My hubby buys top gear magazine every month too. Can you cancel any subscription after the initial payment has been taken? I looked at faq to see if it told you but it didn't say.
luvsadealdealdeal to deemagutter
5 Oct 17#32
sure, no problem
just occasionally a provider will send you the next magazine & pursue you for the missing money when the DD fails - but not buysubscriptions.com or BBC magazines
chrisbenwalker
4 Oct 17#27
I've gone for this too. Have done this once before and cancelling is easy. People saying this is a pointless waste of paper, what are you using as a tv guide? I've found the virgin guide on my TiVo box not exactly great for searching the guide by day, and not yet found a decent app that suits my needs. Im not a pensioner.....so also have better things to do than to just read twaddle about TV programs..... :thumbsup:
termite to chrisbenwalker
4 Oct 17#31
You don't really need to know what's on day by day any more, just watch anything you want when you want. I'm a pensioner.
dave859
4 Oct 17#30
£1 quidco has tracked, mad really 10 free issues including the Christmas one.
EndlessWaves
4 Oct 17#28
I like Total TV Guide personally, they do a much better job of highlighting actual new broadcasts with nice high contrast NEW labels. There's a lot less junk too, the feature pages are entirely devoted to introducing new TV programs (cast interviews etc.) and not themed holiday suggestions, family anecdotes and the other irrelevance that the Radio Times includes.
mrscasykes
4 Oct 17#26
Thank you OP!
Adiebear
4 Oct 17#25
Managed to bag 12 issues for £1 yesterday but this is still a good deal, voted hot
Teepeezee
4 Oct 17#24
did this for the first few years and then the last 2 years ive done this for me, my mum and my sister and they've never set the dd up or sent the magazines at all. Will try again but not holding my breath. voted hot
termite
4 Oct 17#15
Tried this. After the first copy, they all got chucked in the bin still in the plastic wrap. Pointless.
djbenny1 to termite
4 Oct 17#18
Why did you buy them if you were only going to throw them in the bin??
I never buy these magazines except begrudgingly at Xmas as it's something of a tradition, and as those 2 are something like £7-8 for the 2, this is a no brainer.
It's worth it just for the Xmas ones, which is what I expect most people are doing it for.
termite to djbenny1
4 Oct 17#22
I had similar fond memories of the old days, when you had to buy Radio Times for BBC stuff and TV Times for the ITV. When the first copy arrived it was clear that, in this day and age, Radio Times is a pointless waste of paper, so the following issues went in the bin.
luvsadealdealdeal to termite
4 Oct 17#23
it is meant for pensioners, who have nothing better to do that read twaddle about TV programmes
whiteranger87
4 Oct 17#8
How easy is it to cancel?
dona3853 to whiteranger87
4 Oct 17#10
Very. Just make a note in your diary to cancel the direct debit before the next payment date. No need to contact Buy Subscriptions. Done this 3 times already. I suppose they just hope that many people will forget to cancel which is why they often do this offer.
whiteranger87 to dona3853
4 Oct 17#11
Thanks for the reply :-)
So I dont need to contact them, just cancel my direct debit and thats it? I presume first payment comes out when the first issues ships?
dona3853 to whiteranger87
4 Oct 17#19
No don't need to contact them. Yes they take your £1 direct debit at the start. They will then write to you about a month before your trial period ends to say they will take forty odd quid for the next X many issues on a certain date. Just make sure you cancel the dd before then. I think you can cancel the dd as soon as they have taken the £1 and you still get your 10 issues.
djbenny1 to dona3853
4 Oct 17#20
Can you cancel the Direct Debit immediately after your £1 has been taken?
Or do you have to wait until you've had the 10 magazines?
In my mind, I'm thinking "I'm paying £1 for 10 magazines. Even if I cancel before the first is delivered they still have to deliver the 10", but the cynical part of me reckons they wouldn't deliver anything after the sub was cancelled?
tinkerbellian to djbenny1
4 Oct 17#21
I've had many magazine subscriptions like this including Radio Times and I always cancel the Direct Debit as soon as the first magazine appears through my letterbox and the first payment has been taken. I've never not had the full amount of magazines delivered afterwards.
Babbler to whiteranger87
4 Oct 17#12
If you can cancel dd online with your bank... 2 mins.
whiteranger87 to Babbler
4 Oct 17#13
Thanks for the reply :-)
So I dont need to contact them, just
cancel my direct debit and thats it? I presume first payment comes out
when the first issues ships?
horsey
4 Oct 17#17
Why does the Marxist Propaganda channel demand a licence fee, when it's the only channel I don't watch?
philbean
4 Oct 17#16
Did it for a couple of years but didn't work last year. Entered all my details and then nothing.. never even contacted me to say sod off.
wozwebs
4 Oct 17#14
Thanks, 4th year running of doing this. Cancel every time with no problems.
dona3853
4 Oct 17#9
All done. Think this is the 4th year of doing it. Used same details as previously and no problem.
xenole
4 Oct 17#7
Still more than I would pay for it.
You know fine the schedules are going to consist of 38 depressing episodes every day of Eastenders, Emmerdale, Coronation St, MIdsummer Murders, Strictly Xmas special, a few gameshows with ZZZZZZZZZZ list celebs, at least one James bond film and an Harry Potter season....all mixed in with exactly the same things as every other day. Well, an animated film on BBC1 at 3:10pm on the 25th to spice things up.
indiecheese
4 Oct 17#6
Tempting just for the Christmas edition.
jules888
4 Oct 17#1
Done this many times though used to get 12 issues for £1.Just use different name each time i order but same other details.
fairyfae to jules888
4 Oct 17#5
I always use my same details with no problems :thumbsup:
jahn1999
4 Oct 17#4
Remember folks you can pick a later date for your first copy to be delivered ( the dates are in the drop down box )
dave859
4 Oct 17#3
Don't forget quidco for £1 cash back. How easy is this to cancel?
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just occasionally a provider will send you the next magazine & pursue you for the missing money when the DD fails - but not buysubscriptions.com or BBC magazines
Im not a pensioner.....so also have better things to do than to just read twaddle about TV programs..... :thumbsup:
I never buy these magazines except begrudgingly at Xmas as it's something of a tradition, and as those 2 are something like £7-8 for the 2, this is a no brainer.
It's worth it just for the Xmas ones, which is what I expect most people are doing it for.
So I dont need to contact them, just cancel my direct debit and thats it? I presume first payment comes out when the first issues ships?
Or do you have to wait until you've had the 10 magazines?
In my mind, I'm thinking "I'm paying £1 for 10 magazines. Even if I cancel before the first is delivered they still have to deliver the 10", but the cynical part of me reckons they wouldn't deliver anything after the sub was cancelled?
So I dont need to contact them, just cancel my direct debit and thats it? I presume first payment comes out when the first issues ships?
You know fine the schedules are going to consist of 38 depressing episodes every day of Eastenders, Emmerdale, Coronation St, MIdsummer Murders, Strictly Xmas special, a few gameshows with ZZZZZZZZZZ list celebs, at least one James bond film and an Harry Potter season....all mixed in with exactly the same things as every other day. Well, an animated film on BBC1 at 3:10pm on the 25th to spice things up.