A question can to mind, and this is the answer: Thousands of Americans Waste $348 a Year on Subscriptions They’re Not Using [0] It makes perfect sense to have

A question can to mind, and this is the answer: Thousands of Americans Waste $348 a Year on Subscriptions They’re Not Using [0] It makes perfect sense to have a 'shield' that will minimize the 'quitters'. And this article focuses on streaming services only. People who want to leave a service are probably NOT coming back. So an effort to keep vs lose forever has little downside. https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/budgeting/americans-waste-subscription-services-survey/ https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/budgeting/americ... Edit/addition: regarding your ".. I wonder if this isn't a profitable practice though." Well they keep doing it, so.. at some point they ran the numbers and they saw it is better for them. Perhaps in 10y this may change, we will notice by the change of corporate practices. Profit will determine this.