Of late, FSM mags seem to be coming out much much faster, like the Feb 07 issue which is out now in Dec. Here in Australia, my newsagency has jsut recieved its December 06 issues, yet people in the States and other countries already haev Febuary 2007. What is up with this!??
Will
Your Feb issue is sitting in a freight container on a ship somewhere in the Eastern Pacific ocean [;)]
lol, thats really helpful!
Will
sorry Will, I couldn’t resist. [;)] [:D]
Thats cool, but couldn’t Amanda Boothe or someone give me a real answere please!??
Will
It takes about over a week for the mag to come in my town after I see it on this site… And I’m on the same continent! [;)]
Dude, if I am reading your profile correctly you’re in Australia… it’s going to take a while. I’d be willing to bet they get sent via ship. It takes at least 4 or 5 days through the US post to get it to the docks, get it on a ship, float it all the way across the Pacific Ocean, dock, get inspected and go through customs, get unloaded then and only then does it enter the Australian postal system. I’m sure it takes weeks for all that to happen. I’d be willing to bet that customs is the big variable. I know when we send stuff overseas for work things can get delayed in customs by a week or two. I’ve seen things get hung up in customs in the Bahamas for a month! [:O]
I supose, how much more would it cost them to send it via air?? And, i’ve heard this from other members, why doesn’t FSM stick to the moth its in, not 1 or 2 ahead??
Will
Will,
As others have mentioned, if you’re in Australia, you’re quite literally as far away from FSM as you can get and still be on the planet. Sorry for the delay.
If you look at the masthead (on page 5 of most issues) we do offer a Foreign Air/Expedited Delivery Service. It’s an additional $45 US a year.
Matt Usher
Editor, FSM
From the way I read Will’s post… isn’t he asking, “Why am I getting the Feb issue in Dec?”
not
“Why don’t I have my Feb issue yet?”
Sorry Will, no answer here since I have always wondered that too.
Hence the explaination which explains why he just received his Dec issue, and his Feb is still floating around in the Pacific somewhere [;)] [:D]
I think a lot of having the issue come out before the actual month probably has a lot to do with a “perceived benefit” to having a subscription, you get it before it appears on store shelves. Also once it hits the shelves, it can be out there circulation for a month or two and still be a “current” issue which stimulates sales as well. Otherwise the issue is “old” after having been on the shelf for a few weeks and is less likely to be sold.
It’s all about marketing my friends. All magazines do that. [:)]
Feb. 07 issue ?
Ok, I’m jsut going to have to put up with it [B)]
Will
Its what you get for living on that big island …[:-^]
Whatever the reason I got it on Saturday.
Well congrats , thats better than me …
SHL
Don’t have mine yet, but then again it’s only Dec. 31st… tee hee [;)] [:D]
i am with wing i got my feb 07 issue friday or saturday way in advance of feb 07 [:)]
is it possible FSM has a time machine and is just a bit ahead of us lol
Well, they are located in Wisconsin. Perhaps they all get high on cheese and change the shipping dates to mess with our minds?
lol
Will