866-494-3117

Who is this number???

They scammed my wife in a deal, without her knowledge and sent us "free" magazines and started to bill us.

I purchased a Books-A-Million Book Club card about 3 months ago.  Today I saw a debit of 39 dollars on my account with this number attached to it.  I called the number and it was for People Magazine.  Supposedly unbeknownst to me, I had signed up for this when I purchased my BAM card.  They tell you that you will receive however many FREE subscription with your book club card.  Ridiculous.  Nobody said anything to me about canceling People magazine subscriptions after I had purchased my club card. Anyways - I just called the number and the telemarketer nicely credited my money back to my account and canceled my subscription to People magazine.  I have no desire t o read about celebrity garbage...much less actually pay to read garbage.

For me it was Entertainment Weekly.  They were very nice about removing the $34.95 charge from my credit card.. but still not happy that I wasn't told they would eventually start charging me.  The amount showed up on my statement with a phone number. I also have a BAM card.. so I will be contacting Books-a-Million to indicate my aggravation..

This was the charge on my card

TWX*BAMM6/ENTERTAIN WK TWX*BAMM6/ENTERTAI 866 494 3117 NYUS   $34.95

I received a postcard in the mail today from "Magazine retail Enterprises" saying that my "free" issues of magazines had started and that if I did not cancel by calling 866-494-3117 that they would bill my credit card ad infinitum each year for Time and Sports Illustrated. Apparently they are connected somehow with Books-A-Million, who will feel my wrath as I know nothing of this. I hate the use of the word "free" here in the US as it is rarely anything but!

What a scam!

I just looked up this thread because the damn charges from these FREE magazines put my account into overdraft. Apparently BAM must have given them my debit account information! I thought I might get a bill in the mail at some point and send it back with CANCEL. Instead, they debited my account and on top of that I got an overdraft fee because I had no idea anyone was debiting my account w/o my knowledge.

BAM!
They got me too! I am sad, I actually like Books-a-million.  Renewed my "Millionaire's Club" card and was told that I got a 2 free magazine subscriptions.  One showed up, okay it's free right, never saw the other but now I see $70 in charges on my bank account.  Called the store, very polite manager gave me the number; called the number, very polite CSR told me that she would refund the money...   Like I said, I'm sad with this - I understand, now, this was not a gift but that is what I was told it was - I don't trust Books-a-Million anymore.  I don't know who, BAM or Time Warner, is to blame but I was scammed.

How many victims do we need to start a class action suit?  email me

i have written them a lot of times, i did so again today and if they dont refund my money Im looking to pursue legal action.  If anyone else is having the same problem then let me know. my email is plevkoff@gmail.com  this is rediculous and I will not allow this.  It has been a year since they first charged me and I have been trying since then to cancel, I was charged again a few days ago and it is unacceptable.

Books-A-Million had the audacity to charge my debit card for 2 magazine subscriptions for a total of $70 that I never agreed to.  After calling my bank, finding out the charges were through Books-A-Million, then calling the store itself, we discovered that Book-A-Million has its own magazine subscription contract with Time Warner.  Anyone who gets scammed with this will get a refund from Books-A-Million by calling this number and giving your info, but you should also report them to the Federal Trade Commission.  I think their tactics are fraudulent and I will NEVER shop there again.  If you got scammed and want to file a complaint, here is the link:  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

I called that number to cancel my magazine subscription because, if you read your receipt, which you all seem to have NOT done, you will see that they clearly warn you that you will be charged if you don't cancel. Just because it's in the fine print, doesn't mean you got scammed. It just means you're too dumb to realize that stores don't give things like that for free. There's always a price. If a 17 yr. old can figure that out, I'm sure you'll learn one day.

What ticks me off about this. Is not the fact that they charged me after the 8 free issues. That was my own fault. So they charged my card twice for the two subscriptions: Time and Entertainment Weekly. I was actually fine with that, I enjoy both magazines. But when I recently received a second double charge  without any prior communication made my blood boil. 140 dollars for 6 mos!!!! I find that ridiculous and outrageous.

I worked for Books-a-Million up until 6 weeks ago, I hate that company.  I can tell you from experience that they threaten to replace employees that don't meet their quota for selling discount cards and magazine subscriptions.  My hours were cut and I was written up for not meeting my percentage.  I had to find a 2nd job.  Employees hated pushing the "free" magazines on customers because we knew it was a scam.  We were given a script to use which included buzz words such as "gift", "risk-free", "as a bonus for shopping with us today" as an added "benefit" for being a member of our Millionaire's Club.....This free subscription is only offered to customers using a credit card.  Customers paying with cash aren't eligible. Your signature is required on an agreement that prints out on receipt paper along with your actual receipt for your in-store purchase.  We're not required to tell you that that's what you are signing.  So you wouldn't really know that unless you read the few paragraphs appearing above your signature.  Your signature is needed in order to authorize the use of your credit card to initiate the process, however, this practice wasn't always followed.  Employees receive monetary awards for selling discount cards as long as they sell the minimum required. Every month the employee that has the highest percentage of magazine subscriptions per store receives a gift card.  Anyways, I am more than happy to answer everybody's questions, I'm here to help. I'm finding out a lot about this company through the internet, that's how I found all of you right here - julie3246@hotmail.com

I just spoke with them.  The lady was very helpful and said she will refund my money.  I do agree it is a scam, but honestly how many of us read the fine print.  These people are very nice.  May God Bless You ALL.

Unfortunately, this is why it is a scam.  They are hoping you do not read the fine print.

I didn't even buy the card. it was charged to me .

I also have received these charges in the last 2 months. My problem is that i do not shop at Books a Million, nor have i received any type of magazine. If i had ordered a free subscription and gotten the magazines, and been charged, because I did not read the fine print, i would accept it and cancel the order. But I never authorized nor received services, this is what pisses me off. The only place i think this could have come from that i shop at, is Gamestop, they tried to sell me a card, with the "free" subscriptions a while back. Anyways, I will take care of this, and just wanted to add my 2 cents. It's not always about "not reading the fine print"

I also didn't read the fine print, which I know now was a mistake. It is very hard to take the time to do that when all you want is your damn coffee from Java Joes (which wasn't even good) and they're trying to push this "free trial" on you. I thought I would get a bill in the mail that I could use to cancel the subscription. I would not have been as mad when I saw it on my bank statement if I would have known that BAM would give them my account information. I'm sure they are making a ton of money for pushing these on people or their employees wouldn't be rewarded for getting our signatures. Luckily though, I just talked to a really nice customer service lady who said my money would be back in my account within two days. So alls well that ends well.

I have been charged for 29.95$ and was supposed to get free Time Magazine when I shopped at Books-A-Million. She told me that it would be free, but they have charged me. I am gonna call them.

I just called them and a lady answered very properly and said they will credit back the charge. It seems they pretty much know their job and the reason of the problem. So if you have had the same case, don't worry, they will refund it and you will be fine. She said it will take 7 to 10 days for the refund to appear on your credit.