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Re: CD clubs

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From: Steven Linke
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1992 06:45
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In article <5402@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil> hebo@hp850.mbari.org (Bob Herlien) writes:
>
>The only reservation I have is that, having exhausted what I want to get
>from them, I've been trying to quit for 2 months now.  They still haven't
>stopped sending me the cards that say I'll get such-and-such CD if I don't
>respond.  But most record clubs are slow in that regard; I expected it
>to take 2-3 months to quit.  If they don't stop in another month, I may
>get mad...

When you send in your cancellation notice, write something like this
on it too: "All of my contractual obligations with your company have
been met.  Please cancel my membership.  Any further items I receive
from your company will be considered unsolicited gifts."

I used to join all the clubs ONLY when they offered 8 disks for the
price of 1 (actually for the price of 2 when you figure in "shipping
and handling").  Then, as soon as I bought my required CD and had
received the additional free ones, I cancelled my membership.
Within, 2-3 months the companies would start sending out letters
saying they were sorry that I cancelled, and that they would like me
to become a member again.  When an 8 for the price of 1 deal came up
again I would re-join.



-- 
Steve Linke
Salk Institute (Gene Expression Lab)
La Jolla, CA
Internet: slinke@sdcc3.ucsd.edu
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Subject: Re: CD clubs
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