I’ve been getting my subscription copy of MR the third or last week of the month, but have yet to see the December issue. The local hobby shop has theirs.
Anyone else in Canada missing their copies?
Thanks!
Bob Boudreau
I was informed by Canada Post there is a 3 to 8 week back-log of mail from the U.S. jammed up at the border and some mail may take longer. No explanation as to this “problem” was given. I’m looking for a small parcel for Christmas–maybe 2005???
In the local super stores, Wally-Mart, Costco etc., but not at the local hobby store.
I received my December issue this past Monday (Montreal area).
maybe there is a political reason for the delay. you know us blood thursty amreicans.
A month ago there was a similar thread over on the Trains Magazine forum about the wide spread in delivery dates of the magazine (not associated with any particular area). Here’s a link to the thead:
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=22215
Mark Hemphill, the ex-editor of Trains, made a very good post (as he usually does) which included the following excerpt. Since he doesnt frequent this board, I’ll assume he won’t mind me quoting him. It should be noted that prior to Mark’s post, there had been several posts complaining about why things couldn’t be improved.
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QUOTE: Mark Hemphill: Here’s some info you might not know about magazines and mailing.
Most magazines are mailed in a very narrow window from the printer – one to three days, tops. Very large-circulation magazines such as National Geographic and People are printed regionally to obtain lower mailing costs, better delivery consistency, and to be able to sell regional advertising, but most magazines come from one press. The base rate for the typical magazine subscription is via second-class mail, a class that is extremely low-cost because it is handled on a space-available basis and has low service guarantees. The post office moves first-class mail first, then if there’s any space left in the truck, or time in the day, it sorts and moves the second-class and lesser-class mail. Because mailing volume is not flat – it varies widely by day of the week, time of the the month, and time of year – some days the second-class mail arriving at the post office moves expeditiously and other days it will gather dust for a week while the resources are devoted to meeting the first-class guarantee. Because mail moves on multiple sorts, each step of the process introduces a new opportunity for delay or missed connection. It is not unusual for a second-class mailing to be wildly inconsistent at a given address, especially if that address is at the end of a delivery chain that is badly stress