Subject: Re: [Mgs] Amazon scam me thinks?

From: Dan DiBiase <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 10:57:53 -0400

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Hmmmmm.... You're saying you tried this and it didn't work?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201910380

I'm very happy with Prime. We get an educational discount using my
daughter's .edu email address and watch a lot of stuff on Prime Videos.

Dan D
'76B, '65B
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM Barrie Robinson <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Ladies & Gentlemen,
>
> This is way off subject, for which I apologise,  but I am one of those
> people who gets up in arms when I encounter a scam by a company that should
> do better.
>
> If you use Amazon you may have taken up their 'Prime' service which you
> have to pay for.  Neat what?  You have to pay for good service !!!   If it
> fits your bill then that is fine
> *but just try and cancel it! *I found we had been charged $7.99 for
> *years* plus a yearly fee although cannot remember joining.   We rarely
> use Amazon as "get it now" does not attract us and the last purchase was 6
> months ago.   So obviously cancellation of Prime was required.  Now we come
> to Amazon's superbly crafted scam.   * You cannot cancel.*   You end up
> going round and round their web pages but no how, no where does it allow
> you to cancel.   What is so blatantly indicative of their dishonesty is
> that if you do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole raft
> of books written on it.   *BOOKS ON HOW TO CANCEL* *!!!*   UNBELIEVABLE.
> And guess what?   The books are sold by Amazon.
>
> I just had to blow steam off about this.   I find the only way is to
> cancel my MasterCard and join up with a different credit card.    The bank
> bod told me that they can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what ????
> So it has to be another card.
>
> Much mumbling in the background
> Barrie
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hmmmmm.... You&#39;re saying you tried this and it didn&#3=
9;t work?<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/cust=
omer/display.html?nodeId=3D201910380">https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom=
er/display.html?nodeId=3D201910380</a>=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39=
;m very happy with Prime. We get an educational discount using my daughter&=
#39;s .edu email address and watch a lot of stuff on Prime Videos.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Dan D=C2=A0</div><div>&#39;76B, &#39;65B</div><div>Central=
 NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" da=
ta-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://dandibi=
ase.cbintouch.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a><=
/div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM Barrie Robinson=
 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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  <div>
    <font size=3D"-1"><font face=3D"Arial">Ladies &amp; Gentlemen,<br>
        <br>
        This is way off subject, for which I apologise,=C2=A0 but I am one =
of
        those people who gets up in arms when I encounter a scam by a
        company that should do better.<br>
        <br>
        If you use Amazon you may have taken up their &#39;Prime&#39; servi=
ce
        which you have to pay for.=C2=A0 Neat what?=C2=A0 You have to pay f=
or good
        service !!!=C2=A0=C2=A0 If it fits your bill then that is fine <i>b=
ut
          just try and cancel it!<br>
        </i>I found we had been charged $7.99 for <b>years</b> plus a
        yearly fee although cannot remember joining.=C2=A0=C2=A0 We rarely =
use
        Amazon as &quot;get it now&quot; does not attract us and the last p=
urchase
        was 6 months ago.=C2=A0=C2=A0 So obviously cancellation of Prime wa=
s
        required.=C2=A0 Now we come to Amazon&#39;s superbly crafted scam.=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0<b>
          You cannot cancel.</b>=C2=A0=C2=A0 You end up going round and rou=
nd
        their web pages but no how, no where does it allow you to
        cancel.=C2=A0=C2=A0 What is so blatantly indicative of their dishon=
esty is
        that if you do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a
        whole raft of books written on it.=C2=A0=C2=A0 <b>BOOKS ON HOW TO C=
ANCEL</b>
        <b>!!!</b>=C2=A0=C2=A0 UNBELIEVABLE.=C2=A0 And guess what?=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 The books are sold
        by Amazon.<br>
        <br>
        I just had to blow steam off about this.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I find the onl=
y way
        is to cancel my MasterCard and join up with a different credit
        card.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The bank bod told me that they can follow m=
e across to
        a new MasterCard -what ????=C2=A0 So it has to be another card.<br>
        <br>
        Much mumbling in the background<br>
        Barrie<br>
        <i></i></font></font>
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From: Charley Robinson <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 11:24:16 -0500

There are other uses for Prime.  Video streaming channel for instance.

CR

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From: Dan DiBiase <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 15:50:38 -0400

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Call them. Or live chat.

Dan D
Central NJ USA

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM Barrie Robinson <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Hello Dan,
>
> The service seems fine *if you buy stuff from them!*  But try and cancel
> the monthly fee if you do not use them !!!!!   You can easily cancel at the
> beginning but once you are a 'member' then cancellation is virtually
> impossible and getting words to any Amazon 'customer service' is not on.
> The fact that there are *several* books written on how to cancel 'Prime'
> is indicative of the difficulty of cancelling.    Just Google 'How do I
> cancel Amazon Prime'.   I did and followed the instructions to the letter
> but it ended up with back to the 'cancel' page
>
> *but would not say "Cancelled" !!!!!!! *It seems that once you are in -
> you can never get out
>
> On 5/29/2020 10:57 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>
>> of books written on it.   *BOOKS ON HOW TO CANCEL* *!!!*
>> UNBELIEVABLE.  And guess what?   The books are sold by Amazon.
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Call them. Or live chat.<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><di=
v>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_sign=
ature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http:=
//dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.=
com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM Barrie=
 Robinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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  <div>
    <font size=3D"-1"><font face=3D"Arial">Hello Dan,<br>
        <br>
        The service seems fine <i>if you buy stuff from them!</i>=C2=A0 But
        try and cancel the monthly fee if you do not use them !!!!!=C2=A0=
=C2=A0
        You can easily cancel at the beginning but once you are a
        &#39;member&#39; then cancellation is virtually impossible and gett=
ing
        words to any Amazon &#39;customer service&#39; is not on.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 The fact
        that there are <i>several</i> books written on how to cancel
        &#39;Prime&#39; is indicative of the difficulty of cancelling.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Just
        Google &#39;How do I cancel Amazon Prime&#39;.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I did an=
d followed the
        instructions to the letter but it ended up with back to the
        &#39;cancel&#39; page <i>but would not say &quot;Cancelled&quot; !!=
!!!!!<br>
          <br>
        </i>It seems that once you are in - you can never get out<br>
        <i></i></font></font><br>
    <div>On 5/29/2020 10:57 AM, Dan DiBiase
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      <div dir=3D"ltr">Hmmmmm.... You&#39;re saying you tried this and it
        didn&#39;t work?
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.htm=
l?nodeId=3D201910380" target=3D"_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/cust=
omer/display.html?nodeId=3D201910380</a>=C2=A0</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I&#39;m very happy with Prime. We get an educational discount
          using my daughter&#39;s .edu email address and watch a lot of
          stuff on Prime Videos.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Dan D=C2=A0</div>
        <div>&#39;76B, &#39;65B</div>
        <div>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all">
          <div>
            <div dir=3D"ltr">
              <div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/"=
 target=3D"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div>
            </div>
          </div>
          <br>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
      <div class=3D"gmail_quote">
        <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:19
          AM Barrie Robinson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=
=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
        </div>
        <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
          <div> <font size=3D"-1"><font face=3D"Arial">Ladies &amp;
                Gentlemen,<br>
                <br>
                This is way off subject, for which I apologise,=C2=A0 but I
                am one of those people who gets up in arms when I
                encounter a scam by a company that should do better.<br>
                <br>
                If you use Amazon you may have taken up their &#39;Prime&#3=
9;
                service which you have to pay for.=C2=A0 Neat what?=C2=A0 Y=
ou have
                to pay for good service !!!=C2=A0=C2=A0 If it fits your bil=
l then
                that is fine <i>but just try and cancel it!<br>
                </i>I found we had been charged $7.99 for <b>years</b>
                plus a yearly fee although cannot remember joining.=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 We
                rarely use Amazon as &quot;get it now&quot; does not attrac=
t us
                and the last purchase was 6 months ago.=C2=A0=C2=A0 So obvi=
ously
                cancellation of Prime was required.=C2=A0 Now we come to
                Amazon&#39;s superbly crafted scam.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0<b> Yo=
u cannot cancel.</b>=C2=A0=C2=A0
                You end up going round and round their web pages but no
                how, no where does it allow you to cancel.=C2=A0=C2=A0 What=
 is so
                blatantly indicative of their dishonesty is that if you
                do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole
                raft of books written on it.=C2=A0=C2=A0 <b>BOOKS ON HOW TO
                  CANCEL</b> <b>!!!</b>=C2=A0=C2=A0 UNBELIEVABLE.=C2=A0 And=
 guess
                what?=C2=A0=C2=A0 The books are sold by Amazon.<br>
                <br>
                I just had to blow steam off about this.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I find=
 the
                only way is to cancel my MasterCard and join up with a
                different credit card.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The bank bod told =
me that they
                can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what ????=C2=A0 S=
o
                it has to be another card.<br>
                <br>
                Much mumbling in the background<br>
                Barrie<br>
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I was able to stop having my Prime membership automatically renew by using =
live chat=2E It took a while, but they did it=2E 

--Steve

On May 29, 2020=
, 3:53 PM, at 3:53 PM, Dan DiBiase <dan=2Edibiase@gmail=2Ecom> wrote:
>Call=
 them=2E Or live chat=2E
>
>Dan D
>Central NJ USA
>http://dandibiase=2Ecbin=
touch=2Ecom/
>
>
>On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM Barrie Robinson <barrob@=
bell=2Enet>
>wrote:
>
>> Hello Dan,
>>
>> The service seems fine *if you bu=
y stuff from them!*  But try and
>cancel
>> the monthly fee if you do not u=
se them !!!!!   You can easily cancel
>at the
>> beginning but once you are=
 a 'member' then cancellation is virtually
>> impossible and getting words =
to any Amazon 'customer service' is not
>on=2E
>> The fact that there are *=
several* books written on how to cancel
>'Prime'
>> is indicative of the di=
fficulty of cancelling=2E    Just Google 'How do
>I
>> cancel Amazon Prime'=
=2E   I did and followed the instructions to the
>letter
>> but it ended up=
 with back to the 'cancel' page
>>
>> *but would not say "Cancelled" !!!!!!=
! *It seems that once you are in
>-
>> On 5/29/=
2020 10:57 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>>
>> Hmmmmm=2E=2E=2E=2E You're saying yo=
u tried this and it didn't work?
>>
>> https://www=2Eamazon=2Ecom/gp/help/c=
ustomer/display=2Ehtml?nodeId=3D201910380
>>
>> I'm very happy with Prime=
=2E We get an educational discount using my
>> daughter's =2Eedu email addr=
ess and watch a lot of stuff on Prime
>Videos=2E
=
>> Central NJ USA
>> http://dandibiase=2Ecbintouch=2Ecom/
>>
>>
>> On Fri, =
May 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM Barrie Robinson <barrob@bell=2Enet>
>wrote:
>>>=
 Ladies & Gentlemen,
>>>
>>> This is way off subject, for which I apologise=
,  but I am one of
>those
>>> people who gets up in arms when I encounter a=
 scam by a company that
>should
>>> do better=2E
>>> If you use Amazon =
you may have taken up their 'Prime' service which
>you
>>> have to pay for=
=2E  Neat what?  You have to pay for good service !!!  
>If it
>>> fits you=
r bill then that is fine
>>> *but just try and cancel it! *I found we had b=
een charged $7=2E99 for
>>> *years* plus a yearly fee although cannot remem=
ber joining=2E   We
>rarely
>>> use Amazon as "get it now" does not attract=
 us and the last purchase
>was 6
>>> months ago=2E   So obviously cancellat=
ion of Prime was required=2E  Now
>we come
>>> to Amazon's superbly crafted=
 scam=2E   * You cannot cancel=2E*   You end
>up
>>> going round and round =
their web pages but no how, no where does it
>allow
>>> you to cancel=2E   =
What is so blatantly indicative of their dishonesty
>is
>>> that if you do =
a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole
>raft
>>> of books wr=
itten on it=2E   *BOOKS ON HOW TO CANCEL* *!!!*
>>> UNBELIEVABLE=2E  And gu=
ess what?   The books are sold by Amazon=2E
>>> I just had to blow stea=
m off about this=2E   I find the only way is to
>>> cancel my MasterCard an=
d join up with a different credit card=2E   
>The bank
>>> bod told me that=
 they can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what
>????
>>> So it has to=
 be another card=2E
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