Keep an eye on magazine subscription charges

[Bang]

Renewal costing more to a long-time subscriber than a new subscriber seeming unfair, I let mine expire. My brother opened a new subscription at half the price of my renewal cost. As a present to him, I paid for the subscription by check. That was in late February

His magazines began coming in April. This month, June, I started getting one in my name. I went through our credit card statements and there it was, a February transaction for $16.97. (Brother's new subscription was $8).

I never agreed to automatic renewal. Today I called the magazine CS. She verified it was auto-renewed. I stated i never agreed to that arrangement. She said she could only cancel it and give a partial refund. I said I received only one magazine...how much is that one unwanted magazine going to cost me.

She then said I will get a full refund to my credit card.

Just because you ain't paranoid doesn't mean they won't getcha.

[eagleclaw]

I always check any service I subscribe to for auto-renew and turn it off. I learned my lesson with Sirius radio.

With the world wide web, I always wondered how magazines (periodicals) are still in business. It has to be close to 2 decades since I last bought a gun periodical.

[streaker69]

I think you meant Clip subscription.

[Bang]

Normally, I would have....but these don't have the thing that goes up.

[Boondox]

I think you meant Clip subscription.

good one.

When I used to get mags , I would always get it as a new subscriber...... renewing was for suckers.
And if I neither renewed or got a new subscription ...... I noticed my renewal offers got better and better as time went on.

[Rosco the Iroc]

how is this gun related?

[alpacaheat]

how is this gun related?

Post contains the word "magazine".

[Qtrborecrazy]

I always check any service I subscribe to for auto-renew and turn it off. I learned my lesson with Sirius radio.

With the world wide web, I always wondered how magazines (periodicals) are still in business. It has to be close to 2 decades since I last bought a gun periodical.

I also learned a lesson from Sirius radio and so did they. I told them no automatic renew and they renewed anyway. They lost a customer because of their stupidity.

[abner13]

I'm always getting urgent and important renewal notices for gun mags that I don't subscribe to anyway.