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Free Trial Subscription Offers Can Cost You

10/4/2023

 

Many subscription offers are tempting, especially if they offer a free trial period before you commit. Be aware that free trial offers can be tricky, and there’s often a catch.

 

Here are three things to know about free trial offers:

  1. If you don’t cancel on time, you’ll be charged. Usually, you have to give your credit card number for a “free trial.” That way, the company can charge you if you don’t cancel before the trial period ends. Dishonest businesses make it tough to cancel and will keep charging you — even if you don’t want the product or subscription anymore. Make sure you’re clear on the terms of the trial period. If you sign up, make a note on your calendar to remind you to cancel. If you can’t cancel, call your credit card company, and ask them to stop the payments

  2. If you have to pay for shipping or fees to get your “free” trial, it’s not really free. The offer may say you can try a product free — but you have to pay a small fee for shipping costs or something else. You may think those few dollars are no big deal, but after the trial ends, you might see higher charges than expected on your credit card — or charges for products you didn’t want or order. Free means free. Be suspicious of companies that offer something free but say you have to pay to get it. You may be dealing with a scammer.
  3. That online ad you saw may not be from the company selling the product. Companies hire affiliate marketers to promote a product and create many ads you see online for free trials. Affiliate marketers get paid every time you click on their ad. Some dishonest affiliate marketers put out ads with exaggerated claims or misleading information to get you to click. Think before you click on that online free trial offer.

 

Before you sign up for a free trial offer

 

Find the terms and conditions for the offer. The terms and conditions should tell you

  • exactly what you’re agreeing to
  • the length of the trial period
  • how and when to cancel if you don’t want to continue with a full subscription after the trial period
  • If you can't find this information or can't understand exactly what you're agreeing to, don't sign up. Sometimes, return and cancellation policies on free trial offers are so strict that it can be almost impossible to do.

Research the company online. See what other people are saying about the company's free trial offers, but make sure to compare online reviews from a wide variety of websites. User reviews can give you a good idea about the offer you’re considering. Search for the company’s name with the words “scam” or “complaint.” Complaints from other customers can tip you off to "catches" that might come with the trial.

 

Look for information on how you can cancel future shipments or services. If you don't want the product or service anymore, how do you cancel? Is that process clear to you? Can you skip shipments if you don’t want to fully cancel, but don’t need the shipment or service as often? Do you have a limited time to respond?

 

Watch out for pre-checked boxes. If you sign up for a free trial online, look for boxes that are already checked for you. That checkmark may give the company permission to continue charging you past the free trial, sign you up for more products that you have to pay for, or share your information with others. Make sure to uncheck a box if you don’t agree with what it says.

 

After you sign up for a free trial

 

Mark your calendar. Your free trial offer has a time limit. Once the deadline to cancel passes, you may be on the hook for more products or services and more payments.

 

Monitor your credit and debit card statements. That way you'll know right away if you're being charged for something you didn't order. Dispute a charge you didn’t authorize.

 

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// document.documentElement.className = document.documentElement.className + " imichatmobile-active"; // // } //} else { // document.documentElement.className = document.documentElement.className.replace(' imichatmobile-active', ''); //} document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').style.display = "none"; innerDoc.getElementById("cookieconsentwidgetlbtn").setAttribute("class", "open-btn state1 " + buttonType + " close-btn"); innerDoc.getElementById("cookieconsentwidgetlbtn").setAttribute("aria-expanded", "true"); document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("chattotalbadge").style.display = "none"; document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("chattotalbadge").innerText = ""; //IMIChatInit.clearmsgcards(); if (type === undefined) { var destination = document.getElementById('iframecookieconsentwindow').contentWindow; msg = { "action": "showiframe", "host": window.location.hostname, "chatmobile": isMobile }; destination.postMessage(msg, domainUrl); 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}, openchat: function (event) { document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal').className = 'imichat-fullscreen-modal'; document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal').removeAttribute('tabindex'); document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal').removeAttribute('aria-hidden'); var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; destination.postMessage({ action: 'openchat', threadid: event.data.threadid, proactive_id: event.data.proactive_id }, '*'); if (parent.IMIChatInit != undefined) { parent.IMIChatInit.chatswitchicon(2); } else { IMIChatInit.chatswitchicon(2); } }, extractContent: function (s) { var span = document.createElement('span'); span.innerHTML = s; return span.textContent || span.innerText; }, badgecount: function (event) { try { if (document.getElementById("divchatmain").style.display === 'none') { var count = document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("chattotalbadge").innerText; if (count == 0 || count == "") { count = 1; } else { count = parseInt(count) + 1; } var duplicate = 0; var innerDivs; var innerDivsCount = 0; var refChild; IMIChatInit.clearmsgcards(); var containerDiv = document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').contentWindow.document.getElementById("msg-list"); if (count > 1) { innerDivs = containerDiv.getElementsByClassName("msg"); if (innerDivs != undefined) { innerDivsCount = innerDivs.length; for (var i = 0; i < innerDivs.length; i++) { if ("msg_" + event.data.msgtransid == innerDivs[i].id) { duplicate = 1; } } refChild = innerDivs[0]; } } var cardcount; var checkbadgecount; if (innerDivs == undefined) { localStorage.setItem(event.data.fingerprint + "_" + _skey + "_cardcount", 1); } document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("chattotalbadge").style.display = "block"; if (duplicate == 0) { if (parseInt(innerDivsCount) == 5) { containerDiv.removeChild(document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').contentWindow.document.getElementsByClassName('msg')[4]); containerDiv.removeChild(document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').contentWindow.document.getElementsByClassName('msgclear')[4]); 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}); node1.addEventListener("click", function () { window.parent.postMessage({ action: 'openchat', threadid: event.data.threadid, proactive_id: event.data.proactive_id }, '*'); }); if (event.data.msg_from !== undefined && event.data.msg_from !== "") { var span = document.createElement("span"); //var span span.innerHTML = '' + event.data.msg_from + ':'; node.appendChild(span); } else if (event.data.msg_from === undefined || event.data.msg_from == "") { var span = document.createElement("span"); //var span span.innerHTML = 'New Conversation:'; node.appendChild(span); } node.appendChild(textnode); var height = document.getElementsByClassName('main-unreadchat-cont')[0].style.height; if (height == "") { height = 70; } if (innerDivsCount == 0) { height = document.getElementsByClassName('main-unreadchat-cont')[0].style.height = "100%"; } /* else if (innerDivsCount == 2) { height = document.getElementsByClassName('main-unreadchat-cont')[0].style.height = "150px"; } else if (innerDivsCount > 2) {*/ else { document.getElementsByClassName('main-unreadchat-cont')[0].style.height = parseInt(height) + 60 + "px"; } var referenceNode = document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').contentWindow.document.getElementById("msg-list"); // document.querySelector('#some-element'); if (innerDivsCount == 0) { referenceNode.appendChild(node); referenceNode.appendChild(node1); } else { referenceNode.insertBefore(node, refChild); referenceNode.insertBefore(node1, refChild); if ((window.innerHeight + 100) < (document.getElementsByClassName("main-unreadchat-cont")[0].style.height)) { var frame = document.getElementById('chatunread-frame'); var c = frame.contentDocument || frame.contentWindow.document; c.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].offsetHeight = '80%'; c.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].style.overflow = "auto"; } } if (event.data.badge_type === 3) { document.getElementsByClassName("main-unreadchat-cont")[0].style.height = "100%"; var frame = document.getElementById('chatunread-frame'); var c = frame.contentDocument || frame.contentWindow.document; c.getElementsByClassName("msg")[0].style.maxHeight = "unset"; var frameheight = c.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].offsetHeight; document.getElementsByClassName("main-unreadchat-cont")[0].style.height = frameheight + "px"; } } else if (event.data.badge_type === 4) { var fullscreen_modal = document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal'); fullscreen_modal.className = 'imichat-fullscreen-modal imichat-open'; fullscreen_modal.contentWindow.postMessage({ action: 'bind_data', proactive_id: event.data.proactive_id, threadid: event.data.threadid, msg_from: event.data.msg_from, msg: event.data.msg, btn_chat_now_open: IMILocalisation.getValue(_IMIchat_widget_lang, "proactive_poupup_chat_now_button", "Chat Now"), btn_chat_now_close: IMILocalisation.getValue(_IMIchat_widget_lang, "proactive_poupup_close_button", "Close") }, "*"); } cardcount = parseInt(localStorage.getItem(event.data.fingerprint + "_" + _skey + "_cardcount")) + 1; localStorage.setItem(event.data.fingerprint + "_" + _skey + "_cardcount", cardcount); localStorage.setItem("fingerprint", event.data.fingerprint); localStorage.setItem(event.data.fingerprint + "_" + _skey + "_badgecount", count); document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("chattotalbadge").innerText = count; var chatbtn_badge_counter = IMILocalisation.getValue(_IMIchat_widget_lang, "badge_counter_unread_messages", "Livechat Button - {0} unread messages"); chatbtn_badge_counter = chatbtn_badge_counter.replace("{0}", count); if (count > 0) { //to do for ENG-1082 get localisation for chat button tooltip with count //ENG-1055 document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("spnwidgetlbtn").setAttribute("aria-label", chatbtn_badge_counter); //ENG-1082 } else { document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document.getElementById("spnwidgetlbtn").setAttribute("aria-label", chatbtn_badge_counter); //ENG-1082 } } document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').style.display = (event.data.badge_type === undefined || (event.data.badge_type === 2 || event.data.badge_type === 3)) ? "block" : "none"; document.getElementById('chatunread-frame').contentWindow.document.getElementById("ancclearcards").style.display = (event.data.badge_type === undefined || (event.data.badge_type === 2 || event.data.badge_type === 3)) ? "block" : "none"; } } catch (e) { console.log("badgecount:" + e.msg); } }, message: function (event) { try { if (event.data.action != null) { if (event.data.action == 'openchat') { IMIChatInit.openchat(event); } if (event.data.action == 'badgecount') { IMIChatInit.badgecount(event); } if (event.data.action == 'chatswitchicon') { IMIChatInit.chatswitchicon(); //event } if (event.data.action == 'Cookiechatswitchicon') { IMIChatInit.chatcookieconsentswitchicon(); //event } if (event.data.action == 'imichat_custom_chat_fields') { if (event.data.type == 'add') { if (_IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_init'] !== undefined) { _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_init'](event.data.response); } } else if (event.data.type == 'update') { if (_IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_update'] !== undefined) { _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_update'](event.data.response); } }//event } if (event.data.action == 'acceptCookies') { IMIChatInit.acceptCookies(); } if (event.data.action == 'widgettabkeypress') { var forkeyboard = document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document; forkeyboard.getElementById("widgetlbtn").focus(); } if (event.data.action == 'cookieconsenttabkeypress') { var forkeyboard = document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document; forkeyboard.getElementById("cookieconsentwidgetlbtn").focus(); } if (event.data.action == 'loadcookieconsentwidgetstyles') { IMIChatInit.loadCookieConsentWidgetStyles(); } if (event.data.action == 'loadstyles') { IMIChatInit.loadJQuery(_wxengage_domain_name, function () { IMIChatInit.loadwidgetStyles(event.data.message); try { if (event.data.message != null) { if (_IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:ready'] !== undefined) { _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:ready'](_wxengage_attr_key); console.log("imichat-widget:ready fired"); } //eval('imichatWidgetLoaded();'); if (_IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_init'] !== undefined) { _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_init'](); }// debugger; var widget_data = JSON.parse(event.data.message); hdr_bfp = widget_data.hdr_bfp; hdr_xtoken = widget_data.hdr_xtoken; hdr_tid = widget_data.hdr_tid; is_abandonded = widget_data.abandon_chats } } catch (e) { } IMIChatInit.LaunchProactiveMsgManager(_wxengage_domain_name, function () { }); IMIChatInit.handleAbandonedChats(); if (cookie_consent_accepted == 1) { var cookiefocus = document.getElementById('imi-chatbutton').contentWindow.document; cookiefocus.getElementById("widgetlbtn").focus(); } }); } if (event.data.action == 'closemodelpopup') { document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal').className = 'imichat-fullscreen-modal'; document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal').setAttribute('tabindex', '-1'); document.getElementById('imichat-fullscreen-modal').setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); } if (event.data.action == 'setsession') { sessionStorage.setItem(event.data.key, event.data.value); } if (event.data.action == 'setlocal') { localStorage.setItem(event.data.key, event.data.value); } if (event.data.action == 'browserstorage') { document.getElementById("divicw").innerHTML = "
\n \n \nError:
Cookies Disabled

We use cookies to enable best chat experience. Follow these directions to re-enable cookies specific to your browser type or re-open this website in a cookie-enabled browser.

"; console.log("Local storage not supported"); } if (event.data.action == 'clearallsessionkeys') { sessionStorage.clear(); } if (event.data.action == 'clearalllocalstoragekeys') { localStorage.clear(); } if (event.data.action == 'cookierejectreload') { IMIChatInit.removeStorageKeysWhenCookieRejected(); IMIChatInit.init(); } } } catch (e) { } }, resize: function () { try { var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; destination.postMessage({ action: 'resize', width: window.outerWidth //window.innerWidth//screen.width // document.body.clientWidth }, "*"); IMIGeneral.checkmobile(); } catch (e) { } }, removeStorageKeysWhenCookieRejected: function () { sessionStorage.removeItem(_wxengage_attr_key + "_imichat-reload-check"); sessionStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_data-bind"); sessionStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_data-org"); sessionStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_greetingmessage_shown") localStorage.removeItem(fingerprint + "_" + _skey + "_badgecount"); localStorage.removeItem(fingerprint + "_" + _skey + "_cardcount"); localStorage.removeItem("style_" + document.getElementById("divicw").getAttribute("data-bind") + "_" + window.location.hostname); localStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_customer_first_seen"); localStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_customer_last_seen"); localStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_customer_last_seen_interval_id"); localStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_executed_proactive_ids"); localStorage.removeItem("fingerprint"); localStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_repeat_customer"); sessionStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist"); localStorage.removeItem("webex_engage_cookieconsent_accepted"); cookie_consent_accepted = 0; }, clearBrowserStorage: function () { try { IMIChatInit.removeStorageKeysWhenCookieRejected(); var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; destination.postMessage({ action: 'clearbrowserstorage', width: window.outerWidth //window.innerWidth//screen.width // document.body.clientWidth }, "*"); IMIChatInit.verifyCookieConsent(); console.log("browser storage cleared"); } catch (e) { } }, LaunchProactiveMsgManager: function (domainName, callback) { try { var widget_styles = localStorage.getItem("style_" + document.getElementById("divicw").getAttribute("data-bind") + "_" + window.location.hostname); if (widget_styles == null && !JSON.parse(widget_styles).enable_proactive) { callback(); return; } var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = IMIChatInit.domainName() + '/js/proactive-msg-manager.js'; body.appendChild(script); script.addEventListener('load', function (event) { console.log('proactive manager loaded;'); var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; destination.postMessage({ action: 'proactive-manager-loaded', attrkey: document.getElementById("divicw").getAttribute("data-bind"), host: window.location.hostname }, "*"); callback(); }); } catch (e) { console.log("LaunchProactiveMsgManager:" + e.msg); } }, processAbandonedChats: function (type) { if (!imichatwidget.hasInitiatedChat()) { return; } if (is_abandonded == false) { return; } var browser_fingerprint = localStorage.getItem("fingerprint"); var url = IMIGeneral.profileUrl() + "livechats/" + _wxengage_attr_key + "/customers/" + browser_fingerprint + "/abandoned?host=" + window.document.URL; url = url + "&type=" + type; var body = JSON.stringify({ "is_reloaded": false, "is_closechat": true }); var headers = { 'type': 'application/json', 'fpid': hdr_bfp, 'Authorization': hdr_xtoken }; var blob = new Blob([body], headers); navigator.sendBeacon(url); }, handleAbandonedChats: function () { // Attach the event keypress to exclude the F5 refresh //jQuery(window).on('keydown', function (e) { window.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) { if (e.keyCode == 116) { _IMIchat_IsValidNavigation = true; } }); window.addEventListener("beforeunload", function (e) { sessionStorage.setItem(_wxengage_attr_key + "_imichat-reload-check", document.referrer); console.log(document.referrer); //sessionStorage.setItem("imi_tabid", Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)); if (_IMIchat_IsValidNavigation !== undefined && !_IMIchat_IsValidNavigation) { IMIChatInit.processAbandonedChats("unload"); } }); if (window.performance.navigation.type == 1) { IMIChatInit.processAbandonedChats("load"); } }, loadJQuery: function (domainName, callback) { if (typeof (jQuery) !== 'undefined') { callback(); return; } var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = domainName + '/js/jquery.min.js'; body.appendChild(script); script.addEventListener('load', function (event) { callback(); }); return; }, on: function (func_name, callback) { if (typeof callback != 'function') { console.error('function was expected.'); return; } switch (func_name) { case 'imichat-widget:ready': _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:ready'] = callback; break; } }, checklocalStorage: function () { var test = 'test'; try { localStorage.setItem(test, test); localStorage.removeItem(test); return true; } catch (e) { return false; } }, call_previous_chats: function () { try { var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; msg = { "action": "showiframe", "host": window.location.hostname, "chatmobile": ((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mobile")) != -1) ? "1" : "0" }; destination.postMessage(msg, domainUrl); } catch (e) { } }, check_clear_session_chats: function () { if (document.referrer == sessionStorage.getItem(_wxengage_attr_key + "_imichat-reload-check")) { return false; } else if (sessionStorage.getItem(_wxengage_attr_key + "_imichat-reload-check") == undefined) { return true; } else { console.log("Hey, Thanks for visiting again"); return false; } }, verifyCookieConsent: function () { var isCookieConsent = typeof cookieConsentWidgetOptions === 'undefined' ? false : true; if (isCookieConsent != undefined && isCookieConsent != null && isCookieConsent && localStorage.getItem("webex_engage_cookieconsent_accepted") != "1") { try { var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]; var script = document.currentScript || (function () { var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script'); return scripts[scripts.length - 1]; })(); var generalscript = document.createElement('script'); generalscript.src = IMIChatInit.domainName() + "/js/imichatgeneral.js"; generalscript.type = 'text/javascript'; body.appendChild(generalscript); generalscript.addEventListener('load', function (event) { document.getElementById("divicw").innerHTML = "" + "" + "" + "
" + "
" + "" + "
" + ""; var iframeMainDoc = document.getElementById("iframecookieconsentwindow"); iframeMainDoc.addEventListener('load', function () { IMIChatInit.onCookieConsentWidgetIconIframeLoad(); }); iframeMainDoc.src = IMIGeneral.domainName() + "/cookieconsent.html"; window.removeEventListener('message', IMIChatInit.message); window.addEventListener('message', IMIChatInit.message); }); } catch (e) { console.log("LaunchProactiveMsgManager:" + e.msg); } } else { if (IMIChatInit.checklocalStorage()) { IMIChatInit.init(); } else { document.getElementById("divicw").innerHTML = "
\n \n \nError:
Cookies Disabled

We use cookies to enable best chat experience. Follow these directions to re-enable cookies specific to your browser type or re-open this website in a cookie-enabled browser.

"; console.log("Local storage not supported"); } } } }; }(); IMIChatInit.verifyCookieConsent(); var imichatwidget = { // get hasInitiatedConversation() { // if (sessionStorage.getItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist") == null) // return false; // if (sessionStorage.getItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist") == "1") { // return true; // } else { // return false; // } // }, hasInitiatedChat: function () { if (sessionStorage.getItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist") == null) return false; if (sessionStorage.getItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist") == "1") { return true; } else { return false; } }, show: function () { //$("#divicw").show();return; document.getElementById("divicw").style.display = 'block'; }, hide: function () { // $("#divicw").hide();return; document.getElementById("divicw").style.display = 'none'; }, /* test:function() { if(sessionStorage.getItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist")==null) return false; if(sessionStorage.getItem("webex_engage_imichat_hasinitconvexist")=="1") { return true; } else { return false; } },*/ maximizeWindow: function () { IMIChatInit.chatswitchicon(1); IMIChatInit.resize(); IMIChatInit.call_previous_chats(); return; }, minimizeWindow: function () { return IMIChatInit.chatswitchicon(0); }, init: function (jsondata, callback) { if (typeof callback != 'function') { console.error('function was expected.'); return; } var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; destination.postMessage({ action: 'imichat_custom_chat_fields', data: jsondata, type: 'add' }, '*'); _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_init'] = callback; }, update: function (jsondata, callback) { if (typeof callback != 'function') { console.error('function was expected.'); return; } var destination = document.getElementById('iframechatwindow').contentWindow; destination.postMessage({ action: 'imichat_custom_chat_fields', data: jsondata, type: 'update' }, '*'); _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:custom_chat_fields_update'] = callback; }, on: function (func_name, callback) { if (typeof callback != 'function') { console.error('function was expected.'); return; } switch (func_name) { case 'imichat-widget:ready': _IMIchat_callback_dic['imichat-widget:ready'] = callback; break; } }, clearBrowserStorage: function () { IMIChatInit.clearBrowserStorage(); } }; /* function imichatWidgetLoaded(){imi imichatwidget.maximizeWindow(); }*/