Find a second YouTube Premium you've paid for unused for a year and a half with Grok

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Sep 20, 2026 by Tesla Patriot (@TeslaPatriot)

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Last checked

Oct 18, 2026

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Context: A similar entry on this site uses Gemini to spot duplicate streaming plans.

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Outcome

While getting Grok's help to tidy up too many old Google and YouTube accounts, X user Tesla Patriot found they had been paying for a second YouTube Premium account they weren't using for a year and a half. They stopped the $22-a-month charge, and Grok pointed them to calling Apple as the way to ask for a refund.

Agent

Grok

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Help me sort out my old online accounts and find any subscriptions I'm paying for twice or not using.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- The accounts I know about (emails or usernames)
- Where I'm billed (Apple, Google Play, card statements, PayPal)
- Which services I actually use

Rules:
- Walk me through checking each account's subscriptions page, one at a time.
- Flag duplicates, unused plans and anything billed through an app store separately.
- For each one I want to stop, tell me exactly where to cancel, since app-store billing is often cancelled in the store, not the service.
- Tell me how to ask for a refund and what to say, without promising one.
- If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A list of subscriptions by account with cost, billing route and a keep/cancel note, plus cancellation and refund steps.

You'll know it worked when: I'm only paying for what I use, and I've asked for any refund I'm due.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Help me sort out my old online accounts and find any subscriptions I'm paying for twice or not using.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- The accounts I know about (emails or usernames)
- Where I'm billed (Apple, Google Play, card statements, PayPal)
- Which services I actually use

Rules:
- Walk me through checking each account's subscriptions page, one at a time.
- Flag duplicates, unused plans and anything billed through an app store separately.
- For each one I want to stop, tell me exactly where to cancel, since app-store billing is often cancelled in the store, not the service.
- Tell me how to ask for a refund and what to say, without promising one.
- If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Add up the yearly cost of everything I've cancelled.

Output: A list of subscriptions by account with cost, billing route and a keep/cancel note, plus cancellation and refund steps.

You'll know it worked when: I'm only paying for what I use, and I've asked for any refund I'm due.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://x.com/TeslaPatriot/status/2101734539991076944