Wander.com Looks Promising

wander.com

3 points·g3mo··5 comments

Requires $100 deposit to view nightly rates.

> We’re going places – and we hope you'll join us. Become a Wander Founding Member today for $100 to unlock the following benefits. For a limited time only.

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> 2.4 No Subscription Refunds. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, payments for any subscriptions to the Services are nonrefundable and there are no credits for partially used periods. Following any cancellation by you, however, you will continue to have access to the paid Services through the end of the subscription period for which payment has already been made.

> 3.6 No Returns, Refunds or Exchanges. All Services are non-refundable and are not eligible for returns or exchanges.

Good lord, imagine subscribing to see rates, seeing that the rates are absurd, and then not being able to back out. What a grift.

Honestly, I'd add death-by-a-thousand-chargebacks to their list of business risks. In their case, it's actually non-trivial.

This is the most perverted arm-twisting pricing model I've seen. I believe the prices, because they are ashamed of them, and have secret hopes that you will spend thousands not to lose your $100!

So, did you pay? I'm not paying $100 when there's no any idea on the pricing of these units, but I assume it's astronomical values given the limited supply.

It definitely does look like they're gating access to this making it like an exclusive club.

I am not personally opposed to that strategy since there's a behemoth of a player (Airbnb) this category already.

They have to play it differently to make it.

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