Magazine offers - 3 for £1, free gifts etc V

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The following note is from Martin:

Now I'll probably be struck out of the NUJ for writing this. However magazines use a host of marketing tricks to get us to sign up, and often stay subscribed even if we're not reading their magazines.

Yet active MoneySavers can use this to their advantage. There are lots of different types of deals, but most effectively say "sign up by direct debit" and we'll give you three or six mags for free (or for £1). Sometimes you may get a free gift too.

Their aim

Their aim is you forget to cancel the DD whether you like the mag or not, after all a subscribers a subscriber.

MoneySavers aim

Sign up. Read the mag. Cancel the direct debit at the end of the trial and possibly sign up for another trial with the same magazine all over again. Of course we shouldn't kill the magazine industry. Don't repeat this too often. if you are a loyal follower then get your subscription - it's always substantially cheaper than buying it again and again in a newsagents anyway.

More about the list below

Below is a categorised list of magazines with these type of offers, based on information provided from MoneySavers. It's sectioned into subject categories and sub-sectioned into offer types. Of course offers change, so do check the terms and conditions before you sign up.

Please continue to post your magazine spots and periodically (forgive the pun) we'll update this list
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  • divadee
    divadee Posts: 10,609 Forumite
    First Post Combo Breaker First Anniversary
    Business & News Related

    6 for £1

    What Investment

    3 months free

    Guardian Weekly
    New Internationalist
    Money Observer

    4 free issues

    Time

    3 free issues

    Fortune
    Bloomberg Money,
    unlimited magazine,
    MoneyWeek

    1 free issue

    Money Observer Free Issue

    Computing & Technology

    3 free issues

    MacUser
    Computer Buyer
    Computer Shopper

    Discounted Subscriptions

    Webuser
    Digit

    Discounted Subscriptions+ Free Gift

    PC Pro
    PC Advisor

    Sport & Fitness

    Discounted Subscriptions

    Four Four Two (Football)
    Mens Health

    Discounted + Free gift

    Runners World + free sports watch

    Men’s Magazines

    3 for £1

    Maxim

    3 Trial issues

    Viz plus free gift


    2 Trial issues

    Loaded


    Discounted Subscription

    Esquire


    Discounted + Free gift

    Men's Fitness

    Women’s Magazines

    3 for £1

    Cosmopolitan
    She

    Prima

    Discounted Subscriptions

    Cosmo Girl
    Cosmo Hair and Beauty
    Prima Baby
    Harpers and Queen
    Essentials
    Marie Claire

    Woman and Home


    Discounted + Free gifts

    Red + free gift
    New Woman + free body shop gift
    Now + free gift

    3 for £3

    Zest
    Company


    Home and Lifestyle


    Discounted

    Country Living
    Good Housekeeping
    Country Homes and Interiors

    3 for £1

    Ideal Home
    House Beautiful

    3 for £3

    Gardeners World
    Good Food
    Good Homes


    Photography

    Free gifts

    Digital Photo + Free Gift

    Work

    Discounted

    Nursing Times
    Community Care


    Free Issue

    Soldier Magazine

    Music and entertainment

    Free Gifts

    Radio Times

    3 for £1

    What Hi Fi ?

    Cancel within six weeks for a FULL refund

    Sight & Sound magazine

    Discounted

    NME
    Classic FM
    Gramophone
    Time Out

    Car and Motoring

    Discounted

    Classic & Sports car
    Two Wheels Only
    MotorSport News

    MotorSport

    6 free issues

    Auto Express

    3 for £3

    What Car?
    EVO

    Gambling

    Free issue

    Gambling Times

    3 for £1

    Inside Edge

    12 issues for £5

    Inside Edge - Enter Code SMAX

    Miscellaneous

    3 free issues

    Flight International

    Discounted

    T3

    Discounted + Free Gift

    Italia today

    6 trial issues

    The Week

    3 for £3 and free gift

    Junior + Free Train Set
  • divadee
    divadee Posts: 10,609 Forumite
    First Post Combo Breaker First Anniversary
    The following magazines offer a 3 issue risk free trial, however, you need to pay the full price upfront and claim the money back after 3 issues

    Bizarre Mag 3 free issues plus free T-Shirt

    Koi Carp - 3 trial issues - Must pay upfront + Free T-Shirt




    The following magazines offer a 6 issue risk free trial, however, you need to pay the full price upfront and claim the money back after 6 issues

    London Review of Books 6 issues free, need to claim the money back after 6 issues




    AOL access enter keyword ‘magazines’ and you can get 2 free issues of

    25 Beautiful Homes
    Country Homes & Interiors
    Country Life
    Ideal Homes
    Instyle
    Practical Boat Owner
    TV & Satelite Week
    Essentials
  • louise_1981
    louise_1981 Posts: 1,118 Forumite
    Could some one give me the e-mail address to complain about getting the books.

    Louise
    The sign of a wasted life is a tidy house, Welcome to the chaos!
  • Could some one give me the e-mail address to complain about getting the books.

    Louise

    Hi Louise, you could try the following:

    Customer Services: natmags@subscription.co.uk
    Telephone: 01858 438844
    Fax: 01858 461739

    HTH :)
    Sexkitten

    Good things come to those who wait......... but the best will be taken by those who got there first ;)


  • angelwds
    angelwds Posts: 620 Forumite
    charlotte3 wrote:
    Hi Louise, you could try the following:

    Customer Services: natmags@subscription.co.uk
    Telephone: 01858 438844
    Fax: 01858 461739

    HTH :)

    I sent an email on Saturday and got the following reply:

    Thank you for your email, which will be passed to one of our Customer
    Services team. Due to unprecedented demand for magazine subscriptions
    over Christmas and the start of the New Year, we are extremely busy in
    our Contact Centre. As a result, we may take longer than normal to
    respond to your enquiry. However, we do offer ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICES via
    https://www.qualitymagazines.co.uk/youraccount where you can check on-sale
    dates, start and expire issues, change your address and confirm the status
    of your subscription. Thank you for your patience, we will respond to
    your enquiry as soon as we can.

    For future contact, your reference for this email is ********

    National Magazines
    Email Customer Services


    Will let you know how long it takes them to get back to me...
    :A OFFICIAL Boots Tart :A and member of the PAH! club :rotfl:
    Lapsed member of the £2 coin savers club.....:rolleyes:
  • bobsa1
    bobsa1 Posts: 1,947 Forumite
    Hi, I'm having zest problems as well. I ordered the magazine in nov. for CK perfume. When it hadn't arrived late dec. rang and was told it would be despatched and to expect anytime. Rang again in Jan and told to expect any time. Received phone call 2nd week of Jan out of stock and given 2 options of current promo or sanctuary bath products.

    I agreed to bath products which arrived and had leaked in transit. Rang to complain and was told more bath products on the way. I didn't get them but got some naf "origins Frolic" floral fantasy mist.

    Any suggestions of what I should do. Is it worth complaining again. I am just so fed up!
  • bobsa1 wrote:
    Hi, I'm having zest problems as well. I ordered the magazine in nov. for CK perfume. When it hadn't arrived late dec. rang and was told it would be despatched and to expect anytime. Rang again in Jan and told to expect any time. Received phone call 2nd week of Jan out of stock and given 2 options of current promo or sanctuary bath products.

    I agreed to bath products which arrived and had leaked in transit. Rang to complain and was told more bath products on the way. I didn't get them but got some naf "origins Frolic" floral fantasy mist.

    Any suggestions of what I should do. Is it worth complaining again. I am just so fed up!

    Firstly I think you should give the perfume to me.... lol ;)

    But seriously, it is always worth complaining again if you are not happy. You did not get the original deal you signed up for, the least they could have done was replace it with another, current deal and if that was damaged, and unacceptable then again, they should have replaced it, which they haven't done, rather substitute without your knowledge.

    By all accounts the customer service you have received has not been good as they have kept getting it wrong. I would either ask for my subscription money back or for the original gift you signed up for to be sent which is all you wanted in the first place.

    If you haven't already, try ringing them on the phone number I posted in the reply to Louise.

    HTH ;)
    Sexkitten

    Good things come to those who wait......... but the best will be taken by those who got there first ;)


  • mummysaver
    mummysaver Posts: 3,119 Forumite
    Well I did get my free perfume, and to be honest it smelled awful on me (I tried it in Boots after I'd paid my sub!), was planning to give it to my mum as a pressie, but dog grabbed it off the kitchen table and now the box has holes in from his teeth - argh!
    GC Oct £387.69/£400, GC Nov £312.58/£400, GC Dec £111.87/£400
  • Got a reply to the mail today re the books: basically they have ran out of Radox bath sets and just sent a replacement. I have advised them I have cancelled the DD and requested a pre-paid envelope to return the books in.
  • angelwds
    angelwds Posts: 620 Forumite
    No reply for me yet
    :A OFFICIAL Boots Tart :A and member of the PAH! club :rotfl:
    Lapsed member of the £2 coin savers club.....:rolleyes:
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