• PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      It was made illegal in the EU years ago.

      The rule is pretty simple: you have to be able to cancel a subscription the same way you signed up for it. If you used the Internet to sign up there better be a fucking button that allows you to cancel.

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        9 months ago

        And California, which is like the EU of the US when it comes to consumer protection and privacy laws

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    9 months ago

    It’s on purpose I think. I’ve been trying to cancel my alarm system for a house I no longer live in, and every time I call I wait on hold 1-2 hours minimum.

    If I get through, I get transferred for some reason, five times once.

    Twice now they just hang up on me.

    I can’t issue a chargeback to the bank because they said they’ll just send me to collections.

    They claim there is no way to cancel via mail or email, even though I know there is, the thing is you have to navigate the shitty tree and escalate it in a way where they will allow you to cancel that way.

    Fuck companies that do this.