Netflix Sneakily Implements Price Increase for Its Longtime Patrons
LatestLast year Netflix hiked up its subscription rates for new members but, in a merciful gesture, allowed existing customers to continue paying the same prices. But come May 2016, that Buffy the Vampire Slayer binge will cost you an extra two dollars per month whether you’re a longtime addict—err, I mean subscriber—or a new adopter of the service.
The A.V. Club reports that subscribers will now pay $9.99 per month rather than $7.99. The ubiquitous increase comes as a result of the company taking measures to “un-grandfather” those still paying the lower rate. Roughly 17 million people will be impacted, “most of whom would have found out about it roughly never, because who spends precious Animaniacs-watching time looking at their Netflix bill?”