"Michael Burton" mhburtonatmomentdotnet wrote in message
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I just got an offer in the mail today from Wood Magazine. It says I
will
get 2 years free if I subscribe to their magazine for 1 year. Well, this
sounds great until I read, in the fine print, that the 3 years total
consists of 21 issues. OK...since when does 36 months worth of
subscription
equal 21 issues in a monthly published magazine?!
I guess the "market test" is to determine how many idiots exist in
their
subscriber base. Even if I misread the ad and the 21 magazines are the
"free" part, it should still be 24 issues for the "free" 2 years. So they
are trying to screw us out of at least 3 if I read the ad wrong, but more
probably 15 issues with this steaming pile of BS offer. I was thinking of
getting a subscription to "Wood" before I got this offer. Now that I think
about it, Fine Woodworking, Shop Notes, Woodsmith are plenty. I can at
least trust them to not try to take advantage of me with slick worded ad
copy.
Anybody know anything about why the mag. would try to do this? Did they
hire the Clinton's?

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Michael Burton
Llano, TX

mhburton at moment dot net

I skimmed though the mailer yesterday morning. I thought, I've seen Wood
magazine, I recall liking their articles, Sure, sounds like a good deal to
me so I placed the subscription in the mail. 21 issues at the newstand
price of 3.95 (I think); thats about $80 worth of magazine. I didn't like
how they added $4 shipping and handling but subscribed anyway. I guess they
hooked at least one "idiot".

Gary