Reader's Digest Reviews

About 2 or 3 months ago I received out of the blue a book from Reader's Digest I never ordered the book nor did I join any club. No invoice, no phone number, no way to tell them I did not want this. Yesterday I got another unsolicited book and today I received a bill.

We subscribed to Readers Digest for one year. We chose not to renew our subscription. We ignored the renewal notices, but continued to get several more issues. They eventually stopped coming, but we kept getting late notices in the mail, which I threw away. Now we are getting notices saying we are seriously overdue, and that we should send our payment of $17.98 immediately.

I ordered a subscription to Reader's Digest and paid for it in April. I have a copy of my cancelled check, but I am receiving late notices continually from them, just like I am with the Cook's Illustrated magazine; which I did not order. I never ordered any of the products and now I am receiving late notices in the mail for a magazine subscription I never ordered. The Cook's Illustrated address for payment submission is PO Box 7445 Red Oak Iowa and that the address for the Reader's Digest payment address is PO Box 7825 Red Oak, Iowa.

I had to get the phone # from your web page to call Reader's Digest to check on my bill. They then offered me half price only because of my complaint about price and the unclarity of their billing. I am insulted they continued to charge me the old and higher rate all these years and only offered the lower rate because I called. I cancelled my own and the gift subscription as well. Their attitude was I should be happy to get the cut rate now. My attitude is their valued customers should get the reduced rates first...not new customers.

I received a book from Reader's Digest in May and the letter sent with it said it was a free gift. I received a bill from Reader's Digest in June and it didn't say what it was for. It didn't have a phone number on it either. I thought it might be related to a magazine subscription (which I do not have w/ Reader's Digest) so I returned it without payment and wrote Cancel. Yesterday I received a collection notice on behalf of Reader's Digest for $27.94. I didn't order anything, so I won't pay it.

I ordered a 1 year subscription of Reader's Digest and paid for it in November of 2006. I received issues until March of 2007. Then they suddenly stopped coming. In May I sent an email for lost magazine issue on their website. Again in June, and no answer was sent from either inquiry. I sent a letter three weeks ago asking for a response, which has not come.

I did not order this book from Readers Digest. I don’t even like the book and they want me to send them ten dollars. I don’t know how they got my address.

I have received two invoices from Reader's Digest on two separate occasions. They first sent me an invoice to DVD's that I never ordered and I found a number and disputed the charges. They agreed to cancel my account, that I never created by the way.

I had a subscription for many years but decided not to renew so I ignored the Renewal notice. The magazine stopped coming BUT the Renewal notices have continued. The latest one received 7/21/07 stated "By failing to pay the sum of $22.98 now seriously overdue in regard to several issues of a magazine subscription mailed to the above address, we must assume that there is no doubt that you owe the amount shown on the attached bill. It is our responsibility to collect."

I have received numerous bills for a renewal to Reader's Digest which I did not order! I did subscribe to the magazine in the past but had made the decision not to renew. I threw the bills away knowing that I did not want the magazine nor did I order it. Yesterday I received a threatening bill stating, So that we may both avoid unnecessary expense, we strongly urge you to MAIL YOUR PAYMENT TODAY... No phone # was listed nothing but an e-mail address. Then I see on your site that many consumers are dealing with this very issue.

I have had the same ridiculous billing problems with Reader's Digest that so many others on this website have listed.

My daughter received a bill in the mail from Readers Digest stating that she owes $10.00 for a magazine that she or I never ordered. My daughter is only 16 years old. My question is how did my 16 year old daughter get a bill for something she knows nothing about. Reader's Digest make it really difficult to contact them to question them about this invoice, now what am I suppose to do about it? Now do I worry about my daughters credit at the age of 16 & whats going to happen now.

I subscribed to Reader's Digest but decided not to renew the subscription, ignoring any related offer(s) for renewal. Today, I received their June 2007 issue accompanied by a subscription renewal and Reminder Bill for $15.98. The bill stated that the subscription had been renewed. Their billing practices are despicable. Their publication is not bad, but I wouldn't have it in my house based on their deceitful billings. Also, the bill does not give any number to call to straighten this out.

Suzanna of Austin, Tx - April 10, 2007 My daughter received some disney books from Reader's Digest that she did not order so I had to pay postage to send them back. On April 27, 2007 she got a bill and the are threating to send her to collections, Now my 16 year old son is receiving mail from Reader's Digest I send them back with a nasty letter no one in my house reads Reader's Digest none the less order it I just want the books and bills to quit coming to my house and address.

Although it hasn't happened yet, I can foresee them placing negative information in my credit history. Such information could adversely affect any future efforts by me to obtain credit and/or affect the interest rate offered to me in the future.

I subscribed and paid for a 1-year subscription to Reader's Digest. I did not renew after the year and ignored renewal solicitations for four months, however RD kept sending books. On April 17, 2007, I receive a "Final Reminder" renewal notification invoice stating I owe for one year at $24.98 (renewal online is $11.49).

My wife kept receiving complimentary copies of readers digest after sending a gift to a Grandmother. We did not order the magazine and didn’t even read the copies that arrived. After this went on for months we received a bill for $14. RIDICULOUS!

I keep getting bills saying that I need to pay for my renewed subscription to Reader's Digest. I never had a subscription! And any thoughts of ever getting one are now gone. They say I owe them $10.00 by April 21, 2007 and there is no way to contact them except their address. I don't know how they could have enough of my information to do anything, but it still freaks me out a bit.

Reader's Digest keeps billing me for a subscription I never asked for. I do not want or have I received the books.

I received a bill stating that I owed $91.92. It stated that I had ordered 4 different subscriptions at $22.98 each. When I sent the bill back, I explained that I have never had to pay $22.98 for each subscription & that if it was at that price I would NOT have ordered it. I never received a reply, then this month (April), I received another bill letting me know that the gift subscription was being suspended. It stated to send the payment now, because they don't want to take this severe action.

I ordered the large print editon for my elderly parents in Feb. 07 but they are recieving the regular print magazine which they are unable to read. There is no way to reach these people by phone or email. I tried to email them several times on their customer service sight but never recieved an answer.I finally found thier number on your website, called and was on hold for 1 hour. I called at 8:30pm on a Friday night and I found it hard to believe that all of their customer service reps were that busy.

In July, 2006 I purchased a Reader's Digest form a supermarket. Inside there was an offer for a year's subscription for only $10. I sent the order form to Reader's Digest and started receiving the publication about two weeks later. Approximately a month after that, I began receiving a past due notice for $10. I reviewed my checking account online and saw that the $10 subscription check had been cahsed. I ignored the statements for months, thinking it a mistake. I finally looked over one of the statements for a phone number, but there was none to be found. I couldn't find a number on Reader's Digest website either.

My Son Stephen (age 17) had been given a free gift subscription to RD that was piggy backed on my paid subscription when he was 15 and 16 years old. When RD decided to recind the free gift part of his subscription, I cancelled it while keeping my paid subscription. Now they have sent him a free gift and book which he opened. Three weeks later they sent him a bill for $26.90 to cover the cost of the unsolicited book.

I recieved an issue of readers digest, I coundn't remember ordering it but I thought I'll call but coudn't find a phone number even on line. So then I did send a check for ten dollars for the year since it wasn't very much but included a note stating I hadn't ordered it, didn't like it, why didn't they have a phone number, etc. Now I have recieved a second bill. I want my money back. You can't trust a company you can't call.

I received a shipment of POOH books that I did not order. I opened it and the post office would not allow it be sent back by return to sender. I sent the $8.00 and a note that I had not ordered them and did not want more. I have since received two more shipments and I returned them to sender with a note to the outside that I did not order them. Now, I have received a bill for $24.00 and the acknowledgment that I cancelled them!! How do you have to cancel something that was never ordered. Furthermore,why should I have to pay $24.00 for something that was not wanted or kept!! I think Readers Digest is practicing very shady business. It's obvious they don't want people to call them since they do not give out a phone number, nor can you find one!!

I received a subscription from Readers Digest in the mail, I did not order the magazine. A few days latter, I received a statement for $10.00, which I paid, dated, Feb. 23,2007. Two weeks went by and I received a late notice reminder, that my payment was not received. I paid the bill because I did not want something to go on my credit,that I did not pay, when I didn!t even order the magazine. There is no telephone number that you may call. I am going to wait for my next statement and not pay it. The address should be on the statement envelope. I am going to send a registered letter to cancel the magazine and contact the credit bureau.

My son received the R.D. in his name and he's 15 yrs. old. He did not request the magazine and he doesn't know how they got his address or why, or who sent it to him. As his mother I'm very upset and worried about how someone got my sons address. I tried to find a phone number to call and find out how and where they got my sons address information. WE will not be paying the bill subscription. Now I have to worry about canceling something we didn't order and my sons credit and his a minor!!

On 3-16-07 we received a renewal bill for the magazine, even though we do not have a subscription to Reader's Digest. The following day we received a magazine in the mail. We do not want the magazine and we do not want to be hassled by them like the other people on your website.

I just received a bill for $9.98 for a subscription to Readers Digest. It's in my son's name....he is 11 years old!!!

I received a bill for Readers Digest in the mail. I did not order it and have not received it. The bill says renewal, but you can't renew something you never ordered!

I received a letter in July 2006 advising that I had been approved to receive 12 issues of Reader's Digest for $10. I mailed a check for $10 on July 10, 2006 and the check cleared my bank on July 21, 2006.

I received a bill for $10. I never ordered anything so I mailed it back. Then I was sent a bill for $9.98 and told if I did not pay they would turn it over to a collection agency.

I sometimes get a request from my 82 year old father to look into some of his financial affairs. He recently told me about a bill he recieved from Readers Digest for $26 for a book he was sure he never ordered. The last name on the bill was misspelled and he was concerned that there was no telephone number any where on the bill (how shady is that?)

I got a bill from Readers Digest for $10 for an order I never made. I searched until I found their number, which was not listed on the bill or the website. When I called the operator claimed I had ordered it on line. I assured her I hadn't and even if I had I never received a magazine.

I was sent a bill for a subscription that I did not order. There was no place on their web site to inform them of this error. Nor was there a phone number. The hardship and stress of dealing with this and worrying about my credit report if they refuse to take care this matter is of great concern to me.

I keep getting bills marked Overdue:$13.98, for a Reader's Digest magazine subscription that I never ordered.

I often subscribe to RD but sometimes I fall behind reading so I skip a year. I did that last year but this time they sent me a bill and magazines.

Received a bill for $10 with a note saying "thank you for your recent order". I never ordered this magazine!!!!!!

I received a letter from Reader's Digest Sweepstakes Center, informing me that I was the winner of $78,000. A check for $2985 was included which was to be deposited, with a portion used to pay for the release of bond on the money. I called the number & spoke with Jennifer who explained the process; that after I deposited the check I was to call her back so she could update my file. I have not called back & do not intend to as I have researched enough to assume this offer to be illegitimate.

I received a bill for $10.00 from Readers Digest that I did not order. They sent me a Free Bonus issue which I don't want because I don't read Readers Digest. How can I stop future subscriptions? I will not pay for something I didn't order.

My mother received numerous threatening letters about a delinquent account. Since she was moving, we suggested she pay the $15.98 to clear her accoount and Cancel it AGAIN. When we checked her account, the Reader's Digest had used the $15.98 to enter a NEW order to run through Sept. 2007! We called their 800 -304-2807 number and spoke to a representative who assured the money would be refunded and my mother's account cancelled. This site proves this happens all too frequently.

I got a bill for a 12-month subscription to Reader's Digest, which I did not order. I didn't get any magazines and I can't afford to pay this.

I've received a $10.00 bill without ordering the magazine. I have never read it and I have no plan to.

My elderly mother did not want to continue her subsciption with Readers Digest so on the invoice she said to cancel. She lives with me now, her daughter, and I have been doing the same and returning anything they send. They continue to mail past due notices. How do we stop this?

I have been receiving threating bills from Readers Digest. I ordered the magazine a couple of years ago, but let the subscription expire. Now they have sent me a bill for $17.98 and they implied they were going to turn it over to a credit agency.

I received a bill for $10 in the mail today for a 12 issue subscription plus a bonus issue to Readers Digest.

They sent me a bill for $10.00. I did not order anything from them.

I have received two notices that I owe Reader's Digest $39.67 for a subcription I never ordered. I called their 800 number and selected "did not subcribe" and still received a PAST DUE NOTICE.

I received a bill from Reader's Digest for $10.00, without requesting a subscription. A few days later, I received the magazine.

I subscribed to Reader's Digest for a 1-year subscription for $10 and received a bill with a due date of Jun. 30. I wrote my check to them for $10 on 6/22/06 and my bank shows that the check cleared on 7/03/06.

My mother subscribes to COUNTRY MAGAZINE, BIRDS & BLOOMS, and READER'S DIGEST. All three of these Reiman Publications have the infuriating habit of sending bills for giving gift subscriptions and renewing her own. These come throughout the year--regardless of whether it's time to renew her subscription.

I keep getting renewals for Reader's Digest and they are billing me for magazines that I have received and did not ask for.

I received a bill today from Reader's Digest for a subscription I did not make. I called Reader's Digest and, after being on hold for more than 15 minutes, spoke with D. Miller who processed my cancellation (#113016).

I received a copy of Reader's Digest which I did not order and I am being billed $9.98 for a year subscription.

I was sent a copy of the August 2006 Reader's Digest which I did not order. I did not even open or remove it from polywrap. Then they sent a bill asking me to pay $9.98.

I received a New Subsciption statement telling me that I owe $9.98 and to send in payment by September 23.

The payment processing center of Readers Digest requested immediate payment of $13.98. We did not renew our subscription after it ran out, but we have been receiving requests to renew weekly.

I received a bill today in the amount of $10 for Readers Digest. I don't read that kind magazine and I never ordered any kind of reader's digest magazine.

I have been receiving numerous bills and past due notices for a renewal I did not request. One of the bills said that the original subscription included an automatic renewal clause. If in fact that was the case, then it must have been very cleverly hidden in the terms and conditions.

Received an invoice in the mail from Readers Digest asking me to pay $9.98 for a subscription that I never ordered. Called them up and they told me that the subscription was placed from an email that didn't belong to anyone in our family.

Readers Digest sent me a bill for $9.98. I have never had nor have I ever received any magazines.

Initially, I had a subscription for Reader's Digest as a gift in 2004, and in April of 2005. I renewed that, but decided not to renew this year, 2006. Meanwhile, I began getting renewal notices close to the ending date of the subscription, which I ignored. Eventually, I started getting actual bills, with threats of delinquency, etc., in between were a few more renewal notices that were worded nicely and said, "Renewal Notice."

I have gotten a bill for $19 and I have never either read nor ordered this magazine.

I used to subscribe to Readers Digest but decided to not renew my subscription so they stopped sending me the magazine. They did, however, keep sending me notices to get me to re-subscribe. I never sent them in.

For months now, I've been trying (by certified mail) to get Readers Digest to stop sending me invoice-type subscription offers. I am on the Do not call list and am a senior citizen with a fixed income.

We keep receiving bills for the renewal of our old subscription, but we never renewed it. There was some small print on one of the first ones we received stating that if we did not contact them to tell them we did NOT want to renew that we were automatically in renewal status.

I received a condensed book volume, which I did not order, and now I am being dunned for it.

I am returning the bill sent to me by Readers Digest. I have no knowledge of ever requesting Readers Digest.

I received a bill today for $9.98 for a subscription I never ordered and do not want.

I received a Readers Digest that I did not order and now am getting a bill for a subscription.

After contacting Readers Digest to cancel my subscription by email, my email got spammed. I used a new email address so it becomes very apparent that they sold my email address to the spamming scum.

Reader's Digest has been sending me their soft covered monthly book for the past 4-5 months,of which I did not subscribe to.They have billed me and I notified them that I had not subscibed and to discontinue sending them, but to this date I am still recieving them.

A bill for $9.88 was sent to me for a subsciption to Readers Digest that I did not order or sign for.

I ordered and PAID FOR a 1 year subscription. I have gotten 1 magazine.I am still getting past due bills for $9.98. This was paid on April 10,2006 and I have the canceled check to prove it. I don't know what kind of scam thhis is but I don't want this on my credit as unpaid when it has already been paid. Someone needs to get it together and figure out why this is happening. I have seen the complaint page and I'm not the only one this is happening to.

I am receiving bills for $9.98 for a Reader's Digest magazine subscription. I have not received any magazines and do not ever want to receive any Reader's Digest magazines. I did not not ask for this.

I got a bill for a magazine that I didn't order. There was no phone number or address on the bill.

I ordered a Reader's Digest subscription at the advertised price of $10 per year in February of '06. I wrote a check for this amount on March 3, 2006. My April bank statement shows my check was cashed by Reader's Digest. I have been receiving my magazines monthly but have also received monthly past due notices saying I haven't paid for my subscription. These past due notices are irritating because there is neither a phone number nor an e-mail address where I can reach Reader's Digest's accounting department. I refuse to send back another past due notice saying I paid their invoice as I won't get reimbursed for the cost of the stamps.

I received a bill today (5/22/06)for $9.98 when I never ordered anyhing. I looked and looked for a number to call, but there is none. I got online at the address the bill gave me, and it brought up this site. I also tried Readers Digest and the only thing it would let me do was subscribe, I THINK NOT.

Why are they sending me a bill for their magazine? I didn't order it.

I received a bill of $13.98 from Reader's Digest. I never ordered the subscription and have no interest in ordering from them. When I called them they had informed me that someone at my e-mail address order the subscription. They have all my information about where to mail it. I never sent them my information. In fact the days in which they would have recieved it, my family wasn't even home that entire weekend.

I received a bill for $9.98 for a subscription I did not sign up for, to an address I haven't lived for nearly a year, to be paid by May 27th.

I was sent an invitation to try a book for 30 days (some handy book) and another set of books to keep as a gift. I never received either, but I keep getting a bill for $41.04. I got a past due bill and a collecton letter from the Reader's Digest company. I wouldn't want this to hit my credit report. Plus there is no way to contact these people. Not even on the first bill there are any phone numbers or any way to reach their customer service department. It looks like Reader's Digest is working one way ONLY.

I have not ordered Reader's Digest but I was sent a bill for the amount of $9.98 and don't why.

I am receiving bills for Reader's Digest that I never ordered!

I'm submitting this complaint on behalf of my father who is 83 years old. He received a bill for $45.30 on 5/06 for two classic music CD's. Not only he did not order these CDs, he actually only received one of them. He did not open it and we would like to return it but there is no phone number on the invoice to clear this up.

I received a magazine and a bill and I did not order Readers Digest.

I didn't order a subscription!

A Readers Digest was delivered one day that I didn't order. A few days later a bill showed up.

I just received a bill for readers diegest. I have never read nor do I ever intend to read their magazine. I did not subscribe nor do I what to subscribe.I am not sure what type of scam they have going on. I know I do not want to be a part of it.

I got a bill from Readers Digest today saying I owed them a bill for $9.98.

After receiving a book I had not ordered I returned it immediately. Later, I received a bill for the same book. I wrote a letter stating that I had not ordered it, nor did I keep it, but returned it to Reader's Digest. Now I receive a threatening letter from the Collections Department stating I have until April 25 to pay the $26.50. My credit is perfect, and I thought about sending the money just to make life easier for me, but I could not, in good conscience do that as it was wrong what has transpired with the Reader's Digest. I always thought of RD as a good company and I do receive the magazine, now I'm distressed over what should never have happened.

I did not order anything from Reader's Digest and I received a bill stating it was due by April 21, 2006. How is this possible when I haven't ordered anything I don't even read Reader's Digest. SO HOW IN THE WORLD IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Received a bill for a year subscription to be paid by April 28th. I did not order the magazine from anyone at Readers Digest

Received issue of Reader's Digest I did not order, do not want and did not read. Received bill for subscription as well. Do not feel that I need to waste postage cancelleing something I did not order to begin with. I will be getting second notice of due bill I am sure!

I received a bill for a subscription that I NEVER ORDERED! There's is no contact number to call regarding this bill so I just sent it back with the words NEVER SUBSCRIBED on it and sent it back to with the return envelope. I feel this is such a nuisance because now I have to waste time doing this and making sure I don't get billed or sent any subscription plus wasting the postage! How can this be done without any permission or subscription? What can I do to prevent this from ever happening again?

I received a bill in the mail for Reader's Digest. I never ordered it and I do not want it. There was not a phone number I could call. How can they get away with this?

I received a summary of account statement to my surprise requesting that I pay $10 for a 12 month subscription of Reader's Digest which I did not order. I would to file a complaint. I not gotten any Reader Digest books and will not pay because it seem like someone else is using my name. This is very upsetting and I refuse pay or accept any RB book

Reader's Digest is billing me once again for a subscription that I wrote cancel on. I finally found a number to get hold of a rep. They should have that number on their bill. It is just a rotten way to do business. BTW, the number is 1-800-304-2807.

I am stressing out for no reason. it is because of these people still sending me a bill for a publication i never ordered. is there somewhere official to complain. if this is not against any laws it should be. every month they send this invoice telling me i owe more each time. i never have recieved a issue nor do i want one. yes this is causing undo stress in my life.i feel as if this is some sort of an attack on my well being and am helpless to defend myself. readers digest is putting the nails in their own coffin. over the years in a doctors office i may have picked one up to browse through, but now feel obligated to throw it in the nearest trash can.

I have been receiving a bill from Readers Digest for a renewal in the amount of $9.98. It states I have a 12-issue subscription but I have yet to recieve a book.

I recieved a bill to renew my Reader's Digest except I never had it to begin with. I can not seem to get a hold of them so they don't send me any. I do not want them. I don't want to be charged for them. I think it's a shame that someone can bill you for something you don't want or have.

Multiple shipments of products not requested to my eighty-three year old father. Intimidating collection letters and continuous billing after request to cease shipments.

I keep getting billed, giving a statement date and a due date. I have never opened an account with them or signed up for their book as I don't have time to read! Nor the money to spend on their garbage. They are giving me a headache worrying about whether they can ruin my credit by not paying their extortion and I do not have the time to play these games with them.

I did not subscribe to Reader's Digest Magazine. I do not want Reader's Digest magazine. I wrote "CANCEL" on their renewal order. The Reader's Digest Bill for $24.98 is not for a RENEWAL. i DO NOT HAVE A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE PAYMENT PROCESSING CENTER. I wish to cancel the magazine I never wanted to order.

I received in the mail an envelope which on the outside had marked "Bill Enclosed" and with the addressee being "Readers Digest". Neither I nor anyone in my family has subscribed to this publication or ever has in the past. I opened the envelope and inside was something "BILL" at the top with big letters and with a tear off for a payment. The bottom part below the tear off had a header/title marked "Summary of Accounts" which had the subscriber name (my husband's name) and the Account Number, Statement Date, payment due by date, Amount, and also said I can pay on line at www.rd.com/paybill.

Last month I received a package which said FREE. Inside was a book from Reader's Digest with hupla about this big sweepstakes. This is a new promotion of Select Editions, reading service and every two to three months they will send me a book. Total with s&h totals 26.61. If I choose not to keep them I to return the book, or send a note if I do not wish to participate! No phone number and hard to find an address.

My subscription to Reader's Digest expired in February. I decided not to renew it because the price they were offering was more than I could get it for elsewhere. I did not return any of the letters they sent me authorizing renewal. Now I have received a notice that they have automatically renewed my subscription without my consent and sent me a bill for an even higher amount that is twice what I can get the subscription for elsewhere.

Fall of 2003, I subscribed for a years subscription of Readers Digest. Not sure of the month as I remember it was a couple months later before I started to receive the magazine. Fall of 2004, I receive a bill for $15.98. When I wrote back and told them that I never extended the subscription, they wrote back and said that's it's 'automatically reneued for the next year if I didn't cancel. They keep sending these notices stating: 'Toatl Due $15.98 This account is gravely overdue. 1 We dispatched three issues of your subscription to you. 2. dispite reminders, this account remains unpaid. 3. Payment now will stop further collection efforts'

They sold us some music cassettes that had a Lifetime Guarantee. The cassettes wore out after years of enjoyment, which IS covered in their guarantee. Neither of the cassette sets they sold us are available any more, so we asked for a refund check, and they basically told us they could not refund our money, which means their guarantee is not even worth the paper it is written on! We are out nearly ninety dollars that they will not refund! We are sure we are not the first victims of this scam!

I never asked them to send select editions but they keep on sending and also sending past due bills asked me to pay. I also got a letter from Charles Dean ,collections Department, Plesantville, NY 10570 asked me to pay $25.65 , if not they are going to terminate my account .

In the begining of Oct. I recieved a bill for Reader's Digest but ignored it because I had not rquested a subscription. About a week later I recieved my first issue, which I have neither asked for nor paid for.