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How do I turn off DiscountLock?

Turn off DiscountLock in your account in about a minute, or ask us to do it. Your current subscription continues; only future renewals stop.

Updated September 18, 2026

Turning off DiscountLock stops future renewals. Your current subscription continues through the end of its term. It takes about a minute in your account, or we can do it for you.

Turning off DiscountLock is not the same as cancelling

Turn off DiscountLock = no more renewals are charged, and your current subscription continues to the end of its term.
Cancel = the current order ends now and any unsent issues are refunded under our refund policy. If that is what you want, see How do I cancel an order?.

Two ways to turn it off

In your account (about a minute)

Sign in, open DiscountLock in your account menu, pick the subscription and choose Disable DiscountLock. You get a confirmation email right away.

Manage DiscountLock

Ask us to do it

Cannot sign in, or would rather not? Send us a message with the name and mailing address on the subscription, or your order number, and we will turn it off for you.

Contact Customer Care

Good to know before you turn it off

  • It cannot be turned back on. Once DiscountLock is off for a subscription, the locked price is gone. To renew later, place a new order at the price available then.
  • It is per subscription. Turning it off for one magazine does not affect your others.
  • Renewal already processed? Cancel it from My Orders within 6 months of the charge for a pro-rated refund of unsent issues. Cancel before the process date and it is refunded in full.
  • Cancelling with the publisher does not stop it. DiscountLock is managed in your DiscountMags account, not on the publisher's site.
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