Newsgroups: can.general
Path: utzoo!telly!evan
From: evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch)
Subject: Unix Review braindamaged subscription offer
Message-ID: <1989Jun13.175628.28031@telly.on.ca>
Organization: The Open Vapourware Foundation
Distribution: can
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 89 17:56:28 GMT

I had frequently been mildly pissed off that Unix Review should be
free to American subscribers, but that Canadians have to pay $44US
for the same thing.

Granted, postage from the US to Canada is more expensive than domestic
rates, but it can't be >$3/issue.

So it was with some anticipation that I had heard a rumour that UR had
purchased some Canadian user mailing lists for the purposes of making
us a special offer.

That offer came today.

UR claims to be doing me a favour with a free issue, and 1-year rates of
$55US for ground delivery or $97 for air mail. I suspect this mailing
is geared to an overseas audience, but the $44 Canadian rate is nowhere
to be found.

So this offer, which claims "there's no way you can lose," is $11US/year
*more* expensive than the coupon that comes in every issue. Beware.

Sigh. I like Unix Review, but not *that* much. Shame its circulation
department is run by jerks.
-- 

Evan Leibovitch, SA, Telly Online, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario
   evan@telly.on.ca / {uunet!attcan,utzoo}!telly!evan / (416) 452-0504
    Computer salesman's credo:  There's an end-user born every minute