Alex Buscemi
Predatory subscription schemes are becoming increasingly common and frustrating.
They lure you in with enticing free trials or low initial fees, only to trap you with complicated cancellation processes and hidden charges. Often, you think you’ve signed up for a one-time deal, but suddenly, your bank statements show recurring charges.
Companies bank on you forgetting about these subscriptions or finding the cancellation process too cumbersome to follow through. It feels like they’re exploiting your trust and banking on your oversight.
These schemes are designed to milk as much money as possible while offering minimal transparency and customer support, making it a sneaky and frustrating experience for consumers.
Keep going for customers who were so fed up with these predatory subscription schemes that they exposed the companies online.
1. People Are Sick And Tired Of All Their Subscriptions. Well Played, The Wall Street Journal, Well Played
2. Netflix Hides The “Happy Middle-Ground” Option To Entice People Into The Most Expensive Subscription
3. Walmart Is Charging Me 10 Days Before The Free Trial Ends. This Is Why I Don’t Use My Bank Card For Free Trials. I Also Keep It Locked, Just In Case. Google Is Bad About Doing This Too
4. I Keep Canceling, And For Some Reason, The Membership Keeps Continuing. This Is Already The Third Time I’m Canceling My Membership
5. “Free” Trial
6. Ultimate Guitar Costs More For A Year If You Use The 7-Day Free Trial
7. HelloFresh Now Forces You To Talk To A Sales Rep If You Want To Cancel Your Subscription
8. My Free Subscription To Paramount+ Is Up Tomorrow And So I Was Going To Cancel Today. No Matter How Many Times I Try, Or Reset My Browser, It Won’t Let Me. This Has To Be Illegal, Right?
9. I Don’t Print Much So I Canceled My Subscription… Now I Print Even Less
10. This Should Be Illegal. If You Allow People To Sign Up For A Plan On Your Mobile Device Or App, You Should Be Forced To Allow People To Cancel The Same Way
11. After Going Through Five Pages To Cancel Your $4 New York Times Subscription You Get This
12. Adobe Must Be Joking… £109.82 To Cancel My Plan. Honestly Ridiculous
13. Trying To Cancel A Subscription, And Suddenly This Happens
14. Netflix Won’t Let Me Watch The Last Few Weeks Of My Subscription Without Resubscribing. There’s No Option To Continue Watching Without Selecting A New Plan
15. Get Your 7-Day Free Trial For The Amazing Price Of 200 Dollars
16. For Weeks I Couldn’t Figure Out How To Unsubscribe
17. We Refuse Your Unsubscribe
18. Can’t Reset My Yahoo Password Because I Have A New Number. Went Online And Read That It’s A Premium Feature Now
19. The Button To End Subscription Doesn’t Work
20. The Color Scheme Of This Email Spotify Sent Me
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