Update: This offer has expired online, but you may still subscribe by phone at 1-888-357-STAR.
If you’re Indianapolis Star subscription is expiring soon and you’re dreading paying the new higher subscription prices, I have good news! You can sign up online for the Yes! Essential Shopper. It’s delivered free (yes, I said FREE!) to your home each Sunday and includes coupon inserts and sales fliers from the Indianapolis Star.
Only non-subscribers can receive the Yes! Essential Shopper. So, if you already subscribe to the Indianapolis Star, unfortunately you’re not eligible for this offer.
**Offer valid in the following zip codes only: 46032, 46033, 46037, 46038, 46060, 46074, 46112, 46130, 46131, 46140, 46142, 46143, 46168, 46184, 46205, 46220, 46226, 46227, 46229, 46234, 46236, 46237, 46240, 46250 and 46256. Please allow 14 days for order processing. Order subject to deliverability.
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I am currently a subscriber to the Star (looking to get out), but went ahead and tried to sign up for this offer. After I had input my information I got a message that said “Thank you. Your information has been received.”. Didn’t get a message saying I wouldn’t be eligible but also didn’t get a message saying that I would receive it. So not sure what to expect now. Do you know if you automatically get a message saying that you aren’t eligible after you input your info (if you are currently a subscriber)? Subscription is under my husband’s name and I put in request for Essential Shopper under my name. Not sure if that would make a difference? Our address is the same…
Beth, it doesn’t give you a message saying you aren’t eligible. Typically, if you sign up and your address already gets the paper, you just don’t receive it or they may be calling/emailing you to tell you that you aren’t eligible. You are welcome for the information though!
P.S. Should have added this to my initial comment above, but thanks for providing this info on the Essential Shopper! Happy to find something that might let me cut out my print Star subscription altogether. I was only hanging on for the Sunday coupons…
when I click on the link, it says that the offer has expired.
Rebeca, If you call them, you can subscribe by phone still, assuming you are in the correct zip code.
Hi, Beth. I called today and tried to subscribe to this (after attempting online), and they told me the only way to subscribe to this HAD to include the Sunday paper and would cost $12 a month. I told them over and over that I all I wanted was the FREE subscription to the Yes! Essential Shopper, but they were not going to offer that to me. Any suggestions????
Thanks for letting me know about this! I had cancelled my Star Subscription a couple weeks ago and was bumming out about missing the coupons, but it was just going to be too expensive.
I just called and believe I got it the free ads set up. Here’s what I did: at the first prompt, say “something else.” At the next prompt, say “representative.”
I had to give my phone number with area code and confirm my address. Then I said a friend told me about a free subscription to “Yes, Essential Shopper” and I wondered if it was still available.
She had me on hold for quite a while as she was checking things and then said she was sending an email to “that department” to get me setup.
My fingers are crossed that it worked and I’ll be getting the subscription soon!
If they gave it to you on the phone, you should be getting it soon. They have the ability to tell you if it’s not available in my area. Many homes in my neighborhood get it, along with my mother-in-law. Thanks for the how-to. I’m sure others will appreciate that, because shutting down that page caused some confusion!
So, I just called again and was almost signed up when I was put on hold. She came back and told me it was not available in my area (zip 46060). I then asked where it was available, and she continued to say that it was going to be discontinued altogether. Hmmmm…..
I’ve been wanting to get out of my subscription too, but hoped to find a way to still get the coupons/sale inserts. From all the comments above, it doesn’t sound like this offer is going to work, but I may still try.
I imagine that the retailers that send out the inserts pay the Star enough to make it worth their while to get these to people that want them, but they don’t seem to want to make it work for us!
You are putting this paper in our apartment community hallways and our staff has to pick them up. This must stop!!!
Ron, I’m not associated with the Yes! Essential Shopper Guide. I was just sharing it with my readers. You’ll have to contact the Indianapolis Star if you are having issues.
Hmm… that’s odd, considering the company that owns the Indianapolis Star gave me the details. Thanks for the update Heidi. I’ll keep watch and let everyone know if I hear anything about it.
Thanks Beth! I am so frustrated with them! It seems other people keep getting signed up, but for some reason I have been denied twice!:)