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Last spring I submitted a handful of cards for the Take Ten volume 5 that came out in September. I was patiently waiting to see if any of my cards would be accepted when I started seeing posts from others who had gotten their free issue. (They supposedly send you a free issue if they publish any of your cards.)
By the middle of September, I came to the conclusion that I didn't have any of my submissions published. I began my search for a copy of the issue to purchase. I checked the local scrapbook store and Michael's. I even had hubby stop at Barnes & Noble on his way home from work. I FINALLY snagged a copy today (10/9). Boy was I surprised to find that I had two cards published!
While I'm pleased that my cards are in there, I'm ticked that they didn't send me my free copy. I wasted all of that time and gas looking for a copy and I could have saved the $15 cost of the magazine.
Should I call them? Even though I already have a copy, another one would be nice. Or better yet, I could ask them to just send me a copy of the next one that comes out in the spring. What do y'all think?
I had preordered a copy and then got a free one too when I had something in there. However, when they saved something I had submitted for Take Ten and put it in their regular Stampers Sampler magazine, they just sent me a postcard in the mail. I had already purchased the issue because someone had told me I was in it. I called and they were very nice about sending me the next issue.
I say give them a call and see!
Last spring I submitted a handful of cards for the Take Ten volume 5 that came out in September. I was patiently waiting to see if any of my cards would be accepted when I started seeing posts from others who had gotten their free issue. (They supposedly send you a free issue if they publish any of your cards.)
By the middle of September, I came to the conclusion that I didn't have any of my submissions published. I began my search for a copy of the issue to purchase. I checked the local scrapbook store and Michael's. I even had hubby stop at Barnes & Noble on his way home from work. I FINALLY snagged a copy today (10/9). Boy was I surprised to find that I had two cards published!
While I'm pleased that my cards are in there, I'm ticked that they didn't send me my free copy. I wasted all of that time and gas looking for a copy and I could have saved the $15 cost of the magazine.
Should I call them? Even though I already have a copy, another one would be nice. Or better yet, I could ask them to just send me a copy of the next one that comes out in the spring. What do y'all think?
Call.
I got 3-4 in one issue of Take Ten, but didn't receive the complimentary copy. I called, they promised to send one out. Never arrived. I called again.
Turned out, they had the WRONG address, and had been sending my comp copies to my previous address from 2 years prior, EVEN THO I HAD CLEARLY NOTED MY CURRENT ADDRESS ON EVERY SAMPLE I SENT IN TO THEM. :rolleyes:
Call. And, congratulations!!
__________________ Julie Ebersole (JulieHRR once upon a time . . . )julieebersole.com"So shines a good deed in a weary world." -Willy Wonka
Secondly, I would call them. Not to be bitter, but more importantly to say, "hey, you published my art and I didn't get the free issue that is given to published artists so can I have volume VI when it comes out?" I think it's a reasonable request. Good luck!
Shira
Definitely give them a call. Remember that the oversight was not personal, and you comp. copy just fell through the cracks. I find the service reps on the phone to be very nice and reasonable.
Congrats on getting published,
__________________ ~ Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers ~ (attributed to Socrates 470-399 BC)
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