So, How am I doing?

[t.orlando]

I know distribution has nothing to do with your position, but WTF. Used to be every Wed for me, now some weeks I don't even get one. Close to dropping mag for this reason alone. I do like the 30yrs ago bit.

[gone fishin]

Originally Posted by t.orlando

I know distribution has nothing to do with your position, but WTF. Used to be every Wed for me, now some weeks I don't even get one. Close to dropping mag for this reason alone. I do like the 30yrs ago bit.

Me Too I used to blame the mailman, but we now have a mailwoman and I know she has no interest in fishing!

[BigFish]

I think you have been doing a great job Dave...mag looks good!

[Tagger]

Got it for yrs and yrs. Dave .. started throwing them away without reading them so cancelled . I think you recruiting fellow SBer's is a great idea. Internet is hear to stay, so might as well go with it ,, Take some peeps from it .. Now you have my interest .. Thats why I get OTW is to read about people from the sites advetures . Dave .. you got some real characters here .. I'm like the only normal one ..

[PNG]

Originally Posted by Tagger

I'm like the only normal one ..

[BigFish]

Tagger if you are the "only normal one" we are all in trouble!

[Canalman]

Oh Ed, you really know how to make me laugh! Normal

On the distribution end, we fight this battle almost daily! It stems from the Providence Mail Dist. Center, for some reason certain types of mail get held up there... The Fisherman... along with Reader's Digest and several other publications get eaten and they WILL NOT give us a straight answer.


The best advice I can give is to call 860-572-0564 and ask Kat to put you on the Mail-Watch list. Or email her at ksmith@thefisherman.com. We'll send the magazines 1st class to you for a period of 6 weeks and give your info to the Postmaster General and he (or she) will then take special care to find the root of your specific problem.

Also, I might suggest emailing the living daylights out of the Postmaster General in Providence... perhaps then they'll wake up. ronald.a.drucker@usps.gov is his email

Believe me, it's the one thing that drives me right out of my mind here and the general consensus is that there's nothing we can do---I don't believe that for a second! That's one of my goals for 2008 is to figure that out and fix the problem---I just hope I can do it!

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by Canalman

Oh Ed, you really know how to make me laugh! Normal

On the distribution end, we fight this battle almost daily! It stems from the Providence Mail Dist. Center, for some reason certain types of mail get held up there... The Fisherman... along with Reader's Digest and several other publications get eaten and they WILL NOT give us a straight answer.


The best advice I can give is to call 860-572-0564 and ask Kat to put you on the Mail-Watch list. Or email her at ksmith@thefisherman.com. We'll send the magazines 1st class to you for a period of 6 weeks and give your info to the Postmaster General and he (or she) will then take special care to find the root of your specific problem.

Also, I might suggest emailing the living daylights out of the Postmaster General in Providence... perhaps then they'll wake up. ronald.a.drucker@usps.gov is his email

Believe me, it's the one thing that drives me right out of my mind here and the general consensus is that there's nothing we can do---I don't believe that for a second! That's one of my goals for 2008 is to figure that out and fix the problem---I just hope I can do it!

Put the mags in cheap tubes and you are good to go or even manilla envelopes. I had OTW for 7 years and was always getting it late (lived about 10 miles from them) and torn or beat up....so I dropped it.

[Redsoxticket]

I wouldn't subscribe to this magazine for this very reason.
I was getting OTW delivered at a po box so quickly the ink was still wet.
The manilla envelope sounds like a good idea.

Good luck

[gone fishin]

Dave - sorry to have added to the ruckas. BUT I have to thank you for coming forward with an explanation. You are the first one to let the readers know what is happening with the distribution.

The mag is coming along just fine. Keep up the how to sections. no matter how many years people have fished there is always something new to learn. Perhaps one on making molds for tin?

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by t.orlando

I know distribution has nothing to do with your position, but WTF. Used to be every Wed for me, now some weeks I don't even get one. Close to dropping mag for this reason alone. I do like the 30yrs ago bit.

I let my subscription lapse a year ago for the same reasons !