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  • National Magazine Exchange has 1.7 star rating based on 67 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.

  • Rating Distribution
  • Pros: Great customer service, Nice reading.
    Cons: Refused to listen to the word no, Customer service, Refused the no word.

  • Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "Do not call in. Throw the letter away! Never give financial information over the phone to ANYONE!", "Read everything twice.", "As you can see it says 500.000.00 billion not million", "Don’t order it’s a scam", "Go ahead if it benefits you".

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National Magazine Exchange - Need to see if I won the Sweepstakes
National Magazine Exchange - To see if I won your sweepstakes my prize Authorize #is...National Magazine Exchange - Read the fine print people. If someone to win this the could...National Magazine Exchange - BiG MISPRINTNational Magazine Exchange - Simple Review #1430400887
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Top National Magazine Exchange Reviews

Positive Review

"Payment"

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I have no complaints ,however I would prefer a better selection Of magazines offered.My choice was based on self Pinterest and my families.

Critical Review

"You have my money but no magazines"

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I want my money back. I have not have a prize and no magazines it been long enough. No more money from me. I have wait long enough. Cancel my account

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Kaliegh Oom

To inform consumers how NME works

Former employee. It is very high pressure on the caller to get that credit card number no matter what.

The thing is if you don't give them your credit card number they can't charge you for anything why do people feel obligated to give a credit card number over the phone. They count on people not listening to what the call representative is saying the pitch is very long and convoluted but it states up front exactly what your card is going to be hit for and the amount and for how long. Super shady.

But once again buyer beware that's how they get away with this. People say their relative has Alzheimer's but as a call representative at a company we're not doctors and we don't make that determination if they give their credit card they're going to get charged it's sick and it's low down.

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User's recommendation: Do not call in. Throw the letter away! Never give financial information over the phone to ANYONE!

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Guest

I hope your tenure was very short. Otherwise, there is no honor in sharing this info if you were able to do it longer than a few DAYS.

sevan l

National Magazine Exchange SCAM!!!

I got the sweepstakes letter to win $1.1 mil. just call the 1800 number and NO PURCHASE nessessary to enter.

So I call and wasted 10 minutes explaining to these *** that I DO NOT want any magazines I just want to enter in the sweepstakes. The woman kept giving me names of magazines and saying "pick 2" then I said " NO I do not want any magazines I just want to enter for the prize" then I was told " we have allure ,teen vogue, cosmo, good house keeping, rolling stones, pick 2" I got so pissed that I said forget it I dont want ANYTHING and hung up!

What a waste of time! They will NOT enroll you for the sweepstakes unless you buy a magazine and that is fraud to me when their letter says you dont have to buy anything!!!!

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Guest

Yup,almost had my boyfriend today guys,all I want to know is HOW CAN YOU PEOPLE SLEEP KNOWING WHAT YOU DO????? Do the people a favor,stop what you are doing and find a Honest Real what we call these days A JOB dead beats......... And you have a nice day

Guest

Damned Crooks !

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Did they stop the subscription and cancel your order. They woman told me that they would cancel my subscription today so I hope they do, I did tell her I cancelled my credit card.

Guest

i received a letter but after reading about the scam do not think i will reply thanks for the info.

Guest

Not As promised high pressure sales clearing house to gather personal information names addresses and phone numbers, and any other data possible. Never could possibly verify the organization

Guest

Yes, I agree with the sentiments of the previous review. Whether or not they actually make enough money thru their promotions to sponsor a sweepstakes with that kind of prize money; I don;t know.

I've never read of anyone winning a legitimate prize through this agency. I do know that when I tried to enter the drawing a few years back, I was hounded by a very aggressive salesman who irritated me enough to just hang up and not enter the sweepstakes. I truly wonder about if any of these sweepstakes; including Publishers Clearing House are in fact legitimate, law abiding agencies.

If they were legitimate, they should notify not just the winners but the losers as well; to let them know the drawing has taken place and regretfully our number was not selected. This would go a long way toward establishing credibility with these agencies who I believe are mostly scams!

Guest

I also received same for $10,000 I will not waste my time.

Guest

I just received a letter to enter to win $45k, and was checking to see if it is a scam. Sound like it is to me, and they just want to sell magazines.

Guest

Guy didn’t mention buying anything to me. He just asked me how I would spend the money.

Then he mentioned a watch, I abruptly cut him off and said I’m only interested in the money. Then I just hung up

Guest

I KNEW they were crooks!

Guest

I agree that company is a pierce of garbage to put it mildly. I also tried to enroll for the sweepstakes and I was gven the same type of choices which I did not accept.

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they speak English but don't hear English

Guest

The same thing happened to me if anything good happens to me it will come from my Father my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(Amen)

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i was going to call them. glad i didnt, dont need anymore frustration

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thanks for the update

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I got the letter from National Magazine and went through the same hassle with the woman trying to get me to pick 2 magazines. refused to pick any magazines and just hung up on her. They are nothing more than a SCAM

Guest

I got same letter and they try to get you to subscribe,but maybe they just want your credit card number.I will not give that to anyone calling my home.They can go to *** ! Let's all call BBB and report them.

Guest

Publisher's Clearing House is the same thing, a SCAM as far as I am concerned. All they want you to do is purchase magazines, or some other item.

If the item price seems reasonable, wait till you get the bill. All their mail is asking for more purchases. SCAM artists for sure.

Am learning to go online on check on these fakes before doing anything. But, I do normally drop in garbage and don't open anymore.

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PCH does not harass anyone.They do not do what this company did.

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Michael M Ipc

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To see if I won your sweepstakes my prize Authorize #is 40293****

National Magazine Exchange - To see if I won your sweepstakes my prize Authorize #is...

I am trying to see if I won the Sweepstakes from 06/22/23 please notify me if I have won Thank you this dates back to last year

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Preferred solution: See if I won the Sweepstakes and I was supposed to get a watch I never received

Michael M Ipc

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Need to see if I won the Sweepstakes

National Magazine Exchange - Need to see if I won the Sweepstakes

I just need to know where my watch is. Also, I need to see if I won the sweepstakes. My account number is 40293****.

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Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

Anonymous
map-marker Hillsboro, Illinois

Payment

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I have no complaints ,however I would prefer a better selection

Of magazines offered.My choice was based on self Pinterest and my families.

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Anonymous
map-marker Carolina, Puerto Rico

Cancelation

I want to cancel my subscription because is hard to pay right now probably more front i subscribe again but for this time im tight in payments thanks

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Johnny J Mth

You have my money but no magazines

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I want my money back. I have not have a prize and no magazines it been long enough.

No more money from me.

I have wait long enough. Cancel my account

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Loss:
$70

Preferred solution: Full refund

Kenrick Qvl

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Verified Buyer

Saber dei concurso

Contains 1 confidential file for company representatives

Por favor hablar en español, para saber del concurso tengo un número no sé el idioma Me gusta saber la respuesta gracia//(((

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Saxton Myv

Porque som racistas

Yo mercado porque yo yego una carta para participaren un sorteo pero yo pregunte si alguien hablaba español y me dijo la persona que me respondió que si sabía inglés si no sabía inglés que para que estaba en este país que esta carta solo era pará persona que hablarán inglés y no para personas que no sabían hablar inglés y que si no sabía inglés que no volviera a marcar porque que IVA a sacar mi nombre de la lista de las personas que le enviaron la carta yo no sé si es una estafa o si es verdad lo que si se esque hijo rasistas

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Preferred solution: Full refund

Anonymous
map-marker Seattle, Washington

BiG MISPRINT

National Magazine Exchange - BiG MISPRINT

Does anyone read the fine print on the back of the sweepstakes form. They screwed up big time if some where to really win they could be sued since it states they could be paid 30 payments of 36,000.00 of the 1.100.00.00 they don't write 520,000.00 they wrote 500,000,00 I will take the second choice since it's 500.00.000 billion not million. They really need a proof reader.

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User's recommendation: As you can see it says 500.000.00 billion not million

Anonymous
map-marker Seattle, Washington

Read the fine print people. If someone to win this the could sue the pants off these folks

National Magazine Exchange - Read the fine print people. If someone to win this the could...

On the back side of the letter it has the rules as well as the payout option you can take 30 payments of the 1.100.00.00 million or you can take a lump sum of 500.000.00 that's billion not million. They need a proof reader.

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User's recommendation: Read everything twice.

Anonymous
map-marker Miami, Florida

I want to unsubscribe

I do not have confirmation from National Exchange Magazine about my request to suspend my subscriptions

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Ruth M Ctt

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Verified Reviewer

Cancel magazine order

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I have decided not to get the magazines that were ordered on 2/8/2023. I have no need for these.

Also my husband was very upset with me. Please cancel my order. You also told me that I was not required to purchase anything in order to enter this prize payment sweepstakes.

You lied to me. Thank you very causing so much disruption in my life.

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Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don’t order it’s a scam

Willard R Rba

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Verified Reviewer

To cancel my subscriptions

I did not receive all that was told that I would recieve for signing up for a drawing that was being done by NME.dont answer to quickly think about offer first before you accept it.trust you instinct if it doesn't feel right making the don't do it. Never second guess yourself or how you feel at that moment

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Preferred solution: The items that was told I would recieve with the magazine subscription.

Michelle D Eii

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I did not order this

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I received a bill in the mail for 238.00 I cannot afford this I live on a disability check and my vision is impaired , please cancel this and remove this from my credit report . Thank you

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Cons:
  • Scam

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Go ahead if it benefits you

Michelle D Eii

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Not my order

I contacted them and my order was canceled , I just hope this isn't on my credit report , it's a scam and I caught them not use them

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Summary

The company has been on the market since 1985. The company is a paper and magazine retailer. At the present time, the corporate headquarters is based in Clearwater, FL. National Magazine Exchange is an industry leader in sweeps-driven magazine subscription sales for more than 500 publishers. Through the years N.M.E. has sold thousands of hard-selling magazine subscriptions to people who only wanted to know if they were the winners of the sweepstakes. The company's sales reps contact the person in the sweepstakes and than send him papers and magazines, whether he/she wants them or not. Over the past three years BBB received 402 complaints about the company.

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