Over the last few years, there have been several discussions in my friend circles, in person and online, about the value of SiriusXM, the satellite radio service. They frequently offer a deal for six months at $25, and the discussions all seem to point to a consensus that it's a fair price.
That said, you have to endlessly haggle with them, or go without for a month, before you can get the deal. It's the most annoying dance one could possibly make, and it's worse than dealing with a cable company, because their phone jockeys are a bunch of assholes.
I really enjoy the service, but that deal is pretty much the limit of what I'm willing to pay for. I think it's a fair price, and beyond that, I'm content to listen to stuff from my phone or whatever in the car. Heck, I didn't even drive to work last year! And the thing is, if they would just stick to that rate, $50 a year, I'd probably prepay for two or three years. That would be worth it to me. Instead, they sour the whole arrangement by requiring you to screw around with toxic morons on the phone.
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