I just received a telephone call from a company (Dial America Marketing, telephone caller ID showed "Georgia Call" but she claimed to be calling from Nashville, TN) saying that they were calling on behalf of The Cross Stitcher magazine to renew my recently lapsed subscription.
they had current and accurate information for me, including the date of my last subscribed issue, and they specifically said that they do not take payments over the telephone, only via invoice which will be mailed to me. They're offering a three-year subscription (18 issues) for $51.97, which is in itself a decent price, but I'm concerned about the veracity of this company and their involvement.
I called Clapper Communications, who publishes the magazine, and left a voicemail message for Mary in subscriptions to ask her if this is in fact legitimate. I'd rather subscribe directly from Clapper to be sure that my information is received in the right place and that I get what I'm promised, but if they have in fact outsourced this aspect of their business, I'll go ahead and continue though this other marketing company.
I'll post again once I've spoken with Mary (or someone else at Clapper) to discuss the situation.
Jenn L.
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