Honestly these patterns are the reason I don&#x27;t subscribe, 
You can&#x27;t find the price.<p>I say this as a former editor (photo) of a college paper who grew up loving the news and knowing that journalism is a tough and important business.<p>This might be a reaction to The Boston Globe having trouble with the &quot;older&quot; paper copy version too.  For those that don&#x27;t know by trying to save money by switching to a cheaper deliverer; end result nobody was getting their papers.  Nobody could get through on the phone lines to cancel.<p>I don&#x27;t subscribe the NYTimes for this reason. They always say &quot;99 a week for 4 weeks&quot; and finding out what it costs in he future proved to be frustratingly difficult.  Odd because I&#x27;d be willing to pay a buck or 2 a week.<p>I donate and listen to local new on my radio station which is quite good instead.