• @[email protected]OP
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      145 months ago

      I will subscribe and then unsubscribe right after. You can still watch for the month and then don’t have to worry about canceling before the month is up.

      • FlashMobOfOne
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        35 months ago

        And even better, some companies that offer subscriptions will send you a discount deal if you activate the trial sub and go a few days without upgrading.

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          5 months ago

          i only do the prepaid cards. i won’t ever give a bank account or card number to a streamer… means no ‘trials’, but also a bit more security and privacy. no definitive identification ‘on file’ for them to match with other databases, and no personal/payment info to get stolen in a ‘security breach’

        • FlashMobOfOne
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          15 months ago

          To be specific, got half off my annual grocery delivery this way. I’ve also read that it works for some TV subs.

          Another fun tip: Some companies have their chatbots programmed to offer additional deals for items already onsale, so next time you’re going to make a big purchase, be it a mattress, computer, or whatever, just open the chatbot and say: “Hello, I’m interested in x item. Are there any additional deals or sales going on?”

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      25 months ago

      i’ve been on your step 3 for over a year now. don’t miss it. been watching ‘archived’ stuff mainly the last several years–and almost exclusively, now. i do ‘turn on’ a free service occasionally. don’t even know what the ‘new’ shows are, don’t care.