[redhead]

Somehow, I managed to acquire (without my knowledge or consent) a full year's subscription to the rag last year. Month after month, the things appeared in my mailbox, and month after month, they went directly into the trash without being opened. Thank goodness, I got a "final" copy last month.

RD went off the tracks when they started adding full color, full-page ads and slick formatting, and slimming down. I had a collection of the plump, newsy gems of the fifties, and I read every word in every one of them, even the stories I had no real interest in. If RD croaks this year, it will be a merciful, long-delayed croaking. Good riddance.

[Wiser now]

I know how you ended up with that subscription. There was a copy of the Feb. issue in yesterday’s mail, complete with a bill. This after I insisted they remove my name from the mailing list last year!
Needless to say, I called them immediately and got their (Indian) call center, complete with a woman who had no idea what to do.
Before the call was connected I had been asked if I was willing to take a brief survey.
i let them have it. I also requested a call from a supervisor whose native language is English. I’m still waiting.