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From: eagan@druxp.UUCP (EaganMS)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Consumer Buying Clubs
Message-ID: <722@druxp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 17:00:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  2 17:00:36 1985
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Someone recently posted an article about a consumer buying club
in Austin Texas being sued.
This has me concerned because recently we joined a consumer club
(United Buyers Consumer Club). It is probably too late for me to even
worry about it now, but I would like to know if these clubs
ARE really as good as they sound.

This particular club is a member of Better Business Bureau, has been
in business for 14 years,
and has branches throughout the country.

Also, we know someone who was a member of this one for a few years, and she
has gotten lots of use out of it.
Our membership was about $779.00 total to be paid over a 2 year period,
the third year we pay nothing, then if we want to continue our membership
we pay $60.00/year for the last 7 years (altogether a 10 year membership
but we can cancel anytime after the first 3 years (i.e. after paying
$779.00).

We priced things in the catalogs and they DO seem a lot cheaper than
we would otherwise have to pay.

Please pass me any imformation on clubs of this nature.
Thanks.