title: Why is it that the bad magazines are the only ones you get for free?

text:
I've been receiving this magazine for almost 4 years now. It hasn't changed much since I started receiving it... and I pretty much still think of it as THE worst teen magazine that's still in business. I'm 16 now and haven't liked it anymore as I've gotten older. The strangest part about this magazine to me is the fact that they just keep sending it to me! I mean, I barely even remember when I was first subscribed to it (it was some kind of deal where you can get certain magazines for like 6 months or something, and I didn't have many choices so I picked this one). Eventually the other magazines stopped coming. But this one continued to come. And still does! I would have thought it might be nice if a company made an accidental error or something and continued to send me a magazine. I would have been thrilled if that happened with any other magazine (I actually don't mind Seventeen, Allure, CosmoGirl, TeenPeople occasionally, or even Teen Magazine.). But this one just makes me wonder if these people are downright stupid... the least they could have done is "accidentally" send it to someone who likes their magazine! If that person exists?

I think I read a fairly broad variety of teen magazines these days, so I'll try to discuss my dislikes about it in relation to those.

So this is a comparison of this one versus: Seventeen, Cosmogirl, Ellegirl (I suspect it recently went out of print however), Teen Magazine, Teen People Magazine, Allure, Cosmopolitan, and Jane magazines.

1. Overall Value

Conclusion:

Teen Vogue= Very low value and overpriced.

SMALLER SIZE

First off, one of the easiest things to see about this magazine when its on the shelf is the fact that it's SMALLER then the others. All of my magazines are about the same size. Except for this one; which is maybe as much as 2 inches shorter in height and 1 inch smaller in width. I don't know why the magazine makers decided to do this. In my opinion, it only draws more attention to the fact that while it is around the same price as the other magazines... they had to cut out at least something to make it smaller. Sounds like a RIP OFF to me. (...but I'm getting it for free for some reason, so I guess that's hardly my biggest concern. It may be yours though).

COST COMPARED TO CONTENT

Magazine prices can be a little missleading at first glance. It's easy to find a thicker magazine and assume that MORE PAGES = BETTER VALUE? But that's not the case.

The abundance of ads in a magazine can lead you to that conclusion, but there's a good chance you'll be disappointed when there are hardly any articles in between ad after ad after ad.

By the way... for those of you who aren't familiar with teen magazines these days, I hope you realize: THEY ALL HAVE ADS

This is the truth, but I don't see it as a terrible thing personally. When I was 11 and I first found an issue of Teen Magazine at the library, I was shocked at the ad content. But I used to read American Girl magazine (which had no ads) so I thought it was so bizarre. Now I don't mind it. I even save some of the ads because I like photography and looking at different angles of things. I don't think it's fair however, to hate Teen Vogue solely because of the ads though, as all the magazines are going to have ads. The amount of ad content in each one is the main thing that varies; so here's my interpretation...

Seventeen, Cosmogirl - Limited Ad content (They have more ads towards the beginning, and then they're much more spread out. Seventeen is probably my favorite magazine of the bunch and they manage to get by with one ad opposite of an article for a few pages and then a stop the ads for a few pages or so before they do it again. I find it highly tolerable)

Teen Magazine - Even less Ad content. (I think they've really decreased the amount of ads over the years actually. They probably have the least ads of all my magazines)

Teen People, Ellegirl, Jane - More than Seventeen and Cosmogirl but not terrible.

Allure and Cosmopolitan = High ad content. (I almost put them seperately, but they are similar. They have a lot of ads I think, but for the most part, I don't mind. They manage to balance most of it out with enough articles and pictures to make buying the magazine worth while. The main difference I see is just in the choice of ads. Cosmopolitan puts in so many ads for sex related things and has many more vulgar ads. Allure I like more anyway. And I guess Cosmopolitan as a magazine focuses a whole lot more on sex already, so many teen moms may not appreciate their daughter reading it in the first place.)

TEEN VOGUE = HIGH AD CONTENT

I'd say the ad content was very similar to the ad content in Cosmopolitan and Allure. However, the thing that pisses me off, is the fact that there isn't enough content to balance it out! (Maybe I mean "meaningful content" but more on that later...). The saddest part about this magazine is that I save more of the ads then I ever save articles. The ads really are more exciting then the content unfortunately...

2. Articles

Conclusion

TEEN VOGUE = FLUFF FILLED, UNIMPORTANT TO ME

Now, generally, I consider Seventeen to have the best articles (with cosmogirl in a close second) along with maybe Allure although it's addressed to an older crowd.

Reasons why I actually take the time to read the Seventeen articles, although I hardly even bother with the Teen Vogue ones:

A. Seventeen writes about something that actually interests me (ok, ok, so occasionally they have a little stinker. But overall, I think they do a good job.)Teen Vogue... does not.

 I'm interested by things I haven't thought of before, or personal accounts of things that I would be unsure how to react to, issues that seem to happen everywhere but with stunning new facts enclosed and statistics to give me a perspective... etc. I could go on. But unfortunately, I don't think teen vogue has managed to intrigue me. Ever. A typical teen vogue article is something like "The Truth about Crystal Meth", "I was being bullied online!", blah blah. I can hardly even think of anything I've ever been interested by.

They have a tendency to focus on things that I already know are bad, things like drugs especially. It makes me feel like I'm being babied... like "Hey, well I bet you didn't know this.... if you do this your liver could turn black and blue and all the colors of the rainbow" and then pile a bunch of tear jerking stories of teens who had "no idea" of the dangers of _____ drug and then something terrible happened. I mean I think it's important that teens see the dangers in doing such things... I just get annoyed rather than enlightened when it seems like such an easy and obvious thing. Particularly when they make a big deal about it being so "unknown" and mysterious like nobody has ever heard of it before, when I know that most of the people I talk to every day do anyway. If I don't take the freaking drug... I won't have to worry about all the problems associated with it, and sometimes it's hard for me to be sympathetic to these girls who screw their lives up (especially when in the article, they make themselves seem like complete idiots!). I'm not anti drug articles though either. When Seventeen did one a while back, for example, it was an article (or maybe more of a chart?) of "Drugs that make you Ugly". Now that I found enlightening and very interesting. It didn't focus on one drug, but instead on one effect that many different drugs cause. Not only do I want to use the drugs less, I also feel like I'm more able to recognize the signs of its use, so I could identify the signs. It's important to me that magazine editors take the time to teach us something new, without beating us over again with the same stuff we hear everywhere else. Teen Vogue just hasn't figured that out yet.

B. I find the good advice in Seventeen meaningful. Teen Vogue... makes me wonder if I should be the one giving them good advice...

I think I was most disappointed with Teen Vogue on this when they did an article that caught my eye about girls who are addicted to tanning. They spent nearly 2 whole pages rambling about different girls and their tanning habits (and general stupidity...). And BARELY even gave the reason why it's not a good idea. I remember reading one of the last sentences in my head over and over again. It was like "Remember to live your life and have fun, but try to be safe". I mean WTF??! You could be talking about anything with that. Cooking, driving, sex... it's so generic that it's stupid. The only thing that I got from that article was a justification that there really are a lot of stupid girls who are damaging their skin to be tan, and have no idea about it. Unfortunately, if these girls read teen vogue, they will probably never know either.

3. Features

Conclusion

TEEN VOGUE = ...are you serious?

Um. I can't find a better word than worthless to describe this magazine's features.

I used to like the "A room of my own" thing that they had at the back of my issue. It was nice to be inspired by the way that other girls kept their rooms based on what they liked. But in the last year... I think they managed to totally kill that part too. The uniquenesses and interesting things that once intrigued me a little have been replaced by more mediocre rooms by other girls (lately they've been somehow connected to a famous person. yeah, how exciting... not) that just don't inspire me at all.

Oh, and one of the second to last pages or so, there's a feature where they find some girl with "Style" and tell her to describe it and what brands she likes... blah blah. Occasionally (well, no, rarely), there will be something that I actually find interesting and want to save to remember. But most of the time it's just a bunch of 13 year olds trying to be trendy by throwing on the coolest things they know... all at the same time.

No thank you.

In most other magazines, I can appreciate a monthly space for something about hair, or makeup, or something related to beauty that I could find useful. Teen Vogue does not do this. But then again, everytime that I have seen them slip something along those lines in, they manage to make me question their intelligence. ("OMIGOD, Mom! Teen Vogue says I should put glittery pink eyeshadow up to my eyebrows so I can be cool. We have to go spend $67 now so that we can have the exact product that they used!" eek.) The makeup is useful... if you want to be a stage artist perhaps? I don't know... I'm still working on that one.

4. The Fashion Focus

Conclusion

TEEN VOGUE = FASHION HELP FOR THE EXTREMELY WEALTHY AND CONFUSED

If you disregard the fact that virtually everything in the magazine is rediculously overpriced and just unpractical... I suppose someone might find their fashion sense useful/inspirational somehow. But I'm afraid I do not.

I remember skimming through one article that answered a question asking "How do I avoid looking like a tourist on vacation?" to which they answered with showing how you can pile on a bunch of random clothing pieces and come off as an idiot instead. How exciting...

They also have a tendency to encourage readers to buy things by showing us models wearing such clothing. I wouldn't be surprised if the plus-size community completely gave up on them, in fact I'm surprised that there is no outrage over this.

Look teen vogue, I know Gemma Ward looks excellent in that (ok, I'm lying... but I can pretend, right?). But you see, me and Gemma, we have some differences. For example... Her thighs are probably less then half the size of mine, she's like half a foot taller then me, she weighs maybe half of what I do, and... well... she's a model that seems to look good in everything. I do not. And I refuse to let you convince me that such a hideous outfit won't look hideous on anyone else.

Actually, I wonder if Gemma Ward could afford the things in their magazine. She's a super model afterall. But maybe after spending $150 on each pair of underwear... things begin to add up, even for her.

Darn...

The Bottom Line:

Don't waste your money on this magazine (in fact, don't even get it accidentally for free like me, it's not worth your time). If you want to buy a teen girl a magazine subscription, try something like Seventeen, Cosmogirl, Teen People etc. Just about anything is better than this.


title: Wow, it's the best!

text:
I have read this since I was a teenager and it showed me a world that I knew I wanted to be part of. It's offers a tremendous resource for inspiration and to be introduced to some of the best material items in this world.

I advertised a Rolls and fine piano in here and got zero qualified response but the magazine is a great read.

I suggest clipping pictures out for the vision board.


title: A place to start but there are better options.

text:
This magazine is encouraging at first but it's not designed to be the ultimate resource but rather a catalog. I do recommended it for those under the age of 20 or 16 if ambitious as something to read for 2-3 months. I feel many of the articles are contradictory and leave the reader feeling confused over time. It's obvious that the magazine strongly favors franchisers since they are a main revenue source.

There is nothing wrong with franchising but just because one business does well in Alaska doesn't mean it will do well in Omaha. The franchise ratings are too general to be applied nationwide.

For location based companies do not start one unless you can start three or more from the beginning. This way you can get proper management, advertising and overall economy of scale. If someone is sick at one location the business won't shut down. This also means that Michael Gerber will be proud of you since you won't be sweeping hair or serving fries but rather running the company. I learned this from a woman who has over 120 franchise locations with the same co. She works 15 hours a week and makes more than most C.E.O.'s. dream of. This allows here to make additional millions a year investing in Real Estate. Her employees adore her because she makes sure they have the best pay and advancement opportunities in the business. She makes it fun. Work smart, not hard. It was hard at first to create and follow systems but her ego let her delegate. When I met owners with the same company who had one or two locations they were curt and frustrated. The rocket needs fuel to launch and it's better to make sure it will work rather than waste money. I saw an owner who stared one location lose his beach house because of this failure. He realized he hadn't thought it through.

In the magazine one moment an industry is the only business to consider, the next it's a disaster zone to be avoided. It doesn't sell ad copy but it's better to master an industry long term to discover the best opportunities and wealth. Entrepreneur magazine feels like an endless circle of trendy ideas. If the magazine were a truly great they wouldn't be able to print an issue month after month.

It's important where you get your advice and world view from. I feel it's far better to find people with similar interests and duplicate their success. I found a retired previous industry leader and duplicated his business plan that costs him $5m to create and 35 years of his time. In addition I questioned how he arrived at his conclusions when many were counter intuitive at first. This information can't be found in a magazine and I promise the top 0.2% are always the most approachable. I couldn't believe how nice self made high net worth individuals are. When I met Paula Abdul I honestly felt she was one of the most sincere and sweet persons out there. It makes complete sense because it's how success lasts. It doesn't make sense for Entrepreneurs to take advice from employees if that's not their goal.

A better resource is Success magazine and Ted.com for inspirational and educational videos. Autobiographies are a tremendous source of distinctions. It's not the "how" but rather the beliefs and thought patterns that got the person to be someone you have heard of. Success can come to you in any industry. One of the wealthiest families I have met made their fortune in paper clips. It's 85% in the heart and spirit and 15% the "how". Read 2-3 biographies and you will see a trend that can be applied well in your own life. Call the people and the local times without wanting anything but to congratulate them and add them to your circle of friends. Start wherever you are with all that you have right now. Success is taking one step at a time in the direction of your destiny.

I wish you great success on all levels living a life that is well worth lived!


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine, great reviews, articles, etc...


title: Great Magazine

text: This is a great magazine. I have enjoyed reading it for years. Aside from the cigar reviews, it touches on all the things that guys like - golf, cars, watches, food and sprits, in-depth interviews with famous personalities, and gambling to name some.. Although some of the items in the magazine are a bit pricy, one can always dream about having them. Overall, I highly recommend Cigar Aficionado.


title: Hit and Miss....

text: I have had a love/hate relationship with this magazine since I first began reading it back in 1969. In past years,it was consistently a great magazine with writers like Gay Talese, Norman Mailer, among other great names. However, over the past few years it seems that every issue has some Hollywood personality on the cover with his/her story and the rest of the magazine is a collection of  odds and ends about subjects we really have no interest in. How long will it be before we see another article on George Clooney? in my opinion, there is nothing that sets this magazine above.


title: Very unfriendly to Canadians

text: First, let me start by saying that I have been a long-time (more than 8 years) subscriber to this magazine and I reside in Canada. However, they have always been difficult to deal with as a Canadian and recently it has gotten worse. I tried on multiple occasions to give a gift certificate to friends also in Canada. The cost for a gift subscription to the USA is $19.95 while the cost for Canadians is $38! How is that possible when the Canadian dollar is currently (and has been for some time) higher than the US buck? The online gift subscription service is poor at best with many of the drop-down menus inoperable. I communicated a number of times via email with customer service with little to no resolution. Finally, I decided to bite the bullet and give two gift subscriptions anyhow to a couple of cigar-loving friends. I paid $38 times 2 and received no confirmation screen. To top it off, the final screen said that the total being placed on my Visa is $114!! How is that possible? The shipping and handling is the same as another gift subscription? This magazine is a total ripoff and they appear to rape Canadians. Stay away unless you live in the USA. If I could give negative stars I would.


title: I knew I'd Love Them

text: This was a great gift item for the cigar smoker in my life.  He was so happy to recieve the subscription, and I was happy with the fact that I was able to print out a gift card to present the subscription to him as an actual gift on his birthday.


title: Five Stars

text: Everything was perfect, great transaction would do it again


title: Slow!!

text: When I ordered this subscription I was never told that it would take 12 weeks to deliver the first magazine!!!  Boo - Hiss!!!


title: "If I cannot smoke cigars in heaven, I shall not go!"

text: I have been smoking cigars for 2 years now and I have no regrets, well actually just one, not subscribing to the Cigar Aficionado magazine earlier. This magazine will make you into a true cigar smoker just after reading one article. For those people who are thinking about making cigars their new hobby then go out and buy this magazine as you will be extremely appreciative in the end. Well, I'm off now to enjoy my Montecristo No. 4 cigar, so long.


title: Great Magazine

text: Excellent magazine with very helpful articles about cigars and of those who smokes cigars. I would recommend this magazine to all those who smoke a good cigar.


title: Great Magazine

text: Awesome and great magazine with many interesting articles and information about cigars. I would recommend this magazine to all those cigar smokers.


title: On the decline

text: When this mag started, it was the perfect (cigar) man's read. Delightful mix of politics, travel, but we always got a full plate of Cigar info.<br />In recent years, the mag has relied more on 'puffery' and doubled the amount of ads.  It's still a decent read, but hardly what it used to be, and barely worth the (discounted) subscription price.  I almost gave this a 3, but the very recent issues might be showing an uptrend.


title: Waste of $$$. Cigar Journal better!!

text: I love cigars. Have for over a decade. I love learning and reading about them. If you are too, then don’t buy Cigar Aficionado. This magazine consist of about 75% ads. Most of these ads are the top rated cigars. Interesting point of info, but the CA’s top ranked cigars are owned by their largest advertisers.


title: Cancel

text: I want to cancel this subscription. I don’t know where to do this at. Please cancel!!


title: great magazine!

text: Arrived quickly, about 3 weeks... I expected 6 weeks.<br />The magazine was a gift for my husband, he loved it!


title: nice quality magazine!

text: Cool magazine!


title: What can i say

text: Love the magazine mostly for the reviews of cigars. The items they preview that are hot for the season are a bit pricey kind of like a Dupont Registry but its still cool to read and the articles on actors, writers, and social issues are definately worth the read.


title: Not just a cigar magazine . . .

text: I asked for this magazine last year as a birthday present, I have read this magazine at the store and friends homes. In addition to interesting stories about cigars and the industry this is a magazine about living the good life. You dont have to be a millionaire to do that and they cover all income levels of the good life. I read it cover-to-cover each month . . . what a great magazine !!


title: The benchmark for other Mustang magazines

text: I have subscribed to or store bought this magazine almost since its inception. If I could buy only one magazine for the rest of my life, this is the one I'd choose. The hobby news, the feature cars, the tech articles are very useful and interesting. Ive saved all my past issues for reference and enjoyment.<br />[...]


title: Not just for little kids

text:
For one thing,just because there are kids who are obssesed with boys and makeup at age 11, doesn't mean that all 10 year olds decided to be 16. If youre 11 and not boy crazy, thats a good thing, and you'll like this magazine. If you're pretending youre 5 years in the future, fine, read all the teen stuff and leave this magazine alone. Its a good magazine, even though the person who said that the quizzes put lables on people has a point. I like the recipies and art projects, but my favorite part is the short story section. If you're looking for a magazine with advice on boys and makeup, this is not your magazine, but if you want a great read, get it.

p.s. the only flaw is that it comes once every 2 months.


title: Some good articles. Marred by political bias

text: While there are still some excellent articles in BW I couldn't help but notice in the past couple of years there has been an increase in articles with a heavy political slant and this slant has been without exception from one side of the political spectrum.  It is really too bad to see this once-decent magazine going downhill !  Now I only read it if I can get it for free at the local library's share box.


title: Five Stars

text: Amazing magazine!


title: Lousy service

text:
The magazine itself is good, when you actually receive it.  However, if you fail to receive an issue, you basically have no recourse.  You can complain through Amazon's subscription manager, but you will probably receive nothing more than a "pass the buck" email in which you are informed that they are contacting the publisher.  After that, repeated inquiries will yield no response whatsoever.  At least that is my experience, and I thus cannot recommend subscribing to this or any magazine through Amazon if this is what you get for your money.

I have one other magazine subscription that is not through Amazon and I have not had one single problem with it in over 4 years.  In barely more than one year subscribing to IEEE Spectrum through Amazon, I have had multiple problems.  If nothing else, subscribe to IEEE Spectrum directly from the publisher and not through Amazon.  It will cost more, but the extra money is worth it when you consider the aggravation and hassle you will avoid when you fail to timely receive your magazine in the mail.


title: Newsweek Plays to the Masses

text: Some thoughts from a 35-year reader/subscriber: Years ago, Newsweek held its readers attention simply through outstanding reporting/writing and photos of world and national events. Exceptional writing remains but to attract the masses, "news" has expanded to cover a wide range of topics designed to entertain.  I don't have a problem with that.  It helps me keep up with the times--even the "Wall Street Journal" added more human interest stories.  However, I do have a problem when some of Newsweek's traditional reporting on world/national issues do not appear to be as impartial and well balanced as in the past. This criticism is not unique to Newsweek--I have the same issue with other publications that tend to lean to liberal or conservative causes.  The bottom line is obvious: use multiple sources before passing judgement on an issue.  I guess I've changed as Newsweek has--less reliance on its reporting of issues, more on the entertainment aspects.  But I do enjoy reading both.


title: Mghhhh.

text: Ehhh.


title: Great service

text: The magazine arrived on time as promised.  I would definitely use Amazon again from magazine subscriptions.


title: website doesnt work

text: waste of my time


title: Wowwa!

text: I think this is a good review. If you are into golf you should deffenitly read this. If you are not so sure if you want to play golf maybe you should read this and get more into this magazine. This is more for teenagers and up I don't think kids would get this very much. My dad went crazy over this magazine and made me read this magazine and it made me get more into golf. I think if you would like to be more into golf and learn more about the players and the sport you should diffently read this. I think this was a great way for you to get more into golf and maybe just maybe you will be a pro someday.


title: Wow!

text: Wow! When I read this it was cool. I learned new stuff about golf that I didn't know before. My dad is a big golfer so I read one of his magazine's. If you are into golf I suggest you read this. It is great to learn stuff about golf and about golfers. If you don't like golf I suggest you page through one magazine maybe you'll get interested, too!


title: Great for Golfers

text: I bought a subscription of GOLF for my father for his birthday.  He loves it!  He wants another year's subscription for every birthday!


title: Auto renew without notification

text: I never wanted to auto renew the magazine, but it did it without my permission, and it wouldn’t even let me cancel the order the day after it did it, even though it says the magazine won’t arrive until August.


title: Golfers Xmas gift

text: Great articles and very informative.


title: Pleasure

text: This came promptly and is a "joy " to read.  It is very informative for all types of golfers, women and men,low and high handicappers.


title: Never ordered this

text:
I ended up with a subscription being delivered to my parents house.
I couldn't get a hold of a human to ask what happened.
I NEVER ordered this.
I've never even played golf.


title: Great for All Golfers

text:
My name is Feargal of the Large Rabbits, and I am friends with Cian the Enduring One, eldest son of Cainte, father to Lugh Lamhfada, the savior of the Children of Danu.  So me and Cian were crossing the vast expanse of Muirthemne on our way to alert our brothers and sisters at Magh Tuireadh of the impending advance of the evil Fomorii hordes when fortune's wheel took a happy spin and I met Kimberly, the light of my life, at an internet cafe in a trading outpost near Loch Dairbhreach.  Kim and I fell in love at first sight.  Cian could clearly see in my eyes that I could never be wrested from Kim's side, and knowing that the path to Magh Tuireadh was guarded by the accursed Eich-Uisge (you know of the beast as the Kelpie) and that Kim would surely perish if she joined us, Cian forged ahead alone.  I stayed behind with Kim and, after a whirlwind romance, we married on a cloudless autumn day, the same day that the Children of Danu slaughtered the nefarious Fomorii at the battle of Fiodh Gaibhle.

Kimberly's father, Ron, is the head golf pro at Shepherd Hills Country Club and Resort, located on the most bucolic and pristine stretch of Loch Dairbhreach.  Due to our isolated location, the course is primarily a tourist attraction.  Business booms during the warm months and suffers during the winters or times of bloodshed.  As I had acquired no bankable talent other than warfaring in my years (though my songs of battle I sing around the tribal fire are melodious and honeyed, I am told), my father-in-law decided to hire me as an assistant pro so I would be able to support his daughter.  I quickly learned that golf is a difficult game, and that golf clubs are illogical and unwieldy striking instruments (trust me, I once handled the Spear of Kings forged by Goibhniu, god of smiths, and Luchtaine, god of carpenters, for Dagda's sake!).

Over time, I became skilled at golf, and I owe a large part of my success to Golf Digest magazine.  I have written a poem-song in praise of this great publiction:

I am Feargal, the golf-ball striker/The striker, the pin-position attacker/From the mountains of Uliadh to the sad swamps of the Dal gCais/I consistently play scratch golf/Praise be to Golf Digest/Whack Whack sang my driver at this year's Sandbagger Classic/My putter true as Lugh Lamhfada's slingshot/I acquired many Skins at a golf pro's convention/Near Eas Dubhthaigh/I bought Kim a bracelet with my earnings/With Nick Faldo's advice/I choked down on my irons/and gained better accuracy/Craig Stadler, the Great Walrus, increased my club-head speed/with a series of thigh and back exercises/The Great Walrus, great, saintly-great/I am a par saver in the sands/In the woods, out of the water/I speak softly in the club house/I properly maintain my Ping irons and King Cobra woods/I am cold in match play/like the waters of the Danu/I fix my divets, I drink screwdrivers responsibly/I am friendly to the old golfer-warriors/though its a young man's game/Plentiful are my birdies/I grip my putter like Ben Crenshaw.

Give Golf Digest a try!  It will improve your game, I promise!

P.S. Kim's sister who lives on the coast of Ellan Vannin just had a baby, so all my lessons for this week will have to be rescheduled.


title: Golf Digest Magazine

text: The Address label is wrong for proper delivery.  Has street address instead of Post Office Box.


title: Good Magazine

text: I ordered this for my BF for Christmas and he loved it!  Very good magazine for the price.  I would recommend for any golf lover!  Esp when you don't now what to get them as a gift.


title: My top choice for Golf magazines, however...

text:
Golf Digest is the best magazine, covers great players, have standard lessons from top golf teachers and schools and allways very useful tips.

However, it only has one thing against... too much advertising or too many advertisers!!!


title: Golf Digest

text: I received TWO editions the same day.  Sept & Oct arrived the same day.  Tacky, tacky, tacky.  This is a monthly.  Sure you can probably explain BUT you could also do it right - preferred<br />Joe Grattan


title: Get in the swing

text: I've had a subscription to this mag for years.  Great stories and the photos are top of the line. While it was a much better pub when the NY Times owned it (the people who worked there actually golfed), since Conde has bought it, it's gone downhill a bit. Still, it's hard to kill a great sport.


title: golf

text: This product has not been delivered as yet...the down time as to when it was ordered and to when it is forcasted to arrive is much too long.  Golf Digest


title: No lo recibí

text: Nunca lo recibí


title: Great magazine even for the average golfer

text: I personally am not a golfer, but have gotten this for my son who is an avid golfer. He really likes this magazine.


title: Double billing problem

text: Called cuxtomer service yesterday, July 15 to report possible double billing of Golf Digest subscriptions as charges appeared on my Visa account through Merrill Lynch.  Two charges on 6/14 both in amount of $ 14.97 ea.  Via telephone to Customer Service asked for details and told that computer system was down and CS rep. couldn't access my account.  Asked for email response and received this inadequate answer.  Pls. send or call with details Phone 940-383-4049 Ernest G. Wendling


title: Wired renewal

text: When renewing a magazine subscription, you would think the magazine would be able to ADD the renewal on the end of the current subscription instead of overlapping the two.  So now I will have to spend time on the phone with the subscription service to TRY and get this straightened out.  What a mess.


title: soap digest

text: yeh, i've been watching y+r for probably 30 years and have to know what's going on so i like the digest, it is pretty informative and glad i got it! i like to be a step ahead i guess, good price and i just have to go to my mailbox to get it!


title: SUNST Magazine

text:
I amnot sure if the SUNST Magazine has been delivered yet, it is a gift (address in CARLSBAD is different than mine in Redondo Beach)

Please let me know..thanks!
 Jutta Manzo


title: Did not receive all magazines included in subscription

text: Aloha, SCAM! I love sunset magazine and have been an avid reader for years. I was disappointed to not receive all 12 months of magazines included in subscription.


title: Oh, Martha!

text: Martha, Martha -- what would we do without her? No matter what you say about Martha Stewart and her perfect perfectness, she does come up with the goods. Living covers it all -- holidays, decorating, cooking, crafts, gardening and overall home organization. While some of the assumptions can be, well, absurd for the average person, "just run out to your garden and pick some fresh chervil...", the content is good and does teach  the reader a thing or two. Her arts and crafts ideas are fun and over time, have gotten even better. It is unlikely that any of us would (or could!) adopt all that she suggests we do, but taken in bits and pieces, Martha's advice is creative and helpful stuff.


title: Beautiful photography, Romantic Content

text: The focus of Saveur seems to be more on the experience and essence of food, rather than recipes themselves. The photography is gorgeous and the articles elevate the topics to Romantic levels. I am a true food lover, but sometimes the tone of these articles gets to be a bit much in that the writer will go on and on in hyperbole about crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay or the olives of Italy -- to the point where I think a little credibility has been lost. Having said that, the articles are well-researched and always do include a handful of worthwhile and inspiring recipes. I have had great success with their recipes.


title: Fantastic Travel and Gardening Information

text: Sunset really is a great source of information for Travel and Gardening. I have taken dozens of their recommendations on destinations in the West and have never been steered in the wrong direction. Sunset offers insight into not only where to stay and eat, but great hikes and off-the-beaten-track shops and cafes. Well-researched for sure. The gardening information is so thorough and right on that I adhere to it like gospel truth. It will tell you exactly what you need to do each month to keep your garden going, whether you live in southern California or Northern Washington. I wouldn't subscribe to Sunset for the recipes -- they are not that inventive nor are they very inspired. But, Sunset is second to none on travel and gardening topics.


title: Consistently the Best Recipes

text: I have been reading Bon Appetit for nearly 20 years and find it to be the foodie magazine with the best content. There are always at least a few recipes that I end up trying -- from the super simple cookie recipe to how to make the perfect roast to barbecuing for beginners. And, the non-recipe articles are good food for thought for cooking enthusiasts. (e.g. "Garlic Through the Ages"...) Bon Appetit seems to be the foodie magazine most in tune with what busy people who also like to indulge in a day of cooking once in awhile want out of a magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: So Northwest.


title: Wish i still subscribed!

text: I have many years' worth of bound copies of this treasure of a magazine. I lived in Southern California for 3 years in the early 80s and it was a magazine I really became addicted to, even after moving back to the East Coast. I subscribed for years after. When I was married, this helped me so much with home ideas, not to mention fabulous recipes that really, for the most part, never seem dated. The ideas I got from this magazine! It really helped me grow and see things differently. I can't bring myself to get rid of the many years of bound copies that I have. Such a classy publication!


title: where is it

text: I know I like the magazine, but .....  I ordered and paid for the magazine in July and have yet to receive an issue!


title: One Star

text: Same as sunset too much advertising


title: One Star

text: Way too much advertising not enough articles


title: Great deal

text: Love this magazine


title: Best Money Magazine available.

text: It seems that the what people wanted in a money magazine in the boom times became distorted.  Too often they became either vehicles for 'lifestyle' articles or cheerleaders for a particular sector or investing methodology.  Fortune is a welcome standby.  It's very corporate (I believe it is a Time/AOL company) but it does not really pull any punches.  Solid reporting and a nice breadth of topics make it one of the few magazines I read from start to finish on the day it arrives.  Also important is that it's political persuasion is mixed, it is certainly not a mouthpiece for Conservative or Libertarian causes.  If you need a personal finance magazine, this is it.


title: Perfect for the Northwest Gardner.

text: The best part of Sunset Magazine is opening it up to see if one of your neighbors are in it.  A well done magazine that focuses equally on design, gardening and cooking, there are nuggets of advice to save for when you have the time/money to give it a shot.  One downside is the advertising section of camps and spas that take up a middle chunk of the magazine, but overall a good NW resource and a nice way to daydream a wet Seattle afternoon away.


title: Automatic magazine renewal.

text: I was charged for a renewal even though it is not due until the end of the year.  I spent time on the phone explaining to the representative that I did not want it renewed this early.  He told me that it "was taken care of" and then I got a charge for the renewal.  Poor customer service.


title: Bring back the good memories of living in Northen California

text: I moved to midwest a couple of years ago due to a job change. I am bored by the midwest life style. I dreamed of flying back to California all the time and every time I see California on TV, my eyes get wet in a second. Sunset brings the sunshine, color, food, garden and fragrance of California to my life. Everything in the magazine just looks so familiar.<br />I do hope the magazine report more exciting things I like about San Francisco and Napa Valley, like the county fair, small town July 4th celebration and fireworks, good Chinese restaurants, and organic farms. Oh, the peach at San Rafael's farmer's market is just wonderful. I fly there every year in September to catch the flavor king and flavor queen peaches, the sweet and fragrant grapes, the tender and crunchy cucumber, the lovely peapod, the new crop cashew nuts, and handsome harp player and the nice farmers.....I would call that a good life.


title: Wonderful gift.

text: I get this for my DIL every year as part of her Christmas and every year I ask her if she would like a different magazine and every year she says no, she loves this one.


title: what magazine?

text: Its been a month since i ordered this for myself and as 2 gifts. Neither recipient has received anything. No copies, no notification. Don't know if its Amazon's fault or the magazine, but 30 days seems like a lot to not receive anything.


title: LOVE IT.

text: If you live in the Pacific Northwest you should invest in this magazine.  They have great ideas for neat things to do, awesome pictures, delicious recipes... you won't be disappointed!


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine 😀 🍷 🍴


title: Sunset auto renewal

text: I think I missed an issue or two but everything is set now and I am receiving my magazine. So I rate the auto renewal a three.


title: My favorite magazine

text: Sunset is my favorite magazine and I have subscribed to it off and on for years and years.  My husband and I would not know where to vacation, where to eat, where to make reservations if we did not have this magazine to guide us.  It is also a great inspiration for landscaping, interior decorating and interesting stories about local businesses.


title: How to remove my name from this account!

text:
I did not order the Sunset magazine.  Last year the same thing happened.  You must have me on auto renewal and I want it removed.
I am disputing paying for this.
Shirley Koleen


title: Received 2 issues.  Complained.  Assured next issue would arrive shortly.  No more issues.

text:
Enough said.

I like magazine:  5 stars
2 of 6 issues received:  -3 stars
no follow up:  -1 star


title: Sad.

text: Slowly evolved over the years to a slick vehicle of advertisements with a few articles sandwiched between. Sad.


title: A True Westerners Magazine.

text: My FAVORITE MAGAZINE! Anyone who lives in California or the other western states should read this.  Just the photos are worth it!


title: Rarely Received Magazine

text:
I grew up with this magazine and it has always been one of my favorites.  I love the travel, home, gardening, and cooking sections with all of their fantastic ideas and tips.

I REARELY received a magazine--in fact, I ended up buying at the super market most months.  Such a disappointment.


title: I enjoy learning about places in my neck of the woods ...

text: I always look forward to receiving my Sunset.  Just recently there's been more of a celebrity focus to the point of adding blips to acknowledge hair, make-up and clothes which is a bit irritating.  But aside from that, I enjoy learning about places in my neck of the woods (the West) and always, always get ideas for what I can do in my own garden, house, entertaining etc.


title: Four Stars

text: Got the first issue a week earlier! Appreciate!


title: Never received!!!

text: Despite multiple attempts to find out why the subscription wasn’t delivered and how to get it started, I’ve never gotten one issue.  Very disappointing as Sunset is one of my favorite magazines.


title: Have not recieved it

text: I wish I could give you a review I ordered the magazine 11-08-09 and still have not gotten it.


title: Still Great After 35 Years

text: We first started reading Sunset when we moved to California 35 years ago.  It helped us adjust to life in California and the West in general.  We still read it each month.  The magazine has evolved over the years with new layouts and more useful information.  Gardening, yard design, recipes, travel and interior decorating are all part of the magazine!


title: Opera News Great for Opera Lovers

text: If you are into opera this magazine is for you! Not only that if you order through Amazon you save at least $10.00 per year over the subscription offered through the Metropolitan Opera web site.


title: Five Stars

text: I find Sunset Magazine one of my most favorites


title: Too many ads in Sunset magazine

text: Shows high place areas for the affluent are the only ones can afford.  would like to see more places more widely affordable for more people.  Too many ads.  Recipes are for foods I don't care about so not likely to try . Too much focus on alcohol which I view as irresponsible in view of the fact of how much substance abuse in this country. A few wine items OK but use for occasional special occasions, not daily.


title: Tourism ads

text: Interesting articles of local interest, but too many tourism ads.


title: Dissapoinred

text: I haven't got any single issue after paying for 6 months subscription! And Amazon didn’t fix it after I had claimed it


This magazine has been in decline for the last couple of years...not as robust...but I still enjoy it enough to keep sending in my check!


title: Good mag

text: Took 9 months to receive 1st issue. I LikeThe mag


title: Five Stars

text: IVE BEEN READING THEECONOMIST  FOR 40 YEARS. IENJOY MY TIME BETWEEN ITS.....PAGES......RR REAGAN


title: If Noboby Speaks...review

text: The book itself is a great (and very different) story. The book was in very good condition and came on time.


title: Great for yourself or a gift

text: Really enjoy this magazine. Has lots of interesting articles, hints, recipes and more.<br />Good price for a magazine. Makes a great gift for a friend!


title: Only got 1 issue

text: Only received one issue. Messaged customer service and they said they’d set things straight, but it never happened.


title: The Magazine for Western Retail Shopping - for the 1%

text:
Sunset Magazine was a staple growing up. All my grandparents subscribed to it. They clipped recipes and affordable DYI projects that enhanced their lives. My parents liked Sunset for planning inexpensive car trips for our family and the excellent, in-depth articles on gardening and landscaping. Old issues were carefully stored and the associated books were bought with barely a preliminary review. You knew you were getting quality, well-researched information and ideas when you bought anything Sunset Magazine-related.

After the Lane Family sold Sunset to Time/Life in the early 1990s, the focus changed. The warm editorial voice and trusted experts began to be pushed aside for more product tie-ins and a very regimented editorial calendar. The front of the issue took on the generic, a “potpourri” of small articles and “finds!” that had existed in other magazines. Sunset followed the art and editorial examples set by Martha Stewart, Coastal Living, and Better Home and Gardens. Sunset lost its unique West Coast voice and became far more generic.

When Katie Tamony took over as editor in the early aughts, the party was over. The garden sections was often reduced to 1 or 2 pages. Almost all of the garden and landscape articles served as publicly pieces for professional nurseries and landscape architects. There were precious few articles that reflected the burgeoning online gardening scene, with no coverage of how auction sites, craigslist, and online nursery sales were changing Western gardens. The Sunset Idea homes were outrageously priced and unattainable. Environmental advocacy and education stories appeared once a year-if at all. Stories were shortened, photos emphasized and insipid first person narratives (good lord - Joel Stein!) were prominently featured.

There was the late-to-the-game wine club, metal patio furniture from Asia (painted to look like wood) and a hyped up line of garden plants - all items that can and could come from any retailer. An updated Western Garden Book was put aside by many of my fellow gardeners, due to a lack of online resources, no propagation section and valued anchor plants missing. The garden calendar was barely updated and the recipes lacked the wonderful mixture of California and Pacific Rim cultures that are predominating in the West. Like every other magazine, we had a Letter “personally” from The Editor, an over-thought (but award winning!) Table of Contents, and a retail catalog of services, items and experiences we could purchase. The magazine of Western Living had become the magazine of Western Buying.

Another low was the addition of celebrities on the cover. Josie Maran, Kelly Slater, Malin Akerman - congratulations on having fine publicists. No matter how many celebs you put on the cover, Sunset, I’m buying your magazine for substance. I’ll get People or EW if I want froth and carefully constructed celebrity profiles.

The current nadir is the “could have been an Absolutely Fabulous episode” remodel of the current editor’s newly purchased home in the East Bay. Current editor Irene Edwards has taken the narcissism of Instagram, Facebook and the utterly vacuous Remodelista, added product links, and presented something so self-indulgent, so utterly lacking in educational value, so lacking in service to readers that I continue to share it with others as a cautionary tale of bad magazine editorial conception and direction.

In 2017, Sunset was spun off by Time, Inc. to a Beverly Hills-based investor, Michael Reinstein. In 2018, there are more DYI projects, the website has been cleaned up, and the focus on education and service appears to be coming back. Hopefully, the new owners will look at Make, Dwell, Pacific Horticulture, regional magazines and websites, along with the Lane-era Sunset to create a new publication that truly inspires us to better Western Living.


title: Makes me want to travel.

text: I'm enjoying my subscription to Sunset.  I enjoy that it focuses on the west coast.  However given its rather large scope I don't often find myself heading off to the destinations they describe.  The magazine highlights some of the wonders of living in this beautiful land.


title: Only 6 issues per year — used to be 12!

text: I’ve been a long-time subscriber to Sunset magazine.  Recently (Dec 2018), the magazine started publishing bimonthly without notice to current subscribers.  So instead of 12 issue per year, it’s now 6.  The last 2 bimonthly issues contained  almost the number of pages of a monthly issue. Yet subscription rates have not changed.  In fact, my renewal solicitation still indicted 12 issues per year.  And renewal price was more than a new subscriber’s price.


title: my favorite

text: This is hands-down my favorite magazine. I love the west so it is great to read about the amazing things we can do here in our corner of the US.


title: received

text: eric has received 2 mags now and has enjoyed reading the variety of topics.  Thank-you.


title: Hoping future issues will gave more zip!

text: A little disappointed, it was the usual regional mag.


Even though I live in Texas-- I still enjoy this magazine.  Good recipe ideas as well as gardening info.


title: Confusion Over Order

text: My current Sunset subscription was expiring in a couple of months, so the Amazon renewal option offered seemed like a good idea. However, when ordering, there was no "renewal" option given and because my Amazon name and my Sunset subscription name are slightly different, I still don't know if I purchased a renewal or a new subscription, which might include duplicate issues for a few months.


title: Not As Good As It Used To Be

text:
After waiting and waiting for my first issue, it finally arrived.

Could definitely live without it. The articles are uninteresting and full of ads.

Don’t waste your money or time. When new issues come, they go directly into the trash bin.


title: I want to cancel this!

text: I want to cancel this!


title: Love the magazine

text: What a deal!  Love the magazine, and this is the most affordable subscription price I could find.


title: Five Stars

text: Always handy


title: Great magazine

text: It's a great magazine! I've been reading it since my grandmother was a subscriber, when I was a kid.


title: Sunset Magazine

text: I don't know how I like this yet. I haven't received the magazine yet.  I bought the renewal a month ago.


title: Look forward to seeing the "Sunset" every month!

text: One of the things I love about this magazine is that it is specific for what area of our wonderful country you live in!  I don't know of any other magazine that does this.  It's a beautiful magazine to look at and I'm always inspired by it.  I look forward to it every month!


title: Subscription scam

text: I paid for a 3-year print-only subscription in November, 2019. Now, January 2021 I am no longer receiving print issues; rather I get emails directing me to digital reading only. I call Sunset customer support and am first told I purchased digital only. After I point out that I DID receive print issues for over a year, he admits: I paid for a 3-year print subscription that was summarily cancelled by them (no notification to me) and that I can get no refunds for the remaining 1-1/2 year. They are happy to sell me a new subscription for both print and digital for a much higher price than I paid originally. No thanks, not worth it. Want to report to Atty. General but just don't have the energy. You be the judge!


title: REFUND NOW!

text: I DID NOT ORDER this magazine, do not want it, and if you have charged me, I want a refund immediately.


title: Best West Lifestyle Mag

text: Best mag for western states.


title: Not the magazine it use to be.

text: Not the magazine it use to be. Last few issues have had nothing but filler information and ads in them


title: Everything you want to know about the West!

text: Love this magazine!


title: Read it from cover to cover!

text: From the quality of the pictures to the paper the magazine is printed on the English Home is of a high standard.<br />N. McKinnon


title: North West addition

text: I always enjoy this magazine when it arrives as it's full of things for the area where I live. There are always a lot of ads in this magazine but I guess it keeps the price down.


title: Great, Informative Magazine!!

text: Like my subject line says, a great, Informative magazine!!  Nice recommendations and photos. Have tried many of the recommended places.


title: Dream Ideas

text: I enjoy looking at and reading the articles in "Sunset".  We plan to retire in Montana and I save articles that have information on houses, yards, etc. Someday, we hope to use some of this information. Great, healthy recipes also included in the magazine.


title: Informative and Creative

text: Terrific magazine, well thought out...very useful and creative for cooking, travel, gardening and decorating; hopefully they can stay in business.


title: Four Stars

text: I like all the articles especially any outdoor or sightseeing articles.


title: delivery

text:
the ability to order subscriptions economically through Amazon is great, and we are looking forward to reading it regularly, and perhaps seek other subscriptions;  BUT WHERE IS IT????????????????????

ALEC NELSON


title: Beware auto-renewal process

text: I was not informed prior to the auto renewal occurance and they would not let me cancel after the renewal.  The magazine is ok but the auto-renewal without informing the customer first is not good business.


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: Best magazine

text: My favorite magazine


title: Only one magazine received of a 12 month subscription.

text: I received ONE magazine only. When I complained to Sunset, they extended my subscription for one more month, but I am coming around to 9 months of my subscription and have received only ONE magazine. If they are having issues with the printed copy, at least tell me or offer a refund.


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine!


title: Huge Wine articles maske me Whine!!!

text: Received my latest Sunset and renewal notice about the same time.  Now I debate whether I want to renew.  "The Best of Wine Country" if I wanted over 1/2 of my magazine to be related to on subject such as wine I would buy a magazine on wines. Probably a good article but a total waste of space for me.  A smaller article yes but to list every wine NO.....


Good variety of information


title: Never got the issues I ordered

text: I LOVE this magazine! BUT.. I ordered a subscription in December and have only ever gotten 1 (ONE) issue. I am so disappointed!


title: Five Stars

text: Have always loved Sunset magazine!


title: have not received subscription yet

text: have not received subscription yet nor have I received confirmation of my order - however - Sunset has sent me three opportunities to subscribe at three various prices.  I am totally underwhelmed.


title: All Around

text: Relates very well to Pacific USA and to BC, Canada..  Covers many daily aspects and interests.  Fun reading. Useful information. John Holms.


title: excellent magazine

text: I haven't got my first issue yet.  I love this magazine and can't wait for it to arrive.


title: feel closer to the places & people of the west!

text:
I first came across Sunset after moving to Oregon and seeing it in a local store. Wanting to immerse myself in all things related to my new home, and hoping this was the regional equivalent of Southern Living (which Amazon[.com] also sells and which I recommend heartily), I bought the current issue. After looking through the copious pictures, travel news, and recipes, I immediately sent away for a subscription, and I've not been disappointed by any issue I've received.
Every month, I've seen places in the area that I wouldn't have known about, or maybe wouldn't have had time to take a trip to see. The recipes every month have also sounded very tasty, though until now I haven't actually tried to use any of them. The only weakness I see is that, for a regional monthly magazine, it's a little skimpy in its listing of upcoming local events, even for "large" cities like Portland. However, over the long term that won't matter much - these are magazines you'll want to keep long after those lists are stale.
I've just had to relocate away from Oregon for employment reasons, but this subscription is like a monthly present from the area, reminding me why I moved there in the first place, and bringing bits and pieces across the country into my new home. Just writing this has got me anxious to try a recipe or two, as I'm sure they, like the magazine, will bring back the "flavor" of the region for me once more.


title: Five Stars

text: My favorite magazine! Great articles on travel, home and garden ideas and food. Some of my passions.


title: Where is it?

text: I ordered this in early January and now it is telling me it won't arrive till the end of March? Had I known that I would have gone directly to Sunset. :(


title: not happy with renewal through Amazon

text:
I have subscribed to Sunset for over 25 years.  I renewed by subscription
through Amazon - my current subscription was to expire 8/13 - have not
received my renewal issue 8/13 - all my other subscriptions have sent
the 8/13 issue - WHATS UP ?????????


title: The Best of the West

text: The magazine gives good advise about gardening and landscaping. The articles about where to visit in the Western US are excellent. Ther are great recipes to try also!


title: Great gift!

text: Children love getting these in the mail! It creates excitment about learning with every issue!


title: Great Gift!

text: My husband is truly enjoying this gift! We are natives of Louisiana, yet it never occured to me how interesting and entertaining the Louisiana Sportsman magazine would be for him! He won't put it away!!! He enjoys sharing it with everyone! The only thing that concerns me now, is how can I top it as a gift next time!!!


title: using found objects

text: as an art student on a budget I love the Ikea like ideas in ReadyMage- everything from making a couch with turf to lights made out of trash cans- every month I am inspired although some ideas are slightly too complex for me (and my time limits)


title: Good if you like to Pretend your athletic

text: Shape Magazine is a joke. This magazine has more make-up tips, clothing and weight watcher success stories than anything about atheletes. I found this magazine dissapointing- not only do most of the models look like they couldn't run a mile without dropping from anoreixa but the stories are hipocritical (accept yourself and love your body; while the follow article is how to lose weight for thanksgiving and impress your x)


title: What happened to this magazine?

text:
When I first got this magazine 5 or 6 years ago, it was full of projects. I mean, actual DIY projects with a materials list and instructions. Over the past few years, this poor magazine has really gone down the tube. They've started putting way more cooking (in the June/July issue, for example: 13 recipes (including making popsicles for your dog), a ton of product reviews, things to do like : "hang a hammock" (Really?), visit to New Bedford MA (Really?), Add an archway to your wall (by hiring a contractor. Seriously.), several articles on buying a house (instead of making something yourself for wherever you live. Really?, "build" a canoe by purchasing this book, get a home energy audit (by hiring a professional. For real?), furnish a house by scouring friends, relatives and Craigslist (for. real?), make waffles in a cast iron iron you buy already made. Come ot think of it, maybe that would be a much better title for this magazine: Already Made. There are also several articles just reviewing cool spaces (apparently to give us house envy). It's always good to get some inspiration from others, that shouldn't be 1/4 of your magazine. I'll browse Dwell at the newsstand if I want so much of that.

There are really (really.) only three DIY projects in the current issue (cooking doesn't count as DIY): making a sling for a broken arm with a thrift-store coat sleeve, making a "hanging closet" by hanging up a closet rod on a string from your ceiling, and -- that old standard -- re-using paint cans as planters or a storage bucket for your pencils. Wow.

Anyway, the new editors and writers of Already Made would do good to look at some older issues to get in touch with what this magazine got us excited about in the first place: creative, re-making, DIY projects that work on any budget.


title: It's like an addiction . . .

text: Anyone who subscribes to this magazine will tell you that once you start, you can't stop. Filled with DIY projects, this magazine is the thing for any impoverished 20-something looking to fill their home with trendy, innovative, homemade stuff. In addition to the many projects which have ranged from sewing your own ties and skirts from old pillowcases to how to build a brick BBQ, the magazine also features articles on things like "how to seem like you read lots of newspapers" or "how to get on a TV game show". Once I get this magazine in my box, I can't put it down till I've read it cover to cover.


title: NEVER RECIEVED MY SUBSCRIPTION !!!!

text: I ordered this mag. in Nov 08 & here it is the end of April 09 & I've yet to recieve anything ? After numerous emails assuring me my subscription would be starting soon...still nothing ! Finally requested a full refund. Still waiting ! Very poor communication from customer service. Would not reccomend purcasing this subscription.


title: Always inspiring.

text:
I love this magazine. It is so unique!

Though I don't find everything to be my taste in the magazine, quite a bit of it is and I always find things which inspire me to be innovative and resourceful.  I also love EVERY recipe I have made from the mag (including a pear anise pie as well as homemade cheez-its!).  If you want to get a taste for the magazine, you can read different articles on the magazine website!


title: Recycling with Style

text:
Do you remember when you were a kid and tv shows and classroom projects had you making art and useful items out of things like empty paper towel tubes and dry pasta?  This magazine is like that, but only for grown ups.  There are articles on artists, designers and people just looking to make better use of what we have around us.  There are product reviews on practical things like vacume cleaners, because if you have to have one you want one that will last so that it stays out of the landfill.  Most importantly there are the projects that center on making something cool or useful out of something you would likely throw away or how to get a lot of use out of a really small space.  My favorite monthly feature is the "MacGyver" challenge where readers are invited to submit their ideas on what can be made with thinks like old blue jeans (oven mits), cds (a cool curtain), pens (flatware) and remotes (drawer pulls).

We live in a time where people are more concerned for the enviroment than ever, in the US things are costing quite a bit more than they did three years ago.  Folks are making do with less because they have to and quite often because they want to.  But we want to do it with a sense of style.  And this magazine helps people do that.  It helps people share their ideas.  It puts out there a fresh look at old crafting mediums such as knitting and embroidery.  And for folks who have something really beautiful and unique to sell this magazine offers a printed flea market.

If you are the sort of person who follows trends and can't fathom using furniture that was not featured in a catalog or a design magazine this magazine is not likely for you.  But for everyone out there, like me, who wants to live really well while using less then you are going to have fun with this magazine.

Now if you will excuse me I need to go turn this cool, old, 1950's radio I picked up, into a retro docking station for my iPod.


title: Seeing Double

text:
I absolutely love ReadyMade magazine and have been a subscriber for a while, so there are absolutely no complaints there!  However, when I took advantage of Amazon's offer for ReadyMade at a price I couldn't say "no" to, I still had issues remaining on my current subscription. Since Amazon said the price was good for renewals also, I sent an email letting them know I wanted an extension on my current subscription. I received a reply that it would be taken care of, however, I now find myself with two copies of Feb/March 2010 issue. I will call ReadyMade magazine to straighten it out.

Don't let my minor trouble stop you from ordering ReadyMade, the creativity addicts "fix".  There's even a "Macgyver" challenge in each issue. Last month's challenge was to make something using old encyclopedias. The next challenge is Scrabble Tiles. ReadyMade magazine makes you want to scavenge your house for an object you can make into something else (practical or just wonderful).  NO, you cannot use family members as projects! LOL! Get the magazine; you won't regret it.


title: Meredith Publishing is horrible and did not deliver

text:
I ordered my subscription on 10/15/08. It's now 2/20/09 and I have yet to recieve a copy of Ready Made.  The most unfortunate part is that Meredith Publishing doesn't have any phone contact info available on Amazon and they have not responded to two inquiries via email.

So frustrating, customer service is dead.  My recommendation is to subscribe directly with Ready Made or a more reputable subscription service.  Best of luck!


title: Unique!

text:
A great little magazine with an artful history.

It's a tiny, black and white, booklet that arrives in an envelope and is sure to please. All contributors must use aliases and submit content for the sheer pleasure of being creative. It is definitely a refreshing break from over produced magazines, fluff pieces, self promotion, logos and averts.

NO adverts!

If you want a small Discordian treat from an independent publisher that is creative, unique and collectible.

I recommend this magazine!


title: Used to be a good magazine, now a poor style/cooking magazine.

text:
I used to drool over this bi-monthly magazine in the checkout line and buy a copy when I just couldn't stand it. The magazine used to focus on upcycling, building from found or raw materials, building smartly on a budget, innovative green ideas to keep the bills low and some nifty craft ideas. It inspired creating smart, creatively and on the cheap. So, I was happy to get a low priced subscription here at Amazon!

Sadly, the first magazine I received was "The Food Issue". I'm not interested in a cooking magazine, so I waited for the next issue. In subsequent issues (not counting adverts) the cooking and food portions still feel like a good 1/4 of the issue (at least).

You've seen the other recent reviews; after showcasing CDs, stylists and designers (The monthly: "How this designer got her dream job"), there's not much room left for what Readymade used to be.

Readymade had great DIY, "attainable" style, yet focused on people with ingenuity using smart and constructive ideas. If I wanted to see what someone collected from years shopping and thifting, I'd get a "style" magazine. If they "made" something unique out of their finds that would be "Readymade".

If you are interested in creative ingenuity and/or crafting. I recommend checking out the featured tutorial and artist blogs on [...]. They focus on people that actually make things (much like Readymade used to do). It is updated constantly and free.


title: My review of TIME

text: I've been an avid reader of TIME for more than 40 years. In addition to reading the hard copy every week cover to cover, I peruse the magazine online almost daily. Great magazine.


title: 3 issues arrived in one day.

text: Good price, but they sent two back issues along with the August issue so I am already one fourth of the year through.


title: Not the perfect guitar magazine, but better than Guitar One

text: I think that this is a much superior magazine to Guitar One because wheras Guitar One almost exclusively writes about the latest nu-metal band or whatever other crap that happens to be on the top of the charts, Guitar Player will have at least two or three out of, say, five articles on bands that the average guitar player hasn't heard of or at least isn't totally sick of hearing of. The reasonI gave it 4 stars is that they do have too much on reviewing equipment which can be kind of boring as none of their "reviews" are what I'd call reviews. For example, in their last issue I don't think they gave one bad review. They're almost as bad as Ebert & Roeper!


title: Good Mag if they Ever Send it To You!

text:
The magazine is beautiful and the format really user-friendly. The projects challenge the beader. But...if you live overseas, you might have to wait a year (like I have, no exaggeration) or more (like I currently am), to get what you paid for if you make the mistake of ordering a subscription.

Save yourself a LOT of hassle and just order back-issues. Way faster (weeks vs. half-years). Trust what it says on this Amazon website, first before considering a subscription. Consider yourself warned.

(I'm sad to learn I'm not the only one who has problems with Interweave Press "customer service").


title: Much more than NYC

text: Although Time Out it the best guide for NYC (or any other city Time Out reviews) it covers much more ground.  The reviews are excellent, esp. for movies.  Just great reading.


title: My favourite

text:
I love buying magazines on interior design and architecture. I may not be trained in it or even working in an industry that is related, but I just love reading about it.

Dwell is by far my favourite choice. The features are beautiful and practical unlike some magazines where you look at them and say "wow, that is pretty- but i would not want to live there".


title: Well curated magazine.

text: Good looking publication, both in design and in content.  Many unattainable products covered but still provides good ideas for a spectacular interior.  Can't wait for each new issue.


title: Good magazine with nice affordable ideas

text: Better than Elle Decor for budget ideas. Fewer ads more content.  Features nice products that are affordable


title: nice pretty magazine

text: Lots of great and stunning pictures. not much in depth writeup. still a nice magazine to browse through repeatedly.


title: Not What I expected.

text: I received this magazine a few days ago and was surprised that it came so soon. I thought I would be getting the next issue not the one I received.  The magazine was not what I expected but that was not a bad thing.  I did read a couple of articles I found to be quite interesting.  Its good not to be predictable.


title: Shockingly bad customer service

text:
I have had nothing but trouble with my Dwell subscription:

June 2006 - Missed issue. I contacted customer service by email, they took several days, and I do mean several days to return my email. The problem was finally resolved with a telephone call on my behalf - they extended my subscription by 2 issues. However, the replacement magazine did not come and I had to telephone them again. They said on the telephone that it would take 4-6 weeks to get my replacement magazine. They were correct.

January 2007 - I received several renewal notices from Dwell, though my subscription does not expire until October 2007! I emailed customer service (again), and after several days they replied to my email and assured me my subscription does not expire until October 2007, and that they send customers renewal notices early, 9 months early in fact, so that customers  have time to renew. Customer service should not make excuses for their shortcomings.

March 2007 - I did not receive the March 2007 issue and April is already on the news stand. 2 missed issues in the past 6 months. Frustrated. I just emailed customer service and received the auto-reply of "...Your message has been submitted to a customer service representative who will respond to you within two business days .. " I hope it really is only two days.

Update: No email response yet on the above. Will have to telephone them again. Four times since June.

Shockingly horrible customer service. Though it used to be one of my favorite magazines and I really want to continue liking it. However, I cannot bring myself to do it. I now feel ill when I see the magazine - knowing that I have received minimal value for my money. I will not be renewing my subscription, and am seriously considering canceling it now. I therefore cannot and will not recommend this magazine to anyone due to lack of customer care.

FYI: I ordered this magazine directly from Dwell and not from Amazon.


title: Eye Opening.

text:
I don't know that you have to subscribe to Dwell for the rest of your life, but at least hook yourself up for a year or two.  It will change the way you look at things, the way you live... the modernist sensibility, and the practical (and, all right, sometimes not all that practical) applications in its pages are completely eye-opening.

Whether you live in a modern home,  want to put a little modernism in your apartment, or live traditionally but are a bit of a dreamer, this is really something special.


title: Enough

text: I am tired of this magazine and no longer find it interesting, am desperately trying to cancel but none of the email addresses work! What can I do?


title: dwell

text: If you are looking for one interior magazine, this is it. I have subscribed for 3 years and every issue is very good.


title: Oh puh-lease

text: The magazine is ridiculous.  The people in this magazine are a bunch of pretentious yuppies and art students posing as architects.  People who are interested in $2,000 baths should have more interest in feeding starving children around the world.  I received this mag as a gift and canceled the subscription anyway.  Elitist Rubbish.


title: Fun

text: This magazine is fun and serves as great eye candy, but my partner is an architect and prefers more industry-oriented publications. Perhaps the shopping consumer's version of architecture, style and design.


title: A classic.

text: We love receiving this magazine, though at times it's hard to keep up on all the reading.  We subscribed at this great price for a time, and now that it's gone, we miss it.  Will subscribe again soon!


title: Two Stars

text: not relevant to me


I haven't got anything from Dwell, so nothing I could say. I gave one star because I have been waiting for a long time, nothing coming yet. Don't know why??  :(


title: Love love love

text: One of my favorite magazines by far.  A fantastic review on modern and green design and architecture, as well as interesting ideas for innovation and home design.  Definitely a must-read!


title: Appropriate for Interior and Exterior Design

text: This magazine is excellent for those who are interested in contemporary design.  Thank God someone cares enough about those of us who love such.


title: -intern architect (california)

text:
This magazine is the Architectural Record of 'buildings for people', instead of 'buildings for architects'.  They exemplify how sustainablity is bringing back humanity to architecture, through a mind set, not a building style.

To the editors of Dwell- you keep female architects in the profession with your inspiration for change. Thank you.


title: nothing 2 look at

text: It's been a month since i've order Dwell and my first magazine have not arrive so i don't have much to review.


title: I love dwell!

text: dwell has great articles about buildings from all over, I love their forward and green thinking.


title: Good price for a year subscription, but missed an issue.

text: I subscribed for 1 year, but my second issue was not delivered. Received 3rd issue, but disappointed to miss an issue when I paid for a year.


title: I love this magazine

text: I've been a subscriber for about 3 years now. I always enjoy getting the magazine in the mail. I have to spend 3-4 hours to get through all the pictures and content (which is all very good) and it gives me great ideas with what to do to my place.


title: dwell magazine

text:
Dear Sir:

We have not received a single copy so far. Is something the matter ?

Cordially yours,

SEBASTIAN SUCRE


title: my view about the attributes of the ARCHITECTURAL RECORD MAGAZINE

text: We consider the ARCHITECTURAL RECORD magazine one of the most complete professional document that serves us, architects, monthly, as a guide about news and the latest technical development in our field. As for the price of the yearly subscription that AMAZON offers, we could not find lower elsewhere. ARCHITECT SEBASTIAN SUCRE, Panama, Republic of Panama.


title: Green

text: I appreciate the quality of this magazine. Dwell was introduced to me by another architecture student. It is informative for many of us are concerned with green building.


title: It's OK, less content more ads than before

text: This is probably still one of the more popular modern design magazines out there.  It used to be packed with a lot more content and original pictures, but is now overtaken by ads. The ads themselves do showcase interesting products and ideas so it's not all bad.  Still good value, but hope the beef it up soon. The do a decent job of not going to far off the modern edge in terms of design themes and articles.


title: Subscription review

text: So far - so good... Dwell Magazine has always been a favorite magazine for me - for Mid-Century Inspired Living. My Subscription to Dwell arrived on time - within about 4 - 6 weeks.. so far i have just recieved the one issue - but I have had no problems thus far.


title: Kermit's thought on sustainability

text: Develop a sustainable mind set in the 21st Century by staying in touch - Dwell


title: Even better from my mailbox

text: I always liked Esquire anyway, a sort of grownup version of GQ and Details as far as I'm concerned and getting it as a subscription was a great move.


title: I love this magazine.

text: I have every issue ever published. It may not have a research/academic emphasis or super detailed drawings like "Detail" magazine or "Architectural Review" but Dwell is just an all around good magazine for inspiration, information, and generally an experience that feels good.


title: Great magazine

text: I love this magazine, great articles fantastic quality pictures and articles, Very inspiring.  This is a great magazine at newstand prices, but at amazon prices it's a no brainer.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent magazine. Great ideas even for the average home owner......and the Dwell Convention was fun too!


title: Sucks

text: Worst magizine ever. Don’t recommend at all


title: Excellent publication that has great variety of articles that apply ...

text: Just received my first edition. Excellent publication that has great variety of articles that apply to contemporary as well as more traditional housing modes. Many design ideas that can be applied to new building project.


title: I paid five dollars for a year and it was still too much for this rag

text: Content was horrible save your five dollars and buy a coffee.


title: Worth every penny

text: The features in Wired have been mostly fantastic and are well written and researched. There has seldom been an issue without several articles of extreme interest to me I also like the review section and some of the shorter pieces at the front. All in all an excellent magazine. I'm really glad I went for the 2-year subscription.


title: The most original magazine in the world

text: WIRED continues to consistently amaze with its original ideas, very cutting edge graphics, and pure zest for innovation -- its own and that of others. However, this is not a high tech cheerleading mag -- it can be very critical of trends and "gadgets". Very highly recommended, and not just for "geeks"!


title: Wired Magazine

text: This is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting, visually and mentally stimulating magazines I have ever read.  It not only covers issues, but gives one a sense of wonder about the world and optimism about the excitement of the future.  It is the antidote to the despicable nightly news, which tells of nothing more than the relatively few, but awful things that happen in the world each day.


title: Still my favorite magazine.

text: The only thing I would really like Wired to improve is their access to the digital version. I've been a happy subscriber for years, which means I can access the digital version as well as the print that is delivered to my house. Problem is, I don't own an iPad or a Nook; since I have a Nexus 7 I appear to be out of luck. This just doesn't seem right and I hope they resolve it very soon.


title: All You Need

text: For a truly global perspective and a tone that tells it like it is, this is the only publication you need.


title: Good Articles, Different Perspective Than Forbes

text: It's a good magazine, with a blend of different stories.  Doesn't come across as preachy as Forbes.  A decent amount of tech industry content too.


title: Good blend of business, tech

text: Good business stories with a tech focus.  Not as good as Wired but still a quality pub.


title: Good tech related topics

text: Provides good business articles but always with a tech twist.  Many irreverent stories but always well written.  A decent amount of electronic/tech trends and pop info too.


title: Visually & mentally stimulating

text: This is my favorite magazine I've ever subscribed to, and I won't be giving it up any time soon. The articles are well-written and it has the least amount of ads of any magazine I've ever bought/ordered. The visual appeal is high without being difficult to read, and the articles are fascinating, often about things I've never thought about or knew happened/was happening/existed. These magazines embody a wonderful intersection between technology, science, the internet, culture, and politics. Nothing more exciting than opening my mailbox to this!


title: Tech or Politics?

text: Is this a technology magazine or a political propoganda device?  I don’t care about the politics, I can get that anywhere.  I didn’t subscribe to the New Yorker for a reason.


title: Very Good Magazine

text: The that are in this magazine are superb. They are, for the most part, unbiased, and very well written. And the cover is really nice too. It's not just your standard high-gloss magazine cover it is kinda cardstockish. A whole lot of extremely valuable information for all the technophiles out there. And for 10 dollars (per year)!?!? Who wouldn't get this?


title: Great tech

text: The one thing I dislike about Wired is the overabundance of ads. I am fairly certain there are more ads than actual articles. It is one of the reasons I am considering not renewing. The articles are generally pretty good, though there are some that are complete misses. Still it is worth purchasing for any tech geeks in the family.


title: Articles are on topics that don't matter or aren't even real - writer's ramblings.

text:
The writers at Wired care more about how unique their writing sounds than the actual content. It's like method acting but in writing form and not enjoyable at all like method acting can be.

Props to them for coming up with these strange, niche topics but it's no different than listening to that guy at work tell you his own little theory about what's happening in the news. I ordered to learn more about technology and stay up to date but couldn't even make it through more than a few articles.


title: Best tech magazine for non-technophiles and technophiles alike

text: Wired is hands down my favorite magazine. I always read every issue from cover to cover. The stories are engaging, well written and thoroughly researched. The topics obviously are all technology-related, but they are presented in such a way that is easily digested. They use high-quality and thick paper, not the thin and glossy kind you see all the times in magazines nowadays. There are ads but not too much to the point where it's annoying.


title: Wired Review

text: I do not like this magazine.  I only agreed to the subscription because it was free.  I would like to STOP its delivery.  DO NOT CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD.


title: Wired subscription from Amazon

text:
Hard to review a product you haven't received yet. So . . . I know Wired is an awesome magazine, but the subscription service from Amazon hasn't delivered over a month later.

Not so good on customer service. Price is great, but no product = no satisfaction after a month. You better be real patient to feel good about this sale!


title: Good Deal

text:
While "Wired" remains at the forefront of technology magazines, a few things keep it from truely reaching greatness.
In every issue there is always a few interesting articles; but the writing and editing seems, at times, fairly unprofessional.  Also the magazine tends to lack focus in reaching their target audience (are they trying to appeal towards 20 to 30 somethings with a technology related career?  Because I'm in this category and the topics and writing sometimes seems geared toward even younger readers).
Fortunately the cost of "Wired" evens out all of its downfalls.  At $10 for 12 issues it's worth it for even one good article a month and it still remains an informative and interesting magazine.


title: Wired

text: I tried to return this (it was a gift but I then found out that the recipient was already receiving it).  Got the run-around from both Amazon and Conde Nast (the publisher).  I can't seem to get it canceled nor can I get a refund (I've now called both at least twice).  Horrible.


title: What else should you read?

text:
Got to know WIRED last September, hooked on to it since then. What else do you need to read if you are genuinely interested in getting to know what to happen?
Not just about technology or politics but more about techno-politics as in geo-politics or socio-politics. As technology plays more and more crucial role in every aspect of business, culture, politics and society, WIRED still shines as a guiding post for the readers looking for interdisciplinary insight into the future.
It seems other magazines or news media follow the issues two or three months after WIRED tackled them. WIRED also introduced me to further readings and great authors such as Lawrence Lessig and Scott McCloud to name a few. I highly recommend WIRED for anyone I meet.
THANKS WIRED FOR ENTERTAINING ME WITH PRECIENT AND INTELLIGENT STORIES.
jean


title: Only got one copy

text: I only got one copy and then it just stopped coming?!?!? Wtf?!?!?


title: very good articles

text: This magazine was gifted to me recently so I have only read a couple of issues, but so far I have been compelled to read them cover to cover.


title: Don't Waste Your Money

text: Don't waste your money on this magazine. It contains too many ads and boring articles.


title: Not much information about technology. Waste of money.

text: Horrible and waste of money, content doesn’t contain much information on new technology.  Most pages are advertisement.


title: Great Magazine

text: Currently my favorite magazine. It focuses on technology and its effect on society. So you get more diverse articles (art, music, movies, etc.) than some purely science based magazines.


title: Nothing to loose

text: The magazine subscription was offered by Amazon as the result of purchases made just before Christmas.  I am familiar with the magazine from being a fairly regular reader several years ago, so was very happy to take advantage of the Amazon offer.


title: It's WIRED! What else do you want?

text: It's always a fun time reading Wired, not to mention the fact that the magazine itself just simply feels good in your hands.


title: Don't purchase here

text: Good magazine, but if you are an international subscriber, don't purchase here.  I am still waiting for my 1st issue (I took advantage of the $10/year offer in January 2011).  I indicated to Amazon.com and to Wired that I haven't received the first issue which was to be delivered by March, and got a reply from Wired that my subscription is only for 2 issues.  Needless to say, I am trying to cancel the subscription and want a refund.


title: Great Price, Well written and entertaining

text: I signed up for a one year subscription to Wired magazine and have been renewing it ever since. I don't think you can get a better deal than $5 a year.<br />Wired is full of tech products review, emerging businesses, innovative products review that is written for the average person who's into science and business.


title: Five Stars

text: It is still a great magazine, though missed the old day of in depth articles.


title: Passes the time. Good magazine with some flaws

text: I didn't subscribe off Amazon, but even subscribing from the mags website has proven to be hit or miss. I usually receive it a few days after it hits the shelves. But there are off months when it arrives substantially late. The interior of the magazine is indeed spammed with ads (usually one per two pages until the main articles) I love the somewhat random content Wired provides though. Articles are interesting and the writers throw in some humor. Although most people's first impression is that wired is a purely tech magazine, do not let the name fool you. As I said the magazine has many a random article, especially in the start section of each issue.  Definitely not for everyone, but then again that is why there are plenty of other magazines to flip through. If you like a little randomness though, flipping through wired is a good choice.


title: So, So...

text: ....very thin and the long-form articles are few and far in between.


title: AWESOME

text: This is an awesome read. Great topics, great writing. Wired is always a couple of months ahead of the game. Watching the topics that are covered in prime time TV, I often wonder if they take their cues, and get their inspiration from the social issues covered here.  Wired also offers great insight into technology and the businesses that surround it, profiles design trends, and occasionally covers cutting edge sports too! I loved their recent article on kite-surfing.


title: Classy but ad-filled

text:
I'm a long-time reader and new subscriber, and Wired doesn't seem to pack the punch it did the last few years. The multi-page advertising sections are creeping into Wired's otherwise excellent first-half sections. It seems the ad creep of the net has taken its toll on pulp as well.
That said, this puppy's solid enough to guide the casual tech investor and enthusiast, when balanced with more staid journals.
A quick flip through a newsstand copy will yield a card for Wired's... subscription.


title: ripoff

text: This business of automatically renewing a magazine and making it difficult to cancel is the reason I will never buy a subscription from Amazon again


title: I ****ing hate Wired

text:
Wired Magazine has proven to me something it had never even occurred to me to imagine: That there is a level of cynical, style-whoring, inaccurate, myopic snarkiness that goes beyond merely "trading substance for style." Wired is consistently behind the curve these days, but that doesn't stop the publication from spinning every article like a golden truth you were too lame to know. In articles about controversial subjects, one side is routinely saddled with straw man arguments that are so blatant and artless that I find them offensive even when I disagree with the parties who have been set up for a fall. Just as often, features which don't discuss a contentious topic still have an edge to them, making fun of a person, group, or idea in a way that isn't enlightening or even humorous, let alone warranted by the subject matter.

Generally, Wired is as mean-spirited as it is self-congratulatory. This attitude appeals primarily to the demographic of tech wonks and IT industry tourists professionally and personally deflated by the bubble burst, desperately trying to assert their relevance and relive their high-flying, know-it-all glory. Any content is easily outweighed by the sheer volume of half-truths, shoddy reasoning, and straight-up falsehoods which could easily be revealed and corrected by a casual investigation of the subjects treated in pages choked between high gloss, Yuppie/GenXer-targeted corporate mind-poison (advertising).

Isn't the world of technology interesting and magical enough without mixing the spin, double-talk, and factual misrepresentation of a presidential debate with the impotent, absurd bravado of Battle Bot pre-match trash talk? People know little enough about how tech rules the world and how it can, quite plausibly, save it. This magazine could evangelize for technology's promise and educate about its current and future potential. Instead it concentrates on one-shots written in a style that passes for "hip" that forwards an attitude rather than a message, with an emphasis on sensationalism over accuracy, having more in common with advertising than edification.


title: Not a Tech Person, but This Mag Is Awesome

text: Last year, we subscribed to six or seven magazines. Wired was one of the two subscriptions that were renewed. I'm not a "tech" person and, initially, I ordered this for my husband, but I have become hooked. This mag combines investigative reporting with the latest developments in science and technology - and it's presented in a manner that is understandable by the average person without a degree in computer science. I truly read every single issue cover to cover. The thing I love about this periodical is that the gems are often buried at the bottom of the page in a single paragraph. I feel smarter after reading this, but I'm never bored. It's really one of the most fascinating, contemplative reads I get each month and I am totally addicted. Give this magazine a try and you'll never want to give it up.


title: Took a long time to start up

text: I get my magazines finally after waiting 2 months for it to start! They arrive bie USPS beautifully packaged, unfortunately I have not had a chance to read them. So as good as they look, I guess I just didn't want the magazine in the first place. I give it a three because of how long it took to start.


title: Magnifying glass

text:
The Mag. has a nice cover, but once inside the print is to hard to read.

It has potiential on the stories it covers.


title: Good Technology Content -- Not Political

text:
I disagree with the reviews that claim Wired promotes a "leftist" political agenda and does not report on technology. To the contrary, I think Wired focuses primarily on science and technology and is agnostic politically.

It is true that its articles are based on broadly accepted scientific principles. For example, it has articles that start with the assumption that climate change is real.

But I do agree that, if you do not support the scientific method and are not interested technological progress, you will be happier subscribing to another publication.


title: Not Worth It

text: I was very disappointed with this magazine.  The tech reviews have absolutely no depth to them.  Most articles are rather pretentious and boring.  In the 5 issues I have received so far only the May 2006 issue had any thing interesting.  And it only had two articles which were worth it.  The first was "Robbed Blind" which was about RFID chips and the second article was "DIY ways to go green".


title: Five Stars

text: good


title: Not for homes with young children

text: Even thought many of the articles are interesting and well written, I will never renew this subscription. This magazine came to my home with a very vulgar ad for GQ shrink wrapped with the magazine.  The picture was blatantly displayed full page on the back of the Wired magazine.  I have young children at home and having a magazine delivered to my mailbox with a completely naked woman (and I mean completely) positioned to hide the bare minimum isn't acceptable. I thought I was getting a reputable publication, not this trash. Be aware of this fact before you order a subscription that they include these types of ads with your subscription.


title: So far, so great

text: Well, folks, this is no tiny mag. I've had it for days and still haven't had time to read through even half of it. I love the cover story (the Web Is Dead) and s accompanying piece about how the internet is giving cable a run for its money and how I can set up my own home-internet-tv system. Comcast and Verizon, take that! Anyway, I'm totally happy with what I've gotten thus far and I look forward to finishing the rest of the mag - hopefully by the time I get the next one. I've been meaning to get WIRED for years and I'm glad I finally got around to it.

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