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Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations by tomschlick on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:17PM (#40708218)
> Pro-tip if you ever want cheaper Adobe subscriptions is to cancel your sub and they’ll send you repeat offers at lower prices up to 60% off

I have found the same to be true with SiriusXM radio as well. You can ask the chat bot to cancel your account when a promo runs out and it will take you back down from $19/mo to like $6/mo. I setup a calendar item so I know when the promo is going to expire and do this. It's a PITA but it only takes 5 minutes.

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Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations by meowster on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:35PM (#40708481)
Their discounted rate is $5/month.

I once called them to stop sending me mailers, and they said they'll stop for two years, I said no, stop forever.

I took my vehicle to a place that sold my information to SiriusXM and they resumed the mailers.

But this time... I just created an account on their website and changed my address to their headquarters and phone number to their phone number. They can spam themselves for all I care!

(I've done this with other businesses that don't respect their potential customers with great success! Often the people I speak with don't seem to recognize it when I give them their company's address or the 800-number that I'm called them at.)

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