Hello Maywalk, nice to hear from you again. How's the knitting going?
Talking with our postman it's adverts that keep the PO going so they don't mind delivering them! As for magazines and papers, yes, mostly a waste of money, particularly the Sunday papers!
I think one of the best value for money magazines, if one is interested in their sort of articles is National Geographic. Wonderful photography and just a few adds front and back - usually Canon.