A woman came into the office a matter of minutes ago and begged for a free newspaper.
When told that we no longer give away bundles of free papers from our Rhyl office she replied: "You're losing your trade" and stormed out.
Excuse me. What trade? You wanted a free newspaper.
Everyone wants something for nothing these days, nobody is willing to pay for anything.
And correct me if I'm wrong but for decades the Visitor has been free, but only through your letterbox.
I know, I know, many of you aren't receiving it, and if that's the case call 0151 3304956 and tell our distribution office. It seems we do have paperboys but some of them can't be bothered to deliver them.
If that's the case call the same number and inform us.
Anyway, back to my rant.
We were giving away dozens of newspapers every week from our base in High Street. We don't any more because people were taking advantage of it.

"Can I have four copies please? One for me, one for my husband, the dog likes to chew on it and I send one to my cousin in Barnsley."

We have to make a living, just like anyone else. We are a business at the end of the day, not subsidised by the council as one reader expected this week. We distribute well over 20,000 newspapers across the region every week. I know the opposition do the same but let's be honest, it's the Visitor that gives you the hard news, the exclusives and an award-winning sports section courtesy of Dave Jones.

And to those of you who refuse to pay 60p and will not call the phone number above: The Visitor costs about the same price as a bar of chocolate, about half as much as two litres of cider and three times as much as a trip to the toilet. Think about it.

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