Title: Giles Coren declares war on Amazon Prime over free trial | Online shopping | The Guardian
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Giles Coren declares war on Amazon Prime over free trial
Patrick Collinson

Content: I've heard. — Giles Coren (@gilescoren) February 15, 2015
He joins many others who in recent years have complained that they have unknowingly clicked into Amazon Prime, some finding out only years later that money had been taken from their debit or credit card annually for the subscription payment. Prime gives users free delivery on anything bought on Amazon, as well as a Netflix-style instant video service. When shoppers reach the “buy now” page, they are offered “free one-day delivery”, which takes them into a pop-up page where, by clicking again, they agree to a free 30 day trial, which if not cancelled turns into a £79 a year subscription, with the money debited automatically every year. Coren only discovered he had been an Amazon Prime member since 2012 after seeing a story in the Sunday Times – and promised to retweet other people who, like him, felt they had been trapped into paying. Come on people, check your @Amazon accounts. If you're being secretly fucked by 'Prime' let me know. It's a class action waiting to happen. — Giles Coren (@gilescoren) February 15, 2015
I apologise for all these retweets re @amazon scam, I know it's losing me followers. But this cynical corporate rape is too scummy to ignore
— Giles Coren (@gilescoren) February 15, 2015
Many responded, complaining that they had been unfairly charged.