Well friends, after mulling it over for months and months, I finally caved and placed an order for a free trial from Honest.com.
You have likely heard of the Honest Company, which is the eco-friendly products company started by Jessica Alba that has all sorts of fantastic products for baby and for the home. They have been offering free trials of products for a long while, and all you have to pay is $5.95 shipping. I’ve almost placed an order from them countless times, but just never pulled the trigger.
Want to know why I finally did it? Because I learned something EXTRA fun about those free trials. They offer 3 different types of trials (diapers and wipes trial, home essentials trial, and health & wellness trial), and here’s the thing: YOU CAN ORDER ALL THREE TRIALS FOR FREE FOR JUST $5.95 TOTAL!!! That’s what I’m talking about! 🙂 All you have to do is click on all 3 options. It is seriously just that easy! But I never thought to try it until today for some reason.
I’m cheap thrifty, but for $5.95, even I know that is a smokin’ hot deal. And really, the company and their products fall in line with my values, and people rave about how great they are, so I’m likely going to find some stuff that I’ll want to order again.
The Catch
There’s always a catch, right? This one isn’t too bad, as long as you stay on top of it. You have 7 days from the time your trial products arrive to decide if you want to enroll in their monthly subscription service. If you take no action, you will be automatically enrolled once those 7 days pass. Now in my case, since I ordered all 3 bundles, if I don’t cancel within those 7 days I will be billed $155. I’ll also get a 1 month supply of all 3 bundles sent my way. But if I do cancel, then I’m not out any money other than the $5.95 I already paid. And of course, the free trials are mine to keep either way. Nothing to ship back!
My Strategy
I have my calendar marked for 5 days from today to log into my account and cancel one or more of my subscriptions. It’s entirely possible that I will be nuts about some of the products and want to order more, but I can tell you now that I can’t afford to get all 3! Honest.com also reports that they will remind you several times about your subscription options so that you don’t feel like you were “tricked” into subscribing.
So what are you waiting for? The deal has been around for a while, but I’m not sure if the ability to order all 3 free trials is new. It was new to me, that’s for sure!
Would you like to hear my thoughts on the products after I’ve tried them out for a while? Then check out my honest assessment post where I have linked to honest.com review posts I have written about specific products I have purchased there. I also give you tips on how to make sure you don’t overpay for them!Â
So glad you finally decided to try it! We just get the Essentials Bundle. While I don’t want a delivery every month, I do occasionally want products. They make it easy to continually adjust your shipment date so that you can stretch it out to 2 or 3 or more months between shipments. And they send you an email reminder a few days ahead of time so you are prepared to adjust the items you order or to push back your shipment date. I am definitely planning to try out the diapers too once baby arrives! There is also a local natural baby store here that sells them, so I’ll have to see if that is a better option for me. I love the idea of having them delivered though. 🙂
Do you have any particular favorites? I’ve had a reader recommend their kids’ toothpaste, so I’m wanting to try that, for sure!
I was given Honest diapers at a shower and loved them. Such cute patterns and all organic. I actually just ordered the free trial two weeks ago, then called to cancel because I just couldn’t justify spending $80 a month on diapers/wipes. (By the way, there is NOWHERE. On their website to click and cancel). However, when I was trying to cancel, she offered me the same amount of diapers for $67, which I almost accepted. Still more expensive than others we buy, but almost worth it since they’re organic and so cute! You can also do a bimonthly subscription. I may call them back!
Ooh…very interesting that they will sweeten the deal a bit if you try to cancel! And thanks for the tip about not being able to cancel online. I can’t say that I’m surprised that they don’t make it crazy easy to cancel. But I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, for sure!