Takes too long
February 26,2011
I dont understand why it takes soo long to get magazine subscriptions. I hate that the ones in stores are the ones I want but wont be getting because it has passed the time of that issue. Boo. Hopefully it will get better.
Horrendous customer service
January 28,2011
I recently decided to subscribe to Elle magazine, and have had nothing but problems right from the start.
First, I subscribed in the start of December 2010, and my subscription was supposed to start with the January 2011 issue - I thought "great!" and then waited....and waited....and continued to wait.
Two months had passed and no magazine. I called and they said you should get it this week...well, ok. Another couple days passed and I call and follow up...and again I was told "you should get it this week" umm...ok.
Then it so happened that I would be moving soon so I called an asked to do a change of address. CAn you guess what happened? yea, nothing. The old address was still in the system.
In the end I got upset and cancelled my subscription (without ever actually receiving any issue!)
The absolute worst customer service I have ever encountered. And because of that they lost a customer. I subscribe to two other magazines and never encountered these kinds of problems --- this magazine really needs to get it together.
First, I subscribed in the start of December 2010, and my subscription was supposed to start with the January 2011 issue - I thought "great!" and then waited....and waited....and continued to wait.
Two months had passed and no magazine. I called and they said you should get it this week...well, ok. Another couple days passed and I call and follow up...and again I was told "you should get it this week" umm...ok.
Then it so happened that I would be moving soon so I called an asked to do a change of address. CAn you guess what happened? yea, nothing. The old address was still in the system.
In the end I got upset and cancelled my subscription (without ever actually receiving any issue!)
The absolute worst customer service I have ever encountered. And because of that they lost a customer. I subscribe to two other magazines and never encountered these kinds of problems --- this magazine really needs to get it together.
A lot of ads.
December 12,2010
This magazine is great for the pictures, but not the reading material. There are sooo many ads as well. I purchased the subscription for a year and, needless to say, I did not renew.
GREAT magazine
August 30,2010
Always enjoy Elle magazine, takes fashion more seriously than other magazines with really insightful writers and stylists. Always a treat when it comes in the mail, and the price was really reasonable for an entire year!
love elle forever and always
December 10,2009
such a great mag - the graphics are rad, the editorials are cool, and the editors are young and fun. I love getting this in the mail every month!
I'd buy this before any other fashion magazine
August 14,2009
I happen to really enjoy Elle, I believe that they have an even balance between fashion trends, accessories, shoes, articles and interviews. I do wish they would place less celebrities on magazine covers and more models again, but it is nice to see your favorite singer or actress on a magazine, esp Gwen Stefani who is always gorgeous. The magazine does tend to lean more towards the left in terms of politics but thats fine with me, if that isn't your preference maybe another magazine would be better suited for you. That aside, I'd say that out of all the high fashion magazines Elle would rank right next to Harper's Bazaar but behind Vogue.
July issue is Fantastic
July 24,2009
The July issue featuring the beautiful Gwen Stefani is fantastic; lots of lovely photos of Gwen and January Jones from Mad Men; there's even some lovely photos of Jennifer Hudson. The accompaning articles are well written and informative - makes me wonder if Gwen is ready to retire from the music business.
I also enjoyed the feature on hair care.
I've just received the August issue and can't wait to jump into it. I really like this magazine - its splendidly useful, current and does not take itself too seriously; let's have some fun, right !!
I also enjoyed the feature on hair care.
I've just received the August issue and can't wait to jump into it. I really like this magazine - its splendidly useful, current and does not take itself too seriously; let's have some fun, right !!
Used to better but still good
December 18,2007
I have subscribed to Elle for nearly 20 years and I have seen it change in recent years into more of a In Style type mag. There is increasing focus on celebrities, with one on every cover. I find this annoying--if I wanted to see Britney Spears or Posh Spice I would buy the Enquirer or People. I wish Elle would go back to featuring relatively unknown models instead of actresses. I think the recent change in leadership is causing the magazine to have an identity crisis. They can't really compete with Vogue but they're not sure who they should be...InStyle? People? Glamour?
Despite the recent turmoil however, it's still a good magazine. I love the book recommendations, in-depth articles, and of course E.Jean.
Despite the recent turmoil however, it's still a good magazine. I love the book recommendations, in-depth articles, and of course E.Jean.
Worth Adding to Your Collection
July 26,2007
OK we KNOW that you have all the "fashion" magazines already or you wouldn't be checking out this review. You might even be thinking to yourself-- how can I possibly justify spending any more of my hard-earned cash looking at pictures of clothes/shoes/bags I will never in a million years be able to buy? The justification comes from something called a "point of view" which this mag has in spades compared to some of the others. They post great suggestions on undiscovered quality literary finds, recognize the difference between looking at a design for it's artistic merits and actually trying to walk in 5 1/2" platforms, wonderful columnists like E.Jean give good advice--basically we are talking about a cross between New Republic/Time/Vogue--with that combo the price makes this mag a great buy!