DiscountMags.com Reviews 208

TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lawanda was magnificent…. She answered all my questions (and I had many) with care and professionalism and warmth. I had called another magazine company to get some info on my subscriptions... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I got many enticing offers in the mail and started to doubt my subscriptions with you were valuable. But prompted by your c/s agent, decided to analyze further and found that when I add on the efficie... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have bought magazines from this company for several years and they always come within 6-8 week. If any questions Customer Service answers fast and complete. Web site shows me all my magazines and thei... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been ordering from them for years. If you have an issue just contact them and they will fix it. Highly reliable.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

I am really satisfied with their service. I got a problem and didn't receive my magazine and when I ask for assistance they take care of it and did a great follow up until I got my answer and problem is solved.

July 12, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reference

Reference: Orders for Magazines:

I had duplicated my order (2 orders for same merchandise) and your employee cancelled one of the orders for me and got my problem fixed in just a few minutes.
Thank you so much.
Theyra Ward

July 2, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

8 years of great experience

I have been using Discount Magazines since 2013 for all of my magazine subscriptions. I've always received my first issues earlier than promised and all of my renewals have happened without any problems -- until now. It seems that Plane & Pilot magazine is having problems in their subscription department. So I finally got a chance to experience DiscountMags customer service. When I contacted DiscMags to report the problem they immediately contacted P&P to resolve my renewal problem. Long story short, I eventually contacted P&P myself (by waiting for 90 minutes on hold) and confirmed that the problem was with P&P, not DiscMags. P&P finally agreed to honor the renewal that was placed through DiscMags and all is good again. Through the entire process DiscMags always stayed in touch with me and offered to refund my purchase price several times. Excellent customer service :-)

July 2, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is how the customer service world should run!

Via email, I requested immediate cancellation of 2 subscriptions, which, it turns out, were not among my scrips processed by DiscountMags. As usual, their service was prompt and on-target, politely informing me of that fact and properly suggesting follow-up sleuthing measures. Would that all customer service reps were that helpful! --kg

June 30, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super customer service

I was confused about when I ordered a gift subscription and requested clarification. Response to my email was within a few hours and thorough and helpful. I am very very pleased with customer service.

June 19, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I requested a refund for a magazine…

I requested a refund for a magazine that DiscountMags renewed automatically when my renewal expiration date actually had 2 more years to go. DiscountMags customer service was very professional and responsive to my request, and refund happened in a timely manner. I will definitely use DiscountMags for any additional magazine purchases.

June 18, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Watched my subscription turn digital

Watched my subscription turn digital. I have no interest in spending any more time on the computer reading a 'magazine.' Contacted Subscription Services who canceled subscription and credited my account for a different publication. Good company. Good service.

June 17, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

BEST in Customer Service

Through the last year I've had to contact customer service a few times and I must compliment Discount Mag's customer service as top notch. Always prompt and ALWAYS helpful to the very end of solution.

June 15, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Discount magazines was a terrific…

Discount magazines was a terrific website to order magazines through, I had a little trouble not receiving one of my magazines that I ordered and when I contacted discount magazines they answered right away and help me the whole to get it straightened out. I recommend this site to everyone looking for magazines!!!

June 13, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Personal, Caring Assistance

I wrote for help which was, as it turned out, unanswerable. My correspondent was nevertheless professional and gracious, and I came away perfectly satisfied with her non-answer. Pretty rare outcome, in my experience.

June 7, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No phone number and very slow customer service

In December 2020, I renewed my New Yorker subscription (for two years) via DiscountMags.com and all was well for a while. The magazine came on time.

It stopped coming at the end of April (despite having 20+ months remaining on the subscription) and I've been frustrated by how long it's taking to resolve the problem. DiscountMags.com doesn't share a phone number (so you have to use the online interface) and when I did that, I got a message telling me:

"Once a request like this is submitted, it can take up to 10 business days or 14 calendar days to get a response. We will follow up with you as soon as a response has been provided for your order."

So before you consider subscribing via this service, definitely weigh the possibility of waiting for two weeks to have a subscription issue resolved, versus being able to just pick up the phone and call the New Yorker directly. It's this lack of customer service that allows them to provide magazines at a discount, apparently.

May 19, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was recently charged for a 2nd year…

I was recently charged for a 2nd year subscription of a magazine that was never received after contacting several times they were unable to provide service and will only refund my latest charges. Do no subscribe. I feel i was scammed

May 19, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It’s been 4 months since I paid for my…

It’s been 4 months since I paid for my subscription renewal and the renewal is still not showing up. I will never use DiscountMags again.

May 18, 2021
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Reply from DiscountMags.com

Our apologies. You are correct as we have been having issues with that publisher fulfilling magazines in a timely manner. Our Customer Service manager will reach out to you and ensure you're taken care of or provide you with a full refund if you are not satisfied.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really bad

Really bad. Added to subscription to New Yorker in December and have not received anything since then. Confirmation email said "Your current subscription will be extended**:Between 02/18/2021 and 03/18/2021" and "Please allow 4-6 weeks for the renewal to be tacked on to the account." It's almost May. Excuses when we email. The COVID response is getting really old--how exactly does COVID screw up making some changes on a computer so badly?

UPDATE: About 2 1/2 weeks after this review the magazine began coming again.

April 29, 2021
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Reply from DiscountMags.com

You are absolutely right. Having to wait this long is a poor experience for anyone and we apologize it's taking this long and are not proud of the situation. I see that you ordered the same magazine from us in 2018 and assume you had no issues then. Unfortunately, the magazine industry is one of the many industries that was hit hard by the pandemic and many publishers as well as the U.S Postal Service are way behind. We know it's not what you want to hear and that it's an "excuse" but it is the current reality we're all living in. It is always our desire to go above and beyond for our customers so if at any point you change your mind, please reach out and we'll take care of you. We can however tell you that it will probably take as long regardless of where you order (even the publisher). Ultimately it is your decision but it is our recommendation to wait it out as the world slowly goes back to "normal." I will have our Customer Service manager call you on Monday to discuss and provide you with options.

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