The Ellis County Press: Those Free Trials Can Cost You -- FTC Releases New Consumer Education Video Those Free Trials Can Cost You -- FTC Releases New Consumer Education Video ================================================================================ Lisa Lake on 04/15/2011 09:57:00 The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has created a new video highlighting the costs hiding in some free trials. Free Trial Offers shows you how to check out a free trial before you sign up, and what to do if you find yourself enrolled in one without your permission: in short, getting charged for things you don’t want and didn’t order. Also, be sure to watch this video and others on a variety of consumer protection topics on the FTC’s YouTube channel. Read more: http://www.ftc.gov/multimedia/video/scam-watch/free-trial-offers.shtm.