Deal of the day: Magazine subscriptions

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - It's not your typical flowers or chocolates, but a magazine subscription is unique gift for Valentine's day if you get one that's specific to your loved ones hobbies or interests. Tuesday for the rest of the month, you can get a great deal for magazines online.

Amazon.com normally sells yearly subscriptions of magazines at discount prices, but now through the end of the month, News 4's Melissa Holmes found they're discounting another $5 to $10.

Check this out, the bestselling magazine on the website, Cosmopolitan, is normally $51 for an annual subscription. This month, it's only $10. Maxim, also only $10. O Magazine, is $13 for 12 issues. A year of Better Homes and Gardens or Good Housekeeping is only $10. 54 issues of Newsweek is only $35. The cover price is more than $300 for the year. There are more than 100 titles that are on sale this month.

In most cases, you can also purchase a one-year auto renewal for the same price. And you can also cancel your subscription and get a refund for the unshipped issues. And magazine subscriptions ship free.

Amazon also allows you to email a gift letter to the recipient so even though they won't have the first issue by Valentine's Day, they'll know that you took the time to order it. By only spending $10 on the magazines, you might still have some extra cash for the flowers or chocolate