Right click on link --> open in private mode to avoid paywall
Oddly, I've had better results doing that with DuckDuckGo than Google.
When can I cancel?
You may change or cancel your subscription at any time. To change or cancel your subscription, please contact Customer Service at 1-(800)-JOURNAL (568-7625) or 609-514-0870. We do not accept cancellations by mail, email, or by any other means.
With those terms, they can all starve for all I care.
Of course I prefer self-service cancellation to be an option, but if the personal service route is handled well, it’s a small negative in my book, not a dealbreaker.
Besides, subscriptions are only useful if you actually read WSJ regularly. I only click on some, not all, the articles that are linked here on HN. This bit of drama looked interesting, but most of the time I don't even circumvent the paywall, I close the page immediately.
I liked my WSJ subscription and it really helped me at my first job out of college. It was the print subscription and I’d supplement by reading their blogs online.
>They will make a retention offer but will not do things like hang up on you, REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE MOVED OUT OF YOUR AREA
You're stating this like it's a normal requirement for canceling subscriptions. I understand you're praising WSJ for not doing that but...
Do you accept treatment like this in the US? Are press subscriptions a lifetime commitment over there? Do I need to indenture my firstborn to any magazine that I subscribe to as well?
This is common practice outside the US too. Which newspapers have you tried to cancel?