Playboy Enterprises

I thought that Playboy clothing was a good company, but I never had to return anything until today. I purchased two pairs of sweats in the wrong size. They exchanged one without any problem but the other one they said would have to be refunded. I assumed it was because they were out of stock, but no it's because they were low in stock. They would rather sell them to new customers than exchange them for a current customer. I was told that I would have to purchase them again, and this time I would have to pay shipping. They won't even give me free shipping for them. On top of all that, they deducted $5.00 from my refund. I have never been so disappointed in the Playboy name!

My husband has been a subscriber for many years (25-30 perhaps?).
It was fine with me. I enjoyed reading the articles.

He decided not to renew his subscription this year.
Over the last 5 or so years, the (now thinner) magazine has less articles, the interviews aren't as captivating, and the young ladies are bald.

For over a month now, different people from their subscription department have been calling almost every night Monday through Friday wanting to talk to him.
I've politely told each one that he works the night shift and to call back either in the mornings or on the weekend. I asked several to make note of that so that they could talk to him themselves.
Like I told them, Playboy Magazine is "his thing" and I wasn't going to say yay or nay.

Last week, I STARTED TO GET ANNOYED.
REALLY ANNOYED.
I kept the pleasant-voiced young man who called one night on the line and had a conversation with him. A civilized chat.
I explained the situation AGAIN.
He was sympathetic and apologetic and promised to try to do something so that I would not be bothered again.
I did tell him that, most likely, if I got another call, I wouldn't speak so nicely to whoever called.
That night, I stayed awake until 2am so I wouldn't forget to talk to the hubby about this when he came home. That's when he said to go ahead and tell them he wasn't interested in renewing. He was rather surprised at how relentless they were in keeping him as a subscriber. He did ask me not to cuss out the next caller though.

So, okay, I get another call tonight.
The voice sounded familiar. It did sound like that nice young man I spoke to last week. So I stayed sweet and civilized.
So now Playboy Enterprises knows that we're done.

Is Mr. Hefner that desperate to keep his subscribers?
Really?

Heck.
I guess the only way my husband would jump to renew would be if Hef loaded up a party bus with Playmates and came personally to the house.
Oh yeah, and he would also have to bring the "TWO FREE GIFTS" that nice young man mentioned several times.
My husband loves free stuff.
Heck.
If this happens, you betcha he'd write out a check to Hef right then and there.

Pfffffffffffffffffft! :-P

My dad had a subscription to Playboy for nearly thirty years. It wouldn't be a stretch to say I grew up reading the magazine. Before I was allowed to look inside, I can remember my sister and I taking turns searching for the bunny on the cover. We would always get excited when that black mailer showed up in the mailbox.

And look, I know it's one of the most over-told jokes of the past century, but people really do read Playboy for the articles. It's a vastly superior reader on current events, lifestyle, and fashion than it is a pornographic smut rag. Playboy doesn't really feature my "type." I'm not into fake breasts, and I'm even less into airbrushed vaginas. I'd rather look at a slightly less attractive model with real features than the Playboy archetype. And hell, the girls in the competition aren't usually less attractive than the Playmates anyway.

But seriously, Playboy goes into pretty solid depth on things happening in government, business, entertainment, etc. etc. It was the original men's magazine and "younger" men's mags basically all copied its format. And of course, the best feature ever, which no one can duplicate, is the Playboy Advisor, where you can get expert responses on everything from top of the line stereo equipment, how to properly grill a steak, or why there is no santorum in backdoor pornos.

As an on-call employee for Playboy, I must say that the staff at this location was exceptional!
Last year, I encountered some problems due to my procrastination disease. Everyone was really helpful and kind and seemed genuinely concerned.
And working for Playboy is awesome! They hire really down to earth people and are extremely professional.
Hef has done a fabulous job with providing a classy magazine for men. Cheers!

I tried to resubscribe to Playboy magazine by mail. The magazine is fine but their customer service is rotten. They cashed my check and never sent the magazine. On top of this they DO NOT have a customer service department you can talk to! I've been emailing back and forth with their so-called customer service and nothing happens. So if you want to get screwed, sign up with them by mail and see what happens! I will never send them a check again.