There have recently been one or two reviews slating Mango Book Club, so it seems only fair that I say that my experience of them has been without problems so far.
Not the best of starts, as my introductory book was left in my dustbin - it was a relatively new one and had been emptied that ... Read review
Advantages: Good special offers Disadvantages: Postage and packing expensive on cheaper books
...one or two reviews slating Mango Book Club, so it seems only fair that I say that my experience of them has been without problems so far.
Not the best of starts, as my introductory book was left in my dustbin - it was a relatively new one and had been emptied that morning, but even so I didn't find that acceptable. However, that was the fault of the delivery company rather than Mango. I didn't actually want that particular book, so ... ...a very decent price, considering Mango only charged me 99p for it.
Since then I have ordered a cookery book, a book on memory loss which I hope to read over the Christmas period (having reached the age when short-term memory can cause frequent problems), and Roald Dahl's 'Songs and Verse' - a good variety. When I ordered my second book I was offered the choice of a free teddy bear or a £3 book token to use on a future order. I chose ... more
There have recently been one or two reviews slating Mango Book Club, so it seems only fair that I say that my experience of them has been without problems so far.
Not the best of starts, as my introductory book was left in my dustbin - it was a relatively new one and had been emptied that morning, but even so I didn't find that acceptable. However, that was the fault of the delivery company rather than Mango. I didn't actually want that particular book, so I listed it on Amazon Marketplace and sold it within twenty-four hours at a very decent price, considering Mango only charged me 99p for it.
Since then I have ordered a cookery book, a book on memory loss which I hope to read over the Christmas period (having reached the age when short-term memory can cause frequent problems), and Roald Dahl's 'Songs and Verse' - a good variety. When I ordered my second book I was offered the choice of a free teddy bear or a £3 book token to use on a future order. I chose the token as I have no young relatives who would have appreciated a teddy for Christmas.
So far I have only paid for the introductory book and the cookery book, as Mango are currently not asking for payment of orders until February 2007, which is a help at this time of year. The December magazine is offering three books for the price of two as well as free postage and packing on all orders over £15, so anyone buying books as Christmas presents could have made a good saving here. There are several sets of children's books (a set counts as just one choice) ranging from £8.97 for three Dora the Explorer books to £39.92 for a set of eight children's hardback classics. The last three pages of the magazine feature bestsellers in the sale at £6.99 and a selection of fiction at £3.99.
The books I have ordered so far have all been at discounted prices, but I have paid postage and packing on them as they were under £15 and I didn't take advantage of the '3 for 2' offer. Cheaper prices can usually be found on Amazon, but I would never have known that the book on memory loss existed had I not seen it in the Mango catalogue.
Delivery usually takes place about a week after placing an order, which was fine for me as I wasn't in a desperate hurry for any of the books. The books have all been well packaged so far in a cardboard box with plenty of bubblewrap inside. As usual there is a fair amount of junk advertising material in the box, but I just put it straight in the recycling bin.
If you join Mango you commit to buying six books in total, after which you can cancel your membership if you wish. Magazines are sent out monthly with a suggested editor's choice which will be sent to you unless you cancel it either by post or online. Orders can be placed by post or on Mango's website. If you use the website you obviously save on postage, and you receive a confirming email if you cancel the editor's choice.
As I have so far had no problems with my orders, I have had no reason to telephone or email the company and cannot comment on their customer service. I will update this review in the future if any problems do occur.
Some previous reviews have commented that this is a club targetting younger women, but I wouldn't agree with this. I have seen quite a few reference books that I would be interested in ordering, such as the 'Aerial Atlas of the World', and I would think it might be an interesting club for a family to join.
Advantages: Some cheaper books Disadvantages: cheaper books elsewhere and long delivery
...get a friend to join mango by offering you a free book.
Commitment - well when I joined you had to buy 4 or 5 (I can't remember if it was four or five - sorry) books in your first year. After that you didn't have to buy ever again if you didn't want to. Great I thought, 4 (Or 5!) in one year is not so bad. I don't think I'll have a problem with that. And admittedly I didn't have a problem fulfilling my commitment to the club.
To be honest I turned ... ...read!! but because of Mango (and my love of ordering!) I have made time to read more often and I am slowly getting through the pile on the shelf!!!!
After joining Mango you get pack come through with all your membership details on. Explaining your commitment, your statement and the red hot reads.
Red Hot Reads - Something that can save you quite a bit of money but I find can become a bit annoying at the same time. Every month in your Mango newsletter ...
tracy2002 19.10.2002
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Advantages: Good choice of contemporary and 'trendy' female fiction Disadvantages: Slow delivery, not as good as the internet rivals
...such bookclub was Mango.
Mango is very similar in setup to the other bookclubs which operate out of Swindon – e.g. World Books. You get an initial, highly attractive, joining offer, usually along the lines of buy five books for a fiver plus p&p at £2.35, and then you have a commitment to buy four or sometimes six books in your first year. These offers vary; it depends where you see an advertisement for the club, or sometimes whether you have ... ...for its books – young women. The types of books that it offers certainly have a limited appeal – I can’t imagine many of the males on here being particularly interested! As the name of the club suggests when you break it down into two words – “man….go” – it’s really just suited to female readers. Many of the books offered are of the light and frothy variety – think Jill Mansell, Fiona Walker, ...
weebagpuss 10.08.2001
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Advantages: no pressure to purchase Disadvantages: none
Mango are a book club, I first heard of them when I used to go on websites and see their banners telling me how I could get a free gift for joining, as I am up for all free things I decided to log onto www.mango.co.uk and have a look at what they were offering, as I am not a huge book club fan and don't read much. I looked around the website then on the join section it said what you could do at the time I was joining, well when I finally got round ... ...etc. To pay Mango and order you need to pay by either cheque or postal order or even credit card and they send a recipt with the next catalogue but they don't want cash sent. When you sign up to mango you get a password and username and then when you log in your email, member no and name show up you can then order online with this which is probably quicker and it's just the same as the catalogue but on the website so you still read the same information ...
ms19 11.04.2002
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Advantages: cheap, good offers, convienient. Disadvantages: sometimes slow delivery
...a week, I love Mango!
Mango is a division of WorldBooks, the mail-order book giant and I joined around 6 months ago.
Mango caters for the recent load of books that are among the Bridget Jones type style, full of lovely, juicy reads that are hard to put down.
As an introductory offer to get you to join, they usually offer 5 books for £5 or similar deals. When I joined it was buy 5 books for £5 plus I got £15 worth of vouchers off my next order.
... ...other books you don’t want. Mango do provide a service of sending you a label to send goods back but they’ll add a charge of £2.50 to your account so you wont actually be paying for postage when you send it but on your next invoice.
At times, usually every other month for me, you get sent other brochures tempting you to books from their other clubs, such as mind, spirit and body, thrillers club, or just their normal worldbooks brochure. ...
Evep 10.10.2001
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Advantages: Beats going to the bookshop! Disadvantages: They demand payment before you can re-order (not a bad thing l suppose!)
I joined Mango approximately 2 years ago (I think) having previously been a member of World Books - which l found to heavy and really only dealt in hard backed books. I found Mango by chance really - a leaflet fell out of a magazine. As a sucker for gimmicks and junk mail - l read it and thought is sounded appealing. Paper backed books a cut price, delivered to your door - excellent. The novels range from the top ten best sellers in the UK, to Contemporary ... ...to sort and anytime l have had to deal with a customer services representative on the telephone l have found them polite and informative.
If you are like me an avid reader and find yourself re-reading old books, why not try Mango - it could be up your street! ...
purdy 27.05.2001
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Advantages: A beautiful and evocotive read, well-illustrated, bonus family recipes. Disadvantages: none
Madhur Jaffrey is the undoubted world authority on Indian cuisine, as well as being a successful actress and an award-winning author of numerous cookery books. In Climbing The Mango Trees she tells the story of her childhood, growing up in a wealthy, very extended family in Delhi.
Madhur dedicates her book to her grandparents for 'helping to make their grandchildren who we all are'. The majority of her reminiscences are delightful, enjoyable childhood recollections and reflections, which are a pleasure to read. There are, however, some heart-rendering moments, and running throughout the book is a very dark undertone surrounding the family's relationship to one uncle, which certainly makes poignant reading, and also shows that Madhur can portray difficult matter in a subtle and suggestive way. As well as the family tales, around which ...
Advantages: Lovely story set in Kenya Disadvantages: none
, each fruit is described "soft yellow bananna", "round juicy orange" ...Children can take it in turns to chose a fruit or vegetable and describe it.
Shops
Children can use real or pretend fruit to play "shops". With your help they can make name and price labels and thy can set out a "counter" with kitchen scales and a box for toy money.
Illustrations
Handa's Surprise is beautifully illustrated with very bright colourful large pictures throughout the book.
Our opinion
We really enjoyed the story and the pictures in this book after reading this book
we bought different fruits from local fruit shop (pineapple, apples, limes, tangarines, guava,mango and banannas), the children took it in turns to describe and then eat the different fruits (shape, texture, taste, colour and smell) they really enjoyed this none of them ...
Advantages: Good story, great use of colour Disadvantages: None
and something surprising happens to mean that she does not arrive empty handed.
Opinion
This is a beautiful book and so much fun for the children reading it, because they can see that Handa has no idea what is going on with her fruit basket, while she walks.
I also like the fact that children are introduced to more unusual fruits, which they might not have come across before, such as mango, avocado and pineapple.
The pictures are the main focus of the book and are vibrant and alive with colour; in the main there is just one line of text to accompany two pages, so that children can easily follow the words as you read. The use of colour is perfect in giving the feeling of the hot African climate.
There are plenty of examples of good adjectives in use, such as "sweet-smelling guava" and so it introduces some new vocabulary to children ...
