Amazon Video fans reveal clever ‘cycling’ trick to slash TV bills and boast ‘I’ve been doing it for years’
AN Amazon Prime video user has revealed a trick that can save you money on subsctribiton streaming services.
Reddit user DisGruntledDraftsman posted about the trick in a popular thread dedicated to Amazon Prime.
The user made the comment in response to a post about not always finding something to watch on Amazon Prime.
They wrote: “I cycle my subscriptions now. One month one provider.
“It’s easy too, when I sign up I immediately cancel.
“One good thing with prime is whatever video you purchase you can always view.”
The Reddit user isn’t alone in using this cycling method.
Another person replied: “I’ve been cycling through them for years, too.
“And you’re the only other person I’ve ever seen mention doing so, too.”
By cycling your subscriptions you can save money each month.
The amount of money you save will depend on how many subcriptions you had in the first place and how many you want to stop using.
You may also benefit from free one month trials if you’re signing up to a new subcription service.
All you need to do is, cancel the subsriptions you use least and get them back again when you’re ready to cancel a different service.
Sometimes when you go to cancel a streaming subscription, the company will offer you a discounted monthly rate if you remain a customer for longer.
Certain streaming apps also let you freeze your account.
Amazon says: “If you won’t be using your Prime benefits for a while, you can pause your membership.
“When you pause your membership, we won’t bill you at the end of your current billing cycle.
“You won’t have access to your Amazon Prime benefits while your membership is paused, but you can resume your Prime membership at any time at the then current rate for your selected Prime membership plan.”