ever gotten a copy of a magazine in the mail that you never ordered ?

[steve2470]

And, to boot, you have no earthly idea how it would have gotten there or who would have sent it to you by a gift subscription!

It's remotely possible in my supersonic dashes around the internet, that I clicked something wrong(?!)

It's Entertainment Weekly, if you enjoy that kind of thing. I actually do, up to a point. As soon as people with no identifiable talent crop up (besides that of being famous and having a sex tape), I lose interest.

[doc03]

1. Yep and guess who from Consumer Reports. I got the magazine then a

few days later got a bill for it. Canceled CR and will never subscribe again.

[dewsgirl]

2. I have and believe it or not, it was Entertainment Weekly. I am in the same boat as you, I got it

All year, but this was like 5 years ago. Weird.

[steve2470]

3. I'm glad they're so generous to the two of us but this cannot be ranked as...

good business practice! I am NOT going to pay for this. If I really cannot stand not knowing what Taylor Swift is up to, I'll go on the internet.

[dewsgirl]

5. I know right, it's

so random. We got our son a shaving kit a couple years ago, it came with a year of GQ, he got them for a yr, and is now getting TIME magazine for no reason in particular.
.

[steve2470]

6. sort of desperation measures that they can chalk up to advertising I guess nt

[dewsgirl]

7. I hadn't thought of that, it's a good possibility.

[LuckyCharms]

4. Yes, Golf Magazine, and I'm not a golfer. n/t

[Codeine]

8. My daughter got signed up for Marie Claire

and Vanity Fair. Clearly they don’t realize 13-yr-olds don’t see anything not on their phone.

Straight to the trash.

And for some reason I started getting Wired a few months ago. As long as I’m not paying for it I don’t care, it just goes into the pile of Atlantic Monthlies I need to catch up on.

[NCjack]

9. Several years ago, I reviewed my credit card charges on line to see if an expected

refund had posted. There was a surprise: payment for five subscriptions that do not related to my interests, made just several hours before I checked. My card's fraud officer told me that criminal selling agents make phony deals using stolen credit card numbers. They are paid a commission on the sales. Some people never look at the small items in their credit card bill, so the criminal gets to keep those commissions.

[msongs]

10. years ago a mag named Vibe sent me two issues then a bill. they refused to cancel the fake

subscription until I told them I was filing a mail fraud complaint with the post office.

[crazycatlady]

11. Yes

When I was a kid, people used to order magazines for each other and check the 'bill me later' on the subscription card.

Most middle school girls are not interested in magazines like Men's Fitness. I can remember my dad giving it to the call center.

[Freddie]

12. I get a few

Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Oprah. I did not order or pay for any of them, I check my bank account and credit cards religiously. I have no idea how it happened and they mainly feed the recycling bin. However I think I’d enjoy Entertainment Weekly so whichever mysterious force is sending me magazines, here’s a hint.

[yellowdogintexas]

13. yes, and my daughter is receiving Redbook

at our house. Interestingly, she has never had any magazine subscriptions and she has lived in Phoenix since 2009

[IrishEyes]

14. People Magazine

It was sent to my job. They also sent a bill for the subscription. I called and got it cancelled right away.