Self Starter Stock?

[Jeff Wilk]

I rec'd my SS yesterday all tattered and torn in the mail. When i finished flattening it out i noticed that the paper is very thin and flimsy. Sure enough, i checked a handy copy from earlier in 2013 and the paper stock, especially the cover, is much heavier and thicker. What happened here?  Why?  Is this a cost issue due to rising postal charges?  Id be willing to pay a couple of more dollars a year to cover the price increase as opposed to having this pub get cheapened.

[Art Director]

Hello Jeff,

The CLC Office will be happy to replace your torn and tattered copy. Contact them at cadlasalleclub@aol.com, and Mike and Nancy will get a new copy in the mail to you.

As the designer, I'm not aware of the paper stock going thinner on the magazine. I'll find out. Tim

[Dan LeBlanc]

I didn't realize they had extra issues. I didn't receive my September, October, and November issues.

[Art Director]

Jeff, Mike Book from the CLC Office is mailing you a new copy and we don't believe the paper stock changed. We signed a new five-year agreement with the printer back in August and it took effect with the October 2013 issue.

Dan, did your CLC membership expire? You would have received a membership reminder letter at least a month or two before expiration. We publish 11 months per year, January through November. You can find out what month your membership expires by looking at your mailing label on a recent copy of The Self-Starter. Tim