DISQUS

vasra · 7 months ago

You may want to go ease on the Amazon subscription links, unless you want a lot of angry readers.

Here's a small sampling from the Amazon review pages for magazine subscriptions via Amazon:

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* star
"This is the best paper I have ever read. But I used Amazon to re-subscribe and the Synapse Services are NOT FUNCTIONAL. "

* star
"Amazon + Synapse combo is bad. STAY AWAY!!! "

* star
"Great paper but Synapse Services, the subscription fulfillment company, is either incompetent or running a scam. "

* star
"THEY ARE HORRIBLE, THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND DO NOT RESPOND TO E-MAILS FOR SERVICE, DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM, YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME THEY ARE HORRIBLE"

* star
"Although the actual newspaper is an excellent resource, the service through Amazon leaves alot to be desired."

* star
"I used to make the subscriptions directly with FT, which by the way is a wonderful newspaper, top notch. But this yr I decided to do it through Amazon, just because it was more convenient since I was buying some other stuff here anyway - and the price was good. No wonder the price was good, it has been more than two months and no newspaper has arrived yet ! Stay away !"

* star
"I purchased a 1 year subscription through Amazon and after 4 weeks it simply stopped arriving. Amazon itself will do nothing except tell me to call their company, Synapse Services."

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Looks like a certified scam to me. Amazon or no Amazon.

marketfolly · 7 months ago

Thanks for the head's up. Interesting as I've never had a problem with them. But, I'm only one case and you've listed many who have had problems. Definitely something to keep in mind.