<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Middle_Seat:
I'd be careful about strangers, due to the prohibition against cancelling subscriptions. I have found that my relatives are willing to receive gift subscriptions, although they don't yet know how many they are going to get. 
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No way, will any of the magazines show up on someone's door step within the 30 day "no cancel" period.