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No magazine yet

It hasn't made it way to Florida either. No hurricanes, no snow, no gloom of night even, just plain slow service I guess. Why can't something I want get here, it's not likethe postman can't find my box for credit card offers, new mortgage deals, bills, etc.
 
🙁 Still looking for mine also. . .We've had some snow, but this is goofy! Plus, I hate it when my subscription mags are already on the news stand, while I have to wait for my copies to be mailed.
 
Same thing here

woodwish said:
It hasn't made it way to Florida either. No hurricanes, no snow, no gloom of night even, just plain slow service I guess. Why can't something I want get here, it's not likethe postman can't find my box for credit card offers, new mortgage deals, bills, etc.
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I suggest the Board/Editor look into this. As it seems to be a recurring problem.
 
Folks, I just checked with the AW editor. The magazines were sent Feb 16. The magazines are sent 2nd class via USPS, so we are at the mercy of USPS at this point.

I didn't recieve my copy yet either. Patience is a virtue.
 
No Journal yet

I can fully sympathize with those who have not received their journal, while their neighbor or someone much further away from the printer, has already read theirs. We have looked into this issue more than once, and it comes down to how the postal service handles second class mail. It would be cost prohibitive for AAW to send the journal first class. The post office is far from an efficient operation "in my view", but we are at their mercy. Recently, in my town, the level of frustration sent waves into the public at large. The local mail was being shipped 120 miles from the local post office,only to be sorted, then sent back and re -sorted for delivery. It took congressional intervention for the post office to get around to "analyzing their system of handling local mail"
Two weeks to get a card to your neighbor, brought new meaning to the word "going postal". I wish I could reassure a more timely delivery by the post office- But maybe a sit down with your local official can let them know your level of frustration and just "maybe" they'll hear and try to do something- It took public outcries and alot of bad press on the post office to get anything done here.

Phil Brennion
 
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Phil;
I can sympathisize with your frustration with the USPS. But it is not limited only to the United States. Here in Canada if I send mail east it goes rather quickly. But if someone from anywhere in the the east sends me mail whether by normal ground service or by express mail by air it has to go way out to Vancouver, BC on the west coast and then work its way back to me on the very east side of BC. That takes over a week and sometime up to ten days.. But if I send mail to Alberta which is the province next door to me going east it only takes a couple days.
I guess that is what we are paying the big bucks for with ever increasing postal rates. 😀
Location of where one chooses to live always seems to have some dissadvantages mixed in with all the advantages.
W.Y.
 
Going on three weeks, still no mag. A dozen or so more credit card offers, several letters telling how wonderful my insurance company is, a few bills, but no American Woodturner. Monday is probably some wierd postal holiday so I guess I will look again on Tuesday.
 
I live in California - and have not received mine either. I would almost rather not know that it was sent out on Feb. 16 - because here we are three weeks later......
Hugh
 
still no magazine

I am really getting steamed now. I went home at lunch and checked with no mag. A guy down the road got his last thursday. And the post office wonders why no one wants to use them. HA.
 
Just checked the mail: credit card offer, Woodcraft sale brochure (yeah!), one bill, church bulletin, NO MAG! I sometimes think instead of using USPS they should hire a group of kids on bicycles to just hand deliver, I 'm pretty sure you could ride a bicycle here in three weeks? I did pick up the latest copy of Woodturing Design last night at Books-A-Million so at least I have something new to read!
 
Phil, what about having the magazine in stores? I know this is where you use your membership funds, but, what if we did some creative thinking.....what about membership running annually from the date of joining, magazine available in all local stores, instead of covering the price of the mag in the membership, what about providing discounts at major/minor suppliers instead....good discounts...

I'm thinking on the fly here but what if aww discounted it's own brand smocks for members, by $20, or something that is a good discount. Aww also get in the business of sourcing best prices and buying bulk, then selling at this better price only to members?

I know that this won't work for people away from the main centres, but since they don't get delivery in a reasonable time anyway, perhaps it won't be that big a deal.

Just some thoughts, I am sure others will have better....

When you think about it, I am probably not alone in only being a member to get the magazine........I don't think that the Aww offers me anything else to be honest......not knocking it, just saying there may be othre ways to increase membership and get the magazines out in good time as well.

ruth
 
Jim - I am glad you received your magazine in Australia. I live in California and it is March 9th and I still have not received my copy yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is not good.
Hugh
 
Journal in stores and other AAW benefits

Bowen,
Hopefuly you've received your journal and read the presidents column-If not- try and get around to it and you'll see - your suggestions are already being considered- I like you, believe the AAW can continue to provide more and more benefits to its members. We do infact have the journal available in some bookstores - It really depends upon our distributors as to which stores and where. Its cost prohibitive at this time to seek a huge market off the newstand. I know our local bookstore used to carry the journal, but stopped because of slow sales -probably do to the fact -lots of members already getting the journal delivered( probably late too).
We'll keep working on better services , thanks for thinking about that facet out loud.
Phil Brennion

(edit from Jeff Jilg) -> The President's column for Spring 2005 is also online here
 
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Thanks for that update Phil. I only rejoined in late Feb and so I am not even expecting mine to arrive for a while.....I will look at the letter via the link you provided.

Ruth
 
This is turning into a major gripe for me - I hope I do not complain too much for most people - but it is March 10 and I still have not received my Journal which was sent out on Feb. 16. At what point to I call it "missing" and try to get another copy??????????
Hugh
 
Mine came today. Sorry for the gripping - but it does get a bit irritating. Anyway - a quick glance and it looks like it was worth waiting for. Again - sorry for the gripes.
Hugh
 
Finally

My copy finaly showed up yesterday the 10th six days short of a month. I don't know about the rest of you but I would gladly pay the difference to get it, if not 1st class, at least not last class. With the USPS I don't know if even 1st class would help.

Vern
 
1st Class

Vern, I have found that a letter size envelope gets to a destination faster than a 9x12 envelope, even when both are mailed first class. I can't figure that out.
 
Complain, Complain, Complain

Oh my, only 5 more days until 1 month waiting, then I can complain. I seem to be in a part (Island, City, Street, Address) Of Hawaii that gets the last delivery in the World. Australians, even got theirs. Well, 5 more days until my patience wears off and then, I will complain also. He-He-He 😎
 
Two more days, lots of junk but no mag yet. Maybe one of you that has finished reading it would forward yours to me? I think Tuesday will be an even month. I subscribe to several magazines on various interests but nothing gets delivered as slowly as this one. Maybe the Postmaster General dislikes woodturners?
 
Jeez,

Had mine for almost a month, now [Renfield chuckle].

Paid your dues?

Said your prayers each night?

Staying out of full moon light?

[just asking . . . 😀 ]
 
I subscribe to a number of other magazines and they seem to arrive about one week after the same magazine appears on the news stand. Except the "Newsweek" magazine - it is delivered each and every Tuesday. How come they can do it with a Newsweek and not our Journal? And yes Mark - I have been a good boy and done all the right things - I even share some wood find once in awhile. I just think there has to be a better way to do this.
Hugh
 
Still waiting. Is it MIA to the postman?

Well, it's six days from my last post on the matter, and now I am starting to lose it. How am I going to know about Mr. E's story firsthand before it's all beat to hell on the other post? Can't add anything without reading it first. Is/was there anything else worth(?) reading in there? Will I ever know? Does my mailman have an interest in turning?
Yyaaaaaaaaaa
Doug 🙁 😕 🙁
 
Hallelulia, it's arrived

Yesterday,1 month and 5 days later, the Postal service finally traveled my issue across country,the Pacific ocean, and several islands and less then 5 miles from the main P.O. here and found my tiny mailbox.(I order tools from NY city and it takes 6 days max, and I thought that was slow) Jumped into reading it last night and fell asleep twice reading the article on purgery. I will try again tonight.
I will also poll the other AAW members here to see where I stand on delivery.
Aloha
Doug
 
Still don't have mine

I only mailed in my renwal around Feb 12th or 14th and still don't have my journal though my CC has long since been paid. In early March, around the 10th, I went on-line and subscribed to the UK 'Woodturner'. It arrived today, postmarked the UK.

So, just short of 2 weeks from the UK and over 6 weeks and still nothing domestic. Something wrong with that picture.
 
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