http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/nothing-free-about-this-magazine-deal/ Blogging about personal finance and economic policy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/nothing-free-about-this-magazine-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-28351 al Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:28:58 +0000 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/?p=1642#comment-28351 I have been writing my congressmen for eight years about the rules on forced continuity, which is what this is called. It was the same years ago with the bok and record clubs. You kept receiving the product until you ordered enough to satisfy the offer and then you had to keep rejecting those cards each month. The Internet has made it so much easier for these companies to do this. Start writing your congressmen about regulations for this. Instead of trying to find the fine print that warns you about the charges and what you have to do to cancel, it should be if you want it, you'll sign up after the trial. Be careful about any offer that says FREE, just pay shipping. Once they get your credit card on file, I guarantee you'll be getting charged for something that is surely, NOT FREE! I have been writing my congressmen for eight years about the rules on forced continuity, which is what this is called.
It was the same years ago with the bok and record clubs. You kept receiving the product until you ordered enough to satisfy the offer and then you had to keep rejecting those cards each month.
The Internet has made it so much easier for these companies to do this.
Start writing your congressmen about regulations for this. Instead of trying to find the fine print that warns you about the charges and what you have to do to cancel, it should be if you want it, you’ll sign up after the trial.
Be careful about any offer that says FREE, just pay shipping. Once they get your credit card on file, I guarantee you’ll be getting charged for something that is surely, NOT FREE!

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