Editor & Chief Review, Inc. overly energetic door to door magazine sales, points system for $5,000 start up capitol Naples Florida
A overly energetic young man(20's) comes to door of my apartment complex selling magazines as a way to earn points to win a contest. He tells me he's a struggling entrepreneur and their going to give him $5,000 to start his new business and a trip to Rome, Italy. He was a little too giggly for me so I bought a magazine I had wanted to purchase anyhow and he told me where I could go online to track his progress and that he was in first place so far.
The next morning (because he came to my apartment at 8:30pm) I checked the Better Business Bureau national web page and they had no company on file. I typed the company name into Google and the first page to come up is this one. You can imagine I canceled the check and the subscription immediately.
Please don't be fooled by nice young men trying to get somewhere in life. If I could I'd find him and tell him that there is no quick buck way to get ahead in life. Get a job and work hard and with integrity.
Andrea
sierra vista, Arizona
U.S.A.
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Lg
Houston,Texas,
U.S.A.
I thought it was a scam at first, too, but then...
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, May 22, 2009
I received my magazines! They come every month.
Looking back I felt suckered, I just graduated college and I know how useful it is and hard to finance as well so I listened to the guy.
So, as much as I do feel I was suckered because I bought magazines I like, but usually wouldn't spend money on, it's not a scam and after that one initial charge to my account I have received magazines ever since.
**Note! I am still looking for a way to change the address (I'm moving) and cancel for the future making sure that they don't charge me for another year.