I shelled out 300 US$ to subscribe to this magazine last year, and have been getting 30-40% of the magazines. Sometimes a month late bundled with several other late ones. The earliest I ever got it was on a Monday (in the stores on friday). I can read it on my iPad but the whole point of paying $6 per magazine was to have it in print. If I want news content on a screen, there's lots to choose from for free.

Anyone else with a better experience? Anyway, if you're thinking of subscribing, be forewarned. There's only so many times you want to have to be talking to customer service.

Yes, experienced the same earlier this year. During "good" weeks, it would arrive on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. But mostly it wouldn't arrive at all. And I live in downtown Bangkok. A complete joke.

The Economist has on a couple of occasions printed articles deemed offensive to certain Thai people who should never be offended .The current situation means that anybody distributing a magazine carrying said offensive material can find themselves in court being sentenced to a term in prison. Therefore, your distributors probably like to hold it back for a while until it has passed the censors. Try ordering the Daily Mail instead and see which gets delivered first.

Read it on iPad, save the trees.

Read it on iPad, save the trees.

and kill my eyes? No thanks, I spend waaaay too much time staring at a computer screen already. I've tried other magazine subscriptions on the iPad and I end up not reading them as it's not the same.

I've had similar problems with my regular deliveries of the Beano. I blame Dennis the Menace.......or Minnie the Minx.

I have a better experience by downloading the audio version of the Economist every Saturday.

It's free, easily edited and I enjoy listening whilst walking the dogs.

Get it free over the internet, early every Friday morning.

I was a subscriber for fifteen years. I cancelled it 2 years ago, really p*ssed off with their rubbish delivery in Thailand (understandable non-appearance due to controversial articles notwithstanding).

many subscribers suffer late or missing magazines .you can find them on sale cheap at the weekend market later on, e mags is the only answer to the problem. posties prolly nick a few to resell

western mags dont pull their punches and tell it like it is so bound to upset certain people

Edited September 20, 201411 yr by 3NUMBAS

The irony of it-

paying $300 to get the Economist delivered to Thailand.

The irony of it-

paying $300 to get the Economist delivered to Thailand.

It could be worse ,it could be the Guardian

Come to think of it not receiving the guardian would be a bonus

Kinda guessing your shouting at the wrong guys.

Its the postal service not the journals fault for certain.

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I like the Guardian. UK, USA and Australian editions free on line. You might not agree with their editorial policy, but it's best to have an open mind.

Edited September 20, 201411 yr by Toknarok

I've been wondering about why, and as some have mentioned, postal theft for resale at kiosks, etc., struck my mind.

What about the Financial Times? I thought about getting that next (used to have daily delivery before moving here and kind of miss it), but will it be the same thing? Or the International New York Times? Anyone here who has those?

That's a real shame - I've had perhaps 2 missing magazines over the last 18 months on top of the 3 or 4 issues that they did not distribute in Thailand. I reported one of them missing and got a subscription extension.

Wouldn't pay $6 for it though, mine works out at $2.38 an issue since I transferred it from delivery in my home country.

Kinda guessing your shouting at the wrong guys.

Its the postal service not the journals fault for certain.

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In Bangkok where I live, the magazine is hand delivered by The Economist's chosen distributor, so it is not Thailand Post's fault.

Actually, I begged The Economist to have my magazine delivered by Thailand Post since I have much more confidence in them...

Edited September 21, 201411 yr by euroflash

In contrast, my fortnightly copy of Private Eye has arrived without fail in a timely manner for the last few years - sent by regular airmail.