The Economist is pure propaganda journal you pay high price for. I bought it once to kill my time and it was just another bad decision, buying a random cheap book would be more useful than The Economist telling you lies. Tip for consumers:I do not recommend. Value Quality Date of experience: December 21, 2021I found the content ok... but wanted to pause my subscription. I then discovered NO ONLINE cancel option. I had to discuss it with someone who spent the whole time trying to sell. This wasted considerable time and says a lot about the business. I will never again subscribe. Tip for consumers:BE WARNED. There is no online cancellation option for subscriptions. Service Value Returns Quality Date of experience: June 22, 2021The Economist offers a cheap subscription with an auto-renewal, but do not tell you that they will never notify you when new issues are released. You're just supposed to "know" that it's weekly, and decide to go to their portal to see the new articles. Which begs the question, why would I go, when I don't know what articles are there? What magazine assumes that it's the subscriber's responsibility to schedule weekly visits to their website? What magazine never tells you when there's a new issue? So I received not a single notice of new issues or articles, nor any notice of renewals... then discovered it on my credit card 9 months and $147 later. Customer service was absolutely impenetrable; they only refunded the current quarter. Absolutely disgraceful business practices. And they're in London, so... good luck suing them. Date of experience: March 15, 2018I got a subscription (annual I was told) during The Economist marketing campaign on the streets of NYC. It was in spring. Today i saw a charge on my credit card for $69. I called them. Apparently it's $69 per quarter. You can't cancel it online. They cancel it on the phone, but then don't give you any confirmation. And they say that email confirmation takes up to 48 hours do be delivered:) So not only they are bias in their articles. They are also the worst example of liberalism - lies, lies, lies. Never again. Date of experience: December 2, 2019I find that the print has gotten smaller in the past few years. It is hard for senior citizens to read. This may have something to do with mailing costs, etc. I will not renew my subscription for this reason. Dr. Martin Gonzalez Date of experience: August 5, 2020I've been a subscriber for a couple of years now and I must say that their journalism is impeccable. The quality is always great and I appreciate the holistic flair that the weekly issue allows for. However, I only use their app as their website is very outdated with adds filling up the page and a need to log in every single time you go on their site. Both Espresso and the official app are great though. Date of experience: November 24, 2019Bought trial digital subscription. Four days later, still can't access website. And nothing to do with my devices, internet service or location. My advice: don't bother. Buy a print copy if you have to read it. The Economist is clearly still in the 19th century when it comes to technology. Date of experience: August 27, 2018I have not been able to access my digital subscription since November of last year and have had nothing but ridiculous responses and been given the run around by their customer service team. The subscription people however are right onto it as after almost 4 months of the run around and no access I am being hounded to renew my extremely expensive subscription. No thank you. Date of experience: February 16, 2017Got a gift digital and magazine subscription. One month later, the website isn't accessible and the magazine isn't showing up. Customer service is non-existent and won't respond to emails. Maybe getting delivery by carrier pigeon would be better. The gift giver is asking the bank to cancel the order. Just save yourself the time and hassle and don't bother. Service Value Shipping Quality Date of experience: January 10, 2023I am an American who has subscribed to The Economist for 15 years. I have appreciated the European perspective on global news. The Economist used to be a very balanced news publication but I'm sad to say that they have lost independent thought and have gleefully boarded the liberal bandwagon. I am unfortunately cancelling my subscription to The Economist to seek unbiased news elsewhere. Service Value Shipping Quality Date of experience: September 7, 2023The Economist $12 for 12 weeks plus 1200 bonus American Airlines FF miles is a definite RIP OFF. This is an AA "Advantage" buying program where you can get FF miles when you buy from the featured sellers. I was supposed to receive an email at the end of the trial period to cancel the subscription, but it never came. By the time I became aware of the scam, my credit card had been hit for almost $150.00. Of course, I'll never, read the Economist again. But I may also stop flying on American Airlines as well. Date of experience: March 2, 202030 years ago, The Economist represented the pinnacle of well argued independent journalism. Today it follows a liberal globalist orthodoxy with little or no rationisation of its position on issues. I stopped subscribing about 10 years ago. Date of experience: December 3, 2019I love checking financial news because it seems to me that all the money are in finances basically. Of course, some people prefer the spheres of their livelihood, however nothing can overpersuade me in this case. I love investing money and guess that it's a great opportunity for all people to save money without any thoughts that it can be ingulfed by the inflation. I daily read this magazine in order to stay informed about everything that is happening in the economy of various countries and the world economy as well. There is a subscription and I guess this money will certainly recoup itself. Date of experience: February 5, 2022Pricey but an excellent read to stay informed and understand important economic trends. I like their analysis, seems to be "middle of the road", less biases then other "true blue" or "red" publications. Date of experience: June 19, 2016They start with the introductory offer, you can then have access to your webpage account, but cannot change the terms of the subscription, the payment method or edit your creedit card. You cannot clarify for how long the offer lasts, then you finally get a much higher ammount charged to your credit card unexpectedly. Then you complain right away and they are not going to return the total of your money. The system is set to rip you off. Don't ever subscribe to this maganize. It is a fraud! Date of experience: March 31, 2017If Ernest Hemingway were a news magazine, he would be the Economist. Filled with tough, terse articles, the Economist's weekly news publication provides articles which give, on average, more background, analysis, and perspective on how an issue fits in with the rest of the world, than any newspapers or news magazines. While the Economist does have a libertarian bent, its analysis of the news is balanced. And because it's only published weekly, the Economist is better able to prioritize the most important issues. If I could read only one news source, it would without question be the Economist. Date of experience: October 14, 2008The Economist (http://www.economist.com/) is the place to go for in-depth information and news on business, politics and current affairs around the world. The articles are usually thoughtful, well documented and are not afraid of being contentious. If you are serious about news, read the Economist. They also publish a great style guide for writers! Sadly, for full access you now need to subscribe, but the website is still pretty good. Date of experience: January 26, 2011Pay attention CNN, FOX, Infowars, Young Turks, MSBC, MSN, CBS, ABC and any other leaning news outlest. Let me say this in a way you can undertand. This is how you journalism. Good job Economist. Keep the biases checked at the door. Opinions should be left for social media. Date of experience: April 25, 2018In our bad economy it is good to know what is going on in the world. I don't have the time to read any magazines or even to read a website. The economist has a great little digital mobile download to your iphone if you get a digital subscription (I don't want a print subscription anyways). One of the best ways to stay informed. Date of experience: December 6, 2009I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I tried their 12 issues for $12 and thought the magazine was decent. HOWEVER, when I emailed them twice to cancel the automatic renewal because we are on an 18-month church assignment in Europe they failed to cancel or even acknowledge my emails. I ended up being billed for two renewals. I couldn't do anything about the first renewal because I was too late with a charge card chargeback. To cancel the second one I had to cancel my Visa card and get a replacement so they could not renew for a third term. VERY SHODDY WAS TO DO BUSINESS! Date of experience: July 5, 2018This is the first time I write a review here. This is one of my favorite source where I can find up to date news and fresh info. I like it. Date of experience: July 19, 2020The worst customer service I've experienced from any subscription I've made in my life. The "customer service" is anything but that. Date of experience: July 4, 2021They are rude and make it very difficult to cancel. Content is ok (very biased) but the customer service is 1/10. Service Date of experience: June 9, 2022They've botched my digital account multiple times. The Economist's customer service used to be first rate but I think something has gone terribly wrong. Tip for consumers:Don't rely on the online customer service. Better to call them but still not good anymore. Service Value Shipping Quality Date of experience: April 29, 2015The Economist is the best source of news analysis anywhere. I read the Wall Street Journal to learn what happened. I read the Economist to understand why its important. The website is not that well designed but I tend to read it more often than the print edition (because it's more convenient) but both are well worth the money. Date of experience: June 18, 2009