Things That Can Make You Scream!

Okay there's the obvious things that scare you and make you scream but what about those frustrating things that just make you want to scream. I have one! Magazines! Might sound strange to want to scream at a magazine. But I believe I complained about this very same issue this same time last year. Well it's still a complaint of mine. Dealing with magazine subscriptions makes me want to scream.

I can't help but wonder how many people in this world magazine companies are scamming? Well not this little 5 foot nothing chick! I can guarantee it!

I received one of those lovely little postcards in the mail telling me my subscription to Food Network magazine was about to expire...about to expire as in doesn't expire until last day of October! Cue the scream from me! October is a little ways away and the end of October is even further away. But that's not the real issue to me, the real issue is the price. They are offering a yearly magazine to first-timers for $12 a year. Yes, I went and checked. But the postcard I received says mine will automatically renew at the unbelievably "low" price of $29.90....Uh? They are kidding right?

I canceled my subscription! I did the same thing last year too. I canceled then I renewed. However, this time around I'm seriously considering not renewing. It drives me crazy how their magazine circulates to the stores about 2 weeks before it circulates to subscription paying customers. Besides I don't get enough recipes out of it to make it worth paying for, if I'm being honest with myself. I also prefer to cook healthier than what their recipes provide. We'll see, I'll think about it. But my true point of this post is to tell everyone out there to check your automatic magazine renewals. Make sure you are not paying more than what they are offering subscriptions for to new customers.