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Cheeky F*ckers

Just got off the phone for them
Taking £7.99 out of my account
For prime , which i never signed up for
For the 2nd month on the trot .

No wonder there big boss is so rich !

Did they say why

Lots of deals these day take account details and then if you don’t cancel, take your money. Don’t like that sort of thing.

Well how did they get your bank details then?

They can't just take money out of you account and they can't just use the data they have to take money out of people's accounts at random.

You've probably not read the small print on something that says you need to opt out of paying after a certain date happens to most of us.

I havent used amazon in over a year &
Randomly 2 payments were taken out .

The girl on the phone just said its happened a few times &
there was no quibbling over the refund.

Has Amazon changed there format recently ?

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:43 pm I havent used amazon in over a year &
Randomly 2 payments were taken out .

The girl on the phone just said its happened a few times &
there was no quibbling over the refund.

Has Amazon changed there format recently ?

Then that is outrageous.

Dohnut wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:50 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:43 pm I havent used amazon in over a year &
Randomly 2 payments were taken out .

The girl on the phone just said its happened a few times &
there was no quibbling over the refund.

Has Amazon changed there format recently ?

Then that is outrageous.

I havent used prime since end of 2018
i think doh

Very rarely use amazon at all
1st time i thought it might have been an annual renewal
I just forgot about but just checked my bank account regarding something else & there was the 2nd charge.

Cheeky b*ggers i thought , im not having that.

So just in case it happens to anyone else
Get straight on the phone

Mrs Cheshunto uses them a lot and is a Prime member meaning we get free postage and access to the Amazon TV Channel, in return for a payment of about £70 per year.
They tried a similar thing by asking me to become a member on ‘trial’ for 30 days. This is ok but you must cancel it or they’ll take £7.99 out of your account.
The Spurs documentary on Amazon TV is well worth watching.

We are prime members as well as my missues is always buying stuff off them.

A friend of mine told me how he gets it free month after month. Now I’m not advocating you do this, but this is what he does. He joins as a member for the 30 day trial and duly cancels within the 30 days. He then joins again with a different email address and gets the same trial and keeps on repeating. I kid you not.

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:44 pm Mrs Cheshunto uses them a lot and is a Prime member meaning we get free postage and access to the Amazon TV Channel, in return for a payment of about £70 per year.
They tried a similar thing by asking me to become a member on ‘trial’ for 30 days. This is ok but you must cancel it or they’ll take £7.99 out of your account.
The Spurs documentary on Amazon TV is well worth watching.

At least they asked you !

I feel like going all Catherine Tates Nan on them

What a f*cking liberty !

Thor wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:55 pm We are prime members as well as my missues is always buying stuff off them.

A friend of mine told me how he gets it free month after month. Now I’m not advocating you do this, but this is what he does. He joins as a member for the 30 day trial and duly cancels within the 30 days. He then joins again with a different email address and gets the same trial and keeps on repeating. I kid you not.

Good for him I admire his effort

IMO the way their buying process is set up one has to opt out of Prime otherwise if u r not a member they will sign u up for 30 day trial and if u don’t cancel that u r charged for a year and it’ll self renew unless cancelled

It's really easy to signup by mistake.

I bought something and among the delivery options, it said free Prime offer, so I clicked to see what the offer was, and that was all they needed - I was signed up on a trial!

It's classic web design trickery, each time you order they shuffle the buttons slightly and put the default to Prime delivery. Also they put the Prime signup button where skip \ cancel would be so your muscle memory goes to the "wrong" place naturally. Have to be alert every time you order to get the free delivery and avoid Prime.

I nearly always use eBay. Get a better bargain. Amazon's chicanery makes me wary.

My daughter is a Prime customer. A frequent user it’s cost effective, especially as she gets Prime TV bundled in to the deal, which is good. We can also share Prime TV. When we want to order from Amazon my daughter orders it from her account.

Personally I think it’s decent value for money. Goods are competitively priced and arrive quickly. And convenient. Though I still prefer using local shops where possible.

gshaw wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 10:08 pm It's classic web design trickery, each time you order they shuffle the buttons slightly and put the default to Prime delivery. Also they put the Prime signup button where skip \ cancel would be so your muscle memory goes to the "wrong" place naturally. Have to be alert every time you order to get the free delivery and avoid Prime.

Caveat emptor.