I really get irritated (and many of freinds too) to see the silly waste of money that Readers Digest does in so called market promotions with lucky winner contests etc. etc. For your info. most people throw any letter from RD directly in dustbean without openning. As we all like this monthly very much, we urge RD to stop wasting money like this and rather donate it for a good cause, such as education of poor children. I am sure many people will bye your products if a portion of it is going for a good cause. The so called telemarketting/ postal marketting consultants these days think that common people are fools, but do not realize that its other way round.
We want to see a change RD !!
Aug 13, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved
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Email: [protected]@yahoo.com
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A second subscription was requested to be delivered to our daughter at the following address, is being delivered at the original subscriber, that ids, at my address - thus making it useless. This is to please despatch it to her address s follows:
Gayathri S. Anchan, C-15, Anjana Building, Mahal;axmi Housing Society, Off Veeradesai Road, Andheri(W), Mumbai- 40058.
It is indeed a surprise how this company could repeatedly ignore the request of the subscriber for despatch of the gift subscription top thge to the subscriber himself, in repeat years at least since two years!
Solicit the favour of immediate corrective action with intimation to me via email.
my subscription no-08-M294EM[protected]Oct'09
no received list of draw on 22 jan 2009
pl. send detail of draw
thanks
balwinder tyagi
i have been actively replying to all your marketing letters right thru the year 2008
please let me know the authenticity of this mail?
is it fraud?
if not..
than how and when the prize amount will be given
my details is given below:-
Name- K Duhoon S/o Narendra Pal
Nangal, Chhaurprauli,
Baraut 250617
H/C:[protected]
PK :[protected]/[protected]
A/C:[protected]
Mob- [protected] please reply urgently
Therefore, it is requested that the present status of my account may please be provide to me urgently.
Thanking you
my details is given below:-
Name- K Duhoon S/o Narendra Pal
Nangal, Chhaurprauli,
Baraut 250617
H/C:[protected]
PK :[protected]/[protected]
A/C:[protected]
Mob- [protected]
//BR//
Ravi Babu
Iam Kumareshan.A kumar who is reading the reader digest since 4years >
I am getting fooled always that your prize is at your door step and receiving all sorts of documents>
Pl give me advise whether i have to continue OR stop reading>OR it's a Fraud Documents>
I have purchased lot of Products, Books and CD 's but still no gifts & prizes>
In my home they are fighting with me that your are spending lot of time in this >
But they is no gift OR prize still, i couldnot concentrate in any work and getting fooled always>
Let me know whether what ever iam getting letters are true OR false>
Thanks >
Awaiting for your reply>
KUMARESHAN.A KUMAR
H/C:[protected]
P/K:[protected]/[protected]
A/C:[protected] E-42932
A-139, SECTOR-4, HMT COLONY,
HMT POST,
BANGALORE 560013
Ref: Unique Subscription Number: 08-MI[protected]/1-0906
Mr. Vikas Malhotra,
Sweepstakes Director.
I have been a subscriber for the past 4 years (ie., from 2005) in a row, only because the contents in the book are worthwhile reading and also gives good knowledge for elders as well as children.
From the last 4 years, I am getting these types of Certificate of Benefits, flyers etc., telling that you would be eligible for some prize or something if you would purchase some books or CD’s….… even you purchase or not. This looks something like cheating, as people who are in dire needs, though they need the book or not, subscribes and later repent.
Why does Readers Digest do these types of things????? Is it for publicity/fraud or is there some thing real? Readers Digest is supposed to be very authentic, but these types of things somehow dampen the good idea RD has in the minds of people.
As the book is good, people will subscribe automatically. Anyways, as I know the use of the book, I shall renew my subscription from July 2009.
Regards,
P N Pavan
I received a letter and printed cheques of Rs.11, 00, 00/-. and you told to send by return mail. I send by post. What about the status.
Thanking you sir,
Yours faithfully,
K.Subba Rao
D.No.10-3-15/1,
Near Vanuvulamma Temple,
Church Road,
Narsapur-534 275
W.G.Dt., A.P.
it is to inform you that i had received a envelope and the reply envelope alongwith after affix the seal in the space provided on my reply envelope and i also return my certificate for Super Premier Prize winnings of Rs. 26, 00, 000 with all the three thank you seals (exciting privilege Benefit) for maximum benefits and has already been sent you I have returned my Toyota Altis Sticker together with my other Sweepstakes Documents on the same date.
Therefore, I request you for present status of my account may please be provide to me urgently.
Thanking you
my details is given below:-
I recieved a letter from reader's digest sweeptakes company that i hv won a toyota corolla car and i want to know what i hv to do with these posts and should i send the money to subscribe for the book how to write and speak better
Recently there has been a smartly carved sweeptakes being launched by readers digest promising customers o[censored]nbelievable gifts infact i learnt couple of days back was a big SPAM run by our ELITE TEAM OF READERS DIGEST.So attention all readers just dont get lured by this offers donts reply to thier stupid envelops red/pink.these r alll stupid game run by someworthless people. i have aiready abandoned reading readers digest and i request all my frienz do the same and teach them a good lesson.
What shall I do now? Have to be your subscriber? only after this am I eligible for draw?
Dear Sir,
All my correspondence was coming to my earlier address, J P Sharma, 523, GM Bungalow, Ordnace Factory Estate, Itarsi 411 . Since mine is a transferable job, I moved to OFB Head Quarters, 10 A S K Bose Road, Kolkata 700001, I in all my replies had given my future address for correspondence as c/o Shri H C Sharma, 49 Malviya Nagar, Bhopal- 462003. I had applied and paid through Credit Card for 5 CD`s of MOONLIGHT PIANO, the money has been deducted from my account two months back, I have not recieved the CD`s. It is not understood why such a reputed organisation like yours can be not responsive and send the CD`s, leave aside the prize amount which is suspect itself.
please give early response
Yours sincerely
J P Sharma, I O F S
Sr. Deputy Director General,
OFB, 10 A S K Bose Road,
Kolkata - 700001
the same to you.
My name is manoj kumar. Im from Himachal Pardesh. My Address is Vill. Fatoh-Kalri P.O.Bhager Teh.Ghumarwin Distt.Bilaspur H.P. Ph:- [protected].
Sir,
I have changed my phone number. So, my request to u is that pls. call me on my new numder i.e. [protected]. Im available here 24 hrs.
Plese take action on it immediately.
I have choosed for the Lucky Draw for Readers Digest 2009.
Yours customer,
manoj kumar
Readers Digest — readers digest dont have the three free gifts that the flyer states
I got a gift card to recieve 3 free gifts and I went to the web site it provided and there was nothing there.The Reader Digest
Date 03 Sep 09
Sub : Cancellation of Subscriber : Arun Ku Singh Deo
Subscription No.[protected]-0911
Sir,
1. With reference to previous dated 27, 28, 29 Aug 09.
2. I beg to state that further, I do not want Reader Digest from Sep 09 onward because of the transfer, hence now onward, please cancel my membership and send balance amount to me.
3. Kindly do needful help for me and please cancel my membership and further please you don’t send any Reader Digest to me.
4. Please acknowledge.
Thanking you, Sir.
Yours faithfully,
Arun Ku Singh Deo
Mob [protected], [protected]
E Mail ID : [protected]@yahoo.co.in
http://www.rdasia.co.in/rd/rdhtml/en/sweepstake/st_realwinner.jsp
and the rules at
http://www.rdasia.co.in/rd/rdhtml/en/sweepstake/st_rule.jsp
It is a matter of luck or extreme luck and patience.
Please tell me through by Email our prize status?
Habibullah
Cell No. [protected]
Email : [protected]@rediffmail.com
THE READER DIGEST
DATE:22/10/09
SUBJECT: Cancellation of Subscriber:MS SUMAN RANGNEKAR
DEAR SIR,
Kindly cancel my membership and further please don’t send any Reader Digest issue to me.Please acknowledge and i had also recived sweeptakers letters like the others, so i kindly request you not to send me any of these letters.
Is this scheme fraud, scam or geniune?
I have completed all the fomalities of sending back the Sweepstakes Passport, key and the letter on 4th November 2009.And the following are the details as mentioned in Sweepstakes Passport that is A/C #[protected]. I am hoping for the good results.
Request you to send me some good news.
Thanking You,
Niranjan Naik
[protected].
Director Readers Dugest
Pls kindly let me know the Prize winners details .
Yashwant
I HAVE SEND U ALL MY DOCUMENTS AS YOU HAVE SAID IN YOUR LETTER I WANT TO KNOW MY STATUS IN THE DRAW.I HAVE MAILED MY PINK ENVELOPE DOCUMENTS ALSO. PLEASE I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER I AM IN THE FINAL STAGE I AM WAITING .
Let today be the first day in your lives when you have stopped acting greedy. Pl have this value in life and pass it on...
Your friend...Raveen, Chennai, India
H/C :[protected].
A/C :[protected].
PK :[protected]/[protected].
HYDERABAD.
AM ALSO A CANDIDATE OF A READER'S DIGEST SWEEPSTAKE SUPER PREMIER PRIZE AWARD, , ,
I DID COMPLETE ALL THE FORMALITIES OF A DOCUMENTATIONS AND REACHED TO A FINAL STAGE OF SCHEME, , ,
YA DEFINETLY THEY SELL PRODUCT AND COLLECTING THE AMOUNT THEY ISSUES THE PRIZES, , ,
ACTUALLY THE ALL COMPLAINT PERSONS ARE SHORT MINDED, , THEY HAV TO READ THE WHOLE POST CARE FULLY, , ,
AND THEN U BE ENTERED IN A GREAT SCHEME, , ,
I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A 2009, I ALSO GOT A MANY MAGAZENS, ORDERED BOOKS, ETC.
I HAV ALSO BUYS A MANY BOOKS FROM READER'S DIGEST,
READER'S DIGEST IS NOT A FRAUD, , ,
THEY OPEN A SHOP OF BOOKS, CD'S ETC, ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, HOME DELIVERY, , ,
READING LIKERS SHOULD BE HEADS OFF ON THEM THEY PROVIDE A BEST COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS,
it is to inform you that i had received a pink envelope marked URGENT REPLY REQUESTED, with the closing Notice-Express Registration Seal on 23.03.2009 and the reply envelope alongwith after affix the seal in the space provided on my reply envelope and i got that letter quite let on 20.01.2009.and am not getting what to do mean while tried to call your servieses but it always busy please sugesst me what to do as am student studying in mumbai. how i have to sent that pink cheq.(
my adress---at RAMWADI, POST PEN DIST RAIGAD
PIN COD NO[protected]
CELL NO ----[protected]
E-MAIL [protected]@rediffmail.com
:)
thanks
Mahesh shirsat
325, Anandwalli
Bajarang nagar
Gangapur road
Nashik-422013
Maharashtra
I git a mail from readers digest, it contains some pink entry ticket for surprise gift, including a ford endover car i dont know how you got my address for what purpose you send this to me. please inform me clearly about your finalist informatrion.
I too have received some kind of documents which convey that i would be getting some przes... These guys have taken my personal information from my bank credit card and mailed me the informations... Have they ever paid any prize monies?????? Shashidhar Chimagalur...
My Subsription no is 10-RDIN09-RD[protected]/0-1101
Please don't be allured by the brand name (in this case Reader's Digest). These guys are very clever in tricking us. I had been captivated by their tricks. In the past (7 years before) the editions were so nice.. But now-a-days these editions are not so good in quality.
The very fact that they are sending such promotions and sweepstakes is a proof that they (Reader's Digest) have lost their fame :)
my way of looking at this is that RD has become so poor that they are "literally begging" for subscribers.. What a pity? :) :)
Mr. Vikas Malhotra
Sweepstakes Director
This is R. Davidkumar and my access code number is 10-RDIN09-RDI[protected]/0-11-3 RDIN09 which i have already received from you.
And also i have already paid the annual subscription amount of Rs. 449/- and Rs. 23/- for the VPP Charges to the Post Office at Thirunagar, Madurai - 625 006. My VPP Number is Q-10291
I have also received a parcel of Three handbooks i.e., from Living Media Ltd., New Delhi.
1. Great funny one liners
2. Increase your life score
3. How to win any argument
But as you have mention earlier in your mail you have not sent me any Reader's digest copies. As you promised you have to send me the Reader's digest From March 2010 but i did not received them yet.
I dont know whats happening and how you are going to keep theses registered. In the meantime i have received a mail from you asking me to pay the amount again. What's this? How you people are going to keep these tracks correct and how you will have this sweepstakes? and how we are going to gain i dont know.
Kindly reply me and send me the Reader's digest copies from March 2010 and once again i tell you i have already paid the amount of Rs. 449/- and Rs. 23/- Totally Rs. 472/- to the postmaster.
Is this also a scam?
Awaiting for your reply,
R. Davidkumar
23D/6, Naveeenraj Residency,
First Floor, Rasi Street,
Tirunagar, Madurai - 625 006.
Tamilnadu, S. India.
Mobile :[protected]
[protected][protected]-----
i would only like to state that...in todays drastic recession period no company or individual will going to give you unusual benefits...my past experience says that whosoever offers you unusual benefits is a fraudulent..!!
beware of them and please do not waste your hard earned money in these fake offers...whatever we have by grace of god we should be happy with that...so please dont go before these offers. take care!!
thanks
balwinder singh
your indian citizen brother
We all can apply a little common sense and understand that advertisement of this kind is likely to be fake.
Regards
Azahar
any law procedures! any lawers can help to publics/
Sir how much True this is..and how can i know that whether they are true or not.they are saying that i won 3200000.so what should i do?
please advise me..
my email id is [protected]@yahoo.co.in
riburom sajem
jatinga tinali
haflong, assam
A/C NO.[protected]
S. CHANDRASEKARAN
WHAT IS MY POSITION NOW?
AWAITING FOR UR REPLY
MY E.MAIL ID IS [protected]@gmail.com
It is to bring to your kind notice that I, Syed Abdul Azeez Basha, with subscription No 11-RDNC11-RD[protected]/0-sep'12 have not yet received my first subscription copy which was as stated in the inland letter sent by Reader's Digest to be due in october'11.In september, I had received a book INVINCIBLE THINKING by registerd post & was asked to pay the required 472 rupees.I had paid & taken the copy.
I request you to kindly look into the matter & see that we receive our edition at the earliest.
Thanking you,
Syed Abdul Azeez Basha
flat no:8 block 1, venkataramana estates,
ring road, vidyanagar, Guntur-522007
[protected]@gmail.com
thnku..
my email ID is [protected]@yahoo.com
Sir how much True this is..and how can i know that whether they are true or not.they are saying that i won pleease advise me..
my email id is [protected]@yahoo.co.in