Atlantic Circulation Inc reviews and complaints

I used to work for them... The kids don't know they are part of a scam. Most of them have no clue. Some eventually figure it out, but joined these traveling crews of magazine salespeople only because they had no home to go back to. Many couldn't quit, lest they be stranded with no friends or shelter. The communication skills developed in the process give these children, statistically destined for failure, a foundation to become successful in sales or business without the need for an education they likely couldn't afford. The commradery amongst these crews fills a void remanent of the broken homes many left behind.

Shoot college kids?! Most aren't even that old, ###ed ###. They lie about their age. Think about it as a self-sustaining orphanage or state home. The people who run these crews started young themselves. By the time they know the inner workings of the company, they don't understand anything else themselves. The kids who come to your door, are likely oblivious, and are assured beyond doubt that their suspicions are ill-founded when they bring them up to the team "captains". If you don't want to support the organization, support the children. Give them $20 in their pocket. No receipt. No magazines. Just food in their stomach or clothes on their back, because most of them can hardly afford that much. This is no new scheme. It has been a breathing, living, and always adapting (good luck with a law-suit) entity since the great depression, and like it or not, is a secret and vital part of the welfare of our nation's neglected youth that only few people will ever understand. 100's of adults are in honest business for themselves (not to mention notable actors, comedians, hotel moguls, radio DJ's, politicians etc.) thanks to the skills they learned in dealing with you; Mr. and Mrs. Jones. 90% of America is dumb as a brick. Believe me. I knocked on plenty of it's doors all over the country. Don't be mad you were had. And don't blame the kids.

Muthafukker

I have sent two emails to them as I have not received any magazines and paid $91.00 back on March 17, 2011. I call their supposed phone number, which is constantly busy. Has anyone had any luck getting their money back? I am livid!

A young lady came to my door and as broke as I am I decided to do something I normally do not. I signed up for a magazine subscription and wrote her a check for $53.00 She advised she was home schooled and this was how she was going to pay for her graduation celebration trip. I remember her saying she was going to Maui and she appreciated it so much she was going to send me a post card saying thanks. I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna get my money back and hope that this company is sued and put to an end by someone who has the funds to do so. I unfortunately a full time student and worker barely make ends meet and can not. This really bothers me. I called the number [protected] about a month ago, received a call back and a voice mail apologizing for the delay. They said it would be within 3 months. I do not want the damn magazine, I'd rather ring that girls neck for my $53.00 I left another voice mail today and I submitted a request for refund on their website which is probably bs! I plan on going to my bank to see if there is anything I can claim as far as fraud. Cheers to being stuped and wripped off.

Twenty-nine Palms always was a profitable city...

you should have just waited for 120 days you dumass [censor]

I too paid for 3 subscriptions, and I too have yet to recieve them. Now I have been reading all of these complaints and they all sound same... some poor kid, home schooled military brat. misses her dad. preferred cash cause it earns more points. dip me. have yet to see anything. and i tried contacting the company, just get computer telling me that it would be 120 days. NO i want my money back.

I ordered three subscriptions for magazines from a girl who said this was a contest for her high school to see how many she can sell. Guess I got suckered by her lies. Unfortunately, the next time someone from the high school comes to my door to sell something I will refuse.
Atlantic Circulation Inc needs to control their receipts better to avoid the black eye this is giving them. Because of this, I will not do any business with anything that is connected with Atlantic Circulation and have notified the high school & friends to do the same.

Don't give money to strangers, perhaps?

Your punctuation patterns are indicative of a heart attack. Calm down.

i would like to cancel my subsrition because i dont need it

I just got back from this crew, we were in Barstow, CA when I left. I had to lie and tell them my "brother" (who doesn't exist) totalled his car and was in ICU just to get a ride to the airport where I got on a plane that I had to pay for. Over the week and a half I spent there I could tell that it was nothing but a scam, and heard stories of what they did to the people that wanted out. Not only are the people running this dangerous, but they would drop us off in some of the worst neighborhoods they could find. Two people had guns pulled on them in one day while we were there, I almost got jumped by four black guys but somehow managed to avoid any physical contact. I went with five friends from my town, one of them female, two of them are home, the girl is on her way back as I type this, and I have no idea about the other two because they can't afford to keep their cell phones on and I can't get ahold of them. Hopefully they realize what's going on make it back safe. All this crew is about is drinking, smoking weed, and fighting. They definitely don't give the agents their cut of the money because I would bring back a couple hundred dollars and only get $40 or $50, if I was lucky. They encourage you to lie to "Jonses", making them believe we're college students working for points. I wouldn't say I regret going because I did have fun, starting in Las Vegas and then California, but I'm glad I got out when I did. I only wish I had researched them before I went, because I would never have gone knowing what I know now. Thanks to everyone for the helpful information, and to the people defending these ###, you know damn well what's going on, and you're probably the people running the show. Josiah and Terry, supposedly husband and wife are their names, and as for their character, they're they kind of people that will walk all over someone who is down on their luck already just to make a buck.

Here I am thinking I did something good for these kids who were older than me, im only 18 I paid them my graduation money to give them enough "points to go to Italy". I just did it today, and right after they left, I checked the USCC to see it was a scam, looked outside and they were long gone. Chris C. Rocks was his name, and I don't remember the other kids name. I even had them send a subscription of disney magazine to the local children hospital. All I can do is hope this wasn't a fraud yet after reading these comments, im believing it was. I hope they needed the money so I don't feel as bad.

It makes sense tho, after finding out about this fraud. One of the kids did not seem like he wanted to be here. Super nice kid but opted not to come in my house. I could see him being forced to do this as some of you say they are.

July 5th, 2011

I'm stopping payment on my check right away. I don't know why I let that fast talking person in my home. I always check things out better. Please stop this kind of senior citizen abuse.

HUGE scam. My local police agency actually arrested my salesman

Wow I just recently bought a magazine subscription from a kid selling from this company back in November 2010. I recently moved and looked them online to do a change of address. Only then did I see all this stuff on it all being a scam. Thank god I only gave them 36 dollars but dang it man what a disappointment. Now if I never see these magazines atleast I know why. That's really f'ed up that they would use kids to do their dirty work.

I ordered a mag subscription for the school where I teach and of course it never arrived. Sounds like the same story many others have reported. Josh Smith said he was raising money to play soccer in Europe. Never again!

I have an 18 year old son his name is Wade Olson he is on Matt's crew. I hadn't heard from my son in over 4 months, which by the way to a mother that talked to him at least once a week was devastating. We live in Layton Utah. I had to go to the local police dept. to get him on the ncic data base to locate my son. He finally called me on Thanksgiving day to tell me he had to ask permission to come home for Christmas and that he didn't know if he would be able to. I just called Matt and he actually answered the phone didn't talk to me said he would call me right back he was on another line. I am really concerned about how this magazine company can just up root these kids without letting someone know their whereabouts. They have to know that someone cares about these kids. Yeah my son said he's having a great time meeting lot's of people but he acted scared like he was afraid that he was gonna get caught talking to me or something. After reading some of these stories on this website there is no doubt in my mind that something is definately wrong with this company. My son told me that he was doing really good with his sales, but what happens when he doesn't and something happens to him. He is my only son and I won't sit by and let something happen to him. I noticed that no one mentioned whether or not there was any drug abuse, just curious. I'm grateful for this site to be able to say what we really feel about this company, just wished they were as concerned as we the parents of these kids are about their safety and health. To the sister of the girl from Mt. I'm sorry to hear about all the hospital bills, my son is racking up court costs. Most recently in Lubbock Tx for solicitaion. Who pays those bills? Not only this he has been jumped out on the street by drunks and had the cops called on him several times. I guess I just can't fathom how a company can run like this and be legitimate. This is a picture of my son if you see him, don't think he is a bad kid he got sucked in this just like everybody else with all the hype of travel and money. I love my son and would do anything to get him home safe.

My sister Tori Havens is in one of these mag crews, she left from Billings MT. Now she is now in Mississippi, still traveling. I am very worried about her, she has been in and out of the hospitals more than three times that I know of since she left. I am getting her hospital bills here at our home in MT, and one is a very large amount. She called today and said she broke her collar bone, so not to be allarmed that she's getting another hospital bill. She hardly ever calls, I just want information. If anyone knows Tori and the crew she is with, please post a response. I am worried about my sisters health, by the time she gets home she will have $10k + in hospital bill debt, something is wrong, she is only 18 years old. Please if anyone has any information about my sister Tori Havens from MT, please post something.

Iam a mother of an 18yr old daughter whose daughter started out in salt lake city utah where she took off away from home where Iam and her other family in Wyoming. There in Utah hard times fell upon her she was approached by a man telling her of his company Atlanitc Circulation Inc how great they were all the money she could make, traveling she'd do at the expense of the company. And the company would pay for motel rooms, food plus pay her weekly for selling magazines door-to-door. She rarely calls due to fact she has no phone cause shes paid so little like $10-@20.00 a wk IF LUCKY! to barely rselfpay for her meals which they said they paid for..we spoke about 2-2 1/2wks ago she was crying saying how bad her boss treating he threatened to leave her in a park in colorado springs, co.(their new selling place) if she didnt come back with more sales. she walked around she said from early in morning til late at night in strange states/cities, no phone, money, alone...a young girl whose 18yrs old just trying to get her life started, learning to support herself, learning who she is, what she wants in life etc.. she was not given a meal like a bag lunch snack, not even bottle of water to drink all day so about 14hrs a day give or take..so if shese was picked up by some freak and was raped or worse God forbid or went to a home and that person kept her restained there to harm her...she would have no way to contact ANYONE for help.NOBODY would no where she was or why and wouldnt care probably from al I hear from her other kids and online complaints about this company. she's still in colorado springs, co tonight along with 2 other young girls..stranded no money, no food, no family, no place to lay her head, thanks to a local motel they put the girls up for a night or two. I have a small child at home here in WY. barely can afford groceries gas etc lookin for work myself..i cant afford to get my child home safe with shelter and food ai feel terrible! Iam stuck...so I come here the internet doin research on this company, on colorado springs businesses lookin for places to donate food anything to help not just my child but 2 others! They were also left with no paycheck! Others took off for Dallas Texas they say..well i am just mortified [censored]..the destination texas could be a scam too who knows? I have gotten 1 donation from local business in colorado springs for all 3 girls for a meal tonight thank god for them as well! Gonna try getting help more early am for bus tickets food motel rooms etc, its almost 1am here iam exausted, scared to death for my child and other 2 girls, stressed beyond max, in shock still i think over it all! what kind of people do this to young kids...to anyone PERIOD! I can promise this..they have messed with the wrong mom, i dont have money to do alot but have phone internet mail and lots of contacts with my local police station/sheriffs dept. others who work for goverment, lots of family/friends to help put a stop to these JERKS! Life is hard enough without these jerks making it worse..my child was only tryin to work to earn money to save towards a home, food phone car etc..like most americans are...she thought she had a good job rare opportunity to see the US plus earn money...making honst living...lil did she or I nor rest of these kids who were screwed by Atlantic Circulation that they were nothing but liars, a bunch of con artsits scamming young innocent kids...In my eyes they are doin the work of the devil...I read stories about other kids who were screwed too, some beaten, raped, murdered cause they didnt sell any/or lil magazines...what the hel is goin on in this world! Whomever reads this or other stories related to the Atlantic Circulation Inc. Scams PLEASE...lets all work together and stop these [censor]s! Pardon my language! PLEASE help these kids, their families find kids who r missing beaten abandoned hungry lost left behind, help them get home to family, loved ones safely quickly before it gets worse..I am sure theres many companis like this one we cant stop them all save all the kids...but lets start here...right now ok! enough is enough i will wrk research 24/7 7 days wk til i get help getin my daughter home safely and have Atlantic Circulation Inc investigated properly, and caught, prosecuted, and given time LOTS AND LOTS of time behind bars! Every darn one of the people in charge of this place, those abusing these kids leaving them hungr alone no shelter no pay in a strage state/city...all who are not helping but using/abusing in several ways as well! to those working at/for/owning Atlantic Circulaion Inc...be warned now! Your days of harming/scamming these kids harming them, scamming innocent people around the Us etc...your days are numbered, run run run all you want everyone eventually gets caught as will you! On that day I amongst many others im sure will be there in court watching you squirm in your chairs as the judges sentence you all to jail for years and years! God will be watching over these kids...on your day of doom heading to jail... God will be looking down smiling.. forbidding you into heaven for harming the innocent...and more..have fun in prison with others who dont take kindly to those who harm kids! have fun with your pal the devil whom you been workin for!