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Reservation Rewards
You smartly caught the scam behind Reservation Rewards but I have to confess, I was not wearing my reading glasses and did not look at the 10 dollar discount offer closely. Big deal, 10 bucks, right? The store I was using was Buy.com and they seem to run a lot of harmless discount programs. I trusted Buy.com. I got a confirmation from Reward Reservations that I had enrolled and when I looked at my profile on their site, guess what? They had my Buy.com profile information including my Visa number. That made me look deeper. In the membership section I discovered that I was enrolled for 8 bucks a month. Hmmm. I somehow missed that little detail during my checkout at Buy.com. I Googled Reward Reservations and found two hits where people were calling them a credit card rip off. I can see how that would happen. You suddenly realize that there is a recurring 8 bucks or so coming out of your bank statement each month but you do not recall authorizing it. The Doc smelled it before stepping in it. I kind of knew immediately that I stepped in something stinky, but those other folks had been walking around with it on their shoes for several months. I'd be curious if their charges ever get reversed. I am also hoping that I don't get charged anything myself. Wish me luck. (Lesson learned, remember those reading glasses!)
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