This doesn't seem right. What do you think?

14 years ago

I went to an event on Saturday.... Sewing Smorgasbord sponsored by the OSU Extension Services. There were classes all day on a variety of subjects from "tatting" to "fabric folding" to "recycling garments". There were vendors, an apron contest (youth & adult), and door prizes @ the end. It was a fun and educational day. I took 5 classes.

One large room was set aside for a "Fabric Fair" which was somewhat like a yard sale for sewers/crafters. It had everything from baggies of fabric scraps, FQ's, cuts, & bolts; notions,unfinished or never started projects, books, magazines, etc etc. Anything & everything @ mostly bargain prices to enable the sewer/crafter to "clean house" and allow the shopper to snag a hot bargain.

Now to the gist of my post....

I picked up a baggie of 3 Fon's & Porter's Love of Quilting Magazines for $3. The top one was dated Jan/Feb, 2010. Great price! I did not look inside the baggie, nor examine the mags. Well...... when I got home I was disappointed to find that the other 2 mags were from 2003 & 2007. I might have them already as I've subscribed a couple of times in the past. Disappointed and feeling a bit like there was "false advertising" with the 2010 issue on top, I accept that I should have LOOKED. But I can give them to a friend.

So today, I pick up the 2010 issue to browse...... there are 16 pages missing from the magazine! This just seems wrong to me, that a quilter wouldn't at least put a note on the magazine that there were pages missing, even if she were only selling it for a dollar.

I've learned a lesson here and hope you will too from my mistake.

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User
14 years ago
That was a rotten trick, can't believe that a quilter did this, I thought they were all good people. I would be embarrassed to ask anything for it, I would have offered it for free. (But then, I guess that's a lie, I don't get rid of quilting magazines/books, I go back to them too often.)
teresa_nc7
14 years ago
Getting the back issues would not have bothered me - I have all my F&P back issues saved. When we sell magazines at our quilt show, we sell them .25 each or 5 for $1 because we have so many. Yours is a case of buyer beware! They should have never accepted the issue with the pages out of it or they should have put it in the Free pile.
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magothyrivergirl
14 years ago
I agree with Teresa - it sounds like an organizer problem who did not insure "quality of the bargain". I am sorry this marred your otherwise fun day ~I would be upset as well.
bee0hio
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14 years ago
The volume of "products" sold on the bargain tables was HUGE. I really can't fault the organizers. It would be an insurmountable task to go thru & quality check the items. The 2010 magazine looked fine & in good shape.... from the outside.

I agree... if it had been on a "FREE" table, I sure wouldn't have carped about missing pages. But even then, a sticky note on the outside would be helpful. Say if a person decided on taking the mag based on the cover's featured articles, only to later find they were missing.
toolgranny
14 years ago
I agree. Poor judgement. In our guild, we are not allowed to pass along magazines, free or otherwise, if pages are missing. Many of us recycle quilt mags and we are told to zerox anything we wish to keep out of them. Even old, our magazines are whole. Isn't that right, Bill?

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petalpatsy
14 years ago
Of course it's wrong to cut out part of a magazine and then sell the cover, whether it's for a dollar, a quarter, or a penny. It's not less of a lie because of buyer beware (blame the victim--make them feel careless) or because it was bargain (blame the victim--make them feel greedy.) Somebody somewhere cut out 16 pages and then put the magazine up for sale like it was whole. It's more comfortable to make up excuses how it could possibly be a mistake or an oversight, but I doubt it. Anybody who cut out half of something in January is going to remember that in March. It's a nasty little trick to pull on a people having a nice day, but don't let one mosquito spoil the whole picnic.

*off soapbox*
bee0hio
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14 years ago
Thanks for your responses & support. I told my dh the story & even he agreed it was a cheap trick.

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