Turns out, people really like paying for cloud storage only once—get 1TB for just $159.99

Boing Boing's Shop· Aug 5, 2026 · 9:00 PM UTC ·3 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 14 views

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▪Turns out, people really like paying for cloud storage only once—get 1TB for just $159.99 Boing Boing's Shop 2:00 pm Wed Aug 5, 2026 Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post.
▪TL;DR: Pay $159.99 once (reg. $810) with code KOOFR by 11:59 p.m.
▪PT today and get 1TB of Koofr cloud storage for life—no monthly storage bill required.

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Turns out, people really like paying for cloud storage only once—get 1TB for just $159.99 Boing Boing's Shop 2:00 pm Wed Aug 5, 2026 Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Pay $159.99 once (reg. $810) with code KOOFR by 11:59 p.m. PT today and get 1TB of Koofr cloud storage for life—no monthly storage bill required. Cloud storage has become one of those subscriptions most of us forget we're paying for—until the renewal email shows up. If you'd rather buy it once and move on, Koofr easily makes that happen. For $159.99 (reg. $810) with code KOOFR through today, you can lock in 1TB of Koofr Cloud Storage for life. No monthly payments. No annual renewals. Just a terabyte of storage that's yours to keep using.

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