Question about MRR mag.

[betamax]

IIRC, Canadian distribution is handled by DHL.

They are probably bringing them in bulk into their Mississauga facility, packaging them, and sorting them right into mailbags, which they then deliver to the postal plant. If they have already been presorted, it saves a lot of time at the plant. Some bags can go directly to their destination (a post office) for final distribution.

[jbloch]

Hoople:

Yea, really--there seems to be a lot of variability in arrival times--always later here in Ohio than in Canada, and now in Washington, too evidentally.

Jim

[rogertra]

I'm backwards, just like Southern ran thier engines

 

It's "Their". :-)

[ereimer]

i'm in canada and i just picked it up at the local magazine store today . it wasn't there saturday . this is the earliest i've ever got it , usually shows up around the 15th of the month preceding the cover date (get the sept issue on aug 15 for example)

[ModelTrainman]

 It should be on newsstands on August 8

[HEdward]

Mine arrived early last week.  I stopped getting GR because frankly, I don't think I'll be able to add that along with all the other things around here.  No railroad, no real need for a GR magazine.  I also subscribe to Internet Forum Psycho Killer Monthly.  I just love those niche publications.

[jerryl]

Subscriptions are a lot cheaper than buying them at LHS. You usually come home with something that you really didn't need,but thought you should buy something because you were there.  Jerry

[Hoople]

To answer Mike's question, I usually get my issue in the mail 7-10 days before the end of the month, so would guess the news stands get it a couple of days before that (I've noticed Canada subscribers on this forum get it several days before we do here in the states).

Jim

[Anonymous]

I got the Sept issue in the mail I believe on Thursday of last week.  Here in the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west that is usually five to seven days before they show up in my local hobby shops.  I went out to the PX at Luke yesterday and they had the September issue on their magazine rack; they get their magazines on Tuesday so I'm going to guess they must have come in that morning - either that or a week ago which would have been on the first.  Yours should show up any day.

About a subscription; I get most of my periodicals both railroad and other hobby interest, mainly woodworking through subscriptions - I do this as much for convenience as economics - I don't get everything in the mail, however, because, if I did I would have no reason to visit my hobby shop.  I encourage subscriptions but that is a matter of individual preference; something not realized is that hobby shops do not make a great deal of money on magazine sales; they carry periodicals as convenience to their clientel.

The price of gas has definitely tempered my shopping activities - the hobby shop I prefer is 30 miles away and the sixty mile round trip was costing me about $3.50 in gas every trip - that was $14.00 a month; I was going over about once a week - when gas went above $2.00 a gallon I cut back to about once every ten days - it is now at or above $3.00 a gallon and of late I have only been going over about twice a month.  Even at that rate I am only saving about $3.50 a month.  If it goes to $4.00 as some prognosticators are forecasting I'll cut back to once every three weeks and at that point I'll probably get subscriptions to those mags I currently buy at the hobby shop.  Any higher and I suppose I will probably have to begin shopping at one of the closer hobby shops.  I don't suppose that my trips to the hobby shop are going to break me but added to other increases in prices I have had to start keeping an eye on the bottom line of my checkbook.   

[HEdward]

I thought that maybe you were French. 

Nope i'm not french, but the smiley is.

 

I see.  Well, I went and checked my back emails and regretably the newstand date information wasn't there because I deleted all the MRR newsletters.  Sorry Mowing Mike.  You've got to face it tho, EVERYONE on this forum thinks you need to subscribe.

[SOU Fan]

I thought that maybe you were French. 

Nope i'm not french, but the smiley is.

[HEdward]

I thought that maybe you were French. 

[SOU Fan]

<<== Eddie and Kevin agree.  You can't argue with six month olds.

You're right I surrender.

 

Why are you surrendering?  You agreed with me and they agreed with you! 

 

I had to use the little smiley.

dekruif

[HEdward]

<<== Eddie and Kevin agree.  You can't argue with six month olds.

You're right I surrender.

 

Why are you surrendering?  You agreed with me and they agreed with you! 

[jbloch]

To answer Mike's question, I usually get my issue in the mail 7-10 days before the end of the month, so would guess the news stands get it a couple of days before that (I've noticed Canada subscribers on this forum get it several days before we do here in the states).

Jim

[SOU Fan]

<<== Eddie and Kevin agree.  You can't argue with six month olds.

Your right I surrender.

[HEdward]

<<== Eddie and Kevin agree.  You can't argue with six month olds.

[IRONROOSTER]

psst...not that I'm shilling for our hosts, but get a subscription.

It's also cheaper if you buy all or most issues.

Enjoy
Paul

[SOU Fan]

psst...not that I'm shilling for our hosts, but get a subscription.

 

[HEdward]

psst...not that I'm shilling for our hosts, but get a subscription.

[mikesmowers]

Just wondering when the new Sept. issue will hit the newstand.   Thanks    Mike