1, Report:
#1496041
Posted Date:
Jun 05 2020
synapse 8777891194 Image Synapse If you’re having trouble cancelling on your own, you can also try this online cancellation service: Cancel Online Synapse is the largest consumer magazine company in the United States. It was founded in 1991 by Jay S. Walker and Michael Loeb. The original name was NewSub Magazine Service LLC. In 2000, the company was changed to Synapse Group, Inc. The current President is Scott Macon. The parent company is Meredith Corporation. The headquarters are located in Stamford, CT. Synapse distributes over 700 magazines from major publishers (including Hearst Corporation, Conde Nast Publications, Meredith Corporation, and Time Inc). The company was acquired by Time Inc. in 2006. In 2016, Synapse Group acquired Bizrate Insights, which is a market research company. Synapse employs over 200 people and has a revenue of over $400 million. apse Group also is partnered with various magazine subscription services. Magazine Discount Center, Mags for Miles, and freebizmag are websites for people who love magazines. sent golf mag a sub for 3 years $30; cancelled by synapse and replaced by a one year order. golf says call synapse, spectrum says call golf, round and round and round,no resoution Stanford conn
severalletters to and from GOLF and SYNAPSE; eaach tells me to call the other. NO reoslution escept did receive a subscription for one year
Entity
synapse 8777891194
Categories: magazine subscription
2, Report:
#1458147
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2018
Meredith Corporation unauthorized debit on my card Internet
I had ordered a 1 yr. only subscription for Wood magazine for my husband in Dec. 2017. Today, Aug. 25th 2018, I was charged $32.09 for another year (?). It was debited using paypal and my credit card. I immediately called using the toll free number to cancel and did so on Paypal als...
Entity
Meredith Corporation
Categories: MAGAZINE FRAUD, magazine scam
3, Report:
#1328658
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2016
MyWedding.com, Meredith Corporation Vendors Avoid This Scam Castle Rock, CO Nationwide
MyWedding.com presents itself as an online wedding self-planner where a bride and groom can plan their wedding through their online boutique portal. Which is true. Vendors that ADVERTISE through MyWedding.com are presented to a planning couple, exlusively through their website. ...
Entity
Meredith Corporation
Categories: Wedding Services
4, Report:
#1161506
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2014
Meredith Corporation Unauthorized use of Debit Card Des Moines Iowa
I decided to use my Delta Sky Miles on magazines but one magazine I wanted I had to pay an additional fee and I charged it to my debit card. I did not realized that they would keep this information and automatically renew every subscription without my permission. I got a charge ...
Entity
Meredith Corporation
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
5, Report:
#1085528
Posted Date:
Jun 18 2014
Meredith Corporation Auto-renews, charges credit card without permission Boone, Iowa
This company handles fulfillment for Vanity Fair magazine. I noticed an auto-renew charge on my credit card bill and called right away to get it removed. That was done. So why am I posting? During the call I asked if I had inadvertently approved auto-renewal when I last orde...
Entity
Meredith Corporation
Categories: Newspapers – Magazines
6, Report:
#899102
Posted Date:
Jun 18 2012
Meredith Corporation Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, Scrapbooks, Etc Artificially inflating the subscription figures for Better Homes and Gardens by closing Scrapbooks, Etc Des Moines, Iowa
I am a subscriber of Scrapbooks Etc, a Meredith publication which has just distributed its final issue. Meredith is using what I consider dishonest tactics to inflate the circulation figures of Better Homes and Gardens, another Meredith Publication by the following actio...
Entity
Meredith Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
7, Report:
#871769
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2012
Parents.com Meredith Corporation Online Scam, Credit Card Detail Harvesting, ID Theft Boone, Iowa
I got two emails from Parents.com today (4/22/2012 Singapore Time; 4/21/2012 US Time) about a membership and an order placement. As I am in grad school and do not intend to have kids yet, I was amazed at why and how this order was placed in.
The order was placed with my old unive...
Entity
Parents.com Meredith Corporation
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
8, Report:
#703058
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2011
Parents Magazine Meredith Corporation, American Baby Magazine, Received subscription to a mag without ever having subscribed and expected to pay! Boone, Iowa
I started receiving a magazine about babies. I am too old to have babies and there is noone in our home that is having a baby. The magazine had a bill included in it. I did not order it. Noone in the house ordered it. How did I receive it to my home? &nbs...
Entity
Parents Magazine
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
9, Report:
#373438
Posted Date:
Sep 16 2008
Parents.com - American Baby - Parents Magazine - Meredith Corporation - Family Circle Signed me up to parents.com without my permission and imput my information to order a free trial of thier magazine Boone Iowa
I was shocked when out of the blue I got 2 emails from parents.com . One was a notice to welcome me to the community website and the other was a Thank you for your order email. Upon checking on this by going directly to parents.com I saw that I had indeed been set up.
Whoever di...
Entity
Meredith Corporation
Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
10, Report:
#315405
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2008
Fitness Magazine Subscription Scam Des Moines Iowa
I also received a bill from this magazine that I had never heard of. There was no telephone number, no listing in the yellow pages, only their website (still with no telephone number). I looked on Rip Off and became quite concerned about their obvious scam.
I decided to dig a l...
Entity
Fitness Magazine
Categories: Book & Magazine Publishers
11, Report:
#242149
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2007
Family Circle-NME.-Meredith Corporation recieved pink notice 4/3/07 ,called number man was rude,used fowl language to me. he hung phone up on me. Clearwater Florida
after i recived the pink notice,i called the toll-free number. i asked for Pat Haines, name on the pink notice, but got only man to talk too/ man gave his speal,i read about the frauds on the computer..the strike it rich v sweepstakes it said was a scam
i informed him i was on c...
Entity
Family Circle-NME.-Meredith Corporation
Categories: Telemarketers