Scout

Just opened an e-mail from "Scout". Here it is:

Thank you for your email. Please be advised that on February 7,2017, CBS 247 Inc. (CBS) purchased certain assets from Scout Media Inc. (Scout Media) in connection with Scout Medias proceeding under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. It is my understanding that this bankruptcy process has been converted to a proceeding under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and that Ian Gazes has been appointed as the chapter 7 trustee. Any issues or concerns in connection with your activities relating to Scout Media, including with respect to subscriptions purchased from Scout Media, should be directed to Mr. Gazes and David Dinoso at Gazes LLC, whose phone number is *******000, and whose address is 151 Hudson St., New York, New York *******.

So much for my "Lifetime" membership.

I joined Handyman club about 15 yes ago [ life time member]and have regretted it since, about 2yrs ago they totally stopped sending me issues of the magazine [ no phone number to complain] I went through h-llaura and still to this day have not received all the goodies Thay promise you will receive as a member everything about them that I have experienced has been a bunch of Bull S--t I am thinking about legal counsel at this time also going to contact the Better Business Bureau plus others agency's to stop and keep them from ripping off others. Part of what is wrong in this country is the lies and theft of companies like HANDYMAN.THE RATING I GAVE AS A ( 1) WAS TO HIGH. BUT I DID ENJOY THE MAGAZINE JUST ASHAMED THEY BURN PEOPLE THE WAY THEY DO, DON'T WAIST YOUR MONEY BY SUBSCRIBING.

This organization (Handyman Club of America) purports itself to be for distributing things - tools and such - for "Life Members" to test and keep. Of course, that "Life Membership" comes at a hefty price. At one time, they were what seemed to be a standalone group, but have fairly recently aligned with Scout.com. Since that time, their service and response to my complaints have been dismal.
For a time, I was receiving Chinese-manufactured router bits every so often, which I looked forward to using in the (again, probably Chinese-made) router that was promised to me once I had fulfilled my "Lifetime Membership" dues. Those dues were paid up for several months, and as soon as that happened, there were no more router bits sent, and the router never showed up, either. Numerous calls to their customer service department resulted in sincere apologies and the excuse that 'due to overwhelming response' those items were on back order. Similar response came back from their online complaint location. Four months of back-order seems excessive to me.
I finally contacted the Better Business Bureau in their area and Handyman Club of America responded to them and me that they would issue a refund and cease all contact with me. Frankly, I'll believe it when I see it; 'your check is in the mail' comes to mind, given their past performance.
I have read many online reviews of this bunch since having had the bad experience, something I wish I had done prior to hooking up with them in the first place. I have added my angry voice to some of those in the hopes that future prospective victims will steer clear.
I have also contacted a few of the many 'craftsman' (woodworking, primarily) magazines to which I subscribe that have had advertisements in them touting Handyman Club of America relating my experience with them. I hope that results in those mags turning down ads, but since the mags make a lot of money from advertising, I have my doubts.
Bottom line: if I had to do it all over again, I'd be better off had I never dealt with them.

Joined in 2008 and have not received a magazine of any contact in yrs. Why are they still in business ripping people off?