I fell for this back in '92. I had just moved into my dorm my freshman year, and this girl came by as people were moving in - before classes started. What a better group of gullible people than kids who just graduated from high school, and haven't had any life lessons yet? She gave me the same story about how she gets a vacation if she sells magazines. Then, as I'm saying no, she decides to mention that I can cancel my order in a few days, but she still gets the points. I still say no, then she says I get 2 subscriptions for the price of one. (Funny how she didn't mention it all in the beginning.)
So my stupid 17-year-old self writes her out a check for $30. She gives me a card for the place I should call to cancel the subscription. She had me make the check out to her (hello....McFly!!!) Sure enough, when I call the number on the card, it's out of service. But I'm smart (so I thought), I'll call information and get the number for the girl herself. I had a record of her name in my check registry. Of course, that name wasn't listed.
I chalked it up as my first lesson in life, and have made it a mission to do everything I can against rip off artists. To this day, I even get upset when a legit company doesn't meet my expectations when I'm paying for something. I write letters to companies all the time. I cannot emphasize enough how FURIOUS I get when people want to rip others off. :|
So my stupid 17-year-old self writes her out a check for $30. She gives me a card for the place I should call to cancel the subscription. She had me make the check out to her (hello....McFly!!!) Sure enough, when I call the number on the card, it's out of service. But I'm smart (so I thought), I'll call information and get the number for the girl herself. I had a record of her name in my check registry. Of course, that name wasn't listed.
I chalked it up as my first lesson in life, and have made it a mission to do everything I can against rip off artists. To this day, I even get upset when a legit company doesn't meet my expectations when I'm paying for something. I write letters to companies all the time. I cannot emphasize enough how FURIOUS I get when people want to rip others off. :|