How is it, that it is 2008 and it takes over TWO FACKING MONTHS to forward a magazine subscription to a new address???
It seriously cannot be that hard to type, type, type on the lil’ ol’ computer keyboard a different address.
See, watch this! I’m going to type an address (Not MY new address, just AN address…)
4101 Dumbass Blvd.
Stupid Idiots, AL 66600
That wasn’t even hard and didn’t even require the use of my brain.
Get a clue magazine subscription forwarder fools! I need my Southern Living and Everyday With Rachael Ray!
Thank you. I feel better now. Carry on.
(post #8 about moving. yikes)
Mama DB
January 19, 2008 at 6:40 am
This is what I speak of! Oh the picture is so awesome, Jennifer. I’m up at 4:30 with a non-sleeping 20 month old so this is the sort of thing I needed. That and a laptop with the ability to dim the screen more than just a few clicks.
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Burgh Baby's Mom
January 19, 2008 at 9:51 am
Not to help you with your rant, but it sure doesn’t take them two months to cash that check. Or to send that renewal notice. Or to ut you off when you stop paying.
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MammaLoves
January 19, 2008 at 9:58 am
Send me your new address and I’ll send you your subscriptions until the others kick in.
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Sarah
January 19, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Wow, that picture is AWESOME! And also, you have just reminded me of yet another thing I have to dread about the moving process. Maybe I hope we DON’T sell the house…
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Wright
January 19, 2008 at 1:25 pm
HA! I love this post. The picture says it all!!!
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jen
January 19, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I wonder whose baby that is, how old it is now, and whether they knew it’s such an internet phenomenon.
jen’s last blog post..This is why my house is a mess.
Penelope Anne
January 19, 2008 at 4:00 pm
You know we moved in September, I just started getting my Family Circle again this month….just in time to renew, imagine that.
You can keep the Rachel Ray Everyday, I let the subscription slide….no need for it.
Love your blog and have added you to the Magnificent Mamas Blogroll at my website.
Mama Bear
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Penelope Anne
January 19, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Tag ~ you’re It!
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Constance
January 19, 2008 at 8:31 pm
That photo is so perfect to illustrate your point, it’s tempting to suggest you print out a copy and mail it to the magazine.
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tommie
January 19, 2008 at 10:14 pm
great shot to illustrate the point of one more inconvience of moving.
tommie’s last blog post..Weekly winners
Rivster
January 19, 2008 at 10:56 pm
And for that matter – why DOES it take 6-8 weeks for the initial issue of a subscription to arrive? So in that first year, you only get 10 of the 12 issues. Hm…wait, that doesn’t seem right…
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andi
January 20, 2008 at 12:15 am
That picture rules!
andi’s last blog post..I hope her future husband has deep pockets
Loralee
January 20, 2008 at 2:22 am
This would be reason #2314 that I HATE MOVING with the power of a thousand burning suns.
Ug.
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Jerseygirl89
January 20, 2008 at 9:55 am
Wonderful picture.
As for moving and mail, it sucks. Though the magazines came sooner for me than did my letter for jury duty. . . .in Kansas City. Nine months after I’d moved. Grrrr.
Jerseygirl89’s last blog post..Soap Opera Sunday, Episode 12
Aimee Greeblemonkey
January 20, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Sidenote:
Once we had neighbors whose dogs barked incessantly. I added them to a mailing list for dog barking products as such:
Name: STOP YOUR DAMN DOG FROM BARKING ALREADY
Address: 123 Main Street
Town: Anywhere, USA 12345
Feel free to use this technique at your leisure.
Aimee Greeblemonkey’s last blog post..I thought I left this crap back in high school.
Dawn
January 20, 2008 at 4:15 pm
yeah… I got my renewal notice before they could manage to get me a freaking magazine…
Dawn’s last blog post..Weekly Winners
janet
January 20, 2008 at 5:29 pm
amazing, isn’t it? they can send a man to the moon, but they can’t get your magazines to get to a different address.
janet’s last blog post..Weekly Winners: Jan 13-19
justmylife
January 21, 2008 at 11:20 am
Hey, I know that picture, It is right at the top of my page. Good luck with the magazines, you will get a renewal notice at the new address before you get the magazines.
justmylife’s last blog post..muffin tops suck……
Miss
January 21, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Ok seriously! How hard is it for them? They have no trouble sending you a BILL, but cant forward your subscription!
Miss’s last blog post..I guess I’m it
cherann
January 21, 2008 at 6:50 pm
If you call up their customer service, I’ll bet you they’ll send you the magazines that you haven’t received. I’ve done that before.
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VDog
January 22, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Ah, yes, the good ‘ol 6-8 week housejob. Fuckers.
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mrs. mustard
January 22, 2008 at 6:48 pm
So here’s the official answer (as given to me by the lovely people at Discover): they print their address labels ahead of time, usually 2 or 3 months in advance. So rather than print the new labels and replace the old ones, they just assume that you will get mail forwarding and don’t bother to replace the labels. They just wait until the next set of labels need to be printed to start with the new address.
Does this mean that it’s a smart way to do things? probably not.
mrs. mustard’s last blog post..Definitely NOT overreacting
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