To cancel a Southern Living magazine subscription, log in to the subscriber portal at southernliving.com/renewtoday, call customer service at 800-272-4101, or turn off auto-renewal in the Apple App Store or Google Play if you subscribed through a mobile device. The right route depends on how you signed up in the first place, so check your original order confirmation before you start.
What You Need Before You Start
The quickest identifier is your account number, printed on your magazine’s mailing label just above your name. If you don’t have a recent issue, the subscriber portal at southernliving.com/renewtoday lets you log in three ways: account number and ZIP code, last name and account number, or full name and mailing address.1Southern Living. Southern Living Customer Service The name-and-address option is the fallback when the account number is gone.
Cancel a Print Subscription Online
Go to southernliving.com/renewtoday, log in, select the cancellation option, and follow the prompts. After you submit, a confirmation screen appears stating your cancellation has been received.2Southern Living Customer Service. Southern Living Customer Service – Cancel My Subscription Confirmation
Screenshot that page. If a billing dispute comes up later, it’s your dated proof the request was submitted.
Cancel by Phone
Call 800-272-4101.3Southern Living. About Southern Living Have your account number, or the name and address on the subscription, ready. Before you hang up, ask for a confirmation number or a follow-up email. A verbal assurance without a written record is where most cancellation disputes begin.
Cancel a Digital Subscription in the App Store
Southern Living’s own customer service cannot cancel a subscription you bought through Apple or Google. The app store owns the billing relationship, and you have to turn off auto-renewal there.
iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Apple’s listing for Southern Living states the subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and Apple does not issue partial-period refunds.4Apple App Store. Southern Living Magazine
On iPhone or iPad: open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, find Southern Living, and tap Cancel Subscription. On a Mac: open the App Store, click your name, open Account Settings, scroll to Subscriptions, click Manage, and cancel from there.5Apple Support. If You Want to Cancel a Subscription from Apple If there’s no Cancel button and you see an expiration date in red, the subscription is already set to end.
Android
Open the Google Play Store, tap your profile icon, go to Payments and Subscriptions, then Subscriptions, select Southern Living, and tap Cancel. The same 24-hour-before-renewal window generally applies.
Gift Subscriptions
A gift subscription is usually managed under the purchaser’s account, not the recipient’s. If you received the magazine as a gift, the person who bought it may need to contact customer service, or at minimum provide the account details. If you’re the recipient and just want the deliveries to stop, calling 800-272-4101 and explaining the situation is your best route.3Southern Living. About Southern Living Any refund would go back to the original purchaser’s payment method.
Subscriptions Bought Through a Third-Party Site
If you signed up through a reseller such as DiscountMags or Magazines.com, you may need to cancel through that site rather than through Southern Living. Check whether your order confirmation came from Southern Living itself or from the reseller, then log in to that account. The two billing systems don’t always talk to each other, so if you’re unsure, cancel with both.
What Happens After You Cancel
Expect one more issue. Southern Living’s cancellation confirmation notes that if the next issue was already in the mail when your request came in, that final copy will still arrive.2Southern Living Customer Service. Southern Living Customer Service – Cancel My Subscription Confirmation A stray issue after you cancel isn’t a sign the cancellation failed.
Watch your card or bank statement through the next billing cycle. If you canceled specifically to head off an auto-renewal charge, verify nothing new posts on the expected renewal date. Catching a wrong charge within 60 days puts you in the strongest position to dispute it.
Refunds for Unused Issues
If you paid for a year upfront and cancel partway through, you may be entitled to a pro-rated refund for undelivered issues. Ask the representative or check the confirmation screen for the specific amount and the return method. Southern Living’s public cancellation pages don’t spell out refund timelines, so ask directly when you cancel and write down what you’re told.
If the Charges Don’t Stop
If billing continues after a clean cancellation, you have two options. First, file a chargeback dispute with your card issuer, either through your card’s online portal or the number on the back of the card, and follow up in writing at the address the issuer lists for billing disputes.6Federal Trade Commission. How to Stop Subscriptions You Never Ordered
Second, if a company keeps charging after a clear cancellation, report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or to your state attorney general’s consumer protection office.6Federal Trade Commission. How to Stop Subscriptions You Never Ordered The screenshot or confirmation number from your original cancellation is what makes that process move quickly.