Screw off, 'cable guy'

A couple years ago, my cable and internet went up again and was getting ready to go up again. I decided to drop the cable and just keep the internet, so I just turned my box in. Within three hours, someone called me and begged me to renew my service. After I said no several times, they offered to lock me in for two years without a contract for half of what I was paying before.

The other thing I do when I get tired of paying what I'm paying is I call and ask for their retention department. I tell them I think I'm paying too much and want a better deal. I usually get some kind of discount.