Coastal Living

Based upon 7 reviews.

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• Overall Rating 4.4 out of 5
• Ad Relevance 3.8 out of 5
• Content Quality 3.3 out of 5
• Design Quality 4.0 out of 5
• Photo Quality 5.0 out of 5

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Overall, 6 of 7 customers (86%) would recommend this title to a friend.

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3 of 6 people (50%) found the following review helpful:

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The covers of Coastal Living used to look classic and inviting. Now it looks ordinary. The July /August issue is garish. Inside it is crowded. The feeling is not the relaxing atmosphere of living by the water. The photos may still be beautiful but the feeling I get from the magazine is negative. I don't want to pick it up or read it. I haven't looked at the last two issues. I am a long time subscriber but if my aversion continues I will probably cancel my subscription. I certainly would not pick it up in the store. It looks like just another magazine. Nothing special.

9 of 18 people (50%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Pictures and ideas
• Cons: n/a

Coastal Living is a great magazine all around. The photos and idea resources are great too, if this is your style.

• Gender: Male
• Age: 18-34
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 6+

31 of 58 people (53%) found the following review helpful:

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It gave me a lot of ideas for building and decorating a beach house. It also has great recipes.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 35-54
• Magazines: 4-5

33 of 59 people (56%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Gives us great ideas for our home, gardens, and places to travel.
• Cons: None

My husband and I both enjoy Coastal Living! Since we live in South Florida, spend summer vacations on an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario, and just bought our retirement home on the water in Coastal Georgia, shores, coasts and water are a focus for us. It's fun and interesting to read about places both familiar and unfamiliar.

• Gender: Female
• Age: 55+
• Magazines: 6+

22 of 38 people (58%) found the following review helpful:

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• Pros: Nice pictures
• Cons: Read below

Several years ago I started subscribing to Coastal Living because I love the ocean/beach and wanted a magazine that featured articles and pictures involving the same. I enjoyed very much reading Coastal Living every month. Then I started noticing about a year or so ago that all the articles were written from a female perspective, almost all the ads involved females and mostly female type products. For the most part, the recipes feature women tasting salads or sandwiches. Not at all that this makes any difference concerning reading about the ocean and houses, but as a male, I felt so out of place. Actually, Coastal Living now feels just like a sister magazine to Woman's Day. I did not renew. If you think my opinion is an exaggeration, read an issue for yourself. Thank you.

• Gender: Male
• Age: 35-54
• Parent: Yes
• Magazines: 6+