Is this wrong?!
Question:
Is this wrong?
What I do is sometimes order a subscription of a magazine because I don't know if I am going to like it or not and then after I get my first issue, and it turns out I don't like it, I always just send the bill back with the word "cancel" on it. Is that okay and will I get billed for the one issue later?
Answers:
Well - it is up to your own moral judgement as to whether it is wrong or not... it costs the publisher money to print your magazine and mail it. It is a total loss when you don't pay for it. They also have to back you out of their subscriber count for that issue.
If you really want to try a magazine, go to a newsstand or a bookstore and browse through it to see if you want to try it - then purchase a single copy there and read through it at your leisure. If you like it enough to subscribe, then send in the card that is in the magazine.
You will not get billed for the one issue if you write cancel on the bill - some magzines even use this as a way to get someone to sample a magazine. Usually you receive a promotion that says such.
Most magazines have guarantees that even if you pay for your subscription, you can cancel at any time for a refund on your unmailed issues.