First order discount vs recurring order discount: two different numbers
A first order discount applies once, while a recurring order discount applies to every shipment at the interval you chose. They can look similar on a product page and they aren't. One is a promotion, the other is a standing rate, and reading them as a single number is how people get surprised on the second charge.
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It's worth checking which one your code belongs to before you confirm anything.
What the intro offer covers, and what it doesn't
Promotions vary by campaign. Most codes apply to the first subscription shipment only, and later deliveries revert to the standing subscription price unless the code states otherwise. Codes are usually capped at one per order and can't be stacked with other offers, which is why a valid code gets rejected at the cart on a basket that already carries a bundle price.
The discount that doesn't expire is the subscription rate itself. On a $21.99 bottle that repeats every 30 days, the standing rate is the number that matters at month 3 and at month 12. An intro code worth $5 on the first order is $5 once.
When you're actually charged
You're charged on the day each order is created, not when you sign up. That's why signing up and seeing no card movement for 3 weeks is normal rather than broken, and it's also why an intro offer can feel misapplied: the promotional price lands on order one, and order two bills at the standing rate.
An email goes out before each scheduled order ships, so the interval stays adjustable. Skip a delivery, move the interval from 30 to 60 days, pause or cancel from your account. No minimum number of orders and no cancellation fee.
Two products on one plan is where the maths gets awkward
Put a 30 day product and a 60 day product on the same schedule and the intervals can't both be right after month 2. One item accumulates while the other runs short, and the standing discount stops being a saving when half of it is stock you didn't need yet. Two separate intervals usually cost the same in postage and waste less.
One limit: subscription orders ship within the United States only, and the interval you pick stays until you change it.
How to check before you confirm
Read the terms on the product page, or ask before ordering. The page states the interval, the repeating price and whether the code you hold applies to delivery one or to all of them. That's a 2 minute read against a 12 month commitment.
Work out the daily cost of the recurring order rather than the intro order. A $21.99 bottle lasting 30 days at the standing rate is $0.73 per day, and that's the figure to compare with everything else you take. If the intro price is the only number that made the plan look cheap, the plan was never cheap.
What the standing rate is worth over a year
Stack 12 deliveries on a 30 day interval and the recurring rate is the only price that repeats. An intro code worth $5 is $5 across 12 months, while the standing subscription rate compounds across every one of them. That's why a plan with no intro offer and a genuine recurring rate often beats a plan with a loud first order discount.
One more thing worth pricing: a discounted first shipment can hide a higher standing rate. If the first order lands at $16.49 and the plan resets to $21.99, the annual cost is set by the second number, not the first. Multiply the standing rate by 12 before you compare it with buying the same bottle at full price whenever you run out.
Frequently asked questions
Is the first order always discounted?Show answerHide answer
Promotions vary. The subscription rate and the intro offer are separate numbers.
What happens on the second delivery?Show answerHide answer
Whatever the subscription terms state, which are shown before you confirm.
How do I check before committing?Show answerHide answer
Read the terms on the product page, or ask us before ordering.
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