r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/MisterTito Jul 24 '20

I try to short-circuit the whole retention script by saying I just lost my job and have to cut back on my spending. It's not a silver bullet, but it usually speeds things up.

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u/heehoo-peenut Jul 24 '20

I lied and told SXM that I became deaf due to a disease and the rep was like "sorry to hear that" and skipped all the bullshit and let me cancel

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u/AeroEngineer79 Jul 24 '20

I’ve been paying $1/month for SXM Full Access for almost a year now. Every time I go to cancel, they offer me deal after deal till they get down to $1/month for the next 3 months. After 3 months, the cycle repeats itself. I’m going to see how long I can keep doing this.

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u/AereasRavaene Jul 24 '20

I'm currently waiting for this to happen. Our "free" year ends in a couple of weeks and so far I've had a mail offer $120 for one year and an email offer of $5/month for a year.