My husband and I are not usually "taken in" by people, but today a fast-talking young man came to the door (initially quite friendly), and talked his way into the house, supposedly selling magazines in order to win a trip to Europe (Amsterdam was his choice)...when we finally got down to business and learned the price of the magazines, I told him that I could get better magazines, cheaper, elsewhere...his response was that I was the first person he ever encountered who was actually interested in the magazine! Where was our spirit? He thought we wanted to help him win this trip!! My husband, more of a softie than I, gave the "go-ahead" sign to take a magazine...we encountered the cash/check problem detailed in other letters of complaint, but I ended up writing a check...as soon as the young man (Scott Johnson) left, my husband went on-line and found numerous complaints against this company...if we had given him cash, we'd be out a possible 33.00 dollars...because of the check, and worries over identity theft, we had to put a stop check on the check, change our checking account, and spend one long hour with our quite saavy financial bank advisor..and, oh yes, I put a hook on the front screen door...in this day and age, it's hard enough for honest individuals to find a way to make a buck...we don't need young scam artists making the rounds of small (or large) towns...I wrote to RLA - yes, an address, but no phone number, advising them of the stop check order...and yes, I've ordered things in the past from young people going door to door, but no longer...a lesson was taught to us today; I hope it's not being repeated throughout the nation, but I fear this is so...