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From: kassover@minerva.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO SUPERCOMPUTER REVIEW
Keywords: FREE MAGAZINE SUPERCOMPUTER
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Date: 8 Jun 90 20:05:29 GMT
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>In article <1710@anomaly.sbs.com> mike@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) writes:
>>You probably didn't meet their "strict audit requirements". Its the
>>latest gimmick. If you don't "meet" them, they send you an invoice for
>>the subscription. I wonder how many people really "meet" these audit
>>requirements? 

Every so often, I get to fill out another profile sheet for one
rag or another.  One time in particular, when I *know* my answers
were not substantively different from the previous years, I got a
letter saying that I did not qualify.

Being nettled, I called the phone number in the letter.  The gist
of the conversation was that the "requirements" for free
subscription change every so often,  and no they would not tell
me what the new requirements were, and I should therefore spend
>$300 for an annual subscription.  When I asked what was the
logic in paying to subscribe to a publication that appears free
in just about every other office in my building, and even if not,
is available in the very fine technical library not 1000 yards
from my desk, I was told, "I'm sorry sir, I have no answer for
you.  Are you *sure* you don't want it delivered right to *your*
desk?" and so on and so forth.

I now get two copies, free, of this journal.  Makes me popular
with the recycling guys...


And by the way, I'm still waiting for my charter subscription to
Scientific American's "Computer Digest", or whatever it's called,
to begin.  It's only been 2.6 years or so since I was notified I qualified...
--
David Kassover             "Proper technique helps protect you against
kassover@ra.crd.ge.com	    sharp weapons and dull judges."
kassover@crd.ge.com			F. Collins