I haven't ordered many magazines in recent years other than Birds and Bloom for mother and I bought it online directly from the Birds and Bloom source. My only complaint was they would send so many specials and subscription offers in the mail, I never knew how many years in advance I had paid or where she stood on receiving it without interruption as she did enjoy it.

I'm not overly brave when it comes to signing up for something through one of the discount vendors, Quickly checking shows me decent prices for a childs one year subscription through Nat Geo themselve or through Barns and Noble who also have a good reputation. i'd stay away from any of the greatly discounted sources - but I tend to err on the side of being cautious even with my paypal account (never mind my credit card numbers!)

I used to order from Discount Mags. I see they're still the cheapest: Link

I get most of my magazines through Discount Mags.

I usually go directly to the source, just like I do for booking hotel rooms or train tickets, etc. I want to deal with the original seller directly, so I can return to them for any problems or concerns. So when I subscribe to a newspaper or magazine, I do it directly with the newspaper or magazine.

" Booking services through an agent does not compromise a customer's rights and ability to process refunds or price adjustments under the terms of what was purchased."

Correct, it does not - but what it can do is slow things down, complicate things, and require you to sort out a game of "he did it!" as they accuse each other of mistakes. So, yes it can compromise someone's ability to sort out problems. Been there, done that. Those sites are great if all things go well, but less so if things get mucked up.

" what it can do is slow things down, complicate things, and require you to sort out a game of "he did it!" as they accuse each other of mistakes. "

I've never experienced that, nothing close. I'll compare my years of untold/uncounted numerous experiences to your's, as someone who "usually" doesn't do it that way.

" I'll compare my years of untold/uncounted numerous experiences to your's, "

What's with the competition? Weird. My opinion and experience are my opinion and experience - there's no competition needed or appropriate.

No competition, just assessing the validity of your opinion about something you say you have little experience with.

" No competition "

LOL. Do you read what you actually type? 'I'll take my choice over yours' is indeed seeing it as a competition. Whatever, dude.

Discount Magazine will not accept MC or VISA. National Geographic is having a sale this week. Thank you for thoughtful replies. I ordered from NG knowing if there is a problem VISA has my back.

I guess my comment was unclear to you. I'll try again.

No, it's not a competition. Something I do almost always in a multi-person family of travellers, not always travelling at the same time or together, and you usually don't do at all, which of our cumulative experiences provides a greater sample size to assess for a generalization?.

The only credit card I have is a Visa and I still get most of my subscriptions from Discount Mags. Maybe a new requirement but if you've been with them for some years they still take the Visa?