Bingo! A Winner

I heard today from the attorney general's office, with a letter attached from Match.com. In it, Match.com agrees to refund my $89.97. Not bad. It does get in some digs, however, stating that I "continued to log in and use [my] account, up to and including November 6, 2005."

Duh. When I noticed the charges to my credit card, I immediately went to Match.com to find out what gives. That was on November 6, the day I actually began this blog. The other deal with Match.com is that, if someone thinks you are interesting and e-mails you, it typically arrives in your e-mail in-box. Simply by replying to the e-mail and saying, for example, "sorry, I'm no longer using Match.com," or "sorry, I'm no longer dating," Match.com considers that 'logging on.' Little do people know that they are actually still logged on automatically and still, apparently, 'using' their account. Match.com has literally made millions on their automatic renewal provisions.

Anyway, I'll use my $89.97 toward a nice dinner with my Match.com date.

The AG Waits

After about a month, another letter arrives from the attorney general's office. In it, the representative explains that Match.com has failed to respond to his inquiry and request for a response. Another letter is forwarded to Match.com from the AG's office, stating in part that "Mr. XX deserves the courtesy of a reply."