Bill wrote:
My recent issue arrived with a separate page explaining that "this is
a special issue and that it will count as two of your subscriber
issues, and the duration of your subscription will be adjusted
accordingly."

Here is my email reply:

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Dear The Family Handyman,

I had to laugh when I read the insert that you provided my my
magazine: " .. We are treating it as a special issue that will count
towards two of your subscriber issuses."
except for the fact that you're wasting my time.

My reason for asking you to treat it only as ONE issue for me is:
*** What the hell do you think this is??? We had a contract!!! ***

I am very unsatisfied which your magazines conduct in this matter. I
find it VERY UNPROFESSIONAL and I hope that it does not happen again.
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If you're a subscriber, take notice and don't let them try to pull
that crap. FWIW, regular issue ~100 pages, this one was 130 and
seems to include more advertising than usual.

Consider yourself lucky you got anything out of them. Your letter to them
made no sense at all.

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-Mike-