topic Re: Fabletics--STAY AWAY! in Fashion

Fabletics--STAY AWAY!

Vivian — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:18:44 GMT

If you have seen some of the ads for Kate Hudson's new athletic wear, you may have been tempted to check it out. The ads feature half price outfit promotions. What they don't tell you is that as soon as you place your first order, you are tying yourself into monthly orders. I caught myself just in time (I hope). Just before I placed the order I saw the fine print and removed the order...but I had registered so I tried to remove my name. Both online and phone communication led to my being told nothing could be done, but if I didn't place an order I would no longer be bothered. I hope so. I removed my name from their email communication list but I'm ready to report them to the appropriate agency if necessary. Online reviews are scathing. Kate Hudson will likely learn the hard way that she had better check out the companies to which she puts her name. Meanwhile, buyer beware.

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fancy pantsy — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:24:04 GMT

i knew something was fishy when i read the line ""your first order is free"". that lead me to believe that there would be ""more"" orders .... and they certainly would not be free.

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Another new name Sue — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:26:52 GMT

I checked this out some time ago and passed on it. Not a fan of her or her family.

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Coco Butter Bean — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:30:55 GMT

I went through the little quiz on the site about what exercise you are passionate about, your body type, etc., and then quit before going any further. So they pick out an outfit for you? I would not like that one bit.

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2zbeach — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 00:16:34 GMT

I caught the fine print,and ran away as fast as I could. No thank you!

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Alter Ego — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 01:06:13 GMT

I think it's a horrible name. I don't immediately see fab-letics. I see fable-tics.

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sgraham30 — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 02:02:08 GMT

I wanted to order from them but everything that interested me was out of stock in my size. If I can't have what I want, I don't want to have to settle. I unsubscribed from their mailing list as well.

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VaBelle35 — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 02:16:19 GMT

I looked into it and saw that it was a ""club"" and closed my browser.

Carrie Underwood has a new athletic line coming out in March. I think it's at Dicksporting Goods

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:05:50 GMT

JustFab is another company that automatically enrolls you in a Club. A relative of mine got hooked into that and they were charging her CC $39.95 a month whether she picked out a pair of shoes or not.

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depglass — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:16:31 GMT

This auto sign up feature is pretty standard for a lot of infomercials, especially the skin care products, even Bare Minerals. My thinking is if the product is any good, it will end up on one of the shopping channels, where we clearly have the choice of auto delivery or not.

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ChynnaBlue — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:34:43 GMT

On 2/5/2015 Alter Ego said: I think it's a horrible name. I don't immediately see fab-letics. I see fable-tics.

I did, too.

It's linked to JustFab, one of the original subscription clothing companies. They're like those book of the month and music clubs, where you either decline the monthly offer or they send it.

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Lipstickdiva — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:47:37 GMT

On 2/6/2015 ChynnaBlue said:
On 2/5/2015 Alter Ego said: I think it's a horrible name. I don't immediately see fab-letics. I see fable-tics.

I did, too.

It's linked to JustFab, one of the original subscription clothing companies. They're like those book of the month and music clubs, where you either decline the monthly offer or they send it.

That explains it. I just brought them up in my post above. Someone I know got hooked into JustFab.

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Sunnycorle — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:56:47 GMT

I noticed that was the deal when I was interested in it. Thats alot of athletic wear to buy, 1 outfit a month. No thanks.

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DrKelli — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:12:45 GMT

You cannot believe what it took to cancel it either. You have to call them, you can't cancel it online. That phone call took almost 20 minutes because they kept offering me things to keep my business.

If you forget to "pass" on the month's outfits, they charge your credit card $49.95 and it appears as a "credit" on your account. The stuff isn't very good quality either. If you want decent workout wear, go to Target and get the Champion brand or to Kohls for the Fila brand.

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SuzNJ — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:36:19 GMT

I felt that It is clearly indicated that you are becoming a member and will be charged each month unless you opt out. It's extremely easy to "skip" each month by making one click on he computer. I don't think of this as a scam. You just need to set a reminder to opt out if you do not want to be charged. I personally think the clothes are gorgeous, tons of options and the quality is amazing. The clothing is literally a fraction of the prices of other high end yoga wear places such as Lululem----. For those who are into work out type clothes and don't want to spend $100 on yoga pants, I would say give it a try.

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mzlg — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:51:22 GMT

On 2/5/2015 Alter Ego said: I think it's a horrible name. I don't immediately see fab-letics. I see fable-tics.

Alter Ego, When I saw the title of the post, that is exactly how I saw it: fable-tics. Also, Vivian, Thanks for the information (and to all the others posting about other similar sites), I will consider myself warned.

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millieshops — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:01:24 GMT

I know nothing at all about this offer, but I do know this monthly or bi-monthly kind of offer is coming on strong. Just yesterday on the Today show, about 6 of these kinds of "box-a-month" offers were highlighted - beauty, baby, kitchen, etc. All require opt-in, opt-out.

I do QVC's AD delivery on several items at a time - that's enough for me to keep track of. When I overdid them a few years back, I ended up with way too many things in my house. I did cancel nearly all and stopped buying in any category where I had a stash, so no way will I ever do that to myself again.

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bluejeansluvr — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:13:27 GMT

Vivian OMG thank you SO much for this thread. I appreciate it more than you know. I have seen these commercials and was thinking of checking this out and placing an order. The clothing looked cute and stylish. Again, thank you so much for the warning!

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Another new name Sue — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:33:12 GMT

Me too--the fable-tics. We have too many shopping options to be looped into a deal like this.

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!FitChick! — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:42:05 GMT

Being enrolled in these "clubs" is a big reason I don't order from infomercials- I feel like if I go thru QVC or HSN that I have more control. Have you ever ordered anything from an informercial? The up-sell is the majority of the ordering process. I would rather order an infomercial item from one of the shopping channels- I have read that the websites and customer service of as seen on tv products can be iffy. I'd rather not have these companies deducting $ from my debit card, so use a CC ( I've dodged that bullet once or twice).