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I always let them expire no matter who the provider is, they usually offer a big discount after. This works with ISPs, phone service providers, etc.
Careful though. The Nord subscription will auto-renew (at a higher price) unless you specifically tell it not to in a somewhat hidden menu. And check it again before it expires because it is known to magically set itself back to auto-renewal close to renewal.
You are correct! Good luck to them renewing off gift card with no money on it though.
Can confirm, this happened to me a few years ago. Thankfully I realized it minutes after it renewed itself and managed to get a refund, but the customer service was adamant that I did not turn off auto-renew. I did. I specifically double-checked a week before my plan was supposed to expire--I always have subscription expiration dates on my calendar bc of shit like this. Deleted my account as soon as I got my money back. Fuck NordVPN.
Wow, that's super shady. Puts them more firmly on my 'nope' pile