Bob,
Don't feel bad about being obnoxious about something like this. I very
much agree with your views about this, I got one, looked at it, re packed
it and sent it back. If in fact the 'customer service' was sleazy and not
the AMA, I hereby demand the AMA recover that mailing list they put out or
for all the years I have been a member, I'll end it.
My 2 1/2 cents worth. (Note the above Cc: line, I am letting my reps know
my feelings.)
Jerry Miller, SOSS Founder, CD, LM
Medford, OR
At 03:32 PM 6/7/2005, Bob Goldsmith wrote:
I'm happy that some of you don't mind spending $10 on un-requested junk,
but I refuse to be pressured into it. The AMA has slipped several notches
in my estimation of their ability to provide good service to their members
and to value their membership. They accepted a "win/win" program from a
marketing company without considering their membership�s opinions of such
schemes.
This whole thing is created by a sleazy marketing company who sold some
AMA marketing person of questionable value on "AMA will spend no money and
expend no effort on this program. Give us your mailing list (a privacy
violation in my mind) and we will run the whole cheesy operation. For
each DVD sold to one of your members you will get $1, we take the other $9
for program expenses and profit. How can you lose?" (The dollar values are
mine� I'm sure the actual arrangement is very close.)
I happened to have been at home when the package was delivered and I
attempted to refuse delivery, but was told by the postal worker that I
couldn't because of the mail class used for the delivery. (Part of the
sleazy marketing plan?)
The package sits in my study unopened. I have received at least two
separate letters telling me "to pay up or return it", a chore I didn't
need to add to my list.
Today with the receipt of the second letter, I called the "customer
service" number included and confirmed I was dealing with the sleazy
vendor, not the AMA. I was admittedly obnoxious ... but I was allowed to
execute the third option not mentioned in their letters. "My name was
dropped from "their" mailing list and I will receive no more future offerings."
Only time will tell.
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