Predatory business model, avoid
They don’t just auto subscribe you after the trial. They don’t even just auto subscribe you for a year. They auto subscribe you to a year of their premium subscription for more than $150. Avoid this app at all costs, they’re just predators.
Buyer Beware
I was really intrigued by this app and hoped I would enjoy reading and or listening to their content as much as I enjoy reading and listening to books, but it just didn’t capture my attention. I had requested to cancel my subscription about 17 days after I purchased it and my request was denied because I contacted them outside the 14 day window. There was no grace period, no compromise to prorate it, nothing. It is a pretty expensive app “to try” with no option to cancel. I am very disappointed.
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Wow
Beautifully stated and voiced!
My first Blinkist - George Washington’s origins, how he rose, how he launched a war before our war
It was fun to take 15 minutes to learn.
I like the independence (no pun!) of having it read - although I read faster than the speaker, it gives me the option to multitask.
It was fascinating to read and hear how Washington’s future was shaped by the habit at the time of leaving all property to the eldest son to keep estates from being broken up - a monarchistic / baronial system;
how women seem to have been publicly viewed only as wives/mothers/ temporary property holders until they married the next man - yet that makes one consider those extraordinary women - quite a few in Europe - who simply broke that tradition and became famed queens and rulers who furthered their countries futures, by avoiding the rule of patriarchy;
how Washington in his 20s show natural networking and people skills, yet reportedly initially loved war so much and got such an adrenaline rush as he murdered the French group he came across, shortly after having been wined and dined by the French….thus starting what the world called the Seven Years War between the then two dominant colonial influences in the world. We called it the French and Indian war. Must have made Ben Franklin’s job especially hard given that the French named washington a mirferwr and there does seem to have been justification - he attacked France with no declaration of war between the countries and that resulted in massive death and suffering.
There is a hint that, given the dominance and widespread holdings of France and Great Britain at the time, it was a global conflagration.
There are hints that Washington grew and learned and changed over the years; and became a thoughtful leader with wise and trusted friends, a man who knew how to use his network to make good and effective decisions.
It definitely primed me to want to read the original and to learn more.
Also to wish we could read and hear the objective truth on the ground, vs what is written by the victor…but then it wouldn’t be history , would it?!
Thank you, Blinkist, for a thoughtful and useful experience.
I like the independence (no pun!) of having it read - although I read faster than the speaker, it gives me the option to multitask.
It was fascinating to read and hear how Washington’s future was shaped by the habit at the time of leaving all property to the eldest son to keep estates from being broken up - a monarchistic / baronial system;
how women seem to have been publicly viewed only as wives/mothers/ temporary property holders until they married the next man - yet that makes one consider those extraordinary women - quite a few in Europe - who simply broke that tradition and became famed queens and rulers who furthered their countries futures, by avoiding the rule of patriarchy;
how Washington in his 20s show natural networking and people skills, yet reportedly initially loved war so much and got such an adrenaline rush as he murdered the French group he came across, shortly after having been wined and dined by the French….thus starting what the world called the Seven Years War between the then two dominant colonial influences in the world. We called it the French and Indian war. Must have made Ben Franklin’s job especially hard given that the French named washington a mirferwr and there does seem to have been justification - he attacked France with no declaration of war between the countries and that resulted in massive death and suffering.
There is a hint that, given the dominance and widespread holdings of France and Great Britain at the time, it was a global conflagration.
There are hints that Washington grew and learned and changed over the years; and became a thoughtful leader with wise and trusted friends, a man who knew how to use his network to make good and effective decisions.
It definitely primed me to want to read the original and to learn more.
Also to wish we could read and hear the objective truth on the ground, vs what is written by the victor…but then it wouldn’t be history , would it?!
Thank you, Blinkist, for a thoughtful and useful experience.
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Free trial" charged me $151 immediately
Start your free 7-day trial" and was charged $151.19 on the spot for a full year of Pro. The subscription didn't appear in my Apple subscriptions because billing goes through Blinkist directly, so it's not easy to find or cancel.
Cancelling took almost an hour: an AI support agent that pushed discounts and upgrades, a "keep my subscription" guilt screen with a video, a survey, and another discount pop-up before the actual cancel option. Support did refund 50% after I complained.
Cancelling took almost an hour: an AI support agent that pushed discounts and upgrades, a "keep my subscription" guilt screen with a video, a survey, and another discount pop-up before the actual cancel option. Support did refund 50% after I complained.
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