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2 Memberships Cancelled Today

April 12th, 2006 at 06:27 am

Today I cancelled our membership to Columbia House dvd club. We had long ago met our membership requirements and truth be told, I didn't really use it because any dvds we wanted usually went on a really good sale the issue week, much less than the club's price with shipping. The last time I bought a dvd set from the store I had a newspaper coupon for it for 10% off and a store rewards coupon for $4 off any electronics purchase, which they said was good for dvds. All told, it would have cost about $15 more from Columbia House.

I didn't think they were ever going to let me cancel. Why did I want to quit? Half the time I would forget to send the slip in to not get the movie and end up with movies I didn't want. And they were too expensive. Even with their deals? Yes. Every time I said I want to cancel my membership, they came back with some other offer. No, I don't want to switch to just buying when I want to and not worrying about the member's selection card, I just want to cancel. No I don't want to spend the $15 in fun cash I had accrued, I just want to cancel. No, I am not interested in joining your sister club BMG to be sent CD's in the mail, I just want to cancel. I think I said that about 15 times.

The guy was good, but not good enough. I stayed polite but firm and got away with what I wanted and was sent an email with a confirmation number saying it was cancelled. We shall see what shows up in my mailbox. Oh, yes, and I also told the guy to have a nice day before he could say it to me. It felt just a tiny bit wicked. But I meant it, too. He was perfectly well behaved, just pushy.

After I finally got off the phone with them I called Proactiv to cancel that. I use the product, but only a couple times a week now and I have a huge backlog in my cupboard, probably a three year supply. When it runs out, well we'll see. Since I quit eating high fructose corn syrup my skin has been clear.

They were much more accepting of me cancelling there, probably because I loved the product and simply explained the situation and the lady agreed with me that getting them every two months was silly, but in the future if I came back they could send it every six months instead, which is nice to know. I came away feeling a lot happier with them than Columbia House.

So anyway, that takes off a charge of $40 every 2 months from the credit card, and random CH charges as well. I've got a couple more places to call to cancel more auto ship items, but I really did not want to deal with it today, the other two kind of wore me out. I'll try to get to those tomorrow.

But I feel good about what I did do. I might not be saving money with these steps, but I don't feel like I'm wasting it anymore, either.

8 Responses to “2 Memberships Cancelled Today”

  1. mjrube94 Says:
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    That's great. I find the worst part of these clubs is trying to cancel. It's SO obvious that they're reading from a script, and they have to go through it, so I try to be patient but it does get hard. Good for you!

  2. KarenSue Says:
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    Good for you! You really hung in there with the sales reps. It sounds like you made some good, well thought out decisions.

  3. contrary1 Says:
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    I get a cup of tea & read my email while I'm listening to their practiced script..............just staying alert enough to say "no" whenever they pause!

    Smile

  4. Ima saver Says:
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    That is why I never join anything!

  5. marieelaine75 Says:
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    Oh my gosh! Have you ever tried to leave America Online??? It is absolutely BRUTAL!!!

    Whats cool about Proactiv is that once you run out, you can get some good deals on Ebay... (I haven't had autoship for Proactiv for quite some time now and just purchase via Ebay)

  6. Aldeya Says:
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    Congrats! You ARE saving money by not paying for something you don't really need.

    God job!Smile

  7. Champion Cheapskate Says:
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    Before I join or buy anything, I try to learn about how to get out of it. Don't be afraid to say "I quit!" You don't need an excuse (read the rules). Realize you may have to jump through hoops and follow up. Plan for it. Like Contrary1 says, have plenty to do while you wait on the phone. Just say no.

  8. wannaretire Says:
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    How smart of you to look around at what you are paying for and cancelling things that arent necessities anymore. It will payoff for you.

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