I paid for a lifetime membership with the Cooking Club of America in around 2000. What benefits I did receive were very nice and the magazines were very well produced and contained great recipes. Suddenly everything just stopped. No magazines, no product introductions and trials, no communications of any kind. Because of my age and limited resources, the money I paid for my membership was a serious loss. At first, I thought it was an oversight. But as time passed, I realized that the Club ceased to provide benefits. I did not know what to do to recover my losses. Disappointed, I chalked it up as an irrecoverable loss! I do miss the membership products but never knew what to do about it. While I think it is doubtful, I would like to recoup some or all of my expenses.