Reader's Digest Complaints & Reviews

Requested yearly subscription of Reader's Digest for Mrs Chitra Mandke in July 2015 . Received a book by courier Become A Magnet To Money Subscription is paid . How ever not a single issue of Reader's Digest received . Please take corrective action and inform when I will receive the 12 issues from August 2015 on wards . regards Shirish Mandke 101 Hare Rama Jijamata Marg Thane East 400603 Maharashtra tel[protected]

Now it is almost a Month I have paid money for Reader Digest. The postman has delivered Kunal Vijayakar made in India book.. But yet to receive my RD copy.. can you please look into the same.. and keep me posted what's wrong? Looking forward to hear from you at your earliest Regards Makarand Wadeakar Our Order Summary Web reference no. -RDANN[protected] Date[protected] Time - 14:46:38 Total payment- Rs. 579 Still waiting for your response after sending Photocopy of VPP receipt Subscription Number RD[protected] Or do you want me to think that you are vanished as you got that 549/- +25 and it's scheme to fool people like me by sending foolish emails on that lottery scheme? Disgusting!!

The Reader's Digest send me saying I am privilege customer and my name is shortlisted for there exclusive draw and I might get IPAD in there scheme and I have paid money after that Thinking they will start sending Monthly books for 12 months. Still waiting for your response after sending Photocopy of VPP receipt Subscription Number RD[protected] Or do you want me to think that you are vanished as you got that 549/- +25 and it's scheme to fool people like me by sending foolish emails on that lottery scheme? Disgusting!!

Respected Sir, I Mohamed Iqbal Mohamed Hanif, 469/A, sethu Road, Krishnajipattinam Post, Manamelkudi Taluk, Pudukottai Dist 614630, I am the subscriber of Readers digest since several years, I paid Regularly the subscribing amount as soon as received the letter from Delhi Office. A letter received from India Today- Sweepstakes Department on 04/04/2015 and stated that " PRIZE DRAW ON JANUARY 23rd 2015, THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2015, and I has to send cheque/ Bank Transfer sum Of Rs. 549/-. I am confused and sending this complaint to Consumer Forum i.e. How such a reputed " India Today" send this letter after the draw, I am mentally worried and agony. Please feed back with proper Guidence to claim the Super grand prize sum of Rs.15, 00, 000/-+ Early reply Bonus Sum Rs.2, 00, 000, the Grand Total sum of Rs.17, 00, 000/- to be paid by the India Today-sweepstakes 2015. Your earliest cooperation will be highly appreciable.OR otherwise I has approach some other way. Some of them saying that its "SCAM", the culprits will be Punishable and the above said Sum of Rs.17., 00, 000 Lakhs should be recovered. Thanking you Yours sincerely M.Mohamed Iqbal +91 [protected]

I have paid advance yearly subscription charges of reader's Digest. They have not sent magazine I sent several emails to them. They did not take any action they were interesting in grabbing money from people.My registration no is RD[protected]

I took subscription for Reader's Digest on March 11, 2014, and receivied the packet of free gifts on March 22, 2014. But, since then not a single Reader's Digest issue has been delivered to me. I am attaching the packet from the postage wit this complaint. My Name: Faisal Khatri; Address: I-302, Riddhi Siddhi Complex, Behind Welcome hotel, Peth Gaon, Kolkhe, Panvel-410206. My Mobile Number: [protected]. Please, if any authorized Reader's Digest company employee readering this complaint, call me instantly regarding the matter. I feel the postage people are main culprit for not giving me one year issued subcriptions. My Postage packet number: 14-RDIN14-RD[protected]/0-1503

Hi All,

I didn't get any copies from the subscription till now,
I have paid the amount via Credit Card on 16/12/2013 and got the confirmation mail for payment received on 20/12/2013.
i sent three time mail regarding my subscription copies and 3 gifts included with the subscription.
but till now i didn't get anything.
i sent 9 times mail to [protected]@intoday.com mail Id for the cancellation of the subscription but till date didn't get any satisfactory answer. neither process for the cancellation.
Please help me and take any necessary action against them and provide me my amount from them into my account return back.
Thanks
Kamal K. Shamra

they are giving an opportunity for our lucky draw. If we wnt to avail Products than they told Plese Deposit your charges Rs.22, 296 only. they told me now you pay Rs.5700 and remaining balance you pay when you receive mystery bag, I credit Rs.5, 700 in Banu prataps account. After that he did notanswer my phone calls. Now what should I do? I think I am going for consumer court.

Hi team, I have ordered for one book "Foods that Harms and Foods that Heals" on 11th Nov 2013 and paid through PO: K[protected] RM 100, the money got paid to Readers Digest on 19th Nov 2013. I tried contacting customer care, but they responded back saying they are not able to trace my details. I wrote reply with complete details but no responce from them, i have been following up on this since long. they dont even respond, pls help me.

Muthaian Muthuposted toReader's Digest Asia
October 12 at 5:00pm ·
Dear sir,
This is to whom read book throughout the world.one of the best book in the world is reder's digest. this book is most popular and lovable on all over the world. great people and scientist could read this book. i'm sorry to blame this publishing administrator and the mistake is at present the publishing corporation faced too much of losses in India due to the Living media India Ltd. (India today group of companies) their magazines are good to read. because of the only reason Living media India ltd. why the reder's digest faces such a loss. before two to three years in Tamil Nadu Dhinakaran magazine I saw a matter after that i came to know that the owner of this book is an American. with the help of their president they got sponsor and they lifted up a little bit but in India the executives of the Living Media India ltd.have misused their sponsor and the reason is the reder's digest subscriber holders in India have received a letter that they are prize winners. by using this they diverted the holders to loss their thought to read book and set as a prizing one. this is a major mistake what is reason for this mistake. great people only reading this book in India such as doctors collectors etc., because of this prize motive none of them is now reading this book and I know this very well. Please reader of this precious Reder's digest don't consider the prize letters and their offers from the publisher because each and every person have their own duty to do this prize is not as important than our work in my friends circle six members have mental stress due to this prize announcement. i need to know that what this Living media can earn through this and what their motive in this. are they doing to show a false budget to the sponsors. their letters can be profitable only for the postal department. on the same side readers mentality has been disturbed to a great extent. i have to know profit for postal department is more important than the reader. take a servey in and you could come to that they have shamed to world wide language English. what is the punishment for this and why are making of English its not only in India this is throughout the world I'm telling to stop this prize awards you can offer your prizes to those who get your book regularly. why are you giving torches to all people me too a person among the one affected by your prize announcement. For eg., I'm one of the subscriber holder till 2007 they cheated me too by this prize awards by saying that I'm a winner of Innova car in the year[protected] and called me to a function but i can't there at that time so that they gave my prize to another person. but till now they are not giving any detail about that at the time I was complaining through facebook and e-mail I have received a mail from Ms.Michelle Obama that she is recommending me for that prize and this happens before five months but they(Reder's digest India) didn't consider her appeal regarding my prize. but in that particular year i have purchased a product worth INR 5, 00, 000/- if any one who have purchased your product than me I could withdraw my complaint if they prove that. if that not possible ask the executive members to resign their(Reder's digest India) job and the reason is that making a fake prize. whom ever read this please recommend them to give me my prize of innova car and cash prize amount. if you show silence to my letter they could not show any response on my appeal.they have the capability to change the mind of knowledge people in this world.


Regards
Old records address
H/C :[protected]
P/K:[protected]/[protected]
A/C :[protected]
P.Muthaiyan
Jeep driver ( Small savings dept
New colledtrate blg, 3rd flr,
Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India
621212.
[protected] 0091-[protected][protected], [protected]
e-mail id:[protected]@gmail.com

residential address:
P.Muthaiyan
2/466 Rajalakshmi nagar
4 road, E.B quarters opp.,
Thuraimangalam P.O
Perambalur D.T
Tamil Nadu
India-621220



those who watching this message support to punish reder's digest and to stop the postal letter from them and help me to get my prize. and try to block their letter before dispatching and its due to goodness of the holders throughout the world





[protected] Forwarded message[protected]
From: p.muthaiyan Muthu <[protected]@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 23, 2013 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: : E-MAIL COMPLAINT Please help me a judgement action fro the india reder's digest.please this matter world to inform by me i want my wining inova car year 2007/08 [Incident:[protected]]
To: RD Email <[protected]@custhelp.com>


Muthaian Muthu Michelle Obama
2:29 PM (6 hours ago)

to me
You will receive you price by ending of this month! Okay
> Perambalur, Tamil ****Nadu**, **India****
> 621212.
> [protected] 0091-[protected][protected] E-mail :
> [protected]@yahoo.co.in<



Respected US President,


I am muthaiyan from India Tamil nadu Perambalur, I am one
of the cusomer for Yours Magazine Readers digest, I am reading for the
past ten years, I bought Yours products where ever published, I bought
as in Reader's digest for 5 lakhs, In this period 2007 you invite me for
the function, but i doesnt attend that because i am a govt servant, So u
change my name in winnes list as another name, Next year i expected that,
but that time also you lag that, but i wont wooried about that i am
buying your everyone product, in this year 2009-10 march edition winners
list you wont select my name in random level ... i complaint
internatianal police & court level ... can you proof your level as more
product buyer ...P.Muthaiyan a/c :[protected]


Regards
Old records address
H/C :[protected]
P/K:[protected]/[protected]
A/C :[protected]
P.Muthaiyan
Jeep driver ( Small savings dept
New colledtrate blg, 3rd flr,
Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India
621212.
[protected] 0091-[protected][protected], [protected]
E-mail : [protected]@yahoo.co.in<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pmuthhu%...⇄
[protected]@gmail.com

Residence address:
P.Muthaiyan, C/O R.Muthusamy,
2/466, Rajalakshmi Nagar,
4th road, Opp EB Quaters,
Thuraiimangalam(po),
Permabalur(Dt)- 621220. TN India


On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 2:55 PM, RD Email <[protected]@custhelp.com> wrote:

Your question has been received. You should expect a response from us within 24 hours.



Question Reference #[protected]

Hi, I've taken subscription of RD in 1st week of Sep'13. My first issues I've received on 16th of Sep and didn't get it in Oct month. 2 times I send my complaint to customer care official Id but there was no feedback and they were saying this issue was concern to Living India (having distribution rights). The same mail forwarded to Living media but there was no feedback. subscription.[protected]@intoday.com (Living Media) & [protected]@rdasia.co.in )Readers Digest) 3-4 times I called up on their CC care contact no. and get the courier tracking no which was send by RD on 14th as per CC executive. When I traced that no, I have found it was couriered on 21st and still in transit (Today 28th). A courier is taking 8 days to dispatch from Noida to Gurgaon. I don't know why Reader's Digest cheating to their customers. A customer is paying for services but he is getting only ex excuses. Request to everybody to avoid RD's subscription. Thanks! Rajeev Sharma Sub No.-RD[protected]

I had sent orders for two books on 22nd August 2013. The books are FOODS that HARM FOODS that HEAL at RM180.00 and 500 Stories at RM129.00. I paid through Postal Order of a total of RM324.00 including RM15.00 postage and handling. On 11th September 2013 I only received one book that is FOODS that HARM FOODS that HEAL and what happened to the other book. The Postal Order are three RM100.00 with no: K[protected], K[protected] and K[protected], two RM10.00 with no: F[protected] and F[protected] and one RM4.00 with no: D[protected]. I hope you look into this matter as soon as possible. My account no:[protected] and Bill reference no: 01100201 Thank You.

Hi, my mother Mrs. Kumkum Banerjee had been an ardent fan of Reader's Digest and over last few years have purchased huge numbers of products from them. In the last one year she had ordered 2 things which after repeated reminders have not been sent. None of her mails have been answered. Till date we have not recd the products. Details given below:
A/c No.[protected]

1. Product - Folding Table; Product Code - 082 1652; Amount- Rs.1998/- + RS.80/- (handling fee) + Rs.20/- (outstation cheque fee) = Rs.2098/- (total) paid by ch. no. 109743 dt.11.03.2011 on UCO Bank, Golf Green Br. and debited by my Bank on 04.05.2011. Full payment sent on 11.03.2011 alongwith the order AND Free gift with Folding table - 6-in-1 wineglass set.

2. Product - Home Gym Kit; Product Code - 082 1247; Amount- Rs.1499/- + Rs.80/- (handling fee) + Rs.20/- (outstation cheque fee) = Rs.1599/- (total) paid by ch. no.005489 dt. 15.05.2012 on UBI, Golf Green Br. and debited by my Bank on 30.05.2012. Full payment sent on 17.05.2012 alongwith the order.

Mails regarding these products sent to Reader's Digest on 2nd Apr 2012, 11th Jun 2012, 17th Aug 2012 and 8th Nov 2012.

Request you to please look into the matter.

Regards
Aparajita Banerjee
M:[protected]

Hi,

I had subscribed to the Reader’s Digest magazine on May 3, 2013. I had done the payment through net banking and had also changed my mailing address at that time. I have also received an acknowledgement from the RD team about the successful payment and subscription (Please see the following email). Here’re the details:

However, today afternoon I received a parcel through VPP and was asked to pay Rs. 577. I was not at home at that time and my mother has taken the VPP and paid the money. I want to know why did you send a duplicate subscription through VPP? When my net banking payment was confirmed, what was the need to request another payment through VPP? My mother did not know what to do and therefore, paid the money to the postman.

I spoke to the customer care and the agent told me it is going to take 4 to 6 weeks to refund the money. Why should it take such a long time? Why can’t the RD team call the postman or the concerned person and refund my money back. If this is a mistake, then I must say it is a very “planned” mistake. Is it some kind of a gimmick to get money or get the subscription for two years?

I want the full money refunded to me in a week and if that is not done, then I am sorry to say that I will have to cancel my subscription forever and will never subscribe the magazine again. I am very disappointed with this. I have been a very avid reader of your magazines and have always recommended this magazine to others. But this issue has really planted doubts about the ethics and principles followed by the RD team.
I hope this issue will be taken very seriously.

I have mailed them twice but have not heard from them at all.

Thanks,
Kaveri

Dear Sir, I am a subscriber of Reader's Digest. Last year they sent me a sweepstake, A catalogue was included. It was said that a customer should select products of certain ammount. I had selected three products and send a cheque of the same price to them. I got the products. But after some months they started sending me the notice of overdue bills. Every thing was priced 499 rs. according to them in the catelogue, but now they are demanding extra money for every product. My account number is[protected]. I sent them mails but they didn't reply. I tried to call them on their office number[protected] and 67122622 but they are not replying! please do the needful for me!
Your's Faithfully,
Santosh Patil
cell no. [protected]
e-mail- [protected]@yahoo.com

My subscriber Order reference no: RDWEB[protected]OR dt 01.11.12 for gifting annual issues of Reader's Digest magazines, to my daughter who is also residing with me. According to the provisions, I had received a Registered VPP Packet which was cleared by paying Rs 549.00 excluding the handling charges of postal department which was collected by the Post office separately, on 1st December 2012. The VPP packet contained only three complimentary books and no issue of RD was kept in it. Thereafter, I have in constant communication with India Today subscription department through mails, but to of no avail. As per the provisions, the issues were supposed to start between 4-6 weeks from the date of order placement.

Kindly arrange to get a clarification and also as to when the issues shall be received by my daughter.

A N Iyengar
C-202, SHAPATH, Nr. Vedant Villas,
B/s Umeshwari, Gotri, New Alkapuri
Vadodara 390 021 (Gujarat)

REaders Digest use to send mails that the persons is selected for the prizes, like car, 35 lakhs, one crore etc. They send forms to the address. After submission of forms to them they send mails announcing the jackpot prizes. Pictures , like car and key. If you click any key that will siut to first prize. They will go on sending mails informing inorder to get eligibility to participate in prize winning, one should become a subscriber.
They will also send offers like books at 30% off, 40% off, shoes clothing etc.,at 30% off etc. They are worthless. they will worth only 10% of value they prized.
Pucca cheating.
I wasted some money by subcribing

PLZ do not be cheated by clicking their mails and prize award schemes they offer.

Frankly speaking Readers Digest content in different segment proves to be worth and food for thought for Readers of different class. What is annoying is the way you market your magazines by announcing bogus prize award and promotional offerings which is a sure way for you to get subscription for selling your additional books/magazines promoted from time to time. Also, the way you conduct business i.e, failure of confirming the nonsubscription results in newal of those newly introduced magazines campaign.Very nice strategy I will also try to include in my business.

Of course, this is the way you conduct your business and no body denies and I am not interested in indulging such activity.

No reply is required for this. As an individual you will understand the core of your business which i am not suitable with.

Please save people like me from this kind of fraudelent sweepstake and reader's digest email

Regards,
One of your undesirable client.
RDGT12/RD001713/BB39448

Reader Digest - pls unsubscribe me from all future mailing list

I have recieved an email from [protected]@rdasia.co.in stating a Notice of Selection,being a potential finalist to win instant Rs.35,00,000 in the third and last stage of the Reader's Digest Rs. 1 Crore sweepstakes. Now,I was advised to click on the Official Access Code and access the private web site to activate my entry.However,after repeated attempts I failed to access the web site and activate my entry.I would like to know if this email was some kind of a fraud or if it is real.I would also like to know if this web site actually exists and if it does I would like your assistance in activating my entry.
Please do reply to my query,
Thanking you,

Tapan Chandra Kalita.

I had been a subscriber to Reader’s Digest since many years now and have been receiving the Magazine by post every month. They have stopped sending the magazines to me from July, 2012, although I have paid the annual Subscription for issues upto February, 2013. They send some junks in the name of SWEEP STAKES asking you to buy some of their products and saying that you are the only one in Bengal, 1 among 30 in India to enter the contest, additional prize for quick reply within 7 days / 14 days and so on if you are the winner through computer selection etc. The junk never reaches you with in the stipulated time. It is being stamped at a particular predate and hands over to the Post office concerned. The Junk reaches you after a quick 25 days if you are lucky, or else even after 3 months. When they send letter to you demanding any money due, the letter reaches you in 3 days. This evidently shows that they are only marketing their products and not interested in any Sweep Stakes. They send 2 envelopes for “YES” reply and for “NO” reply. Yes reply shall go to an address at Fort, Mumbai and No reply one goes to Panvel. The Pity is that for NO reply you have to affix Postage Stamps at your cost and it is quite likely that you are not included in the month’s special award if any, because you have not bought their product. Sometimes they fail to attach NO reply envelope intentionally so that you are forced send the reply in the YES envelope. Then you will be the sucker and pay for some product which shall not be wanted in your family. Unknowingly if you receive it pay the Penalty and increase the burden on your floor. Surely I have bought many valuable products in this way worth more than Rs. 50K. But sometimes they send you many unwanted products without any demand. For one such case, I have received one such book which I ALREADY HAVE, HAVING BEEN BOUGHT FROM THEM. To my utter surprise they have unauthorisedly debited something to my Credit Card and as a proof I have shown below my letter to my Bank. This deduction today is a punishment to a septuagenarian against the complaint made to them in writing a few days ago about no receipt of periodicals and unreasonable deduction of Rs. 80/- and forcibly sending unwanted product. My mail to the Bank is shown below.

Today I received a SMS from you stating that Rs. 80/- has been paid to Reader's Digest against my Credit Card No. [protected]. This is illegal demand of the Reader's Digest. Similarly Rs. 80/- was debited to my card by them in March, 2012. For no fault of mine I am being victimised. I request ICICI Bank NOT TO PAY ANY AMOUNT TO READER'S DIGEST FROM MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER MENTIONED ABOVE. If at all any amount is auto debited to me unless I authorise through my security code, it will be illegal. Kindly Inform all your Staff concerned with the payment to Reader's Digest. Since R.D. has stopped sending my monthly issues of the magazine from July, 2012 although I have paid Annual subscriptions for the period upto February, 2013, I am going to stop further subscriptions.
Thanks,
S. Balasubramanian.