Haggle for FT subscription?

fanheater

Has anyone had any success haggling down the cost of a subscription to the Financial Times?

I have just taken a trial sub for a month but I can't imagine I'll be so hooked that I want to keep paying £48 a month after that.

I've been a subscriber to The Times for the last few years and pay £8.67 a month for it, which I'm happy with even though they dropped the free taste card and also didn't renew free access to the Wall Street Journal.

Just interested if I can get access to the FT for a similar amount.

System

Numerous options are available:
https://sub.ft.com/spa2_5/

fanheater

I know that numerous options are available. What I asked was if anyone has successfully haggled.

System

fanheater wrote: »

I know that numerous options are available. What I asked was if anyone has successfully haggled.

The FT is not a newspaper for cheapskates!

A_T

my butler brings me a copy every day in bed at 7am so I can read it while eating my breakfast

Malchester

I would be interested to know how you get the Times for £8.67 a month - or do you mean a week?

fanheater

No, 8.67 a month. Digital only mind. They offered me that when I rang up to cancel and it's been that much ever since.

I will try the same with the FT in a few weeks.

Zanderman

fanheater wrote: »

No, 8.67 a month. Digital only mind. They offered me that when I rang up to cancel and it's been that much ever since.

I will try the same with the FT in a few weeks.

So do you want your FT sub to be digital only? Or print too? It makes a big difference to the sub!

Filo25

When I cancelled at the end of my last (digital only) sub they did offer a bit of a discount, can't recall exactly how much, think it was in the 25-33% range

Funseeker

FT tried to increase my sub by 25% on automatic renewal next month but I responded when i got the email warning me and asked not to renew. The live chat person agreed to keep old rate.. small savings but much appreciate your tips on this thread.

Zola.

A_T wrote: »

my butler brings me a copy every day in bed at 7am so I can read it while eating my breakfast

* I might have observed this happening in my work :rotfl: