On 7/16/2010 8:57 PM, Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> Anyone here a member of "Cooking Club of America"? I got mail from
> them today.
> My first thought was "Sounds like a scam". But it's "only" $1 a month.
> Of course, I'd want to pay that all in one lump sum, last thing I need
> to have to do is remember to pay another monthly bill! $12/year, you
> get a monthly magazine, $100 worth of coupons for groceries, and if
> you test any of their products, you get to keep them and just send
> back a survey. I know someone who claims she got a set of pots for
> free, and a few other items, from them.
>
> At any rate, part of me is wondering "If it sounds too good to be
> true, it probably is" and part of me is thinking "maybe it's not a
> scam. Free stuff is free stuff".
>
> The mailing they sent is high on hype--lots of great buzz words they
> hope will hook you but there's not a lot of detail and I know that's
> intentional.
>
> So if anyone has any experience with this "club", would like to hear
> about it.
> Thanks

No experience with it but if you do a simple Google search on the name
you will find a zillion reviews, nearly all bad. It's listed as a scam
in many places.