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June 21, 2010 at 9:27 AM #569150June 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM #568165
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Participant[quote=flu] It’s not just newspaper though. Magazines are hurting too. ….[/quote]
Yeah, I left that out, but was including them in my analysis (did so in an earlier post). I certainly won’t spend the money their publishers want at the newstand. Most times, the content is mostly bullshit, and often it is available on the Web.
[quote=flu] I had a free trial subscription for a few magazines in the auto,news,finance, and 2 years later after cancelling them, they keep sending them to me, even though I’ve called them every 6 months confirming I’m not a subscriber…[/quote]
You have to make sure that a magazine company or distribution outlet doesn’t have your credit card number, or else they’ll keep you on as a subscriber forever, continuing to charge your card. Years ago, my daughter bought a CD in a store, and naively agreed to their offer of a “free” mini-subscription to a magazine of her choice. You should have seen us trying to get that stopped. Luckily, my husband displaced our debit card, and we had to get new ones. Otherwise, I’d still be receiving that rag, and probably 6 or 7 others.
June 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM #568262Participant[quote=flu] It’s not just newspaper though. Magazines are hurting too. ….[/quote]
Yeah, I left that out, but was including them in my analysis (did so in an earlier post). I certainly won’t spend the money their publishers want at the newstand. Most times, the content is mostly bullshit, and often it is available on the Web.
[quote=flu] I had a free trial subscription for a few magazines in the auto,news,finance, and 2 years later after cancelling them, they keep sending them to me, even though I’ve called them every 6 months confirming I’m not a subscriber…[/quote]
You have to make sure that a magazine company or distribution outlet doesn’t have your credit card number, or else they’ll keep you on as a subscriber forever, continuing to charge your card. Years ago, my daughter bought a CD in a store, and naively agreed to their offer of a “free” mini-subscription to a magazine of her choice. You should have seen us trying to get that stopped. Luckily, my husband displaced our debit card, and we had to get new ones. Otherwise, I’d still be receiving that rag, and probably 6 or 7 others.
June 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM #568763Participant[quote=flu] It’s not just newspaper though. Magazines are hurting too. ….[/quote]
Yeah, I left that out, but was including them in my analysis (did so in an earlier post). I certainly won’t spend the money their publishers want at the newstand. Most times, the content is mostly bullshit, and often it is available on the Web.
[quote=flu] I had a free trial subscription for a few magazines in the auto,news,finance, and 2 years later after cancelling them, they keep sending them to me, even though I’ve called them every 6 months confirming I’m not a subscriber…[/quote]
You have to make sure that a magazine company or distribution outlet doesn’t have your credit card number, or else they’ll keep you on as a subscriber forever, continuing to charge your card. Years ago, my daughter bought a CD in a store, and naively agreed to their offer of a “free” mini-subscription to a magazine of her choice. You should have seen us trying to get that stopped. Luckily, my husband displaced our debit card, and we had to get new ones. Otherwise, I’d still be receiving that rag, and probably 6 or 7 others.
June 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM #568869Participant[quote=flu] It’s not just newspaper though. Magazines are hurting too. ….[/quote]
Yeah, I left that out, but was including them in my analysis (did so in an earlier post). I certainly won’t spend the money their publishers want at the newstand. Most times, the content is mostly bullshit, and often it is available on the Web.
[quote=flu] I had a free trial subscription for a few magazines in the auto,news,finance, and 2 years later after cancelling them, they keep sending them to me, even though I’ve called them every 6 months confirming I’m not a subscriber…[/quote]
You have to make sure that a magazine company or distribution outlet doesn’t have your credit card number, or else they’ll keep you on as a subscriber forever, continuing to charge your card. Years ago, my daughter bought a CD in a store, and naively agreed to their offer of a “free” mini-subscription to a magazine of her choice. You should have seen us trying to get that stopped. Luckily, my husband displaced our debit card, and we had to get new ones. Otherwise, I’d still be receiving that rag, and probably 6 or 7 others.
June 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM #569155Participant[quote=flu] It’s not just newspaper though. Magazines are hurting too. ….[/quote]
Yeah, I left that out, but was including them in my analysis (did so in an earlier post). I certainly won’t spend the money their publishers want at the newstand. Most times, the content is mostly bullshit, and often it is available on the Web.
[quote=flu] I had a free trial subscription for a few magazines in the auto,news,finance, and 2 years later after cancelling them, they keep sending them to me, even though I’ve called them every 6 months confirming I’m not a subscriber…[/quote]
You have to make sure that a magazine company or distribution outlet doesn’t have your credit card number, or else they’ll keep you on as a subscriber forever, continuing to charge your card. Years ago, my daughter bought a CD in a store, and naively agreed to their offer of a “free” mini-subscription to a magazine of her choice. You should have seen us trying to get that stopped. Luckily, my husband displaced our debit card, and we had to get new ones. Otherwise, I’d still be receiving that rag, and probably 6 or 7 others.
June 21, 2010 at 9:36 AM #568170Participant[quote=Arraya]….His latest book: Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle[/quote]
Sounds like one I’d like. Thanks for the tip.
BTW, there was a movie that Tim Robbins made in the late 90s, based on the whole “Cradle Will Rock” debacle. It is a somewhat uneven film, but has a stellar cast that gives performances that make you forget the film’s flaws.
June 21, 2010 at 9:36 AM #568266Participant[quote=Arraya]….His latest book: Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle[/quote]
Sounds like one I’d like. Thanks for the tip.
BTW, there was a movie that Tim Robbins made in the late 90s, based on the whole “Cradle Will Rock” debacle. It is a somewhat uneven film, but has a stellar cast that gives performances that make you forget the film’s flaws.
June 21, 2010 at 9:36 AM #568767Participant[quote=Arraya]….His latest book: Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle[/quote]
Sounds like one I’d like. Thanks for the tip.
BTW, there was a movie that Tim Robbins made in the late 90s, based on the whole “Cradle Will Rock” debacle. It is a somewhat uneven film, but has a stellar cast that gives performances that make you forget the film’s flaws.
June 21, 2010 at 9:36 AM #568874Participant[quote=Arraya]….His latest book: Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle[/quote]
Sounds like one I’d like. Thanks for the tip.
BTW, there was a movie that Tim Robbins made in the late 90s, based on the whole “Cradle Will Rock” debacle. It is a somewhat uneven film, but has a stellar cast that gives performances that make you forget the film’s flaws.
June 21, 2010 at 9:36 AM #569160Participant[quote=Arraya]….His latest book: Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle[/quote]
Sounds like one I’d like. Thanks for the tip.
BTW, there was a movie that Tim Robbins made in the late 90s, based on the whole “Cradle Will Rock” debacle. It is a somewhat uneven film, but has a stellar cast that gives performances that make you forget the film’s flaws.
June 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM #568209
CoronitaParticipant[quote=eavesdropper]
They don’t…One of the nice redeeming factors of Citibank, is their “virtual card numbers”. I never use my real CC number on the internet or any over the phone purchase. I always just generate a virtual card number with a preset limit and expiration date, just in case the merchant gets happy and tries me to overbill me after a subscription “ends”.
June 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM #568306CoronitaParticipant[quote=eavesdropper]
They don’t…One of the nice redeeming factors of Citibank, is their “virtual card numbers”. I never use my real CC number on the internet or any over the phone purchase. I always just generate a virtual card number with a preset limit and expiration date, just in case the merchant gets happy and tries me to overbill me after a subscription “ends”.
June 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM #568807CoronitaParticipant[quote=eavesdropper]
They don’t…One of the nice redeeming factors of Citibank, is their “virtual card numbers”. I never use my real CC number on the internet or any over the phone purchase. I always just generate a virtual card number with a preset limit and expiration date, just in case the merchant gets happy and tries me to overbill me after a subscription “ends”.
June 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM #568914CoronitaParticipant[quote=eavesdropper]
They don’t…One of the nice redeeming factors of Citibank, is their “virtual card numbers”. I never use my real CC number on the internet or any over the phone purchase. I always just generate a virtual card number with a preset limit and expiration date, just in case the merchant gets happy and tries me to overbill me after a subscription “ends”.
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