America's Choice Reader Service
Deceptive and possibly criminal business practices

Like others, I was contacted on my cell phone and offered a $1,000 gift certificate with the purchase of some magazines. Since I enjoy reading magazines, I agreed. I chose some magazines and gave my credit card information for payment. I spoke on a recording to agree to the purchase, but was not informed that I could not cancel the subscriptions.

Suddenly I was being charged over $50.00 a month for my "discount subscriptions". When I called ACRS to stop the subscriptions I was told that they had paid the magazine publishers up front and they could not cancel my subscriptions. They agreed to lower my payments to $42.94 a month but I still have over $400.00 to pay off.in all I will have paid almost $900.00 for my free $1,000 gift certificate that I've never received.

I've tried a total of three times to cancel the magazines but they haven't budged.in addition to complaint, I've also filed reports with my credit card company (no help so far from them) and the Better Business Bureau. Surely there is a government agency that regulates the telemarketing industry that I can contact and try to get some satisfaction.

Company: America's Choice Reader Service
Country: USA
State: Montana
City: Great Falls
Address: P O Box 89
Phone: 8003003604

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