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Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon. She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT), True North
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Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon. She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.


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Amazon Prime is actually a pretty good deal if you buy a lot of stuff
with them. In addition to the free 2 day shipping you also get free
access to a lot of their online music and movies among other things.
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 19:04:48 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT), True North
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Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon. She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.


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Amazon Prime is actually a pretty good deal if you buy a lot of stuff
with them. In addition to the free 2 day shipping you also get free
access to a lot of their online music and movies among other things.


Yup, if you stream TV and buy a lot online it is a great deal.
Somewhere around a dozen items a year or less, it starts to not make
much sense. Between work and home my wife gets something 3 or 4 times
a week. That is also expedited shipping, overnight to 2 days depending
on when you get the order in. It really makes sense on small items
where the shipping would be as much as the product.

You do get plenty of warning that you are buying prime but you have to
read what you are clicking.
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True North wrote:
Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon. She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.


She chose that option. They don't add it unless you choose it by
clicking a box.

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 19:04:48 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT), True North
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Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon. She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.

===

Amazon Prime is actually a pretty good deal if you buy a lot of stuff
with them. In addition to the free 2 day shipping you also get free
access to a lot of their online music and movies among other things.

Yup, if you stream TV and buy a lot online it is a great deal.
Somewhere around a dozen items a year or less, it starts to not make
much sense. Between work and home my wife gets something 3 or 4 times
a week. That is also expedited shipping, overnight to 2 days depending
on when you get the order in. It really makes sense on small items
where the shipping would be as much as the product.

You do get plenty of warning that you are buying prime but you have to
read what you are clicking.


It might be a problem for the elderly or mentally disabled. I hope
Amazon has a policy to return their money.


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It might be a problem for the elderly or mentally disabled. I hope
Amazon has a policy to return their money.


Amazon is great about refunds, just send them an Email.
Usually if you get something you are unhappy about something, they
refund your money and don't want it back.
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon. She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.


Sounds like she signed up for Amazon Prime. We love it.
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to
get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in
August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes
she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever
ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much
more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like
much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon.
She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she
canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working
days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.


Sounds like she signed up for Amazon Prime. We love it.


Maybe she should shop more at Amazon.

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On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:17:52 -0500, Califbill wrote:

Poquito Loco wrote:
On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:40:33 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Wife just found a $90.85CDN charge from Amazon on her VISA.
Called visa and they advised her it was something kind of membership to
get "free shipping".
Of course she did not read all the fine print when ordering in
August..if it was even clearly marked. All she saw was a pair of shoes
she wanted and the promise of " free shipping". She has only ever
ordered a total of 3 items from Amazon and is unlikely to order much
more so a $90.85 "free shipping" benefit for one year doesn't seem like
much of a deal. Visa was useless and advised her to contact Amazon.
She went to Amazon's Web Site and because no phone number was noted she
canceled the membership on line.They promise refund within 5 working
days. I'll be waiting to see how much the credit is.
You have to wonder how many people get dinged with this sneaky maneuver.


Sounds like she signed up for Amazon Prime. We love it.


Maybe she should shop more at Amazon.


And pay more attention to what she's clicking. The free two day shipping with Prime comes in handy
sometimes also.
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Wife just got a message from Amazon stating that her membership is canceled and she'll get the full credit of $ 90.85 within the next 3-5 working days.
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