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A separate issue, but still annoying nonetheless: Stripe has some forms where $x service costs for example $50.00 per year. After entering my CC credentials, it
by octosphere 8y ago
A separate issue, but still annoying nonetheless: Stripe has some forms where $x service costs for example $50.00 per year. After entering my CC credentials, it charges my card, but then when the following year arrives, the payment processor (Stripe) proceeds to then charge me for another year, and there is no way to cancel. It just assumes that my card will be hooked up forever (which is actually impossible since my CC will expire at a set year and set month).
This is why I am an advocate of disposable CC services like Privacy[1] that have a small window of time for the expiration and stops cards from being sneakily charged without your consent. When I am charged without consent it's like a dark pattern[2]
[1] https://privacy.com https://privacy.com *
[2] https://darkpatterns.org/ https://darkpatterns.org/
* Note: Privacy.com is a U.S only service
- pc86 8y agoIf you buy a yearly service and you get charged for a second year, you're not being "sneakily charged without your consent." You have to accept some level of responsibility to manage your own finances and know what you're going to be charged for.
- aeharding 8y agoMeh. People forget pretty easily. I discovered this (wasn't trying to trick people -- I gave full refund when requested) and implemented an email sent 7 days before charging the user for an annual subscription. Very easy to do with Stripe, and now users blame themselves (and not me) when their card accidentally gets charged for another year (procrastination after receiving the warning email, usually).
- pc86 8y agoYes they do forget easily. Hence my point about taking a little bit of responsibility. And saying that you're "sneakily charged without consent" is pretty close to the exact opposite of "I am bad with my finances and/or forgetful but I'm going to make it sound like you're a bad person."