I overbought at some brand name website and to reward me for giving in to my retail whim, they gave me a free 1-year subscription of Teen Vogue. My first issue arrived today.
I made a mistake of ordering these Lego Club magazines (free for 2 years) when all they have are pictures of display sets of Lego environments and comics. What was I expecting anyway?
And there’s the never-ending CondeNast Traveller. I’m not even paying for it.
How come it’s free?
It came with some orders from Amazon. This Bizrate magazine ad pops up in my face saying I have earned myself 1 year free subscription to 4 types of magazine and asked me to proceed for selection. Small print says I only have to pay $1-$2 for shipping for each magazine. Any 1st grader knows that adds up to $8 at the most. The next thing I know, my account dips by $20 every week as each magazine subscription is processed. $8 to –> $80 ??
I got mad and emailed/called Bizrate for a full refund. They did give it to me. Unfortunately the first batch of magazines arrived a few weeks later. Backpacker sent me 2 more issues with the bill enclosed before realizing I wasn’t going to pay up. Traveller hasn’t been able to stop. Ah well, with colorful photos lying around in my room, I won’t complain.
