but wasn't even slightly tempted to buy a $10 newspaper.

kjb

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:55:57 -0500

$9.95 plus shipping is pretty ridic considering the Harris Teeter in Pentagon City has had a huge untouched stack of these since last week and I'm sure it's not the only store around with papers left.

Hoodrat

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:47:32 -0500

anyone paying the $10 pretty much deserves to be swindled. they must have published tons of extras of the special edition because there are still people selling them outside union station and in chinatown everyday. total market saturation on these already, i think. it's just not that good a cover page. good story, don't get me wrong, but i'm guessing a lot of other papers did something more aesthetically balanced. confession - i was kind of tempted to buy the cafepress onesie for my niece confession 2 - i bought one of the special editions. but for $2 on the street.

HCE

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:38:53 -0500

The Washington Post has fallen mightily, and resorting to selling cheap sweatshirts on the amateurish Cafepress Web site is but one sign of this.

iAManugget

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:32:55 -0500

If you head to union station, there is a dude standing outside of the first street side selling them

monkeyrotica

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:40:30 -0500

The advantage of the printed edition is that you can't squash a bug with a Blackberry or an LCD screen. Hm. Or can you? I'll be right back.

RJ

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:45:48 -0500

I am glad that millions of Americans are celebrating the shift to a more responsible environmental leadership, in Obama, by cutting down a crap load of trees.

boondoggle

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:40:15 -0500

As a fan of the Obama family, presidential history and print journalism I'm dismayed we are not given the thong option so commonly available at cafepress sites. Some democracy this. Voter suppression in its most vile form.

RJ

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:11:34 -0500

Can't touch this..

dex110

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:52:17 -0500

Yea, I think it is pretty silly- especially since the actual print design wasn't that special, there wasn't a lot of cool extra content either, in fact it was a rather thin issue. My roommmate's mom works at the WP so I got a copy that way- I think the more remarkable occurance was that by 7am Nov 5th every newspaper stand, CVS, Giant and coin machine in the city (or at least Gtown to Friendship) was out of every NYTimes, USA Today, WPost and others- THAT DAY, NYTimes were listed on Ebay for $100-300 each- check the screen shots here: http://adamdexter.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/obama-nation-newspapers/ As far as WPost on Cafepress, that's just amusing.