Reader's Digest Complaints & Reviews

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Sub:-Request to let me know about the status of my prize (Thank...

Please refer my A/C :[protected] H-1557 & A/C :[protected]. I bring it to your kind notice that I have sent two cheques (Nos.099394 & 099393) dt.18.10.2011 for Rs6,578/- & Rs1,099/- which have already been debited to my account on 1st & 3rd Nov. 2011 respectively. But so far the items indented i.e., (i) Bridal Party Clutch Bag (ICS No.[protected] Cost : Rs2,999/- and (ii) Diva Pendant Set
(ICS No.081 1541)...

I have already entered in final stage of Sweepstakes lucky winner contest & yesterday I received the mail regarding this intimation but as per instructions
in mail as soon as as click on to official access code the further site is not accessible on line messaging '' The Web server cannot find '' with HTTP Error 404 , hence I can not register more pl. note.

Anant Khalikar...

Hi,

I registered for Readers Digest on the 20/09/11. The money is debited from my credit card ([protected]). However, i haven't received any free gifts or Readers Digest magazine since than. Kindly, look into this at the earliest and contact me on +91 [protected].

The message appeared when i registered is as below:

"Thank you for subscribing Dear Toral!

Please allow...

Dear Sir,
Last 3-4 back I have subscribed your Annual Readers Digest , and I have paid Rs.450-500 to the Postman and he gave me the first copy i.e. become a complete champion and for children book how to behaviour with our cildrens, but from that month till date i don't have received another copies
as per your policy of each month you are sending copy of each month. i think this is totally fraud case,if by...

Sir,
eventhough not going for purchase / purchase order Reader's Digest sent their (perhaps not selling) so called Select Edition which I can not purchase even in dream to me and start sending bills of the same. They also thretuned to transfer the issue to recovery department.

This type of practice which is openly fraud must be stopped and consumers should not be cheated like wise.

Yours faithfully,br...

I had applied for the mags subscription sometime mid july the cheque for 449/ was paid to the mumbai office on 26/7/11. there has been no response from the company till date my details are as follows.
COL R N ISSAR
FLAT 1502, TOWER 14,
VALLEY VIEW ESTATE,
GWAL PAHADI,
GURGAON - FARIDABAD ROAD,
GURGAON
HARYANA - 122003...

Dear Sir/Madam,

I made a payment for the book "Diabetic cookery book" via Syndicate bank cheque number:[protected] for Amount Rs.918/- for which we got a message asking to send another Rs.100 for the same. Which was duly sent on[protected] by syndicate bank cheque number:[protected].

We still haven't received the book. Please let us know the status of the order.

You can respond regarding...

Reader's Digest India
NOTICE OF SELECTION

You are a potential finalist to win Rs. 35,00,000.00 cash in the third and last stage of Rupees One Crore Sweepstakes 2011.

Dear Himanshu Dave,

An Official Invitation has been issued in your name. It confirms that you are amongst those selected from the whole of India, who may activate an exclusive Sweepstakes entry opportunity. If you are drawn...

I mistakenly over paid Reader's Digest by $88.22 on June 5, 2011. They have refused to repay me that money saying they sent the cheque and then they will credit my bank account then they sent the cheque again, NOT!

Now they tried to get my credit card information saying they will reimburse my credit card. I never paid by credit card I paid on-line from my bank. They keep telling me one lie after another, but I do not see...

my mother had wronglly paid rs.475 vcpp charges which i had never asked for. IA GOT REFUND OF ONLY RS.337- AGAINST RS.475- DUE TO ME. rEADERS DIGEST MAGAZINE MAY JUN E AND JULY WAS SENT TO ME BY THEIR NOIDA OFFICE. I HAD NEVER ASKED THEM FOR ANY KIND OF SUBSCRIPTION. even the manager assured m,e nothing wud be dewducted and now noida office say sorry we cann ot refund you the balance amt of rs.138-. Pls do look into the matter. noida no[protected]...

the company sends the books without any order and demands money . this is second case to me that's why i am complaining. the first one i give Rs249/- .but now again they send a book without any order from my side and demanding for Rs699/-. pl z tell me what steps should i take against it....

Dear Sir,

Sir, My sister had received a letter indicating to buy there books,
its readers digest marketing gimmick sweepstakes, people are lured to
buy sub standard products assuring some very small free gifts, prize
of 30 lakhs rupees or directors special prize of 15 lakhs rupees ,so
he is fed up and came to conclusion are R.D. prizes are first
determined whom to get and fixed to give, and...

It is with great regret that I am logging this complaint.

My daughter Ms Nilanjana Sanyal has been meticulously filling all forms and documents for READERS DIGEST SWEEPSTAKES 2011 and sending/courering much before the valid dates since all subsequent forms have been regularly coming to our address & being sent back.

In the final stages, a VPP was received on 26/05/2011 from REDADER’S DOGEST BHE,(I) PVT...

MY RECEIPT NO-RDCAR[protected]
MY REPEATED REMIDERS TO KNOW THE STATUS OF MY SUBSRIPTIONS AT [protected]@intoday.com HAVE FAILED.SUCH KIND OF SERVICE FROM READER'S DIGEST IS JUST BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS. I HAVE BEEN THEIR CUSTOMER SINCE LAST 17 YEARS.
I THINK THIS IS THE LAST PLATFORM TO AWAKE THE SLEEPING OFFICIALS @ RD OFFICE.

...

I HAVE RECEIVED ,SEVERAL MAILS FROM READERS DIGEST from this email ID-
[protected]@intoday.com. as it has come from INDIA TODAY GROUP , I Believed it.

I Still do have belief that it is genuine but after going through some of the emails i am a bit worried.

the following is my mini statement of my online banking transaction, i have sent an email to the above email id to refund to my bank account the extra amount...

I am a regular subscriber of the magazine Readers Digest. Suddenly I was lured into a false lottery and sweepstake contest by the publisher. As the amount ran into crores I fell into their trap. The publisher started sending different contest material with an offer to buy one or more of their materials. Initially I purchased some reading materials but at a later stage I observed that it was a publisher's unique idea to push sale items...

I paid for the Readers Digest magazine using my credit card more than 2 months back. I've given them a copy of my credit card statement showing the payment. I've got payment confirmations / Transaction Reference No. from my bank as well. Still, they are not ready to acknowledge the payment. The bank says payment will only get charged on your account if the vendor name matches otherwise it will revert into your account automatically.br...

readers digest first offer you sweepstakes of rs. 35 lakhs products,then you purchase products,your signs and other data is collected,then readers digest and india today start sending you pending bills with showing vpp amount paid for 1st installment,complete bakwas sweepstakes and products you dont purchase,still send wrong bills and wrong bills on your name,beware of redaersw digest and india today and living media group,frauds and illegal...

Hi,

I have been receiving continues letters from reders digest regarding sweeptakes and i am replying to them also, is it really true? Just i wanted to know weather any body got benefited from this or not. Does it make any sense of replying to their letters? Please let me know..

Thanking you.....