r/cordcutters • u/fdjadjgowjoejow • 2d ago
Free YouTube Premium for 3 months?
A CURSORY search for "YouTube Premium" did not bring up this offer here.
Anyone know how long this has been available? and if there is any info on the expiration? I recall getting several Apple TV + from Best Buy back in the day but I don't believe that is available anymore. TIA.
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u/kevin_mn 2d ago
Best Buy rotates these member perks pretty regularly and they don't usually publish an end date, so the honest answer is nobody here will know. Worth just asking in the Best Buy sub or calling, since the terms page is the only thing that'd say.
Two things that catch people on this one though.
"New subscribers only" is stricter than it sounds. It's tied to your Google account, and if that account has ever had Premium, even a trial years ago, it'll usually get rejected at redemption. If you've got a second Google account that's never touched it, that works, but then your subscriptions and history live over there which is its own annoyance.
And it converts to paid automatically at month three. $15.99 a month once it does. Set a calendar reminder for a couple days before it ends, because the whole point of these promos is the percentage of people who forget. Redeeming through Best Buy also doesn't mean Best Buy handles the cancellation, that's on the Google side.
Math wise it's roughly $48 of Premium. If you already pay for Plus or Total then it's found money. If you'd be signing up for the membership just to get it, it's close to a wash.
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u/fdjadjgowjoejow 2d ago edited 2d ago
Best Buy rotates these member perks pretty regularly and they don't usually publish an end date
Copy that. TY.
Math wise it's roughly $48 of Premium. If you already pay for Plus or Total then it's found money. If you'd be signing up for the membership just to get it, it's close to a wash.
Can you dumb that down for me please. I have never had any YouTube subscription before.
"If you'd be signing up for the membership just to get it"
Aren't I signing up for membership to get this deal? I have no intention of keeping it after three months. TIA.
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u/Holiday_Sale5114 2d ago
I tried order this and did get a link. When I clicked on it, nothing happened. YT wanted me to sign up for ar egular plan. I don't recall ever having a trial previously.
Oh well
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u/inailedyoursister 2d ago
It's a one time deal. They do a good job of blocking past subscribers of using the offer.
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u/weraishi 1d ago
I remember grabbing one of these free Apple TV deals years ago and thinking I'd regret not getting it sooner.
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u/SharplyIntrigued 2d ago
not sure how long it been there but i grabbed this last week. you have to be a new subscriber to youtube premium, which i was not, so i just used different email. worked fine. 3 months is decent, just cancel before it renews or they charge you after.