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Never having dealt with next in an affiliate or customer capacity I didn't really have an opinion on any of this, however my mum bought a dress from next yesterday and then was extremely confused as to why it said the order was complete yet she hadn't entered any payment details, so I took a look for her and found the whole next directory checkout scam, how can it be legal for next to create a credit account and do a credit search on you if you choose free delivery as opposed to paying for delivery, there is nothing on the page that says they will do this, instead you have to click the link to the terms and conditions to see that you are having this credit search and also signing up to a recurring magazine subscription.

I have no problem with next offering this, but surely the checkout as it is is designed to trick people, they know full well that nobody reads T+Cs when buying stuff, the options at checkout give you the choice of free delivery plus a charge for the magazine or you have to pay for delivery, no mention of a store card or credit check.

Its totally disgusting in my opinion that a large retailer needs to resort to this sort of scam.