On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:45:14 -0400, Nancy Young >
wrote:

>Richard Kaszeta wrote:
>
>> I've pretty much done this (the local library now has a handsome copy
>> of "The Best Recipe, 1st Edition" after they insisted on sending me a
>> copy of the 2nd Edition, BTW), but it doesn't stop me from having to deal
>> with the credit card company every time they do, and that's getting to
>> be a bigger irritation (although why the credit card company just
>> doesn't deny their transactions is a good question).
>
>I can't tell you how many times I've heard people complain about the
>same problem, here. Order one book and good luck getting them to
>stop sending you them. I will never order anything from them besides
>the magazine.
>
>nancy


I have even had trouble with their magazine's subscription tactics, so
that part is not so terrific, either. When I started a subscription
some years ago, they sent me 2 back issues as part of my pricey one
year sub. I wrote and told them I did not want back issues, but a
current subscription. They insisted I take what I was sent (which I
had already purchased individually before I subscribed) & I refused to
pay. They threatened a collection agency and I told them they were
welcome to try. As I recall, this all took about 4 months of letter
writing until they backed off.

The magazine is wonderful, but it is if their business unit is run by
Tony Soprano.

Boron