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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: brigidmac on Thursday 02 June 22 12:15 BST (UK)
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i know there is a post about this already .
+ the "sandra special "link to get half price offer which works in UK £89.99 for worldwide
dont know if its same in other countries
but did you know that if you have 2 accounts and one is closed the half price offer is often applicable on the closed account
my worldwide subs run out end july
i will either switch to other account ..Im manager of both
or let it run out and see if i get the offer on present account
have just ordered 3 dna kits ..special offer on them too .
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Personally I think these offers are an insult. If anyone should get a benefit from Ancestry, it should be those that have done the right thing, by supporting this company and paying their way, by that, I mean the people that have paid out the top premiums for the use of the Ancestry Products.
How about it Ancestry ? Are you ready to give a benefit to those that have benefited you.?
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I think Ancestry understands that after reaching a certain point in our research, we slow down and even stop, because we have found everything relevant that's available on their site. In these circumstances we don't get much use out of the site and it's hard to justify paying out a year's subscription. I paid full subs for many years, but if I couldn't get the half-price offer I wouldn't be subscribing at all now.
If you cancel your sub, you're likely to get a cut-price offer from Ancestry to try and tempt you to stay. It's happened to me several times. They aren't daft - they would rather have a little of our money than none of it.
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did you know that if you have 2 accounts and one is closed the half price offer is often applicable on the closed account
The offer is only available on 'lapsed' accounts i.e. it doesn't matter how many accounts you have as long as your sub needs renewed then the offer will be available ::)
I personally can't see why anyone would need 2 subs to ancestry ???
Annie
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Special offers are also a way to attract new subscribers, who these companies hope will stay on and continue to pay up. :)
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Are these offers still available, my subs are due in few days, been a member for years
Louisa Maud
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Oh dear Louisa, it seems the offer may have been pulled around the 1st November. Sadly no one has been able to get access to it thru that link.
Did come across this telegraph link which is suppose to be for 50% off November 2022 but not heard of anyone so far who has used it
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/vouchercodes/ancestry
Sandra
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Silly me cancelled my sub on 10th, don't suppose they will reinstate any offer now, ah well !!
LM
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Sub should run until the end of the subscription, even if you cancelled.
Sandra
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Think it expired on 10th
LM
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Oh shame. Hope you can find some thing cheaper than the full priced subscription.
Sandra
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Thank you, might have to pay up and shut up
LM
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Update on this thread - reply 93
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832955.msg7381515
People are being offered 50% off the Worldwide subscription if they call Ancestry Support and ask if there are any deals as they have been a long standing member and can’t afford full price. That is a good deal as it means you get Worldwide for about the same amount you’d pay for the basic package. If the person you speak to can’t help, wait a day or so and try again and hope you get someone different!
Let us know if it works for you.
Sandra
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I came across this but I personally haven't tried it as my sub is still active...
"50% off your membership when you sign up with this Ancestry offer"...
However, I can't see whether it means any 'membership' or a particular 'membership' as it's not clear ???
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/vouchercodes/ancestry#id-91207381
Annie
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That offer appears to be for 'new membership'. Suppose if you want access to documents etc, without doing a tree on Ancestry, just set up a new email address and username and bingo half price access!
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If you haven't got a current subscription, then you are a new member when you re-join.
Sandra
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Update on this thread - reply 93
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832955.msg7381515
People are being offered 50% off the Worldwide subscription if they call Ancestry Support and ask if there are any deals as they have been a long standing member and can’t afford full price. That is a good deal as it means you get Worldwide for about the same amount you’d pay for the basic package. If the person you speak to can’t help, wait a day or so and try again and hope you get someone different!
Let us know if it works for you.
Sandra
This approach worked for me today. 50% off Worldwide Annual.
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Update on this thread - reply 93
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832955.msg7381515
People are being offered 50% off the Worldwide subscription if they call Ancestry Support and ask if there are any deals as they have been a long standing member and can’t afford full price. That is a good deal as it means you get Worldwide for about the same amount you’d pay for the basic package. If the person you speak to can’t help, wait a day or so and try again and hope you get someone different!
Let us know if it works for you.
Sandra
Sandra, are they cancelling their subscription first or just phoning prior to the end of their subscription? Mine ends on 30th November and am definitely a loooong standing subscriber
Jenny
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Cancel your subscription prior to the end date otherwise ancestry will automatically renew.
Your subscription is still active until that date.
Once your subscription date has expired, try using the link to get the half price offer on the telegraph link.
The telegraph link was first given last Friday 11 th November - reply 6. This is the first confirmation that this link has worked. Yipee.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/vouchercodes/ancestry
Sandra
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Thank you! I will cancel today.
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Do try this -
Update on this thread - reply 93
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832955.msg7381515
People are being offered 50% off the Worldwide subscription if they call Ancestry Support and ask if there are any deals as they have been a long standing member and can’t afford full price. That is a good deal as it means you get Worldwide for about the same amount you’d pay for the basic package. If the person you speak to can’t help, wait a day or so and try again and hope you get someone different!
Let us know if it works for you.
Sandra
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I cancelled the auto renew two weeks prior to the renewal date.
The day before renewal was due I sync’d the Ancestry trees with there corresponding Roots Magic Tree and created and downloaded Gedcom files for each Ancestry tree.
I did not log in for two days then used one of the links to get Worldwide for £89.99.
Tried the link that I had recently and it only gave a reduced price for six months @ £16.99 a month.
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I cancelled the auto renew two weeks prior to the renewal date.
The day before renewal was due I sync’d the Ancestry trees with there corresponding Roots Magic Tree and created and downloaded Gedcom files for each Ancestry tree.
I did not log in for two days then used one of the links to get Worldwide for £89.99.
Tried the link that I had recently and it only gave a reduced price for six months @ £16.99 a month.
Unfortunately the original offer we have used for 6 years or so was removed about the 1 st November. The suggestion above is to ring ancestry support to get the half price offer or try the telegraph offer.
Good Luck
Sandra
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If you haven't got a current subscription, then you are a new member when you re-join.
Sandra
The only way to take the 50% offer through this option is to use a new account. I am unable to get this offer when I click the link, as it then requires me to sign in and then takes me straight to the homepage with no offers. If I created a new, separate account, I could no doubt get the 50% offer.
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I cancelled the auto renew two weeks prior to the renewal date.
The day before renewal was due I sync’d the Ancestry trees with there corresponding Roots Magic Tree and created and downloaded Gedcom files for each Ancestry tree.
I did not log in for two days then used one of the links to get Worldwide for £89.99.
Tried the link that I had recently and it only gave a reduced price for six months @ £16.99 a month.
Unfortunately the original offer we have used for 6 years or so was removed about the 1 st November. The suggestion above is to ring ancestry support to get the half price offer or try the telegraph offer.
Good Luck
Sandra
I downloaded this link as an html file as per previous post, but because of circumstances have not used it. I have just tried it and it takes me to the page with 50% discount. on either uk or worldwide. When I click on the "get started" button it takes me to the login page. If I login, it takes me to the payment page and the offer appears to be still available. I can't post the link as it is just a html link to my desktop.
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I downloaded this link as an html file as per previous post, but because of circumstances have not used it. I have just tried it and it takes me to the page with 50% discount. on either uk or worldwide. When I click on the "get started" button it takes me to the login page. If I login, it takes me to the payment page and the offer appears to be still available. I can't post the link as it is just a html link to my desktop.
Same here. I have a current sub., but the page certainly appears to be active.
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Thank you for the confirmation the original is still working by using your systems Gan Yam and Isabel H. Sincerely hope this helps all RootsChatters who have been having problems this month.
Thank You
Regards
Sandra
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Thank you for the confirmation the original is still working by using your systems Gan Yam and Isabel H. Sincerely hope this helps all RootsChatters who have been having problems this month.
Unfortunately original link is still not working for me. If Gan Yam or Isabel H are able to upload a copy of the html file that just worked for them I should be able to extract the necessary offer code from the file and hopefully create us a new direct link.
To upload it, first make a copy of the html file and change the file extension from "html" to "txt". It is harmless.
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I've always found the link to be a bit temperamental. I've never done any suggested work-arounds, just kept trying intermittently and eventually it would take me to the half-price page.
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People are being offered 50% off the Worldwide subscription if they call Ancestry Support and ask if there are any deals as they have been a long standing member and can’t afford full price.
I can't find their phone number although I've used it before?
Annie
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I can't find their phone number although I've used it before?
Annie
Ancestry UK support helpline: 0800 404 9723
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Ancestry UK support helpline: 0800 404 9723
Thanks storri1!
Did come across this telegraph link which is suppose to be for 50% off November 2022 but not heard of anyone so far who has used it
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/vouchercodes/ancestry
The offer doesn't seem to state any date but it's not accessible, not sure if it's been pulled or if it's a genuine error...
"Connection Error
Error NA
We are experiencing an issue on our site.
Bad gateway
The web server reported a bad gateway error.
Ray ID: 774808956e9c7711
Your IP address: 82.132.218.157
Error reference number: 502
Cloudflare Location: London
Timestamp: 2022-12-04T22:38:37.248Z"
Annie
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Here's what it says..."Ancestry Offers - December 2022" but it doesn't work!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/vouchercodes/ancestry#id-91207381
Annie
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It took me through to Ancestry when I clicked on "see offer". I'm currently subscribed, so I didn't expect to see a live offer.
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Only getting 6 month option. ☹
If anyone has a 12 month discount half price option can you please post a link
Ive used for a few years but not finding it now.