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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:30 Sep 2000 at 11:46:00
Subject:Re: Issue 13

Bill Eaves said,

> Hello Neil

>> Subscribing saves you money and guarantees you a copy. Nowhere does it
>> say you also get it early. If Pinprint don't receive the magazines from
>> the printers until Wednesday, there's no way you can get it before it
>> hits the shops.

> Errm, just where do the shops get their copies from then ?

The distributors, who get them from the printers. Pinprint aren't
involved in the distribution chain.

> If someone has actually managed to post out all the issues to them how come
> the
> subscribers copies take longer.

They aren't posted.

>> I didn't get my copy until today. That's just the way it happened.

> I'm still waiting :-(

That's because you live closer to Mars than Bournemouth :)

> It's not really good enough to have to go and have a quick look in the
> newsagents before subscribers get their own copies. Normally subscribers
> get their magazines first what is wrong with your setup that too frequently
> is the opposite.

Presumably a delay in the printer dispatching copies to Pinprint. I'm
sure it's being investigated.

Neil



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