Yeah, I tend to scan the adverts - commercial and private to see if there's anything of interest, and then it goes in the bin. Very rarely find anything of interest in the articles. If I'm honest, I'm not entirely sure why I'm a member of MSCC, but it's not expensive so don't object to chucking my coffers in the pot if others get a benefit.
I used to get MOG magazine which was a little better but again, as with any single marque magazine, it all gets a little 'samey' so dropped the subscription a year or so ago.