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- From: john@sequent.com (John Vander Borght)
- Subject: Re: Consumers Digest 'you renewed now pay' trick?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.002307.1699@sequent.com>
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- Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
- References: <1993Jan25.213453.4846@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 00:23:07 GMT
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- prm@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (paul.r.mount) writes:
-
- > In 1992 I paid for a year's subscription to Consumers Digest
- >and the magazine has been arriving as scheduled. (Expiration
- >June 93).
- > Recently they have been sending notices saying "you've been
- >getting the magazine but why haven't you paid?" I notice on
- >the card with the address and codes it says June94. So I send them
- >cards back saying that I don't recall renewing for another year.
- > It seems like renewal by intimidation. Anyone else having
- >this problem w/CD or other magazines.
-
- I had a similar problem with The Sporting News last year. They even
- threatened my credit rating. I finally wrote them a nasty note and they
- quit bugging me.
-
- John Vander Borght
- john@sequent.com
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