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   J. P. Gilliver to Peter Johnson   
   Re: OT: unsubscribing   
   08 Feb 26 16:42:45   
   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/2/8 16:26:31, Peter Johnson wrote:   
   > On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 15:27:45 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver"    
   > wrote:   
      
   No, I didn't. there's something _very_ odd going on here: although the   
   paragraph below _was_ in the post I responded to, I didn't actually   
   quote this paragraph, so it isn't just a matter of you being too heavy   
   with the snipping of attribution lines! (This paragraph was posted by   
   "micky".)   
   >   
   >> In addition they keep offeeing me free prime for 30 days, or 7 days for   
   >> $2.   I've had prime at least 7 time, 6 times for free.   I unsubscred   
   >> just before it's going to charge me for a month, but I actually don't   
   >> have to do that.  If I unsubscribe the next day, it still covers me   
   >> until the origial expriation date.   And one time I was 3 or 4 days   
   >> late, and they had billed me $15 for the coming month, but when I   
   >> cancelled, it noticed that I had not bought anything during those 4 days   
   and it refunded the month I had paid.  I did not expect that.   
   >   
   > I've had those experiences as well, in the UK.   
   > Prime is easy to cancel. I don't understand why some people complain   
   > that it is difficult.   
   >   
   > A recent experience was ordering some labels amd finding that I had   
   > ordered a 'subscription' to have labels delivered every month, which   
   > they said I would have the opportunity to canel every month. I just   
   > cancelled the order and placed a non-subscription order. (In the   
   > listing the subscription option was placed above the non-subscription   
   > option and I hadn't noticed.)   
      
   --   
   J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf   
      
   So, Heresy be damned (well, it would be, wouldn't it?).   
   Radio Times 24-30 July 2010 (page 24)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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