Comments on: Nothing pisses off a librarian like… http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/190 Why stop dreaming when you wake up? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:06:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: The Beautiful Kind http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/190/comment-page-1#comment-2794 The Beautiful Kind Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:04:44 +0000 http://localhost/remainingrelevant/?p=190#comment-2794 Oh for heaven's sake, buy a damned copy and let the librarians enjoy their copy. Goodness this is the only issue of Sports Illustrated I read - the rest I just avoid like the plague. Oh for heaven’s sake, buy a damned copy and let the librarians enjoy their copy. Goodness this is the only issue of Sports Illustrated I read - the rest I just avoid like the plague.

]]> By: herzogbr http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/190/comment-page-1#comment-2793 herzogbr Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:44:26 +0000 http://localhost/remainingrelevant/?p=190#comment-2793 A library in Maine reported to the <a href="http://www.maslibraries.org/resources/melibs.html" rel="nofollow">Maine Library Listserv</a> on their experience with this issue. Below are some excerpts: > Apparently at some level the decision was made not > to ship the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue to many > libraries. We called in a claim to our vendor and > were told that they would try to send us an issue and > if they ran out of the swimsuit issue, they would > extend our subscription by one issue. Here is the > official response from SI: > >> We value you as a customer and apologize for the >> difficulties that you have experienced. >> >> We are sorry to hear that you missed the Swimsuit >> Issue. We have removed the Swimsuit Issue >> restriction from the renewal order we received >> from ______ on November 7, 2005, which will begin >> with the issue dated October 8, 2007. You should, >> therefore, receive the Swimsuit Issue in 2008. We >> do not have control over the orders you purchase >> through agencies. The orders come to us with the >> Swimsuit Issue restricted. >> >> As regards the 2007 Swimsuit Issue, a replacement >> has been requested, and will be mailed the next >> business day, supply permitting. We apologize for >> any inconvenience. >> >> We appreciate this opportunity to be of service. >> >> SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Customer Service >> www.sicustomerservice.com" > > At least this saves us form having to account for > its probable theft in our next inventory. A library in Maine reported to the Maine Library Listserv on their experience with this issue. Below are some excerpts:

> Apparently at some level the decision was made not
> to ship the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue to many
> libraries. We called in a claim to our vendor and
> were told that they would try to send us an issue and
> if they ran out of the swimsuit issue, they would
> extend our subscription by one issue. Here is the
> official response from SI:
>
>> We value you as a customer and apologize for the
>> difficulties that you have experienced.
>>
>> We are sorry to hear that you missed the Swimsuit
>> Issue. We have removed the Swimsuit Issue
>> restriction from the renewal order we received
>> from ______ on November 7, 2005, which will begin
>> with the issue dated October 8, 2007. You should,
>> therefore, receive the Swimsuit Issue in 2008. We
>> do not have control over the orders you purchase
>> through agencies. The orders come to us with the
>> Swimsuit Issue restricted.
>>
>> As regards the 2007 Swimsuit Issue, a replacement
>> has been requested, and will be mailed the next
>> business day, supply permitting. We apologize for
>> any inconvenience.
>>
>> We appreciate this opportunity to be of service.
>>
>> SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Customer Service
>> http://www.sicustomerservice.com”
>
> At least this saves us form having to account for
> its probable theft in our next inventory.

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