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| Thread ID: 47519 | 2004-07-28 18:10:00 | supermarket misses out on sale, | Earnie Moore (5918) | Press F1 |
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| 256275 | 2004-07-29 09:22:00 | I saw the mag in the supermarket today with the CD proudly attached to the front. But I didn't buy one as I have it on subscription. So where is it????????????????? | robc (2685) | ||
| 256276 | 2004-07-29 09:43:00 | My local supermarkets....yes all 4 of them and many of the local service stations and bookshops remove the cd from the magazine and store them behind the counter to stop people stealing them. Most shops have a large sticker on the stand stating that they are stored at the front counter. | dipstick01 (445) | ||
| 256277 | 2004-07-29 22:09:00 | That pretty much has to be intentional breakage Andrew, like taking the CD out and snapping it, then putting it back . I have received my PCW and a variety of other mags & mail with CDs inside and have never received a broken CD . That was with the old style narrow PO Box too, the new boxes allow the mag to be inserted flat . You might be interested to see exactly how hard it is to snap a CD like that . I was curious so I just tried to break one and failed miserably . I found that it is virtually impossible to snap a CD inside a magazine as it will always slide in or out to allow the fold . Even if you get it positioned so that you can apply bending pressure, it takes a mighty effort to actually break it and I didn't succeed because it was too awkward . Only a more dedicated effort would have succeeded, but then, I'm not a postal sorter . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 256278 | 2004-07-29 22:38:00 | > Only a more dedicated effort would have > succeeded, but then, I'm not a postal sorter. In that case, I think we have a number of dedicated postal workers :D Like Andrew, I've just recvd the latest PCWorld, via a PO Box, folded neatly in half and complete with a 2-piece CD (some assembly required??) I too was impressed by PCW, who had a new CD in my hand (in a solid cardboard container this time) the next day. |
Spartacus (3313) | ||
| 256279 | 2004-07-29 23:10:00 | > > Only a more dedicated effort would have succeeded, but then, I'm not a postal sorter . > > In that case, I think we have a number of dedicated postal workers :D > > Like Andrew, I've just recvd the latest PCWorld, via a PO Box, folded neatly in half and complete with a 2-piece CD (some assembly required??) If that is the case then you had better report it to the bosses at NZ Post . They have postal sorting machinery for envelopes which can be a bit rough sometimes but magazines are handled manually, not put through the machines . If someone has done that deliberately, or even accidentally, I wouldn't let that go without complaining . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 256280 | 2004-07-30 06:15:00 | > You might be interested to see exactly how hard it is > to snap a CD like that . I was curious so I just > tried to break one and failed miserably . I found > that it is virtually impossible to snap a CD inside a > magazine as it will always slide in or out to allow > the fold . Good point actually- I just tried a Viewsonic Monitor Driver CD, a Pastel Accounting CD and an Imation CD-R CD all of them (when placed inside the magazine) would bend over like a fishing rod with a big kingi on the end of it without breaking - so I guess it would be wise to take heed of disgruntled postal workers (and their strong hands) . :D |
andrew93 (249) | ||
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