The mistakes I made this week that cost me a painful amount of money: 1. Upgraded my codex plan to a $100 plan to test Astra. Hated it. It broke one of my apps and caused 5 customer subscriptions to fail. 2. Moved my apps to a new Google Play developer account because I changed my business structure. Something went wrong with the migration and 3 more subscriptions failed with a 404 after the trials ended. 3. Tried to upgrade my claude plan, then realized I had unused credits I could have used instead. Contacted support, got a bot, cancelled my plan, moved me to a free plan and lost my old plan and credits. All three were my mistakes. Which honestly makes it even more frustrating. But this is also why customer support bots can be so painful. Some problems need a human who can actually look at your account and fix the mess. Expensive week. Expensive lessons.

Sep 29, 2026 · 8:53 AM UTC

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There is an old saying in China: "Good things often go through many trials and tribulations, but they will eventually turn out well."
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so true
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losing money is bad but losing it while arguing with a bot is just disrespectful
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it's the biggest waste of time
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2. is it the type of account that doesn't require the beta testing for apps and all?
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for google? apparently yes! i haven't checked it out i was busy with the migration
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
I live by one rule: If it ain't (completely) broken, don't fix it
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it's the best rule
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
That sucks, but all part of the process. Are you using Claude or Codex now?
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claude i didn't like codex
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
It's all part of the process and now you've gotten the lesson. You push it again 💪🏾 You got this Eliana
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totally! thanks marggie
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
You can't use unused credit to upgrade your subscription anyways!
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i know, i was used them to code and fix bugs
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
It’s lessons learned though
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yes, life
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
Seriously now, try fireworks with a deepseek/glm latest model and codex. It's 80% cheaper than the big ones and same/better results. Did this lately and I regret paying those $100s
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
>5 emails back and forth >problem completely unsolved >locked out of account Bot: We've marked this case as solved. Have a nice day Kinda dystopian
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If ain't broken, don't fix it. These things are more fragile than they seem.
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
Hey Eliana! You don't usually pay for max subscriptions? Either on claude or gpt or any other?
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
I found Astra annoying too, it was just burning through allowance going on 40+ minute tasks and returning with updates that didn't address the issue, or fixed it in a very shallow way.
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
Sorry to hear that! What I often say to bots these days: "I want to talk to a rep. REP. REPRESENTATIVE."
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
That’s how it goes sometimes but all in all those are good problems to have
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5 dead subs before anyone noticed. that's the real invoice
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
Exactly, automated support bots can't handle special cases at all, it's such a headache.
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
E você culpa o Astra por isso?
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
that sounds really tough, especially losing those 5 customer subscriptions. hope next week goes better!
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I wonder what’s up with Astra, I haven’t had a problem with it yet
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Ouch, you've had a "weekus horribilis"
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tech changes can be a real headache
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well bloody hell. THAT is a brutal week.
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I don’t care abt your AI cost loss, money will come back. But your business… Did you manage to recover the subs?
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
Look at the bright side—you didn’t lose money. You paid tuition to the University of “Well, I’m Never Doing That Again.”
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
That sucks. I had the same experience with Codex. I had to cancel it; I never used it for more than 10 days.
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Replying to @eliana_jordan
mistakes are part of the process, Eliana hopefully, you've learned from them going forward
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Aww, this is a bad week for you. I share you pain on (1) ...
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