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Registered: 05-16-2007
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Sat, 11-22-2008 - 9:47am

As I've said before, I'm a magazine freak. Due to the current climate, I've decided not to renew my subscriptions until things are steadier and less iffy with my employment. I had already decided to drop 3 of the 7 I have. The only one that I may choose not to live without is my fitness magazine. We will see as the renewal notices start to come in. But, I figure it can be a temporary relief. I can also ask for Christmas if there are any renewals that come in soon.

*sigh*

Prada

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Registered: 07-02-2008
In reply to: prada_girl7
Mon, 11-24-2008 - 9:55am

Me and DH are magazine lovers. We at one time decided to cut out magazines but then if money was good here or there we'd buy ourselves one or two. We came to realize that subscribing was cheaper then picking them up at the newstands randomly. So we picked a few favorites and renewed those.


Just bear that in mind.


Also, as you said magazines subscriptions are a great gift!

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Registered: 08-02-1998
In reply to: prada_girl7
Mon, 11-24-2008 - 1:42pm
Have you checked out your local library for the magazines that you like? Our library has subscriptions to hundreds of magazines. You may find that going there to read and/or check them out you don't need to have your own copy.

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Registered: 05-16-2007
In reply to: prada_girl7
Mon, 11-24-2008 - 1:59pm

Thx, ladies. Right now, I'm just not renewing anything unless it's my Fitness magazine and if anyone asks me for gift ideas, I might tell them they can renew my sub.


prada

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In reply to: prada_girl7
Mon, 11-24-2008 - 2:04pm

This is good advice. If you buy 3 issues a year, you're often better off getting a subscription. Better to cut back to just the ones you really read every issue of than canceling everything.

I subscribe to two home magazines and I figure the cost is well worth it, because looking at all the photos and advice helps me figure out what to do with my home, and what is really important to me, and it saves a lot of effort and expense. Similarly, subscribing to a fashion magazine gives me a chance to check out trends and products without wasting time buying them, and I can make better, faster, cheaper buying decisions as a result. And I'd never cut back Consumer Reports, because we more than save the cost every year by making better buying decisions.

Kelly

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Registered: 07-26-1999
In reply to: prada_girl7
Mon, 11-24-2008 - 9:30pm
I'm not going to tell you to change your mind, but often if you ignore the first say four or five renewal notices without responding, you will get another renewal notice for much less of an annual cost than the price on the first slew on renewal notices. Just a thought.
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Registered: 11-21-2007
In reply to: prada_girl7
Tue, 11-25-2008 - 6:22pm

Do you know how to read the address label to see when your subscription actually expires?

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Registered: 08-02-1998
In reply to: prada_girl7
Fri, 11-28-2008 - 2:31pm
I have one subscription that is good until Fall 2011 because of not paying attention to the expiry date and just sending in the renewal letters. (This is the only magazine that I have decided that I can't be without.) All the others I can go to the library to read. I got a renewal notice yesterday for Reader's Digest that would allow me to give 5 free subscriptions to friends and family if I renew mine at $18 a year. Would be a great deal if I had 5 friends or family that would want it.
Sharon