In the mail, an envelope from Good Housekeeping. Through the window in the top left corner we see that we have a credit adjustment of $33.91. Say what? We have nothing to do with Good Housekeeping (I mean the magazine because I think the house is kept in pretty good shape — well it's clean, even if not exactly up to big spread photos.) I considered that, Thesha gave Cuppa the O magazine for her birthday, so maybe she ordered and paid for another one, but they can't deliver for some reason and our sending us a nice little refund.
Hah!
Open the envelope. Just offering us $33.91 off the supposedly regular price of $53.88 for the magazine.
So, they want us to subscribe to Good Housekeeping for $53-33 - $33.91 = $19.97. Well, why didn't they just say so?
Just how dumb does Good Housekeeping think people are?
Pretty dumb, I guess.
But even the young readers of chickaDEE wouldn't be taken in by that offer.
It's certainly an offer that Cuppa and I can refuse.
It's like those ads saying, save $50, but if you don't buy anything, you save more.
ReplyDeleteMagazines are losing readership rapidly in this internet age. I imagine they will try any gimmick to get readers. I stopped our Readers Digest subscription this year after 30+ years. The magazine has shrunk to just a fraction of its original size. I received plenty of mail from them about my cancellation that tried to put me on a guilt trip.
ReplyDelete"They" can't put anything over on you, you sly devil !! Those magazine folks just don't know how clever we bloggers are...
ReplyDeleteIt's not a sale if it's something you don't need I always say! However I do love GH and mine only costs $12.00 a year, go figure! Love Di ♥
ReplyDeleteA/C that is a good price if it is a magazine you read every month, they are $4 to $5.00 if you pick one up with your groceries.
ReplyDeleteI usually pick up O as well and always pick up the Dec. issue of GH, you know I should look into this........:-) Hugs
Gosh, I can't remember the last time I subscribed to a magazine...they are becoming dinosaurs of print...
ReplyDeleteThere is something so weird about magazine. About 7 years ago I stared to get Home and Gardens or something like that. I did not order it. I am still getting it. About once a year I get a bill for the years, I never answer it but the mag. just keeps on coming. No one in my family will admit to buying it for me. Who knows.
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We've canceled most subscriptions. Seems with the internet we just don't need them.
ReplyDeleteThough I am a little curious about one that a friend mentioned today:
Garden and Gun! I kid you not!
Garden and Gun? Grow it and Kill It.
ReplyDeleteDiana: Magazines always cost more in Canada. The specialty ones that don't have a proper Canadian outlet are prohibitively more expensive. I dunno; it's not like we have too many tariffs at the border. At least I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteSneaky offerings such as this tend to really turn me off to the point of boycotting. Sadly... I do believe many are taken in.
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