Comment by bapak
And soon enough you don't have any apps to use.
Sometimes you gotta pick your fights. Chargebacks to gatekeepers are the worst because life is long and you will always lose.
And soon enough you don't have any apps to use.
Sometimes you gotta pick your fights. Chargebacks to gatekeepers are the worst because life is long and you will always lose.
> it’s really not worth their time though.
no, but a company has more levers than just small claims court - such as banning you from doing business with them, and removing all existing relationships.
Google, for example, could ban you off gmail, remove your storage in gdrive, and take away all of your youtube videos.
A big enough company with your data/process/utility that you must rely on and is locked in, would have enormous leverage over you that a small claims court won't have.
it's why you take them to small claims court. Unfortunately, the terms and conditions have made sure they are clear of small claims by forcing you to do arbitration, which is more expensive for you than them (in relative terms, unless they also put into the T&C to pay for your arbitration costs - which some companies have done iirc, such as epic games).
Chargebacks are the last resort - only really worth doing if it is a large amount that you will miss if not charged back.