[HN Gopher] I was unwittingly signed up for Amazon Music Unlimited
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       I was unwittingly signed up for Amazon Music Unlimited
        
       Got a doozy of a dark pattern from Amazon today. I'm not sure that
       my order is relevant, but I ordered a cheap clip contact microphone
       for a tuner. I placed the order and received the confirmation email
       as expected, but I also received a "Welcome to Amazon Music
       Unlimited" email as well. I assume I left some box checked or
       something that I failed to opt out of, but I never saw it. This was
       a 90 day trial after which it would charge me $9/month. I
       immediately went to cancel and then got several "are you sure"
       dialogs with up-sells and confusingly designed buttons to try and
       get me to keep the service (or even sign up for a higher charged
       one).  I have to say that although Amazon has fallen quite far in
       my estimation in the last few years, this is something else - it
       feels like they'll be hocking magazine subscriptions at me next.
       Keep an eye on your subscriptions and credit cards - and I'll be
       canceling my Prime membership of over a decade. I was on the fence
       and have been meaning to, but this seals it.
        
       Author : hotpotamus
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2023-01-08 20:50 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
       | kgermino wrote:
       | I cancelled prime a while ago, but I still occasionally buy from
       | Amazon. I think I've accidentally started a free trial of prime 3
       | times now. It's always avoidable if you're paying attention, but
       | sometimes there's multiple prompts with a big easy "I want Prime"
       | button you have to get through to checkout. It's so frustrating.
        
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