Sorry For Delays ... No Fix
I can't really figure out why there is such a difference between when users receive their magazines either. Like Steve, I receive my home copy early some issues and late other issues. The magazines mail directly from the Printer's facility in South Carolina. My home copy just arrived last week. We have "test" magazines sent to our neighbors, and some of them have not yet arrived. Can't explain that either.
We normally allow 30 days from the mail date (October 31) then replace any "no shows" directly from our offices. They only take a couple of days to arrive because we ship those Priority Mail.
Now for international subscribers, those always take longer. We ship all international magazines directly from our offices, so we have to wait for a bulk shipment to arrive via UPS before we get those out. They were all shipped last week, so those will begin arriving within the next 10 - 14 days.
If you ever miss an issue, do not hesitate to let us know. We're glad to replace them. A small percentage get destroyed in transit every issue.
Robin
TDR Admin