Originally Posted by pompousjohn

I just got a magazine int he mail from my gym, I was about to toss it in the trash when I noticed a note stapled to the front of it letting me know this was my 3rd free issue (first one I'd seen) and that if I didn't return the postcard letting them know not to send me more that I would start getting billed for the subscription for not "opting out".

I called them and told them I would be cancelling my gym membership immediately and filing a complaint with the FTC if they ever tried any of that shit again. They explained that I had agreed to them pulling shit like this when I signed up for my gym membership.

I wonder what would happen if major porn sites out there started letting their customers know that since they are now on their 3rd month of a free membership to a site they never heard of and never visited that they will start getting billed if they do not specifically cancel.

I mean, yeah some do exactly that in various ways but its usually taken care of at the time of signup. I've been with this gym for 4 months now.

I can't believe this is legal, I got thousands of paid subscribers over the years to my pay-sites, I guess if I ever wanted to buy a new house with cash I could sign them all up for various sites and send them snail mail letting them know they might want to opt out.