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DiscountLock
Your subscriptions renew themselves. You stay in control.
DiscountLock is our free auto-renewal service. It renews your subscription on your order anniversary so you never miss an issue, always at a discount, and it emails you twice before any charge. Turn it off anytime from your account, or just ask us and we’ll do it for you.
No fees. No commitment. Renewals are covered by our refund policy like any other order. Void where prohibited.
- Guaranteed savingsAt least 10% off the list price at every renewal
- No missed issuesRenews on your order anniversary; new time is added to the end of your term
- Two remindersEmails 30 and 7 days ahead, the second one with the exact price
- Cancel anytimeIn your account in about a minute, or by contacting us
How DiscountLock works
Set it once at checkout. We handle the rest, and we tell you before we do anything.
- 1It’s included with your order. DiscountLock comes with every eligible subscription you buy, where permitted by law. There’s no fee, and it locks in your discount for future renewals from day one.
- 2We email you before every renewal. A heads-up 30 days ahead, then the exact price 7 days ahead. Nothing is charged without notice.
- 3We renew on your order anniversary. The renewal processes near the end of the term you bought from us, counted from your order date. The new term is added to the end of your current one, so nothing is lost if it renews early, and today’s discounted price is locked in.
Every renewal is a regular order in your account with its own order number and its own refund window, so you can review, cancel, or ask about it just like anything else you’ve bought from us.
In some states, including Vermont, DiscountLock is enrolled only if you opt in at checkout. If it isn’t available where you live, it won’t be applied to your order and your subscription simply ends at the close of its term.
Guaranteed savings at every renewal
You’ll never pay full price for a DiscountLock renewal.
When it’s time to renew, we look for the best price we can offer. In most cases that’s the same price you paid. If the publisher has changed pricing, you still get at least 10% off the list price at the time of renewal. You’ll see the exact amount in your 7-day email before anything is charged.
If we can’t offer at least a 10% discount, we won’t renew automatically. We’ll email you instead, and you can decide whether to renew at the price we can offer.
If your magazine is discontinued
Sometimes a magazine stops publishing or is no longer available for renewal. When that happens we’ll offer you a similar magazine of equal or greater value, at the same or better price, and email you the details before your renewal date. Don’t want the substitute? Turn off DiscountLock for that subscription before the process date and nothing is charged.
Two emails before every renewal
You always know what’s coming, when, and for how much.
- −3030 days beforeHeads-up email with the renewal date and a link to manage or turn off DiscountLock.
- −77 days beforePrice email with the exact amount you’ll be charged, including any tax. Still time to cancel.
- 0Process dateYour renewal is charged to the payment method on file and sent to the publisher.
Your renewal date follows your order, not your mailing label
DiscountLock renews on the anniversary of the term you bought from us, counted from your order date. It doesn’t track the expiration date printed on your magazine label. If you already had a subscription when you ordered (for example, one you bought from the publisher), your renewal can process while that earlier term still has months, or even years, to run.
Renewing early never costs you anything. The new term is added to the end of your current one, so nothing is shortened and you get no duplicates. You also lock in today’s discounted price before the publisher’s next increase, which is exactly why some customers renew early on purpose.
Rather wait? Check the expiration date on your label, then open your DiscountLock page to delay the renewal or set the exact date you want it to process.
| Subscription type | When the renewal processes |
|---|---|
| Print, 1 year or longer | 83 days before the end of the term you bought from us |
| Print, less than 1 year | 38 days before the end of the term you bought from us |
| Digital | 13 days before the end of the term you bought from us |
Terms are counted from your DiscountMags order date. The date on your magazine label may be later, and that’s fine: the renewal is added to the end of it.
Cancel anytime. Two easy ways.
Turning off DiscountLock stops future renewals. Your current subscription continues through the end of its current term.
Turn it off in your account
- Sign in and open DiscountLock in your account menu.
- Pick the subscription and choose Disable DiscountLock.
- You’ll get a confirmation email right away.
Ask us to do it
- Can’t sign in, or would rather not? Send us a message anytime and we’ll turn it off for you.
- Include the name and mailing address on the subscription, or your order number.
- Phone support is available to existing customers; the number is in your order confirmation email and on your card statement.
Good to know before you turn it off
- It can’t be turned back on. Once DiscountLock is off for a subscription, the locked price is gone. To renew later, place a new order at the price available then.
- It’s per subscription. Turning it off for one magazine doesn’t affect your others.
- Renewal already processed? Cancel it within 6 months of the charge for a pro-rated refund of any unsent issues. Cancel before the process date and the renewal is refunded in full. Details are in our refund policy.
- Cancelling with the publisher doesn’t stop it. DiscountLock is managed here, in your DiscountMags account, not on the publisher’s site.
How DiscountLock compares
Most sellers auto-renew. Few promise a discount or tell you the price first.
| DiscountMags | Magazines.com | Publisher direct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewal price | At least 10% off list, guaranteed | May renew at a higher price with no minimum discount | May renew at a higher price with no minimum discount |
| Notice before charge | Two emails, 30 and 7 days ahead, with the exact price | Varies | Varies |
| Cancellation | Online in your account anytime, or contact us | Online | Varies |
Every DiscountLock renewal is covered by our refund policy: full refund if you cancel before the process date, pro-rated refund of unsent issues within 6 months after it. Start from My Orders.