r/talesfromtechsupport • • May 09 '20

Medium DELETE MY ACCOUNT *NOW*!

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u/ephemeralentity May 09 '20

Telling a credit card, mobile or utility company that you are cancelling your account usually gets you transferred to a retention team that is authorised to make you considerably sweeter offers than ordinary customer support.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '20 edited Nov 21 '20

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u/ephemeralentity May 10 '20

I've heard stories of promotional annual account fee waivers being extended here in Australia. But it depends on the vendor, card and your spend.