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Review: I have previously started a complaint with the Revdex.com in early October of 2013, You have a new message from the Revdex.com of Metro Washington DC & Eastern Pennsylvania in regards to your complaint #[redacted] that complaint was settled with a promise that they would return my money, it has been 2 months and I have still not received anything. There was a charge against my debit card for books that I returned, prior to them returning the money my debit card got hacked and I had to get it replaced. They no longer had that avenue to return my money so they just kept it. I kept telling them that I wanted my money back and they kept trying to find reasons not to send it to me. Finally with your help they said that I would be receiving my money within a couple of weeks, it has been 2 months and still nothing. The amount in question is $54.00. Can you please get involved again and make this happen. Thanks.Desired Settlement: Refund
Business
Response:
December 11, 2013
Review: They charged my credit card for books I did not order after I had cancelled my featured selections they sent them anyway. they were returned and delivery was not accepted. This is the second time in 2 months they did this. I have cancelled my acct with them and notified my credit card company to dispute the transaction. I want a refund for the $52. 46. from Doubleday. They told me I had to wait 2 weeks in order to get my credit processed.that the books had to come back first to the whearhouse. When I checked my Double day acct they was no indication that the books were sent out nor was the charge on their for the cost. It only appeared on my charge statement after I ck'd it when the package came in the mail.Desired Settlement: refund to my charge card..I shouldn't have to wait 2 weeks for my credit since I never ordered the books, the refund should be made immediately. Delivery was refused and I didn't accept the merchandise. they have my money and I have nothing.
Business
Response:
January 15, 2014
Review: I sent this letter via email and mail to this company that has put on my credit report that I owe them. I have never even heard of this place before.
Double Day Book Club
Credit Agency is [redacted]
Please Help.
Greetings:
While recently reviewing my credit report, I noticed that your company has placed an erroneous and derogatory entry, claiming that I owe you $78.00. I have no account with you, nor have I ever been contacted by your company regarding this debt. The account number referenced above is all the information that I have concerning this alleged debt. Since you saw fit to place this item on my credit report, you obviously have all the information you need in order to investigate and correct your error.
Under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), I have the right to request validation of the debt you say I owe you. I am requesting proof that I am indeed the party you are asking to pay this debt, and there is some contractual obligation which is binding on me to pay this debt. Please also be aware that a sworn affidavit from your compliance officer does not constitute a valid validation of this debt.Desired Settlement: Taken off My credit Report
Business
Response:
November 12, 2014
Revdex.com
1337 N. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Re: Revdex.com Complaint ID [redacted]
Dear [redacted]
I am responding to the
inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted].
We have been unable to locate
a DOUBLEDAY BOOK CLUB account for [redacted].
It would be helpful if [redacted] could provide us with any previous names or addresses she may have used. We
would also ask that [redacted] please provide a copy of the section of her credit
report that pertains to the Book Club account.
[redacted] may send the
information to me directly via fax at ###-###-####. As soon as we receive additional information,
we will take steps locate [redacted]’s account and resolve her inquiry.
You may contact me at
###-###-#### with any questions. You may also send an e-mail to
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Brooke K[redacted]
Correspondence Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Review: About one year ago I purchased some special offer books from Double Day Book Club. I used my debit card online. On 3/4/2013, Double Day Book Club took $85.52 from my bank account by using my debit card without my authorization and without prior notification. I immediately emailed Double Day Book Club and told them to return my money immediately. Two customer service representatives emailed me and stated that they "felt it was necessary" to "add the charge" because I did not order more books "as agreed" and I "automatically enrolled in the book club" when I purchased the special offer books.
I emailed again telling them to cancel any membership in my name and I disputed their assertion that I agreed to them taking $85.52 or any other amount at any time. I also requested that they furnish me with proof of any agreement they believe I made authorizing Double Day Books to use my debit card. Today I received a "contract fulfillment letter" stating the same thing they said in the emails, but no proof of an agreement or contract.
If they believe I owed them a debt Double Day Book Club should follow proper protocol in collecting that debt. As it stands, they did not have authorization to take money from me and I want it back.Desired Settlement: I want Double Day Book Club to return my $85.52 returned to me immediately.
Business
Response:
March 21, 2013
Review: I had an account with Book of the Month Club approximately 5 years ago. After I cancelled my membership they said I owed money and sent me to collections. But, in the interim I had declared bankruptcy and they were named in the bankruptcy. However, they placed my account of $53 with [redacted] on December 8, 2009, although bankruptcy was filed on May 29, 2009. Once I was made aware of this collection action by [redacted], I forwarded copies of my bankruptcy discharge to them. They have neglected to remove this COMPLETELY FALSE account from my credit report but instead list their collection account as "discharged in bankruptcy." Imagine my surprise in early February 2013 when I pulled my credit report and NOW have a collection account from [redacted] for $53 from my Book of the Month Club account. I took issue when I was sent to collections for a discharged bankruptcy debt, but let it drop. Now, I have TWO collection notices on my credit report from agencies that BOMC sent to collect a debt AFTER their debt was discharged in bankruptcy. BOMC needs to get their act together with regard to who they send to collections and who they hire to do their collecting.Desired Settlement: DesiredSettlementID: Other (requires explanation)
I want BOMC to withdraw their collections actions and assure that their hired agents remove this negative information from my credit reports.
Business
Response:
March 13, 2013
Revdex.com
<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1337 N. Front St.
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Harrisburg, <st1:state w:st="on">PA <st1:postalcode w:st="on">17102
Re: Revdex.com Complaint ID [redacted]
BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:postalcode w:st="on">
Dear [redacted]
I am responding to the inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted].
We have been unable to locate the book club account in question under the name and address referenced above.
Please ask [redacted] to provide us with a copy of that section of her credit report that pertains to BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB.
Upon receipt of this information, we will address the issue accordingly.
You may contact [redacted] in our Executive Customer Relations Office at [redacted] with any questions. You may also send an email to [redacted]
Sincerely,
Supervisor, Customer Relations
Consumer
Response:
The address that was affiliated with my account with BOMC was [redacted]. As I previously wrote, BOMC turned the account over to [redacted], which appears on my credit report - BOMC/Direct Brands does not directly appear. However, my account was turned over to [redacted] in December 2009, which was 7 months after I declared bankruptcy.
Review: I received an unauthorized charge of $80.36 on my credit card which was disputed and credited back to me. Now I have received a bill for $86.36 (the original $80.36 plus a total of 6 more in late fees). I have attempted to contact them multiple times through their online message option but have not heard back. I have NOT received any books from this company and have not agreed in any way to pay the amount that I am being billed.Desired Settlement: I simply want them to close any and all accounts that they have assigned to me and cancel all amounts that they claim is owed (currently $86.36). The account number that is on the bill that has been sent to me is: [redacted]
Business
Response:
July 16, 2013
Review: I agreed to by 4 books at the book club's price. I had two remaining books that I needed to order. Bookclub price is 9.99. I ordered two books Hide Me Among the Graves
by Tim Powers for 12.99 and The White Princess by Philippa Gregory for 17.99 They have decided not to count these books towards my commitment agreement. They have also shipped two books today that I did not order. Totaling 43.95 that will be charged to my [redacted]. They have not responded to my last e-mail asking for a list of all my orders. They claim the new website is faulty the last e-mail that they did respond to.Desired Settlement: I would like a list of all books that I have ordered. I want them to change my account to say that I do not owe them anything, that I have fulfilled my contract agreement. I want to be refunded my money for these books that they ordered. I want them to call me on the phone and explain what has been going on with my account.
Business
Response:
October 3, 2013
Review: The Literary Guild charged my account $43.96 for featured selections that I had declined; I always decline the feature selections. On the website the only way to contact them is through email. I searched online and found that I am not the only one having problems with this company, anyway, I found a number ###-###-####, called and was on hold for about 15 minutes. I spoke with a male; I cannot recall his name, but he said, since it was the weekend, the money would be redeposited on Monday, October 21, 2013, which it was. Now this past weekend, my account was charged $44.96 and I was sent books I didn't order. When I tried to call the phone number that had I found, on Saturday October 26th an automated message said they were closed to call back during business hours, which is Monday- Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m., but for some reason I was able to reach someone the weekend before. So here it is Monday October 28th, called the phone number listed and now it's disconnected. Now they can't be contacted.
Product_Or_Service: Books I didn't order
Order_Number: [redacted]
Account_Number: [redacted]Desired Settlement: DesiredSettlementID: Refund
a refund check.
Consumer
Response:
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <[redacted]>
Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Subject: Problem resolved
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Hello, my name is [redacted]. I had filed a complaint against Literary Guild. I am writing in response to the complaint to say that the all issues were resolved and they refunded me, and no further action needs to be taken.
Sent from my iPhone
Review: I placed an online order on 8/16/14. As of 10/8/14 no resolution or response to emails.
I placed an order on their website on 8/16/14. As of 9/25/14 the order was still showing as "processing". I had tried calling several times and each time was on hold for over 30 minutes when I finally gave up still not speaking to anyone. I then sent them an email to please cancel the order and close my account. As of today, 10/8/14 I still have not gotten confirmation that they have closed the account and will not ship or charge my card. Logging into the site today I see that the order is still showing as processing. Also, twice in this time period I have logged in to see that I have featured selections that if I don't decline with auto ship to me, but received no type of notification via email that they were there. If my enrollment order hasn't processed yet, how can my featured selections be live?Desired Settlement: I want confirmation that the account is closed and the books will not ship. Also, that no charge has been or will be placed on my credit card.
Business
Response:
October 15, 2014
Revdex.com
1337 N. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Re: Revdex.com Complaint ID [redacted]
[redacted]
MYSTERY GUILD
BOOK CLUB Account # [redacted]
[redacted]
Dear [redacted]:
I am responding to the
inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted].
On review, our records show
that [redacted]s’ credit card ending in 0862 has not yet been charged for the enrollment
order she placed on August 16, 2014. The order was not processed at that time but
remained pending in our system. It
appears that the order has now been processed.
Since we are unable to cancel
an order once it processes, [redacted]s’ credit card will be charged for the order.
We will then apply a refund to [redacted]s’ credit card in the amount of
$14.95.
[redacted]s may keep the
enrollment package, with our compliments.
We have cancelled [redacted]s’ MYSTERY GUILD BOOK CLUB account with a zero balance. Once we process the credit to [redacted]s’
credit card, we will remove the card information from our systems.
We regret that [redacted]s
had difficulty in establishing her membership; we trust this resolves her
concerns.
We hope that [redacted]s will
give the Club another chance; we would love to have her as a member!
You may contact me at
###-###-#### with any questions. You may also send an e-mail to [email protected].
Sincerely,
Brooke K[redacted]
Correspondence Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Consumer
Response:
[To assist us in bringing this matter to a close, you must give us a reason why you are rejecting the response. If no reason is received your complaint will be closed Administratively Resolved]
Review: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because: A review of my account as of right now shows the order was NOT processed, it in fact was cancelled, therefore the books she is telling me to 'keep" appear to have never been shipped. Please confirm that the credit card was in fact not charged (as she implies that it was and will be credited). If she can review the account again and confirm that what I am seeing (the order was canceled) and card was not charged) and confirms that the account is closed (which it is not now). I will then "accept" as the free books are not of issue to me.
Regards,
Business
Response:
December 3, 2014Dear [redacted]:I am responding to the
follow-up inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted].This will confirm that we did
not apply any charges to [redacted]’ credit card ending in 0862 pertaining to
her August 16, 2014 order.This will also confirm that
[redacted]’ MYSTERY GUILD BOOK CLUB account has been closed with a zero
balance. Please assure [redacted] that we have also removed her credit card
information from our records.We regret that [redacted]
experienced difficulty with her orders and charges; we trust this resolves her
concerns.You may contact me at
###-###-#### with any questions. You may also send an e-mail [email protected],Brooke KCorrespondence Specialist
Consumer
Response:
[A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response. If you wish, you may update it before sending it.]
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted], and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
Regards,
Review: August 16, 2013
Literary Guild Customer Service:
Please cancel my account. I do not wish to receive any more featured selections/ order forms or books from you.
This is my THIRD REQUEST. Please honor my request. DO NOT SEND ME any thing else, except a letter telling me you have closed my account.
If I am sick or out of the country, and no one sends back the forms, then the books show up and then I have to return them. If I try to call your office, I get put on hold for 15-20 minutes and still no one answers. This is why I want to cancel my
Thank you for closing/cancelling my account.Desired Settlement: Unspecified
Business
Response:
September 9, 2013
Review: I was a member of this book club. I have had nothing but trouble since I joined. I should say rejoined as I was in it before. They used to ship the orders along with a bill and members of the club would pay by check. "Now" they require prepayment through charge card or [redacted]. I paid for my orders by [redacted]. There are 3 orders involved here. I paid the first two via [redacted]. I did not have to pay for the third as it was a replacement order.It was to replace a order I never received, all I received was a empty box and a lot of paperwork from the post office to prove my order was lost. It took 2 months or more to finally get the replacement. I sent pictures a few times of the postal information to show proof. It was like pulling teeth to get the replacement. When I finally got it the statement said I owe nothing. Quite a few weeks later I started getting bills for the first two orders plus a late fee. Keep in mind I prepaid via [redacted] and din not get anything like this prior to lost shipment they had to replace. I have repeatedly sent copies and all the proof needed that I owe nothing. I just received another bill this time with 3 late fees. They are still charging me for 2 shipments of books. As I said the first 2 were paid via [redacted], (prepaid) and the last was no charge as a replacement. This time I went onto the web site onto my account and printed out the orders. States right on them [redacted] was payment method and last order "0". Someone has messed up the account and are coming for more money which they are not going to get. Please get them to clear my account and to stop harassing me for money I do not owe. Their faulty bookkeeping is not my fault. I do believe these clubs are all connected now as I received another bill from The Good Cook which is a club I have been out of for a long time. Again I owe them zero and went out of the club. all of a sudden surprise a bill!. I am starting to believe they either are careless with billing and payments or dishonest. Thank You
Product_Or_Service: booksDesired Settlement: DesiredSettlementID: Other (requires explanation)
my account cleared, proof sent to me I owe nothing, and my name removed from their club, no more contact or mailings from them ever.
Business
Response:
March 19, 2014
Review: I had account with this company that have been close over five to seven years ago. they are still sending me package of books, that I send back time after time. I have spoken to someone and e-mail, and have gotten a letter to say that this account is close. Please see if there is anything that the Revdex.com can do to help me with this. Thanks
Business
Response:
May 20, 2014
Review: I joined the History Book Club about 20 years ago and have purchased many books from them. In the past I was able to talk to a person if I needed to verify my selection was stopped. Now I am placed on hold with with "due to high volume of calls." No person ever comes on line I have to wait as long as 20 minutes with no answer. I have received to sender and later I got a bill demanding payment. I paid that to protect my credit record. I refused one shipment 1-16-14 and last week another box of books I did not order arrived. I have been trying to seven my relations with History Book Club for months. I have requested in writing and get no response other than another shipment of books. The only result of my phone calls is a larger phone bill. I want the books to stop!!!Desired Settlement: Unspecified
Business
Response:
Review: I am a member of the company's BOMC2 online website club. I have been having billing problems (i.e. orders were not processed, then unauthorized orders were processed, and unauthorized payments via [redacted] were made -processed through my bank, resulting in the account bouncing, and resulting overdraft fees). In attempting to resolve these problems through email, what started as a concern about an order not being processed, things became worse. That one unprocessed order, when customer service attempted to resolve it, resulted in a separate, unauthorized order with an unauthorized form of payment (i.e. the website used 2 forms of payment for 2 separate charges, rather than only the new, updated form of payment -i.e. the card on file, for the one authorized order).
Emails from the company's customer service note a delay in responding to all problems, since "we have recently experienced an increase in the volume of incoming emails." When they did finally send an actual response to my emails (i.e. not a form email), they apologized for "system glitches." Therefore I suspect the website is having system glitches for multiple customers, resulting in many unauthorized charges for many customers. And due to being overwhelmed with the customer's emails as a result of these system glitches, they are inadequately responding to customer's concerns about financial irregularities (i.e. unauthorized charges, unauthorized or incorrect payment forms).
Note that due to said "system glitches," my online account is not even showing the charges made to me (i.e. there is no written record in my account of the unauthorized order, the payment made, the shipping of the item, nothing). It shows the one authorized order (made in April, not processed until late June (2 month processing delay delay due to system glitches, as per customer service emails). There is no note online of the 2nd processed order (the one that was not authorized, and completed with an unauthorized payment form, [redacted], since my payment form has been updated to use a different form of payment, a card on file). The only proof I have of all of these problems is the bank statements showing the unauthorized [redacted] charge, the resulting overdraft fees applied to my bank account (since the [redacted] account is directly tied to my bank account), and the physical statement that came with the book (invoice #[redacted]) obviously giving the book title and the note that [redacted] was charged for the book. So when I call customer service to address the problems, they can't find anything in their system reflecting the unauthorized order.
The Revdex.com should note that clearly the company is having computer glitches that are causing many unauthorized charges to many customers, and that the said glitches have not yet been fixed (since my online account information does not contain accurate order/charges information) and that their customer service department is too overwhelmed with these problems to address them with customers adequately. Customers have no protection from the unauthorized charges, and can't fix them with the help of an overwhelmed customer service dept.Desired Settlement: I'd like to have an adequate, real response explaining what "system glitches" are taking place, an apology for the unauthorized charge/order (I am assuming the result of said website glitches) and for the company to cover the overdraft fees that I received due to their unauthorized charge. I can't delete my bank card as a form of payment, to protect it until the "system glitches" are fixed (the website requires a form of payment online for the account at all times). I need some kind of assurance that the website won't make additional financial mistakes that will have additional, negative financial implications for me due to system glitches... we cannot afford additional unauthorized charges resulting in overdraft fees (or which could cause other payments, like our rent payment, to be rejected for lack of adequate funds). The individual charges are only $9.95, but if you don't have that in the bank, your bank penalizes you with overdraft charges (which obviously, if you don't even have $9.95 in your account, you cannot afford). I don't want to simply cancel my whole account (to protect against any more unauthorized charges) because then I have no proof I even had an account with the company where the errors took place. But I'd like to be reimbursed for the financial repercussions of the unauthorized order and incorrectly used payment form.
Note that due to said "system glitches," my online account is not even showing the charges made to me (i.e. there is no written record in my account of the unauthorized order, the payment made, the shipping of the item, nothing). It shows the one authorized order (made in April, not processed until late June (2 month processing delay delay due to system glitches, as per customer service emails). There is no note online of the 2nd processed order (the one that was not authorized, and completed with an unauthorized payment form, [redacted], since my payment form has been updated to use a different form of payment, a card on file). The only proof I have of all of these problems is the bank statements showing the unauthorized [redacted] charge, the resulting overdraft fees applied to my bank account (since the [redacted] account is directly tied to my bank account), and the physical statement that came with the book (invoice #[redacted]) obviously giving the book title and the note that [redacted] was charged for the book. So when I call customer service to address the problems, they can't find anything in their system reflecting the unauthorized order.
The Revdex.com should note that clearly the company is having computer glitches that are causing many unauthorized charges to many customers, and that the said glitches have not yet been fixed (since my online account information does not contain accurate order/charges information) and that their customer service department is too overwhelmed with these problems to address them with customers adequately. Customers have no protection from the unauthorized charges, and can't fix them with the help of an overwhelmed customer service dept.
Business
Response:
July 22, 2014Dear [redacted]:I am responding to the
inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted].Please be advised that we
have contacted [redacted] directly via phone in an effort to resolve this
matter. On review, our records show
that the change from [redacted] to credit/debit card which [redacted] had requested
did not process. We have now updated
[redacted]’s account to the credit/debit card payment option. With regard to the overdraft
charges [redacted] has incurred, she is in the process of providing us with
more legible documentation for our review.
We will send you a follow-up response when that portion of [redacted]’s inquiry
has been resolved.We also discussed the terms of BOMC2 membership with [redacted],
specifically the monthly subscription fee of $9.95. We have removed the subscription
fee for the month of June from [redacted]’s BOMC2 account. You may contact me at
###-###-#### with any questions. You may also send an e-mail [email protected]. Sincerely, Kaitlynne GCorrespondence Specialist.
Consumer
Response:
[To assist us in bringing this matter to a close, you must give us a reason why you are rejecting the response. If no reason is received your complaint will be closed Administratively Resolved]
Review: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because:
Review: I ordered books through children's book of the month club in December 2013. I paid for the introductory packet and agreed to the terms and conditions. In June 2014, I realized I never received my welcome packet from this company. I spoke to customer service who apologized and said my order was never sent to the warehouse and that it would be sent out right away. 2 weeks later (July 2014) I received a charge from this company for double the cost of the welcome packet. I called customer service who apologized and said once again no one had sent my order to the warehouse. 3 weeks later (August 2014) I was once again charged double for the welcome packet. I called customer service and told them to cancel my account since they had never sent my welcome packet out and were in violation of the terms and conditions. I was told by management that my account was cancelled. In September 2014, my debit card was charged twice for double the amount of the welcome packet. Each time I called customer service and was told my account was cancelled. Today (10/13/2014) my debit card was charged $24.96 by children's book of the month club. This is a different amount and I don't know what the charge is for. I have advised cbomc numerous times they are not allowed to charge my debit card as the account is closed. This company keeps stealing money from me for products never delivered.Desired Settlement: Proof account is closed as well as proof my debit card has been removed from file.,
Business
Response:
October 28, 2014
Revdex.com
1337 N. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Re: Revdex.com Complaint ID [redacted]
[redacted]
CHILDREN’S BOOK
CLUB Account #[redacted]
[redacted]
Dear [redacted]:
I am responding to the
inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted].
This will confirm that [redacted]’s
CHILDREN’S BOOK CLUB account has been canceled.
We have processed 2 refunds to [redacted]’s credit card ending in [redacted]
in the amounts of $23.98 and $2.20.
The other charges [redacted]
saw on his credit card statement were pre-authorizations, not actual charges,
in the amounts of $36.94, $36.94, and $37.94.
These pre-authorizations are placed on the card temporarily; our records
show that they have expired.
We have closed [redacted]’s
Club account with a zero balance. We
have also removed [redacted]’s credit card information from our records. In addition, we have removed [redacted]’s
name, address and email address from our solicitation lists.
We regret that [redacted]’s
experience with the Club was unsatisfactory; we trust this resolves his
concerns.
You may contact me at
###-###-#### with any questions. You may also send an e-mail to
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Brooke K[redacted]
Correspondence Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Review: I made an online book purchase on January 10, 2014. I paid for the purchase when I made it. In June I received a letter stating that even though I made a payment, the payment for this order and another order was not processed. I looked it up and found that the other order was not processed, but this one was. I called them at ###-###-#### on June 19, 2014 for 14 minutes and explained the situation. They helped me make the payment that was not processed, and told me that the one that was (for $13.78) would be taken off my account within 2 days. So I threw the letter away. In July I received another letter stating I owed them $13.78 for my January purchase. I called them again on July 17 for 16 minutes and went over it with them again. I provided the date of payment and my full credit card number. The representative told me the payment was found in their system and it would be applied to my account within 2 days; again I threw the letter away. Now I have a third letter saying I owe this money. I emailed them and they told me I had to provide proof that I paid even though twice now I have been told they found it in their system. I called and spent over 20 more minutes on the phone with them and was told the same thing. I was also told there is no history of my calls, even though both representatives said they were noting my account. I have my credit card statement (which I do not feel I should have to spend the money to mail them, nor do I feel comfortable giving it to them) and the call history from my phone company. The manager, Brian B[redacted], was not very kind or receptive to the fact that their system is the problem, and I should not have to prove over and over that I made a payment when I made my purchase. This company does not even offer the option of purchasing something for payment later!Desired Settlement: I want my account balance to show that I paid. I also want a hand written letter apologizing for the inconvenience I have had to go through. If they care at all about their customers, they will also offer a credit for the time wasted.
Business
Response:
December 17, 2014Dear [redacted]:I am responding to the inquiry
your office forwarded for [redacted].We have removed the $13.78
balance from [redacted]’s CHILDREN’S BOOK CLUB account. We also sent a letter of apology directly to
[redacted].As a courtesy, we wanted to
offer [redacted] a free book of her choice. Upon checking [redacted]’s
account records, we noted that she closed her account on November 6, 2014. If [redacted] would still like to obtain a complimentary
book, please ask her to contact me directly at the number listed below. You may contact me at
([redacted] with any questions. You may also send an e-mail [email protected],Brooke KCorrespondence Specialist
Review: I joined Literary Guild Book Club online on July 12, 2014. I made payment for the introductory book package using my [redacted] account. Now, almost three months later I still have not received the intro book shipment. I've written numerous times requesting the books, and then I've written three times, the most recent being today, asking them to just cancel my membership and refund my [redacted] payment in the amount of $14.95. All of my correspondence took place online using their Customer Service links. I've had a couple of replies from them, none recently, saying they'd look into my account and get back to me and that hasn't ever happened. I just want my member ship to be canceled and have my $14.95 refunded.Desired Settlement: I want my membership that never started to be canceled and want my refund of $14.95 applied to my [redacted] account.
Business
Response:
October 21, 2014Dear [redacted]:I am responding to
the inquiry your office forwarded for [redacted]. On review, our records show that [redacted]’s enrollment order did not process
due to a systems error on our end.
Accordingly, we did not process payment for this order via [redacted]’s
[redacted] account. We have cancelled
[redacted]’s membership in THE LITERARY GUILD.We regret that Ms.
Taylor encountered difficulty becoming a member of our Club. We trust this
resolves [redacted]'s concerns.You may contact me
at ###-###-#### with any questions. You may also send an e-mail to [email protected]. Sincerely,Brooke K.Correspondence Specialist
Consumer
Response:
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I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted], and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
Regards,
Review: I have been with this comapny for several years, no problems.. now I am being charged, 3 times for books not ordered or ever recieved. the total is $112.42I have written 3 times asking for a refund and to cancel the service.I have recieved no posts or phone call. or my refundI am concerned that they will keep debting my account.. and have no way to stop them. this practice has been very frustrating! and expensive!
Product_Or_Service: nothingDesired Settlement: DesiredSettlementID: Refund
I would lie my money bac and my name and account dropped from their business.I would hope that others might now of this and not be put in the same position.
Business
Response:
March 25, 2013
Review: Each month Children's Book of the Month Club asks you to accept or decline a Featured Selection. The only Featured Selection on my account was to be charged on 8/22/13 if accepted, there were no other selections available. However on 8/12/13 they charged my debit card $27.98 and there is no record of an "Order" processing. I have called ###-###-#### and it is just beeping and also ###-###-#### is just a "Customer Service" line that keeps you on hold endlessly to no avail. I did not accept any featured selections or order any other books from this site this month or recently. I have also been trying to cancel my account with them for some time now, but I am unable to get in touch with any type of customer service. My account does not even show any pending, shipped or received orders for this charge. This is unacceptable!Desired Settlement: I am asking that the $27.98 be credited back to me and if there are any NSF fees due to this UNAUTHORIZED transaction that they be reimbursed as well. Also that the company please cancel my account effective immediately!
Business
Response:
September 9, 2013
Review: Doubleday shipped me books that I did not order, then charged my ATM card in the amount of $44.46
I contacted them and they told me to return the books and they would refund my money.
I returned the books.
I have contacted them three times since then.
They have told me that my money was refunded on Aug 12...yet it has not shown up at my bank.
They told me to contact my bank. I have done that. The bank told me there is no sign of my refund.
Doubleday Book Club refuses to help me.Desired Settlement: Immediate refund of $44.46
Business
Response:
October 2, 2013