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I enjoyed a mid-week day off today (getting in some PTO time) and went shopping for rewards. I will be going into week 10 starting Saturday and I continue to say this program has been a blessing and huge overall lifestyle improvement for me just like Sparkpeople.com has been (the Site and the Book add to my inspiration for this). Things that wouldn't get done for months are almost caught up. I've tried new fitness routines and even though some are hard I don't give up. I exercise when I don't feel like it and I've increased my understanding in God's Word and it has been a blessing. Some of the prizes I found were: 
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NEWATTITUDE2010
8/20/2010 5:07PM
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Sounds like you had a great time shopping...Enjoy your rewards!
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FATROCKSTAR
8/20/2010 3:25PM
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You've got it all figured out-hope your weekend is great! Normandy
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CANDOK1260
8/20/2010 11:44AM
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.....oooO................ .....(....)................. ......)../....Oooo...... .....(_/.....(....)....... ................\..)........ .................\_)....... ......oooO................ .....(....)................. ......)../....Oooo...... .....(_/.....(....) ... I WAS ............. .......... HERE ...... ..Leaving my ....... Footprints in your ..............SAND.... have a great week and enjoy your shoping story Report Inappropriate Comment |
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JODIANN421
8/19/2010 9:31PM
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Too cool!! I like your way of rewarding yourself!
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A few months ago I started receiving a magazine subscription and I just thought it was a company trying to send me a few freebies in hopes that I would sign up for a long subscription. The magazine title seemed like a good fit until I browsed through and saw it was nothing much more than super skinny women, barely dressed and a few 'health' notes here and there. Out of the whole magazine was probably two pages worth of helpful tips. It joined the trash.
So the other day when I got yet another magazine I was annoyed and then I checked the label and it said that the subscription was through 2011!! I sent and email to cancel the unauthorized subscription and received a silly reply that I would have to contact 'M2 Media Group' because that's who set it up. I feel like this is like a credit card scam. Why would this 'M2 Media Group' start a subscription in my name and why would this magazine allow it?? Has anyone else had this happen to them? What did you do to stop the subscription? I have no desire to contact this group because their practices are obviously unethical. Any advice would be appreciated. I just don't want some bill showing up at my house because I wouldn't pay half a penny for that magazine.
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CAROLFAITHWALKR
8/24/2010 6:49AM
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Check your credit reports. Check each of the big 3, don't check them all at once, instead do a different one every 4 months. That way you get a free credit report every 4 months, and can tell if there's unauthorized activity. Anytime you get free stuff at your address with someone else's name, or stuff you didn't order at your address with your name, or strange bills that look like you but you didn't do, be sure to check your credit reports. I know we should be doing it anyway but most of us don't until after it's a problem. I would not contact the people they are referring you to; it might be a phishing scam. You do not have to give out bank accts or social to have your identity stolen, contrary to what people think. With just your name, address (and phone which they'll have if you call them) they can get other info from public records and steal your identity. Send letters certified, with return receipt requested on all correspondence, and keep the certified receipts stapled to a copy of the letter you sent (receipts from PO and receipt from the person who signed for picking up your letter) for the rest of your life in a bank safety deposit box (so it's fireprotected, and so a copy is off-premise, and so it is where you'll always be able to find it without "losing" it). Report Inappropriate Comment |
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HALLELUL
8/18/2010 8:30AM
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Thanks everyone!! The magazine representative for Women's Health, was unfortunately no helpful, however I think I have enough documentation to prove that I did NOT start the membership so if this M2 Media Group or they try to bill me, I have what I need to say NO Way!!
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NEWATTITUDE2010
8/17/2010 3:30AM
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An old saying comes to mind..."The squeaky wheel gets oiled"...My party line is that I inform the offending agency of the bad rep they can get with my e-mail list...No one likes negative press...
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TRUE-NESS
8/16/2010 7:36PM
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If you don't mind getting the magazines month after month after month, then you can do nothing. If you didn't sign up for the subscription then they have no legal way to bill you and expect payment. HOWEVER, if you want the problem resolved, you have to resolve it. Firstly, report them to the Better Business Bureau for unethical practices. You'll have to explain the problem and how you've attempted to resolve it. I wouldn't call them, if I were you. It could be just a ploy to get your contact info so they can then start calling you soliciting your business. Send them something in writing explicitly stating that you did not order these magazines and request that they discontinue sending them. That's it. As long as they don't try to bill you then it's nothing more than an irritation. If billing is involved then there'll be a little more involved. Try that and be patient. As with PINKBEANBOO's experience, it might take a couple of months, but it'll stop IF you take action to stop it.
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PINKBEANBOO
8/16/2010 5:17PM
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This hasn't happened to me exactly, but I do know what you mean about getting a magazine in the mail you don't want. Several years ago I was getting a catalog that had all kinds of cheap stuff in - everything from clothes to household items to toys. When I realized they were selling what I would call "rated R" stuff in the catalog I was furious. I mean, my kids would look through that catalog to see the toys & other kids things & while doing so were being exposed to that. I called them to cancel my subscription & told them how upset I was. It took a couple of months, but they finally stopped coming. Report Inappropriate Comment |
's status feed it hit me that I must say "Good-Bye". Good-bye to what? The old habits of the old me. One of my notorious habits was being a clutter bug. Stuff all over the place. Throughout my childhood my mom would get so frustrated with my untidy room and would try different things to get me to clean. Even in my home she would actually (yes before you read this I know I am spoiled rotten), but she would actually give up her day to clean my house. I would come home and just love how I could see the beautiful hardwood floors so clean and shiny and the counter tops and furniture clear, and I thought to myself I've got to keep it this way. It was a nice thought, but it wasn't long before those clear floors, counter tops and furniture where filled with stuff. 
and hello new clean me. 
Keep it up!
Great job.
I could feel a small tear wanting to come out but it didn't and I begin to think about the what could haves: 
That could have been me. 
, not to mention how tough you've got to be to go through all of this.
MY TRAINER AT BALLY'S TOLD ME ABOUT IT I JUST DONT CARE FOR ALL THE CALS 190 WITHOUT THE MILK 
