Wasted $80 on a "premium" serialized fiction subscription

I signed up for this service that promised long, slow burn stories delivered weekly by email. Paid $80 for a year upfront because the sample chapter was great. The first story took 8 weeks to get anywhere interesting, but the next one was just boring filler. After 3 months they stopped sending anything at all and the site went dead. No refunds, no warning, just gone. Anyone else get burned by a subscription like that?

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evan_morgan8115d agoMost Upvoted

Dispute the charge with your bank, that's always worked for me.

kevin_sullivan15d ago

Yeah, "dispute the charge with your bank" is SOLID advice. I've done it TWICE and both times the money was back in my account within a few days. Just make SURE you have your documentation ready - like screenshots of the order confirmation and any emails you sent the seller trying to sort it out first. Banks usually ask for that stuff anyway, and it speeds things up a LOT. The key is to NOT wait more than a couple weeks, because some banks have a 30 day window for disputes and they'll shut you down if you drag your feet.