Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
[Re: Linds]
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Susan have you tried to cancel? I did and nothing happened. I'm still active Richard
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
[Re: Linds]
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Susan well I guess that's a good reason not to cancel. Richard
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games!
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Wow....what a stir this has made. I personally will leave my membership as it is and watch the next couple of months for the additional upcoming changes an benefits hinted at by BFG. I buy numberous games each month anyhow and welcome a fixed $6.99 price. To me it beats anything out there especially when I feel there is a minimum of risk with BFG, based on the integrity they have already shown its existing membership.
I see it as potential additionl kudos coming up that will offset the membership fee, including game credits and perhaps additional opportunities not given to the non-members. For the price of a couple of month dues, I personally will wait an see. BFG has never lied to me before so I will give them the benefit of my paitence.
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games!
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"Wow" is right Cherie. I guess I'm a little surprised because if you read the BF statement on membership it clearly says they are an ongoing monthly subscription club with a unique benefit of no minimum purchase and you can cancel anytime by pushing a button. That doesn't seem to be difficult or unfair. But rather than question BF motives as to why the change or how unfair this is, people can just opt to buy games at $9.99 or $19.99 at another site where they feel more comfortable. I will say that they will be missing great prices that make games affordable for many, including myself. Hitting a "cancel" button doesn't seem to be a big price to pay for that. just MHO
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
[Re: Linds]
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Linds & Bella...
If your not a club member you pay $9.99 for a game ....No commitment...
If your a club member you pay $ 6.99 a game for 12 months... I think you still can cancel at anytime...
But who would want to ....You can't beat that price I say...
My Opinion..
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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Darleen, please read the thread. Everyone pays 6.99. Ana
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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Oh ...Thanks ,Ana So you don't have to be a member anymore? And you still pay $6.99 ? I just re -read the post, Ana I will stay a club member....Thank You , BFG for what your doing... 
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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05/14/09 08:06 PM
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Time out and take a breather everyone! I'm not sure how someone can twist such a great offer for consumers into something diabolical, but we seem to be doing a great job of it. No one here is forced to use BigFish Games. If you do not care for them, that's okay. If you do not care for their policies, that's okay too. Write to them if you want to vent. BFG-Guy does not have to explain his reasons here for things he does with the site he founded, although he is always welcome. He also should not however be accused of "preying" on anyone and inflammatory posts will not be tolerated here. BFG-Guy posted here and if you take the time to actually read what he said, you will see they have covered all of your concerns very well. Here is his post again for those that can't find it. 1) On the receipt page there is a cancel button (it cancels and keeps you on the page) 2) Once the purchase is made you are sent to transaction email, one is a receipt, the the other informs you of game club with a cancel button right on the email. 3) We also are instituting a 100% money back guarantee. That is some how (it will be very difficult) you do not cancel but meant to, we can refund your unused game credits and disable them via a simple email to customers support. 4) There is a single click cancel(or reactivate) Game Club button in your My Account profile.
The default to becoming a subscriber if you purchase it is simply to encourage trial, as statistically most people who experience Big Fish Game Club, never leave.
Reserve judgment on the process until you experience it. It really was designed with transparency and user experience in mind. We did a lot of testing and while some folks did not know they subscribed, 100% knew when they hit the receipt page and rated it a 6.5 out of a scale of 7 (7 being the easiest) on ease of discovering and canceling the membership.
We do not guess at services at Big Fish Games, we thoroughly user test them. I am sure members of this forum have tested one of our products or services at one time or another. We, as adults need to take responsiblity for our actions. Read before you click, decide if something is for you. That is not the responsiblity of the website if you blindly purchase. Read website EULA's, privacy policies, tracking devices, re-download options, customer service etc. Know what you are getting. I have done that and I know for a fact that when you lay the cards on the table, BigFish wins by a landslide from other websites. Let's treat them as fairly as they have treated us. Or do we need a reminder and I'll post all the links to the kudos they have randomly been given? How quickly we seem to forget. Ana
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
[Re: BrownEyedTigre]
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Thank you Ana. That's what I'm talking about.
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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Thank You, Ana "AMEN" I agree...BFG is the "Best" I love all his games  Plus I will stay a member for ever !!!!!!
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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05/14/09 09:05 PM
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I was happy to see my amount deducted per month was automatically reduced from the 7.99 to the 6.99. My thanks to BF as well.
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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No everyone pays $6.99 and HAS to join the club
THen you have to cancel if you want to stop payment. You need to experience the new customer purchase process to understand how obvious and easy it is...for example you do not have "sign up", you just buy a game. And you do not have to "go back and cancel" you can click a single button during checkout on the "activate game receipt page" and you are done. Canceled. That experience is exactly what you are asking for. Our research shows that longer term, almost all people who experience Game Club, eventually join and do not cancel once they are comfortable with it. Thus the default subscription behavior to encourage trying it AND the simple one click cancel during checkout if they do not want it. Soon the Big Fish Game Club will be so compelling that I predict very very few people will cancel unless they simply cannot afford the games, in which case they should cancel, and we should support them and make it dead simple. BFG has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. You cannot possibly have that kind of rating with a customer base the size of ours unless you are completely committed to making sure every experience with BFG is a positive one. http://www.bbb.org/western-washington/bu...tle-wa-39000589Assume the best from BFG and you will never be disappointed!
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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Thanks BFG-Guy!  I have not been disappointed yet. Keep up the great work! Ana
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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Thank you BFG-Guy!  You are the best and I will continue to give you all my money!  Just kidding if I can't afford then I will cancel but you have done nothing but be the best game sight that I have joined with your support and gifts and just wondering what you will do the next time! Thanks so much for everything! Lori 
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Re: New and Improved Big Fish Games! All Games 6.99!
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Thanks BFGuy. i developed my love of casual gaming thanks to your site. You're my one and only  One simple click is a lot less than the clicks needed to get out of 3 Days Zoo Mystery  Kim
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