I've gotten DVD's from Fons and Porter but I think they were part of my signing up for Quilt Club of America.

I've started using the 40% coupon at JoAnn's to buy a magazine, if it has something in it that I want. Hobby Lobby allows the 40% coupon off on magazines, too. Win-win!

Is there anyone out there who has contacts with F&P? I think they need to hear this! I don't believe that those 2 women necessarily know what marketing strategies are being used, but since their names are on the magazine, they need to be aware of what is happening to their image. I, too, have let my many magazine subscriptions lapse because of the constant barrage to renew, even when the subscription has just BEEN renewed!

I got one of those too .. and I am not paying for it . .as far as the subscription- its not what I thought it would be for sure .. so when my subscription is up, I am not gonna renew for them .. maybe McCall's or one of the other quilt mags.

isI ignored it. When a bill came, I sent the bill back with a note that I did not order what they billed me for. That seemed to be the end of it.

this is a "legal" scam and I want nothing to do with the perps.

For a couple of months I kept receiving what looked like a bill for a magazine I do not receive and had never ordered. My DH was going to pay it when I looked closely at the "bill" when I read that it was not a bill, just wanting to know if I wanted to order that particular magazine. Now I just toss it in the trash without even opening it. Arrrgh!@#!

I had this happen to me once. I called the PO to verify that I didn't have to return the item then wrote the company a letter and let them know my conversation with the PO. I didn't return the item and never heard from them again. I get tired of companies thinking they can just send you things and then make you pay for them; most people will end up paying instead of sending it back.

Fons and Porter sold their magazine and product line to a company much like the one that bought out Reader's Digest which specializes in mass marketing and glutting the mailbox with promotions. Just accept the free gift and enjoy it. The company is making a lot of profit on the marketing or it wouldn't be mailing the dvds to thousands at a time.

Thanks for letting us know. This has not happened to me.

I just received my first 'free' DVD in the mail today that I did not order, nor expect to keep. No, I definitely will not be shipping it back. Trash day is Thursday. It is Secrets for Success Sewing DVD Collection, by National Sewing Circle. All the secrets I need I can get on here. This is $12.95 if I keep it. Further shipments of the collection are at regular price. I don't think all these DVD's going out are going to save the Post Offices from closing.

I got a DVD, kept it BUT when they sent me a bill I used their envelop to send a letter with the rules from the postal service and indicated that the next bill I got would be responded to by my lawyer -- I sent it with return receipt. Never heard another thing

We had subscribed to magazine for over 20 years. I got a bill that congratulated me on being such a long customer and they said that I would never have to worry about renewing the magazine again as they would automatically renew it for me -- and they wanted a credit card so I would not be bothered with a bill. I responded (in their prepaid envelop) that I was cancelling my subscription and I never wanted to receive any solitications from the company again. I really enjoyed that magazine, but I will not associate with a company that does that.

I am letting most of my subscriptions lapse -- I love the National Geographic and don't want to quit getting it.

I haven't received anything like this but on occasion when I'm feeling kinda mean...I stuff their "no postage due" envelope with a bunch of junk mail (making sure my name is not on any of it) and mail it to them. Just makes me feel better. haha Yeah, I have a mean streak in me sometimes. :D