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When you order something by mail, phone, fax or computer, the Federal Trade Commission requires the company to:
If you cancel, your money must be refunded within 7 days (or your account must be credited within one billing cycle if you charged the order). The company can't substitute a credit for other merchandise. If you applied for a charge account with the merchant at the same time that you placed your order, the company has an extra 20 days to ship the merchandise to allow time for processing your application.
These FTC rules only applies to the first shipment of magazine subscriptions or other merchandise that you receive repeatedly. Orders for services (for example, photo finishing), sale of seeds and growing plants, collect-on-delivery (C.O.D.) orders, and transactions such as books and music clubs are covered by a different FTC rule. There may also be laws or regulations in your state that apply. Report suspected violations to your state or local consumer protection agency and to the FTC.
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: October 12, 2012