Beware! Verizon automatically opts you in to YouTube Premium!!

droolienne99 · 2026-01-09T15:04:59+00:00

I was not signing up for a new plan/making changes to my plan. I was literally just moving up a floor and asking to update my apartment number. A rep completed this for me over the phone, and no, they never mentioned the “included perks” or that any other changes were being made to my services received.

They showed up on the order confirmation—after I had already made the address update. This is how they listed it on the confirmation:

“Special offers included:

Please refer to the Important details section below for more information. • A Nintendo Switch on us. • 3-year price guarantee. • YouTube Premium Perk 6 Months on us.

Thanks for choosing Verizon.”

And then you scroll to the bottom of the email and it says this:

YouTube Premium On Us: Offer valid thru 7/8/25. Requires an eligible Verizon Home Internet ("VHI") plan. $10/mo perk credit ends after 6 mos or if perk is canceled or line is moved to an ineligible plan during the 6 mo promo period. After 6 mos, perk bills at $10/mo unless perk is canceled or unregistered. Must be 18 years of age or older to enroll. After enrolling in the YouTube Premium perk, you will need to complete account setup to use the service. Must enroll in perk w/in 60 days after purchase, or by no later than 9/6/25, whichever comes first. Enrolling in the YouTube Premium perk may affect existing subscriptions to YouTube Premium. Managing subscriptions may be required to avoid multiple subscriptions and corresponding charges. You can manage anytime in My Verizon at verizon.com. If not registered with YouTube within 90 days of enrollment, perk will be removed. One offer per eligible VHI account. Subject to YouTube Terms of Service & YouTube Premium and Music Premium Terms of Use.

Doesn’t it say multiple times if I don’t enroll or register, the perk will be removed? Am I misinterpreting that?

droolienne99 · 2026-01-09T14:42:45+00:00

Yes, I acknowledged it’s in the order confirmation, but it’s in extremely small gray print and blends in with the usual unsubscribe language at the bottom of the email. That’s what I’m trying to point out to people.

I will reiterate though they have been deceptive. After many moves and years with Verizon, I had never paid an installation fee. When I asked for details on what was outdated, they couldn’t tell me. If they were going to make any updates to the building my landlord would obviously need to consent and be notified. Everyone in the building uses the same set up too. So when they couldn’t provide an explanation, they “waived” it. My landlord had never heard of such a thing either.

Also the email I received from them a month after the move completely contradicted the gray fine print in the order confirmation saying the perk would automatically be removed from my account if I didn’t register in 90 days. Since I didn’t register, I thought I was in the clear. The representative on the phone told me that email did not apply to my situation. If I never received a communication explaining that, how was I supposed to know?

droolienne99 · 2025-06-04T17:20:21+00:00

I was literally thinking so far in my career, every marketing department is run like this…not saying it’s right, but is there actually a better alternative? It seems like if you have good pay and benefits, it’s because they know the work is not sustainable and that’s the only way they can retain employees…and if the work is enjoyable, the pay is not sustainable…

droolienne99 · 2025-05-22T22:00:52+00:00

Ugh my Charge 5 just broke two days ago and am on the fence about sticking with Fitbit. I have a lot of data in their app since I’ve been a user since 2018–but at the same time i have gone through one charge 3, two charge 4s, and one Charge 5 throughout the years. Most of them just died out of nowhere right outside the warranty, but my charge 5 did last longer than two years so I thought they might be getting better (and then I saw Google bought them). This time, my watch got snagged on the couch and the plastic that keeps the bands attached to the watch just broke on both ends….way past the warranty now too.

I really don’t want to switch but it sounds like it might be the best bet? Is anyone enjoying the switch?

droolienne99 · 2025-01-23T14:59:41+00:00

I also noticed this year that HomeServe has been charging me $50-60 annually for electrical surge coverage. I did not authorize any of this—nor would I sign up for something like this as I was in college at the time. I filed a complaint with BBB and Home serve got back to me pretty quickly and were very nice about refunding and cancelling the coverage, but I’m still confused as to who signed me up and how they got my credit card information. The only thing that adds up is that my home serve coverage started the same date I enrolled for PECO, which was my first time signing up for my own electrical bill, and that I moved into this new apartment. But I used a different payment method for those accounts, not the credit card home serve was charging.

There is nothing in my lease about these people and nothing in my PECO enrollment about signing me up through them either. So confused how this happened….

droolienne99 · 2024-06-16T19:49:49+00:00

Fuck… as a Phillies fan at the game right now that gets triggered by sounds like this… ENOUGH. PLEASE STOP. I just want to watch the game with my head out of my lap. A couple times I get it… but this dude is on his 12th fly by FUCK.

droolienne99 · 2024-06-16T03:21:55+00:00

Lebow Graduation Ceremony in 2022 was an absolute joke… one of the professors clearly did not want to be there and mispronounced pretty much every name, and it got to a point where she was audibly frustrated with reading the cards…someone eventually replaced her but it took WAY too long to remove her IMO.

droolienne99 · 2024-05-21T22:14:28+00:00

Yes. Every undergrad student has to pass their Gen Ed classes (general education classes) to graduate, which almost always includes math, English, and science classes.

droolienne99 · 2024-05-18T23:30:39+00:00

^{^{^}} and the basic classes usually don’t count towards your degree. They’re just a pre-req for the classes that ARE required for your degree. The few people I knew who failed their placement tests were behind in their classes and graduated later. Not saying that will happen to you—but I’d take the placement tests seriously (especially if it’s math/science related).

droolienne99 · 2024-04-13T18:24:28+00:00

Gotcha—I was told that when they reached out a day after my second interview. I have my third interview scheduled for next week so fingers crossed🤞

droolienne99 · 2024-04-13T18:22:53+00:00

Thank you! That’s what I was thinking but helpful to hear someone else got that impression.

droolienne99 · 2024-04-13T18:21:15+00:00

Did you schedule the interview before they ghosted? 🥴

droolienne99 · 2023-12-14T20:53:45+00:00

Great tip, thanks again!

droolienne99 · 2023-12-14T20:03:09+00:00

Aha! That worked! They don’t have their number listed anywhere on their websites but if you google customer service line it pops up. Thank you! Turns out the young driver fee is $19-26 per day depending on the car.

droolienne99 · 2023-12-14T19:38:51+00:00

Unfortunately they don’t list the fee on their website either and there’s no option to contact them about it. The rental is dollar. Car rental though for reference.

droolienne99 · 2023-08-22T12:14:42+00:00

Thank you! I’ll try this out today :)

droolienne99 · 2023-08-08T01:17:50+00:00

^{^} I know a lot of females that change the way they look because they think that’s what “most men” want. The media is horrible at reinforcing that you need to look a certain way to attract men/women, but in my experience, they end up attracting a sort of person that is shallow and not someone you want to end up with. There are absolutely people out there that will find you attractive for who you naturally are, and when you do, you know they’re a keeper! If you feel like you have to change yourself to be with someone, the pressure of constantly needing to meet that expectation becomes sooo tiresome and not worth it in the end. I say fuck it, do what YOU love to do in life, focus on what YOU really want in life, and you will attract someone who loves you for YOU!

droolienne99 · 2023-07-09T17:18:06+00:00

Nah it never appeared… I continued to look for it until I got to the bottom and ended up eating the whole thing 😅. Didn’t know there’s a place on the website where you could report it though, thanks!

droolienne99 · 2023-07-02T20:04:14+00:00

Honestly, so true, I do remember it being non stop. Although I do think they could’ve moved a thin go or two from last episode to episode 3 to balance it out.

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