Annoying

Your Feb issue is sitting in a freight container on a ship somewhere in the Eastern Pacific ocean 

lol, thats really helpful!

Will

Will7813 wrote:

lol, thats really helpful! Will

sorry Will, I couldn't resist. 

Thats cool, but couldn't Amanda Boothe or someone give me a real answere please!??

 Will

I supose, how much more would it cost them to send it via air?? And, i've heard this from other members, why doesn't FSM stick to the moth its in, not 1 or 2 ahead??

 Will

Will7813 wrote:

I supose, how much more would it cost them to send it via air?? And, i've heard this from other members, why doesn't FSM stick to the moth its in, not 1 or 2 ahead??  Will

Will,

As others have mentioned, if you're in Australia, you're quite literally as far away from FSM as you can get and still be on the planet. Sorry for the delay.

If you look at the masthead (on page 5 of most issues) we do offer a Foreign Air/Expedited Delivery Service. It's an additional $45 US a year. 

Matt Usher

Editor, FSM 

From the way I read Will's post.... isn't he asking, "Why am I getting the Feb issue in Dec?"

not

"Why don't I have my Feb issue yet?"

Sorry Will, no answer here since I have always wondered that too.

Hence the explaination which explains why he just received his Dec issue, and his Feb is still floating around in the Pacific somewhere

I think a lot of having the issue come out before the actual month probably has a lot to do with a "perceived benefit" to having a subscription, you get it before it appears on store shelves.  Also once it hits the shelves, it can be out there circulation for a month or two and still be a "current" issue which stimulates sales as well.  Otherwise the issue is "old" after having been on the shelf for a few weeks and is less likely to be sold.

It's all about marketing my friends.  All magazines do that.   

Ok, I'm jsut going to have to put up with it

Will

Whatever the reason I got it on Saturday.

Well congrats , thats better than me ......

SHL

i am with wing i got my feb 07 issue friday or saturday way in advance of feb 07

is it possible FSM has a time machine and is just a bit ahead of us lol

lol

Will

I subscribe ,so  I usually get my copy the first few days of the month. ie the jan issue was recieved first week of Dec. however my feb issue isn't here yet, but i expect it any day. that is unless it is stuck on a ship somewhere. But generally I seem to recieve my copy about the same time as most people in the States seem to.   ( i live in south east Queensland, Australia)