Online dating

maintenanceman

Hi
I am considering using an online dating site, Match.com. I have read an old thread that Match,com were automatically re billing people automatically and were allowed to do so because of the small print. In these instances people had forgot about the site or had tried to cancel their subscription but were unable to.
Do they still carry out this automatic rebilling as I don't fancy signing up and them shafting me six months down the line with a surprise bill.

Sambucus_Nigra

Why don't you have a look at the terms and conditions? It will all be written in there for you. I know when I want to know something about someone's terms and conditions I usually read them.

maintenanceman

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I know when I want to know something about someone's terms and conditions I usually read them.

You do// Good for you.
If you read in between the lines I was trying to start a general conversation about dating sites. The opening line being will match dot com rip me off.
Thanks for your input.

Tropez

As far as I know, you sign up to a recurring subscription plan with most of these sites. If you want to ensure that you are not rebilled then simply cancel your subscription as soon as you have subscribed.

Person_one

maintenanceman wrote: »

You do// Good for you.
If you read in between the lines I was trying to start a general conversation about dating sites. The opening line being will match dot com rip me off.
Thanks for your input.

Why didn't you put that in the actual lines then?

maintenanceman

Ok I am trying to start a general conversation. It look like I have to spell it out. Yu know I could write this as a reply but it's really not worth it. I suggst everyone subscribe to match.com and then come here weeping thatt hey have been rebilled without conscent. actually no i don't want that to happen to anybody.. from the past posts I have read cancellation via email or phone is very difficult for this site. It was just a heads up from what I read and hoping that other people would share their or elaborate on their experiences of dating sites. I have subsequently found a thread on this site about online dating that I am following which has a wealth of information. The information is basically leading to forget online dating , as it is ethereal.

Sambucus_Nigra

maintenanceman wrote: »

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If you read in between the lines I was trying to start a general conversation about dating sites. The opening line being will match dot com rip me off.
Thanks for your input.

Good for you. However your post on here was about one online dating company ripping you off.

I suggest if you ever get a partner - ask them the question to which you want an answer, rather than asking them a question that is nothing to do with the answer you require.

HTH.

browneyedbazzi

maintenanceman wrote: »

I suggst everyone subscribe to match.com and then come here weeping thatt hey have been rebilled without conscent. actually no i don't want that to happen to anybody.. from the past posts I have read cancellation via email or phone is very difficult for this site.

The point is that the re-billing is not without your consent - you consent to it at the time that you sign up and agree that you have read and accept the terms and conditions. A lot of people don't bother to even look at Ts and Cs and then think they are being 'ripped off' or 'conned' when really they are just victims of their own laziness or stupidity.

The terms and conditions will also have details of how to go about cancelling and if you want to cancel a subscription you need to follow the procedure they have laid out for doing so. It may be that they don't accept cancellation by phone/email but that you have to send them a proper letter or cancel via a setting in your online account - every site is different so before clicking the box to say you have read and accept the Ts and Cs you really should read them!!

martinsurrey

maintenanceman wrote: »

The information is basically leading to forget online dating , as it is ethereal.

Really???

I'd better ring my mate up in Vegas, he'll be gutted to know that the honeymoon he's on is with an "ethereal" women, who he thought he met on Match.com...

The wedding last Saturday was amazing, and not the first internet dating one I've been to.

1940sGal

maintenanceman wrote: »

I have subsequently found a thread on this site about online dating that I am following which has a wealth of information. The information is basically leading to forget online dating , as it is ethereal.

This is only coming from a select few on this site, including myself. It's not for everybody but equally it suits some down to the ground.

The best wedding I've ever been to was in June between a lifelong friend and a (wonderful) guy she met online.

It works for some, but not everyone. Give it a try.

smartpicture

Actually the OP was making a valid point - there are a lot of people online reporting that match.com do not stick to their terms & conditions. I know for a fact that I cancelled mine before the renewal, as I am perfectly aware of automatic renewals and do read every line of t&cs and am anal about keeping paperwork and records about all that kind of thing - but they still renewed it after I cancelled.

As well as that, when I cancelled they said I could leave my profile on there in hidden mode, so no-one could see it, but if I wanted to re-join in the future I could easily do so and un-hide it. Then months later, I started getting emails from people on there and discovered I had been un-hidden by match themselves - a fact they confirmed when I rang to complain, and something that could have potentially caused a nasty argument with a partner.

On the other hand, I do know several people who have met partners that way, and if you're struggling to find someone in other ways then I do think it's worth a shot.