Any Aussie subscribers here?

Just wondering if any Aussie subscribers to MEW can tell me when their mag usually arrives.

I took out a subscription recently and the January issue arrived about Jan 10. But then the February issue went AWOL until the first week in March. Now wondering whether to expect the March issue to turn up soon or next month sometime?

They are posted out from the UK at the same time as the UK subscriber copies. I have no idea the route they take, or even if it is the same one.

There was a five-week gap between the Jan and Feb issues reasons relating to the Christmas break which will account for some of the discrepancy.

Neil

My copy normally arrives about a week or so after the issue date but it appears in the newsagents much earlier.

Paul.

I too subscribed to MEW recently. I received an email which said my subscription would start with No 226 which would be delivered "on or around 27/02/2015". It's now 15/03/2015 and still waiting.............

yours in hope

Bill

I gave up and went digital as i had e few issues go missing - probably Australia Post delivered to wrong address as i get a lot of mail from other addresses turning up here usually same house number but different street.

Now i have every issue with me to view when ever i want as long as i have signal on my mobile broadband !

Bliss !!!!!!

If its any consolation, that is the same Issue I am currently waiting for. I'll let you know if/when mine arrives.

Guess Im old fashioned but I like to sit down with an actual magazine. I spend far too much time in front of a computer as it is. However, I  can see that the digital edition would allay the frustration at reading posts on here referring to the latest issue, then having to wait weeks and weeks to find out what all the fuss is about!

But between my twin addictions of old motorbikes and model engineering, I get parts and equipment etc sent from the UK almost every week, sometimes several times a week. Never had one go astray. And they all arrive within 6-10 days.

Edited By Hopper on 15/03/2015 07:36:33

Edited By Hopper on 15/03/2015 07:40:41

Thanks Neil. Mine arrives with a label on it from Switzerland, so not sure how that all works.

If you are using 'Offline' PocketMags Reader, then you can download the copies to your PC/iPad etc, then you won't need a internet connection when you want to refer back to an issue.

Dave

You will only be able to view EVERY issue online , a digital sub will only let you download issues via Pocketmags from the date you activate your Pocketmags account

Hi Bill, I put a box on the right of every page with links to subscription query emails and phone numbers.

www.model-engineer.co.uk/editorial/page.asp?p=908

Follow the advice there and if you don't get a positive response, let me know.

Neil

Its a bit of a raffle....Sometimes the magazine arrives in a couple of weeks sometimes weeks more. and yes some have gone AWOL... a couple over the years. I have an almost complete set. I used to get the magazine from a newsagent, not good at all they often did not get enough stock or were not supplied their distributer I would then have to chase around other shops. A direct subscription is the way to go. less glitches....

Having lived in the same house for almost 40 years I guess Australia post knows where I live.

Amazon in the US or the book depository (owned by Amazon) in the UK have no problem delivering in about 2 weeks the last order was not a book it was a helical gear for a "Kitchen Aid" mixer a bit over 4 dollar's plus freight at that price I ordered 2 just in case for about 20 dollars the lot delivered. They arrived in 10 day's. in a proper box filled with foam. This was not an exception we order a lot of books from them.

I guess it depends on how the sender despatches their goods.

Regards
john

We try to do our best.

We use the same distribution company as some of the biggest and most well-known magazines in other sectors (e.g. Mojo, Vogue) so it's not a back-street operation.

Unfortunately the sheer number of magazines sent out (including large numbers to the Commonwealth and USA) means that there is always the possibility of someone getting unlucky.

When someone has more than one issue go astray, there is usually a definite reason (e.g. most South African readers eventually got issues held up by their big postal strike, but a couple fell unlucky and lost two or three issues.

Neil

Here in New Zealand delivery has been fine. The supply to the local bookshop was erratic in the past, so I decided to subscribe. Personally, I keep my back issues for reference and have bound many using heat binding.

It's a total lottery for me (Canberra)

over dec-feb I seemed to have lots of gaps in arrival, so I did a bit of an audit and think I am missing about three from last year. I too lie to read on the couch, and given that I have a few locations they tend to get scattered. Hence the need for an audit.

i have found that if I email a replacement is sent quickly, so have kept up the subscription.

David

ps. Don't try and find MEW on the shelves - it's almost a lost cause.

Edited By David Paterson 4 on 16/03/2015 02:16:19

I keep asking if MTM will cover my expenses fore a fact finding trip around the Southern Hemisphere to check out things like this...

Neil

Just don't get your hopes up when they say the "cheque is in the post"

> "cheque is in the post"

I keep that one with "I had no idea, officer" and "guards removed for clarity".

Neil

Bill, my issue 226 just arrived. I'm in far north Qld so mail usually takes a few extra days to get here. So you should expect yours anytime now, I am guessing.

Off to the armchair for a bit of engineering now. Ooroo.

Ok fellow Aussies, what's the verdict. Is it worth subscribing?

Where I live (Vic/NSW border area) the local newsagent is very reliable (I do spend a bit there). Have actually heard him on the dog&bone berating the distributors when a favourite magazine failed to arrive in his allocated bundles.

I did take a peek at Neil's link for the 'special down-under offer' and although it looked tempting, I was saddened that the cookie from the distributor's website targetted me for customised offers for every other magazine in the universe that I am NOT interested in. That was quite off-putting.

I'm almost a pensioner, so not flush with funds. Indeed, if I need a few bob for a lathe, tools or tyres it means poking around in the bush for a few gold nuggets and all the hassles of cleaning and selling them. It's hot dusty work and the joe blakes love my little spot. Enough info! (I do have a "miners right" btw).

What's the bottom line - Worth subscribing or not?

* Danny M *

Edited By Danny M2Z on 19/03/2015 07:15:11