The following list details some reasons companies typically give for requiring credit or debit card info before starting a free trial: Let’s try to explore some of the most common explanations (or excuses) online vendors give for using this strategy alongside some of the real purposes of this model. If the trial period is totally free of any charge, as the company claims, why would you need to provide your credit card details? Is it some kind of a clever way to trap suckers? A scam? Boom! You’re being asked for your payment information.
You try to sign up, choose a username, password, and even enter-in your email address during a typical registration process.īut then…. Picture the following scenario: you find an interesting website or service that offers a free trial.
