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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by xur17 on Monday July 10, 2023 @10:44AM (#36667209)
It would be nice if that were offered, but tbh I would find the volume of "affirmative renewal" messages annoying.

I wonder if subscription payments could be handled at the payment provider level. Ideally when I use a payment method at a merchant, I would be able to choose between one time payment, and recurring payment. If I choose recurring payment, a token is generated, and I can revoke / cancel the token from my payment provider's website / app.

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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by themoonisachees on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:33AM (#36667918)
To be entirely fair, such volume would only come because everything has become a subscription. Maybe this would drive it back to buy a product and you now have it?
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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by xur17 on Monday July 10, 2023 @11:37AM (#36667977)
Fair point, and this is actually something I was thinking about last night.

I am more likely to spend $500 on a product than I am to signup for a $10 / month subscription.

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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by jbombadil on Monday July 10, 2023 @10:59AM (#36667423)
I agree. This is essentially how Apple handles subscriptions. If you created a subscription using Apple Pay, you can go to settings and cancel it from there. It’s one of the reasons I value Apple Pay.
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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by zbirkenbuel on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:06PM (#36671383)
That's one of the things I appreciate about BazQux as an RSS service. I get a reminder that my year "subscription" is coming up and if I'd like to continue I need to purchase another year. Perhaps it's because of their billing platform but I'm happy its a pattern.
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