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forum thread Posted by minifigg • Mar 4, 2022
forum thread Posted by minifigg • Mar 4, 2022

SO WHERE are all the FREE magazines???

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I used to post them and so did others. Now the supplies have dried up!

Have the free sites gone away?
I have not gotten anything from Mercury for ever.

OR did people scare away the other posters with all the delete the link/don't delete the link controversy?

And then there is Recyclebank, which IS back in business, but with a small selection.

Anyone know what is going on?

Also, for what it's worth the magazines themselves are shrinking in size. MSL this month was the size of Parade.

So, any thoughts?
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I used to post them and so did others. Now the supplies have dried up!

Have the free sites gone away?
I have not gotten anything from Mercury for ever.

OR did people scare away the other posters with all the delete the link/don't delete the link controversy?

And then there is Recyclebank, which IS back in business, but with a small selection.

Anyone know what is going on?

Also, for what it's worth the magazines themselves are shrinking in size. MSL this month was the size of Parade.

So, any thoughts?

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Mar 4, 2022
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daimion
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Interested to know as well
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bellachella1
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Quote from daimion :
Interested to know as well
Same. Not one this year!
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Cinbentay
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you are right, recyclebank has slim pickings for magazines. Reward Bee is another site that only has a few magazines to offer. Rewards Gold has "stay tuned something good is happening" I haven't seen any freebies from magazines.com in a LONG time and as you said, no Mercury for a while.
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finzz2dlft
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value mags has a few selections:

https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines
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theST0RM
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The offers from Mercury have dried up since the beginning of the year for some reason. I did find a link to bperx for free mags, and they've been emailing me offers from time to time, but I don't think they are shareable. Try clicking from this link: https://www.certifikid.com/deal/5...int-magazi to sign up.
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Cinbentay
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Quote from theST0RM :
The offers from Mercury have dried up since the beginning of the year for some reason. I did find a link to bperx for free mags, and they've been emailing me offers from time to time, but I don't think they are shareable. Try clicking from this link: https://www.certifikid.com/deal/5...int-magazi to sign up.
Thank you, it worked & got Southern Living print!
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minifigg
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Quote from finzz2dlft :
value mags has a few selections:

https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines
404 Page not found. Frown

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sarcasmogratis
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Quote from minifigg :
404 Page not found. Frown
Copy paste the original link.
Slickdeals injects a referral affiliate redirect/tracking link and it breaks the URL
extra ironic because it was an SD Staffer who posted it :p

Code:
 https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines
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finzz2dlft
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Quote from sarcasmogratis :
Copy paste the original link.
Slickdeals injects a referral affiliate redirect/tracking link and it breaks the URL
extra ironic because it was an SD Staffer who posted it :p

Code:
 https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines

No conspiracy theories, please. If something was borked, it was user error (mine) and not Sd's, or anything deliberate on my part.

Thanks for the c/p tip Smilie
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sarcasmogratis
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Quote from finzz2dlft :
No conspiracy theories, please. If something was borked, it was user error (mine) and not Sd's, or anything deliberate on my part.

Thanks for the c/p tip Smilie
What's my "conspiracy theory"??
Pretty confident what I said was completely accurate- do you disagree?

I appreciate having an SD Staff member helping out on the freebie forums (especially as I know it's not a money maker ha Smilie ).
I felt an SD Mod posting helpful link that was the broken by SD automatic referral injector was ironic/funny.
URL redirects and click-tracking isn't an urban legend...it's how this site makes its money.


You posted this
Code:
 https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines
which is what actually shows up on the site/forum.

Slickdeals actually sends the click to:
Code:
 https://slickdeals.net/?adobeRef=bfd75c169ddd11ecb5384267e803f3150000&sdtid=15653815&sdpid=153821836&sdfid=13&lno=1&trd=https%20valuemags%20com%20pages%20free%20m&pv=&au=&u2=https%3A%2F%2Fvaluemags.com%2Fpages%2Ffree-magazines
which redirects to
Code:
 https://valuemags.com/vmtrack/vmpartner.asp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvaluemags.com%2Fpages%2Ffree-magazines%3Fclickid%3DSSrSJDRaFxyIRfqR68RfhUy5UkGWPKSdr1or2Q0%26sharedid%3D&clickid=SSrSJDRaFxyIRfqR68RfhUy5UkGWPKSdr1or2Q0&subid=10451&sharedid=&affid=13
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finzz2dlft
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Quote from sarcasmogratis :
What's my "conspiracy theory"??
Pretty confident what I said was completely accurate- do you disagree?

I appreciate having an SD Staff member helping out on the freebie forums (especially as I know it's not a money maker ha Smilie ).
I felt an SD Mod posting helpful link that was the broken by SD automatic referral injector was ironic/funny.
URL redirects and click-tracking isn't an urban legend...it's how this site makes its money.


You posted this
Code:
 https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines
which is what actually shows up on the site/forum.

Slickdeals actually sends the click to:
Code:
 https://slickdeals.net/?adobeRef=bfd75c169ddd11ecb5384267e803f3150000&sdtid=15653815&sdpid=153821836&sdfid=13&lno=1&trd=https%20valuemags%20com%20pages%20free%20m&pv=&au=&u2=https%3A%2F%2Fvaluemags.com%2Fpages%2Ffree-magazines
which redirects to
Code:
 https://valuemags.com/vmtrack/vmpartner.asp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvaluemags.com%2Fpages%2Ffree-magazines%3Fclickid%3DSSrSJDRaFxyIRfqR68RfhUy5UkGWPKSdr1or2Q0%26sharedid%3D&clickid=SSrSJDRaFxyIRfqR68RfhUy5UkGWPKSdr1or2Q0&subid=10451&sharedid=&affid=13
My apologies if I misunderstood your comments. Again, thank you for posting the helpful tips/info; it is appreciated!
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minifigg
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Quote from finzz2dlft :
value mags has a few selections:

https://valuemags.com/pages/free-magazines
Thanks so much! I was able to cut and paste and see what they had. Sadly, only digital subs right now (looks like print until you click on the survey and all show as digital).
I will keep an eye out though!

Quote from sarcasmogratis :
Copy paste the original link.
Thanks!
Last edited by finzz2dlft March 7, 2022 at 10:44 AM.
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finzz2dlft
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Quote from minifigg :
Thanks so much! I was able to cut and paste and see what they had. Sadly, only digital subs right now (looks like print until you click on the survey and all show as digital).
I will keep an eye out though!


Thanks!
you're welcome! High Five
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vegwell
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I think for several years, magazines were struggling with how to remain relevant in the digital age. I don't know this for a fact, but even free subscriptions add to thd number of subscriptions a periodical has.

Magazines the New York and The Atlantic don't seem to need to offer free subscriptions anymore. I think the fascinating political environment brought them new readers. I sure would like a free The Atlantic subscription but they seem nowhere to be found.

Rolling Stone was giving away free subscriptions left and right for several years. My personal hunch is that they were looking for buyer and wanted to inflate subscription rates. However, now that it is under new ownership there are paywalls. But at least Matt Taibbi is gone and their content is starting to approach the quality it was once known for.
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Maybe they're trying to save trees. It is how you breath after all. If it means less trees being cut, I'm all for it.

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