Jul 20, 2011
Received the same call as Kelly a couple of nights ago, some guy telling me not to renew my subscriptions if anyone called me, because I was already enjoying the benefits I received through their company at the great rate of $3.99 per month for up to 60 months (which is a pretty poor deal, btw). I asked the guy what magazines he was talking about, he said "oh, great magazines like Women's Day, Rachel Ray (something)" and some other ones (I couldn't understand what he was saying). I said "I don't subscribe to any of those magazines." He said "oh, you don't?! Sorry to take up your time" and hung up on me before I could ask any other questions. I used *69 to get the number, called it back, got the shady sounding voicemail.
It's important for people to know that in some states, just a verbal "yes" about buying a magazine can be considered a legally binding contract, and a company can lock you into buying something. These shady salespeople know that, and will try to trick you into buying something you don't want!
To everyone that gets unwanted sales calls, if you are on the do not call registry, they are in violation of a federal law. I filed a complaint with the FTC. Please file a complaint with the FTC or these companies won't stop.
To file a complaint, go to https://complaints.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx