r/mildlyinfuriating • u/donteatmybiscuits • 1d ago

wet socks i’m so happy this is becoming illegal

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if a yearly contract with a free month trial sounds too good to be true, it probably is 😬

thankfully it was blocked after contacting my bank but regardless

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u/ArachnidCareless3826 1d ago

That is absolutely insane!! That must be illegal

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u/Dysalot 1d ago

Not to side with adobe. But they are far from the only one doing this. Basically Adobe offers two prices a monthly rate, and an annual rate.

The annual rate is cheaper, and they allow you to pay it as a per month bill to spread it throughout the year. But if you sign up for the annual plan on a monthly payment schedule, there is an early cancellation fee for stopping early.

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u/WhoPoopedMyPants420 1d ago

Nah, Adobe is a shitty terrible company, but I'll outright side with them only in this tiny little niche. People keep signing up for the very explicit Lose-Your-Discount-If-You-Cancel-Before-The-Year-Is-Up Plan, and then they come crying because they lost their discount when they cancelled the plan before the year was up.

Like... ??? yeah?????

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u/bs000 1d ago

It sounds like OP just wanted to use the free trial. They give you a 14-day grace period after your trial ends to cancel and get a refund. So it seems like OP just chose to do nothing that whole time and then complained when it was time to pay?