Consumer Reports - I have been a Consumer Reports subscriber for many years. Today I got in the mail an offer from them that promised online access to their site at a special subscriber discount of only $1 per month (half the usual $2/month price).

Consumer Reports - I have been a Consumer Reports subscriber for many years. Today I got in the mail an offer from them that promised online access to their site at a special subscriber discount of only $1 per month (half the usual $2/month price).

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Consumer Union I have been a Consumer Reports subscriber for many years. Today I got in the mail an offer from them that promised online access to their site at a special subscriber discount of only $1 per month (half the usual $2/month price). However, when I went to take advantage of the offer, I discovered on their site that I would be agreeing to this price for only one year and that I had to agree to pay by credit card and authorize them to bill me annually. There was no mention in the information I got that the offer was limited to only one year. It only says it is being "offered for a limited time" which implies to me that if I do not take advantage of this offer now,

it might cost more if I took advantage of it later NOT that the price discount was for only a one year period. There was no mention in the mailing that I would have to provide a credit card number that would authorize them to bill me annually. For a consumer protection organization, they sure use some tactics similar to the companies they criticize! John P

John P

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