Richard Kaszeta > wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' > writes:
>> > While I've always liked the Cooks Illustrated magazine, and even have
>> > a few of their books, for the last two years I've had problems with
>> > them sending (and billing for) unsolicited books, despite my
>> > repeatedly telling them not to send anything.
>> >
>> > Anyone had luck with getting them to stop? Fighting with the credit
>> > card companies and Cooks has gotten rather old.
>>
>> I'd send them a registered letter explaining you desire to receive no
>> more books from them. And tell them that if they send anything else to
>> you you will regard it as unsolicited merchandise, a gift, and will keep
>> it. Copy your state's AG's consumer affairs office. Be nice to get a
>> name there that you can stick on the letter.
>
>I've pretty much done this (the local library now has a handsome copy
>of "The Best Recipe, 1st Edition" after they insisted on sending me a
>copy of the 2nd Edition, BTW), but it doesn't stop me from having to deal
>with the credit card company every time they do, and that's getting to
>be a bigger irritation (although why the credit card company just
>doesn't deny their transactions is a good question).

IFRC there is something on the order that seems to give them
permission to send more books. Look real hard at any order form. I
just tell them when they call that I can get most of the books at
about 1/2 price from Costco. www.newbookscheap.com is also a great
source.
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Susan N.

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