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£49 nice little earner

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whitewave Tue 04-Feb-14 09:26:20

Checking my bank account this morning and found an unknown amount of £49 - which I subsequently found had been taken by Amazon for their Prime membership to which I have never applied. I e-mailed and there was an immediate stock reply advising me that the monies would be put back within 2-3 days. Considering the amount of customers that Amazon have they are making a nice amount of monies if they are putting this money into an interest bearing account for a few days. Tax free of course!

I am cross

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glammanana Tue 04-Feb-14 09:40:46

I'd be shocked as well just think of the many people who don't check their accounts so closely and are paying for something they didn't authorise.

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Ana Tue 04-Feb-14 09:45:00

It's all too easy to click on the Prime membership box trial to entitle you to free postage on an item - then when the trial period's up they charge you the full fee of £49. A couple of friends have been caught out like this. They hadn't knowingly done it.

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janerowena Tue 04-Feb-14 16:18:58

I only spotted it as I signed out. I was so cross, I had to sign back in again and cancel it, because I knew I would never remember to do it in a year's time.

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