Consumer Reports on sale for $14.70 for one year, 13 issue sub at Best Deal Magazines

Mag is still good but the libraries near me carry all of them.
The online subscription is way better than the print.

Pssst said:   Mag is still good but the libraries near me carry all of them.
The online subscription is way better than the print.

I like print version more than online. The online version is very poor with respect to filtering out product of your choice. The print rating many-a-times do not show up in online version for a while (which is surprising) so I discontinued online subscription and subscribed the print instead.

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

It is a great price. Just renewed mine at publisher's rate. Heh. I do agree that the magazine has gotten certainly thinner over the years on product reviews, and I'll be darned if the past twelve months they haven't spent the vast majority of their ink on tablet and phone reviews. I guess you try to give the market what it wants.

I do hope the online version of their testing continues in some fashion though, it's a good organization doing good work.

FriendlyPeon said:   MISTERCHEAP said:   http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

I guess I will have to monitor and dispute with CC if it never arrives. Thanks for the warning.

won't help. you only have 60 days to dispute and they claim to allow 12 weeks for delivery. so you can't really dispute the charge. it's a no win with magazine subs.

consumer reports PDF works

I have book subscription. With the same, I can read entire book in my iPad.

Also for what it is worth and I have no vested interest in the site but over the years I have purchased quite a few magazines using Best Deal Magazines some from posts here and others directly from their site and have never had an issue. Again that is just my experience but I wouldn't think twice about ordering from them.

MISTERCHEAP said:   http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

I also had mixed-results with Best Deal Magazines. Some passed and some never showed up. As matter of fact, I ordered Consumer Reports dated back 2009 (Funny. I just checked email, the coupon code are EXACTLY same) and NEVER received a single issue. As pointed by others, it is too late to appeal with CC and Best Deal never refunded me. Instead of a bargain, I lost $20.

So, proceed with caution.

BestDealMagazines said:   canex said:   MISTERCHEAP said:   http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

I also had mixed-results with Best Deal Magazines. Some passed and some never showed up. As matter of fact, I ordered Consumer Reports dated back 2009 (Funny. I just checked email, the coupon code are EXACTLY same) and NEVER received a single issue. As pointed by others, it is too late to appeal with CC and Best Deal never refunded me. Instead of a bargain, I lost $20.

So, proceed with caution.

Customer satisfaction is our #1 goal at Best Deal Magazines. We've been around for more than 20 years now and if a customer has an issue with an order we are here to assist you. Please send your order information from the 2009 order to additionalsupport@BestDealMagazines.com. Our customer service staff will gladly check into your order and check with the publisher to find out exactly what happened. Since the individual publishers of the magazines are responsible for fulfillment of all orders, we do not know there is an issue with your order unless you tell us. Once we know we are able to assist you in contacting the publisher to rectify whatever problem may exist in the publishers fulfillment system. If a refund is due to you, we will gladly issue a refund to you.

Then why the consistenly poor ratings on reseller? You need to get your online "reputation" improved, you post this same comment on all the best deal threads, yet I don't see any improvement in online reviews of your firm.

MISTERCHEAP said:   FriendlyPeon said:   MISTERCHEAP said:   http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

I guess I will have to monitor and dispute with CC if it never arrives. Thanks for the warning.

won't help. you only have 60 days to dispute and they claim to allow 12 weeks for delivery. so you can't really dispute the charge. it's a no win with magazine subs.

Best Deal Magazines does not set the delivery time of any magazine subscription. The individual publisher of any given magazine is the one fulfilling any order placed through Best Deal Magazines or any magazine subscription agent. There are many factors related to the delivery of a first issue. A monthly subscription will usually take approximately 8-12 weeks to receive a first issue. A bi-monthly or quarterly can take longer depending on the publishing schedule and when your order was processed by the publisher. A weekly publication can sometimes be received much quicker. Once you place your order with us it is sent to the publisher for fulfillment. The publisher must enter your order into their system and schedule your first issue for delivery. Most all publishers print 1-3 issues in advance and affix the mailing label of their current subscriber base onto those advance print issues. If your order has not yet been entered into the publishers system, you must wait for the next issue to be printed and your information affixed to the issue for mailing. This is where most of the delay in receiving a first issue is encountered. This is not something Best Deal Magazines can control. If there is ever a question about a start date for any order, please feel free to e-mail our customer service department at additionalsupport@BestDealMagazines.com. We can check status at any time after about 6 weeks which allows the publisher time to process the order and then we can usually see a start date. A dispute is never necessary as we will always ensure that you receive your order or promptly issue you a refund if necessary.

MISTERCHEAP said:   BestDealMagazines said:   canex said:   MISTERCHEAP said:   http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

I also had mixed-results with Best Deal Magazines. Some passed and some never showed up. As matter of fact, I ordered Consumer Reports dated back 2009 (Funny. I just checked email, the coupon code are EXACTLY same) and NEVER received a single issue. As pointed by others, it is too late to appeal with CC and Best Deal never refunded me. Instead of a bargain, I lost $20.

So, proceed with caution.

Customer satisfaction is our #1 goal at Best Deal Magazines. We've been around for more than 20 years now and if a customer has an issue with an order we are here to assist you. Please send your order information from the 2009 order to additionalsupport@BestDealMagazines.com. Our customer service staff will gladly check into your order and check with the publisher to find out exactly what happened. Since the individual publishers of the magazines are responsible for fulfillment of all orders, we do not know there is an issue with your order unless you tell us. Once we know we are able to assist you in contacting the publisher to rectify whatever problem may exist in the publishers fulfillment system. If a refund is due to you, we will gladly issue a refund to you.

Then why the consistenly poor ratings on reseller? You need to get your online "reputation" improved, you post this same comment on all the best deal threads, yet I don't see any improvement in online reviews of your firm.

Please note that people love to post negative information whether it be true or false because the internet has no accountability for them. People do not take the time to post the positive. Best Deal Magazines processes several thousand orders each and every week. Where are the hundreds of thousands of positive posts regarding the service we offer our customers? There are a handful of negative comments out there that do not properly represent the business that we do. Anyone can post a review and remain anonymous therefore making the legitimacy of the reviews questionable. When a reviewer is not held accountable they can post anything they wish and people tend to believe it as fact when it is not. In the case of Reseller Ratings we have found that many of the posts were made by competitors attempting to discredit our business. In the past we were a member of Reseller Ratings and we did participate and respond to the posts which were made. If anyone reads through our responses, they will see that the issues were addressed. We stopped our participation with Reseller Ratings when their monthly fee for merchants went from a few dollars per month to several hundred dollars per month so we no longer participate with them and we are now unable to respond to the posts made since we declined to participate in their program. Do you think it is right for a forum to allow a person to post whether it be positive or negative and then require that the merchant pay a large sum of money every month to be able to respond to those posts?

Butcherboy said:   BestDealMagazines said:   canex said:   MISTERCHEAP said:   http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Best_Deal_Magazines

This merchant continues to have dismal scores at reseller ratings, despite their "rah rah" posts here on FW. $14.70 isn't a great deal if your magazine never shows up.

red for the merchant, not the op. I no longer post deals from them and do not order from them. when their online ratings improve, I'll think about it.

I also had mixed-results with Best Deal Magazines. Some passed and some never showed up. As matter of fact, I ordered Consumer Reports dated back 2009 (Funny. I just checked email, the coupon code are EXACTLY same) and NEVER received a single issue. As pointed by others, it is too late to appeal with CC and Best Deal never refunded me. Instead of a bargain, I lost $20.

So, proceed with caution.

Customer satisfaction is our #1 goal at Best Deal Magazines. We've been around for more than 20 years now and if a customer has an issue with an order we are here to assist you. Please send your order information from the 2009 order to additionalsupport@BestDealMagazines.com. Our customer service staff will gladly check into your order and check with the publisher to find out exactly what happened. Since the individual publishers of the magazines are responsible for fulfillment of all orders, we do not know there is an issue with your order unless you tell us. Once we know we are able to assist you in contacting the publisher to rectify whatever problem may exist in the publishers fulfillment system. If a refund is due to you, we will gladly issue a refund to you.

In the past I have had problems with Best Deal Magazines. More than once I had to call but no one is there to answer the phone.
Over the years some of my orders have not been to my satisfaction.
All I want is my orders to be right the first time, Every time.

OP, Thank you for the post.

Our 800 number is 800-332-0278. You will receive voicemail. We do not staff a 24 hour a day answering service in an attempt to keep labor costs down so we may continue to offer our customers great prices. When you leave your message, it is retrieved by customer service multiple times throughout the day. You will always receive a return telephone call within 24 hours. Depending on the time of day that you leave your message, you will receive a call the same day. A message never goes unanswered.

Best Deal Magazines as well wants your order to always be right the first time. Once we receive your order it goes through many processes before you receive your first issue. As with anything, errors can occur. There may be postal delivery issues. There may be a problem in the way in which the publisher entered your order into their system. We cannot stress enough that, if you have questions about an order, you must let us know. Since the publisher fulfills the orders for the magazines we do not know there is a problem unless you tell us. We are available to assist you whenever you need it. Send an e-mail to additionalsupport@BestDealMagazines.com or call 800-332-0278 and leave a message and we will contact you by phone.

FWIW, I have bought over 40 subs from these guys over the last 10 years or so and I have never had any issues with a single one. As for the poor ratings, I have to admit that I never rate any merchant (good or bad) on the reseller ratings site, or other rating sites (but ironically, I do check it from time to time). So I guess I am a terrible user for not reporting my good ratings, but I supposed I am not the only one, which is why many merchants (not just these guys) suffer with poorer than deserved ratings... just my 2 cents

Thank you OP!

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For what it's worth, I haven't had any problems with my purchases from BestDealMagazines, either. I know what you're going through, however. I have tried to purchase Family Handyman magazine at several other fly-by-night online subscription brokers (frighteningly, more than one other reseller for this same magazine), and a deal is not a deal when your product is never delivered.