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Thread ID: 36074 2003-07-30 08:42:00 What about that cute PC World radio then? Billy T (70) Press F1
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163908 2003-08-01 00:28:00 > Gee a torch too? Mine hasn't got that! :(

Are you sure about that exLL? Take a look at the chrome oval between the PCW logo and the volume control. It should have the word "Light" in white above it. Press that and the clear button on the top edge will light up.

If you don't have a light on yours I'd write another one of those polite letters if I were you.

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D
[b][pre]I received one of the Consumer radios too. It is
not as stylish as the PCW jobbie but it works ok and
the insides are probably identical. No torch though. ;)
Billy T (70)
163909 2003-08-01 01:43:00 I renewed my sub in July, and didn't get a radio, or anything else for that matter except the magazine... :-(

Did you have to do something extra to deserve it, or did you go into a draw or something?

John
John H (8)
163910 2003-08-01 01:49:00 I used to work in a nightclub and I have about a dozen of those radios (free giveaways) emblazoned with various alcohol brands. I used one at work to listen to the americas cup coverage (on FM robo in AKLD - but was scattered with ads.) until I realised it was interferring with my GPS radio equipment and that was why I was having radio difficulties.

At lunchtime was better as I had a portable tv hooked up to the van cigarette lighter. :)

Good little wee radios tho - cheap to make - that is why they are such good corporate giveaways.

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
163911 2003-08-01 02:21:00 Oh, GP, don't go spoil it for everyone. I wouldn't mind one myself. I actually have radios all over the sodding place (just like my grandfather, yuck). At the mo' I have CD players coming out my ears - like about four portable ones.
Anyway, whether it is a radio or a cd wallet, economics would suggest it isn't something worth $100.
robo.
robo (205)
163912 2003-08-01 02:59:00 Oops :8}

Have I opened a hornets nest?

No John, you didn't have to do anything special and there was no draw. I renewed in July and the radio was actually being advertised on PF1 during July in the RH ad pane. It is on the top of the cover of the August issue, and there is also a full page ad on P110.

*cough* Problem is, those ads are for new subscriptions and since Mrs T processes all payments and subscriptions etc, I don't know if the offer extended to renewals.

Still, I've got a neat little radio. :|

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :D
Billy T (70)
163913 2003-08-01 03:13:00 Closer to home, who got the Zire? :_| Graham L (2)
163914 2003-08-01 03:15:00 Harrumph!

Actually now I have a confession to make as well . I have an ad blocker running so I never see the ads on websites :8} I can't check my mag, because the first thing I do with mags is to rip out all of the forms that are interleaved or stuck into the staples and chuck them in the fire!

Seriously, I am pretty sure that with the other mag I subscribe to (Wilderness), renewals and new subs both go into the monthly draw for some seriously pricey gifts, which is as it should be to reward loyalty . Otherwise it feels like these incentives are a bribe to get people to subscribe and then once you have got them hooked, who gives a toss? ]:)
John H (8)
163915 2003-08-01 03:21:00 <quiet awkward pause>
Graham, that will be announced in the fullness of time. We are experiencing technical difficulties. The winner knows who they are, but we are trying to resolve some compatibility issues at the moment (between some individuals and reality, but I didn't say that).
robo.
robo (205)
163916 2003-08-01 03:40:00 > Closer to home, who got the Zire? :_|

What the heck is a Zire?:|
Billy T (70)
163917 2003-08-01 03:40:00 Entry level Palm PDA. John H (8)
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