A few weeks ago I got some mail from a company called Great Fun, with whom I happen to be a member and have credit card info on file from a past transaction. In the envelope was a check for $5.00 along with a note saying I could use it for gas or whatever. Now of course they wouldn't send me a check just because they like me. This is really interesting to me: on the back of the check, it said that by depositing/cashing it I would be agreeing to a subscription and membership charges. I've never seen something quite like that before... is it really possible?
HaHa they are so smooth... You get $5.00 free you think.... In the long run you will pay 20 times that amount for the subscription be billed to death and sent to collections over it Do not cash the check...save yourself a hassle. Peace
Well of course, I didn't cash it, as I don't want to subscribe to the service I just made sure to get a good look at it before I ripped it into shreds and put it securely in the trash Seems like a very smooth tactic, though. I was just wondering if you could actually do that!
Basic business law: They are giving you $5 as an "invitation to a treat". When you bank it in, you are actually making the "offer" and they of 'cos "accept" and there is a contract. This is smooth because it is difficult to defend your position that you were "deceived" 'cos they would say why would any1 give you $5 without expect anything in return. So it becomes your own fault that you did not read the fine print.