Be Wary Of Door-To-Door Magazine Sales
Some Door-To-Door Salespeople May Use Unsavory Tactics
POSTED: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
UPDATED: 3:53 pm CST December 11,
2007
SAN ANTONIO -- Mike Chapa had a visitor at his door one day and now he’s warning you to be on the lookout.
The young man, “Travis,” he introduced himself as, claimed to be a student at the University of Texas at Austin and was going door-to-door in an attempt to sell magazine subscriptions for a trip to London.
The young man told Chapa he lived down the street and said that Chapa likely had seen his mother walking their golden retriever through the neighborhood.
That’s when the sales pitch came. Chapa was offered the opportunity to purchase magazine subscriptions at discounted prices, and even if he didn’t want the magazines he paid for, they could be sent to troops serving overseas.
“So I figured I could help him out and help the troops out with reading material,” Chapa said.
Chapa wrote the young man’s company – Integrity Program – a check for $25.
“Something didn’t feel right, but I trusted him because he said he was the neighbor’s kid,” Chapa said.
After having second thoughts, Chapa found the young man at another home down the street and asked for his money back.
KSAT 12 attempted to contact Integrity Program at its offices in Las Vegas, but the number is disconnected.
The company’s Web site read that the contractors are self-employed.
A report from the Better Business Bureau lists more than 120 complaints for dishonest sales and non-delivery of products ordered.
Other consumer Web sites list multiple stories from unsatisfied customers of Integrity Program including claims of dishonest sales tactics such as vacation prizes for contractors and relation to neighborhood residents.
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