I'm also a member and it has paid off, I got my ROTS LE Obi-Wan saber for $50 less than retail and quite a few deals on mini-sabers as well as some exclusives.
One other mention in the newsletter, you will now have to sign for items delivered from the MR website. Makes perfect sense to me, since most of the items cost quite a bit of money, but now I'm worried that the EE Obi-Wan saber will now ship between 24 Jan and 6 Feb when I'll be in NY on leave!