Elizabeth G.
I feel that Care.com takes advantage of…
I feel that Care.com takes advantage of elderly people because they do not send monthly emails with a description and amount of any reoccurring charges. I was so upset and shocked when I found out Care.com had been charging my father $29.00 a month for YEARS, without ever sending an email of the reoccurring monthly charge. My dad is mostly independent, but approaching an in-between state where his adult children are starting to help manage his appointments, emails, and finances- so a vulnerable state. The only reason we caught onto this is because I saw one random email from Care.com (they sent one email in 16 months?) to state they had charged the cc. I asked a Care.com manager why Apple can send an automated email every month to all of their customers for a $2.99 iCloud storage fee, but Care.com apparently cannot email elderly people who are dependent on their services in the same way. It's ridiculous. Why wouldn't they want to send that email to help remind their customers? The only reason I can come up with is that they want the sneaky monthly charge to keep going through with no one being alerted to it. If someone if Care.com can tell me a different reason as to why they can't do that, I'm totally open to hearing it. But I can't imagine what the reason would be.
Response from Care.comApr 14, 2022
We appreciate your feedback. I'm sorry to hear you feel our subscription service is dishonest. Our service is by subscription so members have the convenience of using their premium benefits whenever they need them. However, they can always cancel through their account or by reaching out to our Member Care team at any time. Our Member Care team can be reached via the Contact Us link in our Help Center found at help.care.com or through our Facebook Messenger. If you'd like to discuss further please reach out to us and include Reference Number REV-000233.



