Dating app in Switzerland

I signed up to a dating app and forgot to cancel after the initial free month. They are chasing me for £180 for an app I did not use after 10 mins. 

They are emailing me from Switzerland.

They refuse to accept a monthly plan that is affordable to me....

What can they do? They are threatening legal action......please advise 

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  • swingaloo
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    Which dating app is it? is the £180 for a few months or is it a yearly fee. Do you have the terms and conditions? what do they say.
  • sourcrates
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    edited 31 January 2024 at 8:03PM
    What can they do, or what will they do, I would say in both cases, they will send you a lot of emails, as it costs them nothing, but little else will happen.

    They would have to come to the UK, and file a case with MCOL, I very much doubt that will happen.
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    Thanks guys for your help. I didn't use it so I'm not going to pay for it...
  • On an unrelated note, you may have more success with the dating if you last more than 10 minutes. 
  • sourcrates
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    edited 31 January 2024 at 8:23PM
        
    On an unrelated note, you may have more success with the dating if you last more than 10 minutes. 
      Ouch..... :D   
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