have you got your magazine yet?

[Anonymous]

GR, ought to take these DT posts as a clue GO MONTHLY1

[Tom The Brat]

I'll pick one up at the "Local" hobby shop tomorrow. I think I let my subscription expire[B)]

[Anonymous]

Torby
Check the last issue you got,on the lable it should tell you the date it runs out . BEN

[Tom The Brat]

Mine's here!

The label says August 2005[oX)]

[Anonymous]

I do not have a subscription as I get my magazine ordered via my local shop.I have no idea when it's supposed to come out as the issue month never seems to add up!
I just ask once a week and sometimes it appears.
Can anyone explain the offset month thing??
Troy

[Rene Schweitzer]

Troy,
Yes, magazine dates are a funny thing, aren't they? It's the last day in Feb and I'm working on JUNE's content! As a general rule, you should have your April issue by the early part of March; so that means June will arrive in early May; etc. etc. The issue dates are, for the newsstand, more or less an "expiration" date. Usually the February issue will be pulled off the shelf in January, etc. You might see other special issues that say "display until XX" as their way of saying how long to keep them up.

When I worked for Classic Toy Trains, I had a subscriber that called me every month to ask when the next issue would arrive. I'm not saying you should go to that extreme, but if you ever have a question, feel free to email me and I can look on the schedule for you.

Rene

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the explaination Rene.
I still like asking once a week though because it drives her mad[:D]
Troy

[SandyR]

It's Feb. 28, the mail has been, and I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY MAGAZINE. GRRRRRRRR.
SandyR

[Chompers]

QUOTE: Originally posted by SandyR

It's Feb. 28, the mail has been, and I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY MAGAZINE. GRRRRRRRR.
SandyR

I DONT HAVE ONE YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM GOING TO FLIP OFF THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1[:(!][}:)][}:)][}:)][8][banghead][banghead][banghead][banghead][banghead][X-)][censored][censored][D)][|(][:-,][sigh]

[Anonymous]

My Garden Railways came today. Model Railroader came last Thursday. Sometimes they arrive the same day. Others it takes the mailman a little whilel to get through the Garden Railways.
Richard

[Curmudgeon]

Today.
TOC

[smcgill]

Another foot of snow in Mass. mail might be late??

[vsmith]

Finally got mine , Good article on the scale/gauge cunundrum!

[Anonymous]

Mines not here yet ,it will get here some time,with the way the weather has been , no wonder the MAIL is slow. to much snow??? BEN[:)]

[SandyR]

I still don't have mine. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
SandyR

[emipapa]

Good Afternoon Rene,
On February 17th In another thread within this forum YOU stated that the magazine was in the mail. Well here it is March 1st and the fine folks in Australia, New Zealand, England and only god knows what other countries have there magazine in hand. The many fine folks like us here in Massachusetts and who knows what other states are still awaiting the arrival of the magazine. I still request that someone within your organization look into this matter with your distribution department. It just seems odd to me that the magazine can be in the other countries weeks before it is delivered just a few hundred miles from where it is published and printed. May I suggest a CHANGE from the U.S. Postal Service to U.P.S., Fed Ex or D.H.L..
Thanks for listening
Ron

[Rene Schweitzer]

Ron,
Your Q goes beyond my realm of knowledge, so I've emailed circulation and see if they can provide more insight.

Rene

[vsmith]

The Overnight Muletrain Team musta got stuck in a snow drift.....maybe in the Northeast they should switch to Postal Service Dogsleds?

[Curmudgeon]

Ah, yes, Fed-Up.
Just don't try "overnight".......
3 times, 4 days.

[Anonymous]

Ok, just subscribed. Assuming a new subscription won't become active till the next issue. When would you think I sould be able to get my hands on the April issue on the newstands?

[Anonymous]

Well, I'm looking forward to a pleasent evening now reading the April issue of GR since it arrived this afternoon. Made my day!

Steve,
This is my second subscription issue and to keep me going until the April issue arrived I read through a whole year of back issues that GR sent me and still had the bit in my teeth.

[Chompers]

I Got MINE!!!!!!!!!!!![:D][:)][bday][bday]

I Can finaly relax, [:-^]

Now For My Home Work.[|(][4:-)]

[emipapa]

Rene,
Thank you for your reply. I do know and understand that this situation is not within your job desription.
Ron

[smcgill]

Well emipapa guess what?
Mine came March 1st. along with Model Railroader! [:)] [swg]
Even thought my mail box wasn't cleaned out to well!
It will be from now on! [:D]

[Rene Schweitzer]

Steve, April goes on sale March 8. BTW, you might want to check on when your sub starts. . .you might still get the April issue. Don't want to have you get two of one issue. You can call and request your sub start with the June issue.

[Anonymous]

Ron,
The majority of our overseas customers receive their copies through a global mail company that is very efficient. We are aware that in some cases our overseas customers are receiving their copies before our domestic customers, not only with Garden Railways, but with some of our other publications as well.

We are looking into ways to rectify the situation, but our main concern is keeping the subscription rate in line with the overall value of the magazine. If we used a different shipping method for the U.S. such as Fed Ex or UPS, it would dramatically raise the subscription rate.

I hope this answers your question.
Elizabeth Runyon
Group Circulation Manager

P.S. If anyone needs assistance with their subscription, our Customer Service department is ready to help. They are available Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm Central Time at 1-800-533-6644. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 262-796-8776, ext. 661.

[emipapa]

Rene & Liz Runyou,
Just a note to let you know that my Garden Railroad Magazine has just arrived her in the southeastern area of Massachusett of these United States. Just think, a private contractor can deliver the magazine to the FOREIGN LANDS quicker then the UNITED STATED POSTAL SERVICE can deliver it within these United States.
Thanks for your replies,
Ron

[emipapa]

smcgill,
Mine arrived today, I bet the cause of the delay was WIND on the Sagamore Bridge.
Ron

[Anonymous]

Liz, can you use the global mail co. for domestic as well? They seam to have the US Postal Service beat. Maybe they'll give you an even better rate?

[SandyR]

Still don't have mine here in upstate NY.
Ron, my Dad and I once walked across the Sagamore Bridge. It was one of the scariest trips in my life...I hadn't known how much a big bridge could sway!
SandyR