At the top of this page is/was an ad for a Ticklishspots trial membership at $2.95. I thought I would take a look.
On the sign-up form there are 3 options: a $2.95 trial, a $29.95 recurring membership for one month and a $74-95 recurring fo 3 months. I took the first.
In the sign-up process, I noticed a little ticked box just below the the one where you have to declare that you are 18 years old. It stated that you agreed to pay the recurring membership of $34.95 to a site that had never been mentioned before, should you not cancel within ONE DAY! I unticked the box, a little surprised at the brazenness of the trap.
Then came the next surprise. There were a number of interesting-looking videos and photosets advertised. but click on any one of them to enlarge or download and you get a message telling you that your membership entitles you to go only to this point. Should you wish to proceed further, you will have to check the available box and pay $39.95 - yes 39.95, for a recurring membership. That's $10 more than than the initial advertised rate!!!
So what I got for my $3 was the questionable pleasure of browsing over the site to view its basic content - something I have done for free on every other site I know...
Well, we live and learn....
On the sign-up form there are 3 options: a $2.95 trial, a $29.95 recurring membership for one month and a $74-95 recurring fo 3 months. I took the first.
In the sign-up process, I noticed a little ticked box just below the the one where you have to declare that you are 18 years old. It stated that you agreed to pay the recurring membership of $34.95 to a site that had never been mentioned before, should you not cancel within ONE DAY! I unticked the box, a little surprised at the brazenness of the trap.
Then came the next surprise. There were a number of interesting-looking videos and photosets advertised. but click on any one of them to enlarge or download and you get a message telling you that your membership entitles you to go only to this point. Should you wish to proceed further, you will have to check the available box and pay $39.95 - yes 39.95, for a recurring membership. That's $10 more than than the initial advertised rate!!!
So what I got for my $3 was the questionable pleasure of browsing over the site to view its basic content - something I have done for free on every other site I know...
Well, we live and learn....