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Posted: 5/5/2004 3:47:19 PM EDT
[#1]
Ignore them.
They pulled the same crap on me and I kept the video. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 3:52:35 PM EDT
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We have two of the videos and didn't pay either. They'll stop sending you letters soon.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 3:56:26 PM EDT
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I watched the video. Then I took the brass coin out of the box and sent the video back. It sure wasn't worth $9.00 to me.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 3:58:23 PM EDT
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They did exactly the same thing with me last year. Since the original letter clearly stated that "since you did not order this video..." I could keep it OR send it back OR send in $9, I chose to keep it.
The letters started coming, just like you said. Finally, I called the darn phone number and asked what the heck they were trying to pull. The woman on the line said they just wanted some confirmation of what I intended to do. So I told her and that was the end of it. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 4:00:34 PM EDT
[#5]
Kept it.
They should send out porn if they want people to send in the dough! |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 4:01:16 PM EDT
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I took the coin and returned the video. They do some very aggresive fund raising and I personally can't blame them for it. The few of us who have the balls to belong to the NRA represent the vast majority of assholes who own guns but don't do anything to preserve the right to bear arms. If even half of gun owners joined the NRA we would be in such better shape right now, I truely believe that.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:23:25 PM EDT
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I paid for the Videos and then they did'nt send anymore... Damnit I wanted all the coins...WTF????
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:31:52 PM EDT
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They sent me one about two years ago. I read the info about them sending me more videos and I could keep them or return them.
SOOOO....I called the NRA and said I didn't want to hassle with that, if they could send me a list of the videos I'd pick and choose. They said they couldn't do that. I paid for the video they sent me (Ten Guns That Changed the World) and told them not to send me any more. Simple as that. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:37:46 PM EDT
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yeah i got this too. i give the NRA money above and beyond my membership because they are probably the only reason we still have guns at all. but some of the aggressive marketing stuff they've done has pissed me off. if it were anyone other than the nra i would have told them to take a flying fuck at a rolling donut.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 7:22:12 PM EDT
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This junk comes from a vendor that the NRA has licensed to conduct fund raising - look at the fine print on the packaging and literature. They are betting on the percentage - if only 10% of the NRA membership sends them $9, they have a good payday and the NRA gets a cut without a lick of work. However, everyone needs to call NRA anyway and bitch about this unsolicited crap.
You aren't obligated to pay for a tape you didn't order, but you still ought to call and write the low life solicitors to cease sending the junk and the threatening letters. You might try taping a brick to the return package ... |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 8:00:23 PM EDT
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Reverse marketing is illegal in FL so I see no reason to pay for it. I dont even have a VCR so I havent even watched mine.
It does piss me off though. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 8:08:50 PM EDT
[#12]
I got one. Kept it. Didn't pay for it. They actually didn't send anything else or call. Bullshit marketing tactic though. Don't cause me to go through any grief so you can get money out of me or not. It's like those guys that paint the numbers on the curbs. They do it unless you go through the hassle of putting a sign out telling them not to do it. I never put the sign out cause it's their problem if they want to paint my curb for me. I've paid them a couple times but the last two times I just told them to screw off because they were coming to my door and giving me attitude about it. Try to sell me something if you want but don't have me work to say no.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 9:18:01 PM EDT
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They sent me "Guns of Valor" I kept it I got some strong letters I still have not paid for it.
If someone sends me something that I didnt order or agree to it is a gift. My coin had the 1903 springfield on it |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 9:29:39 PM EDT
[#14]
Sign from the Powers That Be that you need a CMP 03 Springfield. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 9:32:36 PM EDT
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That is the a very cheesy form of marketing. I kept the video, and so far have received 3 or 4 letters. I hope they learned their lesson.
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Posted: 5/6/2004 3:08:18 AM EDT
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I kept the NRA video too. Yesterday a Four Wheeler Ultimate Four Wheeeling video and dvd came in the mail, have not checked it out yet. They want $7.00 for it.
The letter said something about a coin but mine does"nt have one. |
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Posted: 5/6/2004 3:19:00 AM EDT
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Did anyone else actually sign up to receive the rest of the videos like I did? Sure it's just a reproduction of shows from The History Channel but I figure I get to have movies about guns and help the NRA raise money at the same time, so we both win.
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Posted: 5/6/2004 3:38:58 AM EDT
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I got a video last year and read the letter requesting money. I marked "Refused, Return to Sender" on the envelope, the mailcarrier took it away and the NRA got to pay the return postage.
I have an NRA sponsered Visa and the NRA gets $1 for every $100 I spend. That works out to $70 to $100 per year. Otherwise, I don't send them any money!! This is the FIRST time I've been able to post since the "improved site" was launched. I had almost given up! NO spell check yet??? |
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Posted: 5/6/2004 3:55:17 AM EDT
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I never got a video but I did get some little book about the history of guns or something. Now I have gotten 2 or 3 letters asking for $9 or send it back. So since I never ordered this book I have no obligation to pay for it or even send it back? Is this right?
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Posted: 5/6/2004 7:06:53 AM EDT
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If you hold out long enough, maybe Heston will come by to collect! I got the video too. I'm not paying for it (since that would be the equivalent of feeding a stray cat), and there is too much effort involved in sending it back. I think that legally, if they send you something that you did not order, then it is considered a gift. |
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Posted: 5/6/2004 7:09:19 AM EDT
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Erase the tape, and tape a copy of Bowling for Columbine on it, then return it.
Hilarity will ensue, eventually. |
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Posted: 5/6/2004 8:20:12 AM EDT
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Oh that's funny. 
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Posted: 5/6/2004 11:06:06 AM EDT
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Several years ago one of their telemarketers was trying to get me to take a book with "no obligation". I told him I wasn't interested, but he kept on, emphasizing that I could keep it and just cancel the rest of the series. Finally I said, "OK, send me the book."
I got it and returned the card marked "cancel." Then they started trying to collect membership dues. But I didn't join anything. It took a while but I eventually got them off my back. The only reason I joined recently is because it's required for the gun club I'm joining. |
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Posted: 5/6/2004 11:15:40 AM EDT
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I got one too and if was anyone other than the NRA I would have kept it. I'm not about to bite the hand that feeds me regardless of my disdain for the marketing tactic used. I simply followed the return instructions and dropped it in the mailbox the next day.
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Posted: 5/6/2004 11:25:44 AM EDT
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I sent the damn video back TODAY. Sick of the letters. The NRA wastes more damn money sending letters.
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Posted: 5/6/2004 1:45:10 PM EDT
[#26]
Give me the money you damn dirty ARF! |
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Posted: 5/6/2004 5:09:08 PM EDT
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E-mail the NRA about it. I did that when they had telemarketers call me. They will put you on a "do not contact" list, and you will never hear from any of the fund raising agencies they use ever again.
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