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From: mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Columbia Record Club
Message-ID: <496@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 16:39:52 EST
Article-I.D.: mmm.496
Posted: Wed Feb 12 16:39:52 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Feb-86 00:54:53 EST
References: <1286@osu-eddie.UUCP> <34200016@uiucuxc> <812@decuac.UUCP>
Reply-To: mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR)
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In article <812@decuac.UUCP> avolio@decuac.UUCP writes:
>In article <34200016@uiucuxc>, rcook@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU writes:
>> 
>> 4. You (and your next 4 generations) WILL get "stuff" from them until your
>>    natural life is over. Even after you go through the hassle of terminating
>>    your membership.
>
>My wife still gets letters from CR&TC.  She cancelled her membership 5 years
>ago.  That was 3 addresses ago.  That was even under her maiden name (they
>have corrected it).  "Dear Former Subscriber... have we got a deal..."
>Note, they never write to say "This is your last chance."
>-- 
>Fred @ DEC Ultrix Applications Center    {decvax,seismo,cbosgd}!decuac!avolio

When I was about 13, I joined CR&TC without my parents' knowledge. They sent
me the 12 free records and I even ordered one or two more. Shortly afterwards,
we moved to Europe, and we didn't know what to do with the club (I was supposed
to buy another X records at some unattractive price over the next 2 years, or
something like that). 

	So what did I do? I wrote them a letter saying "I am a minor, and 
therefore the "contract" is not valid. Besides, we're moving overseas. G'bye"

I never heard from them again.

--MKR