Allied Publishers Service
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Allied Publishers Service has 1.0 star rating based on 1 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
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Anonymous
25 years later
Rating Details
I just got a call from someone telling me that I have a bill from 25 years ago for Allied Publishing... 1. 25 years ago! 2. these went to a PO box- that I don't ever remember having and then the Post office sent them to an ex mom in law's home that I never lived at! The ex was 27 years ago, the forward of address is 2 years later! 3. the last 4 of social is right. 4. they say someone paid over 75% of the bill. 5. they say I owe $259! I didn't get the magazines, I am pretty sure I would remember this. this is 25 years ago- they said that they are "serving" me.
Loss:
$259
Reason of review:
i didn't get these mags!
Preferred solution: quit harassing me over a bill 25 years old and that isn't mine!
4 comments
Anonymous
Galloway, New Jersey
Review about Allied Publishers Service Magazine from Galloway, New Jersey
I got a call at work one day telling me that I owe $757 to this magazine company which I don't ever remember receiving any magazine from they insisted that I paid them at least have or they were going to take the money from my paycheck and sue me they have call back numerous times spoke to my manager tried to get in touch with my human resources and still to this day continue to harass me
Reason of review:
Pricing issue
typoqueen C
Sioux City, Iowa
THEY THREATENED ME!
The person that odered the magainzines no longer works for yus and she threatened me yelled and screamed at me about wanting our home office number which we are not allowed to give out. She wanted to know where to send the bills to i said im sorry i cant not again give out that information finally we hung up on here during this womans rant and rave about not haveing a forwarding address and she actually started to calling our other stores to see if we can give out the number to our home office. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY... Most distasteful phone call ever
Lorrine Hyn
Indianapolis, Indiana
Over billed me
Due to my inattention I paid them $132.38 for 1 year of TV Guide.They kept sending bills and I kept paying. *** ME!!! From now on I will be more observant. 4/1/2012, paid them 24.35 dollars,5/2/2012,I paid them 50.00 dollars,6/1/2012,I paid them 23.05 dollars,7/1/2012,I paid them 34.98 dollars. Today, I received bill for a balance of 34.97 dollars! Actually, I should be good for years!Thanks for this opportunity to sound off! The company I am referring to is Allied Publishers Services,POB 2489,White City OR 97503. Iris Smith
Anonymous
Mccook, Nebraska
Office manager
The tire store I work for is on the do not call list. They called two days in row the first day I told them that we would not be interested and not to call back the next day they called again. I just hung on them. The person that call then called back and called me a *** ***. I work at Western tire in McCook, Ne. I get at least 10 teleamarketer calls a day. When I tell them not to call back I expect not to be called back and I expect not to be called back.
Anonymous
Tyler, Texas
Tired of paying
I was contacted at work about these magazines. Needless to say the offer that they told me about on the phone ended up being a 5 year subscription. I am also unpleased that when I want to change the magazines that I am receiving, I have to pay $3 per magazine that I want to change. (And the choices are not great). I am tired of paying for these magazines. I have been paying for them for 2 1/2 years and I am tired of it. My balance does not seem to go away. I want this company stopped before they do this to anyone else.
mommas s
Tampa, Florida
Allied publishers
I am also dealing with thus peoples now calling my job with harrassing fake phone calls about sueing well sue then is what i tell them they are not getting any money from me until i get something i never recieved one magazine so if i dont have you dont have your money will never pay for any thing thats not in my hands they call to harrasse and very verbal nasty phone calls to me so i kno they r falsely betraying to be a laywer they are fake company they r unscrupulous people i will be turning them in to bbb and contacting each magazine company to check to cancel any service under my name they will go down you *** company
Loss:
$700
1 comment
Guest-289954
The person I spoke with told me I could change anytime. When I told them I had to cancel due to my finances changing they tell me that I can not do that they pre-pay the subscriptions and you tell me why can I change the magazines if they are prepaid
Rose Ulc
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Allied Publishers Services
I believed the caller when she called me at work.She kept saying the magazines were free.She never said I could not cancel,but they asked that I not cancel. I asked her what the charges were for, she was very vague.I didn't do the math until I got my payment book and my first magazine"Lady's Home Journal". There was a subscribtion in it-2 years for $12.95. The next day I called to cancel. She said fine .I told her I had received my first mag., then she got nasty and said I could not cancel.All I want to know Allied is how can you claim that these magazines are free?
Anonymous
Howell, Michigan
Allied Publishers are unethical
I was also suckered into a 'free magazines for 2 years' from this joke of a company. After I got double the amount of bills that they said I woud get, I had no choice but to pay it off. I paid off my balance and TWICE, years later, they have tried to send me a bill for a 'remainder' of what I owed. It was incorrect as I had proof that I paid in full. After I told them I paid in full and threatened to get my attorney involved, they said they had made a mistake and accidentally sent a bill to me. So another year and a half later, I received the same thing claiming I still owed them. I once again had th threated to get my attorney involved and they said it was their mistake again. Both times I asked for something in writing from them, they siad they wouldl send it, and nothing came. I am also submitting a complaint to the BBB. Who knows how much money these people have gotten out of people who don't know better or who are esily intimidated. Stay away from Allied Publishers! They are crooks and liars and try to get more money from you. They definitely belong in the hall of shame for sure!
Anonymous
Brundidge, Alabama
"trial offer" does not exist
Pissed aint the word for it. I told them I didnt want it to start with, and they gave me a "trial offer", and said I could cancel after 14 days if I wanted to. Now I read that you can only cancel within the first 14 days, so what the ***? I told them dont even send anything, and they sent it anyways. I sent a letter telling them I didn't want it, never heard anything from them except a phone call telling me my payment was late. they have called my job numerous times, to the point where my boss has told me it is interfering with my job, and that I am spending too much time on the phone. if anybody knows how to get out of this situation with these people, let me know.
Connie G Esu
Akron, Ohio
Magazine Subscriptions
This company takes advantage of people. My mom has glaucoma and is legally blind, cannot read magazines at all, cannot even drive. They keep harrassing her and will not cancel her subscription. My mom does not even have a checking account anymore, as she lost her job due to blindness. She has filed for disability, but will not find out if she is approved until August or September. These people have no conscience! Do not do business with them. Do not be suckered into their scheme. I spoke with Scott, a servie rep, and then with Tina, the supervisor. They were very unprofessional, especially the way they answered the phone. It was like they were all in the same room, hanging out.
Loss:
$132
1 comment
Guest-883041
These company is a bunch of rat bastards. The scam you into buying subscriptions, tell you they pay full subscription up front and you pay them back!
***! I tried to cancel a dozen times and wouldn't let me.
3 years later I get a phone call from lawyer that they are suing me for $1000 for unpaid balance! Businesses like these need to burn to the ground!
Carmen R Irv
Lansing, Michigan
Allied Publishers Service Mid Atlantic States
In 2005 I basically got suckered in, at work, to sign up for a magazine service that was supposedly suppose to be "free" magazines for 2 years. Instead what I got was 3 years of headaches! You were supposed to pay $20 per month for the "shipping" of the magazines, which half of them didn't even come. Well I defaulted on my payments, and instead of cutting off the magazines, they put my account in collections. Which the collection company harassed me CONSTANTLY at work with abusive phone calls threatening to sue me for the balence. What a nightmare!!! I am reporting them to the Better Business Bureau! What started as a year of "free" magazines ended up to be a $600 bill! No magazines that I know of cost anywhere near that at any store you go to!!
Loss:
$650
27 comments
Guest-338284
What did you do? did they sue? I am in the same boat.
lightoflove B
Allied Publishing/Beware
Wow.... What can I say. My husband received a call @ his work from a telemarketer with Allied Publishing. He came home talking about all of these free magazines that he would be getting. He said that they would be sending an extensive list from him to choose from. A magazine came that was of no interest. Then another..no interest. I called the company and told them that the magazines were not for us.I asked them to cancel. She said that she would mail us a list to choose from. It came. There were not five magazines that we wanted. Called them back once again told them to cancel. They said that I would have to call back and speak to a specific person. I did. They refused to talk with me and said that they had to talk to my husband. I put him on the phone. No help. They told him that it could not be cancelled. I am pissed. I told them that it would not be paid and to stop the magazines. They then said that they had my husband on recording agreeing to this. ( he was working at the time) UGHHHHHH. There is nothing free and that is deception in advertising! And who ever heard of not being able to cancel magazine subscriptions. Get Real! You can cancel with the magazine companies themselves. Something needs to be done about this kind marketing deception. BUYER BEWARE>>>>You are signing on for an outrageously tight noose on the neck. I really want to hear the recording.... I find it ironic that when ever you need the recording in your defense.... it can't be produced....They said that they have this one.....I would bet that it doesn't have the part about all of the free magazines that you would be receiving.....Sure would like to hear it. The manager was upset with me because I was yelling @ him......Now he doesn't want to play it for me because I would just hollar at him some more.....Hmmm....DON"T DO IT>>>>JUST SAY NO !!!!
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Guest-1090790
So were u able to cancel with the actual magazine companies?
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this person has been calling and harassing with all kinds of b.s. for at least 10 years.
Claims to be a 15 year old debt for magazines never received said we owe well over $1000.00 plus fees but they would settle now and not file charges. looked up family and friends numbers-- claims to be a dectective or from the legal dept of 2430...tries to sound all legal but vague when asked any questions. Do not give any information they will use against you, will try to get you to answer questions yes.
it is a debt scam. Usually goes by Mark K or Alan T
Please I need assistance. I am filing a class action law suit against this company.
They CANNOT make claims against people who did not have anything to do with this company or that have not received anything from them. I am NOT going to let this company get away with this. They keep harassing me and I have severe PTSD. This situation has set me back so far in my progress.
I will NOT allow it to happen to others. PLEASE HELP.
Be glad to help. These people are scam artists and just straight evil.
They are harassing my father. He can not handle these kinds of allegations especially when no one even purchased these magazines!
So wrong. They need to be dealt with!!
This is happening to my mother as well.