Piccolo Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Mine arrived this morning and again a brilliant read. Great balance of news and features, the Star team are going above and beyond IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 25 minutes ago, Piccolo said: Mine arrived this morning and again a brilliant read. Great balance of news and features, the Star team are going above and beyond IMO. THANKS ... it is a battle to keep our heads above water right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebv Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 19 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: THANKS ... it is a battle to keep our heads above water right now Could you maybe get Dave to mention the magazine a few times when he is on? Captured Speedway audience and all that.. A few "great article about 'x'" etc.. "Just 'xx' subscription for a year" "Website is" etc etc etc.. Been a great read during the summer.. Hope all works out, you all do the sport proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, mikebv said: Could you maybe get Dave to mention the magazine a few times when he is on? Captured Speedway audience and all that.. A few "great article about 'x'" etc.. "Just 'xx' subscription for a year" "Website is" etc etc etc.. Been a great read during the summer.. Hope all works out, you all do the sport proud. Sadly I doubt his employers would be too impressed if he employed the direct sell about pricing. There's only so far you can go with endorsements but I'd suggest the occasional mention such as "I read in Speedway Star" as you suggest would probably get through. It all depends on station policy. I once got in trouble for borrowing a colleague's tie from wardrobe when I'd forgotten mine. "NEVER wear that tie - I get paid every time I wear it on air!" I looked carefully and along the edge of a stripe was the name of a prominent brewery..... Product placement/endorsement can be a very touchy subject in TV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo 403 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 And you being teatotal Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted August 7, 2020 Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, Robbo 403 said: And you being teatotal Rob. Well, I wouldn't drink what they were brewing He was ex-BBC so knew what he was doing Sadly I am teetoal these days - not by choice (no, not due to over-use either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 No star again this week yet, after years of it coming on a Thursday it very rarely does now. Had a word with the postie who informed me they only deliver every other day now !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmauger Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 23 hours ago, bruno said: No star again this week yet, after years of it coming on a Thursday it very rarely does now. Had a word with the postie who informed me they only deliver every other day now !!!!! I was told similar in that they 'only deliver to an area when there is a sufficient amount of mail". One can only imagine the reply on informing one's boss, or even customers, "I'm not doing anything until there is sufficient to make it worth my while".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 59 minutes ago, martinmauger said: I was told similar in that they 'only deliver to an area when there is a sufficient amount of mail". One can only imagine the reply on informing one's boss, or even customers, "I'm not doing anything until there is sufficient to make it worth my while".... CERTAINLY isn't making our life an easier... very frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Still not come today Phil , we rarely get Saturday mail tho. Hopefully Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4poster Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Yes, sadly down here in Exeter it is a similar situation. More of a novelty in recent weeks to receive it on a Thursday. As an aside, is it possible to swap the remaining issues on the paper-based magazine to the digital version? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 hours ago, a4poster said: Yes, sadly down here in Exeter it is a similar situation. More of a novelty in recent weeks to receive it on a Thursday. As an aside, is it possible to swap the remaining issues on the paper-based magazine to the digital version? Thanks in advance. YES, call Dave on 020-8335 1113 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie21 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 2:27 PM, martinmauger said: I was told similar in that they 'only deliver to an area when there is a sufficient amount of mail". One can only imagine the reply on informing one's boss, or even customers, "I'm not doing anything until there is sufficient to make it worth my while".... Its now 18-30 Monday 14th and my Speedway Star must be traveling by SNAIL Mail.. SO much for a first class postal service that is supposed to deliver first class post the next day. Is it possible for the magazine staff complain to the G P O about this very poor service that they are paying for?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, archie21 said: Its now 18-30 Monday 14th and my Speedway Star must be traveling by SNAIL Mail.. SO much for a first class postal service that is supposed to deliver first class post the next day. Is it possible for the magazine staff complain to the G P O about this very poor service that they are paying for?? WE do that on a regular basis. Deaf ears comes to mind. Our apologies. If you don't get your regular copy on a Friday at the latest call 020-83351113 and Dave will post a replacement that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie21 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: WE do that on a regular basis. Deaf ears comes to mind. Our apologies. If you don't get your regular copy on a Friday at the latest call 020-83351113 and Dave will post a replacement that day. Thanks for the offer BUT I can only hope that by Friday I will have the 12th and the 19th copies, do you know if other publications have the same problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, archie21 said: Thanks for the offer BUT I can only hope that by Friday I will have the 12th and the 19th copies, do you know if other publications have the same problem ? NO but various sorting offices have been claiming that reduced staff caused by Covid etc have resulted in late deliveries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 14 hours ago, archie21 said: Its now 18-30 Monday 14th and my Speedway Star must be traveling by SNAIL Mail.. SO much for a first class postal service that is supposed to deliver first class post the next day. Is it possible for the magazine staff complain to the G P O about this very poor service that they are paying for?? Try emailing a complaint to your local Royal Mail area manager, funnily enough they don’t appear to like complaints but it generally rectifies the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie21 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 6:44 PM, archie21 said: Its now 18-30 Monday 14th and my Speedway Star must be traveling by SNAIL Mail.. SO much for a first class postal service that is supposed to deliver first class post the next day. Is it possible for the magazine staff complain to the G P O about this very poor service that they are paying for?? Hang the flags out The Royal Mail Snail arrived with my Speedway Star this morning !! After talking to the posti he told me a couple of interesting things. 1: He said that magazines are now a low priority and could be held back if there was a lot of other mail 2; The fact that the Star was in a clear packet made it easy to spot, even though it has a first class stamp it could be held back. 3: He also said that magazines in brown envelopes ( even known as mags ) would not be held back. It makes you wonder what the point of paying for first class mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 That makes sense I rarely had a problem when the star was in the brown envelope but it's a nightmare now. Last 4 weeks have seen it Friday twice, Saturday once and Monday this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILIPRISING Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Just now, bruno said: That makes sense I rarely had a problem when the star was in the brown envelope but it's a nightmare now. Last 4 weeks have seen it Friday twice, Saturday once and Monday this week WE will take it up with Royal Mail ... first class is first class no matter the wrapper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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