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www.adelaidenow.com.au
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Rating Distribution

The Advertiser has a 2.3 star rating based on 17 customer reviews and consumers are mostly dissatisfied with delivery and service.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Expect frequent delivery issues; check The Advertiser reviews before subscribing.
  • Customer service and app access problems reported; keep records when chasing refunds or billing queries.
  • Price increases noted; consider value for money versus digital options.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Constant missed deliveries and late newspapers.
  • Poor communication and difficulty contacting support or cancelling subscriptions.
  • App and website login failures and unresolved billing concerns.

Positive Feedback

Some praise for local news quality, an excellent publication and occasional good customer follow-up offers like a free week.

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The Advertiser - Re: Ian Roger Yates Article
The Advertiser - Failed to cancel my subscription
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Anonymous
map-marker Adelaide, South Australia

I have already reported the non...deliver on 5/6/7 June

I have already reported the non delivery of today (Saturdays's paper) , however this is the second day in a row. Is there a problem with the driver?

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Fronnie Chp
map-marker Adelaide, South Australia

Missed dellvery frequently

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AI Highlights
  • Papers are missed; only 1 delivered last week, none today.
  • Paid for years but service not received; asking about refunds on cancel.

Have missed many papers Only 1 delivered last week One so far this week None today AGAIN SICK IF WASTING MY TIME COMPLAINING TO ADVERTISER DELIVERY DEPARTMENT AND STILL NOT RECEIVING THE SERVICE THAT I HAVE PSID FOR FOR YEARS WHATS my next option Do I get a refund of my subscription costs if I cancel?

User's recommendation: Don’t bother But it at the supermarket

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Anonymous
map-marker Adelaide, South Australia

Constant missed Paper delivery

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Paper delivery missed on a constant basis. After reporting the problem not a thing appears to change. The problem remains ongoing..

User's recommendation: Think twice before committing to the Advertiser 7 Day Home Delivery Service' Servuce[

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Hannu A Vql

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| map-marker Adelaide, South Australia

Home delivery delays

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AI Highlights
  • Midweek deliveries usually before 7am.
  • Weekend papers around 8am, sometimes later; local servo earlier.
  • Today at 8:30am there is no delivery yet.

Our mid week home deliveries usually arrive well before 7am. Weekend papers arrive later more around 8am, sometimes later.

Today, Friday it is now 8.30am and still no delivery. What time should we expect to receive our papers daily during the week and weekends?

I know that the local servo have their papers much earlier than ours. Appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks

Hannu Aho

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Janoni J

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Very poor deliveries with a standard list of excuses

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Constant missed deliveries, standard list of excuses, very poor, never seem to resolve the issue. No follow-up.

Preferred solution: Apology

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Angela S Vvg

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Resolved: No communication missed delivery

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Updated by user Jun 02, 2025

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. Had to be happy with what they offered. But we're not happy just have to deal with what they offer

Original review May 15, 2025

Continued missed delivery, no communication . Need to have the number of delivery agent in my area.

No satisfaction for long term customer

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David M Xij

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Riollio ban

AI Highlights
  • Willie must do a respectful behaviour program; I ask AFL to publish all mandatory, certified pre-season training for players and coaches.
Updated by user May 16, 2025

I guess they have the right not to reply but my issue was not that difficult to respond to.

Original review May 09, 2025

Willie has been told to do a respectful behaviour program. I would have thought this would be mandatory for all AFL players and coaches as part of their pre-season training, which would also include certified classroom programs on sexual harassment, workplace culture, etc.

Can the AFL please list on your masthead all the mandatory certified training that players and coaches receive? Thanks.

Preferred solution: A reply from the AFL

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Lauree Nhi

Been cut off from digital paper

Will u please just give me a pho ne callWould like this rectified My digi am getting very annoyetal paper is not available

User's recommendation: I would like it to be easier to rectify a fault

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Anita Pis

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Resolved: The Binge is now NOT pullout magazine

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AI Highlights
  • The DTV guide is back in the paper, a change the reviewer dislikes.
  • The paper is thinner, making crosswords harder and prices have risen.
Contains 1 confidential file for company representatives
Updated by user Dec 30, 2024

Got a reply back saying that this is a summer initiative and the booklet is back late jan.

Updated by user Dec 29, 2024

Have not heard anything

Original review Dec 14, 2024

DTV guide is back as part of the paper, its dumb, hard to do crosswords as paper too thin, WHY have you done this?

It's probably a cost exercise, well why then did you put price up recently and do this unthinkable thing?

User's recommendation: Dont buy

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1 comment
Guest

Hi Anita, No contact details were left to contact you directly. Please note that the Binge has moved to it's "Summer" format.

The Binge Guide will be back to the regular book form at the end of January/beginning of February.

During the Christmas and New Year break a lot of the regular weekend content ie SA Weekend, Escape, Stellar, Body and Soul, go on leave. Regards, Rachael

Anonymous
map-marker Adelaide Cbd, South Australia

DISSATISFACTION

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Impossible to speak to someone directly regarding several issues!!

Complete disregard for Subscribers.

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Tin G Uua

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All good

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AI Highlights
  • Customer service called about the complaint and will inform delivery company.
  • Advertiser delivered and thrown behind my gate; so far so good.

Customer service gave me a call with regards to to my complaint. They will inform the delivery co.

about my issues.

Advertiser been delivered and thrown behind my gate. So far so good.

Thank you

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Matthew Evu

Wrong paper

Delivered the Australian not advertiser and very rarely I drive way most times next door or out on medium street . He doesnt care where he throws it he needs to be told thankyou

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Anonymous
map-marker Adelaide Cbd, South Australia

Paper not delivered

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My Paper was not delivered on 17/1 and 18/1 contacted Customer Service and have received papers since

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John P Lkq

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Verified Reviewer

Advertiser delivery problem.

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We have been getting the Advertiser delivered without a fault since our contact through you. Good work thank you.

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Lavora Ing

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Cost is too expensive

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Stop raising the prices of the paper. You will lose people by doing so because the raised prices do not provide value for money and the coverage is not the best.

Preferred solution: Stop putting the prices up

User's recommendation: Too expensive now

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Lavora Ing

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Price

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Stop putting the prices up on the advertiser an the sunday mail people will stop buying it an won't go on line

User's recommendation: Waste of money

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