インスタイルは、アメリカを代表する女性向けファッション雑誌の一つでタイム社により発行されています。
インスタイルは美容、ファッション、家庭、エンターテイメント、セレブのライフスタイルなどをとりあげています。1994年にリリースされ、現在では170万部を数えます。
オンラインウェブサイトであるinstyle.comも運営されており、そちらでも雑誌と同様の内容が展開されている他、商品の購買、編集者によるブログ、セレブのパーティシーンなどがウェブ独自の内容として公開されています。
InStyleのサイトではアメリカとカナダ以外の在住者への定期購読案内はありませんが、ファックス(セキュリティ上の都合により)による注文で定期購読することが可能です。日本の会社を通じて購読するよりも2-3割り程度安く購読することが可能です。
2007年4月時点の購読料は船便で$78.92です。
以下購読の際の手順を参考までに。
Could you let me know the procedure/cost to subscribe InStyle? magazine from here in Japan? I could only find the form for US and Canada subscribers but no others. I would like to read your latest issue periodically. Your prompt reply would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Hanako
Thank you for contacting INSTYLE Customer Service. [#x42a1637]
The current cost for a 13-issue (one-year) subscription delivered to an international address is $78.92. This rate includes all charges for delivery via surface mail. To order, please send your payment in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank to the address below. We accept American Express, VISA, or MasterCard?. To order by credit card please include complete credit card information (type of card, number, and expiration date) if you are faxing your order. Please use the order information provided below:
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INSTYLE
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When ordering, please include your full name, complete mailing address (including your country/postal code), and original question/inquiry. Please note that delivery will start within 8 to 12 weeks. Thank you for your interest in our magazine. We look forward to hearing from you!
We appreciate this opportunity to be of service.
INSTYLE Customer Service
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Dear INSTYLE Customer Service,
Please find my request for subscription below:
Ref#:<<#1234567-8082904#>>
<Personal information> Name (First/Last): Hanako Yamada
Street: 1-1 Chiyoda
City: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Country: Japan
Postal code: 100-0001
email: hanako.yamada@abc.com<Request detail> One year (13 issue) from the latest avaiilable issue via surface mail.
<Payment information>
Total amount: $78.92
Card type: Visa
Card number: 1234567890123456789
Valid through (Month/Year): 12/2999
Best regards,
Hanako Yamada
Dear Hanako.Yamada@abc.com:
Thank you for contacting INSTYLE Customer Service.
We received your order on April 01, 2007. The order is for 13 issues at a total cost of $78.92. The first issue will be dated July 2007. Delivery to an area outside the U.S. and Canada by surface mail is expected within six to eight weeks after the cover date. This delay is because surface delivery is by water, not air.
We apologize in advance that promotional information and renewal notices can not be mailed to international subscribers. However, you can find the expiration date for your subscription in the upper right-hand corner of your mailing label on the cover of each issue. Your subscription will expire during the month and year indicated on the label.
Your account number is XXXXXXX....
以上で申し込みが完了し、指定住所宛にInstyleが送られてきます。