My rule of thumb concerning all vendors is that if they insist on putting you on a subscription plan, they're a crook. This applies to doctors, HVAC techs, computer software vendors, car salesmen, and anyone else who tries to sell you over-priced insurance disguised as a "maintenance plan". The one exception is virus software, which is a different scam, called a "protection racket" -- if you don't pay them, they'll give your computer a virus. So you have no choice but to pay them. But be very careful. We have a good friend who lost her entire life savings when she signed up for Norton and then responded to an email claiming to be from Norton, which said she'd overpaid, so please call the nice lady who will get take your bank information and "get you your refund". Poof -- money gone. Strange how a scammer just happened to know the exact moment when she signed up with the largest virus scanning company in the world. Pure coincidence, no doubt.
But I digress..
I tried a Chiropractor years ago from my sore back, which, as a software developer, resulted from my sitting in an office chair all day. He popped my back for $100, and it felt a little better. Then he insisted that I start coming back every week for an "adjustment", and I realized it was a scam. After that, I discovered that if I walked everyday at lunch my back didn't hurt, anyway. Much cheaper insurance.
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