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So I was putting some crafting magazines away (yes, I'm a hoarder but that's a story for another time) and I realized I hadn't received a Just Cards, which I subscribe to, in a while, so I did a Google search. This is what I found:
It's sad they closed, I enjoyed their magazines. It is very sad for the subscribers who lost money. I guess I will go to B&N today and buy a magazine just to support the few that are still on the racks.
Mary Beth
So the problem wasn't lack of subscribers; it was lack of advertisers. I wonder by how much a magazine subscription would increase as advertising in its pages lessens? I would be willing to pay more for a subscription to much-loved magazines to make up for the lost advertising revenue. I like reading the ads in magazines, though. I learn about and purchase many new products that way.
I quit buying stamp magazines years ago when they:
1) got smaller and smaller 2) had fewer and fewer issues 3) and became almost all advertising with very little content except pictures
I still to this day miss sitting down for an afternoon to peruse a new magazine, taking in every bit of its yumminess. A magazine that only take a few minutes and done is hardly worth my time, let alone my $$ though.
I have a subscription to a magazine that is $12.00 per year.......it started out being published 6 times per year and then went to monthly. On the first renewal date I called and they renewed it at the same rate........they can't be making money from the subscribers at that rate but from advertisers.
I remember Stampington & Co. magazine subscriptions being more expensive than the norm, but they had no advertising other than for their own products. The magazines were also beautiful and very high-quality. I was so sad when they discontinued Memories, their scrapbooking magazine.
For most magazines, a main benefit of subscribers is quantity - the higher the number, the more advertisers will advertise - or will put in larger ads, for example.
That's why some companies - unrelated to crafting - give away subscriptions at no charge.
Years ago Wayfair had a deal with a publisher that all Wayfair customers would get a free magazine subscription. That publishing company could then tell advertisers they had X thousands of subscribers.
There were a lot of complaints, apparently, and they stopped. I complained because the magazines contained perfume samples which mess up my sinuses/breathing, plus we try to reduce recycling (trees)! The publisher informed me that Wayfair was providing the "gift."
It's too bad to see another crafting magazine cease publication. I fondly remember the days I subscribed to The Rubber Stamper, Stamper's Anonymous and Take Ten. It was also fun to occasionally have a card published in the latter two : )
There were other card making mags I subscribed to, as well, but I've forgotten their names. It was always such a treat to see those magazines in the mailbox and anticipate a leisurely couple of hours absorbing all the prettiness!
Times have changed so quickly. Looking at a tablet or phone is really not quite the same. That said, I love, love browsing the gallery here, and really, the most talented card makers are right here on our beloved Splitcoast!
For most magazines, a main benefit of subscribers is quantity - the higher the number, the more advertisers will advertise - or will put in larger ads, for example.
That's why some companies - unrelated to crafting - give away subscriptions at no charge.
Years ago Wayfair had a deal with a publisher that all Wayfair customers would get a free magazine subscription. That publishing company could then tell advertisers they had X thousands of subscribers.
There were a lot of complaints, apparently, and they stopped. I complained because the magazines contained perfume samples which mess up my sinuses/breathing, plus we try to reduce recycling (trees)! The publisher informed me that Wayfair was providing the "gift."
Well, that's interesting! Recently we started to get 3 unrequested magazines - 2 are junk (entertainment & sports) and one I'll keep (recipes). I wondered what was going on because magazines are supposedly expensive to make/send. We pay $60 for one we actually want. Too bad they don't ask us which ones we actually want. Also, the name/address on some are wrong - 2 of the same magazine are delivered to our address but 2 different names. No idea who sells our info and it isn't even correct. No one to contact about it all. We write "REFUSED" on the ones we don't want. So weird.
Well, that's interesting! Recently we started to get 3 unrequested magazines - 2 are junk (entertainment & sports) and one I'll keep (recipes). I wondered what was going on because magazines are supposedly expensive to make/send. We pay $60 for one we actually want. Too bad they don't ask us which ones we actually want. Also, the name/address on some are wrong - 2 of the same magazine are delivered to our address but 2 different names. No idea who sells our info and it isn't even correct. No one to contact about it all. We write "REFUSED" on the ones we don't want. So weird.
The magazine publisher can stop the subscriptions if you call/email them. Visiting their website may work better than looking for contact info in the magazine. Sometimes you have to do an on-line search. They don’t necessarily want to make it easy.
They may even tell you who gave you the “gift,” and you can contact that company and tell them to stop selling your name - like Wayfair did.
The magazine publisher can stop the subscriptions if you call/email them. Visiting their website may work better than looking for contact info in the magazine. Sometimes you have to do an on-line search. They don’t necessarily want to make it easy.
They may even tell you who gave you the “gift,” and you can contact that company and tell them to stop selling your name - like Wayfair did.
Thanks, but that is too much like work. It is a full-time job being a consumer these days - researching products to make sure they function, writing companies/people about problems, etc. I cannot keep up as it is. Right now I have a huge job trying to get my own medical info about my surgery.
Thanks, but that is too much like work. It is a full-time job being a consumer these days - researching products to make sure they function, writing companies/people about problems, etc. I cannot keep up as it is. Right now I have a huge job trying to get my own medical info about my surgery.
Ugh, no fair - obtaining your medical info should be easy - but little is these days. I’m mucking through insurance claims for my husband. One had been rejected once because the insurance company’s scanner didn’t scan it well, so they didn’t have an original signature, and originals are shredded after being scanned. And they didn’t want a copy because it wasn’t an original. Excuse me? You ruined the original and didn’t scan it well but I have to start over? (I won that fight. )
Calling the publisher usually takes about five minutes, and to get rid of stinking perfume is worth it for me. But I get why many people won’t want to go through it.
Ugh, no fair - obtaining your medical info should be easy - but little is these days. I’m mucking through insurance claims for my husband. One had been rejected once because the insurance company’s scanner didn’t scan it well, so they didn’t have an original signature, and originals are shredded after being scanned. And they didn’t want a copy because it wasn’t an original. Excuse me? You ruined the original and didn’t scan it well but I have to start over? (I won that fight. )
Calling the publisher usually takes about five minutes, and to get rid of stinking perfume is worth it for me. But I get why many people won’t want to go through it.
And most of all, I hope you’re okay post op!
UGH! I feel your pain over the insurance mess - looks like you are doing a good job for your husband.
Thank you for caring! I've said that I can handle the problems so long as it all ends up well. I am depending on God to make it all OK.
You say you're sorry, but imagine how sad I am now. I was a subscriber and lost a lot of money. I heard they closed down because they didn't use Texas factoring company. So they were not able to increase their working capital quickly and increase the stability of their company. If they had offered him comfortable payment terms, they could have been ahead of their competitors. And with factoring, by the way, it is possible to release goods or provide services with deferred payment, without fear of cash gaps: revenue will come on the day of shipment, and the money can be put into business immediately. But it's too late to talk about it.
This is spam. The member has 4 posts, and they all say exactly the same thing, and it has nothing to do with the OP. Reported.
Rubber Stamp Madness is still around -- https://rsmadness.com/ -- and has many ads; I ordered a single copy by mail recently just to see how it was doing because it's not on any newsstand I frequent. Joann's and Michael's often have the ones from England that are wrapped in plastic to contain the free stamps and dies that are enclosed; the ads are usually from there, too, and the price is often over $20 in the U.S. ... As someone else mentioned, SCS is my stamping magazine -- which reminds me, I should "renew" that subscription!
I have several issues of Just Cards, and one Inside for Just Cards . Loved that magazine. I prefer the paper copies as well over digital. Sad.. our world has changed so much not only since the pandemic, but in the past several years. Now I see why my parents used to say "we miss the old days and ways of life"... I used to think how sad for them that they won't accept the new inventions/ideas.. now I'm in their thinking category ! LOL I too just got a sample Rubber Stamp Madness magazine... not bad, but not one that I'd subscribe to either. B & N store is about 30 miles away, so i don't travel there often.. only a few times a year. Missed all of last year, it's about time I travel there again. Thanks for the update !.
Scott Publications goes out of business
