Lost $150 on a meal delivery subscription I never used

Signed up for that Freshly meal kit deal back in January because the first week was half off. Forgot to cancel after the trial and they charged me $75 the next week, then another $75 the week after. The meals just sat in my fridge because I kept eating fast food after work instead. Anyone else get tricked by those cheap trial offers and lose way more than you planned?

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the_olivia1mo ago

Read a Reddit thread where someone called it the subscription trap tax. You learned a $150 lesson.

claire_fisher411mo ago

Heard a podcast where someone broke down how these auto-renewals are designed to be forgotten. It's that whole "set it and forget it" model that banks on people not paying attention. Your $150 is basically paying for that reminder to check your statements closer.