fulk@cs.rochester.edu (Mark Fulk) (06/13/90)
Once again, Macworld is dunning "subscribers" who didn't want the magazine. I got one or two unasked-for issues, and a series of bills, in the mail. I replied to the bills saying that I didn't want the magazine, as I had already had a subscription once and had cancelled it. I still don't want a subscription; the magazine, simply put, stinks. Now I have a form letter from a collection agency on my desk. At some point, someone is going to have to sue MacWorld to get them to stop this dishonest practice. Mark Fulk
lehotsky@server4.osf.org (Alan Lehotsky) (06/13/90)
Yup - MacWorld did the same thing to me, and went one better! They sent me a form saying you qualify for a FREE subscription. I filled it out and sent it back. After about 2 issues, I got a bill. I wrote "I don't want this if I have to pay for it" and mailed it back. They keep sending bills (which I am now officially ignoring) even though they've escalated to the "collection agency". They've stopped sending magazines. And guess what! Just the other day, I got another letter saying that I qualify for a free subscription! Maybe if I threaten to write a letter to MacUser, MacWorld will get around to fixing this? Al Lehotsky
unhd (USENET News System) (06/13/90)
In article <1990Jun12.173619.18388@cs.rochester.edu> fulk@cs.rochester.edu (Mark Fulk) writes: > Once again, Macworld is dunning "subscribers" who didn't want the > magazine. I got one or two unasked-for issues, and a series of bills, > in the mail. I replied to the bills saying that I didn't want the > magazine, as I had already had a subscription once and had cancelled > it. I still don't want a subscription; the magazine, simply put, > stinks. Now I have a form letter from a collection agency on my desk. > > At some point, someone is going to have to sue MacWorld to get them to > stop this dishonest practice. > > Mark Fulk It's good to know that I am not alone. I am in the middle of the same dilema. One nasty message to the MACWORLD sales department did no good and so I had to send another to the collection agency and am waiting for their reply. This is so infuriating!!!!! tjb
mec@cbnewsj.att.com (michael.e.connick) (06/15/90)
In article <1990Jun12.173619.18388@cs.rochester.edu> fulk@cs.rochester.edu (Mark Fulk) writes: > Once again, Macworld is dunning "subscribers" who didn't want the > magazine. I got one or two unasked-for issues, and a series of bills, > in the mail. I replied to the bills saying that I didn't want the > magazine, as I had already had a subscription once and had cancelled > it. I still don't want a subscription; the magazine, simply put, > stinks. Now I have a form letter from a collection agency on my desk. Has anyone in this situation tried complaining to their local Postmaster? It sounds like a classic case of mail fraud to me. I have a feeling if the US Postal Inspectors go after MacWorld, this practice will be stopped VERY quickly! ----------------------------------------------------- Michael Connick mec@mtfmi.ATT.COM 201-957-3057 AT&T Bell Labs MT 3F-113 (Dept. 79151)
jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) (06/16/90)
>It's good to know that I am not alone. I am in the middle of the same >dilema. One nasty message to the MACWORLD sales department did no good >and so I had to send another to the collection agency and am waiting for >their reply. This is so infuriating!!!!! How about a letter to your local better business bureau. How about a letter to MacUSER or MacWeek? Better yet dunn MacWorld with notices of your own. Or just ignore them... you CAN'T be forced to pay for unsolicited mail/subscriptions. MacWorld's tactics are obvious and pathetic. Tell them where they can stick their subscription.