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keithhelms
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015

Good Sam Club gone bad

This company seems to have become a fairly shady marketing firm. I get at least a couple of mailings from them every week for the same products over and over and over again. If I didn't sign up for their insurance after the first 50 mailings, I don't know why they think I will with #51.

The last straw for me was today when I got a bill from Good Sam Roadside Assistance stating "Urgent! YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES THIS MONTH". I called the number on the bill and told the woman I had never signed up for this program. She said "Oh, you were given a free 6-month membership back in January". To me, it is extremely devious to send me renewal bills for memberships I never requested. I told her to never send anything like this to me again and to take me off their mailing list. I'm sure they make money off of this, because someone somewhere will be confused and pay the bill, possibly thinking their spouse signed up for it.
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  • Homer1's avatar
    Homer1
    Explorer
    Jul 01, 2015
    Good Sam is a big ponzi scheme. They are not in the road service business, they use some one else for that.They are a pure and simple marketing company. I had their Emergency service for awhile. They nearly drove me nuts. I can't say that I had any real problem with their road service. However the price kept going up and I found other companies that do the same thing for less money and do not pester me to death. I detest any one that automatically renews my subscription to any thing with out my permission to do so. That will kill a deal right now.
  • kalynzoo's avatar
    kalynzoo
    Explorer
    Jul 01, 2015
    Some would say they are doing you a favor by reminding you of a renew opportunity to the previous free trial. Personally I find it is just over-exposure which has created an insensitivity. We have Good Sam Roadside Assistance, (just because I think I should have at least one brand). We receive almost daily (exaggeration) GS mailing, so they are thrown out without opening along with the rest of the unsolicited advertising we get. Just please remember to recycle.:)

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