tightasadrum
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I currently subscribe to The Economist magazine. I find it to have a fairly comprehensive coverage of the whole world. But lately I haven't had the time to read it all each week. So I had decided not to renew.
Today a received a telephone call from someone trying to sign me back up 4 or 5 months before the end of the subscription. Since I'd already decided not to renew, I decided to play along to see where it would go.
The "new full price" was $129. But if I renewed for three years, it's $99 for a special customer like me. Naw, it's just too pricy. OK I'll pull these strings and get to you for $89 per year for three years. Naw, I don't think so. OK, just this once I'll transfer you to our special agent who will approve you for only $84. I said, "Look, I get more magazines than I can read, and most of them cost around $10 per year. You guys are just too expensive."
She finally let me go. She was a very pleasant woman on the phone. But if anyone is renewing The Economist anytime soon, hold out for a lower price.
Today a received a telephone call from someone trying to sign me back up 4 or 5 months before the end of the subscription. Since I'd already decided not to renew, I decided to play along to see where it would go.
The "new full price" was $129. But if I renewed for three years, it's $99 for a special customer like me. Naw, it's just too pricy. OK I'll pull these strings and get to you for $89 per year for three years. Naw, I don't think so. OK, just this once I'll transfer you to our special agent who will approve you for only $84. I said, "Look, I get more magazines than I can read, and most of them cost around $10 per year. You guys are just too expensive."
She finally let me go. She was a very pleasant woman on the phone. But if anyone is renewing The Economist anytime soon, hold out for a lower price.