[Problem] I'm not getting Chronicle magazine via postal subscription & he asks for more money for RpAD

[mrunal]

here is my problem.

I had subscribed to Chronicle for Year 2010-11 in December 2009.
In January 2010, I got the issue.
but in February 2010, I don't get any issue.
Now I call the helpline, the chronicle guy says he'll send me that issue but next time if i don't receive any issue, he'll not send it.
And he tells me that I should get the 'Registered Post option' for extra Rs. 210/-.

for 1 year's subscription I've already paid 550 Rs. via money order
Now if I add 210/- more, for getting the magz. via Registered Post
then my investment would be

  550 for subscription 
+210 for getting it via registered post
=760 Rs.(for one year) 

Now on the bookstall, the chronicle price

   60 Rs. (Prelim special Issue) x  6 issues = 360
+ 50 Rs. (per Regular Issues) X 6 issues = 300
---------------------------------------------------------------
= Total 660/- (for one year) 

duh, that means subscription becomes costlier than the buying the loose copies from the stall.

earlier they used to send via courier for extra 100 Rs. but I called him today and he says they longer do that.

• anyone having similar problems or experience?
• should i complaint to the Post office in my city ? that I'm not getting the magz.? any chances of getting help from post office or will it be just a time waste exercise?

mom is always at home, so its not that postmen threw the magazine and someone stole it from the door.
I think that someone from the postal dept. cycle steals it.
In 2008-09 cycle, i had Wizard subscription but they had same problem- randomly the magz won't come, but upon calling them, they'd send the magazine later on.
but I hadn't received their issues in October-November 2009 (My Wizard subscription was supposed to End after November's issue.) I had complained to helpline but they didnot do anything, and since mains were near, I bought magz from bookstall despite having the subscription.I had talked to the postman but he didn't give any satisfactory answer except saying 'it happens sometimes'

so this time I switched over to Chronicle, but its same story.
[h1]Moral of the Story[/h1]
if you're planning to 'subscribe' - think twice, because sometimes its better (and cheaper) to buy it from bookstall.

The only Good thing is that, I've been receiving Kurukshetra and Yojana regularly,
I think because they're so boring and cheap so nobody cares to steal it from the postal dept.

[vinitcnb1]

i have subscribed for pratiyogita darpan .its service is amazing normally magazine of next month arrives on 17th of each month.also the service is very good they clear all the problems very smoothly.........

[satishtj]

True ..

I also had similar issues .. I tried to get the dealership of Wizard .. but that costs u a 2L deposit and .. already some other person from blore had the dealership .. So i buy directly from the dealer ..

[vinaydc]

guys may be u may get after 20 yrs!

[deltabravo18]

Even I have been experiencing problem with my subscription and that too with a cheap magazine like Yojana

Initially, I used to buy it from a book shop which is in the center of the city (its not available anywhere else, i tried speaking with different stalls/bookshops/newspaper vending agencies but in vain)) and is 25 kms away from my place. So, I thought of subscribing and got a 1 year subscription in Oct 2009.

For the first 3 months, I received the magazine on time (used to come by 3rd of every month), but I didnt receive it for the month of Jan. I thought that they might have clubbed the issues (It happens in world focus) and I ll receive it in Feb.

I did receive the Feb issue (I am glad that something had come) but not the january issue. When i called them up, they told me to write an application to the business manager for resending the January issue.

Thankfully, my father was there in Delhi at that time, so he went personally and got it.

Now, again, for the month of march, it hasn't come I am thinking that going 25 kms was a better option than subscribing.

@Mrunal :: Have you been receiving your yojana issues on time? I don't have any one at home during the daytime and I come back from office in the evening. So, the postman always puts the magazine in my letterbox. I have been receiving the other magazines regularly, so chances of anyone taking it from my lettebox appears to be bleak.

[somajohn]

hey if u can let me know how 2 subscribe for pratiyogita darpan thrgh post dat wud b really helpful..i saw der website but got confused as 2 which addrs d demand draft shud b send...so pls help

soma john

[lakshmi2002]

hi all,

i too missed subscription once.complained twice, but no use.since then it is coming regularly.i think such consignments are lost on the way, as many people handle it while on pipeline.