GQ Magazine: 77 pages of ads before the table of contents?

[NFS4]

So I got a free subscription to GQ Magazine from FatWallet a few years ago (when my subscription ran out, I bought a 4-year sub for $9.99 off eBay). I generally like the magazine and the articlea are usually pretty insightful (the article a few months ago on Robert DeNiro was a real eye opener into his persona), but one thing that has alway struck me is the sheer amount of ads.

I got my March 2007 issue in the mail this month and start flipping through... and flipping through... and flipping through until I got to page 78: The Table of Contents. WTF?

Granted, the magazine has 350 pages, but 77 pages of ads before the ToC?

 

[FilmCamera]

It's a special ad-enhanced version since you are getting it for free.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: FilmCamera
It's a special ad-enhanced version since you are getting it for free.

I've been paying for it since 2005.

**Edit**

[Michael Scott] "That's what she said" [/Michael Scott]

 

[Inspector Jihad]

GQ is like that...and it kinda makes sense too as its primarily a fashion magazine so seeing what the ads have to offer kind of tells you of the state of fashion at that particular time.

 

[FilmCamera]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: FilmCamera
It's a special ad-enhanced version since you are getting it for free.

I've been paying for it since 2005.

**Edit**

[Michael Scott] "That's what she said" [/Michael Scott]

Maybe they forgot to transfer you to the different version

 

[Mucho]

So you are a gentleman.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: FilmCamera

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: FilmCamera
It's a special ad-enhanced version since you are getting it for free.

I've been paying for it since 2005.

**Edit**

[Michael Scott] "That's what she said" [/Michael Scott]

Maybe they forgot to transfer you to the different version

Hehe, I also get Esquire for free too. Gotta love those free mag subscriptions. My GF usually steals those from me though.

 

[Ophir]

Yeah, it's out of control. That's basically why I stopped reading magazines altogether. It's annoying as hell to see those lame ads after each page and impossible to find an article you are looking for when consecutive pages are un-numbered ads.