Recent content by toonarmy

And IPC and the Bank incur the admin costs for setting up the new instruction - how does this make sense? This leg work just seems to be making work and creating costs where they are not needed. Just to clarify yet again, I agree with you as I never said that renewals should get a gift...

I know where you're coming from. I just resent accepting that as right when it is easy to remedy. Believe me, I'd be bleedin' delighted to have nothing to moan about but the modern toss that is life seems to keep serving it up!

No, I wouldn't but then that's hardly comparable is it Bob? But if my golf club started reducing subs for new members and gave them a box of balls as well, I'm pretty sure I'd think about going elsewhere then.

You may interpret it as whining if you wish. This is a forum and I was letting people know that their renewals cost more than new subscribers (considerably more if you include the gift) and simply stating why I felt that it was wrong.

Just to reiterate to everyone who seems to have the wrong idea here. It is not the absence of a gift that I find wrong, it is the fact that my renewal rate is more expensive than a new subscriber's. The fact that they also get a gift is just rubbing salt into the wound.

And you're obviously a very bright individual that we would all hope to share a dinner party with. Thank you for your priceless input.

Not a question of time; it's a question of principle and customer service. New subscriber offer in mag - £40 + dozen balls New subscriber via web - £46 no gift Renewal - £42.60 no gift Have we become so accustomed to being treated like an inconvenience by businesses in this country that we...

Every other subscription I have had has used the same approach; namely new subscriber gets free gift and a bit of a reduction from buying it regularly. Renewals get no gift but pay less than anybody else for the mag. This always meant that you had a good model for priority: Most expensive - buy...

Well, that's GM losing not just a subscriber, but a reader in general. I can never be bothered to pick up magazines from shops, so with the cancellation of my subscription, that's the end of GM for me. Why did I cancel? Because new subscribers have to pay less and get a gift compared to loyal...

Closed roofs can pose significant kicking problems for some reason. I'm not saying that is the cause here, but when was the last time you saw kicking stats like that between 2 quality sides? Argentina 3 from 10 England 3 from 8 And none of the kicks were especially high tariff. Can't believe...

Given that Argentina missed 7 relatively easy kicks and Wilko missed 4 on the bounce, it's probably fair to suggest that there was something unusual about the kicking conditions.

I see no debate here at all. Do people not remember Celtic Manor? I've seen elephants easier to carry than Pod. Quite why people think he would be in contention is beyond me; he hasn't played quality golf for 3 years. Until he plays his way on to the team with qualification, he shouldn't be a...

Not wishing to hijack but on the subject of subscriptions - what on earth is going on at IPC? I've just had my renewal letter (which I very nearly didn't read as it looked more like an advert for Rugby World than my subscription renewal letter) and have been made the spectacular 'lowest regular...

What has the host country's ability to play got to do with their ability to host? Japan did a pretty good job of hosting the football world cup and the Olympics. And it validates the original point - the point of the RWC is to broaden the appeal of the game and taking it to Japan would have seen...

Hardly rubbish when you look at the facts and I never said they don't deserve a World Cup, I said they shouldn't have got this one. You seem to be over-looking the fact that they hosted the first ever World Cup in '87 and become the 1st country to host it more than once. As someone else has...