“Compare the extra cost to a movie outing!”

“My mother has a profile on my account as it’s easier to resolve issues about the account if it’s linked to my ids.” — MEGHA MARWAH

My first Netflix account came from my cousin. She kicked me out a year later because she got a joint account with her now-husband. It was a pain to build up my preferences again from scratch.

I don’t want to go through that pain again. Neither do I want my mother or my best friend (in Canada), who I share my account with, to go through the same.

My mother has a separate profile on my account because it’s easier to resolve issues about the account payment etc, if it’s linked to my number and email ID.

My best friend has offered to pay, and maybe we can alternate months, but I know that’ll get too hectic. But, I use her Amazon Prime account, so it’s fair that I pay for her account on Netflix. Since we have similar interests, it’s easier for me to get suggestions according to what she’s watching! She uses my account to watch Indian content.

Yeah, Netflix’s move to charge people who share passwords means additional monthly expenditure. But, given how much we use these OTT accounts, I think it’s about time. Honestly, it’s worth it. Just compare it to how much a family movie outing would cost!

Megha Marwah, 32, is a marketing professional, who is binge-watching The Watcher and the new season of The Crown.