Speaking of subscriptions.....

CycloneFE · 01-05-2011, 09:35 PM

Rick Lester started it. I have had YEARS of trouble with National Dragster and their poor delivery, so I have kept track for nearly one year. Anyone else with the same results as I?

partsbob67 · 01-05-2011, 10:18 PM

i have the same problem. went to the post office and reported it thinking it was a mail problem. nothing changes. i guess getting it late is better than not getting it at all.

John Leichtamer Jr · 01-05-2011, 10:39 PM

The guy at my post office said they deliver bulk rate mail when they feel like it.
Bulk rate is not high on their list.

Hammer

Rob Petrie E395 · 01-06-2011, 12:22 AM

I have four words for anybody thinking about calling NHRA about why your issues show up 2-3 weeks after the cover date, dont show up at all, show up in shreads, show up with just the address label in a USPS envolope with a note reading that your mag. was damaged in the USPS system, ECT ECT ECT.

They are

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME

bill dedman · 01-06-2011, 02:38 AM

My brother worked at the local post office for 20 years, during which I had a subscri[tion to Nat'l DRAGSTER the whole time.. When it was delivered "late" (which was about 80-percent of the time), I'd call him and complain.

His ultimate response was, "If you saw how the Post Office is run, you'd be glad you get it AT ALL!!!!"

TV Guide doesn't get that kind of treatment, nor Time and Newsweek magazines. They are delivered on the day they are scheduled.

Maybe someone who works for the Post Office and is on this board can explain why National DRAGSTER gets the red-headed stepchild treatment, year after year..

Anybody???? Does NHRA pay a lessser rate than TV Guide?

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of it........

Bob Pagano · 01-06-2011, 11:02 AM

Next time you go to the post office go to the postmaster himself, show him the deliver by date, then tell him you are going to come every week and seek him out. Also the problem may not be your PO, the digger goes out in bundles, where they are split open for distribution has more affect on when you get it. I bitched twice and now get mine either Wednesday or Thursday. If there is a holiday in that week its Fri or Sat. Its not NHRA its the PO system which is in ruin.

csjta · 01-06-2011, 05:56 PM

I got issue 47 2 days ago

Hows that for on time delivery

Chris DeGidio · 01-07-2011, 03:44 PM

It's not the post office..it's the printer who sends out the ND.They are the reason why it goes out a different days,and why you get it different days.Your ND and other mail is not held,read or delivered when the carrier decides to give it to you..

And yes, I do work for the post office.

Bimbo Jones · 01-07-2011, 04:06 PM

Back before Racingjunk and craiglist, the classified section was great to find some used items. And I remember many people complained that due to the way the ND was mailed out that a lot of racers had no real shot at contacting the seller before most items were sold. Back in the 70's ND was a great read and source for info and I looked forward to each and every issue. Now I only save issues for friends that need extra copies for their scrape books. I used to have a gearhead for my postman and would come home to find him sitting on my front steps reading my ND. Now my mailman wears a turbin and I don't know where he is from but he doesn't read my ND.

Mark Yacavone · 01-07-2011, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris DeGidio

It's not the post office..it's the printer who sends out the ND.They are the reason why it goes out a different days,and why you get it different days.Your ND and other mail is not held,read or delivered when the carrier decides to give it to you..

And yes, I do work for the post office.

Chris, is it true that ND is third class mail, same as your Piggly Wiggly sales flier, and that ,if the carrier has a heavy day, he doesn't have to take it all?

01-05-2011, 09:35 PM	#1
CycloneFE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Decatur Illinois Posts: 634 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Speaking of subscriptions..... Rick Lester started it. I have had YEARS of trouble with National Dragster and their poor delivery, so I have kept track for nearly one year. Anyone else with the same results as I? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Steve Jackson Last edited by CycloneFE; 01-05-2011 at 09:53 PM.

01-05-2011, 10:18 PM	#2
partsbob67 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: rohnert park,ca Posts: 414 Likes: 11 Liked 79 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... i have the same problem. went to the post office and reported it thinking it was a mail problem. nothing changes. i guess getting it late is better than not getting it at all. __________________ bob beals 7244

01-05-2011, 10:39 PM	#3
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... The guy at my post office said they deliver bulk rate mail when they feel like it. Bulk rate is not high on their list. Hammer

01-06-2011, 12:22 AM	#4
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... I have four words for anybody thinking about calling NHRA about why your issues show up 2-3 weeks after the cover date, dont show up at all, show up in shreads, show up with just the address label in a USPS envolope with a note reading that your mag. was damaged in the USPS system, ECT ECT ECT. They are DONT WASTE YOUR TIME

01-06-2011, 02:38 AM	#5
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... My brother worked at the local post office for 20 years, during which I had a subscri[tion to Nat'l DRAGSTER the whole time.. When it was delivered "late" (which was about 80-percent of the time), I'd call him and complain. His ultimate response was, "If you saw how the Post Office is run, you'd be glad you get it AT ALL!!!!" TV Guide doesn't get that kind of treatment, nor Time and Newsweek magazines. They are delivered on the day they are scheduled. Maybe someone who works for the Post Office and is on this board can explain why National DRAGSTER gets the red-headed stepchild treatment, year after year.. Anybody???? Does NHRA pay a lessser rate than TV Guide? I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sick of it........ __________________ Bill

01-06-2011, 11:02 AM	#6
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 241 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... Next time you go to the post office go to the postmaster himself, show him the deliver by date, then tell him you are going to come every week and seek him out. Also the problem may not be your PO, the digger goes out in bundles, where they are split open for distribution has more affect on when you get it. I bitched twice and now get mine either Wednesday or Thursday. If there is a holiday in that week its Fri or Sat. Its not NHRA its the PO system which is in ruin. __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

01-06-2011, 05:56 PM	#7
csjta Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 66 Likes: 35 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... I got issue 47 2 days ago Hows that for on time delivery

01-07-2011, 03:44 PM	#8
Chris DeGidio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 364 Likes: 8 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... It's not the post office..it's the printer who sends out the ND.They are the reason why it goes out a different days,and why you get it different days.Your ND and other mail is not held,read or delivered when the carrier decides to give it to you.. And yes, I do work for the post office. __________________ Nautilus Racing

01-07-2011, 04:06 PM	#9
Bimbo Jones Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Speaking of subscriptions..... Back before Racingjunk and craiglist, the classified section was great to find some used items. And I remember many people complained that due to the way the ND was mailed out that a lot of racers had no real shot at contacting the seller before most items were sold. Back in the 70's ND was a great read and source for info and I looked forward to each and every issue. Now I only save issues for friends that need extra copies for their scrape books. I used to have a gearhead for my postman and would come home to find him sitting on my front steps reading my ND. Now my mailman wears a turbin and I don't know where he is from but he doesn't read my ND.