Comments on: Zoosk.com Review http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/ The trials and tribulations of a new internet dating company. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jonathan frodsham http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-14260 jonathan frodsham Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:37:11 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-14260 Zoosk can be a bit of a rip off. You have to be very carful if you have premium membership as it will automatically renew and you will be charged. On most sites that have a membership you can cancel on the same day that you signed up and the benefits of you membership will continue until the date expires. Not so with Zoosk: “By canceling your premium membership now, you immediately forfeit all your premium membership benefits. If you wish to continue taking advantage of premium membership benefits before the next payment is due, cancel at a later time (before the next payment is due.)” So you have to remember to cancel as close as possible to the cut off date. This is outrageous; I view it as a scam. Zoosk says this about it: “We hate worrying about paying bills as much as you do. That's why we automatically renew your membership so you have one less thing to worry about. Remember that you can always cancel your membership by visiting the settings page and if you are paying via PayPal, it is a one time charge and will not automatically renew.” The above statement from Zoosk is crap, it is only another way to extract money in a sneaky way, but they can not do it with pay pal for technical reasons, if they could they would. They could easily change it so benefits of your membership will continue until the date expires, but they do not as extraction money from you in anyway possible is the goal. The other things to look out for is coins, it will top up automatically if you don’t turn the function off. Zoosk should have the auto-refill set at off, so it you wish you can turn it on. Zoosk say this: “We want to make it easy for you to send gifts, unlock conversations, or send a special delivery to that special Zoosker. That's why we offer the option to automatically refill your Coins balance when it reaches 10 or less, so you have one less thing to worry about. Remember that you can always un-check this option when you purchase Coins by credit card, or by visiting Settings, and then Coins to turn this option off after your purchase. If you are paying for Coins via PayPal or bank transfer, it is a one-time charge and will not automatically refill.” One less thing to worry about, what crap, they are hoping you will not notice that you have to turn it off. The price of gifts is outrageous, some gifts are 750 coins, which could cost at the cheapest rate .106 cents per coin would be 750 x .01067= $80. At the high end it would be 750 x.1578= $118.42 that’s eighty dollars for a virtual gift at the cheapest rate. How zoosk can justify such an outrageous price for a virtual gift is beyond me. Its just click spend money, click spend more money. On premium membership all gifts should be free, and charging up to $1.58 for delivery conformation and special delivery up to $2.37 is another rip off. In short Zoosk is a money extraction machine. I sent them an email asking to explain but all I got back from them was a copy paste answer, which did not answer ANY of my questions. Zoosk can be a bit of a rip off. You have to be very carful if you have premium membership as it will automatically renew and you will be charged. On most sites that have a membership you can cancel on the same day that you signed up and the benefits of you membership will continue until the date expires. Not so with Zoosk: “By canceling your premium membership now, you immediately forfeit all your premium membership benefits. If you wish to continue taking advantage of premium membership benefits before the next payment is due, cancel at a later time (before the next payment is due.)” So you have to remember to cancel as close as possible to the cut off date. This is outrageous; I view it as a scam. Zoosk says this about it: “We hate worrying about paying bills as much as you do. That’s why we automatically renew your membership so you have one less thing to worry about. Remember that you can always cancel your membership by visiting the settings page and if you are paying via PayPal, it is a one time charge and will not automatically renew.” The above statement from Zoosk is crap, it is only another way to extract money in a sneaky way, but they can not do it with pay pal for technical reasons, if they could they would. They could easily change it so benefits of your membership will continue until the date expires, but they do not as extraction money from you in anyway possible is the goal. The other things to look out for is coins, it will top up automatically if you don’t turn the function off. Zoosk should have the auto-refill set at off, so it you wish you can turn it on. Zoosk say this: “We want to make it easy for you to send gifts, unlock conversations, or send a special delivery to that special Zoosker. That’s why we offer the option to automatically refill your Coins balance when it reaches 10 or less, so you have one less thing to worry about. Remember that you can always un-check this option when you purchase Coins by credit card, or by visiting Settings, and then Coins to turn this option off after your purchase. If you are paying for Coins via PayPal or bank transfer, it is a one-time charge and will not automatically refill.” One less thing to worry about, what crap, they are hoping you will not notice that you have to turn it off. The price of gifts is outrageous, some gifts are 750 coins, which could cost at the cheapest rate .106 cents per coin would be 750 x .01067= $80. At the high end it would be 750 x.1578= $118.42 that’s eighty dollars for a virtual gift at the cheapest rate. How zoosk can justify such an outrageous price for a virtual gift is beyond me. Its just click spend money, click spend more money. On premium membership all gifts should be free, and charging up to $1.58 for delivery conformation and special delivery up to $2.37 is another rip off. In short Zoosk is a money extraction machine. I sent them an email asking to explain but all I got back from them was a copy paste answer, which did not answer ANY of my questions.

]]> By: larry http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-14002 larry Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:09:59 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-14002 i cancelled my acct back in december..they continue to charge my account...they have no live people to talk to to take care of this....watch out for them i cancelled my acct back in december..they continue to charge my account…they have no live people to talk to to take care of this….watch out for them

]]> By: patricia shannon http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-13936 patricia shannon Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:23:44 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-13936 I did not authorize you to deduct 49.95 from my account.I authorized one month of 9.99 or 9.95 and that was it.No further payment have been agreed to.If that money is not put back into my account since you can not be reached by phone,I will contact the attorney general and not only that my son works for the Secret Service and he will make sure something is done!!!!.Honeybear was my user name., decatur illinois 62521. I did not authorize you to deduct 49.95 from my account.I authorized one month of 9.99 or 9.95 and that was it.No further payment have been agreed to.If that money is not put back into my account since you can not be reached by phone,I will contact the attorney general and not only that my son works for the Secret Service and he will make sure something is done!!!!.Honeybear was my user name., decatur illinois 62521.

]]> By: howdy http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-13884 howdy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:54:55 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-13884 Zoosk blows, you are much better off with Match or someone else. Shoot, even regular facebook, but Zoosk is pooh, not nearly the amount of members as the other. Zoosk blows, you are much better off with Match or someone else. Shoot, even regular facebook, but Zoosk is pooh, not nearly the amount of members as the other.

]]> By: Janet http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-13665 Janet Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:26:28 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-13665 I had typed in my credit card information and they charged my card 9.99 they took out like 270.00 off of my account this place is a scam waiting to happen!! So if anyone is thinking about joining this site dont like CPROOT said BEWARE!!! I had typed in my credit card information and they charged my card 9.99 they took out like 270.00 off of my account this place is a scam waiting to happen!! So if anyone is thinking about joining this site dont like CPROOT said BEWARE!!!

]]> By: John http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-12521 John Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:16:03 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-12521 I got a charge back from this site they keep on charging me and never contacting me now they blocked me from the free use lol not many good people on this site I got a charge back from this site they keep on charging me and never contacting me

now they blocked me from the free use lol not many good people on this site

]]> By: Dan http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-12153 Dan Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:41:29 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-12153 Thank you for the heads up! I will go nowhere near this (or any lookalike) dating site. Thank you for the heads up!
I will go nowhere near this (or any lookalike)
dating site.

]]> By: CPRoot http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-11532 CPRoot Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:08:05 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-11532 $49.95 & $52.48 charges just started showing up on my credit card recently. I traced the charges back to Zoosk. I assume, somehow, they got some of my info from Facebook and found a way to charge me since I had never heard of them prior to the charges. I'm now in battles over getting them to remove the charges. Watch out for these folks. Not sure what they have on FB or other social sites, but beware! $49.95 & $52.48 charges just started showing up on my credit card recently. I traced the charges back to Zoosk. I assume, somehow, they got some of my info from Facebook and found a way to charge me since I had never heard of them prior to the charges. I’m now in battles over getting them to remove the charges.

Watch out for these folks. Not sure what they have on FB or other social sites, but beware!

]]> By: Michael http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-10785 Michael Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:21:30 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-10785 I typed in my card info. I selected one month subscription. The screen froze. I hit refresh button on my computer. Then hit submit button. Little did I know that Zoosk website defaults to six month button. I was charged $60.00. My bank account overdrafted charging me multiple NSF fees. I tried calling Zoosk's number. Their voice mailboxes, ALL OF THEM!!!!!, were full. Thus I cannot talk to a human being. Something should be done about them!! I typed in my card info. I selected one month subscription. The screen froze. I hit refresh button on my computer. Then hit submit button. Little did I know that Zoosk website defaults to six month button. I was charged $60.00. My bank account overdrafted charging me multiple NSF fees. I tried calling Zoosk’s number. Their voice mailboxes, ALL OF THEM!!!!!, were full. Thus I cannot talk to a human being. Something should be done about them!!

]]> By: Derek Pacheck http://blog.datepad.com/2009/02/08/zoosk-review/#comment-7634 Derek Pacheck Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:06:59 +0000 http://blog.datepad.com/?p=50#comment-7634 i signed up for one month to check you out at 24,00.i did not authorize you to take money out of my account for another month.the bank paid the money even though i didnt have money in my account then charged me 35 dollars over draft fee total 59.99 you are in err and i would like my account straightened out by zoosk. i called 415 362 1000 and left you a message concerning this matter,i left mt wk ph 540 657 7117 and my cell 540 538 6924.. i hope that we can clear up this matter in a timely way. Derek pacheck i signed up for one month to check you out at 24,00.i did not authorize you to take money out of my account for another month.the bank paid the money even though i didnt have money in my account then charged me 35 dollars over draft fee total 59.99
you are in err and i would like my account straightened out by zoosk.
i called 415 362 1000 and left you a message concerning this matter,i left mt wk ph 540 657 7117 and my cell 540 538 6924..
i hope that we can clear up this matter in a timely way.
Derek

pacheck

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