Ancestry renewal

[andycand]

Hi

When my Ancestry World subscription comes up for renewal I cancel and wait to see what offers I get. I also check subscription rates through the various sites as exchange rate fluctuations can make a big difference. A quick check today of some annual rates (converted to British pounds) I have also ignored the All Access subscription for comparison purposes.

Ancestry UK - 179.99 GBP
Ancestry Canada - 145.15 GBP
Ancestry USA - 196.56 GBP (2 by 6 mth sub)
Ancestry Australia 215.79 GBP (143.82 GBP for first subscription)

Even though I live in Australia I subscribe through Ancestry UK as I got a 20% discount so it was about 70 GBP cheaper. In previous years I have saved far more than that.

Andy

[Norrette]

My renewal notice for Worldwide dated 27 November says £179.99.

However, since the new site was launched, I now get the option to upgrade the Worldwide Sub to All Access which includes the US sites Fold3.com and Newspapers.com.

Thanks Smud.  That's probably what's happened.  Strangely enough I've not had a renewal notice at all.  I guess if I hadn't looked myself, I'd have been shocked at that amount coming through DD.

I'll have to ring them anyway to check exactly how much they are taking.

[LizzieL]

My sub came up for renewal at the end of October 2015. They sent me an email saying that my sub would not be more than when I signed up.

"Your membership will automatically renew 23 October 2015. At that time, you will be charged the same price as when you signed up, unless you started on an introductory or promotional price or if you were notified of a change to your renewal price".

Although I started two years ago on a special offer, my last years sub was at the going rate for October 2014. So I was shocked to find it had gone up, (just over 10%) despite the email they sent me.

I cancelled and have not had any new offers from them. As I'm discovering a lot of ancestors in Essex now I'm doing my husband's tree, I decided the money would be better spent on an annual sub to SEAX and some credits as and when needed to FindMyPast for the 1939 register (I have had annual sub to FindMyPast for many years and still think that's good value)

[msr]

I did the same as Sandra this year, rang and said I was thinking of cancelling (I have previously bought FTM for the discount, but as we know, there wasn't a new version available this year).  I was offered a 25% discount straight away.

[*Sandra*]

I did the same as Sandra this year, rang and said I was thinking of cancelling (I have previously bought FTM for the discount, but as we know, there wasn't a new version available this year).  I was offered a 25% discount straight away.

Great news - always worth a try.

Merry Christmas
Sandra 

[msr]

I've just checked my emails as I did receive one from ancestry offering 20% off worldwide, but that was on 2 Dec, my renewal was due 15 Nov!   The very first time I have ever received such an email, in 12 years, so why not before?  No use after the event is it?

A very Happy Christmas to you too Sandra. 

[smudwhisk]

Success!  I had to mention to ancestry that I'd heard they'd been giving 25% discounts on renewal when people phoned them, but I did get the discount on my worldwide sub which is up the 28th.  

Thanks to Sandra and msr, I'd not really have thought about trying if I'd not known about your success.

So its definitely worth a free phonecall to try.