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Shonte of Durham NC (7/2/03):
The company called me at work in order to get me to purchase their magazines. I didn't give them my work number, I guess they were just making telemarketing calls and because I am the receptionist they targeted me. At first I told them I wasn't interested and they continued to harrass me.

After they continued to call for a couple of days I decided to agree to get the magazines for a little while and if I didn't want them anymore I would just cancel the subscription. The deal was that I would get the (6) magazines and only pay shipping and handling. Well a couple of days later I decided that I didn't want the magazines anymore and if I did want them I would just buy them from the store. Being that I haven't received any of the magazines I figured I could just go ahead and cancel. PBS sent me a bill and I forwarded back to them.

When they called me at work I told them not to send me the magazines b/c I no longer wanted them. The person I spoke with (Ann Smith) told me that I could not cancel for 6 months and that I would have to pay for a 6 month subscription in order to cancel. She said that these were the terms of our agreement and that our conversation had been recorded. She told me that the magazines had already been financed and that I had to pay for the financing.

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