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WWYD? Re Christmas gift

What would you do?

I was given a gift subscription to a magazine for a Christmas gift from my in laws.  I haven't gotten a magazine yet so I called the magazine company to check on what was going on.  They don't have record of it under my name OR my in-laws. 

So - should I let my ILs know?  The only thing I got from them about the subscription was a little rectangular card dealie saying that I was getting a 1 year subscription from the magazine (from the magazine itself - not something they made up) that they filled in.

Or should I just let it go?  

Re: WWYD? Re Christmas gift

  • If it were me, I would let it go. If you really want the magazine, order it yourself, and that way you could discuss it with them. I'm passive aggressive that way.
  • I would probably bring it up just in case they paid for it and you're not getting anything.
  • There are groups that run this scam...come to your door, say they are selling magazines toget themselves to camp or something.  They sign you up, get your money and disappear...
    My baby girl is a married woman...and now my baby girl HAS a baby girl. Time unfolds in such an amazing way. I've been blessed!
  • I ended up emailing them to let them know about the missing subscription.  I'm supposed to be getting Cooks Illustrated and I've never seen that go through any sort of clearing house for subscriptions (I could be wrong - but I think that they tend to do their own thing for the most part) so if something went awry, I hope that it is an honest mistake and not something more nefarious. 

    I felt horrible writing that email but I kept telling myself that if the situation was reversed and I had given the gift that never arrived, I'd want to know and I sure as heck would be talking to the company about how it got goofed up to begin with.  Money is so tight for my ILs  these days and I think that they'd feel worse about it if I just never spoke up about it and the money went to waste. 

    I hate it when doing the right thing and doing the wrong thing feel exactly the same!  

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