User accuses OpenAI of unusable free Plus offer, suspects bait to paid subscription
Leodip · reddit · 2026-11-10
An EU user details how their ChatGPT Plus free offer repeatedly failed at the 0-euro checkout with a generic payment error, despite the payment method working elsewhere. Ten emails with AI support resolved nothing, and a promised human escalation on Oct 31 never responded. On Nov 9 the offer vanished from the account, while a second account still showed it—but entering the card triggered "This offer can't be applied, you can still subscribe at the regular price." The user suspects a bait tactic to push paid subscriptions and notes that pricing by payment method may be illegal; they have since switched to a competitor.
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