Inexpensive Magazine Subs

[hvsteve1]

I guess I'm just lucky. I have a bank of airline miles from years ago, before I started to do most of my travel on the likes of Jetblue and Spirit. These miles are a drag on the airlines' balance sheets (they are a liability) so, at least once a year I get a mailing from one of them offering to use miles to subscribe to any number of magazines. As I don't have enough miles to get any real value if I fly, this is how I use them and usually have five or six mags a month coming into the house at no cost.:whoopie:

 

[LisaH]

Has anyone received the magazine(s) they ordered? How long did it take to get your first issue? I ordered on April 29 and I am still waiting.

 

[Fern Modena]

Lisa, you are way impatient. Most of the magazines come with disclaimers that say "allow 10-14 weeks for first issue." You've not been waiting a month yet. I find its usually about eight weeks or so for new magazines...

Fern

 

[marion10]

I just got my first issue of Psychology Today.

 

[marion10]

For excess magazines, check with your local VA hospital- ours will take them as a donation- must be within 3 months if a weekly, up to a year of a monthly.

 

[Jestjoan]

THANKS, Fern, just ordered 4 years of Reader's Digest for DH for $16. The renewal notice from R.D. was $28.98 for 1 year.

 

[judyjht]

Lisa - it takes way more than a month - the time you have been waiting. I would say 8 weeks is the norm.

 

[LisaH]

Thanks! I went back to search for the order reply. It actually had a disclaimer that I just forgot about it.

 

[LisaH]

Ok, it's been over three months since I ordered my magazine, still not quite reaching the 120 days (!) deadline but their website is no longer working. Has anyone received their subscriptions yet?

Also, my email has been returned because the "address was undeliverable".

 

[Glynda]

I ordered from Cheapest and Net Magazines May 31 and still have not received my orders. I cannot get the contact@cheapestmagsonline.com. site to come up. I'm beginning to wonder... if something is too good to be true...

 

[bailey]

cheap magazines

I'm still waiting for 2 of the 5 magazines I ordered from them back in March. They do not respond to emails and the phone number is bogus....it took about 8 weeks to get the 3 magazines. Not sure what to do about the others...I used paypal, so therefore they won't do anything about items over 30 days....since the magazine ad states that it will take at least 60 days, they will not do anything, but did advise me not to use paypal for anything that I will not receive prior to 60 days.

 

[Noelle]

I was beginning to think 'SCAM' also

I had ordered magazines from two sites in early May. The magazines from the first site (netmagazines.com) are beginning to be received by my giftees within the timeframe advertised by the seller.

However my order to cheapestmagsonline has not begun to ship and I too cannot link to the website. In earlier correspondence and eBay records, it appears that Shaun M Bonk with the email address of shaun@shaunbonk.com is the name of a contact at cheapestmagsonline. I have attempted to contact him and if he does not respond, I'll try and get to him via my credit card and PayPal. I know PayPal has a 30 day window, but then they should not be accepting money for a business that does not deliver within the window.

Please let me know what you all find out. I just hate to think we've been scammed, hope there is some other reason for the website unavailability... Noelle :annoyed:

 

[king1]

"If it sounds too good to be true,....." I should have repeated that before I paid $55 for subscriptions back in April.
Now my emails to info@cheapestmagsonline.com just bounce, so let this be a lesson to me.
PayPal will probably not be any help, but does anyone know where this outfit is based? For my own satisfaction, I'd like to report them to somebody.

 

[Fern Modena]

I feel so bad about this. I've ordered magazines from him and gotten them in the past. I don't know what happened...I don't have any other contact information either.

Fern

 

[Jestjoan]

When I emailed with him about a renewal, I got email from Shaun@shaunbonk.com too.

I have no idea if we have gotten Reader's Digest renewed through his company or not. I'll be checking the label on the next issue.

 

[Karen G]

PayPal will probably not be any help

I've already discovered that PayPal won't help as it has been over 30 days since the order was placed. Bummer! At least I've lost only $5.

 

[LisaH]

I feel so bad about this. I've ordered magazines from him and gotten them in the past. I don't know what happened...I don't have any other contact information either.

Fern

Fern,
It's not your fault that this guy turned out to be a crook. We appreciate the many posts you put on this board. They helped many of us save a lot of money. I am only out $12.50 so it's not a bid deal. However, I wonder if there is anything we can do to get this guy punished for what he did. I contacted Paypal and they won't even open a case for me since this has pasted 45 days window. Wonder if there is anyone else that we can contact...

 

[JimJ]

Here is an address from one of my e-mail confirmations from April 28, 2006:

Cheapest Mags Online
2815 W Ford Ave #1057
Las Vegas, NV 89123

 

[king1]

Has anyone had any kind of response from Cheapest Mags or Shaun Bonk? I'm preparing a complaint to the Nevada Attorney General and don't want to send it if the company is still in business, but just out of touch temporarily.
It will be a waste of copier paper, but if they scammed us, they shouldn't get off scott free.

 

[Jestjoan]

Thanks, King1. Sounds like a great idea.

Fern, don't feel bad, it's nothing you could possibly forsee.

 

[Noelle]

no response from Shaun Bonk

Hi King1,
On August 5, I wrote to both the 'contact' at cheapestmagsonline.com and to Shaun Bonk and have not received any kind of reply. I had 3 subscriptions with a total value of around $60. Let me know how I can help - was wondering if the local Las Vegas police would be willing to check out the address or know something about Shaun and his magazine business?


Fern, Don't you feel bad - things just happen sometimes! ... Noelle

 

[Moosie]

Check out these names - none matched the one above - but maybe one of the telephone #'s willl looked familiar.

White page reverse address look up.

Hopes this helps - also hope I did the link thing correctly.

 

[Karen G]

I googled Shaun Bonk and this interesting item came up:

http://www.ebayersthatsuck.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3817&sid=4c3741cf173e13dc2fb1b4c21e9dd117

Scroll down to the bottom couple of posts. Seems like Shaun has been a busy boy.

 

[Sandy]

The reason the magazines are so cheap:

1) much of the cost is paid for by advertisers, and
2) you are going to get an avalanche of junk mail, even if you check the "opt out". Once they get your name and address, they'll sell and trade it anywhere and everywhere.

The above is definitely true. In addition, the magazines want as many "subscribers" as possible (even free ones!) because that way they can boast large subscription bases. With a large subscription base, they can charge more for advertising. So, it is in their best interest to give the magazines away, if that means more advertising revenue.

The same theory goes for newspapers. Have you ever noticed that the papers will offer special deals over and over again, just to get you to subscribe?

 

[bailey]

The customer service number is a Bay Area number in California:
415-504-3842 not a Vegas area code. Hopefully something can be done about this scammer.