Farmers Guardian

[Moors Lad]

Are they going down the pan? Had a phone call out of the blue on 1st April - offered a years subscription for £x and there`d be a £20 M and S voucher to come, which may take 28 days. Still not here(the voucher!) - phoned them today (beginning to feel conned!!) and was told the voucher was sent by email on 19th April but may take up to 28 working days to arrive.....
There was me thinking the Royal Mail was slow!! All this cr*p from them about VIP membership, reward points, etc, etc..... I only want a good farming news read at a good price.
They won`t be seeing any more of my cash!

 

[thorpe]

stopped fw ages ago think fg will be next its cr4p!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Are they going down the pan? Had a phone call out of the blue on 1st April - offered a years subscription for £x and there`d be a £20 M and S voucher to come, which may take 28 days. Still not here(the voucher!) - phoned them today (beginning to feel conned!!) and was told the voucher was sent by email on 19th April but may take up to 28 working days to arrive.....
There was me thinking the Royal Mail was slow!! All this cr*p from them about VIP membership, reward points, etc, etc..... I only want a good farming news read at a good price.
They won`t be seeing any more of my cash!

I thought emails were instant

 

[Macsky]

28 working days for an email to arrive!?

 

[Bald Rick]

April 1st ....

 

[dowcow]

FG was great when it was a proper full size newspaper as you could use the pile of old papers to light the fire in winter. Then it went tabloid... then it went magazine. I expect it will be an A5 booklet next. Also, it became bloody expensive when there's so many free papers paid for by advertising, and it isn't even as entertaining as the likes of Classic Tractor, which is a true pleasure. About the only thing FG has left is it usually has the farm sales advertised around here which some of the other papers don't.

 

[Moors Lad]

April 1st ....

That`s what I`ve been thinking too. I`ve tried chasing them up twice, both times the lady that answered had a foreign accent -maybe I`ve been scammed!!! Can`t be ars*d chasing them up again for £20 - just feel I`ve been conned though.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Not bothered with either for years...price was getting out of hand for basically what is a pair of advertising and machinery sales mags

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Gave up the FG and FW a few years back. IMO all the articles are all written by people with a vested interest in something. A few lines in you can guess who's behind them.

 

[Bill dog]

As above , as a sweeping overview, British ag press is shoit, and nearly always with an agenda!
The Irish Farmers Journal is a great read on the other hand . It always seems farmer led , and orientated .

 

[Tarw Coch]

FG was great when it was a proper full size newspaper as you could use the pile of old papers to light the fire in winter. Then it went tabloid... then it went magazine. I expect it will be an A5 booklet next. Also, it became bloody expensive when there's so many free papers paid for by advertising, and it isn't even as entertaining as the likes of Classic Tractor, which is a true pleasure. About the only thing FG has left is it usually has the farm sales advertised around here which some of the other papers don't.

Aye, the good old days when FG would arrive on the kitchen table and would be split in half for me and dad then swap over at half time

Used to have both FW and FG, dumped FW a year or two back and have kept on with FG as the lesser of two evils.............for now

 

[traineefarmer]

I'll stick with the farmer' guide. It's free and at the very least honest about being nothing more than ads and press releases.

 

[neilo]

Used to have both FW and FG, dumped FW a year or two back and have kept on with FG as the lesser of two evils.............for now

Same here. Tbh the Guardian only comes now because I’ve forgotten to cancel the subscription in time for the last 2 years. Probably 1 in 4 doesn’t even get unwrapped.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Same here. Tbh the Guardian only comes now because I’ve forgotten to cancel the subscription in time for the last 2 years. Probably 1 in 4 doesn’t even get unwrapped.

Similar here but as a cash buyer 1 in 4 doesn’t get bought.
I did take a years subscription to FW but FG would only offer a direct debit on going which I declined.

 

[neilo]

Similar here but as a cash buyer 1 in 4 doesn’t get bought.
I did take a years subscription to FW but FG would only offer a direct debit on going which I declined.

They want direct debits as some numpties never get round to cancelling them in time, and then it rolls on another year.

 

[Moors Lad]

They want direct debits as some numpties never get round to cancelling them in time, and then it rolls on another year.

You`re right! It`s a year at a time deal here for that reason only....

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Same here. Tbh the Guardian only comes now because I’ve forgotten to cancel the subscription in time for the last 2 years. Probably 1 in 4 doesn’t even get unwrapped.

You must have too much money

 

[Tomo23]

Old thread I know but the end of a Friday tradition for me. Not that it usually comes on Friday nowadays.

Looked forward to sitting down on a Friday night with this for the last probably 25 years. Not anymore, subscription cancelled. The internet has won.

 

[Lincs]

Old thread I know but the end of a Friday tradition for me. Not that it usually comes on Friday nowadays.

Looked forward to sitting down on a Friday night with this for the last probably 25 years. Not anymore, subscription cancelled. The internet has won.

Same here. My sub ends in 2/3 weeks after about 10 years

 

[thorpe]

i think i'll follow your lead, the standard of jounalism is cr4p!