Well, I Guess They *CAN* Expire!
This morning, we were seeing my brother-in-law and his family off at Union Station, and Meg noticed a copy of Popular Photography on the newsstand and asked us to buy it for her. As I was paying for it, I noticed that it was last month's issue, and had a notation on the cover to "Display until 4/17/17". I thought it was odd that they didn't have the new one, but it's not like the information in a photography magazine becomes outdated when the next magazine shows up on the newsstand.
As we were on our way home, Meg pulled out a subscription card and asked if we would get it for her. Since we want to encourage her interest in photography, we immediately said yes, and when I got home, I noticed a line on the card that said, "For faster service [follow this link]" Since doing it online would be faster and easier, I followed the link and was surprised to have the website tell me, "We are sorry. This promotion has ended." I hadn't ever run into a subscription offer that expired so quickly. It also said, "Please visit our online store for our latest subscription offers." So I looked for an updated offer and found out that last month's issue was their last issue. Which explains both the expired subscription offer and the old issue on the newsstand.
As we were on our way home, Meg pulled out a subscription card and asked if we would get it for her. Since we want to encourage her interest in photography, we immediately said yes, and when I got home, I noticed a line on the card that said, "For faster service [follow this link]" Since doing it online would be faster and easier, I followed the link and was surprised to have the website tell me, "We are sorry. This promotion has ended." I hadn't ever run into a subscription offer that expired so quickly. It also said, "Please visit our online store for our latest subscription offers." So I looked for an updated offer and found out that last month's issue was their last issue. Which explains both the expired subscription offer and the old issue on the newsstand.