[Resolved]  Reader's Digest — READERS DIGEST SWEEPSTAKES

THE REPLY FOR SWEEPSTAKES WAS SENT IN SPE.ED POST IN 'no' COVER .TILL DATE NO RESULTS HAVE APPEARED IN DAILIES IN BANGALORE OR REPLY SENT BY READERS DIGEST. SBI CARDS SHOULD NOT ENCOURAGE SUCH FRAUDULENT MARKETING PRACTICES, PRACTISED BY READERS DIGEST WHICH IS OPEN FRAUD, WHERE LOT OF TIME AND PRODUCTIVE ENERGY IS WASTED IN READING THE FRAUDULENT MARKETING ADVERTISEMENT AND WASTING MONEY ON POSTAGE/COURIER ETC. CONCERNED CONSUMER FORUMS MAY TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO BOOK THESE READERS DIGEST PEOPLE IN COSUMER COURTS AND BAN SUCH MISCHEVEOUS FRAUDULENT ADVERTISEMENT. SBI CARDS ARE ALSO ADVISED NOT TO ENTERTAIN LOW CLASS MARKETING GIMMIKS IN FUTURE.
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Dear Dhara Desai,

Please upload the attachment or send the list of winners to each customer to who ever you have dragged in this loop.
i mr c.v. rajendran a/c. no.[protected] i only want to know from your side what is my position in the sweepstake of 2008 - 09 weather i won any prize or weather i should continue to be customer life long. why i say this is after reading all the letter above mentioned. I am in a confused mood since what they say are correct. I would request you pls don't do this in future by giving lots of hope. instead i am ready to buy yr books and a loyal customer. why i say this is everyone will be not in a position to buy the books which are costlier and they are afraid also weather they will loose the prize amount after reading the letter. Now in the last letter you mentioned that i have entered into the one crore prize and car etc.i don't know what is the tactics beyond this. pls explain it clearly. so be frank and explain my position of 2008-09 and after that confirmation. i want to decide weather i want to be your loyal customer or play with you. also one more suggestion from my side pls don't send the v.p.p. parcel 4 to 5nos in a month make a gap of 15 days. send 1 or 2 parcel. awaiting your reply at the earliest.



( c.v. rajendran )
a/c no.[protected]
i could not be able go to the final stage of subscription because of some error on the page.


please help me
SEND ME LIST OF WINNERS OF SWEEPSTAKES 2008-09
Yes, my husband Dr S.N.Zahir has been involved with this fake and mischivious gimmick called Sweepstakes for the last 3 years and it always happend that the award was just a day away but the deciet continues and for those enterring the new year my advice is stay away from RD for Gods sake.
Dear RD,

Dont you think so its hightime you do something about it... atleast...

When RD expects its readers to a win-win situation on sweepstakes kind of draws it should also reciprocate their readers with a list of winners subsequently. It is a basic courtesy, a basic quality.
Please do not be after our cheques, be after our hearts... your subscriptions rate will go up...
The draw result was already out and yet on 5 February 2009, RD sent me promotional books and sweepstake certificate to be returned within 14 days to enjoy 5 times more for the sweepstakes' draw.
More shocking is that there was an enclosed printed letter saying that I am the perfect customer and I have a vey good chance to win. If the draw result was already released in January 2008, how could I be called "Lucky"? When we bet for a lucky draw, we are always informed of the draw date. Readers Digest is unethical by fooling innocent people just to get sales of their products. I advise Readers Digest to indicate clealry the DRAW DATE for every package they sent out. For my case, does it mean that the draw date is in JANUARY 2010?????? - It is rediculous! 11 more months to wait????
ya, postal s of 2008& 2009 are continues me too, ,
sir may i have any prize in the year of 2008 my address LOGANATHAN .N 12 SUBURAYAR AGRAHARAM, SOUTH LANE, MADURAI 625001
Humanbeings are always optimist towards previlage. such activities like sweepstakes should be under third agencies supervison and should be fairenough.Your positive response and appreciation is solicited but honestly I do hereby mentioned that marketing promotions and hidden rules shouldnot be there.Repeated wrong adresses are carried forward inspite of informing repeatedly. please correct the adress as below
cust. no.[protected].
Mrs. Vandana V. Desai
Bldg.Y-6, Flat no.94.
Govt. colony, Bandra(E)
Mumbai-51.
Please see that allthe envelopes you've mailed are properely sticked/ closed.Almost your envelopes received are found in open condition.
I totaly Agree. I two subscribed to this marketing bait. I applied to this contest keeping in view RD is brand name and trust i associated with it. Worst part of this entire episode is that money has been deducted from my account but havent recieved single copy of the book also forget about the prize.
If any from RD team is reading this then be ashamed and atleast try to address issues of this nature with importance

Thnks
PL CANCEAL MY LAST ORDER TO YOU THANKS
I received letter dated 2/6/09 with a check for $3867 stating I had won $117, 500 and I had to call # to activate claim.Is this a valid sweepstake winner or a scam.Reference # rd645/5/09
Last two I has been involved this ...But reading all this comments I really very much confused that whether I should continue this all or to stops...

I had already get letters and document from you that i am Potential winner an hd chance to win...

But please anybody suggest me that what is the truth ???

Pls reply !!!

Reader's Digest — copy of march issue

Dear Sir,
First i thank the RD people for sending me renewal of my subscription with three small books(gifts).NOW WHEN WILL I GET MY COPY OF MARCH ISSUE AND DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU EVERY MONTH, TODAY ONWARDS.nONE OF YOUR CUSTOMER CARE OFFICE REPLY TO MY PHONE.(THEY ARE ALWAYS BUSY ATTENDING OTHER CUSTOMERS) TODAY ITSELF I CALLED AT[protected] AT NOIDA THREE TIMES .THIS IS THE TREATMENT FOR A SUBSCRIBER OF 20 YEARS '

SUBSCRIPTION ACCOUNT NO.[protected]
send me list of winners of[protected].padma menon
I want to know the date of result for this year (2009), and also I want to my know status, beacause I am confused whether I continue or stop
Readers Digest sent us a book that we did not order. On the box it said free gift inside. A couple of weeks latter they sent us a bill for $42. I called there book department and they said it was ordered by my e-mail, never did this. Then they told me to send it back, I said no. Then they said they would send me the postage to mail it back. I said no you can come and get it. I do not have time to waste for a mistake they have made, or was it a mistake and not a underhanded marketing secieam?
Any way I do not want anything to do with Readers Digest. I have lost all respect for this company. Also they cutomer support in located out of this country who knows where. They are too cheap to pay an American that you can understand for this job. I have asked them to take us off their mailing list and remove us from their data base.
I am also receiving similar documents. Once I had to pay for a book, when they clearly say "No Purchase is necessary" in every sweepstake document condition. My name and address has been mixed up. I got the documents very late once (after the mandatory period). Even then I received new one very promptly. Now I am trying to contact customer service of BHE[protected] I am getting please check the number tape.
I think this is big fraud and need to be raised in public (no use of Parliament, it is another bigger fraud there :D).
r u receiving u r copies now ???
as i am also made a credit card payment on 17 feb 09 and not recieving any copy and cust care told me that it will take 2 months after the payment date ??

kiran patil
[protected]@gmail.com

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