i miss the days when cancelling a subscription would just stop it charging you but you keep the service until you would have to pay

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      1 year ago

      Not this time, it’s completely expected that if you cancel a free trial that you’re not interested and don’t want it. It is not at all the same as cancelling a subscription that will ride out until the end of the period.

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        1 year ago

        If you’re automatically charged when the free trial ends then you should absolutely be allowed to cancel a free trial so that you’re not charged and keep using it until the last day it was offered to you.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t want to check this one but if you need a card on file to get your free subscription like basically everywhere else then this is an attempt to let you forget about the service and charge you at least once. Amazon prime’s free trial might require 50 fucking clicks to cancel but it will at least ride out the month.

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        1 year ago

        Free trial implies I don’t gotta attach payment to it. This is more like paying for your water bill and calling the first month free.

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      1 year ago

      Hey, another thread where someone is desperate to use that word!

      It’s the “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” of Lemmy

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        1 year ago

        Hey buddy, I’m desperate to do a lot of things. Lemme show you what I can do with a $50 bill…

        -Attempts to pay rent and gets evicted-