We were offered an offer 'Too Good To Be True' by someone at Southern Counties Times and guess what... it was!!!
We were told that their newspaper had a 200, 000 'paid subscribers' and that our advert along with editorial would appear on the front cover for 2 successive editions.
When I received the voucher copy I couldn't quite believe what I saw. 'Rag' wouldn't even come close to describing the quality of this so called newspaper, it is nothing more than a complete rip-off and I would even use it to wipe my arse.
The advert was the wrong one and they squashed and resized the advert to fit into the tiny space allocated for it - even though it was meant to be A5. There was no sign of the paid for editorial either and also no sign of a cost for the newspaper, which indicates that this is not a paid for newspaper. When calling to complain we are greeted with nothing but rudeness, arrogance and damn right ignorance.
These guys are nothing but a bunch of cowboys who couldn't a 'real job' even if they had attended school.
We have used all our local newspapers and received enquires from all of them - with far less a circulation. We did not receive a single call or enquiry from this rag, which I am not surprised. Lesson to be learned here - always ask for a copy of the publication prior to using it!!!

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!