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Paypal is amazing for this. I jump between trials for news outlets and I can just sign up for the trial, immediately cancel my billing agreement through Paypal'

Paypal is amazing for this. I jump between trials for news outlets and I can just sign up for the trial, immediately cancel my billing agreement through Paypal's interface and when the service tries to renew they'll simply be denied. I'm not sure if even possible for them to check, but services only seem to notice when they try to charge me again. Once pitfall is you should never attach a credit card to a service you do this with. Back when I was a student and I re-instated my Chegg subscription with a credit card to study for finals and they immediately back-charged me for the time in between. This was despite being pretty certain I also cancelled from their website, and 100% certain that they had cut off my service for that time period, otherwise I wouldn't have been prompted to renew my subscription. After a long phone conversation I learned companies don't care about well-reasoned arguments, but they'll flinch at the first mention of a charge back.

simulate-me 4y ago
When you enter into an agreement for services, it’s usually not sufficient to just stop paying. You may still be liable for the charges if you haven’t gone through the cancellation process you agreed to.
- tinalumfoil 4y ago
  As a consumer it's not obvious to me I'm still liable for services after those services have been cut off, which is pretty much always what happens when the renewal fails. I'd imagine services like privacy.com and virtual credit cards wouldn't exist if companies were going after people like me.
  - rchaud 4y ago
    Just because it's not obvious to you, doesn't mean that the invoices will stop, or that your credit rating will be unaffected.
  - hombre_fatal 4y ago
    NYT specifically force posts if you try to stop paying without canceling. https://support.privacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012288214-Force-posts https://support.privacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012288214-F...

simulate-me 4y ago

When you enter into an agreement for services, it’s usually not sufficient to just stop paying. You may still be liable for the charges if you haven’t gone through the cancellation process you agreed to.

tinalumfoil 4y ago
As a consumer it's not obvious to me I'm still liable for services after those services have been cut off, which is pretty much always what happens when the renewal fails. I'd imagine services like privacy.com and virtual credit cards wouldn't exist if companies were going after people like me.
- rchaud 4y ago
  Just because it's not obvious to you, doesn't mean that the invoices will stop, or that your credit rating will be unaffected.
- hombre_fatal 4y ago
  NYT specifically force posts if you try to stop paying without canceling. https://support.privacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012288214-Force-posts https://support.privacy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012288214-F...