Plea for a copy of MEW 234

[Douglas JohnstonParticipant @douglasjohnston98463]

I have had a long running subscription for MEW but did not receive my copy of MEW 234 which came out just over a month ago. After a prolonged battle, and a number of broken promises to send me a replacement, I have now been told that the issue is no longer in stock and a replacement is not possible.

I have bought every single issue of MEW since it was launched and still retain all copies since 1995 and want to continue my collection without any gaps. If I had known getting a missing subscription copy would be so difficult I would have bought a copy from a newsagent in good time but I have missed the boat there too.

If anybody out there has a copy of MEW 234 they no longer need (I know this is a long shot since most people like to keep their copies ) I would be extremely happy to buy it at the cover price plus postage plus any further bribe necessary!

Doug

[Douglas JohnstonParticipant @douglasjohnston98463]

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Neil should have a couple of spare copies for use in an emergency.

[Johnboy25Participant @johnboy25]

Long shot – but could you phone up W H Smiths to see if they could help? Unsold mags and the like used to get send back to a distribution point for recycling.

John

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello Douglas,

I can't see how an issue 4 weeks old has sold out, I think something has gone awry with the new system.

I'll make sure it gets sorted out, but people I need to contact won't be around until early next week.

Newil

[Douglas JohnstonParticipant @douglasjohnston98463]

Thanks for that input Neil, I too thought it was very strange when I got the email yesterday since I would have thought unsold magazines from newsagents would be returned to the publisher.

Perhaps I am being punished for mistreating one of my machines in the past

Doug

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Douglas Johnston on 20/11/2015 14:24:03:

Thanks for that input Neil, I too thought it was very strange when I got the email yesterday since I would have thought unsold magazines from newsagents would be returned to the publisher.

Perhaps I am being punished for mistreating one of my machines in the past

Sadly returns are just restricted to the covers as proof of non-sale. Very few magazines that have been on a shelf being thumbed through by browsers for a month are 100% condition, and we can't send out tatty issues.

Neil

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

The issues were never put into stock at the subscription bureau until the issue went off sale.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

MHS have them in stock it would seem in their back issues section. I suppose thats the probelem with a separate subs department one does not know what the other has.

Would be nice if there was a system in place so that if teh subs company had no stock they could get MHS to send out a copy from their stock to keep the subscriber happy.

 

J

Edited By JasonB on 20/11/2015 16:32:59

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

Doug,

If you don't get this sorted to your satisfaction, you are welcome to my copy for the cost of the postage. I recycle mine and just refer to the digital versions if I need to. You can send me a message through this web site, but be warned, I don't check my messages very often – so don't expect a rapid reply.

John

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by JasonB on 20/11/2015 16:16:05:

MHS have them in stock it would seem in their back issues section. I suppose thats the probelem with a separate subs department one does not know what the other has.

Would be nice if there was a system in place so that if teh subs company had no stock they could get MHS to send out a copy from their stock to keep the subscriber happy.

Well spotted Jason,

MHS do send them out, but when I checked this morning MHS was not showing it.

I think David is correct and they don't go on MHS straight away.

Neil

[Douglas JohnstonParticipant @douglasjohnston98463]

Thanks for your kind offer John, I will get back to you if nothing else works out.

Doug

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

When I was editor I was sent 10 copies (quantity could be changed at editor's request) for any readers who did not get their copy. At the end of the year I took any surplus copies for sale at the Model Engineer Exhibition.

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