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Incoming complaints from RocketMoney?
And every “cancel anytime at our front desk between 2-4 PM on a Tuesday” gym.
Chargeback time!
Every time I have tried this my bank sided with the company
Time to change banks.
I actually did lol I went to a credit union.
Before that I only went to small banks but they kept getting bought out by bigger ones every year my bank got bigger and bigger until I had a shit national bank again.
That's because chargebacks are for fraud and shitty like that isn't Illegal
I've never gotten a hold of a gym manager faster than when I reported them to my bank for fraudulently charging an account they said they'd removed from their system.
Too late buddy.
I've only been a member of two gyms, and they both let me out of my membership over the phone. One was 24hr Fitness in WA, and the other was some big chain in AZ (can't remember which one)
This is great, but I want to see auto-renewal be something you have to opt in to when you sign up for a subscription service. It should never be the automatic default (as it always is everywhere now).
Can we also target restaurants that list a price and then add on bogus fees for no reason?
Looking at you, South End Buttery Annex in Boston, MA. 4% "administrative fee" on all purchases that is advertised NOWHERE.
Reminds me of a local restaurant where they train the servers to ask if you want any sauces/dips, and then fail to inform you that they're charging you for it when you say yes. Shadiest shit ever.
I would also like to put an end to banks sharing my new credit card information with businesses I have subscriptions with. A lot of subscriptions would de facto cancel if banks quit providing that information.
Holy shit what!? I've never had this happen... Sounds like fraud!
No it's a real thing: https://developer.visa.com/use-cases/identify-merchants-receiving-automatic-card-updates
I became aware when I tried to quiet cancel a service just by not updating them with my new card expiration date. Turns out they automatically get the updated info from the issuing bank.
Wow what's the point of the expiration date then? Damn that is so shady by those companies that do that!
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