Area Circulation Scam 309-589-0867

[frostbitetwice]

Originally Posted by Area Circulation

An interesting idea, somehow connecting my attempts to help people here, with my unrelated future...

On the other hand, it could be fun to add a character or two from here. 'Frostbite' just has possibilities written all over it (ha, to mix metaphors)

Tell you what, if the movies sell, those who positively contributed will be invited to the grand opening, how's that?

If the brothers aren't interested but allow publishing them as books, I'll see what I can do.

If by some miracle it all comes together, you can read or watch 'frostbite' as the lone hit man seeking vengeance, and changing sides when he realizes there is more to the truth than he was initially told.

It's a little serendipitous, but my nameless 'hitman' may have just have become more central by way of gaining a name.

Inspiration comes in strange ways.


Burt

Thank you for the honor, Mr Bellows...Screenplays are indeed extremely difficult to write let alone to product it...BTW, make sure your "hitman" has only one eye, or else it would be a misrepresentation of the real McCoy...

[Peter Cornstalk]

Originally Posted by frostbitetwice

To your credit, Mr Bellows, you keep responding to this thread..

I do not have one reason why anyone would want to have a five year subscription to any magazine!!!

The publication maybe long gone before the end of the term and of course, consumers taste change along the way...

What does your yearly $208.oo buy, not much..Most magazines are monthly or bi monthly, which can be purchased directly for the cost of anywhere between $20 to $30 per year..Run the math yourself..

Some like Newsweek, are offering subscriptions for $10.oo per year.

I am sure, your company Mr Bellows, receives bulk rates and or sales incentives..You are not paying retail for your inventory and if you are, your company must have no line of credit.

Yep and I just got a free magazine subscription I didn't even ask for a few months ago. Why would I want a 5 year overpriced subscription from fast talking phone spammers? The library has all the magazines too!

[areacirculation]

Area Circulation ripped off my girlfriend and tried to tell us that she had to pay for two years and receive magazines through the mail for five years, and that they had her recorded agreeing to this service.

We called to cancel, together and separately. We were both told that we could not cancel the service, but that Area Circulation would lower the payments. I then told them no, we are cancelling the service. My demand was refused, and in fact the representative for Area Circulation hung up on me.

I figured out how to beat them. I am happy to help anyone who is roped in to an agreement with Area Circulation get out of the "agreement." Area Circulation tried to enforce an illegal subscription agreement by telling us my girlfriend had a verbal contract.

Guess what? They were wrong. I did a little research, which I am happy to share. I also filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau in Virginia, where the company is located. I filed complaints with my state's Attorney General and the Virginia State Attorney General. I found laws that they are violating by trying to enforce these recorded phone agreements, and sent copies of the legislation with my complaints.

Guess what? The subscription was cancelled and the company stopped billing us. I even have an email from the company vice president stating that the company has a "cancel at will" policy.

THE LETTERS ARE SIMPLE, DIRECT, AND I AM HAPPY TO HELP ANYONE GETTING SCREWED BY AREA CIRCULATION. I will also happily provide a copy of the email from the vice president stating that the company has a "cancel at will" policy.

I put up a web page on google at:

Stop illegal magazine subscription agreements. (Stopping Area Circulation)

Also, please feel free to email me at stoppingareacirculation@gmail.com for more information.

A disclaimer: I am not offering legal advice, nor am I interested in malicious acts. My intent is to assist some of the many others that may be getting screwed by Area Circulation like my girlfriend and I were.

[frostbitetwice]

Excellent work, Mr Contos!!

I am still amazed that anyone would sign-up for any a magazine service, for the same length as a new auto payment..

[areacirculation]

frostbitetwice;

I guess the whole point is that we did not sign up for a magazine service for the same length as an auto payment, yet Area Circulation continued to bill the credit card, claim that a contract existed, and attempted to force us to continue to pay for a service we never agreed to.

There was no contract. We did not agree to the terms that Area Circulation claimed. And it took as much as contacting several government legal and consumer protection agencies to get the Area Circuation company to admit that there was no contract.

If they did it to us, the odds are that Area Circulation has scammed many other people. Perhaps they continue to screw and scam the general public just because most people won't or can't go through the trouble of writing and sending the appropriate letters.

Just here to make it simple for others who may be victims of Area Circulation scams, illegal and illegitimate contracts, and fraudulent contracts to get the company to stop.

Again, if you here of anyone that needs assistance in doing this, please have them email stoppingareacirculation@gmail.com.

They can also visit our web page for that purpose at:

Stop illegal magazine subscription agreements. Stop letting them rip you off. (Stopping Area Circulation)

[frostbitetwice]

Originally Posted by areacirculation

frostbitetwice;

I guess the whole point is that we did not sign up for a magazine service for the same length as an auto payment, yet Area Circulation continued to bill the credit card, claim that a contract existed, and attempted to force us to continue to pay for a service we never agreed to.

There was no contract. We did not agree to the terms that Area Circulation claimed. And it took as much as contacting several government legal and consumer protection agencies to get the Area Circuation company to admit that there was no contract.

If they did it to us, the odds are that Area Circulation has scammed many other people. Perhaps they continue to screw and scam the general public just because most people won't or can't go through the trouble of writing and sending the appropriate letters.

Just here to make it simple for others who may be victims of Area Circulation scams, illegal and illegitimate contracts, and fraudulent contracts to get the company to stop.

Again, if you here of anyone that needs assistance in doing this, please have them email stoppingareacirculation@gmail.com.

They can also visit our web page for that purpose at:

Stop illegal magazine subscription agreements. Stop letting them rip you off. (Stopping Area Circulation)

AC, your points are well taken...I and many others purchase their magazine directly from the the publisher and their agents rather than a reseller, such as Area Circulation..

Moreover, I would never commit to any pricing scheme unless I could price it off their website or receive a paper bill..I would not give questionable companies my CC..

[Peter Cornstalk]

Originally Posted by areacirculation

Stop illegal magazine subscription agreements. (Stopping Area Circulation)

Nice... I see the website is still up... seems Burt's threats of legal action don't hold water since it would be fairly easy to get a website shut down for his so-called definition of slander.

All you gotta do is have your lawyer send a letter to Google and have it removed Burt. Heck they even have a report abuse link at the bottom of the page that will work. If it is illegal, they will remove it.

[frostbitetwice]

I have said this before and will say it again, Peter, this is the lamest website I have every seen..

Red Flag Warning! why can not the customer shop off their website so everyone has a copy of the transaction??

Peter and a few of us know, however, the seas are full of fish..