A. M. A.

[frederickmgoff]

The ama keeps sending me dvd's of r/c flying. I even bought a few of the early ones. I now send them back, unopened , with the post paid envelope. I recieve bills for the tapes, if you throw them away, more bills arrive. I have told them to stop,  their is no stop to the ama. I returned the Vol 3, which I paid for, still the bills arrive. Anybody else recieving these dvd's?

[peabody]

I sent mine to my District VP with a note asking him to instruct the Academy to remove me from the list...I also sent him several e-mails...
It's worked so far.....

[Alan Hahn]

When the first one came, I marked it "Return to Sender". (a great old Elvis song). Never received a second one.

[Jim Thomerson]

I marked mine "refused" and put it back in the mail box.  Sometime later I got a dunning letter.  I called the number given and talked with a helpful person in the AMA Library, and that was that.  However, the story is that the DVD's are being sent out at no expense to the AMA.  Our dues pay the salary of the person in the AMA library who took my call. 

[john e. holliday]

Yes, several years ago when AMA started this, I sent the first one back with instructions not to send anymore unless they involved CL.  Haven't received another one since.  DOC Holliday

[Bob Disharoon]

What has always worked for me..regardless of what the mail mail consists of is to write "deceased" and plop it back in the mail.....have not tried it with the IRS, though.....Bob

[Keith Spriggs]

When I get unsolicited items in the mail I either throw it away or use it if I want to. I ignore the subsequent letters that I get. Here is the law on unsolicited mail.

   
 
Receipt of Unsolicited Merchandise

 
 
  A company sends you a gift in the mail--a ball point pen, a key chain, a tie. But you didn't order it. What do you do? If you are the type of person this company is looking for, you may feel guilty about accepting the item without paying for it. Don't feel guilty! It's yours, and you are under no obligation to pay anything.

You, the consumer, may only legally be sent two types of merchandise through the mail without your consent or agreement:

Free samples which are clearly and conspicuously marked as such.


Merchandise mailed by a charitable organization that is soliciting contributions.

And in these two cases, you can consider the merchandise a gift if you wish. In all other situations, it is illegal to send merchandise to someone, unless that person has previously ordered or requested it.

These rules are codified in Title 39, United States Code, Section 3009. That section of the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 incorporates these protections for American consumers and makes the mailing of unordered merchandise unfair methods of competition and unfair trade practices under the law.

If you do not wish to pay for unsolicited merchandise or make a donation to a charity sending such an item, you may do one of three things (in each case, by law, you have no obligation to the sender):

If you have not opened the package, you may mark it "Return to Sender," and the Postal Service will return it with no additional postage charged to you.


If you open the package and don't like what you find, you may throw it away.


If you open the package and like what you find, you may keep it for free. In this instance, "finders-keepers" applies unconditionally.

Furthermore, it is illegal for a company that sends you unordered merchandise to follow the mailing with a bill or dunning communication.

If you are aware of violations of the federal law prohibiting the mailing of unordered merchandise, or if you have personally had difficulty with such items--especially if you are sent statements demanding payment for the merchandise--you should contact you local postmaster or the nearest Postal Inspector.
 

[Shultzie]

The ama keeps sending me dvd's of r/c flying. I even bought a few of the early ones. I now send them back, unopened , with the post paid envelope. I recieve bills for the tapes, if you throw them away, more bills arrive. I have told them to stop,  their is no stop to the ama. I returned the Vol 3, which I paid for, still the bills arrive. Anybody else recieving these dvd's?

WHAT A SAD AFFAIR....AMA IN NOW IN THE "SPAMMMMMMMMMMMMING BUSINESS? [/glow]

[don Burke]

That marketing CD thingy was a product of one of the past AMA Executive Directors.  The current guy seems to be a real modeller and is taking things in the right direction.  I got the first CD and never did anything but ignore the bills.  They finally quit!

[Wayne Collier]

For a while AOL and other companies were keeping us well supplied with "free" software CDs.  My teenage kids and I found that the CDs made great little BB gun targets.  You can see the shiny side from a good way off.  They might make good handgun or rifle targets also.  I realize that this has nothing in particular to do with the purpose of this thread other than to suggest a use for unwanted disks.  They might make good driveway markers if aimed well.