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RosieDesborough
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April 29, 2023
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Please help!

  • April 29, 2023
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Hi all, 

 

I have been very silly and started a free trial for adobe stock for university and for some reason have been paying for the last 4 months £47.99! I am only a student and I had no idea I was being charged for so long. I don't know how. 

I have over 100 credits. Is there a way I can get this refunded? I am very low on income. Please help me. 

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Correct answer Abambo

If you have over 100 credits, you probably have a 25-assets/month annual subscription. And yes, it is a free trial, but if you do not cancel at the end of the trial, you have a full-fledged for pay subscription for a whole year. And the terms & conditions were mailed to you at the very moment you took your subscription, not mentioning the fact that you clicked the “I have read and agree” button for the terms and conditions. When you cancel the subscription now, you will need to pay half of the remaining due as an early termination fee.

 

All this said, I would suggest contacting Adobe customer care and to negotiate your way out of this contract. I don't know if there is any refund in for you, as according to the conditions, the option window for a refund closed 14 days after the start of the paid subscription.

 

Adobe customer care can be contacted by beginning a secure chat session at https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen. Pop-up blockers need to be disabled, you need to accept cookies! If the chat window fails to open, or is non-responsive, use a different device and/or browser to start the interaction.


For support via Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AdobeCare

(see also here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/creative-cloud-services/how-to-contact-adobe-support/td-p/11875703 or here
https://community.adobe.com/t5/account-payment-plan/how-to-contact-adobe-support/td-p/11843852)



Important: Adobe does NOT contact you unsolicited by e-mail or direct message. If you get contacted by direct message from a person, claiming to be an Adobe employee, look at that profile and look, if they bear the “Adobe Employee” marking under their name. Adobe support does not use Skype to give you support.


If in doubt, ask the forum.

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 29, 2023

If you have over 100 credits, you probably have a 25-assets/month annual subscription. And yes, it is a free trial, but if you do not cancel at the end of the trial, you have a full-fledged for pay subscription for a whole year. And the terms & conditions were mailed to you at the very moment you took your subscription, not mentioning the fact that you clicked the “I have read and agree” button for the terms and conditions. When you cancel the subscription now, you will need to pay half of the remaining due as an early termination fee.

 

All this said, I would suggest contacting Adobe customer care and to negotiate your way out of this contract. I don't know if there is any refund in for you, as according to the conditions, the option window for a refund closed 14 days after the start of the paid subscription.

 

Adobe customer care can be contacted by beginning a secure chat session at https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen. Pop-up blockers need to be disabled, you need to accept cookies! If the chat window fails to open, or is non-responsive, use a different device and/or browser to start the interaction.


For support via Twitter:
https://twitter.com/AdobeCare

(see also here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/creative-cloud-services/how-to-contact-adobe-support/td-p/11875703 or here
https://community.adobe.com/t5/account-payment-plan/how-to-contact-adobe-support/td-p/11843852)



Important: Adobe does NOT contact you unsolicited by e-mail or direct message. If you get contacted by direct message from a person, claiming to be an Adobe employee, look at that profile and look, if they bear the “Adobe Employee” marking under their name. Adobe support does not use Skype to give you support.


If in doubt, ask the forum.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
RosieDesborough
Participant
April 29, 2023

Thank you for replying. I understand I should have been more careful. I'll be honest I don't even remember signing up, it was just a silly mistake and I guess I'm paying the price for it. Literally. 

I have managed to 'swap' plans to the £30 a month creative cloud apps subscription. But previously I used the £27.99 student subscription so it's a bit more expensive monthly. I will give Adone call on Monday and hopefully they will be understanding, it was a genuine mistake. 

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 29, 2023

Contact Adobe. Despite being a giant company, they tend to be genuinely concerned about their customers. They aim to have customers on a long and good relationship. Not doing the fast and easy money from poor students.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer