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Sometimes It Pays to Wait
By JLP | April 30, 2007
Regular readers of this blog know that I balked at renewing my Wall Street Journal subscription this year because they raised their price from $215 per year to $249 per year. I let my subscription lapse but they kept sending me papers for about three weeks. They also kept sending me renewal notices but the renewal price stayed at $249 so I just kept throwing them away.
Well, Friday I got a “we want you back” letter from them with this offer:
!I took them up on this deal, which is better than any deal I’ve ever had! The best I deal ever received in the past was $175 for a year’s subscription and that was back in 1997. Anyway, sometimes it pays to wait for a better offer.
Topics: Budgeting | 3 Comments »
April 30th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
This is very true. I recently had a free issue of Fortune magazine that I decided not to keep, but they continue to send me advertisements. Their subscription rates vary wildly.
April 30th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Nothing like treating your customers poorly, huh?
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May 11th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Wow, my subscription will be due in June and I was also looking to drop it at the new rate. But waiting or taking advantage of the 52 week offer may be just the deal I was looking for.
Thanks!