Beware of Door to Door Magazine Sales

Last year the Police Department received numerous complaints of people selling magazine subscriptions door to door without permits. We responded whenever necessary and took corrective measures.
Most of these people were on foot, in subdivisions, usually working in pairs. Many claimed to be college students selling magazine subscriptions to win trips out of the country. Others claimed to live in the subdivision and would use the names of previous purchasers as if they knew the purchasers personally. In most cases they were described as very pushy and suspicious.

While researching door to door magazine sales on the internet, we found a few disturbing facts. According to the Better Business Bureau, magazine publishers generally do not approve of their products being sold door to door. We also managed to find eleven alias names used by one unscrupulous door to door sales company. A citizen's watch group warned that his company returned to their area on several occasions using different names, and did not deliver the subscriptions sold.

If an uninvited sales person visits you, call the Police Department or the Village Hall. A list of all properly registered sales people is maintained at the Village Hall.