Cost of renewal

[trebor]

Not sure that I have placed this discussion in the right place but hopefully it is close enough.
My subscription is due to renew soon but I wondered if anyone has had any joy in negotiating a better price with Find My Past. I have done it with Ancestry and with FMP in the past but they seem more restrictive now.
Thanks in advance for any tips.

 

[Heather]

According to the FMP site the current charge for a World Subscription for 12 months is about 133.25 pounds, I say about because I am converting from Australian dollars. FMP do give a discount to existing customers (I think it is 10%) Peter will probably know the exact figures, I hope this helps.

 

[peter]

A World subscription costs £156 at the UK site, or $300 at the Australian site (which converts to £166.93). These prices are before the Loyalty Discount, currently 15%.

Although it sounds like a lot of money (to me, at least) it's actually slightly less than Findmypast charged a decade ago just for UK records, and there were no parish register images, no newspapers, and no 1939 Register. I can't remember if there was a loyalty discount then.

 

[trebor]

Although it sounds like a lot of money (to me, at least) it's actually slightly less than Findmypast charged a decade ago just for UK records, and there were no parish register images, no newspapers, and no 1939 Register. I can't remember if there was a loyalty discount then.

In 2015 & again in 2016 I paid less than £65 for a year's World subscription - possibly one of your specials Peter.

 

[canadianbeth]

In March I paid $161.10 U.S., which converted to $221.91 Canadian on my credit card. A loyalty discount would be really helpful when the time comes.

 

[peter]

In 2015 & again in 2016 I paid less than £65 for a year's World subscription - possibly one of your specials Peter.

There was a very attractive offer which I promoted just before the subscription rates went up, but it wasn't anywhere near that generous - the full price of a World subscription prior to the increase was just under £130, so it sounds to me as if you paid half-price two years running!

In March I paid $161.10 U.S., which converted to $221.91 Canadian on my credit card. A loyalty discount would be really helpful when the time comes.

That's a 10% discount on the normal price, so if subscription rates remain unchanged and the Loyalty Discount stays at 15% you'll pay about 5% less next year.