Thread: Do you have a subscription to FWW magazine?

Yes Graeme, the saga not only resumes but continues. I have now received my third copy of issue #288, but nothing else.
I have to say that I am over the circus and won't even try to chase later issues. Great if they ever arrive but my membership will certainly not be renewed.

" ... Thank you for contacting Fine Woodworking.

We are sending the January/February 2022 (294) issue and apologize for
any inconvenience.

Please allow three weeks for arrival of the replacement issue. ... "


Theoretically, FWW #294 should arrive by the end of March.

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

" ... Thank you for contacting Fine Woodworking.

We are sending the January/February 2022 (294) issue and apologize for
any inconvenience.

Please allow three weeks for arrival of the replacement issue. ... "


Theoretically, FWW #294 should arrive by the end of March.

Ha, Ha, bloody ha.
without being nasty, Taunton only know how deliveries work in the USofA.
That is what they quote for a delivery estimate.

Just so you know, issue #294 (Jan/Feb) was delivered to Canmore (Alberta) about 3 weeks ago.
Issue #293 (the Tools and Shops issue) arrived around Christmas time.

Originally Posted by ian

Ha, Ha, bloody ha.
...
Just so you know, issue #294 (Jan/Feb) was delivered to Canmore (Alberta) about 3 weeks ago.

Issue #293 (the Tools and Shops issue) arrived around Christmas time.

Thanks, Ian. Shops and Tools #293 arrived in Hobart, Tasmania on 6 December.

Issues #294 and #295 "are in the mail".

We will see.

"Thank you for contacting Fine Woodworking. Nobody knows. Have a nice day."

Originally Posted by Mr Brush

"Thank you for contacting Fine Woodworking. Nobody knows cares. Have a nice day."

Typo.

I have received all the missing issues including Shops & Tools now and got the 6 month extension of my subscription along the way. Might have been slow but they got there in the end.

I'm late to this thread - but want to point out the following announcement that came some time back from the USPS (seppo equivalent to AusPost)

"The Postal Service has temporarily suspended international mail acceptance to Australia due to service impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic." (Emphasis is mine)

This may well explain many of the missing deliveries.

You can see the current status here:
International Service Alerts - Newsroom - About.usps.com

Originally Posted by RossM

I'm late to this thread - but want to point out the following announcement that came some time back from the USPS (seppo equivalent to AusPost)

"The Postal Service has temporarily suspended international mail acceptance to Australia due to service impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic." (Emphasis is mine)

This may well explain many of the missing deliveries.

You can see the current status here:
International Service Alerts - Newsroom - About.usps.com

How is that relevant? FWW Magazine is mailed from the Channel Islands.

Originally Posted by yvan

Great if they ever arrive but my membership will certainly not be renewed.

Cancelling payments and membership may be harder than you think. After multiple failed attempts (they still billed me, even though I never received ANYTHING from them), the only way I found to stop payments to Taunton was to cancel the card they were charging to.

Drastic measures, plus the hassles of getting a new card issued, but Taunton really are impossible to deal with.

After you THINK you've cancelled your subscription, I advise keeping an eye out for further charges on your C/C

Mr Bush, thanks for the advice! I have to say that I hadn't thought about this side of the transaction...

Cheers,
Yvan

In my experience, their billing department is no more competent than their subscriptions/mailing department !

Originally Posted by GraemeCook

How is that relevant? FWW Magazine is mailed from the Channel Islands.

I suspect channel Islands outbound mail capacity is somewhat less than us has...
Covid is still affecting air freight capacity world wide.

Originally Posted by GraemeCook on 5-3-22

" ... Thank you for contacting Fine Woodworking.

We are sending the January/February 2022 (294) issue and apologize for
any inconvenience.

Please allow three weeks for arrival of the replacement issue. ... "


Theoretically, FWW #294 should arrive by the end of March.

FWW #295 - March-April, 2022 Issue - arrived today, 17 days after their junk mail.

FWW #294 - is still in the mail - "should arrive by end of March."