Complaints

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/30/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  11/19/23 ISSUE OF TV WEEKLY NOT DELIVERED WITH FRIDAY SUN/TIMES.I CALLED TV ***************************** SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT CARRIER & HAVE THEM REDELIVER. DID NOT HAPPEN IN TWO DAYS. I CALLED AGAIN & THEY SAID THEY WOULD RESUBMIT REQUIST FOR DELIVERY. AGAIN, DID NOT HAPPEN. I CALLED AGAIN AND ASKED THEM TO JUST U S MAIL ME THE MISSING ISSUE. ******** SAID THEY ARE NOT SET UP TO DO THIS. THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THE COULD DO!! I THINK THIS IS VERY POOR SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. I AM CONSIDERING DROPPING MY SUBSCRIPTION.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/13/2023

  Hi ***,

  Your 11/19 miss was recorded into our system when you first reported it on 11/19.
  
  When a miss report of a newspaper delivered *** subscritpion is filed into our system two things happen: 1) a report regarding the missed issue is automatically sent to the paper, along with a request for redelivery, and 2) the *** subscription is atomically credited with an additional two weeks of coverage.
  
  We partner with the paper on delivery, but they are a separate organization over which we do not have direct control. The expectation is that the missed issue will be redelivered within ***** hours, but this cannot be guaranteed, which is why the compensatory credit is atomically applied to the *** subscription.
  
  As a part of  our delivery arrangement with the paper, we are only able to contact them one time regarding each missed issue- this ensures the lines of communication stay clear and that neither team is bogged down with repeated reports on the same problem.
   
  While we understand and sympathize with the frustration of a missed issue-it's why we post the national books at www.tvweeklyhelp.com- once that original report is filed in our system and thus passed to the paper, repeated reports on the same missed issue will not generate further action.
  
  If you continue to experience delivery trouble with the paper, **** delivery is also available, though it is not eligible for the newspaper subscriber discount. If you would like to make the switch to mail delivery, please let us know.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  ************
  Subscriber Services

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/15/2023

  [A default letter is provided here which indicates your rejection of the business's response. 
  
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of why I am rejecting this response appear below:
  
  [You must provide details of why you are not satisfied with this resolution. Please type details here:]
  
  Regards,  I WOULD THINK FOR GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS TV W WOULD JUST U S MAIL ME THE MISSING COPY, NISTEAD THEY CONTACTED THE ***** DELIVER TO "RE" DELIVER THE COPY.  WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GET A COPY TO REDILIVER?? NOT GOOD!!
  
  *****************************

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/18/2023

  Newspapers are sent bumper of excess issues to so that they have the capacity to redeliver missed or damaged issues. We are not able to mail replacement issues due to the time sensitive nature of the magazine.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/09/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I called my local TV Weekly phone number on November 5, 6, 7 to report a missing issue. I was assured I would get a PDF. None ever came. I was assured my carrier would deliver the magazine. None ever came. I was assured I'd get the issue from corporate. None ever came.Since this is a biweekly, I will have to wait until November 19 for my next issue. It's a great inconvenience.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 11/28/2023

  *****,
  
  Were sorry to hear about your delivery trouble!
  For a couple points of policy clarification, when a missed delivery of TVW occurs, several things happen in our system automatically: 1)the miss report is recorded in your account record, 2) a copy of the report is passed to the **** or ****************, depending on the method of delivery your subscription utilizes, and 3) your account is credited with an additional two weeks of coverage.
  With newspaper misses, a request for redelivery is passed to the paper. While the expectation is that the paper will redeliver in ***** hours, the paper is a separate organization, and as such, we do not have direct control over their delivery policies or practices. This is why credit is automatically issued.
  
  For USPD delivered accounts, the miss report is passed to the **** to alert them to the delivery error. Credit is automatically issued here as, due to the time-sensitive nature of the magazine, we are not able to mail replacement issues.

  
  Regarding access to PDFs, it sounds like there was a miscommunication!We have PDFs of our 3 national books available at www.tvweeklyhelp.com. While not an exact substitute for local listings, the national books provide general TV guidance as well as access to the same great article and puzzle content.

  
  Well never email PDFs out- the files are too cumbersome and the local editions are not designed to be utilized in a digital format.

  
  Per your complaints, weve done a thorough review of your account records. The 11/05/23 miss is the only one on file for all of 2023 and your subscription was indeed credited with the automatic additional two weeks of coverage to compensate for the miss.

  
  If you experience any misses in the future, we strongly encourage you to report them, either by phone or our website, as this allows us to track delivery errors and ensures your subscription is properly credited.  
  
  Kind regards,
  TVW Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/03/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Former subscriber to TV weekly. Now receive calls almost EVERY single day. Called on 11/3/23 to ************ and spoke to ****. Asked to have our record removed from the database, and DO NOT CALL us again. It's not rocket science, and spent almost 30 minutes on the phone - they could not remove us. They wanted to have someone call us back - that is unacceptable. I asked to talk to a supervisor, and was on hold another 10 minutes, to which she said that someone would need to call us back.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/13/2023

  Our sincere apologies for this situation.

  We passed your comments on to the management team at our support center, and it seems a programing glitch within our auto-dial program was flagging your number repeatedly for calls.

  Our IT team has taken a look at the program and corrected the issue, and your information is now firmly listed in our 'Do not contact list'

  Again, our sincere apologies for this situation. We appreciate you bringing it to our attention so that it could be corrected.

   

  Kind regards,

  ************

  Subscriber Services
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/13/2023

  [A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response.  If you wish, you may update it before sending it.

  Better Business Bureau:

  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.

  Regards,

  ***********************************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:10/21/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have misses 3 deliveries of TV weekly (2 weeks each). I have spoken to 5 different representatives who all tell me I will receive the next one that doesn't happen. They blame the post office and when I ask to speak to a supervisor they tell me one is not available or connect me and then the call is disconnected. I asked for a refund and then informed me there was a $14 fee for cancelling. I would like a full refund.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 11/28/2023

  ******,
  
  We're sorry to hear about your delivery issues! Per your request, your account has been cancelled and refunded. This refund includes 10 weeks of credit that have been applied through the year for misses in 2023, and per your difficulties, our standard $10.00 processing fee has been waived. A refund check for $67.35 should reach you at
  *******************************
  PO Box 1296
  ******, ** 11959
  in the next ***** business days.
  
  Kind regards,
  TVW Support

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/18/2023

  Type:Delivery Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  On 8/17/2023 I received 2 weeks of the double issue for 7.30-8/12.As can be seen from the above, I received a double issue with final date 5 days before the date received. Please determine the difficulty and debit my account for worthless issues.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/13/2023

  Your 07/30 book has been flagged as a late delivery and your account has been credited with an additional two weeks of coverage, extending your subscription expiration date to 02/08/25.

  When a missed or late delivery is recorded in our system, the associated TVW account is atomically credited with two additional weeks of coverage.

   

  We're not showing that you ever reached out to us directly regarding this late issue.

  To contact our support team directly, you can reach our team by phone at ************, or you can file miss reports on your account by logging in at www.tvweeklyhelp.com.

   

  Regards,

  ************

  TVW Support
  

   

   

• Initial Complaint

  Date:07/26/2023

  Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  My TV Guide magazines are not being delivered.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 11/28/2023

  Please strike this complaint from our record. We are TV Weekly Magazine. TV Guide is a separate publication, managed by a separate organization. This person is not in our records and not a subscriber to TV Weekly. We are not able to provide assistance on TV Guide magazine subscriptions as again, TVG is not one of our publications.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:05/06/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  This will seem like an unusual problem.. I am chemical sensitive to paper and ink.. I haven't had too much problem with the ** weekly over the years that I've had it but the past few months the paper and ink are so strong that I have to put it in two bags I can smell it still and when I pull it out to look at it it gets on my hands.. they may have changed recently their process of printing.. I'm sure I'm not the only one that's ever noticed this but it is really terrible..if it continues this way after my subscription next year I will probably have to find something else.. hopefully they could go back to what they were doing before.. this is a health issue for me and may also be for others

  

  Business Response

  Date: 05/16/2023

  Hi *****,
  
  Were sorry to hear about your difficulties with the print of the magazine!
  
  We reached out to our production team and they have confirmed that there have been no recent changes to the chemical composition of the materials we use.
  If you continue to struggle with the print version, for those who have an active subscription, we also have digital copies of our 3 national books available at www.tvweeklyhelp.com.While not a direct substitute for local listings, our national books provide general TV coverage as well as access to the same great article and puzzle content.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  ************

  Customer Answer

  Date: 05/16/2023

  [A default letter is provided here which indicates your acceptance of the business's response.  If you wish, you may update it before sending it.

  Better Business Bureau:

  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution would be satisfactory to me.  I will wait for the business to perform this action and, if it does, will consider this complaint resolved.

  Regards,

  *************************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:02/16/2023

  Type:Customer Service Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Today is February 16, 2023 I contacted TV Weekly @ 9am EST @ ************- **************** Explained my check#*** for $31.74 cleared my bank on FEBRUARY 13, 2023.WHERE IS MY SUBSCRIPTION?**************** said they have no record of me or my check ?????TV Weekly said I would not be receiving any Subscription issues of the magazine ????I said I would file a complaint with BBB.

• Initial Complaint

  Date:02/13/2023

  Type:Delivery Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I need to change the delivery of my TV Weekly magazine from Sunday home delivery with my newspaper, to by U.S. Mail. To get some one to "chat" with me, I was forced to pay !.00 and then the man demanded another $26 to actually talk with him. I started this complaint immediately.Basically there is no way to actually contact a human being at TV Weekly and no way to address subscription problems. This is a very crappy way to do business.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 02/14/2023

  *******,

   

  We're very sorry to hear about your call difficulties, but it sounds like you were not speaking with our support department!

   

  Our Support team is available at ************ and is 100% free for customers to call. There are no charges to speak with a person and no charges for help resolving account issues. In fact, the only time our support team would process any kind of payment is if they were assisting a customer in placing an order for one of our publications.

   

  Per your comments, we've switched your subscription from newspaper delivery to **** delivery. As our 02/26 books are already in transit, your first mailed book will be the 03/12 book. To help with viewing in the interim, digital copies of our national books are available at www.tvweeklyhelp.com.

   

  Kind regards,

   

  ************
  

   

  
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 02/15/2023

  [A default letter is provided here which indicates your rejection of the business's response. 
  
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and have determined that this proposed action would not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of why I am rejecting this response appear below:

  You have totally failed to address my very simple question: what is the telephone number for TV Weekly so that I may speak to a human being about changing my subscription.
  
  
  
  Regards,
  
  ***********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:02/01/2023

  Type:Service or Repair Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have called TV Weekly 3 different times about the same issues I've read about in other complaints filed. In the last 4 months they have missed 6 issues being sent to me. ( Starting on Oct. 16, 2022 to Jan. 29, 2023 ) When you call, you get the same empty apologies and excuses with no resolution to the problem. I enjoy the magazine, but customer service is a disappointment !!!

  

  Business Response

  Date: 02/14/2023

  Hi ****,

   

  We're sorry to hear about your delivery trouble! Our records show 3 miss reports on file, 2 from December of '22, and one from our 01/29/23 book. Tracking data on the first two misses is no longer available, but our data for the 01/29 book shows it left our production facility on time and that it departed the **** sorting facility in ******************* as of 01/23, ** what should have been plenty of time for timely delivery. Unfortunately, the **** doesn't track the magazines beyond the regional facilities, so we have no additional info available.
  

   

  While we do everything we can to get the magazines to our customers smoothly and successfully, we simply don't control what happens to them after the magazines leave our production facility. This is why, when a miss is reported, we automatically credit 2 additional weeks of coverage to the impacted account. To further assist subscribers, we also have digital copies of our 3 national books available at www.tvweeklyhelp.com.

  Kind regards,

   

  ************