[Resolved]  Reader's Digest — cheating on subscription

From: swami nathan <[protected]@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 15, 2009 7:15 PM
Subject: ARE YOU PLAYING FRAUD ON GIFT SUBSCRIPTION, FOR MONEY TAKEN ON VPP ??????????
To: subscription.[protected]@intoday.com, Shanta Nair <shanta.[protected]@intoday.com>
Cc: midcenter <[protected]@gmail.com>, swaminathan <[protected]@rediffmail.com>, swaminathan pv <[protected]@yahoo.co.in>


From :::::: PV Swaminathan 12-63, Veerappa Gadda, Uppal P.O. Hyderabad 500039
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TO::::::SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT, READER'S DIGEST, { UNDER CC TO MS SHANTHA REFR HER E-MAIL}

SUB ::::::: IT IS A MATTER OF SHAME, SHAME AND SHEAR SHAME UPON YOU IN DEALING WITH PUBLIC MONEY

PART 'A' REFERENCES

MY REFERENCES::: {1} MY A/C NO :::;[protected]
{2} SUBSCRIBED FOR GIFT SUBSCRIPTION ON[protected] Favouring Mr TK Sivaraman- Subscription Number ID given by you {[protected] }
{3} Yr VPP for gift subscription reaching me on[protected] and gift subscription paid only on[protected]
{4} Your magazine under gift subscription --{ FIRST ISSUE ] of ref, reaching only on 12th of march 2009.--{March2009 issue}
{5} Your Shantha Nair confirming by her e-mail dated 6th Feb 2009 THAT :::::::

""...There was an inordinate delay in processing your order for a gift subscription due to technical problems and your gift subscription is entered for the period November 08 to October 09.>
>Since the recipient would not like to receive the back issues, your gift subscription is being entered for the period March 09 to February 2010. Trust you will concur..."""
> {6} your sending Dec08, Jan 2009 and Feb 2009 issue ---all on[protected] from Mumbai as per your franking stamp --all dating on[protected] ...AS IF TO RECIEVE ALL THE THREE MONTH'S OLD PAPERS ---TO RECIEVE ON 13TH MARCH 2009 !!!
[7] YOU HAVE NOT CARED TO ATTEND MY -MAILSENT TO YOU DATED 12TH MARCH 2009

PART '' B ''[protected]MY LETTER PROPER BEGINS :::::::::

[protected]{A] I PROTEST YOUR TAKING FOR GRANTED ATTITUDE IN DEALING WITH THIS GIFT SUBSCRIPTION..
{B} WHOM YOU INTEND TO FOOL BY SENDING ALL THE OLD ISSUES AT ONE GO ON[protected] ????/AND YOU WANT TO RECON THE SUBSCRIPTION FROM OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER 2008 AND CLOSE THE SUBSCRIPTION BY OCT 2009 ????
IS THAT YOUR VILLAINOUS INTENTION ???????
{C} ON THE SAME LOGIC WILL YOU START SENDING SOME MORE OLD ISSUES FOR A TOTAL OF 12NUMBERS AND SAY "" YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS OVER AND YOU AGAIN RENEW SUBSCRIPTION ?????????
{D} I HAVE SPECIFICALLY ASKED CLEARLY A QUESTION FOR YOU TO REPLY AS TO FROM WHICH ISSUE THE SUBSCRIPTION BEGINS AND UPTO WHAT MONTH IT WILL BE ALIVE .
NOW SINCE THE FIRST ISSUE HAS COME FROM MARCH 2009, THE SUBSCRIPTION SHOULD COVER UP TO FEB 2010
ISSUE . PL NOTE MAKE A CARE FULL NOTE OF THE SAME WITHOUT ANY COMPROMISE OR ANY SORT UNDERCUTTING, FOR SURE.
{E} YOU CAN NOT PLAY ANY TRICKS AND RECON THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR ANY EARLIER MONTH, EVEN BY ONE MONTH .
TO COMMENCE .
{F} THE SUBSCRIPTION WAS PAID ON [16TH jAN 2009 BY YR VPP ] -----YOU CAN NOT PLAY YOUR CLEAVER TRICKS BY SENDING EARLIER ISSUES ---ALL ENMASSE IN ONE BUNCH ON[protected] ??????
[G] IS THIS THE WAY YOU HANDLE CUSTOMER"S SUBSCRIPTIONFOR THE MONEY THEY HAVE PAID ON SIMPLE TRUST WITH YOU ?????
{H} IF THIS IS THE WAY YOU DEAL WITH PUBLIC MONEY, IT IS SHAME UPON YOU PEOPLE !!!
[G} IF YOUR INTENTION IS TO PROFITEER ON CUSTOMER'S SUBSCRIPTION IN THIS MANNER, THEN I SHALL HAVE TO
FEEL THAT IT IS NO MORE WORTH TO DEAL WITH SUCH PEOPLE OF MEAN ULTERIOR =OUT-LOOK, BEREFT OF ANY SENSE OF EITHER SHAME OR GUILT IN HANDLING PUBLIC MONEY .

PV SWAMINATHAN, HYDERABAD
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my friend v r on same boat...but we will not get it back since those phone numbers will just ring with out responce, they are big frauds, plz ask ur cc issuing bank not to authorise any future transaction my them ...ask them not to approve any payment for readers digest...or better cancell that card to save ur self from future fraud issue by them...

Hey guys,

GOOD NEWS !!!

I am in the same boat also. But there is ray of hope as i can see now. As i complained this matter to ICICI customer care as i got this offer from ICICI credit card statement signed by regional marketing head and hence i decided to go for it in Jan 09. On 17 Feb my credit card acc was charged with amount of 379 Rs and till now i have not recieved any magazine. So i decided to complain at ICICI and today i send a brief mail related to this to ICICI cust care and surprisingly i got a call from ICICI cust care in just one hour (ohhh goshhhhh!!!) and the guy told me that u will start getting subscription of Readers Digest from April 09 as they need 2 months from actual payment date (17 feb 09) to start the sucscription .
I am happy now. at least there is some hope. Lets c what happens after 2 months.

Hope u all get some relief after reading this news..
___________________________
Kiran Patil.
A disturbed Common man !!

Same thing happened to me. I have paid Reader's Digest subscription in the month of Feb through Credit Card, Till now no one is bothered to reply properly for my mails. I have done this with my foreign Credit Card. Readers Digest people are big cheaters. PLEASE NEVER EVER USE CREDIT CARDS FOR THIS BUGGING READERS DIGEST SUBSCRIPTIONS.

I am also sailing with you all in the same boat or rather joined you all!!! I subscribeed for RD on behalf of my son and they promptly collected the subscription charges by sending the so called Gifts-nothing but worthless books.I am supposed to have got my first copy in the month of November 09 and till today nothing has come.I sent two mails directly to their Sweepstakes Director who is sending all correspondence but till now he hasnt got the decency or time to respond.What else can be bad than this.Why are they still existing wihout caring for their customers and not responding to their complants? Is there some way to get them to respond?

Dear SIR/MADAM,

I AM SON OF DR.T RAMAKRISHNAIAH A/C;[protected].D-4210.H.NO.1-162NEW

DWARAKANAGAR COLONY. REKURTHY. KARIMNAGAR. A.P.

I bring in to your kind NOTICE that my fatherDR.T.RAMAKRISHNAIAH.PASSED AWAY .HE IS NOMORE.

PLEASE DONOT SEND ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON HIS NAME.

YOURS TRUELY

T.A.PSWAMY
S/O.LATE. DR.T.RAMAKRISHNAIAH

sir, you have send me the letter for winning car or rupees, but I am not receiving both of them. I receive your finalist stage certificate.so what to do??? I will claim to you.please don't give to readers digest to me.please send me your feedback to my e-mail ID.
POTENTIAL PRIZE DELIVERY ZONE AI-0109

In spite of my repeated e-mails, Reader's Digest seems to play a hide & seek game as I am not able to get a suitable reply as to why they have sent me one registered VPP Packet containing 3 nos small Paperback books which I had never ordered which cost me Rs, 549/- plus Rs.28/-against P&T charges collected by me on 07th July 2012. The interesting fact is that, all the 3 nos. of Paperback books namely, ''BECOME A COMPLETE CHAMPION'', ''HANDWRITING ANALYSIS'' & ''HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD'' had already been received by me on 27th January 2012 itself as my FREE SURPRISE GIFTS from Reader's Digest against my One Year Subscription of the magazine. In response to their advices, I have sent The Scanned Copy of the Regd. VPP Packet along with the front covers of all the 3 books which I had received in January 2012. But to my utter surprise, the Customer Care executives of Reader's Digest have not care to reply me till today. I am completely fade up with them. I would like to draw kind attention of Mr. Madhur Pandey, Executive, Customer Care and also to Mr.J.Mathew the Director of the Sweepstakes Committee, who had awarded me the status of ''DISTINGUISHED CUSTOMER'' (A/c No:[protected] F-8580, H/C:[protected], P/K:[protected] /[protected] issued in March 2012).
Can I aspect some reply from them?
Disillusioned Customer Mr (Dr) Iftakhir Hussain, M>D> Road, Morikolong, P>O & Distt: NAGAON, Assam-782001.