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The Holiday '09 issue of food&family began arriving in homes on October 26th. We ask that you please wait 10-14 days to receive it. If at that time you have not received your Holiday '09 magazine, please send us an email by clicking here or call us at 1-800-521-4403, and we will be more than happy to assist you. If you have subscribed recently, it could take between 8-10 weeks for delivery. The food & family magazine has been part of so many of our loyal consumers lives that we didn’t want to have to stop printing it. The nominal fee helps us continue the printed edition as well as enhance the great recipe and food ideas you’ve come to love from us. There are also other wonderful ways to enjoy the magazine content and more - we have a Recipes-By-Email program, www.kraftfoods.com, and the online edition of Food & Family magazine too – all for free.
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Nov 20, 2009 9:50 AM
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I really looked forward to gettting this magazine in the mail. But like a lot of others, things are really tight for us right now. I thought it was really great that Kraft put out this magazine, cause it made me feel like they cared about their customers, it wasn't about the money. I have kept all the past issues that I have gotten. I have to admit I was very dissappointed when I saw the invoice inside the magazine, but I guess everyone is struggling right now, even Kraft.
I don't know if I will be able to pay the $6.99 subcription to continue receiving the magazine. I may just have to rely on the website to look up a recipie.
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Nov 19, 2009 4:06 PM
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I enjoyed the magazine for free for years but I'm not going to pay 6.99 for 4 issues. I'm not one of those "global warming drones" but I've got a oak hutch full of recipes, cookbooks and cooking magazines, I'll just save my $6.99 and get the same great recipes online. I still LOVE YOU KRAFT, you're a great American company that Obama hasn't destroyed yet.
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Nov 19, 2009 2:08 PM
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i got my Christmas issue "holiday issue" (i don't like saying holiday issue because its Christmas for me) last month with the bill, so i paid it last month
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Nov 18, 2009 12:38 PM
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For those of you posting that you paid for the subscription, how long ago did you pay, and have you received the newest issue yet? And if the offer that you replied to promised a free cookbook, did you receive that yet? I subscribed in early September (after receiving the free version for several years), but I have not received the new issue or the cookbook yet.
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Nov 18, 2009 10:32 AM
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I too, was somewhat upset when I saw that Kraft was now going to charge for their magazine, but I can understand why they are doing this. It's expensive for them to keep sending us something for nothing, and in this day and age, you can't get something for nothing any longer. My only complaint is that we were not notified sooner about this decision, just a bill in our last issue. I would have liked to see a letter explaining their decision to start charging for a subscription included with the bill, but I guess I'm smart enough to put 2 and 2 together as to why. As was stated here many times, I do not think that the price is outrageous, so I have already subscribed and will share my issues with my mother. I am old enough to remember when Kraft included their holiday recipes in the TV Guide and also in the grocery stores. My mom always looked forward to them coming out. Nowadays, our version of this is the Food & Family magazine. I have not tried every Kraft recipe, but just seeing Kraft on the label, to me means quality, in their products and their recipes, and it always has. I look forward to continue receiving their magazine. Keep up the good work!
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Nov 17, 2009 6:27 PM
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You know...I have to disagree with a lot of you. Of Course it is a lot of advertising - it is from their own company. Do they want to encourage you to go buy someone else's product? I live in a meat and potatoes house, so they love a lot of stuff that comes out. I have been getting this for years, and so for me to pay $6.99 for a cookbook type of magazine that I will use, that is not going to bother me. I think I have made one or two things from every issue.
I do understand the complaints about the prepackaged processed foods, but some nights, I don't have time to do things from scratch. And the 'dinner in a bag' has great ideas.
i know the website offers it too, but at least with the magazine I can put it in front of my 7 year old and say, "ok, pick out at least 3 things you would like to try".
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Nov 16, 2009 12:26 PM
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Go figure....Kraft like other companies continue to raise prices on their in store products when the family income is on a fast decline and now they want to charge for the free magazine we've gotten for years! Thank but no thanks!
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Nov 15, 2009 6:01 PM
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glad I search for this question before I went crazy...I agree too that this is a great magazine and I will put this payment for future issues in the mail now...(I especially like the part about new items coming) KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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Nov 12, 2009 12:49 PM
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I don't discard mine i keep ALL of them
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Nov 9, 2009 3:14 PM
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i paid $12.98 for 2 years, i think its a great little "go to" magazine and thats the reason why so many of us enjoyed it for so many years, i'm sure people are buying more generic name brands then the krafts brand, i know i am, who knows maybe now that they will have some more money for this publication it might be thicker or have more coupons? i like having a little recipe book, i, like another poster said enjoy holding it and flipping through when i receive it in the mail and i hate always having to go turn on a computer just to get a recipe, these little books are nice to have on hand, i don't know why everybody is getting so upset, i mean sure it was nice that it was free for so long but if you don't think its that great why care so much that they are charging? and its going to be online like always so whats the loss?
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Nov 5, 2009 5:54 PM
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> > I paid my $6.99 and I did it gladly! I have
> received
> > more compliments from the quick and easy recipes
> that
> > I have gotten from this magazine. I love the
> fact
> > that there are colorful pics and even
> step-by-step
> > instructions on some of the recipes. I have
> been
> > receiving the mag free just like everyone else,
> but I
> > definately think that it is worth the price.
> People
> > will go out and spent $5 on a coffee or $10 at
> a
> > hamburger joint and not bat an eye, but
> complain
> > about having to pay a small amount for something
> that
> > for years they got for free. Remember in this
> day,
> > NOTHING IS FREE! Be happy you got what you got
> for
> > as long as you got it, and move forward with
> peace
> > and love in your heart (not so much anger and
> > bitterness toward a magazine).
>
> Also, very well said!!! maybe it's just me but
> aren't there much more important things to worry (and
> complain) about...
I agree too...Gosh, people!!
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Nov 5, 2009 9:40 AM
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> I paid my $6.99 and I did it gladly! I have received
> more compliments from the quick and easy recipes that
> I have gotten from this magazine. I love the fact
> that there are colorful pics and even step-by-step
> instructions on some of the recipes. I have been
> receiving the mag free just like everyone else, but I
> definately think that it is worth the price. People
> will go out and spent $5 on a coffee or $10 at a
> hamburger joint and not bat an eye, but complain
> about having to pay a small amount for something that
> for years they got for free. Remember in this day,
> NOTHING IS FREE! Be happy you got what you got for
> as long as you got it, and move forward with peace
> and love in your heart (not so much anger and
> bitterness toward a magazine).
Also, very well said!!! maybe it's just me but aren't there much more important things to worry (and complain) about...
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Nov 5, 2009 9:24 AM
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I paid my $6.99 and I did it gladly! I have received more compliments from the quick and easy recipes that I have gotten from this magazine. I love the fact that there are colorful pics and even step-by-step instructions on some of the recipes. I have been receiving the mag free just like everyone else, but I definately think that it is worth the price. People will go out and spent $5 on a coffee or $10 at a hamburger joint and not bat an eye, but complain about having to pay a small amount for something that for years they got for free. Remember in this day, NOTHING IS FREE! Be happy you got what you got for as long as you got it, and move forward with peace and love in your heart (not so much anger and bitterness toward a magazine).
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Nov 5, 2009 8:52 AM
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> Some of you are unbelievable. You are already
> on-line, helping to save the evironment from
> unnecessary waste yet complaining about not recieving
> a free hard copy publication that has numerous pages
> of wastefull advertising, etc as well as carrying
> subscriptions that are never looked at by others
> because it is free. Don't get me wrong, I love free
> stuff, but I would rather see it electronically than
> see it pile up in a dump. Try printing only what you
> want. If you want to flip through the pages at you
> kids soccer game, blame yourself for printing all the
> unnecessay pages. Kraft appears to be moving into
> the eco-friendly age. Besides, their prices may not
> raise if they can cut unnecessary overhead. Just my
> thoughts.
VERY WELL SAID!!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 4, 2009 7:15 PM
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The way I look at is this...for one reason or another Kraft has decided to put their magazine online now - as a courtesy they will still print and mail it to anyone willing to pay for it. I am one of those who are willing. Part of me says "hey they are charging me to buy their ad" but I really am an old fashioned "paper person" and enjoy having the pages at my fingertips with in vivid shiny color  I cannot tell you how much I have relied on this magazine and I browse it before going to the grocery store...I like being able to create new dinners from things that most of us already have around the house. So it used to be free and now it isn't. So what. If you are online to read this then you have the ability to browse the magazine online too. Just sayin.
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