
Rodale Company is a conglomerate magazine holder that takes advantage of customers. My wife had a Women's Health subscription, which sent a "free book" that sent a charge for 55 dollars because it wasn't promptly returned. We never asked for any free books.
2nd bad experience was Bicycling Magazine. Automatically renewed magazine after one year at much high rate than magazine offered at. Called customer service who said that they had no record of billing me for renewal, and that I needed to fax copy of bank statement to them.
Have also read in other postings that they use disreputable debt collector to go after nonpayers.
Magazines to avoid:
Men's Health
Prevention
Women's Health
Runners
Running
Bicycling
Mountain Bike
Gardening
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