I was caught in the International Readers' League plot. They called me yesterday Feb 28. At the beginning they promised me gift and in the run in their sweepstake. I agreed to their payment of $39.88 for 24 installation payments as the telemarketeer was a very pushy guy (did not give me time to reconsider and telling me what a good deal it was and stupidly I trusted him). I did ask him about cancellation and I was sure that he only told me that the first payment is not refundable but unfortunately I did not record it down as evidence. When I put down the phone I did some calculation and realize the ridiculous total amount I have to pay (amounting to $957.12 in total). So I called the toll free number he gave me but it was almost 6.35pm, there's no one except for the answering
machine. I realized the line closes at 6pm and they called me around that time, meaning even if I have second thoughts, I wouldn't be able to make changes. Its really unfair for me and I felt helpless just to wait for tomorrow.
As soon as I got up from bed, I called them back March 1 and the girl told me that I cannot cancel my order and that they had already prepaid the publishers. But she "helped" me decrease my payment to $33.88 for 16 months (totaling of $542.08)..
I'm still not happy with that because I wanted a cancellation not a discount, and after reading threads from various forums I heard the victims were charged extra sometimes and were forced to pay renewal subscription fee.
As a full-time international university student, I am not working and I'm very reluctant to bear such cost.
Alex
Wichita, Kansas
U.S.A.
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