I've just purchased items via this site having been recommended it by a friend. The terms and conditions are CLEARLY stated and there are no hidden catches. If you click a button between the 1st and 5th of the month to say you won't be shopping that month you don't pay anything. If you don't trust yourself to remember to do this then you simply don't sign up as a VIP member. The terms clearly state that to do this you sign out at the payment stage as a 'guest' - not difficult to understand. By taking 5 minutes to read the terms and conditions you'd realise this was a marketing initiative - not a 'scam'.