Sold out by IFR

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
k.net...
| I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much
better
| rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this, my
| four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a solicitation
| from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name and
| address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want my
| information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will never
| subscribe to any Belvoire publication again.

Many magazines offer discounts to attract first time subscribers, just as
landlords offer discounts on the first six months lease, restaurants offer
two for one specials, etc. It is not an attempt to cheat you.

In sending your son an ad for another magazine, they were no more dishonest
than you representing yourself as your own son. I figure you're about even.
Maybe they should send you a letter saying they never want you as a customer
again. :-)

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
k.net...
| I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much
better
| rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this, my
| four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a
solicitation
| from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name
and
| address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want my
| information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will never
| subscribe to any Belvoire publication again.

Many magazines offer discounts to attract first time subscribers, just as
landlords offer discounts on the first six months lease, restaurants offer
two for one specials, etc. It is not an attempt to cheat you.

In sending your son an ad for another magazine, they were no more
dishonest
than you representing yourself as your own son. I figure you're about
even.
Maybe they should send you a letter saying they never want you as a
customer
again. :-)



To be clear, I didn't represent myself as my son.

Mike
MU-2

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
ink.net...

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
k.net...
| I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much
better
| rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this,
my
| four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a
solicitation
| from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name
and
| address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want
my
| information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will
never
| subscribe to any Belvoire publication again.

Many magazines offer discounts to attract first time subscribers, just
as
landlords offer discounts on the first six months lease, restaurants
offer
two for one specials, etc. It is not an attempt to cheat you.

In sending your son an ad for another magazine, they were no more
dishonest
than you representing yourself as your own son. I figure you're about
even.
Maybe they should send you a letter saying they never want you as a
customer
again. :-)



To be clear, I didn't represent myself as my son.

You couldn't! In that case, you couldn't reach the rudder pedals.

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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| "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
| ink.net...
|
| "C J Campbell" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
| k.net...
| | I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much
| better
| | rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing
this,
| my
| | four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a
| solicitation
| | from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my)
name
| and
| | address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want
| my
| | information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will
| never
| | subscribe to any Belvoire publication again.
|
| Many magazines offer discounts to attract first time subscribers, just
| as
| landlords offer discounts on the first six months lease, restaurants
| offer
| two for one specials, etc. It is not an attempt to cheat you.
|
| In sending your son an ad for another magazine, they were no more
| dishonest
| than you representing yourself as your own son. I figure you're about
| even.
| Maybe they should send you a letter saying they never want you as a
| customer
| again. :-)
|
|
|
| To be clear, I didn't represent myself as my son.
|
| You couldn't! In that case, you couldn't reach the rudder pedals.

Nah, we'll just give him a cushion. From now on, he is Mike Rapoport "The
Small." :-)

I subscribe to Aviation Week & Space Technology, every other year.
Their best rate for current subscribers is about $98 per year. If you
wait, they will offer you a "come back to us" rate of $58.

--

Scott
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The French, God bless them, are finally joining the war against Islamic
extremism. Their targets, which will now confront the full force of
l'état, are schoolgirls who wear Muslim head scarves in French public
schools.
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Mike Rapoport wrote in message
k.net...
I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much
better
rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this,
my
four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a
solicitation
from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name
and
address. I always check the little box indicating that I don't want
my
information shared and I don't want to recieve any offers. I will
never
subscribe to any Belvoire publication again.

Just had to vent after calling a credit card company and telling them
not to
send me any more ot their stupid balance tranfer checks. It was the
third
time I called them. I am in the national opt out list for all
pre-approved
credit and I still get at least two "offers" a day. I guess that
Congress
is so busy spending our hard earned money developing rainforests in
Iowa and
subsidized rail to Disneyland that they don't have time for
legislation that
ordinary people really care about.

Mike
MU-2

Let's face it... the problem is: those WEEKLY envelopes from Belvoir
Pulbl to renew the subscription I already have with them for that
magazine for the next year or so. Since I already subscibe to IFR and
IFR REFRESHER, and Aviation Safety (and/or Consumer), I get at least
one per week (or more). ARRGGHH!!!!!

I highly recommend IFR magazine, and I'll keep reading it even if they
pass my name and address to Amex or TSA.