Scout

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 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 #*******

I'm all for a class action suit against Scout Magazine, the now current owner of the in name only "Handyman of America". As stated in previous reviews, since the take over of the club, services have been replaced with junk services which I'm not interested in at all. No magazine, no products to test, just a lot of junk services that most handymen will not want unless you are a sports person as well. I think everyone who has a lifetime membership should join the class action and ask for their lifetime fee back. How do we start this process rolling. Some one who had ownership in Handyman Club of America sold out the members and made a good buck to boot.

My Husband joined this club and not long after finishing his life time membership did it stop and the website disappeared, I think that is a load of crap that they can take all that money the just quit with no notice or action available. I was looking through my book marks and had come across it still saved but as mentioned it doesn't exist anymore which is what brought me to search a little and come across this site. Not that it really does much but it's nice to see that others feel jaded about what happened as well.

I am also a lifetime Handyman club member, when I became "lifetime", they sent me a beautiful router with Forstner bits and other bits, a nice set of chisels, a tool bag to put them in and miscellaneous smalls (patch, key chain hat carpenters pencil etc.) not too bad in my opinion! The few tools I tested were nothing to get exited about but...? I haven't been receiving the magazine for awhile but that may be (probably is) my own fault, my address changed and I keep forgetting too let them know?!