Well, now it looks like "Us Weekly" is desperate to stem the tide of angry cancellations by offering free issues to anyone upset over the Palin-Bashing issue. Michelle Malkin is reporting that the magazine is sending subscribers an email begging them not to cancel and offering a groveling apology.
From: US Weekly USWcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:17:57 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: cancel subscription (KMM23347217I103L0KM) To: xxx
Thank you for contacting US Weekly.
We are sorry you are upset over the Governor Palin cover. We do not want to lose you as a subscriber over one article in one issue. In an effort to keep you as a subscriber, we will add five FREE issues to your subscription. Please let us know if you would like us to extend your current subscription rather than canceling our publication.
Thank you, US Weekly Cari
Looks like the cancellations of subscriptions and the fact that many thousands of angry Americans have contacted "Us Weekly" advertisers has had the desired effect.
What will "US Weekly" learn from this lesson, one wonders?
