trail mag subscription offer

aj said:

if anyone buys trail mag every month they are offering what looks like a
decent free 2 person emergency shelter by outdoor designs in red or blue to
anyone who takes out a subscription

Are they offering a camo one?

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:28:53 +0000, SteveO wrote:

| On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:39:12 -0000, "aj" <[email hidden]> wrote:
|
| >if anyone buys trail mag every month they are offering what looks like a
| >decent free 2 person emergency shelter by outdoor designs in red or blue to
^^^^^^^^^
| >anyone who takes out a subscription
|
| Are they offering a camo one?

In an emergency you would *like* to be found, by anyone who may be able to
help, why would one want a camo one?

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Dave Fawthrop said:

In an emergency you would *like* to be found, by anyone who may be able to
help, why would one want a camo one?

Assuming it's something like a bothy bag, there's lots of occasions when
you use one when it /isn't/ an emergency. Eating one's lunch when it's
rainy, for example.

I've used BBs loads of times, never in an emergency.

Pete.
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Dave Fawthrop said:

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:28:53 +0000, SteveO wrote:

| On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:39:12 -0000, "aj" <[email hidden]> wrote:
|
|>if anyone buys trail mag every month they are offering what looks like a
|>decent free 2 person emergency shelter by outdoor designs in red or blue to
^^^^^^^^^
|>anyone who takes out a subscription
|
| Are they offering a camo one?

In an emergency you would *like* to be found, by anyone who may be able to
help, why would one want a camo one?

Emergency shelter doesn't imply that you require rescuing. It implies that
you cannot be bothered to carry a tent and don't mind lying inside a
gigantic condom all night long.

In article <[email hidden]>, Chris Street
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Emergency shelter doesn't imply that you require rescuing. It implies that
you cannot be bothered to carry a tent and don't mind lying inside a
gigantic condom all night long.

Emergency shelters - aka group shelters but in mixed company sometimes
aka grope shelters :-)
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On 21/11/05 10:00, in article [email hidden], "W. D.

Grey said:

Emergency shelters - aka group shelters but in mixed company sometimes
aka grope shelters :-)

What?

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"aj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

if anyone buys trail mag every month they are offering what looks like a
decent free 2 person emergency shelter by outdoor designs in red or blue
to
anyone who takes out a subscription

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Nick

Nick Pedley said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Not me, I have one. But if you get it anyway I'd try it out before you
get shot of it, they're /very/ good. And if you still don't like it
then there's always eBay.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:24:32 -0000, "Nick Pedley"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

[...]

Quoted message said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Just in case you've not noticed, there is a range of subscription
offers available on the Trail page. The subscription without the
shelter is considerably cheaper than the one that includes it.

Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \

In article <BFA806F8.47412%andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk>, Andy
Howell <andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk.?.invalid> writes

Quoted message said:

On 21/11/05 10:00, in article [email hidden], "W. D.

Grey said:

Emergency shelters - aka group shelters but in mixed company sometimes
aka grope shelters :-)

What?

Joke ! :-)
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http://www.billboy.co.uk

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:24:32 -0000, "Nick Pedley"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

[...]

Quoted message said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Just in case you've not noticed, there is a range of subscription
offers available on the Trail page. The subscription without the
shelter is considerably cheaper than the one that includes it.

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?
It may be postage costs for the shelter but £8.80 postage for a T-shirt?
Nah.

Nick

Nick Pedley said:

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?

It's certainly a bit of stretch to describe it as "free", but OTOH if
you /do/ want a bothy bag then £8.80 is a remarkably good deal (I think
they're normally £20.00).

Initially I didn't really think they were anything I really wanted for
myself for routine use, but the ski club bought a couple as emergency
gear. Having used those just for routine stuff (typically a break on a
nasty day) I was so impressed I got another one myself.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Nick Pedley said:

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?

It's certainly a bit of stretch to describe it as "free", but OTOH if
you /do/ want a bothy bag then £8.80 is a remarkably good deal (I think
they're normally £20.00).

Initially I didn't really think they were anything I really wanted for
myself for routine use, but the ski club bought a couple as emergency
gear. Having used those just for routine stuff (typically a break on a
nasty day) I was so impressed I got another one myself.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Nick Pedley said:

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?

It's certainly a bit of stretch to describe it as "free", but OTOH if
you /do/ want a bothy bag then £8.80 is a remarkably good deal (I think
they're normally £20.00).

Initially I didn't really think they were anything I really wanted for
myself for routine use, but the ski club bought a couple as emergency
gear. Having used those just for routine stuff (typically a break on a
nasty day) I was so impressed I got another one myself.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Nick Pedley said:

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:24:32 -0000, "Nick Pedley"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

[...]

Quoted message said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Just in case you've not noticed, there is a range of subscription
offers available on the Trail page. The subscription without the
shelter is considerably cheaper than the one that includes it.

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?
It may be postage costs for the shelter but £8.80 postage for a T-shirt?
Nah.

Yup. It's difficult to see how it's actually 'free' in those
circumstances.

Having said that, the combination of shelter and 12 editions of Trail
(assuming a person wanted both of those things) is available there at
a very good price - much cheaper than buying them individually - and
they do set out a long list of the various options so it's not as
though they're attempting to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.

(The T shirt offer looked profoundly unattractive to me too 🙂

Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \

Nick Pedley said:

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:24:32 -0000, "Nick Pedley"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

[...]

Quoted message said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Just in case you've not noticed, there is a range of subscription
offers available on the Trail page. The subscription without the
shelter is considerably cheaper than the one that includes it.

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?
It may be postage costs for the shelter but £8.80 postage for a T-shirt?
Nah.

Yup. It's difficult to see how it's actually 'free' in those
circumstances.

Having said that, the combination of shelter and 12 editions of Trail
(assuming a person wanted both of those things) is available there at
a very good price - much cheaper than buying them individually - and
they do set out a long list of the various options so it's not as
though they're attempting to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.

(The T shirt offer looked profoundly unattractive to me too 🙂

Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \

Nick Pedley said:

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:24:32 -0000, "Nick Pedley"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

[...]

Quoted message said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Just in case you've not noticed, there is a range of subscription
offers available on the Trail page. The subscription without the
shelter is considerably cheaper than the one that includes it.

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?
It may be postage costs for the shelter but £8.80 postage for a T-shirt?
Nah.

Yup. It's difficult to see how it's actually 'free' in those
circumstances.

Having said that, the combination of shelter and 12 editions of Trail
(assuming a person wanted both of those things) is available there at
a very good price - much cheaper than buying them individually - and
they do set out a long list of the various options so it's not as
though they're attempting to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.

(The T shirt offer looked profoundly unattractive to me too 🙂

Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \

Nick Pedley said:

"Peewiglet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:24:32 -0000, "Nick Pedley"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

[...]

Quoted message said:

TBH, I want to subscribe to Trail but have no interest in this shelter
thingy. Would anyone here want to buy this shelter from me if I did
subscribe?

Just in case you've not noticed, there is a range of subscription
offers available on the Trail page. The subscription without the
shelter is considerably cheaper than the one that includes it.

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?
It may be postage costs for the shelter but £8.80 postage for a T-shirt?
Nah.

Yup. It's difficult to see how it's actually 'free' in those
circumstances.

Having said that, the combination of shelter and 12 editions of Trail
(assuming a person wanted both of those things) is available there at
a very good price - much cheaper than buying them individually - and
they do set out a long list of the various options so it's not as
though they're attempting to pull the wool over anyone's eyes.

(The T shirt offer looked profoundly unattractive to me too 🙂

Best wishes,
--
,,
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \

The message <[email hidden]>
from Peewiglet <[email hidden]> contains these words:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What a con! The ordinary subscription is £32 but with the 'free' gift
subscription costs £40.80. What's free about the gift then?
It may be postage costs for the shelter but £8.80 postage for a T-shirt?
Nah.

Quoted message said:

Yup. It's difficult to see how it's actually 'free' in those
circumstances.

As a lawyer do you think this is an offence under the Trades Descriptions Act?

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