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> Free Samples and Forced Continuity
Forced continuity means you get forced into a subscription service
or charges in a tricky and often hidden way. Typically it starts
out by you getting something for cheap or free. In tiny wording
buried deep down on the bottom of the sales page there is some
wording that states you agree to be charged monthly fees, a
one-time fee or some kind of charge that you are not aware of.
These companies typically make it hard to unsubscribe and often you
can’t get a refund because you agreed to it in the small print.
One red flag is if the company doesn’t offer Paypal and forces you
to use your credit card. See the nice thing about Paypal is you
can instantly stop subscriptions. You don’t have to fight or wait
for a company to respond to your support ticket. As a general
rule, if the company doesn’t offer Paypal, I will avoid buying as
it “smells fishy” to me.
One other tip is to print a copy of the sales page to PDF. See
we often forget the guarantees company’s make and what exactly we
agreed to when we purchased. By printing the sales page to PDF,
you have an exact copy of what you agreed to. You can easily refer
to this if needed and even provide it as proof if needed to dispute
the charges.
I sincerely hope this email helps you “keep your guard up”.
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