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Mar 2015
9:49pm, 27 Mar 2015
6,125 posts
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Carpathius
Pre-ticked boxes on websites. Fuck off, I don't want to have to waste twenty minutes hunting for them so I can untick them. If I want to be inundated with shoddily-written e-newsletters, invitatio when ns to 'sale events', details from carefully selected third parties, special wrapping, sneaky charity donations or Amazon fucking Prime I will select it myself.
(I have just forced Amazon to refund me the £79 they took from my debit card in December because I failed to notice the pre-ticked box saying I wanted a 30-day free trial of Prime when I ordered something in November, and didn't notice, so of course I couldn't cancel it before the annual cost was taken automatically. How the fuck is that even legal?)
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Mar 2015
10:00pm, 27 Mar 2015
18,453 posts
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Red Squirrel
Amazon are horrible muthafuckers. I cancelled my account years ago. I had to take them to advertising standards as they didn't want to cancel my account and kept bombarding me with emails, even after lots of emails from me and an actual letter. Bordering on harrassment.
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Mar 2015
11:07pm, 27 Mar 2015
111 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
I got a letter today from Amazon telling me I was eligible for Amazon Prime and it had some pointless plastic card attached. They must be getting desperate with all the people getting refunds for Prime memberships they were duped into getting.
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Mar 2015
12:56pm, 28 Mar 2015
800 posts
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Surrey Phil
I got one today as well. Wife and son were fiddling with my Amazon details a few weeks ago, so I reckon it's them.
There is a footnote that says a 'paid subscription of £79 per year starts automatically after free trial unless cancelled. I'm going online now to make sure it's cancelled.
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Mar 2015
1:55pm, 28 Mar 2015
64 posts
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jont
Amazon prime card arrived here this morning too. I have a nifty punch-thing that converts them into guitar picks - very satisfying!
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Mar 2015
2:39pm, 28 Mar 2015
1,051 posts
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ThorntonRunner
I got one today as well - it's with the one they sent me a couple of months ago waiting to be shredded...
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Mar 2015
2:55pm, 28 Mar 2015
1,444 posts
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Lemon10
Got one here as well, letter has gone on the fire, the card got shredded. Also incidental background music on TV shows. It drives me nuts watching a programme and bloody awful music is played in the background far too loud and totally distracting from what's happening. Please make it stop.
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Mar 2015
3:48pm, 28 Mar 2015
801 posts
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Surrey Phil
After what Carpathius said, I've tried to cancel the free trial online following Amazon's instructions. All it said was that I did not have Amazon Prime, yet there the option to make the post-free trial cancellation was not there. I have e-mailed them to cancel the trial and ensure that no £79 fee is collected (still awaiting a reply). I'll keep you informed as to how I get on.
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Mar 2015
4:05pm, 28 Mar 2015
414 posts
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Crash Hamster
I've had two recently too; I thought I was special...
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Mar 2015
4:10pm, 28 Mar 2015
15,096 posts
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.B.
We both got them in the post this week too - in the bin
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