European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 14, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 19 expensive lesson about giveaways today s crossword dear Ann Landers please run this in your column under the heading a would be winners  i was Gyp Ped out of $395 by a company that fooled me into believing i was going to win a lot of Money. The name of this company sounded official like it was part of the . Government but of course there was no connection. I should have known the company was in business to sell something. It entices people claiming they Are sure to win a lot of Money or some valuable prize. I was led to believe that i would win one of five prizes a a Cadillac a trip to Hawaii $5,000, a Home entertainment Center or $2,500 in Cash. All i had to do was buy a Beautiful sculpture Worth $1,000 a at a bargain Price of Only $395. They even promised to refund my $395 if i was not satisfied with the sculpture. Well i Wasny to satisfied. It was junk. How dumb of me not to suspect something was fishy when they said i had to Send the Check by a private overnight delivery service. I called and wrote letters trying to get my Money Back but i got nowhere. No one answers my letters and i get the runaround when i Call on the phone. I reported this company to my local postmaster and was told the postal service can to do anything about these Crooks without Concrete evidence. Apparently they Are very Slick operators. Their lawyers know the Law backward and Forward and they know exactly what kind of language to use to avoid getting arrested. Please Ann Tell your readers not to fall for things Ann Landers that look too Good to be True. In a a senior citizen and feel like a fool for not having known better. I Hope you will print my letter so that others might Benefit from my experience. F.b., Fontana Calif. Dear Fontana that overnight service gimmick is a dead Giveaway. That a often How those Crooks avoid being charged with mail fraud. Here a a message to All my readers nobody is waiting to give you a lot of Money or a valuable gift just because they arc philanthropists. There is no such thing As a free lunch. Dear Ann Landers i have a problem and i Hope you wont think its too silly to print. I need an outside opinion and i value yours. My daughter a mature 10-Ycar-old, has asked me for permission to shave her legs. She told me that she has already been shaving under her arms for several months. It seems to me that 10 is an unusually Young age for a girl to Start shaving her legs. Or am i mistaken Stockton Calif. Dear Stockton i agree that 10 is awfully Young to Start shaving legs but you arc in a better position to evaluate the growth than 1 am. I doubt that the girl would be shaving if there was nothing there to take off. Meanwhile ask your dermatologist to recommend a depilatory instead. It is safer than a razor and the hair will not grow Back so rapid by letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to Hor at . Box 11562, Chicago. Iii. 60611-0562.c creators Syndicate Rock music drives pm up the mall dear Abby whatever happened to soft easy listening music for ers i am so tired of loud obnoxious Rock music that 1 just turn and leave half the places i enter. I can to believe that most people want to hear such Racket while they Are shopping. Please done to publish my name. I work in a place where i am constantly asking someone to please turn Down the music. Fed up dear fed up businesses that feature a loud obnoxious music although what a obnoxious to some May be upbeat and cheer fail to others either Cater to a younger clientele or rely on a Quick turnover. The customers Boogie in and break dance out. You know you re getting old when the Golden oldies make you feel like dancing. Dear Abby dear Abby about five months ago a Friend of ours called to Tell us that she was getting married in about three months. She invited my husband and me to an engagement party at the Home of her future in Laws. We attended the party and brought her a very Nice gift. We waited and waited for an invitation to the wedding but none came. It was a Large wedding and we knew Many of the people who received invitations. Needless to say Abby we were Hurt and annoyed when we realized that we were Good enough to be invited to the engagement party but not the wedding. We would like your opinion As to what to say to the Bride when we run into her. This is a rather Small town and i am sure we will. Hurt in Southern Florida dear Hurt just say a congratulations a and let it go at that. Tenors Lor this column should be address of to dear Abby at . Box 447. Mount Morris. Iii. 6t054. 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