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From: abbott@dean.Berkeley.EDU (=Mark Abbott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacWorld's Phony Offers
Keywords: MacWorld
Message-ID: <21069@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 10 Jan 90 00:17:32 GMT
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In article <2505@manta.cme.nbs.gov> proctor@cme.nbs.gov (Fred Proctor) writes:
>Several months ago, my colleagues and I each received an offer from
>MacWorld magazine for a free mouse pad and trial issue.  We all said
>"Sure, why not?"  What a mistake.  After receiving several harassing
>letters from MacWorld (to which we responded with queries abour our
>mosue pads and requests for cancellations), we've been put on the
>delinquency list of the North Shore collection agency.  After filling
>out an unsolicited bulk-mailed freebie card!  What a bunch of slimeballs.

Exactly the same thing happened to me a year ago.  At the time I assumed
it was an isolated accident and just slogged through the hassle.  However,
I was genuinely annoyed that could find no way to call MacWorld to settle
the problem nor could I talk to a person at North Shore Collection Agency.
Eventually it was straightened out but urg.  Given that this still seems
to be happening I'd advise everybody to avoid any offers of "one trial
issue" from MacWorld.

	Mark

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