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Read-N-Save America & United Publishers

PO Box G
E. Pittsburgh, PA 15112

Julie of Levittown PA writes (9/18/01):
I signed up for a coupon service which included free film that was being sponsored by a magazine company. I was to get $1,000 certificates for coupons and 100 certificates for free film. The magazines were a bonus for signing up for the coupons. I was told I could change the magazines at any time but was not told it would cost me to do so.

The information about the coupons said some of the coupons may have expiration dates on them and a few may be within a month and what I got was several dollars worth that expired in less than 30 days and I have yet to get a single one that has no expiration date on it. The free film has the condition that you have to send your film to this company to redeem the coupon which I also was not told about. The developing is so expensive that I would never send it to that company.

I also have received 37 phone calls from other companies claiming to represent the publishers that send me my magazines trying to extend my subscription. I was not told to expect those harassing phone calls until I spoke to United Publishers, who themselves made 7 phone calls to my home. They have said there is nothing they can do that my contract is a loan that can not be terminated and compared it to a car loan. A car loan can be terminated by turning in the car. Why can't this loan be terminated by cancelling the subscriptions? They misrepresented the deal and I want the contract terminated.

I have been harassed on the phone. The coupons are not what was promised so I am losing money. The film offer was a total misrepresentation. It is costing me a fortune to use the coupons they are sending me.

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