Any Way to Stay on Old Price While Renewing Microsoft 365 Family

bunkr on 25/05/2025 - 00:45

Last year, I paid $97.30 for the M365 Family.

This year, they are asking me $125.30 to renew the subscription, which includes the Co-pilot thingy, which does not interest me at all. I tried the route of cancelling the subscription to be able to access the M365 Family Classic (without co-pilot). However it is being offered at $139, i.e., more than the cost of the renewal with co-pilot.

Is there anyway I can renew the subscription for less than the renewal fee - would love to still be able to access the $97.30 price.

Cheers.

Computing Microsoft Office Software Software

Comments

  • wasdw246 on 25/05/2025 - 01:16
    +1

    dayum, you guys buy ms office.
    i dont buy it, but isnt it at least included with ur work or school?

    try look for a perpetual licence if u dont like subscribing and dont need the latest and greatest
    example:
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/p/office-home-…

    • bunkr on 25/05/2025 - 03:22
      +1

      It would have worked if it were a single family member using it. I have 4 members of family who require MS Office. So it is not a one size fits all…

      • frondono on 25/05/2025 - 11:47

        have a look at allkeyshop

    • AustriaBargain on 25/05/2025 - 05:04
      +1

      With the family plan it works out to not much per year per person, and you get 1TB of one drive each.

  • Guybrush57 on 25/05/2025 - 01:31

    I'm in the same boat, OP. I'd love to keep my $97.30 but from my research you can't drop copilot without paying even more which is theft imo.

  • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 25/05/2025 - 03:12
    -1

    Google Docs, Sheets, etc. is better anyway. Otherwise just use the cloud versions of MS Word, Excel, etc. they’re also free.

    • bunkr on 25/05/2025 - 03:25

      I have some older family members who use it. They receive excel files on emails. They will not understand uploading it to cloud.

      I also need Dev mode and Excel add-ons. They are not supported on cloud version of M365.

  • EightImmortals on 25/05/2025 - 07:31
    +4

    Libreoffice?

    • fantombloo on 25/05/2025 - 11:18
      +2

      Imagine a world where every paying Office user migrated and donated $5 per year to Libre.

  • Dlee13 on 25/05/2025 - 09:10
    +1

    I believe I got the same price by using my works HOU program, see if yours offers it too!

    Just google "The Microsoft Workplace Discount Programme" then you enter your work email and they'll send you a email to confirm if you're eligible.

    • bunkr on 25/05/2025 - 11:37

      That's how I got it originally. Issue is that the only way to access the M365 Family Classic subscription is via the cancellation route.

      If you go via the workplace discount, you get a 30% discount on the full price of $179, which works out to $125.30, which is what my renewal is already at.

      Wish there were a way to purchase Family Classic via workplace discount programme.

  • donotuse on 25/05/2025 - 11:15

    For some reason I don't pay for my MS Office 365 on my personal laptop at all, and I have no freaking idea why, other than the fact that I might have used my work email when I first registered to use it, on my PERSONAL machine.

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