Paid in full received magazines for about 6 months, a white hat with lifetime member patch and one item to test (a paint pail hook). All correspondence stopped no magazines no product tests no nothing, not even a "F" you letter. I want my money back.
Well here I am, a life member since 2002. As I hold my card, the question continues to sadden me, "After the amount of money that I paid, why have I not heard from the Handyman Club of America for a lot of years? Besides, in this age of people demanding accountability of individuals in charge, who is accountable at that club? Maybe the right and fair answer should be... all members get all there money back, and it is prison for someone. Well, does anyone see that happening?
I have been a life member since 2003. They must have meant their lifetime not mine. I have not received anything in many, many years. Through research just now I have found out that a company called Scout purchased the club (as well as North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club - of which I am also life members). The information stated that it is a NY based company affiliated with CBS. All 3 clubs basically are non-existent and there may be class action lawsuits pending.
I too paid for the lifetime membership in 2001, And like most it was done in payments. At the time $ was tight but I managed, The cost was $379.00 I enjoyed the magazine. I got a flashlight to test and keep, That was the only item I got from them, and still have. The last magazine is from 2014 when scout bought them out. It was at that time they tried to get a combined lifetime membership for Hunting, Fishing and Cooking magazine for $1000. 00 Sure am glad I didn't go for that scam! And that was the last mag from them too. Lifetime member #*******, Overall rating ( -5) not one star!
I have been a member since 2002. I haven't heard from them in 10yrs.
Why don't we get a class action law suit against them? Surely there is a attorney in the club that got screwed like the rest of us.
I did the life membership when I was in my early 50's. My last issue was November 2013. I don't remember how much I paid. A fair price for what I thought would be 20 years. I wasn't counting on not getting them after a few years membership # ******* I can tell you the last issue wasn't very good. I wouldn't have spent money on a life membership with so little useful information.
Took the money and laughed. Scumbags. May God do justice to the thieves. Was gonna be pre-paid and lots of benefts... a few more magazines and then nothing... oh, we have the wrong address... one magazine dribbles in... then nothing and the phone number is now a scammer...
Been a life member since May 2006. Since then nothing! I was sent a set of boring screw head in 2004 after a year I was invoiced $19.99 or return the set paid it since I could not find the set anywhere.
I was an annual member of Handyman from 1997 to 2006. I broke down and paid for a lifetime membership in 2006. With no notification at all my magazines and membership privileges stopped about 2014. I tried to call a couple of times in the next few years but the number was out of service. I started seeing Handy family magazine in the supermarket so thought that they were back in business and I would start getting my magazines again. Ha! Took my money and living the good life somewhere.
Fool me once... membership #*******
It's great to be known; but it's great to let your online do your promotion!
I started in 1988 with getting magazine and became a member of the club. After that I became a member, I started learning more, throw the information that they put in the megazine.
So then I started testing some of the stuff;
And enjoy it!
Then I started learning more and getting gifts;
And patches of HANDYMAN and tools of handyman company bran!
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Scout has a rating of 1.5 stars from 80 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Scout most frequently mention lifetime member, handyman club and class action. Scout ranks 744th among Sports sites.
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