at one point tucows advertised in whmag, i think? that's free to
international readers, including shipping as well :) well it used to be,
when it had a print form. now it's web-based so it's free for all.
>From: "eRON" <rhutzul@tucows.com>
>Reply-To: <rhutzul@tucows.com>
>To: "Discuss-List" <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
>Subject: HostingTech Offer - Canadian and International Shipping charges
>Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 15:38:14 -0400
>
>Just wanted to offer up a quick post to address the issues some Resellers
>have had with the shipping and handling costs associated with the free
>HostingTech subscriptions, particularly for the Canadian and International
>subscriptions....AND the subscriptions are still absolutely free for those
>in
>the USA!!
>
>First and foremost, let me apologize to anyone who felt that our offer was
>not sincere and that our motives were anything less than admirable. I
>assure you that our objective was simply to alert Resellers to an offer we
>feel has significant value to the many hosting providers in our channel.
>
>And yes, we made a conscious decision to open this offer to ALL Resellers
>rather than targeting it only to those who would NOT incur shipping
>charges - in an attempt to provide equal access for all. We considered
>the facts, and realized that many European and Asian subscribers are
>accustomed to these sorts of charges when ordering publications with
>distribution typically limited to the USA.
>
>I've spoken directly with HostingTech regarding this issue and found:
>
>1) The stated "shipping costs" include postage, customs and brokerage
> fees, duty and the special handling required by the publisher and are
> a direct reflection of their cost to deliver subscriptions to foreign
> addresses.
>2) Until recently, international subscribers represented a small percentage
> of their subscribers and this issue was simply not a concern.
>3) Partly because of your response to this offer, HostingTech is now
> researching alternate solutions and anticipates implementing a new
> shipping method into Canada no later than May 31, 2002 - this will
> impact their pricing for foreign shipping. For any price reductions,
> HostingTech will apply credits, as appropriate, to foreign subscriber
> accounts beginning with the July, 2002 issue.
>
>We sincerely apologize to the few who didn't think the offer was
>worthwhile and would like to encourage the hundreds (yes hundreds!)
>who have already subscribed to watch for new Tucows ads in the
>coming months!!
>
>Regards,
>eRON
>
>Ron Hutzul - rhutzul@tucows.com <mailto:rhutzul@tucows.com>
>Phone: 416-535-0123 ext:1393
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