northernlightsMar 23

Asked LA Fitness to cancel my membership, they offered to freeze it for $10/month instead

https://lemmy.today/post/49865820

Show threadshweddyMar 24
Lmao I’d call the bank and just tell them cancel the card on file and send a new one. Can’t charge a cancelled card
Show threadglitch1985Mar 24
I hate to burst your bubble but yes they can. creditcards.com/…/recurring-charges-updater-1275/
Yes, merchants can get new card info on recurring charges - CreditCards.com

Updater services allow merchants to know when your credit card information changes, and to alter their records accordingly. If you don't want to continue the subscription, you'll need to cancel it directly

CreditCards.com
Show threadTwilitSky
AMEX specifically does this. I had so many problems managing a corporate account with them because dumb salespeople would sign up for bad subscription services they wouldn’t cancel. I’d change their Amex number but they would still carry over the charges from the card we’d deactivated for fraud/theft.
Mar 24 at 6:20pmWeb
Show threadkungenMar 25
Even if you remove those places from the “Express List”? But yeah, that sounds typical, they like getting the transaction fees and such. And should you get them to do a chargeback, they take the money back from the merchant as well. It’s a win-win to screw you over.
Show threadTwilitSkyMar 25
They love to give you your money back temporarily and then quietly rule against you and take it back.