INTENTIONAL SCAM ARTISTS!!! DO NOT USE CREDIT/DEBI...

INTENTIONAL SCAM ARTISTS!!! DO NOT USE CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS AT THEIR STORES. I went to buy shoes for my son last month. During the transaction, the cashier said "You will receive a free six month subscription to Sports Illustrated with this purchase". I shrugged my shoulders and said "ok" and went about my day. Within a week, I began to receive Sports Illustrated Kids magazines (my sons are adults...no kids in my house) as well as Sports Illustrated magazines. Then about six weeks after shopping at Finish Line, my credit card company notified me (via fraud alert) that Time Warner magazines (Sports Illustrated) are trying to charge me $26.63 for a magazine subscription. I called the number to Time Warner who said that it is for the SI Kids subscription, which I NEVER asked for.

So this 'company' shared my credit card information with a third party (never authorized such) who just took the liberty to begin charging on my credit card without my consent. Why would a company do this? This is VERY, VERY shady. I called and spoke with an assistant manager who said the cashiers are supposed to tell you that you will be charged (NEVER EVER did). So obviously, they are taught and trained to lie to customers. I asked to speak to the store manager Lauren, who was too chicken to call me back. This is despicable behavior. You trust someone when you purchase something and they charge things on your credit card without your consent or knowledge. I will never, ever, shop there again. I actually am fearful of who else they may share my information with.

And, by the way, if you do a quick google search you will find that there have been thousands of complaints dating back a decade, but obviously they don't care enough to protect their customers. They need to sneak things onto your credit cards to make money. Thank goodness Chase called me and alerted me right away (they know it's a common scam) so I can have the charges disputed and reversed.