Coffee subscriptions compared
The typical coffee subscription takes 20% off the one-time price, the median across the 3 brands here that show a subscribe & save discount, leaving out first-order offers. 5 of the 8 whose buy box shows a selected option open with the subscription already selected.
Coffee subscriptions side by side
| Brand | Price | Largest discount | Delivery | Cancel and pause | Guarantee | App | Tactics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cometeer | $80 | 24% | Every 1, 2, 4 or 6 weeks | “cancel anytime” | Not stated | Recharge | 3 tactics |
| Purity Coffee | $23.20 | 20% | Every 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 weeks | Not stated | “50% refund per our Satisfaction Guarantee” | Skio | 5 tactics |
| Sightglass Coffee | $17.85 | 15% | Every 2 weeks, every 3 weeks, every 4 weeks, every 2 months or every 3 months | “Cancel Anytime” | Not stated | Recharge | 5 tactics |
| Death Wish Coffee | $27.99 | 30% | Every month, every 60 days or every 90 days | Not stated | Not stated | Ordergroove, Recharge | 5 tactics |
| Four Sigmatic | $42.00 | 30% | Not stated | “Pause or cancel anytime” | 60 days | 6 tactics | |
| Javvy Coffee | $34.95 | 13% | Every 30 days | Not stated | Not stated | 5 tactics | |
| La Colombe | $28.90 | No one-time option | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Ordergroove | 2 tactics |
| Peet's Coffee | $21.95 | No one-time option | Every 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 weeks | “Pause/Cancel anytime” | Not stated | Ordergroove | 4 tactics |
| Trade Coffee | $21.99 | No discount | Every 7, 10, 14, 21, 28, 35 or 42 days | Not stated | Not stated | Ordergroove | 2 tactics |
What stands out
- Cometeer takes the largest subscribe discount, 24% off the one-time price; Sightglass Coffee takes the smallest, 15%.
- La Colombe, Purity Coffee and Trade Coffee open on the one-time purchase; 5 open with the subscription selected.
- Trade Coffee offers the most delivery options: every 7, 10, 14, 21, 28, 35 or 42 days.
- 2 of the 9 list a guarantee on the page we captured: Four Sigmatic (60 days) and Purity Coffee (“50% refund per our Satisfaction Guarantee”).
- The subscription prices of Death Wish Coffee (the page says “20% off future deliveries”), Javvy Coffee (“save 13% on first order”) and Four Sigmatic (the page says “Then $48 refill”) are first-order offers, so the median above leaves them out.
- The most used tactics here: free shipping (7 of 9), savings badge (6 of 9) and one-time price struck through (5 of 9).
Coffee subscription questions
What is the typical subscribe & save discount for coffee subscriptions?
The median subscribe & save discount across the 3 coffee brands in this comparison that show one is 20%, leaving out first-order offers. Cometeer takes the most off (24%), Sightglass Coffee the least (15%).
Which coffee brands pre-select the subscription?
Death Wish Coffee, Peet's Coffee, Sightglass Coffee, Javvy Coffee and Four Sigmatic open with the subscription already selected. La Colombe, Purity Coffee and Trade Coffee open on the one-time purchase.
Which coffee subscriptions offer a guarantee?
2 of the 9 brands in this comparison list one on the page we captured: Four Sigmatic (60 days) and Purity Coffee (“50% refund per our Satisfaction Guarantee”). We found none on the other pages we captured.
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