If you moved, changed email providers, or switched phone numbers, a price increase notice may have gone somewhere you never see. Here’s how to …
Price Increases and Your Rights
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Set Up Bank and Card Alerts That Flag a Subscription Price Increase Before You’re Charged
by Rachel Kimby Rachel KimMost banks and card issuers can text or email you when a recurring charge changes amount, but the feature is …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Tell If a Price Increase Is Charged Per Seat on a Family or Team Plan
by Derek Osmanby Derek OsmanWhen a price increase notice arrives for a family or team plan, the math isn’t always as simple as one …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Tell If a Price Increase Is a Pass-Through Surcharge Rather Than a Base Rate Hike
by Priya Santosby Priya SantosSome bills go up because the company raised its prices, and others go up because of a separately labeled surcharge …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Respond When a Price Increase Notice Gives You Less Than 30 Days to Cancel Before It Takes Effect
by Priya Santosby Priya SantosSome price increase emails land with barely two weeks’ notice before the new rate kicks in. Here’s how to move …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Respond When a Price Increase Notice Ends Your ‘Grandfathered’ Legacy Rate
by Priya Santosby Priya SantosLosing a legacy rate you’ve held for years stings differently than a routine price bump, because the notice usually frames …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Tell If a Price Increase Outpaces Inflation, and What to Do About It
by Priya Santosby Priya SantosSome subscription hikes track rising costs generally, others just take advantage of you. Here’s a simple way to check your …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Handle a Price Increase Notice That Only Arrives by Physical Mail
by Derek Osmanby Derek OsmanSome providers still send price increase notices exclusively as paper letters, betting that unopened mail gets tossed before anyone reads …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Make Sure You Don’t Miss a Price Increase Notice Sent Only Through an App Push Notification
by Priya Santosby Priya SantosSome companies are shifting price-increase notices away from email and into app push alerts you can easily swipe away without …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Respond to a Price Increase Buried in a Terms-of-Service Update Instead of a Direct Notice
by Rachel Kimby Rachel KimSome companies don’t send a price-increase email at all — they slip the new rate into a routine ‘we’ve updated …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
What to Do When a Price Increase Notice Arrives Right After You’ve Locked In an Annual Plan
by Priya Santosby Priya SantosYou just paid for a full year to avoid a rate hike, and now an increase notice shows up anyway. …
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Price Increases and Your Rights
How to Tell If a Price Increase Notice Is Bundled With a Silent Change to Your Cancellation Policy
by Rachel Kimby Rachel KimSome companies use a price hike announcement as cover for tightening how and when you’re allowed to cancel. Here’s how …