Guides to cancelling by mail
How to write a cancellation letter, send it so you can prove it arrived, meet a notice period and stop charges that continue. Every legal and postal fact links to its official source.
Cancel by letter
Writing and sending a cancellation that the company cannot miss.
How to cancel a subscription by mail
Who to write to, what to say and how to send a letter that leaves a dated record of your request.
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How to cancel a gym membership by mail
Find the notice rule in your contract, write a signed letter and send it so you can prove the club received it.
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How to cancel a timeshare
Find the rescission window and cancellation address in your contract, then send a signed letter you can prove was delivered.
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How to write a cancellation letter
What to include, in what order, with a sample letter and the mistakes that make a company write back instead of cancelling.
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How to cancel a membership that requires a letter
Why some contracts insist on written notice, how notice periods are counted, and how to meet the rule with proof.
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How to cancel a contract with a notice period
Count back from the renewal date, add mail transit time and send the letter so it arrives inside the notice window.
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What is certified mail? A plain explanation of the USPS service
What Certified Mail is, the two records it gives you, how it travels and what it does not do.
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How much does certified mail cost? Current USPS amounts
The current USPS fee for Certified Mail, the Return Receipt options and what a typical certified letter costs in total.
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Certified mail return receipt: what it proves and how to get it
What a Return Receipt shows, how the mailed card and the emailed receipt differ and what to do if the card never arrives.
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How to send certified mail online
What sending certified mail online really means, how it works with USPS, and what proof you should get back.
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How to cancel any subscription billed by Apple on iPhone, iPad or Mac
Cancel any plan billed through your Apple Account, read the expiration message and handle plans Apple does not bill.
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How to cancel any subscription billed through Google Play
Cancel a Play plan on Android or on the web, keep access to the end of the paid time and handle plans billed elsewhere.
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How to cancel subscriptions billed through Amazon
Cancel plans billed through Amazon from your account, find the page for each Amazon service and know when to write.
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How to cancel Apple's own services and bundles
Cancel the services Apple bills you for in Settings or the App Store and understand how a bundle behaves.
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How do I cancel my subscriptions?
Find every recurring charge, end the ones you can on your phone, and send letters for the rest.
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How to cancel all your subscriptions at once
List every biller, cancel the biggest outlay first, send one letter per company and keep what you use.
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Proof, charges and the law
What your delivery record proves, how to dispute charges and the rules that apply.
Certified Mail for cancellations: what it proves
What the mailing receipt, tracking and Return Receipt each prove, and how to keep them so they still count months later.
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What to do if a company keeps charging you after you cancel
Your proof, a letter to the company, a billing dispute with your card issuer within 60 days, and where to complain.
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Automatic renewal laws by state
What eight state laws require for subscriptions that renew on their own, with citations, and where the FTC rule stands.
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What is the right of rescission?
The legal right to undo certain contracts: the three-day federal rule for credit secured by your home, its limits and the door-to-door version.
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What is a cooling-off period?
A short window in which you can undo a deal: the FTC three-day rule, what it excludes and when your contract gives longer.
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What is a cancellation fee?
What a company may charge when you end early, when that is fair, how to avoid it with timely written notice and how to dispute one.
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What is an early termination fee?
What a company may charge when you end a fixed-term agreement early, when you can question it and how to avoid it.
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The FTC click-to-cancel rule: status and what still applies
What the FTC click-to-cancel amendment required, why a court struck it down and which laws still apply to cancelling.
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How to stop an automatic renewal
The practical sequence for stopping a plan that renews on its own, and what to do if it charges you anyway.
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How to find hidden subscriptions
Check statements, app-store lists, email receipts and the phone bill, then decide what to do with each plan you find.
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Send your cancellation by certified mail
Tell us the company you want to leave. We write a formal cancellation letter, mail it by certified mail the next business day and send you the delivery proof.
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Cancellation guides for companies
Each company guide shows how the company takes cancellations and the mailing address we hold for it.
