I want to cancel a subscription where the company makes cancellation hard. Write me a single firm email that they can't ignore or 'retention'-spin.
SERVICE: {service_name}
ACCOUNT EMAIL: {your_account_email}
SUBSCRIPTION TYPE: {monthly / annual / contract length}
NEXT BILLING DATE: {date}
WHY YOU'RE CANCELING (optional): {reason — keep brief or none}
WHAT THEY'VE TRIED: {if you already tried the in-app flow that loops}
LEGAL CONTEXT: {US/EU/other — for relevant consumer law}
RULES:
- Subject line: 'Cancellation request — [account email] — effective immediately'
- Open with one sentence: 'I am canceling my subscription, effective immediately. Do not renew.'
- State the account identifier (email/username/ID).
- One sentence: do not contact me with retention offers, downgrades, or 'pause' suggestions. I have decided.
- Reference any relevant law if applicable (FTC Click-to-Cancel, EU Distance Selling, California Auto-Renewal Law).
- Specific ask: confirmation of cancellation in writing within 48 hours + confirmation that no further charges will be processed.
- Under 120 words. Firm, polite, no anger.
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Sample output
Subject: Cancellation request — devon@example.com — effective immediately
To: Adobe Customer Service
I am canceling my Creative Cloud subscription, effective immediately. Do not renew.
Account email: devon@example.com (account ID 8821-7445).
Please do not contact me with retention offers, plan downgrades, or 'pause' alternatives. The decision is made.
Under the FTC's negative-option requirements and California's Automatic Renewal Law, I am requesting:
If I see any subsequent charge after the date of this email, I will dispute it directly with my bank and file a complaint with the FTC and California Attorney General's office.
Thanks, Devon Park
If they reply with a 'special discount':
Thanks, not interested. Please proceed with cancellation per my original request and send written confirmation. — Devon
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FAQ
Always cancel by email or written request — not by phone. Companies will 'lose' phone cancellations. Written record + 48-hour deadline beats anti-churn scripts. The prompt targets ChatGPT (GPT-4) and lives in the Personal & Career category on mycopyprompt.
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