<p>I wondered if anyone was familiar with the company. It seems to be either a publisher or a bookstore related to school/college related stuff, but the phone # I have isn’t working, the website links don’t work and there is an unidentifiable charge on my credit card from them for which I can’t find a receipt. I’ve already put the charge in dispute, and I am usually quite careful about keeping receipts, but I am wondering if I might possibly have ordered something for me or one of my kids that I can’t recall. Anyone have any ideas what they publish or sell (or make that past tense if they are no longer in business). Obviously if they’re out of business, this may or may not have been a legit charge. I just have no recall of this. I checked to be sure it wasnt one of the kids yearbooks or something, but nope. I give. Help is appreciated in identifying who they might be. I’ve covered the credit card issues. Thanks</p>
<p>jym: as you can see, it looks like a publisher of student directories…Maybe Tulane had contracted with them in their admissions or registrar’s office??? You may want to post on Tulane’s board…Is the charge after you deposited??<br>
I’m sure you already know that most, if not all, credit card companies will eliminate the charge if you have done your “due diligence” and have tried to contact the vendor…You have fulfilled your responsibility; just let the card company know you tried to track it down…</p>
<p>edit: I just found an old listing that they were the publishers of new student biographies…apparently, schools create their own “facebooks” of the freshman class…I have seen these in the past (not sure if they are still doing this)…the phone # I found is 1-866-292-0656…hope this helps…</p>
<p>Thanks Rodney! You are probably right about the freshman facebook. DH said he “thought” it was for something that younger s neede him to put on a cr card but neither could remember, and of course DH doesnt print out receipts for such things (men!). The ph. # you gave me is indeed different from the non-working one on my credit card receipt. I’ll try that one too. THe fact that the ph# I have and the website links dont work is a bit disquieting, but maybe thay have a new name or something, and havent updated their cr card info.</p>
<p>The cr. card co tried to give me the phone # info I already had and had already tried, so sonce I’d tried the basicas already they were goign to contact the co for a receipt.
Thnks again!!</p>
<p>NP…One more thing…while I was investigating this, I realized that Magnolia Press has offices in both Dallas and Nashville…In fact, it’s possible that there are offices all over the country…The website thing would be a red flag to me as well…</p>
<p>Thanks!! I’ll keep you posted!</p>
<p>I did an Internet search for Magnolia Press Publications, and came up with a MacRae’s Bluebook listing for Magnolia Press Publication (Magnolia Press Publication | Brentwood, TN - Macrae's Blue Book) which classifies that company’s product description as “Misc Publishing,” and provides the following company address and phone number: 8110 Hilldale Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027-7348; Phone: 615-673-6536. The MacRae’s Bluebook listing also provides a working link to Magnolia Press Publication’s website (magnoliapresspublications.com), which provides the following “Contact Us” information: Address (same as above); Phone: 615-513-6472; Fax: 615-343-2756; email: (<a href="mailto:magnoliapress@bellsouth.net">magnoliapress@bellsouth.net</a>). According to the company’s website, Magnolia Press Publications publishes college freshman directories, higher education publications, and scholarly journals; the company also provides “other design services.” The company website also lists a second email address (<a href="mailto:info@magnoliapresspublications.com">info@magnoliapresspublications.com</a>). A reverse search on the company website’s domain name lists the domain name as actively registered to Magnolia Press Publications (same address as above), but with different phone (615-661-5131) and fax (615-661-8059) numbers. (The domain name information was last updated on June 5, 2006). </p>
<p>The possible “red flags” I’ve found are: 1) The Tennessee Secretary of State website does not list “Magnolia Press” or “Magnolia Press Publications” among the state’s registered businesses, and does list both “Magnolia Press” and “Magnolia Press Publications” as available business names; and 2) The company’s address appears to be that of a semi-rural private residence (see Google Maps-Street View). (Further research on that private residence indicates an association with current or former residents surnamed Carroll; the company website includes a customer testimonial identifying a “Chris Carroll” as the president of Magnolia Press.) </p>
<p>Be aware that there are other companies with similar names, including Magnolia Press Publication, based in Nashville TN; Magnolia Press (AKA H & M Printing), based in Longwood FL; Magnolia Press, based in Dallas TX; Magnolia Press (AKA Mapress), based in Auckland, New Zealand; Magnolia Editions (AKA Magnolia Tapestry Project and Magnolia Press), based in Oakland CA; and Magnolia Publishing Company, based in Pineville LA. There may be still more companies with similar names.</p>
<p>Wow TimeCruncher!! How helpful and thorough! The phone # on the bill is the 615-661-5131 # that you listed above, and it doesn’t work.</p>