One good reason NOT to give out your personal details too early

seanbaussie on 03/03/2017 - 08:10
Last edited 03/03/2017 - 08:10

We've all griped about those sites that ask you to sign up to see deals, or that you need to tell them something before purchasing or seeing prices.
Well, I bet these people are unhappy they did so. If you're you're​one of them, thankfully the ACCC are on your side, but this is a good warning for the rest of us:
http://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/accc-issues-…

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  • PJC on 03/03/2017 - 08:29

    Thanks for posting.

  • Save 50 Cent on 03/03/2017 - 08:43
    +3

    So you are saying there is a company that would send me products without me giving them my card details? Actually that's a good company in my book. You should have posted that as a deal!

    • HoneyComb on 03/03/2017 - 09:16
      +3

      pre-paid visa card with $2 balance left always works great for freebies that need a credit card. They will take $1 out for card verification but they refund the $1 back to your card after 7 days so you could keep using the same card many times and balance will always be $2.

      • [Deactivated] on 03/03/2017 - 09:26

        Thanks for the tip

  • tomsco on 03/03/2017 - 09:24
    +4

    I like the ones that ask for an email address, but don't verify ([email protected] must hate me).

  • altomic on 03/03/2017 - 09:34
    +1

    A company that just sends me stuff without me agreeing to buy it! That's awesome for most people who are aware of consumer rights and basic contract law. Unfortunately it targets people who are not aware and are vulnerable to this sleazy practices (threats of debt collection)

  • snook on 06/03/2017 - 12:47

    seems that they now have all prices on their websites

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