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September 2, 2026
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Charged an early termination fee after cancelling on day one. Two subscriptions were created from a single signup.

I signed up for a 7-day free trial on August 8, 2026. After using it, I went into my account and cancelled.

The signup had created two separate subscriptions, but the cancellation flow surfaced one, and cancelling it appeared to end everything. The second subscription stayed active, converted to a paid annual commitment when the trial ended, and I was charged $21.64 on August 30th on a card that I did not provide in the free trial invoice. Cancelling that second plan now triggers an early termination fee of $109.95.

The account records should show this clearly: my original signup invoice lists two subscriptions, and only one is currently active. I'd ask a community manager to check the backend for the cancellation date on the plan I ended. It should be August 8, the same day I signed up.

The points I'd ask someone to weigh:

  1. I acted within hours of starting the trial. This is not a case of forgetting to cancel before a renewal.
  2. The cancellation flow did not indicate that a second commitment remained active, and I was not shown an early termination fee for that second subscription at signup.
  3. The charge was applied to a card I did not enter for this purchase. My bank identified it as a stored network wallet credential rather than the payment method I supplied. 
  4. I am unable to remove payment methods from my account. The button does not work and only shows a loading animation even after waiting several minutes for every card I have. 

What I'm asking for: the early termination fee waived, the $21.64 charge refunded, and both subscriptions closed with written confirmation.

Happy to provide my order number or account details by private message rather than posting them publicly. 

    4 replies

    AkanshaAshra
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 25, 2026

    Hi ​@artistic_epicness7f42 

    Thank you for providing such a detailed explanation. I understand how frustrating this situation must be, especially when you believed the trial had been cancelled and later discovered that another subscription remained active.

    After checking the account, We can see that there were two subscriptions associated with it:

    Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant Plus – The free trial for this subscription was started and cancelled on the same day.

    Adobe Acrobat Pro – This subscription remained active.

    While the AI Assistant subscription was cancelled on the day it was created, the Acrobat Pro subscription was not cancelled during that time.

    Regarding the issue with removing your payment method, please try signing in through an incognito/private browser window and check again. If the issue persists, you can refer to the following article for steps to remove your payment information:

    Remove a payment method from your Adobe account | Adobe Account

    As this is a community forum, we are unable to review or process refunds here. For assistance with the charge, early termination fee, or any refund request, please contact Adobe Support directly:

    Contact Adobe support

    ^Akansha

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 2, 2026

    You will need to contact Adobe support to make your case, as nobody here on this forum, including Adobe employees, can issue a refund via the forum.

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    Participant
    September 3, 2026

    Adobe support chat disconnected me in the middle of my chat. They do not care.

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 3, 2026

    ​@artistic_epicness7f42 

     

    check for an open ticket, 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/customer-support-portal.html

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