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Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#61
post #59

Privacy.com solved this problem for me. I just sign up for trials with a $1 card, and I sign up for memberships with a unique card number and a “use once” flag.

same. It's brilliant and I pay them nothing.

I tell friends and family about it all the time, but I can't seem to convince anyone to use for it every subscription like I do.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#62
post #23

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Did you receive your money back? If not, time for a charge back with your card provider.

Charge back usually never works… at least in my case the provider never actually did it because the seller was in good standing.

You’re not providing adequate documentation then. I’ve charged back major companies before without issue when they were at fault and refused to help.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#63
post #53

Same for online feeds like YouTube. Good to occasionally clear out anything that hasn’t delivered good vids in a while

I never saw the point of subscribing. The home page will show you videos from channels you've watched whether or not you've subscribed.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#64
post #3

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Some don't treat months as discrete units. Uber revokes your membership immediately.

>Uber revokes your membership immediately. Sounds like a great object lesson -- this a service that is will to take your money. Better to cancel now and not look back.

> this a service that is will to take your money

rephrase?

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#65
post #2

I would go a step further, cancel as soon as you subscribe. It's still valid for a month because you've paid for it! If you ever need to use the service again just re-subscribe (and re-cancel) In fact, what is stopping you from cancelling all your subscriptions right now? You can always buy back in when you like

I currently do this with language models subscriptions.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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post #63
post #53

Same for online feeds like YouTube. Good to occasionally clear out anything that hasn’t delivered good vids in a while

I never saw the point of subscribing. The home page will show you videos from channels you've watched whether or not you've subscribed.

I want to see a chronological list of videos of channels I liked and subscribed to as my feed, not whatever garbage is on the home page.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#67
post #53

Same for online feeds like YouTube. Good to occasionally clear out anything that hasn’t delivered good vids in a while

Agreed, I have a few hundred subscriptions and now use PocketTube to manage them into categories but I should probably cull a lot of them. It's a shame as many channels make some great one-off videos and I subscribe for hoping for the next one but it seems like they never come.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#68

One way I've "reset" my subscriptions is by invalidating the credit card they're on so most of them just stop billing. YMMV it's a bit of a blunt tool and not always foolproof, but it's worked for me before.

I'm pretty sure you can harm your credit and have the debt get sent to collections by doing this, at least it's common for gym subscribers not paying their fees.
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