Magazines.com

I received an email that my subscription is being renewed and they had just charged my card. I called the # in the email to cancel and was told it is not the correct phone number and I was given another number. I called that number and was given yet another number. The gentlemen at the third number told me my account was cancelled and my card was not charged (as I am looking at my CC charge). I called my CC and disputed the charge. One week later, they are charging me DOUBLE for a service I cancelled. I never approved nor received any communication from them on what this charge is. I've already disputed the charge but this place is a complete scam. Do not order from them!

I got directed to this website while trying to renew a subscription. No matter what I do I get directed to the first page of a search for a magazine and only the first page, never able to advance to the next page, even when I enter the name of the magazine. I will never waste my time on website again.
(This website wishes me to add proof of purchase which I will not do because I do not trust this website)

Didn't receive all magazines, tried to cancel but could get no confirmation email. Service rep kept trying to sell me other things, kept saying email had been send but I had not received after five minutes. BAD, BAD, BAD

Have a charge pending on my credit card for a purchase i did not commit to---sent over 5 e-mails--no answer---worst customer service ever!

Suckered into 2.0 each for 4 mags, thought it was just these issues, they renewed eithout authorization, 70 dollars for 4 magazines I paid 8.0 originally

A current sub is full cover/newsstand price, no bargain.
Other services better.
Four contacts unresponded to.

As counter-intuitive as it may first appear, you can often get a better deal from a so-called middle-man than you would direct from the supplier. That's the secret behind the success of deal-of-the-day sites like Groupon, and it applies as well to magazine brokers. Both kinds of brokers get you a better deal by delivering new customers to the original supplier, albeit at much less profit.

While the provider clients of deal-of-the-day sites may be motivated by the prospect of continuing after-deal business, magazine publishers benefit from the brokers even without it. That's because the cost to the publishers of each additional magazine copy is so low. (In fact, the only significant cost is that of mailing, for which the Postal Service gives them a special rate.) In practice, however, the publishers often do even better, as less careful buyers renew their subscriptions directly and not via the broker. These considerations explain how magazine brokers are able to offer the huge discounts that you'll see.

Magazines.com is the magazine broker I've used, and aside from the bargain prices its service is satisfactory in every way. You can use it to purchase new subscriptions or to extend current subscriptions. If you change your mind about a magazine, magazines.com will provide a full refund for all undelivered issues. And toll-free customer support is available 6 days a week.

Tip: Magazines.com does not want you to renew via the publisher, so unless you tell it not to, it will automatically renew every subscription you order. But telling it not to is easy: just phone the site after you order at its regular number *******946).

Billed me $23 for a magazine I never ordered. Never had any dealings or any type of communication with this company. Criminal enterprise.