So, How am I doing?

[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?

[NIB]

Love the NE Fisherman Magazine..Much better than the NJ counterpart..U have done a great job Taking over for Zach...Ur plug building article a few weeks ago was a good one..Ya, I never know when they are coming but who cares.There's not really any time sensitive material that U could not get from the previous weeks mag.I rarely pay any attention to reports..I make up my own reports..A few weeks ago I had a two week stint without a computer. I brought several of ur mags to read.I have to say I enjoyed the writings of T.C.,Zach.And Mr Soares in the report section..I look forward to re-upping my subscription this yr..
Hope fully it will be in person..See ya then..

[Raven]

secret spots should only be seen appear via blacklight ...

otherwise it should just look white (invisible)
lol

or seen as much as Ross is.

[plankton]

I was going to mention the fact that sometimes I don't receive my issue, but it looks like you're on top of that. Otherwise it's a great magazine, I'm just coming to the end of my first year of subscribing and have renewed for next year. I agree with some of the other posts, like to see articles on technique with different plugs as well as how to's on things like eeling (shore and boat), fishing with live pogies, etc. Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing what you produce in the coming year!

[BassDawg]

Dave, hat's off for starting this thread.
It takes stones to ask John Q Public if he's
happy with something that you provide.

Even more so within this motley crew.
I am with NIB, the time of arrival is not so important to me,
just so long as it arrives. Sounds like you're all over it anyway.

The very fact that you care about your product enuff to ask, speaks volumes for the direction the magazine is going and the attention to detail you are giving your new baby. I read one last year at RISAA and remember liking it. Looks like i'll have to check out this newer version, sooooon. Thanks for your openness and your willingness to make what seems to be a great product, even better!!