# Can I purchase multiple years of subscription?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-purchase-multiple-years-of-subscription/313662>\
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**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-purchase-multiple-years-of-subscription/313662 "2005-07-22T16:08:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-purchase-multiple-years-of-subscription/313662/1 "2005-07-22T16:08:57Z")

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During my move out west I let my subscription lapse…I don’t want to have to worry about that in the future. Can I purchase multiple years in advance? Full-price doesn’t bother me?  
If not that’s ok too! 🙂 Thanks folks.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-purchase-multiple-years-of-subscription/313662/2 "2005-07-22T17:44:16Z")

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From what I’ve heard, several folks have done it, both accidentally (these were cleared up by **TubaDiva** and **Jerry** ) and deliberately, so it’s possible. And I’ve never heard a mod or admin complain (nor do I see any reason they would), so it’s apparently also permissable. Besides all which, one is encouraged to buy a new year’s subscription before the old one runs out, and there’s no qualitative difference between buying a new year 3 days before the expiration date and buying it 362 days before expiration.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-purchase-multiple-years-of-subscription/313662/3 "2005-07-22T22:22:31Z")

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Yes, up to 2 years at a time.

your humble TubaDiva