That 3-year subscription trap almost got me last month

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Is it really that big of a deal though? I mean you just cancel before the renewal date. Set a reminder on your phone. Takes 30 seconds. Most services send you like 5 emails before they charge you anyway. Unless you're the type who ignores everything.

the_margaret16d ago

Tbh, you're kinda skipping over the whole point. Not everyone has a perfect memory or the time to babysit a subscription calendar. I've got three streaming services, a gym membership, and a meal kit thing, and none of them send reminders that are easy to spot. They bury them in spam folders or make the cancellation process take 15 minutes of clicking through menus and entering passwords. Plus, some companies like Amazon or Adobe actually make you go through a phone call or a live chat to cancel, not just a button. Not all of us have the luxury of remembering every single due date or dealing with that nonsense just to avoid being charged for another month of something we forgot existed.