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pre-checked cross sales should be done away with, i feel bad for the surfer who clicks submit once without noticing what he's really signing up for.. he wouldn't be aware of the free trials, so not until the CC bill comes would he realize what mess he's gotten himself into. it's legal, its just a bit too aggressive for my taste.
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Pre-checked cross sells and upsells are standard business practice throughout the web and completely legitimate as a BONUS OFFER!
There is nothing wrong with CLEARLY STATED offers that are FULLY DISCLOSED to the consumer. They have a choice to uncheck them or not.
Any surfer that signs up on a paycom/epoch join form HAS TO check the box that confirms he's 18 yrs old and has read the terms and conditions. If he can take the time to do that - he can simply uncheck the crosses as well.
As far as not noticing the BOLD descriptions of the cross sells offered - I simply call BULLSHIT ... it is RIGHT BELOW the "age and terms confirmation" that he
purposely HAS TO CLICK/CHECK and RIGHT ABOVE the SUBMIT button to complete the transaction.
This is almost laughable that any surfer can claim he didn't see it or he didn't understand that he he would get charged if he didn't cancel before the trial(s) expire(d) - it's all spelled out for them BEFORE they hit SUBMIT!
