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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.legal
Subject: Re: Mail order scam -- BEWARE
Message-ID: <216@ttidcc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 13:17:31 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 13:17:31 1986
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In article <545@nsc-pdc.UUCP> joemu@nsc-pdc.UUCP (Joe Mueller) writes:
>I just got burned for the insured return postage for a set of books from
>the Harlequin Reader Service of "Harlequin Romance" fame. The way they suckered
>me is they sent me a box with an envelope attached that states
>"official sweepstakes entry" on it. The box is stamped "free sample enclosed".
>I open the box and it contains a set of four romance novels and a free
>steak knife. I open the envelope and it contains a #@!@&# bill for the books!!

You burned yourself.  As you noted, postal regulations state  you're  under
no  obligation  to pay for unsolicited merchandise.  If you didn't want the
books you could have trashed them or given them  away.  Spending  the  time
and money to return them was _your_ idea.

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