I got this magazine as a gift for my mom. She said it was too full of ads and things she wasn't interested in, so I cancelled my auto-renewal of it and when it was almost up I removed it from my subscription manager so that I wouldn't accidently renew it for her, and so it didn't clutter up my list.

Now I've received an email from Sunset saying that they are going to use my credit card on file and automatically renew her subscription anyway and they've listed it at a much higher rate than even Amazon has it listed for.

This can't possibly be legal!!! Now I'll have to phone them and deal with them and waste my time.

Don't ever subscribe to this magazine! Because they'll never let you cancel it.

ZERO STARS!!!!!

Edit: I had to Google their phone number because the one they gave with the email was WRONG, off by one number and didn't connect to anyone. After speaking to customer service they didn't even care that it had been set to renew without my authorization. They did say they'd cancel it at the end of this year's subscription. Now I get to wait a couple months to see if it was all lip service, or if they did actually put a stop to the renewal.

If I had any say, I'd demand Amazon remove Sunset from their site. This is one of the most horrible experiences I've ever had with any magazine subscription.

From my brother's wish list so I know he really wants it. I buy with gift points so no out-of- pocket expense. What's not to like? He loves the magazine and is a real Westerner.

I love Sunset magazine from the front cover to the back! I especially enjoy the day trip articles and entertaining the thought of going to some of those destinations. The gardening articles are also something I look forward to reading and possibly implementing. I've tried some good recipes from the cooking section. Overall it's just a great magazine!

While each year (each season??), Sunset gets thinner as an actual hard-copy magazine, it still seems to be a part of my California traditional experience as a gardener, traveler and architectural enthusiast, so...I keep renewing Sunset. However, I feel that their accent on gardening/outdoors/architecture for helpful info, beauty's and enjoyment's basic sake is taking a backseat to wines and fancy foods. It seems that with every issue, they up the percentage on coverage of those two elements. For me, that's too bad, while, I'm sure others will think that's just fine. I think Sunset being a "staple" of Western enjoyment for me is sinking below the horizon!

Sigh, Sunset just isn't the magazine it used to be. Probably great for a dedicated consumer (with a pretty good disposable income) but anyone who enjoyed all of the hands on, DIY house and garden stuff that Sunset used to have, it definitely isn't worth the regular subscription price. Fortunately, it was very reasonable being an Amazon deal so it gave me a chance to see if Sunset was it's old self again. It's not.