• helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I get them wanting someway better than email to make sure I can’t repedetedly sign up for the trail, but don’t fucking auto-subscribe once the trail is over.

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      2 months ago

      It’s because auto-renewal is always turned on by default and they’re hoping people forget they signed up.

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          2 months ago

          Oh 100%. One of the many ways corporations try to pull money out of your wallet when you’re not looking.

          In these sorts of situations, I’ve sometimes made use of a temporary card using services like privacy.com. Lets you sign up for free trials that require cards without giving them any real card details. That way, if you happen to forget to remove the subscription (or if they are so draconian they make it nearly impossible to do so) the transaction fails to process when they try to charge you.

          Sometimes even banks provide temporary/virtual card services for their members, too.

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    2 months ago

    Just use up one of those gift cards you can use in any store and use that number for free trial signups. Then they can’t charge you when the trial period expires.

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    I know its not the point but this kind of stuff happens so please consider privacy.com. You can set a per transaction limit, monthly limit, one time use. Etc. Please take a look as it lets you do some amazing things.