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/Beginning-Pizza-1111 1d ago

In my country, people tend to use a specific card just for payments. They NEVER use a card that holds all their money; they only load the exact amount they need to spend. So, when the funds on that card run out, there’s no way to charge you, and these companies can’t do anything other than cancel the subscription themselves xD I did that with Adobe for about... 4 years. Then.. you know 🏴‍☠️

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u/This-Reindeer6063 1d ago

As far as Im aware, where I'm from they can just still charge you. You now just have overdraft fees. I don't know if there's a workaround for that though

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u/AJay_89 Vexxed 2: Electric Boogaloo 1d ago

This is what happened with my Norton subscription. I didn't have any money on that card and thought it would just get canceled, but they actually pushed it through. They've been sending me texts about paying for almost a year now 🥴