Before clicking “ok” I was given the option to uncheck a box signing up for a continuity program. Then, at the bottom of the next page was a form to sign up for another $2.95 shipping charge on top of the $.99 and incur yet another continuity program. I think that was the “$80 lighter” one. But still, I had the choice to bypass that one. Finally, they told me I had trials to 3 programs totaling $85 in continuity which had already started. One was a 7 day trial, one was a 14 day trial, and the other was a 21 day trial. Talk about a confusing array of continuity to stop! And this was true “hidden continuity,” not the optional ones I had declined.

I’ll log on to see what these contain. (After all, they’re “free.” ) But such is the beauty of a prepaid card expiring in 4 days. They will never see a dime of that continuity, even if I don’t get around to canceling! And the 99 cents? If they do ship a physical product, they will lose money on that as well! (They must get continuity payments from a high enough percentage of clients to cover the losses from such as I.)

But I will give them this much credit. They are relentless in their pursuit of the sale. And who knows? Maybe the continuity programs contain enough value that some might opt to keep them. I’ll keep you posted on that if I find my way back to this blog.

The FTC has basically clearly outlined what and where disclosures should be and what knowledge and consent requires. Check out our article on Free Trial Scams And The FTC. It’s akin to blaming a rape victim because they were drunk and wearing a short skirt. You shouldn’t HAVE to look at the bottom of the page for disclosures. They need to be obvious and clear and near where you are clicking according to the FTC.

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…which is continuing to perpetuate the Google AdWork scam. Every link on the page goes to something called “track606.com”.

Why hasn’t someone tracked these people down and put them behind bars yet?

Always, always ALWAYS read what you’re signing up for. I cannot tell you how many times people are surprised (and jabber away through it) when I take the time to actually stop and read what I’m signing–leases, checking accounts, etc.

It’s there to READ! READ it!

I’m not worried about the credit card because I used one of those $25 gift cards before I saw the small print on monthly charges. I’m a little worried, though, about my information that I already entered in the visualwebtools.com’s webwizard. I just started building the site at 2:00am this morning, and it’s now 5:17am when Icame across your site. It’s a little heartbreaking because I spent years now searching for a legit home-based business, and now this. Well, all hope is not lost. I’ll keep searching