Kristal's post on deceptive checks led me to comment on deceptive invoices. I hate receiving invoices that then say in small print at the bottom, This is Not an Invoice. A recent problem has been with the publication ACT Buzz. I subscribed for a year, since we use ACT, but decided not to renew. For months, I've been getting invoices that say in small print that they aren't invoices, only an invitation to buy the product. We've sent them back with comments, have called them, and everything else, but still they come. They are in envelopes that look like invoice envelopes.
Adding insult to injury, they have now started (more than once) in sending these "invoice envelopes" with PAST DUE marked in bold red across the face of the envelope. They still say inside that this is not an invoice, but how embarrasing to have what look like Past Due invoices going through your office mail system.
Yes, there ought to be a law....
Funny you should bring that up. Years ago I forgot to pay my WCR LTG dues. They sent me a "past due" notice with "past due" written on the outside.
Talk about pissed off. I wrote them a letter and told them to drop my designation. Who ever was in charge of collecting that year is probably now asking, "want fries with that?"