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    Old 09-16-2010, 03:58 PM
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    If I can't see inside, I don't buy.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 03:59 PM
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    If I can't see inside, I don't buy.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 04:31 PM
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    I would not buy a magazine if I couldn't see what was inside. I bet they loose a lot of sales for that.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 04:44 PM
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    Yea anything that I can't see before I buy it makes me think long before I buy it.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 06:28 PM
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    I agree with most of you. I used to buy about 4 or 5 magazines a month. I don't anymore because of the plastic. I wouldn't buy anything without seeing it first & that includes magazines. I don't have a problem buying them if there is something inside I want. As to the people that tear pages out I think that is terrible. Seems like the stores could arrest you for that because that is just plain stealing. I am emailing some of the magazines also to put in my 2 cents for what it's worth.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 07:27 PM
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    Originally Posted by Cheriefaye2008
    You are not the only one. I'm still a beginner at quilting and the magazines are kinda pricey for me to buy without knowing if the patterns are going to be too advanced for me. Even if I love the quilt on the cover, I usually won't buy it unless it says right there that it's an EASY quilt or great for beginners.
    I agree totally with you, I am new at it too! Marlene
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    Old 09-16-2010, 07:43 PM
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    I will not purchase any magazine wrapped in plastic. I also am dropping my subscriptions to most of the quilting mags because they have had such dismal patterns. I have a good library of my own and belong to a guild with an extensive library so I don't need their expensive magazines that are now full of advertising and stuff for sale rather than new quilt patterns.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 08:00 PM
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    Originally Posted by Yarn or Fabric
    I was out shopping yesterday and saw a few new magazine issues - and they were sealed in plastic so you could not leaf through them. .... so I figured I could check online... but nooOOOOoooo.... Fons and Porter doesn't show preview pics

    There were 2 other magazines that were wrapped up in plastic and I forgot which ones they were....

    I always like to leaf through them to see if I want them - and on occasion I've bought them - although I'm still upset that I actually misplaced one I bought 2 winters ago and now I'm ready to make the project and can't find it lol. I'm determined to find that magazine!!!

    Is anyone else annoyed that you can't see a preview of the quilts inside a magazine?? I can't be the only one...
    Is it a Fons and Porter mag that you are looking for?? If I don't have it I am sure someone on here will have it. I have all my back Fons and Porter mags. MNM
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    Old 09-16-2010, 09:11 PM
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    I also fret about the plastic. In this economy, you would think they would forget about the plastic. It justs makes the magazine more expensive to make.
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    Old 09-16-2010, 11:58 PM
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    Originally Posted by UglyCook
    I wonder if they went to that because people were ripping out the pages they wanted? Just a thought.
    Probably and may be for sure. I hate buying a quilting mag that is NOT in a plastic bag. You can tell that they have been looked through (dog ears) and indeed ripped out pages.
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