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I've had a online subscription with Wolfe for a couple years & it's coming up for an automatic renewal.

I don't want to renew but I see no online option to drop the subscription.

I tried to delete my credit card info , that didn't work.

They cannot be reached by phone.

How can I get this subscription dropped ?

Mike

Call Credit card company and stop payment. See what happens.

Well you could try E-mailing the subscription lady but I've E-mailed her twice about not receiving my subscription and she said she'd fix it but hasn't happened yet.

And in the future don't sign up for auto renewal. It's supposed to save you hassle but often causes the opposite.

Never had a problem when Scovil was running the place.

Right on!

Why are you dropping this subscription ?

Just curious, I dislike the auto renewal business model.

I don't understand the "They cannot be reached by phone". I had reason to contact them just the other day. They answered promptly as they have in the past.

The online magazines are not very user friendly , at least not to me.

I got the print subscription to Handloader , that one is my main interest though occasionally I will buy one of the others from the store.

I did finally get through to them by phone and the young lady assured me that the online subscription would not renew , time will tell.


Mike

Magazine online subscription services are notoriously difficult to deal with. I've not dealt with Wolfe because I'm still old school and wait for the subscription notices in the mail. I did have an issue with DGJ. I paid online for a subscription a few years ago, had the confirmation email, had the credit card transaction confirmation and despite multiple emails and phone calls, never received an issue. No one ever answered the phone and not a one of my emails or calls were returned. I swore I'd never read their magazine again.

This comes up every six months or so. Go here and click on the subscription info email, or phone.

https://www.riflemagazine.com/contact/index.cfm

My "problem" with Wolfe was solved when they tried to auto-renew and my card had been replaced with a new one.

They asked me (email) for new card info and I declined.

I had to do that at one time, also.

tag

StGeorger,

Scovill never "ran" the business end of Wolfe. He was an employee, the editor of the magazines so only responsible for their content. He had nothing to do with subscription services.

Lacy is the one who twice told me she has fixed my subscription problem yet I'm still not receiving.

I am only interested in those on a magazine rack. Do they produce Handloader? I am going to see the latest issue when it arrives....looking forward to it

I have all of my subscriptions thru www.loaddata.com. Very good folks to deal with. Customer service has always been prompt & satisfying.

Like you, I've never had any issues with CS at Wolfe.

I have not seen the real scam mentioned here- the scam which almost all subscription services operate on, including your precious NRA.

They send you a renewal notice at the 9 month mark, figuring that you forgot when you signed up for your years worth of whatever. Then, if you renew at the 9 month mark, it resets your subscription to that new date. You just lost 3 months of service which you paid for. Guess what happens 9 months from the new date? Another renewal notice. If you renew at their suggestion, you are now out 6 months of services...but you have already paid for it.

If you are paying attention, you will see this scam being perpetrated on you. It is important to put down the smart phone and notice things.