BASS magazine

[jwp]

I joined BASS again a few weeks ago, after about a 30 year lapse in my membership. I received my new issue (Feb) last week, pretty much beat to pieces by the US Postal Service. Of course, BASS doesn't wrap the magazine in a plastic slip cover like some other magazines I receive in the mail, so what should i expect?

Well, I called them up to express my disappointment. The young man I spoke to explained to me that when they ship them, they are all in great shape (duh). I explained to him that a magazine that is unprotected will get trashed before it reaches it's final destination. He indicated it wasn't the fault of BASS. I asked for another copy, since he clearly wasn't going to offer me one. He agreed, and I suggested that he let his bosses know that I was not just one cranky guy waiting on good fishing weather, but a spokesman for a bunch of other members that want copies that look good and that will hold up for future use.

Today I received my replacement copy, in a brown envelope, in perfect shape. Shipped separately, without an envelope or slip cover, I also received my "BASS Pro Guide 2008 Bonus Issue" with Skeet Reese on the cover. The cover has 5 torn places, several creases, and the worse tear extends from the cover to 4 pages into the magazine!

This is crap. If anybody else feels this way, feel free to send BASS an email: [email protected]

I'm emailing BASS a copy of this letter.

Yeah, and I am cranky, and waiting for good fishing weather!

JWP

[Toadman]

I have been a life member for nearly 20 years and have never had one magazine from BASS damaged. I would be willing to bet that it is getting tossed around in your local post office or by your carrier. I have subscriptions to other magazines and they don't come in protective sleeves and I have not had any problems with them either.
Hate to hear about your bad luck but I would talk to the post office.

[Grumpy]

I agree with Toadman--I get three weekly magazines and my wife gets a slew of shopping mags (LL Bean, Coldwater Creek, AVON, etc,) all sent without covers and most of them don't even have the little stickies that keep them closed AND I VERY SELDOM HAVE AN DAMAGE.

As Toadman said, I would complain to your local postmaster because it probably is happening locally.

Grumpy

[jwp]

Hmmm. Never a torn magazine in almost 20 years? Well, I'd like to go fishing w/ you because you're the luckiest man I know.

I get my mail delivered to a post office box. Can't blame it on the carrier. I'll go to the front counter and see what they have to say.

Anybody else as lucky as Toadman and Grumpy?

[dsonthelake84]

I get bout 12 magazines a month between me and my wife and none of them are ever damaged. I would check with my local post office and talk to them. Sounds like thats your souce.

[DJD]

I don't remember having a problem with Bassmaster either for 10 years now.

[mattbay]

I agree with everbody else. You need to take out your frustration on your carrier not BASS.

[BanditMan]

The only problem I have with BASS is they send me two mags every month. Both are in perfect shape, I just take one to work and throw it on the community table.

[geobass]

I get a (man's) magazine and sometimes the pages are stuck together. Not sure whats up with that.

[Fishin_4_Fun]

I usually don't have trouble with magazines being torn up through the mail. They are shipped directly from the printing plants though, and Bassmaster themselves are not at fault.

[MarkW]

NO problems at all with magazines here either. Talk to your local USPS.

[Toadman]

Hmmm. Never a torn magazine in almost 20 years? Well, I'd like to go fishing w/ you because you're the luckiest man I know.

I get my mail delivered to a post office box. Can't blame it on the carrier. I'll go to the front counter and see what they have to say.

Anybody else as lucky as Toadman and Grumpy?

I guess I am pretty lucky. When do you want to go fishing? And to answer your question, yes 20 years and never a problem and I have lived in 4 different cities in two different states in that time period. Now I have jinxed myself because my next one will no doubt be torn. LOL