Uh oh! I just got some stuff from Vistaprint, and while I found their pestering annoying I don’t remember if I clicked on anything that might have gotten me subscribed to something. I’ll have to check.
Scary!
Same here, just yesterday, I see that a single correct charge is on my CC, I’ll be keeping a eye on that. I have ordered from them in the past (3-4 years ago, perhaps longer), and didn’t have any trouble, but who know what has happened in that time.
Thanks for the heads up The Chao Goes Mu.
My SO and I stopped into the bank on Friday after work to discuss getting a new card. They were very helpful. My SO is leaving for a trip overseas next week so she needs the card. Normally it takes 10-14 days for a new card to arrive so this just wasn’t going to work. We know that the Shopping Essentials (VisaPrint) won’t be stealing from us until the 11th. SO leaves on the 9th. Because it’s a fraud case, the bank says they are allowed to expedite replacement cards with the bank manager’s approval. The current card is still active. The new card will be delivered to the bank, SO goes in, it gets activated and the old one is automatically cancelled the moment she activates the new one. The new one should be here either tomorrow (the 3rd) or on the 5th. The “refund” from VistaPrint is supposed to be processed by tomorrow also. But, I am pretty certain we’re never going to see that refund. It looks as though, if, IF, they ever refund someone’s money, it takes months.
We’ve done all we can for the moment. I plan on writing a letter to the Attorney General of Connecticut and making him aware of the unlawful business dealings going on in his fine state. I also plan to scream from the rooftops about it. As it’s been said, “Good news travels fast, bad news travels faster.”
For the record, when ordering the cards, my SO did click a “coupon” to get a holiday discount. In no way were any terms displayed describing how clicking on the coupon automatically enrolled you into a membership in which they would deduct money from your bank account arbitrarily. After looking online, it seems that I am spot on when using the word “arbitrarily.” It appears that some people were charged $19.95, some $4.95, and some as much as $60-$100 for their “membership.”
As for being “polite” on the phone; I wanted very much to verbally eviscerate this man as I’m certain he’s very aware of the ethical shortcomings of his company.
However, since I’m unsure of where this little adventure is going to take us legally, I want it on record that I did what I could to report the fraud and to try to get our money back. I want it known that I handled it professionally and courteously. I was terse and matter-of-fact but I don’t want, in the file I’ve created, to have to write down that I called this man a “motherfucking, cum-guzzling, shit-eating, goat-felching, fuck smear.” That’s what the Pit is for. 
Oh, and because I don’t want any of you folks to get taken by these enancephalic pieces of shit, I have added a link to some fun reading about how the company(ies) and their subsidiaries have given other consumers a royal ass pounding.
Without the courtesy of a reach-a-round.
The above link is just the tip of the iceberg.
Just wanted to let everyone know that when I checked our bank account today, I see that Shopping Essentials refunded our money. 
Everything fell into place and in the next day or so my SO will have her new card so this won’t happen again. Phew! I’m incredibly relieved.