Link: Surprise! Pay $1000

June 9, 2026 • 30 sec read


My turn writing for the Forestwalk blog:

Now typically, when you try a SaaS product for free without a credit card, and you hit the limit, you get cut off. Also known as “disruption to your service”. Instead, we were invoiced $1000, which was immediately overdue.

Genuinely curious how common this practice is. Just because I was surprised by it, doesn’t mean it’s unheard of.


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