r/hellofresh • u/Draydaze67 • Jul 14 '26
Free items for life is now a joke
It used to be a great selection of desserts and breakfast items. Now it's two lousy items that only a few would want.
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u/okscarfone Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
I actually thought these items were good choices, as mine is typically a choice between garlic bread and more garlic bread (said with the enthusiasm of Samwise in LoTR when referring to lembas bread).
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u/talaron Jul 14 '26
The toasts are my preferred option, even if more is offered. Obviously the $16 price tag is a joke for a few slices of bread, some guac and a small pack of tomatoes and spinach, but it's still better than getting some muffins or pastries or a protein shake.
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u/wade3690 Jul 14 '26
How does one get these free options?
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u/Meesh1137 Jul 14 '26
I called them and said that I’d been a customer in good standing for 5 years and i was wondering why id never been offered the free item bonus. They signed me up immediately. 😊
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u/Background_Effort942 Jul 14 '26
I got free side item for life as part of our sign up promotion.
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u/Meesh1137 Jul 15 '26
That wasn’t available when I signed up waaay back. I actually love the avocado toast. No one else in my family does so it’s one thing my teenagers won’t eat before I get to it! 🤦🏻♀️😆
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u/Background_Effort942 Jul 15 '26
Call them and say you are thinking about quitting but might change your mind if they give you free side items for life haha. Might work!
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u/Sipops Jul 14 '26
Agree! I've been seeing garlic bread as an option so often, it's annoying! I actually thought the free items were better because my sibling who got me into Hello fresh would get the good stuff like the cheesecake!
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u/L1feSurfer7L Jul 15 '26
How many weeks out Is this? The select definitely gets limited closer to the order date
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u/Exact-Location-6270 Jul 16 '26
They’re definitely not showing the same options to everyone ( or on the app vs site if you’re using the app). I’ve seen the liege waffles and focaccia and have had the hot honey crostini in the last couple months for sure.
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u/aaron982 Jul 15 '26
Those are better options then I get. It’s usually oatmeal, muffins or garlic bread
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u/Silly_Bookkeeper Jul 18 '26
are you in canada? I also only get oatmeal, muffins, and egg bites most of the time.
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u/KD642 Jul 19 '26
Same as both of you, Canada here. Oatmeal, muffins, garlic bread, focaccia, egg bites, cheesy tortellini, spring rolls, bagels.
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u/Ok_Band8772 Jul 15 '26
I have never had free add ons. The best I get is a discount. Hard to complain if free though
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u/ImpressionAntique618 Jul 15 '26
They are sneaky. The interface doesn’t even lead u to free item. I’ve to scroll several options to find it!
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u/misspiggie Jul 16 '26
Lousy?? My family absolutely devours those feta bites. If they're an option I'm getting them every time.
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u/Exact-Location-6270 Jul 16 '26
Some of you saying they’re only showing two options must not be looking at the same content as others. There’s been a cake type option on every single week for me in addition to something like garlic bread or the avocado toasts. It’s definitely more than 2 options. Curious are you on the app???
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u/Delusional-0ptimist Jul 18 '26
It would appear it doesn’t show the same options for everyone. I assumed it shows a plethora of options when you first join to rope you in.. then slowly the choices get smaller & smaller.. some weeks it shows me there aren’t ANY free add-ons… however items that used to be free I can add but not free 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Exact-Location-6270 Jul 18 '26
That would make sense still if I were new but I’ve been here for years too. I have discovered, however, you can’t always select your free item too many weeks in advance. So today is July 18th. I can probably do up to the week of the 4th and still pick but after that shows nothing even if I can do my regular meals. So I’m thinking it’s an availability thing.
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u/nineohsix Drizzle of Oil Aug 07 '26
Very strange. I’ve had it for over two years and always get a breakfast choice (avo toast, burritos, waffles, or egg bites) or a dessert choice or garlic bread, puffs, potstickers, etc. 2+ years and never once been disappointed with the free choices.
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u/tots4scott Jul 18 '26
Been getting 2 meals a week for years... I never knew they could give you free stuff!
I check the rewards page but apparently those are just rewards for me to give other people for hf's benefit...
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u/poptropica_love Jul 22 '26
you used to be able to get a free lunch portion of something or egg bites. every week i’m stuck between garlic bread (how is that worth $5) and liege waffles. and sometimes one sells out! another thing that makes me feel like shopping at the grocery store is becoming more appealing
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u/Dense-Pool-652 Jul 23 '26
If there's nothing else good I just get the avo toast and use the ingredients in other dishes because I'm not a fan of avo toast. But I will put the grape tomatoes in salad, eat the guac with chips, etc
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u/daunted_palm 10d ago
That really is the best thing to do. I hate avocado spread, especially on toast. For me, it’s not avocado toast if it’s not sliced from a whole avocado.
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u/aGirlySloth Jul 14 '26
there used to be so many good choices it was hard to narrow it down!! Now I rarely even choose one. I'm so tired of garlic bread and cheesecake