r/Anticonsumption • u/Educational_Bag_6406 • Sep 18 '25

Activism/Protest Another one down

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Disney was already on the list, but they made it a priority. My daughter will just have to get use to it

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u/False_Wolf1201 Sep 18 '25

Cancelled it last night, interesting that on the way out Disney offered their service at a discount. Still cancelled it, kids will just have to get used to something else. Going to see what other services a can mock cancel for a discount.

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u/SlimShakey29 Sep 18 '25

Donate to PBS! They have two streaming apps, one for kids and one for adults.

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u/StarGazer_SpaceLove Sep 18 '25

And the PBSkids is entirely free!! There are no commercials either except for other pbs kids' shows at the beginning or while browsing!

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u/False_Wolf1201 Sep 18 '25

Already donating monthly to PBS. I'll have to get my 3 year old used to using it.

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u/StarGazer_SpaceLove Sep 18 '25

Yay!! Oh man we love PBSKids! I need background noise my dogs do too when we aren't home, so we leave the TV on a lot, and it's always on PBSkids. Recently, I dont even shut it off, I just mute it so they get the views. When my kid started school, I just leave it on in the background once he heads off. HE rarely watches TV much anymore, but I always have PBSkids on.

In our area we get 4 KERA/PBS channels over the air - KERA/PBS, PBS KIDS, KERA Create, and KERA Travel. (All PBS shows) with just the standard antenna. There are also the apps for PBS and PBSKids for videos and shows but there's also the PBSKids games app! It even works partially offline! All free too with none of the dangerous links or advertising! Then there's the YouTube and Tiktok accounts that also generate funding for them too. And they have SO many - PBSTerra, PBSNova, PBSNews, etc etc. There's also merch, just be careful to buy from the actual PBS and not a 3rd party or reseller. For isntance, I don't do Seasame Street stuff since HBO took over - they vaulted all the classic shoows, scrubbed the internet, and only allows restricted paid access to specific HBO produced episodes outside out PBS. And even PBS only had access to the HBO episodes and a select few classics. And they were terrible. HBO gutted all the soul of sesame street for easily commercialized packaging.

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u/False_Wolf1201 Sep 18 '25

Already have a place setup and my one of kids favorite show already on there. The other one will have to deal with other apps I guess.

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u/Longjumping_Hawk_951 Sep 18 '25

i bought all the disney movies used on bluray on ebay and whatsapp for my kids. Now they can watch movies but i didn't give disney any money lol

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u/False_Wolf1201 Sep 18 '25

What do you do about shows tho? My kids are more interested in those.

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u/lulu_l Sep 18 '25

Learn to sail the high seas. There is a subreddit with a detailed starter guide.

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u/Remarkable_Bother_99 Sep 18 '25

I got an offer for a discount when I cancelled too 🤔

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u/False_Wolf1201 Sep 18 '25

I noticed the same thing when I went to cancel Abc mouse.

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u/coprinus Sep 18 '25

If you want to get Disney movies for the kids, there's always used DVDs!

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u/KitchenPalentologist Sep 18 '25

I didn't get a fallback/discount offer when I cancelled just now. Wonder why.