My Magazine Subscription Story

I'm posting this to kind of give a little heads up to others out there that might have magazine subscriptions.  I receive one magazine a month. We won't talk about how many magazine subscriptions Brad has...will we honey? :)

As for me, I have one, it's of course a cooking magazine. Well we received a postcard in the mail recently stating my subscription would automatically renew on the stated date they listed meaning our credit card would be charged on that stated date. I then noticed the amount it was going to charge us. I couldn't believe my eyes! It was more than double...yes DOUBLE the price I constantly see the 1 year subscription going for. I'm always seeing the price on those little postcards that fall out of the magazine I receive each month, I knew I was getting ripped off. Right at that moment I stepped to the computer went to their web site to see the price for a new subscription was indeed, $12.99 for a year. The price they were charging me, $29.99. What? No way! Guess what I did? I promptly cancelled my subscription then the next day I went back to their web site and bought it again. Getting it for the $12.99 new customer price.

So watch your magazine subscription prices! There's no loyalty with companies anymore. There's no effort to give anything extra to long term customers. Remember when companies used to give a free item when you renewed a subscription? I remember a few items I got back when I had subscriptions to other types of magazines. Those days are gone! Can you believe that though? More than double the price was what I was going to pay versus what a brand new customer was going to pay. Geesh! Honestly, that is exactly what companies are banking on, they are banking on the fact you'll briefly skim the postcard they sent being happy your subscription will automatically renew. Not giving much, if any thought to the price listed in a tinier font. Gotta love the tinier font for the price!