Media - Magazines

I know that magazines need to have advertisers to help pay for their magazines and to sell products but when I'm paying $15 for a yearly subscription to Oprah and Essence magazines or $4 from the stand I would like to have more articles than all the advertisements especially since I don't buy anything that's advertised. It seems like half the magazine is advertisements. I don't think that consumers buy the magazines for the advertisements. Maybe some will buy a product that was seen in Home and Garden if they are decorating or remodeling but I don't think that the majority buy anything. I know each magazine has it's own niche target market but how many consumers are actually buying products that are seen in a magazine? Are you??