The magazine

[wuzred]

Not sure where to post this but is anyone else missing the January issue of BMW ON ?
This is day 10.
I know it's available electronically but I don't have a 'puter in the pooper.

[EMSimon]

I got mine on Wednesday. Friends had still not received it. There seems to be a delay.

[Darryl Cainey]

We received ours yesterday, sometimes things are slower after the holidays

[wuzred]

O.K., I know sometimes the holidays affects delivery.
Starting to worry, affecting my constitutional and all.

[royce]

Not sure where to post this but is anyone else missing the January issue of BMW ON ?
This is day 10.
I know it's available electronically but I don't have a 'puter in the pooper.

Got mine about a week ago, right after New Year's Day.

Another question I don't know where to post: My BMW ON magazine comes inside a large white envelope with $3.03 worth of postage affixed!!! Inside the envelope is the magazine with its plastic cover and a dupilate mailing label just like the label on the outside of the paper envelope. Why are they spending $3 bucks to mail the magazine to me????? I know I'm important to MOA, but dang! BTW, I only joined in August or September (4 or 5 months ago) and I would have understood the initial issue being "specially mailed" to a new member, but like I said, both inner and outer mailing label seem correct, and it's been several months now. What's going on???

[vincewinkel]

That's odd. I'll look into that for you.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Got mine day before yesterday.

[ClassicVW]

It's the post office. I have noticed that when I have a substitute mail delivery person, my mail is extremely light. Then when the regular guy returns, there's a huge pile of magazines and sales circulars. I had posted in the past threads about issues being late that mine can arrive in the third week of the month. It seemed I was the last person in the USA to receive the issue most months. This month, I received mine right after the first. Earliest I ever received one.
Go figure.

[royce]

That's odd. I'll look into that for you.

Thx Vince. Don't want our organization to waste money like that. Hope to hear from you soon.

[EMSimon]

Got mine about a week ago, right after New Year's Day.

Another question I don't know where to post: My BMW ON magazine comes inside a large white envelope with $3.03 worth of postage affixed!!! Inside the envelope is the magazine with its plastic cover and a dupilate mailing label just like the label on the outside of the paper envelope. Why are they spending $3 bucks to mail the magazine to me????? I know I'm important to MOA, but dang! BTW, I only joined in August or September (4 or 5 months ago) and I would have understood the initial issue being "specially mailed" to a new member, but like I said, both inner and outer mailing label seem correct, and it's been several months now. What's going on???

Looks like the original mailing of your magazine was returned to the sender by the post office because of a problem with the mailing label. They then stuck it into a white envelope and mailed it again. You received some special service by the MOA!

[robsryder]

Today is the 11th and my magazine hasn't shown up. I called HQ a couple of days ago and was told that there was a bit of a delay in the mailing. It was suggested that I wait until early next week to see if my issue shows up (e.g., mailman is through reading it). No problem with waiting, I'll just look at the on-line version.

Uh, maybe not... All I'm getting is a pdf with the cover and table of contents. I thought that one could turn pages and zoom in and the like with the on-line magazine. Has something changed (it has been a few months [year?] since I last tried to look at the on-line issue)? Is there some "trick" that I'm missing? Do I need special software? [I tried doing a bit of a search to see if there were hidden clues, and this thread seemed closest.]

[robsryder]

... I'll just look at the on-line version.

Uh, maybe not... All I'm getting is a pdf with the cover and table of contents. ...

Ok! I just needed to look more (kind of like needing to get that last bolt out of the sump cover).
I found the on-line magazine that allows "turning" pages, zooming, and everything!

The magazine is here -
http://digital.turn-page.com/title/4865

[robsryder]

...and another thing...

I just discovered that it is possible to click on a URL in an ad and be taken to the advertiser's website. Cool!

Now, how can I do that with the print edition?

[royce]

Looks like the original mailing of your magazine was returned to the sender by the post office because of a problem with the mailing label. They then stuck it into a white envelope and mailed it You received some special service by the MOA!

Exactly what I thought, too---the FIRST month! But now it has arrived in my mailbox like that for five or six months. MOA no longer has the easy excuse. Somebody is a tad lazy.

[Pauls1150]

Mine showed up yesterday, bagged and in perfect condition.

On the other hand, I also received my December OTL yesterday (it's traditional to be a little late), and its cover was quite shredded front & rear; it was hanging on to the rest of the mag by one side of one staple. Oddly though, the rest of the mag - from page 1 "Changing of the Guard" through to the Black Eagle ads on page 92 - is in absolutely perfect condition.

I've talked to the local postmaster before - the post office has issues, including budget cutbacks and personnel turnover. In the recent past, if a "regular" didn't have my route, the substitute might not find my house (rear house of a corner property) and my mail would be delayed or returned. I am now an official "checkpoint" where a new bar code on my mailbox has to be scanned every day!