Another clever little thing that mags do (I did not read all of the responses yet, just page 1 & 2 so far, so I hope this has not been mentioned already. Sorry if it has):
Years ago I went with the 3 year subscription option, as I liked the initial mag enough to commit to it and save "a few bucks", and also not have to hassle with re-subscribing. "MY choice" .
........However,,,,,,,,,,,,within 8 months, I was already getting notices to renew, and that stated that the mag subscription was expiring soon (Perhaps they figure you will have forgotten having prepaid 3 years and just send more $'s). I have never done that again and I am not big on mag subscriptions, anyway. If they are not "exceptional", I don't waste my time. There is better info on this board, than in most redundant mags, anyway.