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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 1/9/2016 4:22 PM, wrote:
>> In response to a come-on, my wife took out a trial subscription to Cooks
>> Illustrated. Now they sent her a "bill" saying that because she had
>> signed up
>> for their Six Months Automatic Renewal program, she should please get the
>> money in.
>>
>> Did anyone ever run afoul of this? She never would have tried the
>> magazine had she known she was signing up to subscribe in perpetuity.
>>
>
> I've never seen a trial anything that did not involve sending a bill or
> charging a CC later. If it is a free trial, there is the fine print.
>
> I hope she canceled in the allotted period or still can.
>
> Please, nothing is free. Anyone giving you something free is looking
> for something in return. Same with the free samples at the supermarket.
> They want you to like the item and feel obligated to buy it. Extended
> trials have a "if you don't cancel we will charge you" clause in there.
>
> A little skepticism and cynicism can save a lot of trouble and money.
> Hope she learned a life lesson from it.

Why?

It's a superb magazine.