Why the surfers are no longer buying

[RawAlex]

I was looking at porntube.com today... needed a laugh. Check out this join page:

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So basically, after repeating over and over that the site is 100% totally free for lifetime membership, they pre-check cross sale and upgrade (below the join button) for $49.95 + $49.95 + 39.95 = $139.95

Now, if the guy is unlucky and this falls near his billing dates, and he gets hit for the second month without realizing it, he could be looking at almost $280 of charges for his 'free lifetime membership' to porntube.

Fuck me. If this isn't criminal, it should be.