Early Cancellation Fee

[Jennifer36810113ywq7]

Has anyone else paid for a month thinking they were on a monthly plan, canceled, then had another invoice paid, then warned about an early cancellation fee without their permission?

[kglad · Accepted solution]

many people.

you can make your case to adobe support. sometimes they're sympathetic.  there are 2 ways to contact adobe; chat and twitter (now x):

chat:
if you have or want to purchase a subscription, use a browser that allows popups and cookies
and click here, https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen
in the chat field (lower right), type AGENT
be patient, it can take quite a while to reach a human.

twitter/x:
tweet @AdobeCare

p.s. if you're contacted by anyone (via email or private message), it's much more likely to be a scammer than an adobe representative.

[Eric38628117w80z]

Was facing a early cancellation fee of 838 Danish Kroner on a monthly subscription of 185 DKK. I asked the chat agent to cancel my plan without the early commitment fee. Ofcourse the virtual assistant didn't understand. Got it to connect me with a human agent, after some tries. Lady in customer service couldnt waive the agreement but helped me by switching me to a yearly plan of 140 DKK/year. 

[kglad]

RE: @Eric38628117w80z 

for others, there's always no penalty for changing plans.

[kglad]

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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[Jennifer36810113ywq7]

Thank you so much!

[kglad]

you're welcome. let us know what support says, if you have time.

[Marc36511149kyqw]

Contest the charges with the bank. It's time we take back what dishonest h1b employees at adobe are attempting to steal from people.

[Kathleen26895987p1dd]

Adobe’s hidden cancellation fee is unlawful, FTC suit says | Ars Technica

Adobe just got smacked hard by the Federal Trade Commission for this exact unlawful practice 

[Milton38559050d3zo]

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Meraj

Hello, I'd be happy to help you today, let me first pull up your account information and access your details.

Hello Meraj, sure.

Meraj

I understand your issue that you would like to cancel your plan. I will surely look into this and help you.

yes please,

i don't want to keep paying for something that I don't use

Meraj

Alright, as I can check you have an Active subscription of Illustrator and you are paying USD 24.51 under your account.

yes i paid that last month, and i dont want to keep my subscription anymore

and also i dont want to be charge any more as well, im cancelling completely

Meraj

Alright, please allow me 2 - 3 minutes while I check what best I can do for you.

thank you so much

Meraj

Thanks for staying connected, we appreciate your patience.

If you would like to continue, I can offer a free credit of 90 days on the subscription allowing you time to explore our products. It will be completely free wherein you will not need to pay anything for the next 3 months and it will be absolutely free for you. How does that sound to you?

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that sounds amazing, but im not interested for now, i just dont want to keep paying for the software that i dont use.

Meraj

Alright.

If you still wish to continue, I can offer you a discounted price of USD 15.99 month exclusive of taxes for the next year and a free credit of 90 days along with it on your subscription.

You'll only be required to make the first-month payment today and then for the next 3 months (August, September & October) you will not be asked to make any payments. We will also provide 24/7 technical support if in case you are stuck at a particular place and need help. With this offer, your next billing date after today will be in the month of November 2024. You will also receive a pro-rated refund for the remaining days (if any) of your current plan. How does that sound to you?

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thank you so much for your offer, but i will pass for now.

Meraj

Alright! As I can check, this plan is under an annual commitment and we are terminating it earlier than the tenure is complete which is why the system catches a cancellation fee. if we cancel right now.

May I know how would you like me to proceed?

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I just want you to cancel my subscription and remove me from the monthly payment list

this is exactly why im contacting customer service

because i didnt get any notification or agreement about any fee after cancelation

Meraj

I understand Milton, I would suggest you to take the offer of 3 months to save you from cancellation fee.

I completely disagree, with respect to this fee, do you understand that i dont want to pay for a service that i dont use?

Meraj

I understand that Milton that you don't want to pay for anything that you don't even use that is the reason I am helping you with 3 months so that I can save you from the fee.

in that case, may i have proof of me agreeing to this early cancellation fees?

i just dont want to be part of the company list

Meraj

Product-icon Illustrator Adobe Store COM

Annual Commitment / Monthly Billing Item Price USD 22.99 Item Price (incl. Tax)

Next Billing Amount USD 22.99 Next Billing Amount (incl. Tax) USD 24.51.

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Milton, its an annual commitment with Monthly billing

There won't be any further charges for upcoming 3 months. Please be rest assured.

I want a letter from the company saying that i signed up for this early cancellation fee.

Meraj

Alright, as a goodwill gesture I am going ahead and helping you with the cancellation and on top of that I will be waiving off the fee for you.

thank you for your goodwill gesture.

Meraj

As per your decision, I have successfully canceled your plan and waived off the fee for you Apart from this is there anything else I can do for you?

thats it, thank you

Meraj

Thank you, for allowing us the time to share the exclusive offers available on your account. As per your decision, we have canceled the Illustrator. Thank you for being our customer and allowing us the opportunity to serve you. We hope you would consider us as your creative partner in any future ventures.

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[kglad]

@Milton38559050d3zo 

do you have a question?

[Alexander38642764z4o5]

Looks like Uncle Sam is trying to at least help us in the US:

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executive...

[Marc36511149kyqw]

Weird how we all mentioned this problem for several months while adobe did nothing but fold their greedy little arms and pout about it instead of listening. Can't wait for adobe to get taken to court for infecting people with mcafee's malware against their will too.

[ben_6642]

You can cancel for free. Change teh plan to something else then cancel the new plan.

[jbonesy10414336]

This happened to me with a photoshop plan a year ago. I paid for a whole year because of it when I really didnt need it. I recently needed Illustrator and intentionally made sure I was on a true month to month and somehow I messed up again! (im a software developer with a masters). but luckily I found this headline that made me feel better: FTC Takes Action Against Adobe

So if the FTC is taking action they probably have a pretty good case, which is kind of objective proof that Adobe is doing something shady.

All this to say, new tools like Figma and Canva that have less shady and cheaper billing systems are definitley getting my business now.

[kglad]

contact adobe support if you think there's a billing error:  there are 2 ways to contact adobe support; chat and twitter (now x):

chat:
if you have or want to purchase a subscription, use a browser that allows popups and cookies
and click here, https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen
in the chat field (lower right), type AGENT
be patient, it can take quite a while to reach a human.

twitter/x:
tweet @AdobeCare

p.s. if you're contacted by anyone (via email or private message), it's much more likely to be a scammer than an adobe representative.

[Nancy OShea]

I make it a habit to Read the TERMS I'm agreeing to before I give up my credit card details.

https://www.adobe.com/legal/subscription-terms.html

Most Creative Cloud plans offer a MONTHLY option.  It costs a bit more per month, but you can cancel at anytime without penalty.   However, Annual plans are a 1-year commitment. Fees apply if you cancel early.  See screenshot below.