Have you ever heard of Mondolibri ? And Euroclub ? The first is a co-ownership Mondadori Spa - Bertelsmann (the German giant of music). The second is a harmless " club, owned the first, which promises a wide range of books and CDs at a much lower price than the normal libraries and with the advantage of delivery at home, provided you buy at least three 'years (who reads a lot like me think of a trifle). Only benefits, then. Apparently. The problem is that:
1) the majority of customers are " recruited "almost by force, by hucksters experts in convince people that you parry with front insistence bookstores to sign the contract for access to the club with all sorts of enticements (" if you do not like you can always cancel, but why would you since you agree? "or" may not know who is coming out on publishing a law that will raise the price of all books sold in bookstores "is false , because the law, which now has three years, says all this ).
2) Once subscribed not long before realizing that selection is available very small, and often about old books (read: unsold) or unknown publishers. Same thing about the books that belong in gift at registration: nothing anyone ever would buy , unless being forced.
3) If you do not order anything for a quarter Euroclub shall send home the "selection", a couple of books whose price, including shipping, is more expensive than in the library (if only someone in a moment of madness decided to buy the latest Grisham novel). The book is a box that is left outside the door of the house without signature of delivery, within reach of anyone walking there.
4) When you finally decide to withdraw, it turns out that it is not easy as we were told: Cancellations can be made only by registered A / R, but only three months before the annual deadline, otherwise the contract is will be tacitly renewed. We shall then send the letter, which, however, often remains a dead letter. Never received. Sometimes there's also orders to pay for books ordered never , as well as threats of legal consequences.
Apparently there are only two ways to get Euroclub leave us in peace, and both provide for 'use of force. But where is the Codacons when really need?
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