Posted by TitleGalCA on 8/10/05 9:34pm
Msg #58198

Got my NNA membership renewal bill today....

and when I opened it, couldn't believe my eyes. The 'due date' was August 31st and the expiration date of my membership is mid Februay, 2006.

None of my magazine subscriptions want my renewal fee a full 6 MONTHS before it is due, or my triple A membership, or any other yearly memberships I have.... What the heck is that about? Is the NNA so strapped that they are billing 6 months in advance?

Reply by AngelinaAZ on 8/10/05 9:46pm
Msg #58204

Don't ever order 'In Style'

They bill for renewals every two months. I kept paying it back in 2000... thinking that I had forgotten... and by the time I finally realized what was happening... I had subscribed until 2008.

I'm REALLY stylish now!

Reply by MJ FL on 8/10/05 10:01pm
Msg #58209

I'm cracking up!! Too funny!

Reply by TitleGalCA on 8/10/05 10:06pm
Msg #58211

Re: Don't ever order 'In Style'

Uh...actually I did. Bought it just a few months ago from one of the kids selling mag subscriptions for their school...got tired of paying the cover cost at the grocerty store.

I'll be making sure I'm not also stylin for the next 3 years also....thanks for the warning!

Reply by Or Consumer Report on 8/10/05 11:37pm
Msg #58234

Re: Don't ever order 'In Style'

Not only do they bill or renew 6 months early, they also lay a guilt trip on you about how they could save money on postage if you'd just renew early.

Reply by On The Dot - CO on 8/11/05 8:55am
Msg #58254

NNA Billing early

Well, I for one will not pay them until it is about thirty days out. The are also doing that for the E O insurance.

Reply by DellaCa on 8/11/05 10:13am
Msg #58284

Re: NNA Billing early

So funny
I have been getting the renewals in mail since May and mine is not up until Oct.

Reply by Jimmy_FL on 8/11/05 11:35am
Msg #58304

Re: NNA Billing early

ME too. This is crazy. Are they hurting for the money that bad???

Reply by Carol_AR on 8/11/05 11:39am
Msg #58306

Re: NNA Billing early

This is a mistake on their part. I was sent an email about my renewal as well. I phoned them and they told me it was a mistake and that I wasn't to renew until next year as I just joined a couple of month ago.

Reply by CaliNotary on 8/11/05 12:58pm
Msg #58329

Re: NNA Billing early

It's not a mistake, it's their standard operating procedure. They don't care about us, they just care about our money and are quite blatant about showing it.

Reply by DellaCa on 8/11/05 4:27pm
Msg #58386

Re: NNA Billing early

No mistake I have been recieving bills every other month since I sign up last year, It goes in the trash untill I'm ready! The waste of postage!!

Reply by Mitch/MD on 8/11/05 12:05pm
Msg #58314

Re: NNA Billing early

I got double-billed for E&O. When I called, they said they had me in the system twice, so they removed the one that hadn't yet paid. ;-)

Reply by buylamb on 8/11/05 1:10pm
Msg #58333

Re: NNA Billing early

Hey! I was considering signing up with NNA....BUT not now. If they are that inept...just what I do not want another headache

Reply by anikanderCA on 8/11/05 2:23pm
Msg #58357

This is not unusual

Most magazine subscriptions, not just In Style, will start sending renewal reminders out six months before expiration. The NNA is no different. It's a business just like a magazine subscription, so early renewal requests don't make them inept. If they can get people to renew early, it looks good on the books and it's good for the business. It's up to subscribers to keep track of their own subscriptions as to when they run out. I keep my subscriptions on a spreadsheet and compare the renewal notice to the expiration date. I never renew more than 1 month before expiration unless there's a special deal. You can't blame the NNA for trying to schedule their renewals so they can predict future income from members. As a SA, wouldn't it be great if our business was such that you could schedule signings for the same companies consistently in advance so you'd know that you had a steady stream of income at predictable intervals? It's no different for magazines or the NNA. It's just business.

Reply by buylamb on 8/11/05 8:49pm
Msg #58446

Re: This is not unusual

It may not be unusual for you...But I call it bad business to bill every month and way in advance for EO insurance and for any service just subscribed. "It's just business" is a dodge I was warned about when I was about 10. Please send me $15.00, It's just business........

Reply by Jon on 8/11/05 11:23pm
Msg #58468

Unusual circumstances

I never received ANY renewal bills from the NNA(yes, I'm counting my blessings ). As a matter of fact, after my conversation with Mark Valera outlining my opinion of their deceptive and totally unethical advertising practices, as well as addressing the mountain of misinformation they give out, the only things I have received are the magazine and newsletter(and 3 adverts for E&O). I will not be renewing and told him as much when I spoke with him. Maybe they put me on a "Do not solicit, he sees through all our bull list". One can only hope!!!