Countrywide Periodicals
Reviews and Complaints

This some total BS and they are so F'ing Rude did anybody get this resolved or do I need to get an attorney?

Same prpoblem with countrywide=hamilton, mt magazine company. Threatening collection, despite the fact that i have refused every magazine you sent me asked to stop the late night phone calls.

Subscribed to a magazine with for a wedding magazine and free watch, never got watch, only got one magazine, have been charged 4 times, @ $33.20 each time and they will not let me cancel, will not respond to attempts to contact them.

I had this same issue and now I get tons of phones calls this last one including a voice mail that said if you do not return this call or speak with an attorney soon I wish you a happy life and the law enforcement will be at your door step soon. ?

I am dealing with the same situation. They are now calling me from a collections agency, claiming I owe them $800!

I'm a victim from this so call scam company as well...they have taken 33.20 out of our acct 2 times...I have never talk to these ppl and never gave them my cc card number...I have GOT to figure out how to stop them from taken money out of our account...can someone help me please!

I just called customer service to cancel my subscription and a recording answered said office closed and leave a detailed message, name and phone number, which I did. This the next day after they called me. They lowered the prices, and monthly payments and wouldn't give up. This company pressured me, and they had a lot of my personal information beforehand. CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION NOW AND DO AS WAS PROMISED. I am in the 3day time frame legally to do this.

D. Blaylock

and dont give your number on bank cards to NO one, even if they are representing scammed custermers...beware

be careful alot of them subscriptions have automatic renewal clauses which means when they run out you agree to renewal and the charges...id cancel any card you used to buy it, tell them ( the bank) you lost the card, they will send you a new one, good luck

this company needs to be shut down

I need a contact number also

I need my money back from your company a.s.a.p I didn't authorize anything and I will like to know what this company is and what is this about

Yeah My husband did the same thing but hey told him that i would be 3 payments of 12 dollars and they pulled out 66 dollars in my account and now he wants to be mad at me when he did something so stupid at first he lied to me and said they knew our card number from the beginning and now he told me he gave them our card number and now we are 66 dollars short he has told me numerous time don't give them ppl your card number over the phone its all a scam well look at what he did oh but he wanted to give me a diamond watch ha ha what ever i bet we don't even get anything in the mail

I guess Im going to stay neutral, even though I too fell into their trap of recieving magazines that I won't ever read, but have them coming to me and they sit in my closet collecting dust. I tried getting getting out of it, but when I called them and told them that I didnt want the subscription they told me that it was to late because they already put my order in and that there was NO WAY to stop it, and im sorry but theres always a way to stop something. Im sorry that this happened to you and your husband, and I hope things work out for the better for you both.

Its not the company's fault. He was explained everything in detail. He was also told that a final call would be recored going over every detail of the order HE had placed. No one forced him to give out his card info. If he didn't agree with terms of the service (which were explained to him before he gave out his card number) then he should have said he wasn't interested. Its annoying to hear people complain about this and that when they themselves got into a situation they could have opted out of.

i have received magnizines however i am receiving very cheep magazines.
I have tried to cancel because i have retired since. I am on a fixed income and cannot afford to continue this service. I was told I could not cancel.
because money has been committed to the magazines I have ordered, however I still need to cancel.

Be Glad you didn't receive the magazine, I did and ended up getting ripped off. I had to stop communication with the company to get anything that was written. They are rude and only want your credit card number or banking information.

I think the stupidity on your part was giving out your information with the intention of ordering something over the phone.. your stupidity was not hanging up on the first person you talked to.

Well they got my daughter for $77, the first time and $594 the second time. She is young and learning, but they "bullied her" into believing that somehow she authorized something, they had her on recorded session and they would ruin her credit...she hung up but she did not authorize any money, but they got $594 from her. Isn't that awful. I am her mother, and I updated her on scammers, and never do business with anyone on the phone you have not initiated, or can validate it is a lawful business! She got her money back, from the back, but I am sad for those who don't have any resources to let them know what their legal recourse is. Of course, after the fact I asked her, did they ever send you a bill. She said not. They told her she won a watch, and they got her credit card because it was for the shipping and handling and that she also won free magazines. Never been billed, never a change to cancell any miscommunication of goods received or shipped, they are just cons and swindlers. Please do not talk to them...hang up, don't give out any personal information whatsoever!

To the comment above, You make some since but were do you get off as a professional representing Your company bashing anyone and Hater may have not been the word you wonted to use broaden your vocabulary. As the rest of these concerned customers, I am as well a concerned customer just like the majority of these customers I to feel as if I almost got ripped off. I was told by Jason that I was to receive a diamond watch and a free subscription to a number of magazines only having to pay for 3 magazines out of 7 it was worded to me as if the 16 dollars and some change would be taken out once a month. I was on my bank web site and saw were my card was pending $66.41, I did not understand why that much was being taken out so I contacted my bank cancelled my card filed a fraudulent charge to my account. I contacted the number that was on my account for customer service at countrywide periodicals the lady that answered the phone was dawn I told her my problem she told me that they tell you that the full 66.41 will come out from the beginning.
I told her I have a daughter and a wife to take care off on a part time job I would have never agreed to pay 66.41 at a 300 dollar every two weeks job. I cancelled the magazines and I am waiting for the money that is suppose to post back in to my account in 10 days I hope. BUT one question still remains for Mr haters above why do all your customers still have no watch no millions and no magazines. To me everyone of your customers are worst off than they were before you and your company contacted them.

This happened to me too! I did not realize any charges until I got an email from my old bank saying that my account was overdrawn. When I went and looked I saw charges of $66.41. I never authorized these charges and now my account is overdrawn $182. I cannot get a hold of anyone at the company and I cannot afford to pay this every month.

i meant $33.20

They just got me today for $#3.20, and i have a 2 month old son. i really needed that money. and i have no clue how i am going to do this now.

They did almost the same to me. I did not order the books and did not give them my check card #, but for Feb and March my card had been deducted 66.41 for each month. When I finally found the phone number she said I did order them and I would have to pay 66.41 for a year. I immedicately changed all my bank info and got another account but she said that they could still get the money.
What other step can I take to take these people down. Like the guy about I am retired and donot have money for magazines like this.
I made her mad when I told her that she would not get my money, and she kept saying she would too. Her name is Tara and she said that she was the manager and the CEO was never there. Oh, and I have not as of yet received any of the magazines and she said that I ordered them in Jan.

after calling this company again and again, i finally get a hold of a sales representative disclaiming any scam. i'm on unemployment and this company somehow obtained my debit card number for $29.30 for something i didn't authorize or even talk to anybody about. how can somebody access the unemployment division of any state? now i either have to wait and see if they try to take my money or cancel my card and wait another week for a new card and or wait fifteen working days to see if they try to take my money! pissed to say the least!

i just found out i too was a victim of countrywide periodical in the amount of $29. for something i didn't authorize! now i can't get anybody to answer my calls!

Their number for customer service is [protected]

what is the number for this company because they called me from an unknown number and I need to cancel?

As I was checking my options I came across this page: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/Consumer_Home.htm.
Just go there and issue a complaint. Its the Federal Trade Commision Bureau of Consumer Protection. I hope we get some answers soon.

I can't believe everybody is going through the same thing and nothing can be done. There has to be a legal way to prove what they are doing. I told them that I was going to sue them, and the woman said that everything was recorded. And that's exactly the point, I can remember very well repeating to the woman "so you'll charge me 66.41 for one month...and that's it, right?" They never told me I had three days to cancel, and I never received anything they promised. I have paid $199.23 and I have received only 4 magazines. I'm going to start researching to find out if we all can get together and stop this scam. I will let you know!

I am going through the same exact thing with this company! They are calling me almost daily because I canceled my card and they are no longer getting their payments. Every time I try to talk to them they "remind" me that I had the 3 day cancellation. When I called in those 3 days I had to leave a voicemail, and ironically, they called back 4 days later! Every single person I talk to is extremely rude!

I JUST got off the phone after an hour speaking with 3 different customer reps. i am such a dummy to fall for their scam. I wasn't able to cancel during their 3 day grace period only because I was laid off and had to move out of my home. And sure enough, the 1 supervisor, 1 rep and 1 head of the department mocked my irresponsibility. Their main argument was that I was given 3 days to cancel, not really considering what happened to me. I tried to reason with the rep, and even told them they have bad service and and they're being rude. The rep that I was speaking to put the phone down, laughed for a good minute, got back on the phone and said "is there anything else i can help you with?" Unbelievable. I wasn't going to hang up but the rep did. The last thing she told me was that I pushed her -- really? I didn't want the subscription anymore after finding out this business was corrupt! So I spoke to the head of customer service and I mentioned my problem and she quickly told me "Oh yea, I heard from everybody" and I said "So you were laughing with her then" and -- I couldn't believe -- she said to me "Yes, I was laughing with her" while laughing on the phone with me! She raised her voice speaking to me and mocked the fact that my reason to cancel was because I lost my job. And even had the audacity to tell me that she expected me to comment on websites saying I wasn't given an option --- even though I never mentioned not being given any. Like the other people have mentioned, I'm going to have to cancel my bank account. I was so stupid to ever give in to this and I've definitely learned a big lesson.

The only way I think you can do is talk to your bank, they normally side with their customers. If anything, cancel your bank account. Good luck and I hope you get rid of this company hassling you.

Who is countrywide Periodials anyway. I have a $79 charge on my debit an d i don't know who or what they are? HELP

Im in the same boat but my lovely husband gave them our credit card info so we have no choice but to pay the amount every month we tried to cancel but they would only let us lower our payment to 33.20. This just sucks! While getting ready to do our taxes i found out exactly how much we spent on magazines that we just throw in the trash almost $500! We just found out that we r expecting and what to put that money in savings for the baby...Im going to call them again but it probably wont help. If anyone has any idea how to cancel please let me know.

I can't believe this guy is still doing this. I got scammed by "Countrywide Periodicals" of Hamilton, MT when I was a young college kid back in 2009 or 2010! They gave me the same script about how they are calling on behalf of my credit card because I am a good customer and they want to offer me a reward all I have to do is pay $3.83 a month for a magazine and I get a free watch and I can cancel at any time. yada yada yada. Same thing, then they try charging you $33.33 a month ad infinitum if they can. If you get your bank to stop payment, then they send your account to a debt collection agency.

My mind is absolutely BLOWN that this guy Ellsworth is not only STILL DOING THIS. 12 YEARS LATER. But is also, according to wikipedia, a member of the Montana State Senate?!?! Absolutely insane.

I have tried to cancel service since the day it came out of my checking account. They will not cancel it? This has gone on since 1st of June, 2018
I had a brain aneurysm rupture 10 years ago and lost part of my eyesight.

They lied. I want my 66.40 back. Or I will get my lawyer involved and sue you for a scam ..Jesse hung up on me three times. I'm on a fixed income and I'm 60 ... my bank is involved

[protected] is there customer service number. Mt standard time

People... the main thing you need to do is LISTEN.. they HAVE TO tell u everything.. all the costs the term of the service and cancellation period..is all gone over in detail and if u dont understand then ask questions...16 dollars a month is pretty cheap for six magazines a month and if u pay ure bill on time ull get a ton of FREE bonus mags as well... the biggest issue is that people dont listen to what there being told and want to blame some one else for there lack of common sense... it's not a bad deal at all but if u dont want magazines dont sign up thinking u can just RIP them off for a free gift and bail on the payments.. how is that fair when they pre pay the service? It's hard to feel bad for people who give there card info out over the phone and not make sure they know exactly what it is... if u make an agreement and enter into a contract, suck it up and pay your bill. They will work with u on it and even give u a discount if u just wanna pay it off. Dont blame the employees for doing their jobs when YOU placed the order. If your not gonna pay it just dont answer your phone. I worked at a call center before and it's the same everywhere u go. People dont listen and call it a scam when it's really just ignorance. Granted it sounds like this companies customer service department is heartless.

This company is all bulls****. I was trying to I contact them after they have called me but the phone number they provided was an automated number. This company is a total ripped off. I paid once but that was it. I cancelled my debit card and also my bank account. I'm just hoping thus company will soon be close down.

They told me that i signed a contract saying that i wasn't able to cancel my subscription with them. I don't recall signing anything, they signed me up through the phone so i don't have any written proof that i signed any sort of contract. So now they keep calling and harassing me to pay these payments that i haven't paid ever since i got my debit card stolen. All i want to do is just cancel my subscription and have them stop sending me magazines but they continue to send me magazines every month even though i don't pay for them anymore.

id like for to cancel this crap i dindt oredr it i dnt want it if u send me anothr magazine im going to sue u kirkgill

Country Wide Periodicals is committing FRAUD when consumers call to cancel their subscriptions and that cancelation is not IMMEDIATELY put into effect. It is covered under the statute of frauds which dictate the types of contracts for which a WRITTEN contract is required for the contract to be binding. Law requires that contracts extending for more than one year, and/or totaling more than $500 in goods or services, be put in writing in order to be a valid, legally binding contract.

From: http://www.kentlaw.edu/faculty/rwarner/classes/contracts/statute_of_frauds_notes.htm
Categories covered by the statute

You should learn what kinds of contracts are governed by the statute. There are five categories:

(1) Contracts involving the sale of an interest in land;
(2) contracts the performance of which extends beyond one year;

(3) contracts in which someone assumes responsibility for someone else's debt; that is, promises to be a surety;

(4) promises the consideration for which is getting married;

(5) contracts for the sale of goods worth more than $500.
(6) Certain promises by executors and adminstrators

So, when a a customer calls to cancel a subscription, They are not bound to any contract, recorded over the phone or not, that you offer. Customers must pay only for product they have received up to THE MOMENT OF CANCELLATION. If customers are charged another payment, the company is fraudulently taking money from a consumer.

Someone needs to shut them down.