# Subscription help please **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 16, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216 "2007-03-16T16:29:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216/1 "2007-03-16T16:29:03Z")
So, my subscription runs out next week and I still have no credit card or PayPal (and a strong desire not to get either of them). This means I have no way of renewing my subscription. It’s not that I can’t afford it, I just have no way of paying the Reader. If anyone would be kind enough to put up the $14.95 for me, I’ll gladly send you the equivalent as a cheque in GBP, or donate £10 to the charity of your choice. I would be eternally grateful to anyone who could do this for me; please PM me if you can help. Thanks a lot. Oh, and if anyone is in similar circumstances, feel free to join this thread rather than open a new one if you wish. ---
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216/2 "2007-03-16T16:49:09Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] So, my subscription runs out next week and I still have no credit card or PayPal (and a strong desire not to get either of them). This means I have no way of renewing my subscription. It’s not that I can’t afford it, I just have no way of paying the Reader. If anyone would be kind enough to put up the $14.95 for me, I’ll gladly send you the equivalent as a cheque in GBP, or donate £10 to the charity of your choice. I would be eternally grateful to anyone who could do this for me; please PM me if you can help. Thanks a lot. Oh, and if anyone is in similar circumstances, feel free to join this thread rather than open a new one if you wish. [/QUOTE] PM or email me, and I’ll help out. raindog. . ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216/3 "2007-03-16T17:43:50Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] So, my subscription runs out next week and I still have no credit card or PayPal (and a strong desire not to get either of them). This means I have no way of renewing my subscription. [/QUOTE] How about using one of those anonymous pre-paid cards, for example somethin like [Websecret](https://www.websecretcard.com/about.aspx)? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216/4 "2007-03-16T20:37:03Z")
Is it available to UK customers? I only have a UK debit card (Maestro), will they take a deposit from there? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216/5 "2007-03-16T21:28:54Z")
I don’t know, you would have to look at the website. If you can’t get one from the UK, I would guess that there might be a company in the UK that does something similar. Perhaps you could ask your bank if they know of anything similar. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscription-help-please/396216/6 "2007-03-20T15:16:22Z")
Thanks for the help, guys - I’m now sorted for another 12 months!