"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 16:05:42 GMT, 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?
>
> No, but if you buy the annual compendium they send it to you
> automatically unless you send in the decline card.
>
> Maybe you bought something from them previously?
>
> I think you can "refuse" stuff if you didn't order it and the post
> office will send it back without going through the hassle of arranging
> shipping.
>

In my experience CI is notorious for sending you things you did not
explicitly order but somehow agreed to as part of a subscription or
something else you got from them. It's one of the reasons I cancelled all my
dealings with them.


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