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There are lots of big streaming TV changes to talk about for February 2026. I’m covering NBC and Peacock’s Super Bowl and Olympics plans, Sling TV price increases, YouTube TV updates, Fire TV’s new interface, and new savings trends across TV, internet, and phone plans.
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0:00 February 2026 Streaming TV Overview
0:08 NBC & Peacock: How to Watch the 2026 Super Bowl and Olympics
2:04 Sling TV's Confusing Price Hike
2:55 Poll Results: Streaming TV, Internet and Phone Costs in 2026
4:12 Why I Went Back to YouTube TV + Updates
5:45 Fire TV's New Interface
6:56 Exclusive: Sling Spin & Win Contest Problem
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Hey everyone, Michael here and I'm back
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with your streaming TV news and updates
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this time for February 2026. And if
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you're watching this video, there's a
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good chance you'll be tuning in to
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either NBC or Peacock sometime this
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month. It is a huge month for live
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sports, and that is where you're going
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to be able to watch the Super Bowl, the
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Winter Olympics, and the NBA All-Star
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game. NBC Universal out with this,
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announcing that Sunday, February 8th,
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will be 4K all day. So on that day,
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you're going to be able to watch the
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Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in
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4K. That's on Peacock and also on NBC if
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your plan and provider supports it. And
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just so there is no confusion, well, NBC
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is going to have a lot of Winter
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Olympics coverage on TV. Peacock is the
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place where you can stream every event
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live and on demand and it's going to
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have extra features like multi- view.
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So, let's pick up there. And if you are
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signing up for Peacock, the Peacock
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premium plan is the entry point for all
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the live sports this month. Do not sign
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up for this, the cheaper Peacock Select
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plan, because that tier doesn't include
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live sports. Look, Peacock has raised
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prices over the past year, and I'm not
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seeing a deal directly from its website
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at recording time, but there are still
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ways to save, and this one is my
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favorite, Walmart Plus, which has a
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30-day free trial. Once you sign up, you
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can choose Peacock Premium as your video
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streaming perk, and yes, even use it
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during the free trial period. Let's say
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you only care about NBC and don't have
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an antenna. Well, live TV streaming
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services like YouTube TV, Direct TV, and
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Hulu Live, they've all got NBC, but at
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the time of this recording, Fubo remains
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in a carriage dispute with NBC. So,
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double check that before you sign up.
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And if you're looking for an affordable
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option, Sling TV offers NBC, but in
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select markets only. And while we're
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talking about Sling, the service has
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just raised prices. This one is a little
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confusing though because not everyone is
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affected. This price increase affects
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some Sling Blue customers, so not Sling
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Orange. And what this really comes down
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to is how many local stations you get
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with Sling Blue, which can range from 0
2:24
to three. Just depends on where you
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live. If you get no local channels, the
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price stays the same, $45.99 a month.
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But if you get one or two, you'll now
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pay a new $4 a month search charge for
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locals. And in the handful of markets
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where Sling has three local stations,
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the total price now comes to $54.99 a
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month. And it's too bad, but Sling
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doesn't offer a way to opt out of locals
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and pay a lower price if they are
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included in your area. So, how much are
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you paying for streaming TV, internet,
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and phone service to start the year? I
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asked and here's what you told me. Take
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a look. Let's start with streaming TV.
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And 44% of people who responded say
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they're paying under $50 a month. But at
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the same time, a whole lot of people are
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paying over $75 a month. And that's the
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group that I'm hoping can make some
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changes this year, leaning into cheaper
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bundles and rotating standalone apps.
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Now, the results for internet service
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are interesting because they're kind of
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all over the place. My takeaway is that
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if you're willing to try a non-fiber
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provider, you definitely get into one of
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the lower ranges. Some of the cable and
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5G options are right around the $50
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mark. And for phone plans, this is
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pretty encouraging. Well over half the
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people who responded are paying under
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$50 a month per line. A good chunk of
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them even under $25. And I like seeing
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all the mentions of lowcost providers in
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the comments. Back when I started, the
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big savings was with cutting the cable
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TV cord, so the streaming TV portion.
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But now, I'd say it's more about
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internet and phone. And increasingly,
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providers are offering pretty good
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discounts when you bundle both of them.
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So, I did it. I signed up for YouTube TV
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again. My first time back with the
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service since cancelling in 2024, and it
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may actually be the last time I have
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YouTube TV on the main base plan. I
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resubscribed specifically because of the
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10 plus genre packs that YouTube TV is
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rolling out. And once those are live, I
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just want to be able to give you an
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informed recommendation on whether
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existing customers can downgrade, save
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money, and still get what they want. And
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also ahead, YouTube CEO Neil Mohan
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confirmed in his 2026 preview that fully
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customizable multi- view is coming to
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YouTube TV. I've been hearing from a lot
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of you about this because as it stands
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now, multiv- view is limited to
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pre-selected streams. All about to
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change. And something you may have
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noticed, a new live guide rolling out on
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mobile devices. It looks a lot more like
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the guide on your TV set. So now you can
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easily scroll ahead to preview content
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and long press if you want to preview a
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specific program, read the description
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or add it to your library. One more
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quick note. You may have seen this on my
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community tab. The $10 off for 6 months
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offer is back again for some users and
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some people have seen it for the first
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time. To check, log into your account
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from a web browser, not the mobile app.
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Then go to settings, membership, and
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manage. This one is targeted, so not
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everyone is gonna see it. Usually in
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these videos, I'm using a Roku device
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like the one right behind me, but I've
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got Fire TV on a secondary TV, and I
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want to tell you about some changes on
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the way. So, why don't I show you? This
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is the Fire TV interface that you're
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used to. I'm seeing ads at the top, the
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main navigation in the middle with
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shortcuts to apps to the right of that,
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plus all the featured content below.
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Now, here is what the new interface is
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going to look like according to Amazon's
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news release. And the first thing I
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noticed, more modern and more rounded
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corners. The navigation bar positioned
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where it belongs, right at the top. And
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Amazon says you're going to be able to
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pin more apps to the home screen. So,
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not just six, up to 20. Amazon says the
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redesign is meant to help you find
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content faster across all your apps. And
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the new interface is going to be 20 to
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30% faster in some cases. And there are
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also updates coming to the Fire TV
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mobile app, turning your phone into more
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of a second screen for browsing and
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managing your watch list. The changes
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show up in February and continuing into
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the spring. If you made it this far into
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the video, thank you for watching. And
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one more thing I got to share with you.
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I know I mentioned Sling Spin and Win
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contest before and recently a friend of
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mine actually won a year of free
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service, but customer support initially
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refused to honor it. The way I
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understand it, Sling told her she wasn't
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eligible because she had a short-term
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pass. But even Sling says no purchase is
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necessary. The contest is open to Sling
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users, both free and paid. You can
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understand why she was confused. And
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after getting nowhere with Sling, I
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recommended that she contact the FCC,
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she filed a complaint and that escalated
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the issue to Sling's parent company,
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Dish Network, and they made it right.
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She was able to redeem her prize and get
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a year of free Sling. Bottom line, for a
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lot of the providers that I cover,
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filing a complaint with the FCC can be
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effective, but only after you reach out
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to customer service and try to resolve
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things on your own. Give this video a
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like if you found it helpful. I'll see
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you next time and on michaels.com.
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Thanks for watching.
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