To Whom It May Concern:

I have been a subscriber to Blender Magazine for quite some time now. Blender had a certain quality I really enjoyed in a music magazine: informative but not too elitist, snarky without being mean; it was an all-around happy day whenever Blender arrived in my mailbox. I always bended my ear to the “Songs to Download” list, laughed at the “Word!” segments, gobbled up reviews and interviews, and always read it cover-to-cover. So, imagine my sadness when I learned that the Recession got to Blender, too!

However, if that weren’t enough, this month, instead of getting a copy of one of my favorite music magazines, I receive a copy of a magazine with an ad as the front cover that looks like it belongs in the Photoshop Awards (seriously: does the girl boxer on the right even have her head attached? It looks very unnatural.). Turn the page, and there is a topless woman; I have received a copy of Maxim Magazine. Now, if I had been a guy, I might have been delighted to receive this change of pace. But alas, I am a woman. And flipping through the pages of your magazine, I can hereby attest that there is nothing that remotely appeals to me about this magazine. I checked to see if any of my model friends had made it into your “Hometown Hotties” section, read the blurb about Anthony Bourdain (agreed that he’s awesome), and that was about it. The articles didn’t appeal to me, the ads certainly didn’t appeal to me (male enhancement? C’mon!), and the food and fashion sections literally turned my stomach. Now, I don’t want you to think that I am a prude or some uber girly-girl; I have friends who write for AskMen.com and read that on a regular basis because I like to get inside the male psyche and learn all I can about men, their view on women, and relationship advice from another point of view. However, from the looks of this very unappealing magazine that was sent to me, if I were going to subscribe to a male magazine; I’d order Playboy. The articles are more interesting.

I apologize if this offends anyone, but I do not wish to receive any more copies of Maxim Magazine. If there is another magazine at your company you could send in its stead, I would greatly appreciate it. If you have to send me a refund, please do. If you have old copies of Blender from earlier than 2005, I’d take those instead, too. Just please don’t send any more Maxims to my door! I hope you understand.

Most sincerely,

Jessica P. Wallin

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