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Is it possible to subscribe without going through them? Like, mail you a check & then you add me?

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Yes. I just then do gift paid sub

Thanks for asking

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Can you help? I have no idea if I'm subscribing as a monthly or annually. If annually, when is it up for renewal? I'd rather mail a check so that you get it all.

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Well, it's $5/month, or $50 or $100 annually.

If you sent me a check, though, for any amount, I'd gift you a paid subscrption.

I always put my mailing address on every post:

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox, LLC

PO Box 6264

Vacaville, Ca 95696

Thanks!

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You are a hero... no one will ever see you in any other light as long as I breath..

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💕

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I reported a fraudulent charge to my bank last year from some water company in Australia. The person who took my report looked over my account history and verified that it didn't look like any of my typical activity. The banks really should do that bc everything through Substack will look similar.

Also I have a bank account that I use primarily for the Internet and a credit union that I only use minimally for the Internet. They're both free. I get it that you're on a very limited budget. Just saying that overdrafting sucks so if you can set up even light firewalls. Or maybe cash is your firewall. Thanks for the heads up.

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thanks

<3

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Thanks for pointing this out! It's very confusing and I have never gotten a receipt or email alert. There's usually a phone number you can call on the credit card statement if you don't recognize a charge.

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I don't understand why there is no receipt or notification of the charge?

Then they have the nerve to charge US $15?

We don't have anything to do with the money part, except to buy groceries, or pay for energy, etc.

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Wow. I know Substack provides a service, but I'd sooner call them scammers. I am glad we can subscribe directly and that is what we all should do.

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That's just another reason I don't buy anything online, or support your writing via online transactions.

Send cold hard cash. Snail mail.

This has worked well, so far...

Also: No one 'takes' a substantial piece of your tiny pie by donating that way either.

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💕💕💕💕

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The subscriber's bank should have tried to contact Substack on this and their financial people should have contacted you. Thanks for the info. Restacked.

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WOW! I'm sure that's intentional based solely on your content.

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Wow that sucks!

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As far as I know my paid subscription is functioning via my partner John Gillen's account. Glad to help support you!

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💕as far as I know, you are fine

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I'm accustomed to seeing substack bills in all sorts of weird name combinations. Some people seem to use their own LLC, which is much harder to figure out. I just figure anything that looks like $5 to $10 is a subscription. It would be better if substack formalized them so they were all recognizable, but it's too late for that.

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Do they send a receipt?

I don't subscribe paid to anyone so I don't know the drill.

Thx

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One gets an email alert that a sub charge has occurred.

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thanks.

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Those parasitic middlemen are a real pain. I think we should probably all send you money directly. Initially I only was willing to subscribe to those who had a p.o. box, but I got lazy.

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