Popular Woodworking, it appears, has mailed all of their subscribers a book. They tell you that if you like the book, send them 9 bucks. Otherwise, repackage the book and mail it back.
I live quite a ways from the post office, in a very rural area. So, I get this little notice to go to the post office, which we seldom ever do. But, as we hardly ever get these notices, we drop what we're doing, go to the post office, get our package, bring it home and open it up and there's this book. I am not happy with this book. And I am not happy with the interruption of my day. I know that according to the law, I do not have to return the book, nor send them any money. But, being in a friendly frame of mind, I repackage the book, and include a nice letter outlining my displeasure with the action Popular Woodworking has taken. I had just renewed my subscription and sent them the money. Now, they get to repackage that money and send it back.
Maybe I'm just an old grouch in my old age but I believe this was a very sleazy method of marketing.
Maverick