A lanky teenager came to the door, introduced himself as a neighbor who "lived up the street." He said his local baseball club has been invited to play in a tournament in Hawaii, and could I PLEASE help him out by ordering a few books? He said what "most people" are doing is order a few books for donation to the Children's Hospital. He would even come back and mow my lawn, wash my car, whatever. He said a lot of people have taken him up on the free car wash offer.
He seemed like a nice kid, so I bought one book ($48), and had him donate it to the hospital. He wanted my phone number so his coach could call me in a week to "follow-up".
After he left I felt pretty good about donating to such a worth cause. Then I looked closely at the receipt. Then I Googled the company. The testimonials on this site shocked me.
I cancelled the check the next morning. What a despicable scam.
Rob
Encinitas, California
U.S.A.
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