National Geographic

Trying to make annual subscription I was rejected 2 times with my credit card but at the end was charged 2 times without any confirmation letter, nothing, and with amount which is not right in all ways. Web application full of bugs, such a big shame for such kind of division of Disney. And customer service works weirdly, they cannot take and process information correctly, hanging phone calls.

There is nobody in canada to speak to to voice concerns. Service people have all the personal information necessary to help me renew a subscription but refuse. They make it sound like i am requesting nuclear launch codes. I can see why so many people hate americans. People like me pay your wages by buying your products. Lost sale forever

National Geographic violates the UN Charter in its maps. It produces false content that appears to be an attempt to normalize illegal occupation and annexation. In this day and age, it is utterly unacceptable to abuse the influence of a once reputable establishment for spreading false maps. International borders cannot be changed by force, and humanity has proven this in the second world war at an astronomical cost of life loss. Yet, here we are again!

The content of the NatGeo digital is wonderful, but once they (i. E. Disney) get your email, you'll never get rid of them. I've opted out multiple times. Most times I get the message below and have to contact Guest Services. So I email and also communicated via online chat. Had to screenshot the chat because the request to email was never processed. The chat rep confirmed it was done, and yet the very next day more marketing emails. Even after cancelling the subscription, I still can't get them off my back.

All they want is for you to give them your email to look at literally ANYTHING on the stupid site. Pretty pathetic, considering there's a lot more ways to make money than just begging for everyone's email to see any shred of content; when I can see the exact same one somewhere else most likely. (If not then I still don't care, good luck changing my mind).

So to start with I ordered this for my daughter, she never even got half the magazines. So they extended it. Still didn't get them! So I get the email for the renewal, I cancel it right away. Well some not so smart people reactivated it and took the $29.99 out of my account. Leaving it negative. Got hit with$35 over draft charge thank you I have so much money I can afford that jerks. So I call they *re cancel * it and say they'll refund the $29.99... im like well ok not that, that will bring my account current. Got a f*cking refund of $4, not the full amount so will have to call them yet again. Worst ever magazine to cancel. Will never subscribe to them again

I dislike watching the shows on ur ngwhd because all u guys do is have zoo shows and Dr. Pole shows all day long.

U guys stopped showing worlds deadliest and Australia's deadliest so on so forth... it's always always the same thing Dr. Pole

I got into a discussion with a friend and we were uncertain if Mantis Shrimp had compound eyes or not. I typed a simple query into my preferred search engine and was referred to National Geographic's web page which would not let me read the article until I provided an email address and signed-up for... whatever.
Now, I get it. They are providing a service and providing an email address is hardly a burden. I'm just sick of feeling that I can't sneeze, at a time where internet security experts are reminding us to be more discriminate while online, with having to provide anybody and everybody that asks with all the details.

Incidentally, Mantis Shrimp have compound eyes.

Be careful about getting a NG membership and magazine. They will harass you forever. I tried to cancel my father's membership when his Alzheimers progressed to a point where he could no longer read. Every other subscription promptly cancelled and refunded. Not NG, I had to let the whole subscription run out. And meanwhile they sent demand after demand for renewal. I politely asked at least a dozen times over 4 years for them to leave us alone. Now my Dad is DEAD and they are still sending renewal notices. They are heartless monsters.

The National Geographic of old is gone for good. I recently signed up for a $12 digital subscription and they charged me 3 times. $36 gone from my bank account. Multiple calls and emails to their foreign Customer Service department (not based in America, shame on you) have not resulted in a refund. I found multiple complaints and reviews across the internet from people who had similar experiences. This same thing happened to me a few years ago from National Geographic. All I can do is warn other people. It pains me to say, National Geographic is now a scam. Save your money and your bank account information.

I used to really enjoy National Geographic and gave my daughter a subscription in 2018. Unknown to me they automatically enrolled me for renewal and I didn't find out until 2020 that I already paid for a subscription for 2019. She had moved half way through 2018 so I've paid for for an extra year. Called customer service and they did nothing for me. I feel like it is very underhanded to automatically renew with a gift subscription. Very disappointed in this company!

I have never before been a subscriber, but has always been interested in traveling, nature, animal kingdom and cultured, so I finally decided to subscribe thinking I will be getting a magazine about all those. Boy, was I wrong. The first issue I received in the mail had absolutely nothing in it that interested me. It was mostly political nonsense that we've been bombarded by on social media and news. I was so disappointed, but thought it might get better in the next issue. The second issue I got was a bit better. Or at least I thought so looking at the cover. When I opened it, I had to turn many pages dedicated to political propaganda to get to the good stuff. And while there was some good stuff, there wasn't enough good stuff. In two issues, there was 90% political propaganda and 10% good stuff. I will absolutely not be renewing the subscription. This magazine is complete garbage. If I wanted to waste my time with politics, I'd be watching the news.

I have been receiving spam emails from National Geographic for years.

National Geographic does not verify email addresses. Anyone can sign up with email addresses that do not belong to them.

Once they have your email, they send you 3 emails a day.

Their unsubscribe function does not work, the spam simply continues.

You can contact NG to have your email removed manually but as soon as someone else plugs in your email the flood of spam resumes.

If you've never been to NationalGeographic.com, you really must spend a little time there. It's a fascinating website, with all sorts of interesting products and video collections... far too many to list in this review.

The site is very well organized and just beautiful to tool around on. Their non-profit mission is to keep the planet in order. Keeping their left-leaning politics aside (they are huge propogandists for the climate change argument), they have been doing a great job for over a century. The site is a terrific tour of all sorts of exotic and interesting artifacts. It is also a terrific gift -purchase resource, especially if you're looking for something really unique. It's a must visit!

I am very upset about the two National Geographic junior metal detector I purchased for my grandsons! They did not work at all and my grandsons were very upset and frustrated. I assumed by purchasing a toy by National Geographic that it would of been higher quality! I JoEllen Kelly *******@hotmail.com

Been a NatGeo subscriber for many years. However since Covid epidemic and George Floyd incident NatGeo and many other iconic, non-socio biased US publications have focused almost exclusively on social and political events. I fear the editorial management staff have gone off reservation. Its a shame but I'm not renewing my subscription

The left wing political spin on Ever topic, has gotten almost cult like in its Ideological fervor for Globalist, left wing Politics. National Geographic, is meant to be Geography, Archaeology, and Anthropology. Not another platform ruined by biased politics.

We have been a valued member since 1965 according to our last notice in July of this year. We no longer have a subscription to ourselves but send it to our son. The notice says the price is 27.00. I called and charged the amt to our credit card as I have always done for years and years. Our acct came in and we were charged in USD not Canadian funds. We have never paid in US funds. They tell me that I am charged because I used a credit card but if I send in a cheque it would be Canadian funds as written on the notice. No where does it state this on their notice. They even provide a section where one is to write the credit card numbers.
We have cancelled our subscription and they tell me I will receive a refund.
Shame on the National Geographic for the underhanded way of treating a long term client.