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Cgusrun
June 9, 2010
Impossible to get out
They called me almost a year ago Scammed me into buying 24 months of their magazines promising me a $1000 walmart gift card. They also gave me the option to cancel 7 days after recieving a conformation in the mail. I sent it back instantly but apparently It arrived back at their head quarters after the 7 day deadline was over. I never recieved the Gift card only recieved Magazines a quarter of the time. So I called them asking what was going on. They said they send me my gift card via email. I never received it So I called again asking if I could just cancel because I didnt want the magazines to begin with and definatly didnt want to pay for something I wasnt getting. They told me they had already paid the publishers and couldnt cancel it however they could knock 20% off the payments. I was not happy. I called my Credit Card company and explained what happened, they blocked all charges. Some how months later they found a way around it. Not only that but Gulf Coast called me saying they could reduce the payments again. I told them no but for some reason they took that as a renewal for another 20 months! Its still a mess and Im still neck deep in it! Beware!!!
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acspeardog
June 1, 2010
Refusal to see/hear terms of contracts
The company continued to bill me after I tried to cancel my account. When I asked to see of hear the contract I was told it was valuable to the company, and I am not allowed to see the contract at all. How do they expect payment of a contract that I am not allowed to hear. There customer service was repetitive and not helpful, instead they became hostile when I asked for the contract.
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Gfeagans
May 28, 2010
Ripped Off
I too got a call from Gulf Coast Thieves and was also promised a $500 gift card for Best Buy. I never have received any gift card. I called to confront them and tell them I would like to cancel my account and they told me it was a web site I had to go to to get my gift card. It doesn't exist. Now my account is in collections because they gave out my credit card information to other publishing companies. I had to cancel the card to avoid future withdraws. Now they say they have verified my employment and are going to take the money out of my check. I don't know if they can really do this. Watch out these guys will put you through the wringer.
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Kathy Ryle
May 5, 2010
charging me for magazines i've never ordered
I got a call stating that I was going to get flooded with magazines if I didn't stop renewal on magazines I've never gotten. They tried to get me to pay $59. to $39 for 20 months for 5 years of magazines that I don't want and can't pay for. I can't even pay for medications as it is. I would never spend that much on magazines. Don't send me any magazines because I can't and won't pay for them
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jonathan heister
April 12, 2010
rip off
this motherfuckers just fucked with the wrong person they got my account number from my kid but what they don't realize is that for every dollar they take out i hacked there shit and i get double back so fuck them go head take another dollar and watch Ur shit I'm gonna crash y'all
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Donald Shaw
April 12, 2010
Magazines
This company called me and said that I won a $500 gift card that all i needed to do is to get some magazines. So that is what I did. I asked the lady on the phone could I cancel She asked why would I do that and I said that five magazine for five years was a lot for me being that I don't get any now and she told me that I could just call and they would take care of it. When I did not get the gift card I call them(they had sent me a letter) according to the letter I had seven days from the day I got the letter to cancel. When I call they told me that I could not cancel because I had to cancel within seven days from the date that they had called me. I told them that I would let every one I know know not to use them. They keep calling me and I told them that I did not have an account with them andhung up. Every time a magazine comes in I just take to the post office an send it back to them. Also I am emailing all of the magazine to let them know what is going on and to stop sending the magazines.
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fred stone
March 20, 2010
unable to cancel
they scammed me into buying magizines and then gave me the number above to call to cancel should i choose to and no one answers the phone and this is why people dont buy over the phone I want them to cancel my order os 3 19 2010 and stop any payments they intend to withdraw from my account my name is carl farrar and I will sue them to the fullest.
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bubbas2089887
March 13, 2010
magazine scam
I received a phone call from this company saying I owe them $1300 and they are sending it to collections. I have not recieved any magazines and did not have any knowledge of ordering them. In this phone call I asked if I could speak to a manager and they said that I am not allowed to. They were very rude to me. I was unable to get any information on the company and was hung up on. TOTAL SCAM!! I now have my lawyer working on turning them into the Better Business Bureau. I am fed up with this company. I have spoken to a few different people who have had this happen to them from Gulf Coast Readers. Lets get them shut down and our money back.
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lola1
February 20, 2010
false salesmanship
I declined to complete a survey on- line so a rep from Gulf Coast Readers calss me immediately to convince me that all I have to do is a short survey to receive a $500 gift card of my choice. I chose Target to purchase school clothes for my children. I also chose a selection of magazines. It is nowtwo months from the phone call and I have no gift card, no magazines, and am charged through my checking account on the 20th of each month for nothing. No one will speak to me to fix this problem, i am told that I will see my magazines within six weeks, well two months is more than six weeks.
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Gamji Smith
December 17, 2009
I WAS DECEIVED
$49.9 WAS JUST TAKEN OFF MY ACCOUNT BY THIS COMPANY! I WAS TOLD I HAD 7 DAYS TO CANCEL WHICH I NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT!! AND NOW HE SAYS THAT IM IN A CONTRACT TO MAKE 20 PAYMENTS OF THAT AMOUNT FOR 5 YEARS!! WHAT KIND OF FRAUDSTERS ARE THESE AND HOW COME THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS!! PLEASE DOES ANYONE HAVE IDEAS AS TO HOW I CAN STOP THIS MADNESS?!
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