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            Business ProfileAmerican Collegiate Marketing/MagazineLine

            Magazine Sales
            BBB accredited business

            Contact Information

            2807 Jolly Road Suite 360

            Okemos, MI 48864

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            (800) 959-1676

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            Customer Reviews

            1/5

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            Customer Complaints

            7 complaints closed in last 3 years

            3 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            BBB Rating & Accreditation

            BBB accredited businessA+

            Accredited Since: 4/16/1993

            Years in Business: 50

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            Overview

            This company offers discount magazine subscriptions at up to 85% off the newsstand price.

            Products & Services

            Magazine Subscriptions, Magazine subscriptions

            Business Details

            Location of This Business
            2807 Jolly Road Suite 360, Okemos, MI 48864
            BBB File Opened:
            11/21/1989
            Years in Business:
            50
            Business Started:
            1/10/1974
            Business Incorporated:
            1/10/1974
            Accredited Since:
            4/16/1993
            Type of Entity:
            Corporation
            Alternate Business Name
            • MTA Magazine Service
            • MagazineLine
            • NEA Magazine Service
            • American Collegiate Marketing
            • AAUW MagazineLine
            • American Educational Services
            • StudentMags
            Business Management
            • Mr. Irving (Irv) A. Lesher III, C.E.O.
            Contact Information

            Principal

            • Mr. Irving (Irv) A. Lesher III, C.E.O.

            Customer Contact

            • Mr. Irving (Irv) A. Lesher III, C.E.O.
            • Accounts Payable
            • Mr. Greg Smith, Marketing Coordinator
            Additional Contact Information

            Fax Numbers

            • (517) 336-1625
              Primary Fax
            • (800) 682-3960
              Other Fax

            Phone Numbers

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            Customer Complaints

            7 Customer Complaints

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            Most Recent Customer Complaint

            01/04/2023

            Complaint Type:
            Billing Issues
            Status:
            Answered
            I do not want to speak with them any way other than mail! They falsely advertise they will bill you!! From: ********************* <**********************>Date: January 4, 2023 at 1:01:30 PM CST To: MagazineLine Subject: Re: Reminder: Payment on your MagazineLine Account is Now Due ?Why are you harassing me about a bill that is not even due yet?? Today is 1/4/2023!! And after all of the problems I had even placing the order and getting the gift receipts sent!! I will pay it when I get paid!! You are advertising your subscriptions can be billed!! I placed this order only a couple of weeks ago for Christmas and now you are harassing me for the payment before it has even been a month and several days before due!********************* ********************** On Jan 4, 2023, at 9:46 AM, MagazineLine <************************************************> wrote:Having trouble viewing your email? View your email in a browser.Visit MagazineLine 1-800-397-879 RE: Customer Account: ************* ********************* ******************************************************** Dear ******,This is just a friendly reminder that we have not received your payment of $150.62 on your MagazineLine account that was due on 1/6/2023.Since we have already advanced payment to the publishers of Magnificat and your other magazines on your behalf, we would appreciate receiving your payment soon! To save time and money, you can quickly make your payment online. Click here to pay right now by credit card or PayPal. (If there is any problem with your order, please click here to fill out a customer ********************** problem report, or call ************** immediately.) Or you may mail your check to:MagazineLine ********************************************** Please include a copy of this e-mail with your check. Thank you. Sincerely, ************** Customer ********************** Manager ******************** *************************************** Your amount due was calculated on 1/4/2023. MagazineLine ****************************************************** Your customer # is **********
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            Most Recent Customer Review

            Vincent T

            08/18/2022

            Ordered magazine in June and one magazine subscription its now august reach out to customer ********************** still no ****************** this business is not trust worthy they blame everything on the publisher of the magazine in which you ordered this magazine ** needs to be investigated

            American Collegiate Marketing/MagazineLine Response

            08/24/2022

            We have sent an email to our valued customer to attempt to resolve the delivery issue they are experiencing with one of our publishers. As an agency, we on behalf of our customers, along with the publisher, to resolve any delivery issues and ensure that our subscribers receive full service on all orders placed through our agency. In the event that we cannot resolve an issue to our customer's satisfaction, a full refund is processed.

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