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Fell for that $30 'free trial' card reader for my pop-up shop last month and got hit with $120 in hidden fees before I even processed a single sale
The fine print said the trial was 30 days but I missed the part where it auto-renewed at $40 a month plus a 3% per-swipe fee that started day one, so now I'm stuck with a paperweight reader and a lesson learned, has anyone else gotten burned by those cheap hardware deals?
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kelly_rivera10d ago
Oh man, that "lesson learned" part REALLY hits home. The fine print might as well be written in invisible ink, right? I swear these companies bank on people like us not reading every single tiny word. You got hit with $120 before a single sale, that's basically paying for the privilege of getting scammed. I bet that paperweight looks real nice on your desk though, maybe you can use it to hold down the contract you signed. At least you didn't rack up any sales for them to take 3% of, so that's a small win I guess. Consider it an expensive seminar on why "free" always costs something in this business.
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the_john10d ago
Got a buddy who tried one of those dropshipping "mentors" years back. Paid $500 for a course that basically said "find a product, list it on Facebook, profit" like it was some secret recipe. The real kicker was the guy running it bragged about his yacht while we were all losing money on ad tests. Reminded me of those late night infomercials where they sell you a widget and the fine print shows it costs more to ship than the widget itself. At least your lesson was only $120, mine cost me a good chunk of savings and a lot of sleep.
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