I know it's less expensive to purchase a subscription over buying them in the store, but I refuse to do it anymore with ANY magazine. I'm pretty anal about the condition of the mags and books I buy. I won't buy it if it has the slightest wrinkled page or if the spine looks "cracked" from someone having already looked at it. Soooo...I can't even begin to trust the post office to bring it to me in pristine condition. Good luck!