Specialties
American Classifieds is the largest free classified paper in the country . Our advantage is the abililty to work as an ad agency for customers and to place their advertisement in one paper or all of our papers. We advertise and market mom and pop businesses, corporate businesses, independent businesses, private party classifieds, business classifieds, automotive dealerships, auto related businesses, tractor companies, lawn care, furniture stores, attorneys, doctors, salons, churches, pool and spa companies, pets, livestock, , restaurants, music, hunting, fishing, sporting goods, new, used, miscellaneous items. If you can make money from it we can advertise it for you.
History
The Thrifty Nickel came to Mobile, Alabama in 1988 as an 8 page paper. In 2001 the name was changed to American Classifieds seamlessly providing an effective low cost alternative 52 weeks a year to the high priced daily papers. We are audited yearly by the Circulation Verification Council. This audit is sent to SRDS, AdWeek & other national media directories. The origination of this part of American ingenuity began in the basement of one man's home around 1970 with an idea and mimeograph machine. Classified ads were sold for a quarter. Copies of the small classified paper, then called