Need Ami Magazine phone number please

OOTBubby

Wed, Mar 02 2011, 5:00 pm

Can someone please give me the phone number for Ami Magazine? I've given away all my old issues and now need to call to complain that I haven't received last week's issue yet. In the past I've gotten their number (needed to call about this issue many times) from the website, but its no longer on it.

Thanks.

OOTBubby

Thu, Mar 03 2011, 4:01 pm

Thank you. Someone also PMed it to me.

I called them and told them I hadn't yet received last week's issue and they told me they had a "glitch" and that last week's and this weeks issues were sent out together.

I've been subscribing since issue 2 and there have only been 2 issues received at a reasonable time so far (only one of them within the week it came out). I don't understand why they can't get their act straight and send them out normally like other publications do.

Merrymom

Mon, Mar 07 2011, 2:09 pm

OOTBubby wrote:

Out of NY/NJ area, I think the subscription is $190/year. I think it's $150 in NY/NJ area. It comes by mail and the delivery is erratic (which is why I always need to call).

OK thanks. I still find that a bit expensive. I can't see paying more than $2 an issue, it just bugs me that they charge so much. I wonder if their overhead is that great or is everyone just charging these prices because they can?

OOTBubby

Tue, Mar 08 2011, 8:58 am

Mama Bear wrote:

shipping is expensive too.

Yeah, I pay the OOT subscription rate, and they couldn't even bother sending the issue before last timely on its own. They sent it the next week together with that week's one in one envelope. I don't think they should even be doing mail subscriptions if they can't manage to send them out timely (I realize I may not get it before Shabbos), but to wait a week and send 2 week's worth together is not acceptable.

PinkFridge

Tue, Mar 08 2011, 9:04 am

OOTBubby wrote:

Mama Bear wrote:

shipping is expensive too.

The problem with mail subscriptions is that no one is accountable. We never get our Yated before Shabbos - that's reality, nothing I have a right to complain about - but usually get it by the middle of the next week. We recently had one week entirely go missing only to come in the mail two weeks late. Yated would say it's the post office's fault and they're not responsible to send us another. At least it comes in an envelope. I have visions of my Yated making the rounds of the local post office (which kind of gets me nervous).

OTOH, it is the cheapest option.

OOTBubby

Tue, Mar 08 2011, 9:20 am

PinkFridge wrote:

OOTBubby wrote:

Mama Bear wrote:

shipping is expensive too.

That's exactly my point -- since it comes in an envelope, and they sent 2 together, it was clearly not the fault of the post office. They clearly chose to do so (to save money?). I think that goes against the whole idea of a subscription.

Here we get Mishpacha, Binah and Hamodia by hand delivery, usually Thursday evening, sometimes Wednesday evening. Our only choice for the Yated is mail, like you, and like you, it was very erratic, so I canceled the subscription and buy it in the store (yes, it costs more, but I wasn't interested in reading it when it came so late).

I just think that Ami needs to at least send them out on time weekly, which they are clearly not doing.