Amazon's Prime Service.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2983634/Has-Amazon-picked-79-pocket-millions-duped-signing-costly-prime-service-don-t-want.html

What is the problem with these people, it clearly states that it is a limited free offer, do they expect something for nothing?

[THECORBYLOON]

I seen that the Mail has an app costing £9.99 a month but you can have a thirty -day free trial. To get that trial you need to put in your debit/credit card details. Now why would they do that unless they are hoping some folk will forget to cancel? Pot and kettle, eh?

[Sipowicz]

^^^
Good point!

[hc4361]

Ha! This is the t&c for the DM free trial

30-day free trial: Free trial requires registration with a valid credit or debit card. Unless you cancel before the end of your free trial, your subscription will begin and you'll be charged £9.99 a month. Available for new customers only, you must be at least 18 to register.

https://www.dailymailplus.co.uk/

[quizzywig]

Mr Q and I both used the amazon 30 day trial with no problems. its quite clear, you just have to remember to cancel before the 30 days is up. well worth it.

[ludwig]

If you click on anything beginning with the words 'sign up for ...' anywhere on the internet without fully understanding what it is you're signing up for, and how much it costs, you're an idiot.

Of course, being an idiot doesn't mean you deserve to be ripped off.

What's the Mail got against Amazon anyway? They never do a story like this without an agenda. If they liked Amazon they'd be telling everyone how great the Amazon Prime service was.

[jno]

if it's one of those ones you cancel by switching off automatic renewal, just do it as soon as you've signed up and make the most of the rest of your month.

[ludwig]

It's common practice and has been for ages. Every time you buy a computer or anything they always try and sign you up for a support service that's free initially but then costs you £600 a month as soon as it's been long enough to forget that you signed up for it.

That's why I can't understand why the Mail is picking on Amazon. The head of Amazon must have criticized the Mail at some point.

[SpikeyBush]

Ludwig possibly the DM have a bee in their bonnet about how little tax Amazon pay. But Amazon's tax avoidance methods are all legal if not ethical. Would you tar everyone with an ISA with the same brush?

I never bother taking up their offer of free this or that because selecting free delivery they say it will arrive within 7 days but I always receive within 2 days and if anything gets lost in transit they send replacements immediately without any quibbles.

[ludwig]

// Ludwig possibly the DM have a bee in their bonnet about how little tax Amazon pay.//

That'll be it. Thanks spikeybush, and well done the Mail as well. They always have and agenda, but sometimes I agree with it.

[baza]

I placed an order with Amazon, over £10 post free, as the order was £12 went on to purchase, next screen offered Prime, I declined and went to checkout, £5 postage was added, what happened to the free postage? Yes in my opinion you must read everything, needless to say that was one order they lost.

[Hymie]

baza; yes that is what happens to me.

When Mrs Hymie is buying multiple items and this happens, you cannot determine which the offending item is. The only option is to buy the items individually and decide whether you are willing to pay the postage for the non-post free item.

This is one of my main gripes with Amazon, with ebay you know the postage costs before you want to buy the item.

[anotheoldgit]

Hymie

Before you buy there is always an option on what kind of postage service one would like to receive, you just have to move the 'DOT' into the right box i.e. free postage, first class etc.

[anotheoldgit]

ludwig

/// What's the Mail got against Amazon anyway? They never do a story like this without an agenda. If they liked Amazon they'd be telling everyone how great the Amazon Prime service was. ///

It would seem that anything done bu the Daily Mail gives some a free licence to criticise the paper.

All the Mail are doing here is to investigate and report on a subject matter that is showing concern for some members of the public, including quite a few on AnswerBank it seems and the Mail along with any other news outlet would be failing in their duty, if they didn't make the public aware of it.

If they hadn't done so in this case, they would then have most likely been accused of being in the pocket of Amazon etc.

[hc4361]

The owners of the Daily Mail aren't adverse to a bit of tax evasion themselves:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/10/whos-who-britain-legal-offshore-tax-avoidance-james-dyson

[Peter Pedant]

// AOG, I agree. Experian and Equifax to name, two.//

they are by statute obliged to offer an credit report for £2

but they do the sign up for a free month and then we will take you to the cleaners .....

the £2 thing takes some finding but is there .....