Sold out by IFR

"Haywood Jablome" wrote in message
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"JFee" wrote in message
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I was upset about the same thing. Last year I joined for $24 and this
year
they sent me renewal notice for $40!

So I crossed off the $40 on the renewal notice, wrote in $24 with a
short
note that if they charged me the same rate I subscribed at, I would
renew.

Sure enough, they sent me a bill for only $24, and I kept receiving the
magazine (though i hesitate to call it that.. more of a newsletter, I
think)

The difference between me and you is that I could not be bothered to play
that game. So I let my subscription slide years ago. So now they get
nothing
and I am spared of the bull****.

In the "old days", companies used to "nickel and dime", you to death. Today,
it's $50 and $100 you to death.

Not a month goes by I don't find someone trying to slip and extra $10, $20,
$50...past us on a billing statement. Of course, the "error" is never in MY
favor. :~(

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message news:JVgTb.81

The difference between me and you is that I could not be bothered to
play
that game. So I let my subscription slide years ago. So now they get
nothing
and I am spared of the bull****.

In the "old days", companies used to "nickel and dime", you to death.
Today,
it's $50 and $100 you to death.

Not a month goes by I don't find someone trying to slip and extra $10,
$20,
$50...past us on a billing statement. Of course, the "error" is never in
MY
favor. :~(

I'm on a screw you diet.
The rules are simple:

1. If the price is fair, I will pay it. You do not waste my time with
negotiations.

2. If there is a problem with your product, I give you one chance to fix it.
If you cannot fix it satisfactorily and fast the first time, I will return
it for a refund.

3. If I have to wait more than 10 minutes maximum to talk to your tech
support on the phone then I will take my business elsewhere.

4. I do not stand and wait in any queue for more than 4 minutes. After which
time I leave the goods exactly where they are and walk out of the store
(losers on welfare have an excuse to wait in line)

5. If you have me between a rock and a hard place - tardy contractors are an
example - I will harrass you by telephone at your home and/or business at
least 4 times a day until you make good.

Try it. It works.

Sounds similar to my policy(ies). Some companies lost a good customer,
and some have really impressed me.


"Haywood Jablome" wrote in message
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"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message news:JVgTb.81

The difference between me and you is that I could not be bothered to
play
that game. So I let my subscription slide years ago. So now they get
nothing
and I am spared of the bull****.

In the "old days", companies used to "nickel and dime", you to death.
Today,
it's $50 and $100 you to death.

Not a month goes by I don't find someone trying to slip and extra $10,
$20,
$50...past us on a billing statement. Of course, the "error" is never in
MY
favor. :~(

I'm on a screw you diet.
The rules are simple:

1. If the price is fair, I will pay it. You do not waste my time with
negotiations.

2. If there is a problem with your product, I give you one chance to fix
it.
If you cannot fix it satisfactorily and fast the first time, I will return
it for a refund.

3. If I have to wait more than 10 minutes maximum to talk to your tech
support on the phone then I will take my business elsewhere.

4. I do not stand and wait in any queue for more than 4 minutes. After
which
time I leave the goods exactly where they are and walk out of the store
(losers on welfare have an excuse to wait in line)

5. If you have me between a rock and a hard place - tardy contractors are
an
example - I will harrass you by telephone at your home and/or business at
least 4 times a day until you make good.

Try it. It works.

In the "old days", companies used to "nickel and dime", you to death.
Today, it's $50 and $100 you to death.

Boy, ain't that the truth. I was signing a full-price contract on an
expensive (to me) house - really pushing my comfort level, and right when I
was about to put pen to paper, my real estate agent shoved a pathetic $180
"buyer's agent fee" under my nose.
Although the amount was in the noise level, the gall of the thing damn near
killed the whole deal. .