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NON-RECEIPT OF GOLD JEWELERY VOUCHER WORTH RUPEES TWO LAKHS

INDIA TODAY BOOK CLUB - A PACK OF THUGS!

I AM A MEMBER OF INDIA TODAY BOOK CLUB. MY MEMBERSHIP NO. IS: ITBC10418823.

ON 24-07 I WAS TELEPHONICALLY TOLD BY THEM THAT I HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A SPECIAL OFFER OF VOUCHER FOR GOLD JEWELLERY WORTH Rs.2, 00, 000/- IF I PURCHASE EITHER SAMSUNG 22" LCD TV OR SONY CAMERA OR SAMSUNG MOBILE WORTH Rs.17, 000/- THROUGH THEM.

HE ALSO HAS DESCRIBED THIS AS A PROMOTIONAL SALES DRIVE AND AFTER GIVING CONSENT FOR PURCHASE OF ANY OF THESE ITEMS TELEPHONICALLY, I HAVE TO INSTRUCT MY BANK FOR PAYMENT OF Rs.20, 300/- (Rs.17, 000/- FOR SAMSUNG 22" LCD TV AND Rs.3300/- TOWARDS HANDLING CHARGES) AND AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS EXERCISE, THE ENTIRE LOT OF SAMSUNG 22"LCD TV, 1 NO. REEBOK WRIST WATCH AND 1 NO. NUMERO UNO SUNGLASS ALONG WITH THE SAID VOUCHER WILL REACH MY DOORSTEP WITHIN 10-12 WORKING DAYS. I, AFTER SOME INITIAL HESITATION, HAS AGREED TO HIS PROPOSAL.

MY MEMBERSHIP NO. ITBC10418823

ORDER NO. OGA100023932, DATED 24-07

INVOICE NO. ORA100022372, DATED 29-07

Loc Id: A

ACTIVITY: TELESALES

UNIQUE NUMBER : 145882326A100022372

THE SAID LOT, HAS HOWEVER, REACHED ME AFTER 21 WORKING DAYS AND THE GOLD JEWELLERY VOUCHER WAS NOT THERE! I WAITED FOR SOME DAYS, EXPECTING THAT THE VOUCHER WILL REACH SEPARATELY WITHIN 10 DAYS OR SO. BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN AND I SENT AN E-MAIL WHICH WAS UNREPLIED AND THEN TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM OVER PHONE. BUT MY CALLS WERE UNANSWERED.

ONLY ON 26-08, ONE CALL CAME FROM THEIR SIDE, ASKING ME TO PAY OFF ANOTHER Rs.15, 000/- UNLESS WHICH MY VOUCHER WILL NOT BE DESPATCHED TO ME. I RESOLUTELY TOLD THAT GUY THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CONDITION DURING PURCHASE AND AT NO POINT OF TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY HAVE TO SEND SOME MORE AMOUNT AT ALL. SO, THEY SHOULD NOW STOP ALL THESE DIRTY GAMES AND JUST SEND ME THE VOUCHER. IN REPLY, THAT GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A DIRTY TRICK PLAYED BY THE MARKETING PEOPLE AND HE IS HELPLESS, IF I DON'T SEND ANOTHER Rs.15, 000/-, HE CANNOT DESPATCH THE SAID VOUCHER. WHEN I CATEGORICALLY TOLD HIM THAT I AM NOT GOING TO SEND A SINGLE PENNY TO THEM, HE CURTLY ANSWERED THAT IT IS UPTO YOU, IT IS MY JOB TO INFORM YOU AND THAT I DID. BOTH OF US, THEN, ENGAGED IN HEATED EXCHANGES AND I, GETTING DISGUSTED, KEPT THE PHONE.

IT IS PRESUMED THAT INDIA TODAY BOOK CLUB, OVER THE YEARS, HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A PACK OF THUGS. THEY ARE ENGAGED IN THIS SORT OF ACTIVITY, MAY BE FOR 10-15 YEARS AND IT IS THE TIME NOW TO PUT UP THEIR MODUS OPERANDI TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY. AND AT THE SAME TIME WE MUST STOP PURCHASING ALL KINDS OF INDIA TODAY PRODUCTS BE IT NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, BOOKS, ETC. FROM THEM EVEN FROM STANDS. THEY ARE CHEATING INNOCENT PEOPLE BY LURING INTO TRAP.

THANKING YOU,

YOURS TRULY,

PARTHA BISWAS

psbiswas02@rediffmail.com

psbiswas02@aol.in

Company: India Today Book Club
Country: India

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