Not sure if this is the correct way to go about this, but I’ve already tried sending two emails, to no avail. It’s been several months.

I applied for trial issues of free inquiry and Skeptical Inquirer magazines. I have yet to receive any communication or any issues. How can I ensure that I receive the trial issues, as I’d like to read them before subscribing.

Thanks!

OK, Kyriako, this isn’t really the right forum folder to submit that sort of issue ... however, I really can’t think of anywhere else to do so either. Have you tried emailing or calling the magazines directly? These are bimonthly publications, and it’s totally normal for magazines to take over a month to get the first of any issue to you.

Doug’s right.  I didn’t get my first issues for a while after subscribing.  I emailed someone and they emailed me back explaining what Doug said.  I think it was these mags.  Could have been the Humanist, but either way, it’s still the same deal.  I’ll double check who sent what to me and if it is these publications, I’ll post or PM you and let you know who to contact if you still have questions.

Thanks all. The first request was over 6 months ago. Then another probably about 3 months ago. After I posted this, I sent a third email request and asked for some sort of verification of email receipt.

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You may want to try calling them—especially if you don’t get an email response.

That was the Humanist magazine I was thinking of, but you might want to try David Koepsell for Free Inquiry and Skeptical Inquirer, if you haven’t already.

Was your problem solved?

I had the same problem with skeptical inquirer

Well, I have a problem with Paypal, this morning, who supposedly cancelled my Individual membership with CSI.  I forwarded the email to CSI subscription person (using an onsite address) and then called CSI.  The receptionist, even with my confusion with what is happening, was very nice and polite.  She forwarded my call to Barry Karr and he’s looking into why it was cancelled by paypal.  I didn’t cancel it and I paid in full, so even joining the Student Alliance to start a Freethought Alliance down here shouldn’t have affected it nor should changing bank accounts, with Paypal, should have affected it either since I paid in full back in August.  I didn’t mention that last to Barry, because that shouldn’t matter since I already paid in full.  Even Barry was polite and helpful too.

I think, elef3u, if you do that you might get some help with your subscription, if you haven’t gotten it already.  The phone number and email addresses are on CSI website and aren’t too hard to find.  Just contact CSI and forward anything, via email, to them that could help and a phone call wouldn’t hurt either.  They are on N.Y. time (EST), so I was able to call a little after 8 a.m. CST., so even if you live in California you could call them before you leave for work in the morning.  Anyway, give that a try and I’m sure they will be nice enough to help you.  They’re helping me at least.

Update:

ACK!  That is what happened.  When you change bank accounts on Paypal, the system does not know when a subscription has been paid in full, so it goes ahead and cancels a subscription, any and all subscriptions, associated with that bank account for a customer.  :(  What a pain in the butt!  I may have to straighten out several memberships and subscriptions that I paid in full due to this crazy system they have set up.  I understand why, but I think there should be a better way of doing this so that things paid in full doesn’t get screwed up on a person. 

They sent me info on how to keep this from happening in the future, if I change bank accounts again.    Looks like a time consuming process, but probably well worth going through so that you don’t have the headache I am having now, but at least I know no one has tampered with my Paypal account.

Not sure if what I said will help you are not now, elef3u.  :(