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Spotify's $1 trial bought and cancelled straight away so the $12.99 monthly charge never starts

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WHAT THEY SAY

The claim

Spotify Premium runs until the trial ends and will not renew, so the $12.99 a month is never charged. The author paid $1 plus tax.

@Layton_Gott asked the bot

Sign me up for Spotify's $1 trial and cancel it right after so I never get charged.

Grok Bot: what it did

Asked for the card through a secure form, filled in Spotify's checkout, stopped to confirm before charging, placed the $1 order and cancelled the subscription right after. It also flagged hidden text on the checkout page aimed at AI agents and ignored it.

Paraphrased from the post, not the exact words.

WHAT THE POST SHOWS

Evidence: Bot's own report Stage: Reported done

Screenshots of Grok Bot's messages: checkout at $1.00 plus tax then $12.99 a month, the order placed and cancelled, and the bot saying the page shows the plan ends in November 2026. No Spotify page is shown. A second screenshot shows the hidden page text the bot found. No amount is counted: the bot started the trial itself, so the $12.99 is a charge the author never faced rather than money saved.

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