Ancestry annual sub for £35?

[susan h]

How amazing! That's so cheap by comparison to what we in the UK are paying. If Ancestry can provide a package in Aus at a low price, why can't they here? How can they justify charging us double+? We should all boycott Ancestry uk, it's now been exposed as a rip off.

Incidentally, does anyone know how much Americans' pay?

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

How amazing! That's so cheap by comparison to what we in the UK are paying. If Ancestry can provide a package in Aus at a low price, why can't they here? How can they justify charging us double+? We should all boycott Ancestry uk, it's now been exposed as a rip off.

Incidentally, does anyone know how much Americans' pay?

They have slighlty different database sets but the two packages are either US records or the world package

US$155 or US$300 respectively

Depending on the exchange rate the world package would be around £210 but there may be additional taxes to pay on top. Pre xmas the US package was offered at a 50% discount.


The offer via the Australian site closes in the first week of February, once it ends the prices will be very close to the UK price.

[Bee]

Can anyone talk me through this?

I've just clicked on the link, and followed the links on ancestry to 'cancel subscription' - but it tells me I'm not eligible for a refund :(. I took out an annual UK Heritage sub with the Oz site last Oct.

If I click on the button for 'upgrade' it quotes a refund of A$116.08 and a price of A$449.95 to upgrade to World Heritage. That's twice the price of the special deal of 50% off.

How do I get the 50% deal and get a refund? Any ideas?

Bee.

[KiteRunner]

Maybe the terms and conditions that you agreed to when you took out your sub said that you couldn't cancel and get a refund in the first year?

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Maybe the terms and conditions that you agreed to when you took out your sub said that you couldn't cancel and get a refund in the first year?

Spot on;

Taken from the Ancestry (AU site) T&C

Your cancellation call must be received by end of business (5:00 p.m. Mountain Time) on the 7th subscription day. Refunds are subject to return of goods. Please allow a reasonable time for the refund to reach you or be charged back to your account. All other subscriptions, including monthly subscriptions, quarterly subscriptions, initial annual subscriptions after the 7 days or annual renewals may be canceled by you at any time but no refund will be made for unused subscription periods.




The T&C's relating to cancellation are pretty much the same throughout the different sites (.com, .AU and .uk).

[Bee]

Oh Darn it! I do like a bargain, and this sounded a really good one!

**sigh**

Bee.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Oh Darn it! I do like a bargain, and this sounded a really good one!

**sigh**

Bee.

Right place wrong time Bee:(

You could be in my situation though, my sub expired in December, i cancelled the continous renewal a week before but even at the current price i daren't take the offer!!

And nobody has paid my surcharge (finding fee) yet, till they do i can't take advantage of the offer either:(:(:(

[Sand Dancer]

Well thank you Glen in your tinsel knickers.
I haven't subscribed to Ancestry for 2 years now, and was recently toying with the idea of rejoining them some time this year.
I've gone the whole hog...went for the World Heritage....including the 22$ tax it works out at £78, according to my conversion chart.
I love a bargain.

Cheers and many thanks again, Glen.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Another bump for the night viewers.

[Margaret in Burton]

Trying to persuade OH that we need to do this. I want the world wide sub as he has rellies in USA and I need to check passenger lists.

Our Ancestry sub ends in early March. Trouble is he doesn't seem to be listening.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Trying to persuade OH that we need to do this. I want the world wide sub as he has rellies in USA and I need to check passenger lists.

Our Ancestry sub ends in early March. Trouble is he doesn't seem to be listening.

best keep my name out of it then Margaret, he already has reservations about me anyway:D

[Margaret in Burton]

I haven't told him that the thread was from you Glen.

[Jean and Tonic]

I didn't get round to it today ..... but I've just had a look on the site and can't see the UK Parish Records. I don't need any records from abroad but I'm quite willing to get the World one if the Parish Records are on..... can anyone tell me please.

Jean

[Orangeblossom]

UK Heritage includes the British Parish Records.

[Jean and Tonic]

Thankyou Tracy

[GallowayLass]

Cheers Glen, FTF supershopper

or should I say "Good on ya, cobber!"

I've just gone and done the deal, I forgot about it the other night.

World Heritage Collection Membership
Initial Annual Membership Fee: AUD $149.98
TAX: AUD $22.50
Total Due Today: AUD $172.48

Xe.com gave this cost Live rates at 2009.01.16 11:42:04 UTC 11.45 GMT
172.48 AUD = 78.3853 GBP
Australia Dollars 1 AUD = 0.454460 GBP United Kingdom Pounds 1 GBP = 2.20041 AUD

[Helen Smith Too]

I've just taken advantage of this offer - AUS$86.23 in total. £35.44 according to Google currency converter(UK Heritage)

Thought I would have to log into Ancestry Aus, but I'm back into .co.uk with no problem.

Thanks Glen.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Thanks for the replies, nice to see the amounts including tax and the converted price added too.

[Margaret in Burton]

Done it.

Went for the world heritage.

UK Ancestry expires in early March and the basic one is over £80.

Just paid

Initial Annual Membership Fee:

AUD $149.98

Tax:

AUD $22.50

Total:

AUD $172.48

Converts to £78.69

[LeicestershireLass]

Hi all ... the offer ends midnight AEST 8th February, 2009

my Ancestry subs run out mid-April ....!