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Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by hnfong »

CobrastanJorji wrote: post #84
sebastiennight wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You could, sadly, easily 10x the willingness-to-buy metric (and dollar amount) if the marketing promise became about one getting others to change their opinions, preferences, and behavior and avoiding making any changes to oneself. Though, re-reading your comment now, I am curious > We can make you and your children enjoy vegetables and seafood as much as you enjoy desserts. Why seafood?

Fish is healthy, and I know a bunch of choosey food folks who just fundamentally do not like fish. Steak, chicken, pork, fine, but not fish, and shellfish are just right out.

Not even fish and chips?

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by 3form »

sebastiennight wrote: post #81
3form wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Uber is ahead of you. You need to cancel two days prior, or something on that note (I don't remember the exact timing).

I must be missing something obvious. Pardon me asking. Uber the cab service? People have recurring subscriptions to it? What does one get out of it? I think I'm one of today's lucky 10,000

It's mostly for Uber Eats. As long as you order 2-3 times per month it might pay back (depending on your location and where do you order from).

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by Cider9986 »

Is it really your money if it can be withdrawn without your express action?

I like Monero(a privacy respecting cryptocurrency), but obviously you can't subscribe to anything with it because only I hold the keys to make a transaction and there is no tech I'm aware of that allows trustless subscriptions.

I wonder if there are any smart contracts type thing that allows this. Or does it have to be a custodial service to be able to be charged for subscriptions.

It has only really bitten me once. TorBox, a debrid service for free streaming torrents costs $33/year if you subscribe, but $36 for a year if I do a one-time payment. So, $3, but I feel like they should discount you because no chargebacks with crypto and lower fees.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by borski »

Cider9986 wrote: post #93
borski wrote: 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.

Are the cards ever declined for being virtual?

Nope. I've never had one decline. Nor have I ever had any of the $1 cards fail to be authorized for a trial, no matter how much the service costs.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

#96

Post by BloondAndDoom »

mschild wrote: post #23
BloondAndDoom wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Recently cancelled something early so I won’t forget, they didn’t send my shipment even though I paid for it. They said I cancelled, tried to work with support but given after a point. So yeah, not all companies do that.

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

I didn’t, the thing with chargeback they don't do it after one month. At least that’s AMEX. I’m sure there is a fight to make and get it back, but I’d rather work and make money instead of fighting to stupid people and system.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by BloondAndDoom »

ndr wrote: post #30
umpalumpaaa wrote: post #26

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

With what credit card provider? I've done it multiple times when a vendor wasn't behaving fairly and it always went through. I don't recommend doing it to a vendor you plan to have business with again in the future as they might ban you (eg food delivery apps)

This is another problem with charge back, EBay is screwing you? Do you want to be black listed from eBay all of your life or lose that $100? Can you dare to chargeback Apple or Google?

It’s too risky tbh.

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by Havoc »

rchaud wrote: post #63
Havoc wrote: 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.

It’s a good way of circumventing the algo feed.

Which naturally is why Google has been making it ever harder to actually use it

> I never saw the point of subscribing

Guessing you’ve never used it extensively? My home page and subscription feed contain similar themes but are definitely not the same thing

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by sdoering »

shmublu wrote: post #24
sdoering wrote: post #13

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Especially when one considers how friggin difficult this service makes it to cancel a (paid) subscription.

yeah. would love other recommendations for similar services that handle it better if you have any

Sadly not. If the relevant people I follow (and pay for) were on better services, I would happily put Substack in my DNS file with 127.0.0.1 :-(

Re: Don't Subscribe So Casually

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Post by bauldursdev »

BloondAndDoom wrote: post #96
mschild wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

I didn’t, the thing with chargeback they don't do it after one month. At least that’s AMEX. I’m sure there is a fight to make and get it back, but I’d rather work and make money instead of fighting to stupid people and system.

Maybe worth looking into other providers. I've never had issues disputing charges. Granted I dispute maybe 1% of the transactions I make, because I only do it if I legit got scammed. I think paying for a month and not getting a month is a scam.
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