OT: Don't ever use the company "Chegg" to buy or rent textbooks

[Judge Smails]

Two years after using them once to buy a textbook for my daughter, they started charging my debit card $20/mth. Took me a couple months to notice it. Researching online, they are doing it to a ton of other people.

 

[Madsol]

Two years after using them once to buy a textbook for my daughter, they started charging my debit card $20/mth. Took me a couple months to notice it. Researching online, they are doing it to a ton of other people.

Huh, used them for a textbook for my high school daughter for a dual enrollment course last fall. Better go back and look at my statements a little closer. What are they saying the $20 is for? Ongoing rent?

 

[Judge Smails]

Huh, used them for a textbook for my high school daughter for a dual enrollment course last fall. Better go back and look at my statements a little closer. What are they saying the $20 is for? Ongoing rent?

Don't really know. I searched through my emails and they sent an email for some horseshit "StudyStarter" course that of course we didn't sign up for. I guess that is the super duper $20/mth benefit.

 

[BobPSU92]

Clark, that's the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.

 

[LionJim]

Thanks for this info, Judge.

 

[SoParkLion]

CHGG stock is on a tear... maybe this is why their revenue numbers are so good...

 

[91Joe95]

Two years after using them once to buy a textbook for my daughter, they started charging my debit card $20/mth. Took me a couple months to notice it. Researching online, they are doing it to a ton of other people.

Which of course begs the question, why pay for anything with a debit card? Not nearly the protections that credit cards have.

 

[mikeinpenna]

Which of course begs the question, why pay for anything with a debit card? Not nearly the protections that credit cards have.

Visa-branded debit cards have the same zero-liability protection as Visa credit cards. The issue is that it's your liquid cash that's being tied up rather than a line of credit.

 

[Judge Smails]

Visa-branded debit cards have the same zero-liability protection as Visa credit cards. The issue is that it's your liquid cash that's being tied up rather than a line of credit.

My bank credited the money back in my account as soon as I disputed the transactions. Non-issue.