Unless I am missing something, this behaviour by Network Services would be permitted under the magazine supply rules the MPA has developed and the ANF endorsed: this magazine, SpongeBob and his Buddies, which failed at one newsagency in April 2014, has been sent to another newsagency. Unless it is a redistribution to the newsagency receiving it now, it’s a new title. But look at it … it’s been supplied in appalling condition. It’s a redistribution regardless of whether the newsagency receiving it had it previously. The stock sent out last week is not in mint condition.
This is a significant gap in the proposed magazine supply rules, a gap through which dreadful behaviour such as this could pass, behaviour which costs newsagents dearly.
Shame on Network Services for sending out junk like this and causing newsagents to have to waste time and money processing the stock. This effort contributes to making us less competitive with magazines.
We were lucky enough to receive the same title, ours came from a Sydney newsagency. Network did not care about the old label being on the mag nor did I so they can have it back again with an extra label
We should get permanent labels for our mags