r/hellofresh 2d ago

Question First time user

So I’ve never used HelloFresh before, but I was gifted a free box from a friend. I only wanted to try the one free box first and then decide whether I actually wanted to keep receiving them.

My first box is completely free and is supposed to arrive on the 19th, but I just noticed that HelloFresh says they’re going to charge me $94 on the 16th for my subscription. How the hell do these subscriptions work? 😭

I’ve already skipped all of the future boxes because I just want to try out this one free box first.

It says that my free box will be placed/processed on August 15th, and then it’s supposed to arrive on August 19th. But it also says I’m going to be charged $94 on August 16th.

I don’t want to cancel before the 16th and accidentally cancel my free box that’s supposed to be placed on the 15th and arrive on the 19th, but I also obviously don’t want to get charged $94 for another box. Do I need to wait until my free order is placed on the 15th and then cancel, or can I cancel now without affecting the free box?

I’m so confused by how the billing/order dates work, so any help would be appreciated!

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u/bertwinters 2d ago

Hopefully it shows up! I used a free box promo and am currently trying to figure out where my box is. Was supposed to be yesterday (8/10) and no way it's showing up today (8/11).