Sanjay Mehta subscribed to India Today six months ago and is still waiting for the gift promised, despite several reminders and reassuring responses. The correspondence is very interesting:

Some interesting thoughts in this regard:

1. Subscription paid in early January, 2009. Now, in June, 2009, that is about 5 months later, no sign of gift!!
2. When they have no clue what they are doing, why are they offering gifts?? Why don’t they just stick to the business of making a magazine??
3. Note the delays: originally, 8-10 weeks asked for delivering a simple gift, then in early April, additional 3-4 weeks asked for, then on May 11, another 3-4 weeks asked for, then on May 22, another 10-15 days asked for. Of course, so far, there is no sign of gift nor of refund. So let’s see, how much more time goes by. Does India Today have ANY VALUE OF TIME?? (Pun unintended).