Hello interwebs,

Wanted to share how to subscribe as a new customer to the 365 Classic packages. I've been doing loads of research, none of which seemed to indicate how to work around the new pricing model as a new customer.

Thankfully, Microsoft offers prorating ( limited to specific countries - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/countries-with-prorated-refunds-for-microsoft-subscriptions-38c81df4-10c1-f3eb-8d2f-b04f980c435f ), so I thought it wouldn't hurt to experiment. After a few full refunds, this is what I found to be the best course of action:

Subscribe to your desired Office 365 plan (Personal/Family/etc.) for 1 month > Manage > Cancel > Select "Or buy at CAD $XXXX/year" (under the Switch plan button).

In my particular case, I went with the 1 month of 365 Personal, immediately followed the above steps and was provided an option to switch to 365 Personal Classic, + convert it to a yearly sub instead.

Although you have to essentially pay an added cost ($3.50 CAD for me), the subscription will automatically switch to the original 365 Classic the following month and remain recurring.

Happy savings!!! <3

I hate that everything is a subscription these days. I have Microsoft office downloaded on my laptop but it’s likely outdated at this point. My mom just got a new laptop so she can look for new jobs and create a resume. I’d like to get the family plan for us to share but once she gets a job she will likely never use it again. And I only use it occasionally since I have a separate work laptop. Always having an updated Microsoft office suite is appealing but it seems too expensive for only a year. Alternatively, it’s cheaper than buying the software to install. For those who have the subscription, do you really plan to pay $100 a year forever? Until there is an alternative I guess.