Don't get caught by the Amazon Prime free trial

[Michael Browne]

If you've bought anything from Amazon this Christmas (and who hasn't?) are you sure you didn't unwittingly sign up for Amazon Prime at a cost of £49 a year?

 

Angry Amazon shoppers have been hit with a £49 charge for a special delivery service they claim they never signed up to.

 

Unwitting customers who took a free trial with Amazon Prime have been automatically slapped with a bill without warning.

 

Many did not even know their trial was up or that they had been charged, until they saw £49 taken on their bank statement.

 

And others who missed the small print did not realise they would have to pay extra after 30 days unless they cancelled..

 

 

Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2510421/Amazon-shoppers-hit-49-charge-service-claim-signed-to.html#ixzz2mQq3L7x0

[MaxxPower]

I bought from Amazon recently for some Christmas gifts and the Amazon Prime free trial was a tickbox that was not automatically ticked. You had to opt-in to the free trial, not opt-out.

 

If you're ticking a box on a shopping website, you really should be actually reading what the tickbox is for.

[MrJolly]

Must admit, think its pretty clear on the website how to opt out.

[jas88]

I've been using Prime happily for about two years now - it all seemed perfectly clear to me from the outset, including how to cancel if I didn't want to keep using it. As the article comments note, Amazon are refunding the fee for anyone who claims to have subscribed to the service by mistake.

[renegadeimp]

If you know what to do, you can get amazon prime free

[maroondevo52]

I used it and cancelled before being hit with the charge, no probs.