Free maxim for a year

[AtwaKom]

Yeah, they sent me an email today saying sorry and I should expect my issue in 6-8 weeks.

[EmpireF4i]

I got these two emails the same day. Sure it was an error that canceled my subscription before it was even sent.

[Whyme]

Got this today

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Dear Mr. XXXXX,

Due to overwhelming demand that exceeded our inventory, we do not have the inventory to fulfill all the orders we received.

We are offering a special $5.00 price for those customers that we could not accommodate.
Please visit us at: maxim.com/actionunleashed to sign up.

Thank you for your interest in Maxim.

Sincerely,

Andy Hoffman
Email Customer Service

I could honestly care less about the Maxim (it was more for my roomates than anything else), but I am irked that they would have the gall to ask me to pay them 5 bucks for that slop, especially since everyone in here got it free.

Sent them a snotty response

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Dear Mr. Hoffman,

Thank you for your quick reply. I do, however, have some concerns regarding your response. For instance, why did you allow your system to accept more subscriptions than you had inventory for? Why did you not just shut the offer down after all of the allotted subscriptions had been taken? It truly baffles me that a company as large and proficient as yours would so incompetently bite off more than it could chew which leads me to believe that your company's actions were of a more methodical, self-serving nature. And all of this leads me to ask what I believe to be the most important question of them all - after either being deliberately deceived by your company or a victim of their mass incompetence, why in the world would I choose to click on your link, give your site more hits, and then proceed to pay you for something your company promised that I would receive free of charge?

Thank you for your time and I truly do look forward to response.

[Goliath]

I always think the Maxim hate is hilarious because you can determine who acts all badass with Maxim based on if they've ever had a girlfriend.

Basically, those that never have or have had a girlfriend hate Maxim and will trash it as "bad porn" and all this other nonsense.

Those that do have girlfriends realize what Maxim is for: staring at hot half naked chicks without getting in trouble.

Funny stuff.

[Grimmlokk]

This one is for Wired and Spin, but some folks are saying it's a scam. Others claiming they've never had any problems getting their rewards through this company/group. Have to fill out a survey.

edit: Removed, got this message when registering.

Thanks for your interest in Partnership-Plus.

I'm sorry, we do not have any available space on our panel at this time. Due to the popularity of Partnership-Plus we only had a few openings available and unfortunately they have recently been filled. Thank you for your interest in becoming a member.

Please rest assured that we definitely will NOT give out any of your personal information and we will not send you any emails.

Thanks again for your interest. Have a terrific day!

I haven't tried it myself, so not vouching for it or anything. But Wired kicks ass. Best shitter reading magazine out there.

[Horse]

yeah i did one of those shits once for like free dragonpoints in some browser RPG.

now i get baby formula sent to my house every so often. try explaining that to the girlfriend

[Grimmlokk]

Originally Posted by Horse

yeah i did one of those shits once for like free dragonpoints in some browser RPG.

now i get baby formula sent to my house every so often. try explaining that to the girlfriend

I was just randomly filling shit in once for a sub to Spin or some shit and I guess for job I musta clicked mechanic or something, because for my other options one was Motor. I picked it cuz I figured it would be a car mag. But it was like, a CAR mag. For mechanics to buy parts and shit. That fucker just kept stacking up.

[Eyashusa]

Everyone I know has had no problem doing what was recommended earlier. They just sent a couple line message saying they signed up and their subscription was canceled for no reason and they have all gotten the "sorry about that, we're signing you back up" response.

[Lenas]

I emailed 3 days ago and finally got a response with it being reinstated today.

[xjngx]

"Due to overwhelming demand that exceeded our inventory, we do not have the inventory to fulfill all the orders we received.

We are offering a special $5.00 price for those customers that we could not accommodate. Please visit us at: maxim.com/actionunleashed to sign up.

Thank you for your interest in Maxim."


Lame...

[EmpireF4i]

So if they dont have the inventory to fulfill the orders already placed, how can they sell more magazines "they dont have" for $5.00?

[SalaciousTunare]

"What a ridiculous bait and switch. If you have no inventory to fulfill all the orders, then how are you planning to fill one for me if I pay you $5.00? The logic is flawed and self serving. I'm guessing the better business bureau would be interested in this false advertising. Now that you have my e-mail and address on record, you require a fee even though you are going to sell my e-mail and address to the highest bidders. I am genuinely offended, shame on you.

Disappointedly yours,
XXXX XXXXX"

There's my response, just seeing if I can get a rise out of them.

[Al Capwn]

We apologize for any confusion. We reactivated your account and your first issue will arrive in 6-8 weeks. Please allow 7-10 business days for this to update on your account online.

Thank you for subscribing to Maxim.


Sincerely,

Mark Robinson
Email Customer Service

*Please provide all previous emails with your reply*

Sweet. So hopefully not everyone is getting the "Please pay us $5" emails back.

PS - Those of you that get the shaft can come read it at my house if you want

[Goliath]

I got the $5 email and I complained to that, wish all sorts of conspiracy mumbo jumbo. We'll see what they say.

[Vehn]

reinstated fo' free, now I have to wait another 6-8 weeks for it to get here :/