"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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> "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.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
>

Southern Living does the same thing. Dumped them!

Chris in Pearland, TX