Find my Past world sub £1....... Please don't shoot the messenger!

[Romilly]

Have I missed the boat with this one?

I just tried entering the code; which I think expires on the 31st July 2017? However, the Site doesn't recognise it?

Romilly

[larkspur]

Watch out Annie my box was also unticked until it wasn't 

[jillruss]

I am beginning to wonder about FindMyPast. I thought they were a reputable establishment (as far as any are these days!) but their recent shenanigans have me a bit worried:

- this nefarious ticking of boxes and then wanting confirmation to opt out is of doubtful integrity and why I've never joined A
- all these free offers for non subscribers are an insult to us fools who actually pay. I emailed them last time to say as much and to suggest they add on the total number of free days to our subscriptions - went down like a lead balloon. Apparently I should have taken advantage of access to Irish records which were on offer for free. I don't have any Irish ancestors!!
- this heralding of new PRs from 6 counties that we had at the start of summer. So far, I think we've had 3 counties but they are transcriptions, not digital images, and - I am informed - are already available on A or other sites.
- on offer from yesterday were some Staffordshire memorial inscriptions. I searched for my great grandparents and found them both, clicked on and was taken to a Birmingham genealogical site where I was expected to pay £3 each to see them! I pay a subscription to FindMyPast : I don't expect to have to then pay again! Needless to say, I didn't!

My sub isn't up for renewal until later in the year but I am giving it very careful thought!!

Why does everyone try to take you for an idiot these days? 

[BumbleB]

I had free days added to my subscription - offered by FindMyPast, rather than my asking for them.

The transcriptions for MIs from the FHS and the charge of £3 is for the complete CD covering the church/cemetery, rather than an individual record.

[jillruss]

I had free days added to my subscription - offered by FindMyPast, rather than my asking for them.

In that case, I'll add another gripe - inconsistency! Why do you get offered those extra days and I don't?

The transcriptions for MIs from the FHS and the charge of £3 is for the complete CD covering the church/cemetery, rather than an individual record.

I checked - you're right. However, I'd still be paying over and above my FYP sub and may not want the whole CD anyway!

I joined when they brought out the excellent digital images of Yorkshire PRs and I know its all a lot more than we would have got access to a few years back but I just wish these companies would play fair. Probably too much to ask.

[BumbleB]

The offer of free days may possibly depend on current subscription 

FindMyPast are not alone in offering records and then transferring you to another site - Family Search do, as do Ancestry (latest being to Fold3).  I'm sure other sites do it as well.

[collech]

Hi 
 Would anybody know the code for the July Offer ?
                                      Thanks Collech

[Lidfam]

Just to say I used the July £1 offer and unticked the renew box. Only to have been charged for a months Worlds sub, that I neither wanted or asked for. I have unticked the box again and sent them a message.....so buyer beware

Edited
Ok I see my problem , it is not a simple case of unticking a box, you need to confirm, more fool me 

Can you please tell me the code for the July offer. thankyou.

[aghadowey]

My FindMyPast £1 for a month offer ending the other day. Everything was fine until about 2 days before the end when the automatic renewal box 'mysteriously' became ticked. Unticked (yet again) and it stayed that way. Keeps happening over and over so it's certainly no accident.