was there any mention of this being part of your subscription offer? i would contact customer service & talk to them about it- they are going on the assumption more people will accept the offer than will turn it down- but it seems like a 'shady' way to go about it.
i cancelled (let lapse) all of my magazine subscriptions because there was more & more of this type of thing going on- i would rather just pick up a mag at the store once in a while i don't think the savings from subscribing are all that great to merit the hassles involved & when i choose a magazine at the store i can choose from a variety of them- not be 'stuck' with any particular one month after month. i used to love their magazine- but after a couple years it started being (less & less) for me- i do pick one up once in awhile-but have found others i tend to choose more often....nice to have that choice.