Newspaper Carriers - Main Newspaper Carriers Newspaper carriers sell and deliver newspapers to homes or offices. Newspaper carriers deliver newspapers to subscribers. They may deliver advertising publications to non-subscribers. Some carriers deliver sample products such as toothpaste or shampoo.
Carriers keep records of which customers have paid their bill each month.
Payment collection is becoming less common, however, since many subscribers now pay by mail. Newspaper carriers may solicit new subscriptions by contacting prospective customers on their routes. When they receive a bundle of papers, carriers may roll each paper and secure it with a rubber band. Some carriers put their papers in a special sack designed for holding newspapers. Other carriers just put a stack of papers in their car.