S.C.G Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 So a while back, a strange guy turned up at our flat, claiming to be the old occupant of the flat downstairs. He said he needed to get some post that would be arriving for him (a credit card) and could we forward it on to him. This guy most defininatly wasn't the guy who used to live downstairs, so alarm bells started ringing. Anyway, i knew the name of the guy who did used to live there, so Googled him, and found him on LinkedIn. I do have a LinkedIn free account, but you can't message people with that, so i upgraded to a Premium account for a month, for free, so i could message him. He replied, and said that yeah, the guy was legit, and that he needed to change his address in order to take out a credit card or some shit - still sounded dodgy, but whatever. When the post arrived, i forwarded it on. Anyway, fast forward a month, and LinkedIn just charged me £400 for a year subscription. I forgot to cancel the upgrade. The email address they sent the reminder to is my old Uni one which got shut down. As far as i know, there's no way to get a refund. Cock. Forget that! Get into contact with customer service explaining the situation, you were only trying to do a good deed, there's no way you should have to pay that... besides they will surely be able to check your account to see that you haven't used it since, you definitely shouldn't have to pay that. Why on earth does it cost £400 a year to have a premium LinkedIn account anyway?
bob Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Yeah, i've emailed, but i don't hold out much hope. That's how they make money - luring people in with free trial periods and then charging them at the end of it. To be fair, they probably did send me a reminder email, i just didn't receive it. I think higher ups at companies think £400 is very much worth it, as it's how you can get into contact with other higher ups without having to network at events and go through PAs etc. Admittedly, i didn't realise they would take £400 out at once; i thought if i forgot to cancel it, i would pay for one month at most, but apparently the default button setting is annual payment.
Sméagol Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 How badly do you want to keep using your LinkedIn account? There's always the option of.. not paying.
Sméagol Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 I don't know what payment option is used (why the hell do they have your payment information anyway?), but depending on the method, you may still be able to get it back if you contact your bank / credit card company / whatever. That, or start using LinkedIn like the professional you are. Maybe you can actually start climbing up the ladder. Start pestering all those higherups, ask when they're playing golf etc.
Happenstance Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 why the hell do they have your payment information anyway? Subscription sites pretty much always ask for your payment details before giving you the free trial.
Sméagol Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Ah yes, of course. I'm thinking a credit card is used then.. You should be able to get your money back through the credit card company.
bob Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Yeah i thought of that. I paid through Pay Pal, so i doubt i'm getting it back. It's mostly my fault - i signed up, i gave them my Pay Pal details, i didn't cancel in time. I can't really complain. But automatic subscription fees should be illegal as far as i'm concerned.
Sméagol Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) You should be able to get your money back if it's within 2 weeks, no questions asked: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/5704 If it's over 2 weeks.. Then I still wouldn't leave it at that, £ 400,- is a bit much to throw away. I'm sure you can think of other stuff to do with that money. If you've exhausted all options, at the very least remember to cancel your current subscription, you don't want to lose another £ 400,- next year. Edited May 1, 2016 by Sméagol
bob Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Well it's within two weeks of them charging me - it happened yesterday. But I'll wait and see what they come back with. And I fully intend to cancel my entire account, but only once I've sorted this out as far as I can. Thanks! Well...they refunded me almost all of it! Crisis averted!
Ashley Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 I'm currently burnt, have insect bites and my eyes are itchy/watering. Summer is here and it's taking no prisoners!
bob Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 Urgh. Trying to book a rental car for my trip to Canada, and all the companies are trying to charge us Drop Off fees which are like 150% of the cost of hiring the car. It's infuriating. Also, the amount of extra taxes and fees and charges that USA and Canada have on everything is annoying and confusing.
Iun Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 Urgh. Trying to book a rental car for my trip to Canada, and all the companies are trying to charge us Drop Off fees which are like 150% of the cost of hiring the car. It's infuriating. Also, the amount of extra taxes and fees and charges that USA and Canada have on everything is annoying and confusing. Amen, brother. Here's your $20 bill. Plus the Tax. So another 10%. Oh, do you want to give a gratuity? - because we pay our staff minimum wage and then push the responsibility for boosting their meagre incomes onto you.
bob Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 Yeah, and all the hotels quoted costs are excluding the 15% hotel tax. Why!? I have to pay it, whack it on the cost!
Happenstance Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 God I feel terrible. Thought it was maybe my hayfever starting early this year but as the day has gone on I'm just feeling worse and worse. This is also the problem with getting a lift to work everyday and having no direct bus route home. I'm just going to have to sit in my office for the rest of the afternoon with the heating blaring at me to try and stop me shivering.
Charlie Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 Yeah, and all the hotels quoted costs are excluding the 15% hotel tax. Why!? I have to pay it, whack it on the cost! Hidden costs are the worst. It's so good that broadband providers will need to quote the price with the phone line too from now on.
Ashley Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Just a shame they don't get rid of the need for the phone line.
Charlie Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Just a shame they don't get rid of the need for the phone line. Broadband comes through the phone line though...
Ashley Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Sorry, let me rephrase - it's a shame the technology requires a phone line.
Raining_again Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 This is something that really annoys me, £16/17/18 a month is a lot to spend on something you don't get tangible use out of. Bit like rates. (the money just supports the fact they exist, and maintains them). We don't have cable in ballymena, or i'd go that way. My ex had cable in north belfast and he was getting 180mb. I miss borrowing it
bob Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 I'm fairly certain someone vandalised my bike over the weekend. Went to cycle to work this morning and the chain had fallen off. No biggie. Then I noticed the rear brake was dragging on the rim, and it looks like either the rim has been bent, or the brake pads been knocked. Finally, halfway to work, and my inner tube explodes. Hopefully I can just replace the inner tube, and bend the brake caliper into place. Hopefully I don't need to fix the wheel or buy a new one. It's so annoying.
Serebii Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 My sun allergy is acting up. I need to stop going outside
Rummy Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Front right of my(parked) car has been clipped by a bus, bus driver lady said they'll probably say it was my fault as too close to an island(I personally didn't think so) - insurance are talking about the car being a write-off either way(over a panel or two). Worst case scenario is a write-off A or B, and claim being settled as my fault. Best case is non-fault and a write-off payment allowing me to keep the car as a cat C/D(cars been in family for years, reliable, low mileage etcetc) which I'm obviously hoping for but just don't need this shit right now -.-
nightwolf Posted June 7, 2016 Posted June 7, 2016 Hang on, so because she dinked it, its your fault? I'd be contesting the shit out of that! (I had similar issues with write offs last year). Keep on at your insurance.
Happenstance Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 We got the coroners report through this weekend on my Nan's death ready for the inquest. It's sounding like the doctors didn't have a signature from my Nan to perform the endoscopy that caused the damage the ultimately killed her. They're trying to pass it off as sometimes there's no time to get one for emergency procedures but she was actually on the mend at that point and able to keep food down for the first time in weeks, there was no rush for it. They even told us at the time they just wanted to see what was going on in her throat/stomach.
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