I have had it with the telemarketing practices of Feature Films for Families. I used to think this company was a good idea and now I am on a mission to tell everyone I know never to get involved with them. I have been called on every day of the week and at all hours of the day and evening. The male who calls our home will not even let you speak and tell him you are not interested in the films any more. He just keeps on with his spiel. I have just had to hang up on him any more. I have filed a complaint with the Do Not Call Registry, etc. to no avail. If the telemarketing practices of this company are any indication of their true motive - making money, they company has lost all value in my view.

They ask people they call to give 5 other friends phone numbers who might be interested and apparently someone gave mine. After an increasing pressure filled call I agreed to get a film called Rigoletto. Rigoletto shows up in a big carboard box with 11 other unasked for films and a little under $200 to my surprise has been charged to my credit card. The only number they give leads to a customer service rep who tries to sell you more films. Though I didn't ask for the films they absolutely don't do refunds! Exchanges is their firm policy and only within 30 days. I still get unrelenting telemarketing calls from them a couple times a year. Everytime they call again I complain about the $200 case of films and they hang up on me. Great products, but unethical business practices.

This company called me on my cell phone to promote their movies

My mother ordered movies from Feature Films For Families to try and steer me and my sister in the right direction when I was about 12 or 13. We got a few movies and learned that only my mother watched them. No more movies ordered. Now I am 31 and these people still call her house ALL THE TIME. I have answered and told them to please stop calling, just to be told that they had to hear it from my mother herself. That call happened 5 years ago. About 5 minutes ago I told them that I was my mother and interrupted his pitch to tell him that I was incredibly busy at this moment and to please stop calling. Wrong. It went down like this:

'Hello?' -me

'Hello Mrs So And So?' -them

'This is her.' -me

' (pause) This is Jeff calling in conjunction with Feature Films For Families, this isn't our normal call this...' -them

'You know what, actually I am extremely busy right now, could you...' -me

'OK then I will just call back at...' -them

'NO, just don't... -me

'...another time.' -them

'NO YOU LISTEN TO... -me

'Have a great day!' *click* -them

'...me. *sigh*' -me


What a bunch of crap. Every day. Nobody is even interested in watching the movies. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe, and just maybe, stick with me here, my mother and father will have a 13 year old child sometime soon. I hope it's a boy, I have always wanted a brother. If that happens then I will apologize to Feature Films For Families, but until then I will curse their existence at the sky.

Used to buy stuff from them all the time in the 1990's, then did not hear from the company for several years. Suddenly hear from them on my cell phone (which I didn't have back then) in Fall 2008. Bought a couple of re-edited movies- not original productions like they used to sell.

Got a nasty phone call from some woman at the call center about 2 weeks later, saying she was calling to 'settle a bill". It was not even overdue! I said to take my number off the list, DO NOT call again.

Got calls several times a week all through Holiday Season, came to a head yesterday when I received 10 CALLS in a 12 hour period. I did not answer any of the calls, just IGNORE. They called me 2 times before noon today. I called their 800 number and said I wanted top be removed from their database FOREVER, DO NOT call me again. Woman named Melissa veerified the name on the acccount and said my number had been removed from the list. We'll see...