Kate Connally wrote:

> JJ wrote:
> >
> > A couple of months ago Cook's Illustrated sent me a book I
> > did not request (Best Recipe: Baking Illustrated). I called them
> > and got a label from them to ship it back, which I did. I just
> > got a past due invoice yesterday.
> >
> > Though I will be calling them on Tuesday, I'm a bit peeved
> > about this process I have to go through.
> >
> > Has anyone else received a book from them, unrequested?
>
> You should have just kept the book, notifying them
> that you were doing so, that is was unsolicited, and
> that you were not obligated to pay for it and not to
> send any bills. Since it takes a while to stop the
> billing process, you may still have received some but
> you could just throw them out. I do this sort of
> thing all the time.
> Kate

Well I called this morning and they said I had "zero" balance.
So it seems I'm off the books.

So you've been successful with notifying them that
you were keeping the book? Perhaps next time I'll
give it a try. I'm not sure if they have my credit card
number on file. Generally I pay by check...

Thanks to all. Good to know one is not alone in this scheme.