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From: Drevik, Steve (drevik@utkvx3.utk.edu)
Subject: WARNING: CHAPEL SALES, Inc (magazines) 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Date: 1993-01-09 05:13:48 PST 

Spread the word about another band of criminals running door to door. This one is called Chapel Sales, Inc. (nice name, eh? inspires trust) and is out of New Jersey.

They come door to door across the country and sell you magazine subscriptions. How could you lose, right? I mean, you know what a magazine is...

The problem is, they take your deposit (50%), and in 2-3 weeks, you send the rest of the payment (50%).

Then, you never see your magazines. Try calling their customer assistance number? It's busy? Try using a demon dialer, dialing the line every 15 seconds. Hmmm... it almost seems like the phone is off the hook (except for outside business hours, where it is attached to an outgoing message answering machine).

I have already written the BBB of New Jersey, but they don't seem particularly interested in doing much other than filing my letter. I may just sue out of principle (anybody know a principled lawyer?)

Oh, I should mention that I wrote the company to try to cancel the order, but the purchase agreement said you could only cancel the order within 72 hours of signing it (and I don't see how you could when the phone is busy)

If anyone catches these people outside your front door, reach immediately for your baseball bat.

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