Re: I have just been moved, involuntarily, to Netflix's ad tier

Robin Miller wrote:

Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

So I just received an e-mail from Netflix saying the
following:

 

(it's actually a four-line e-mail that says almost
nothing but expands to this when I copy it. How do they
do that?)

 

Hi cmplxgal,

 

We hope you're enjoying everything Netflix has to offer,
and we want to make sure you know about some changes
ahead.

 

What you need to know:

 

Your Basic plan is being discontinued, and your new
$6.99 Standard with ads plan automatically begins on
your next billing date, September 6.

 
Wow
 

Your new plan includes:

 
advertising
 

A few short ads: Designed to not interrupt you during a
scene - and no ads on Kids profiles.

 
When I watch inserted ads, they can't even get them into
an episode of a tv series during the ad breaks between
acts. Yeah, the ads won't be intrusive, snarf.
 

. . .

 

I have been debating whether to cancel my Netflix
subscription, as I haven't watched anything there for a
while, and this makes for an easy decision. I knew this
was coming, as Netflix announced its intentions a while
ago. I refuse to watch ads, so I will cancel now and
come back for a month if there's something I
particularly want to watch. There are several shows that
I wished would release new seasons, but none of them
ever did.

 
Good.
 
Cancel with extreme prejudice
 

 
 
Already done!
 
And I was a subscriber for 8 years, the site says. But
fuck this.
 
--Robin

APPLAUSE!!!!

IMHO, that was *exactly* the right thing to do. Hit 'em
where it hurts: in the pocketbook and subscription numbers.

Nyssa, who likes the idea of fighting back