[tracer4201]

I signed up for “subscribe and save” because it gave me like a 5% discount on my Protein purchase from Amazon.

Before the next 5 lb jar was supposed to get sent, they sent me an email saying they were about to charge me and I had until X date to cancel.

You can make subscriptions work if your intentions are good and you’re not looking at them as a revenue stream based on people forgetting to cancel.

I ended up cancelling that next shipment but ordered again a few weeks later.

The model isn’t bad. Just depends on the execution.

[whinythepooh]

> You can make subscriptions work if your intentions are good

I am afraid investors only care about growth. First they are going to grow untill no more subscribers. Preferably the company will have monopolistic position by that time. Then they will start increasing rates up to "what market will bear". Then they will start tweaking "personalizing" experience with microtransactions etc trying to squeeze more. Add regulatory capture to this. This rent-seeking won't stop.