Re: a very interesting free offer

Einars Bindemanis ( einars@parks.lv )
Mon, 24 Mar 1997 13:15:01 +0200

Your service sucks,
but offer is quite interesting.
Please give us your magazine catalog.

Thanks,
Einars

At 01:43 AM 3/24/97 -1812, you wrote:
>The company making the offer is a magazine subscription agency based in the
>USA. They have over 1,500 popular USA titles available to be shipped to
>*any* country, including of course, to anywhere in the USA! They offer a
>FREE 1 yr. new subscription to your choice of over 200 of the titles in
>their catalogue to any new customer using them for the first time, along
>with your paid order for whatever you are ordering, even if your paid order
>is just for renewals of your existing magazine(s). The dollar value
>of the freebies, based on the subscription prices directly from the
>publishers, ranges from $6.97 all the way up to $64.00! More info follows
>below the reply form appearing immediately below.
>
>FOR MORE INFO: please "cut out" the below form on the "cut" lines shown,
>and fax it, for the fastest reply to: 718-227-9125 (this
>is a fax # in the USA)
>
>or send via smail (first class mail or airmail) to:
> Tempting Tear-Outs
> Att. Free-catalogue-by-email Dept
> 3835 Richmond Ave. Suite #200
> Staten Island NY 10312-3828
> USA
>
>SORRY, BUT.... our software is not set up to accept forms via return email;
>WE CAN ONLY acknowledge forms sent in via fax or smail.
>
>--> IMPORTANT complete directions, to ensure that you get a reply, and more
>info follow, below the reply form and the catalogue options.
>
>
>*------------cut here/begin-------------------------------------------*
>
>Name:
>Internet email address:
>Smail home address:
>City-State-Zip:
>Country:
>Work Tel. #:
>Work Fax #:
>Home Tel. #:
>Home Fax #:
>
>How did you hear about us (name of person/company who referred you or the
>area of
>the internet that you saw us mentioned in): Referred by: Tempting
>Tear-Outs
>032497-l
>
>Name of USA mags you currently get on the newsstand or in the store:
>
>Name of USA mags you currently get on a subscription basis, through the mail:
>
>Name of USA mags you would like price quotes on when we call you:
>
>Catalogue version desired (list number of choice below):
>
>*------------cut here/end--------------------------------------------*
>
>
>
>CATALOGUE VERSION CHOICES:
>
>1. This version can be read by everyone, no matter what type of
> computer you use, or what type of software you use. It is a simple
> format, with just our entire catalogue pasted into the body of a
> single email message, 316K in size. If you use pine or elm on a unix
> system or an advanced software version such as Eudora Pro 3.0 or
> later, you will most likely receive it as a single email message.
> However, if your software limits incoming email messages to a
> certain size, say 32K or so, then your software will split it into
> multiple email message parts. Whether you receive it as a single
> email message or multiple part email messages, you can easily
> paste it into one whole text document with your word processor, in
> about 10 minutes or so.
>2. For more advanced computer users: attached plain ascii text file
> ~316K - you must know how to download an attached text file and
> then be able to locate it on your hard drive or system home
> directory; it can then be opened with any pc or mac word processing
> software. If in doubt, don't ask for this version. This isn't for
> internet *newbies.* Better to order option 1 and spend a few minutes
> pasting them into one whole text document with your word processor,
> than to waste hours trying to figure how to deal with this option.
> This version is great for doing keyword searches and jumping around
> within the catalogue with your word processing software, if your
> normal email reading software doesn't allow this.
>
>
>VERY IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET A REPLY:
>
>1. you must call from an "unblocked number," ie. one that is not blocked
>from caller id. We are very sorry for this requirement, but our fax
>software requires this before it allows an incoming fax call to connect.
>If you have a blocked number, you must first unblock it. In most cases
>this means dialing *82 from a touch-tone phone (or 1182 from a rotary
>phone) before you dial 1-718-227-9125. NOTE: If you are not sure if
>your number is blocked, just try dialing our fax # normally. If you don't
>get a recording telling you your number is blocked, your number has been
>transmitted and you may press the start button on your fax when you hear
>the fax tone from our fax.
>2. no reply forms can be accepted by email....only via fax or smail.
>3. your form must be typewritten or printed out on your computer printer
>before you fax it; sorry, but *no* handwritten forms will be acknowledged.
>If you can't find someone with a typewriter or a computer printer, we
>apologize for not being able to reply to you.
>4. faxes with cover pages will be rejected. You must send *only* the
>reply form.
>5. forms not *completely* filled in will not be acknowledged.
>6. you will receive a reply within 1 business day directly from the
>company making the offer via email. Therefore you must have an email
>address. If you read this message, then you must have an email address, or
>access to one, at least. :-)
>7. your fax must not exceed 1 page in length. Faxes of 2 or more pages
>will be sensed, then auto-terminated and deleted. Your fax goes directly
>onto our 5.0 gigabyte hard drive and we must limit all incoming faxes to 1
>page.
>8. all faxes must begin with:
>*------------cut here/begin-------------------------------------------*
>and must end with:
>*------------cut here/end--------------------------------------------*
>9. Any fax not conforming to this format will be sensed by our software,
>then auto-terminated and deleted from the hard drive, before any human ever
>gets to see it.
>10. The type on your fax must be dark and legible. If in doubt, please
>print it out darker before faxing it in. If we can't read it, we can't
>reply to you or send you our FREE catalogue. :-(
>11. If this all seems too complicated for faxing, just do it the old
>fashioned way via smail!!!
>
>
>WHO WE ARE:
>
>Tempting Tear-Outs is an advertising company that brings potential new
>customers to the companies they advertise for.
>
>MORE ABOUT THE COMPANY MAKING THE FREE OFFER:
>
>The company making the offer is a magazine subscription agency based in the
>USA. They have over 1,500 popular USA titles available to be shipped to
>*any* country, including of course, to anywhere in the USA! They offer a
>FREE 1 yr. new subscription to your choice of over 200 of the titles in
>their catalogue to any new customer using them for the first time, along
>with your paid order for whatever you are ordering, even if your paid order
>is just for renewals of your existing magazine(s). The dollar value
>of the freebies, based on the subscription prices directly from the
>publishers, ranges from $6.97 all the way up to $64.00!
>
>For new customers in the USA, there is no charge for FPH (foreign postage &
>handling), so the freebie is 100% free! For new customers living
>overseas, the only charge on the freebie would be for the FPH (foreign
>postage & handling).
>
>Their president has been in the magazine subscription business since 1973
>and they are very customer-service oriented. They will even help you with
>address changes on your magazines, even if you move from one country to
>another country. They have thousands of happy customers in over 59
>countries.
>
>Their price guarantee is very simple: they guarantee that their
>subscription prices are the lowest available and they will BEAT any
>legitimate, verifiable offer before you pay them or match it afterwards, by
>refunding you the difference in price PLUS the cost of the postage stamp
>you would use sending in the special offer to them, even 6 months after you
>pay them, as long as it was current at the time of your offer. Does that
>sound fair? Wouldn't it be great if everything you bought came with
>that price guarantee?
>
>Sometimes they are less than half of the next best deal out there,
>sometimes just a little cheaper, but always you get the lowest rates
>without having to shop around. With 1,500 titles on their list, they
>would like to think that they have also the best selection around!
>
>Within the USA, for their USA customers, they are cheaper than all their
>competitors and even the publishers themselves. This is their price
>guarantee. The 1 yr. freebie that you get with your first order is
>completely free!
>
>Overseas, (even after you factor in the cost of the FPH (foreign postage &
>handling) and the conversion from USA Dollars to your currency), on the
>average, they are generally around one-fourth to one-half of what the
>newsstands overseas charge locally for USA magazines. On some titles they
>are as little as one-tenth of what the newsstands charge. They are also
>the cheapest subscription source for delivery overseas, including directly
>from the publishers themselves! Some publishers don't even offer
>subscriptions overseas.........but overseas subscriptions are this
>company's specialty! They feel that magazines should not be a luxury
>overseas. In the USA, people buy magazines and then toss them after
>reading them for just a few minutes or hours. They are so cheap in the
>USA! Well, this company would like to make it the same way for their
>overseas members. They are also cheaper than all their competitors in the
>USA and overseas, including the publishers themselves! It is also *highly
>unlikely* you will find any of their USA competitors calling you overseas,
>in order to offer that personal touch, just to sell you a couple of
>magazines! But that is what this company specializes in and loves doing!
>Around one-half their business comes from overseas, so they are very
>patient with new members who only speak limited English as a 2nd language.
>Subscription prices quoted for overseas consist of the subscription price,
>plus the FPH. You add the two together and that is your total cost. The
>exception is the 1 yr. freebie you get with your first order. On that
>title, you pay *only* the FPH for the 1 yr. term.
>
>Their prices are so cheap because when you deal with them, you cut-out all
>the middlemen.
>
>
>HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GET MORE INFO AND GET STARTED WITH THEM:
>
>Simply fax or smail back to us the reply form listed at the top of this
>message. We will then forward your form on to the subscription agency.
>They will then email their "big and juicy" catalogue to you, in whichever
>of the four formats you chose. The catalogue is FREE and makes for hours
>of fascinating reading, on its own. It includes the complete list of
>freebies, a complete list of all the titles they sell, as well as detailed
>descriptions on most of the titles, along with lists of titles by category
>of interest and their terms of sale.
>
>They will then give you a friendly, no-pressure, no obligation, 5-minute
>call to go over how they work and to answer any questions that you might
>have, as well as give you up-to-the minute price quotes on any titles you
>might be considering. They will call you in whatever country you live
>in, taking the time difference into account. As they like to
>emphasize the personal touch they give to each new customer, all first-time
>orders can only be done via phone, so they can answer all your questions
>completely and personally. Once you have placed your first order via
>phone, you will be able to place future orders and make inquiries on your
>account, get price quotes, etc., all via email, if that is most convenient
>for you.
>
>Within the USA, they accept payment via check over the phone, Mastercard,
>Visa and American Express. Overseas, they accept Mastercard, Visa and
>American Express, even if your credit card is a local one in local currency!
>
>That's our introduction of our client that we represent. We hope that we
>have piqued your interest and that you will take the next step to get their
>free catalogue! Thank you for your time and interest.
>
>--
>Tempting Tear-Outs.
>For more info on advertising rates, please write us on your company
>letterhead, w/business card, via smail to: Tempting Tear-Outs, 3835
>Richmond Ave. Suite #200, Staten Island NY 10312-3828, USA.
>
>
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