Such a Deal!
Our new vehicle came with a free 3 month trial subscription to XM Radio. On the way home from the dealership, the kids requested music, and Jess found a station called Kidz Bop. Since then, I've spent a bit of time looking at the list of stations and listening to a few that sounded promising, but really, we've only spent any significant time listening to Kidz Bop. As a result, Bella has requested that we continue the subscription after the trial period so that she can keep listening to her now-favorite station.
At the end of our first month, XM sent us some mail, because they also want us to continue our subscription after the trial. I just got around to opening it a couple days ago. The price in that mailing was listed as $20/month, with a savings of a bit less than $2/month if we get a year-long plan. I don't think we spend enough time in the car to justify $20/month. None of the stations I listened to excited me enough to decide that I want to listen to them, rather than listening to music off my phone, and it would take pretty much the kids entire allowance for them to pay for it.
Yesterday, I got another mailing from XM. They offered 1-year for the price of 7 months ($100 less than their first offer). But even at just over $10/month, I'm not seeing it, especially since we can buy all the Kidz Bop albums that have been released in the past two years for less than the price of a year subscription, and they release new ones at a rate of about three per year. Since we'd only be getting it for Kidz Bop, it's far cheaper to buy their albums and load them on Bella's iPod.
At the end of our first month, XM sent us some mail, because they also want us to continue our subscription after the trial. I just got around to opening it a couple days ago. The price in that mailing was listed as $20/month, with a savings of a bit less than $2/month if we get a year-long plan. I don't think we spend enough time in the car to justify $20/month. None of the stations I listened to excited me enough to decide that I want to listen to them, rather than listening to music off my phone, and it would take pretty much the kids entire allowance for them to pay for it.
Yesterday, I got another mailing from XM. They offered 1-year for the price of 7 months ($100 less than their first offer). But even at just over $10/month, I'm not seeing it, especially since we can buy all the Kidz Bop albums that have been released in the past two years for less than the price of a year subscription, and they release new ones at a rate of about three per year. Since we'd only be getting it for Kidz Bop, it's far cheaper to buy their albums and load them on Bella's iPod.