Wantable Fitness Subscription Service Review – Feb 2015

i’m with everyone else. to expensive for me ! I agree that once i became a more serious exerciser/runner i did spend more for quality items but mostly look for sales at dicks sporting goods or a place like that. i have found shoes and sports bras to be what i need to invest in most. im someone who considers lulu lemon to expensive but even some of their prices arent this high and at least they are quality. who knows if this stuff is quality but fro these prices i wouldn’t even try.

Dumb question – what happens to items people don’t keep? Are they just re-sent to another subscriber the next month?

If so, what’s the guarantee the item is still sanitary? With the tags on, I can’t imagine they’re washing these things.

My inner germ-a-phobe needs to know.

I think I am the target market for this type of box. I exercise but it is mostly low impact (like walking or gentle jogging or yoga), and I generally stay the same size (so I’m okay with spending a little more on a piece since I’ll keep it for a while). HOWEVER, I agree with the other commenters that the cost for these items seems unnecessarily high, even with the multiple-item discount. Hypothetically, let’s say I just kept the printed stripe hoodie: that would be $20 for the styling fee + $76 for the hoodie = $96 for one item, which is kind of outrageous.

Some of the other commenters mention TJ Maxx for the same kind of items as these but for a lower cost. While a valid choice for some, the TJ Maxx near me is horrible (it’s just that particular store that is bad, but I’m not driving 45 minutes each way to get to the “good” TJ Maxx). For those who do not live near a good TJ Maxx, I’d suggest Sports Authority, Eastern Mountain Sports, or even Target for the types of fitness apparel that are in this Wantables Fitness box but for a lower cost. For a slightly higher cost, I’d suggest Pacers (they have mostly running stuff, but it can work for low-impact exercise too).

I also don’t see the value in the styling fee. It would be one thing if you had really specific preferences like ” I want a hoodie with aquamarine and coral coloring” and they managed to find you something like that. But these are vague parameters like running and yoga. They could send you practically anything and say it falls under the yoga category. How does that justify $20?

Talk about overinflated retail prices! Aside from a few pairs of Lululemon yoga pants (only one bought at full price, the rest on Rue La La for cheap), there’s no way on God’s green earth I’d ever spend that much on lower-mid tier exercise clothing. And if they want me to lay that much the least they could do is send it in a presentable fashion, as in not a wrinkled, wadded up mess. Other companies manage to do that every day for much less. Looking back, their lingerie came in that state often too. And it was also grossly overpriced most months. I still can’t believe I once paid $36 for a pair of panties and 3 pairs of socks from them. This new venture has the makings of an epic fail IMO.

I love those yoga pants but there is no way in hell I’d spend that amount of $$ on them! This whole box is seriously out of my price range, and even if it was in my price range, I can’t see spending that much $$ on any of these items. I’m all for TJ Maxx, Marshalls or Target for fitness clothes. I could get 15 items at any one of these places for the same price as what’s in this box.

Wow, those prices are absolutely absurd! I don’t see how this box can possibly make it unless they drastically reduce prices. Fabletics gives you way more for way less. These are kinda like Luluemon prices…but they don’t have that coveted label. No thanks.

Is there any information about how many times they send clothes out to people before pulling them from their inventory? I tried Le Tote and I got a box full of stained and wrinkly clothes. I’d be especially worried with things like workout clothes because I don’t necessarily trust people to just try them on and not use them before sending them back.

Although I’m not usually a brand slave, I went to Lululemon this week and bought 5 pieces (Wunder under pants, Wunder under crops, swiftly tank, a think fast pull over and anytime skirt) for $293 and none of it was from seasons older than October ’14. The comparison to what Wantable sent you for a similar price kind of boggles my mind. It would be a different story if they were selling up and coming brands but they’re not.

These prices are INSANE!!! I couldn’t see myself keeping even one item at these prices. I understand the concept and necessity of the styling fee, for sure, but the actual price point of the clothes themselves is ridiculous.

I’ll preface what I’m about to say with the fact that I am admittedly lazy and a bit cheap and this is in no way intended to insult anyone other than myself — I can’t imagine spending this much money on workout clothes! For those of you more into fitness than me – are these prices reasonable for workout attire? I’ve considered fabletics for the price point and I’ve had decent success with other Wantable boxes but I think I’d have a hard time taking the plunge on this box.

I can never get past how expensive it all is! Fabletics seems like the clear choice over this stuff (to me). No offense to those that use this service intended : )

third try to posting grrr. is there a men’s box that does basic sweats/workout gear? Needs to go down to size small

Wow, those are some expensive yoga pants!!!