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I joined a service a couple of months ago, and cancelled it on the same day. It's a long story, but suffice it to say that it turned out it didn't cover the area I was intending to eventually move to unless I increased my membership. I asked for help, and the man I spoke to tried very hard to help me, but being based in a completely different part of the country, he kept putting me in the service area of another state that had a town of the same name (no matter how often I tried to tell him that no, it was actually FamousTown Massachusetts not SameTownName, Rhode Island.). So I called to quit the service. The person I spoke with was very polite when I asked her to cancel my service (which I had signed up for that day) and issue a credit to my credit card. She went through her computer, I heard her key in some codes, and she said, "So, I've taken you off automatic renewal. Is there anything else I can do for you today?"
"I would like my account--which I signed up for today--cancelled and a full refund issued," I said, trying very hard to not lose my temper. Perhaps she had misunderstood me the first time. Perhaps the higher-ups tell them to misunderstand things this way in the hopes they can still hang on to some money for a little while.
"Oh! Sure, I can do that," she said and she cancelled the account and credited my card.
Now. I would have forgotten all about this, but guess which company is bombarding me with emails and junk mail? We're so happy to have you! Here are some special deals (for a service area you were not interested in). Can you take this survey? Hey, we haven't heard back from you! Hey! HEY. HEY. HERE IS SOME PAPER JUNK MAIL BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK YOU'RE PAYING ENOUGH ATTENTION.
Now, I hit delete on the emails (and have marked them as spam). The junk mail--I just toss it into the recycling bin at the post office. But I have to laugh. Right hand, please meet left hand. Keep each other apprised of what you are doing.