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0 pointspbhjpbhj1y ago0 comments

>"it costs $.79 / mo" but you pay in one payment

How do you pay a single one-time payment at a per month rate? How many months do they charge for the one-time payment?

Usually a 'single one-time payment' would be a payment for life. Typically for apps they're <$10 for the lifetime of the buyer (or app if that dies first; there are issues around this sort of pricing, but people are expecting a minimum of several years).

What you appear to be describing would be a pre- payment plan at 80¢/mo.

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rob741y ago

The registration page (https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/register) should answer your questions: basically you can pay for 30 days, one year or two years in advance, and the two year membership translates to 79 cents per month. But I still think they could have phrased it better in the "Become a Pro Member" box...

reedf11y ago

Literally 5 seconds of investigation revealed that they offer three durations of membership, each a one off payment (the per month pricing is just a representative amortisation). This is actually so easy to discover, and so easy to understand, that I'm guessing you're just reflexively enraged.

pbhjpbhjOP1y ago

Continuing membership requires recurring payment not "one-time payment".

scott_w1y ago

It’s not a recurring payment. A recurring payment is automatically taken from you, this is a one off payment that gives you access for a set time. It’s very clear on the purchasing page.

scott_w1y ago

I just explained it in my message: you pay once for a year and that's it. This is not a lifetime access, it's a one-off payment that gives you access for 12 months. If you like it, you purchase again.

I really don't understand how this is confusing for you.

pbhjpbhjOP1y ago

>"If you like it, you purchase again."

This is not what I would call a one-time payment. If you wish to continue to use the website you pay again. That's just not what "one-time" means to me.

It's not confusing, it's just annoying marketing-speak in the sense that (paraphrasing) 'a simple one-time payment' is what customers like when purchasing something. Whereas the offer is not that, the term has been used in any case.

What is offered is 'a subscription without auto-renewal'.

If you really wish to understand my thinking I can elucidate you at length, but it seems we've spent way too long already discussing understanding of a particular piece of marketese.

scott_w1y ago

I understand your thinking, it’s just inconsistent with the rest of the world’s understanding of the words.

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0 pointspbhjpbhj1y ago0 comments

>"it costs $.79 / mo" but you pay in one payment

How do you pay a single one-time payment at a per month rate? How many months do they charge for the one-time payment?

What you appear to be describing would be a pre- payment plan at 80¢/mo.

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rob741y ago

reedf11y ago

pbhjpbhjOP1y ago

Continuing membership requires recurring payment not "one-time payment".

scott_w1y ago

It’s not a recurring payment. A recurring payment is automatically taken from you, this is a one off payment that gives you access for a set time. It’s very clear on the purchasing page.

scott_w1y ago

I really don't understand how this is confusing for you.

pbhjpbhjOP1y ago

>"If you like it, you purchase again."

This is not what I would call a one-time payment. If you wish to continue to use the website you pay again. That's just not what "one-time" means to me.

What is offered is 'a subscription without auto-renewal'.

If you really wish to understand my thinking I can elucidate you at length, but it seems we've spent way too long already discussing understanding of a particular piece of marketese.

scott_w1y ago

I understand your thinking, it’s just inconsistent with the rest of the world’s understanding of the words.

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