Promotional rates. Regular rates. Bitching about it. Being reasonable? Stupid? Thoughts, please.

[matt819]

A year ago I signed up for a digital subscription to The Washington Post. $39.

My subscription just auto renewed. $99.

I wrote to complain about the 253% hike, acknowledging that the original rate was probably a promotional rate, but, still, a 253% price hike was unexpected.

The response was as you would imagine.

Am I being stupid for complaining? Or should I just bite the bullet and pay the price? Of course, I could cancel, and I might do that. But I want to know what you think about bitching about it.

[Phoenix61]

1. Politely complaining might prove worthwhile

Sometimes they'll knock a couple bucks off. Couldn't hurt.

[matt819]

5. You were right

Got $50 knocked off.

Of course, following the advice of the others who posted here, I could also have got a promo rate using one of my handful of email addresses. Thanks for that reminder. Brain freeze. I should have thought of that.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Better off canceling your subscription.

[cyclonefence]

4. Yep

Cancel and wait for the next promotion.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. I go through this yearly w/XM Radio and it's always, "Oh,. here's a one time promo offer!"

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. "I won't be renewing, thanks!"