In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >With the >guild-membership type of subscription, if you happen to join the >organization close to the end of its subscription year, you get 4 >issues, of which 3 are way out of date and may not be of interest. And, >to rub the salt into the wounds... as soon as you get your first >*current* issue, you also get a renewal slip for the new year.
Not with all Guilds - some, once past the third issue, will hold new subscriptions until the new year, unless specifically requested otherwise. It is also (correctly) strongly recommended from the powers- that-be that those wishing to take out memberships late in the year are made to understand that the renewal date is in xxx month, so that they know they will be asked for a further subscription then. (This is from spending several years demonstrating at a national needlework show in March for a certain organisation that has renewal in July...) Do lace patterns and articles (other than forthcoming events and lace days) really go out of date that quickly? I think if *all* of the information in the issues is that quickly out of date, I would think twice about it being worth a subscription in the first place. -- Jane Partridge To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
