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Negotiate a subscription price down

The bot opens a subscription's support chat and asks for a lower price, pushing back on the first offer.

Up to $400 a month as reported, with no screenshot · 4 cases, 4 report a saving

Starting prompt (adapted)

Find my paid subscriptions to services like satellite radio, streaming, or news, and note what I pay for each. For the one I choose, open its support chat, tell them I'm considering cancelling, and ask for the lowest price they can offer; if the first offer is weak, ask again. Ask me before accepting any offer, plan change, or charge. Save the chat transcript or confirmation email and tell me the new price, how long it lasts, and what it goes back to afterward.

Written for this site from what the cases below did. It is a starting point, not a prompt anyone posted. Fill in the parts in brackets.

What you still do

  • Decide whether the bot may contact providers on its own
  • Pick which subscription to negotiate
  • Approve the offer before the bot accepts it
  • Check the next charge shows the new price

Where it tends to fail

  • The low price is often a 12-month promo that resets
  • No post shows the provider's own confirmation
  • The bot may contact a provider on its own unless you tell it not to

Reported savings

$5,592in the first year, across 4 cases

As people report it, converted to USD. Only cases where the provider agreed or the change is reported done.

By what backs the amount

  • Evidence: Bot's own report $240

    1 case

  • Evidence: Text only $5,352

    3 cases

How well it's backed up

Most posts are text-only. The best evidence is the bot's own summary of the chat, with nothing from the provider, and the lower price can be a 12-month deal.

Text only: 3 · Bot's own report: 1.

How we label cases

Cases

Reported done

4 cases Show

The provider agreed or the change is reported done. Biggest saving first. Each case says what backs it.