They have humor in London...right?

January 14, 2008 2:43 AM

Where can I find my beloved "The Onion" in London? Just moved to London from California where I could find an Onion newspaper on almost every street corner. Short of paying the $200 a year for a subscription, does anyone know where I can find the satirical newspaper in London?
posted by cubedweller to Media & Arts (18 answers total)

It's only available in certain cities in the U.S., so don't expect to find it on every street corner here or even in other parts of the U.S. Wikipedia claims you can find it in bookstores in the UK but doesn't say where.
posted by grouse at 3:21 AM on January 14, 2008

Response by poster: Yeah I had a look in some of the bigger high street bookstores but to avail.
posted by cubedweller at 3:46 AM on January 14, 2008

You might be able to ask a bookstore or newsagents to order it for you if as grouse says it is available, it might not be popular enough to carry stock of it, but you can normally get things like that by request.
posted by paulfreeman at 3:53 AM on January 14, 2008

Of course, if you want it on a regular basis, it might be cheaper just to subscribe.
posted by grouse at 3:59 AM on January 14, 2008

bigger high street bookstores but to avail.

Tried Borders on Oxford Street? That's got about the biggest selection of magazines.
Or the comic shops... they might have it. Forbidden Planet. Gosh.
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 4:01 AM on January 14, 2008

why not just read it online?
posted by lunasol at 4:16 AM on January 14, 2008 [1 favorite]

Once upon a time, it was available in the newspaper section of Borders in Oxford Street. Talk to them and see what they say.
posted by skylar at 4:22 AM on January 14, 2008

I know for a fact the Borders on Oxford Street has it because I buy it from there regularly. I believe they will also do it on special order for you.
posted by gadha at 4:32 AM on January 14, 2008

I've seen it in Borders in Oxford, not just Oxford Street, so I'd guess that any branch of theirs would do.
posted by edd at 5:22 AM on January 14, 2008

I once bought a copy from the magazine section in the basement of Tower Records in Piccadilly Circus, which is now a Zavvi store. I'd presume the store still sells it.
posted by tapeguy at 5:33 AM on January 14, 2008

Most Borders seem to have it then. I used to buy it there in Glasgow.
posted by stereo at 6:26 AM on January 14, 2008

Is it less than 2 pounds an issue in the stores?
posted by smackfu at 6:38 AM on January 14, 2008

If you want a sort of local equivalent then Private Eye is worth checking out.
posted by rongorongo at 7:18 AM on January 14, 2008

Try Waterstones. Waterstones Leeds sometimes carries this, so I assume that the London branch is the same.
posted by seanyboy at 7:45 AM on January 14, 2008

Actually. I meant Borders.
And people have mentioned this already. Doh!
posted by seanyboy at 7:45 AM on January 14, 2008

I've definitely seen it in the big Borders on Charing Cross Road too.
posted by TheophileEscargot at 8:42 AM on January 14, 2008

I'm going to take a wild guess that even if you do find it in London, it's going to be imported, which means the price is going to be jacked up and that's with the already horribly exchange rate. $200 for a years subscription, since that's 52 magazines, is only about $4 or 2 pounds an issue. I really doubt you'll be able to find it anywhere for that price.
posted by whoaali at 11:16 AM on January 14, 2008

Response by poster: I found it! Borders in Oxford Circus! Thanks a lot to all of you who answered, I appreciate it. And yes, it is expensive - £2 an issue.
posted by cubedweller at 12:49 AM on January 15, 2008