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Consumer Rpt Auto renew vs MFI's Nothing Similar[ Parent ] (none / 0) (#15)
by Anonymous User on Thu Jun 10, 2004 at 04:07:05 PM PDT

Not only does Consumer Reports put the auto renew in plain site but if you cancel you get a partial refund: "If you purchase an annual site subscription to access the Fee-Based Services and cancel at any time during that subscription year, CU will refund the remainder of your subscription on a pro-rata basis that will cover the unused months of your subscription (partial months will not be refunded)." Also it appears very easy to cancel at their web site as follows: "Click the My Account link. Click the "ConsumerReports.org" link, then login with your Username & Password. (If you are already logged into the site, you will not be prompted to Login). Under the 'Manage my Subscriptions' section, click the "Cancel my Subscription" link. (If you do not have an active subscription to cancel, this link will not appear.)" There is no requirement to call an 800 number and press #4. That process makes it very easy (possibly with the aid caller ID?) for abuse to occur. Fat chance you will ever see anything like this from MFI. Jim

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