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srw58
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Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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# Posted: 11 Mar 2008 15:05
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Hey everybody,
Has anyone had any experience with Grant Publications out of Oswego, Illinois? I just received their direct mail piece today.
From what I can gather, Darryl Clarke has a business where he's looking for people to simply mail a letter to certain types of businesses in their local area, or I guess in any area one chooses.
The letter directs the prospective business owner to go to a website and put in their contact info. Darryl Clarke then takes over and signs the business up to some type of promotion I suppose, as it's not really clear what Mr. Clarke actually does. Then you get 50% of what Mr. Clarke makes from the deal.
My initial reaction to this offer is it smells like a scam. The first problem I see, is if all you have to do is mail a letter to a business owner, then why doesn't Mr. Clarke just do it himself and save the commission he would have paid the distributor? Grant Publications skates around this issue by giving the excuse we've all heard before, in that he would have to expand to other cities, hire extra employees, etc., etc. That arguement doesn't really hold any water, as he wouldn't have to expand his business outside his area, he would just have to do a mass mailing campaign.
Another problem I see is since he actually is responsible for signing up the business, how do you know he really is paying all the commissions you're earned. Of course you could always contact the businesses you've mailed to in a couple of weeks to see if they signed up.
I was curious about this complany anyway, so I went to the BBB website and saw the report on them. I was actually surprised as the report said in the last 36 months there have been 5 complaints filed, and they all were responded to by the company. I thought for sure the report was going to have tons of complaints that were ignored by the company, as that is what scams artists do. So is this company actually for real?
If anybody has dealt with them, please share your experience.
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ryanlisa
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# Posted: 13 May 2008 00:54
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I have not had any experience with them, but I just received their direct mail piece also. I could not find much of anything about them on the web. I did find what appears to be their pitch to their potential clients. I found this by searching Google for the telephone number that appears in the letter (888-305-2992). You'll find several press release pages with their short pitch and a link to www.giverewardscash.com.
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pbrander
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2008 08:48
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Does anyone have any further infomation on Darryl Clarke and Grant Publications? It's very tempting, but sounds too easy, and there are so many scams out there, which I have fallen for a few.
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getagrip
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2008 15:09
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You might want to look them up at http://ripoffreport.com
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tbrabb
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2008 15:13
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I too received the mailer from GP. However, the phone number listed in the mailer I received was the wrong one. Anyway, after calling the correct number several times and not being connected with a live person to answer my questions, I got onto the Rewards Cash website using the access code from one of the press releases (and a fake business name), and called their toll free number. I asked them whether they knew about Grant Publications, or were affiliated with them in any way. They said they have never heard of them, nor are they a client. According to the mailer, this guy Darryl Clarke is the one who invented and copyrighted this whole business, and signed on all these huge companies to it. So I called GP back and left a message telling them about this and asked them to call me back. I doubt if I will hear from them, but we shall see.
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tbrabb
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2008 02:30
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Also, this Rewards Cash program isn't anything spectacular. You can't use their card to pay for any items in full, only a discount, and it has to be items from their website. Obviously, many of these items are marked up to begin with, so even with the discount, you could probably find them cheaper from amazon or some other outlet website. The travel discounts are only for the service fees, not for the tickets themselves. You don't get anything free with this program, so I don't know why (supposedly) so many big companies have signed on with them.
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tbrabb
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# Posted: 2 Jul 2008 13:47
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Ok, so one of their representatives finally called me back, and we had a good talk. I asked him why they don't just do their own mass mailings, and he said that they have in the past, but now they can save money by letting their affiliates do the mailings. Too bad I don't have a bulk mailing license. Also, he said that when a company contacts them about the program, but has lost the affiliate's code number, if there is a sale they split the profits with their hardest working affiliates. I suppose that is fair, what else could they do?
Grant Publications/GP Marketing created a system for selling the Rewards Cash cards to businesses, called Destination Rewards. The website they show the businesses when they call them is drloyalty.com. Looks fairly legit.
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Teri
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Joined: 4 Jul 2008
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# Posted: 4 Jul 2008 14:27
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I did join the program and have been mailing for 6 months. I have yet to receive any commission. I check every month on my status and always told that they are working with perspective businesses now. They said that it usually takes up to six months to get compensated for mailings. They don't explain any of that in the booklet. I am beginning to believe that this is a scam for the home mailer. It may be very prosperous to Darryl Clarke. My advice is ---Don't invest in this unless you can afford to work for nothing for a long perios of time.
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mkastner
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# Posted: 15 Jan 2009 00:15
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About GRANT PUBLICATIONS, LLC out of Oswego Il.
few weeks ago I received from them a money making program call "My junk-mail Secret" I was full enough to order it but never received it the only phone # that I was provided with was a toll free fax that doesn't work . has any one out there received this offer and order it? I think this Co. sells nothig but scams and some one is getting very rich
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