Fans of free

I just discovered that I've been charged &19.99 monthly on my credit card by Fans of Free for several months. I called them and they said when I ordered beanies (2) from them awhile back, I was offered and indicated that I wanted an additional one for $1. (Who wouldn't take advantage of that, right?) Because I marked it, there was supposedly small print which then signed me up for this $19.99 monthly charge I never knew about. I hate businesses like this! Grrr…I asked for a refund. I will report back on their response.

I bought the rainbow beanies a couple of years ago and had no issues. Well, they had some awesome looking rainbow American flag stickers, so I figured I'd give em another try. My mistake was to order two kinds of stickers, I got six of the same ones instead of three and three. Now I am struggling to get my money refunded and they charged me another $20. Do not buy from Fans of Free.

These rotten people are just out to take advantage of folks. They automatically sign you up for a meaningless membership that actually does not provide a single benefit except to line their pockets!

I objected when I discovered they were charging me every month for A YEAR! They refunded just 3 months of charges. Don't let them get away with it!

They are a rotten company and I recommend supporting a REAL groups like the ACLU, not these scammers.

Took money out of my account without permission never signed up for this group. I notified bank and attorney general's office is this a scam site.

I have instructed them repeatedly that this is a fraudulent debit. They are continuing to "steal" $19.95 every month.

I was wrongly charged $19.99 this morning. It was an automatic deduction. I did NOT willingly sign up for a membership. I do not want to be a member and I did not agree to be one. I ordered a free pride flag a few weeks ago and it cost like $5 total. That I agreed to pay, nothing more. It is unfair that I was signed up for something without my knowledge. I expect a refund to be deposited to my account and this supposed membership canceled.

I ordered a couple items last month and today I have a charge from them for $19.99. They claim that I agreed to a membership which I did not do. They must've had some teeny tiny, itty-bitty, nobody can read it, fine print somewhere on the order screen. Rude.

I ordered one of their rainbow beanies on Feb 27th 2021 - they accepted my money from visa but they never sent the product and after 5 emails to the company not one reply. Even contacted shopify by they don't seem to be much help either want me to try my bank to get the money back. Ya right...
Stiffing people is a crime!

The threat of a class action lawsuit prompted them to return the $20 they stole from me. Don't get rooked by these grifters. Make threats. They know they're wrong.

Loved what i ordered from them, didn't love them auto signing me up for $19.99/month membership! Disputed with bank, just now, so will see if i get money back. Urg

Been ordering too hand out to youth coming out. Never an issue with delivery or quality of the flags. I'm a loyal customer for life ‍‍

As others have mentioned, I made a purchase from this site, and then saw I had been charged $19.99 for a "membership" fee. But before I saw that initial charge, I made a second purchase. Guess what? They charged me the $19.99 fee twice a month! So far, they have not responded to my email requesting cancellation and refund.

Like other reviewers, I made a purchase of a few rainbow lapel pins that were $1/ each. At checkout I was offered a pride bag for another $5. I figured why not, they are trying to raise money for a good cause (it said it was for "team LGBT"). In the order confirmation email I did receive word that they had enrolled me in some club, but there was absolutely no mention of a membership fee of any kind. It was my understanding it was like a newsletter or ads for products like every other online merchant or organization does these days. 1 month later, literally the last day of work for me before being laid off because of the covid-19 pandemic, I just happened to check my online balance and found a charge from them for $19.99. I was like wtf. So I went to their website and logged in to discover that they enrolled me in a recurring monthly charge membership. I emailed them immediately and told them they had 24 hours to respond and refund my money before I would go to my bank and report them for fraud. They did email me back the in about 10 hours, saying that the "bonus" item I purchased at checkout was at a "significantly reduced price" and included 1 free month of membership, after which I would be charged a fee of $19.99. She attached the "disclaimer" on the email so I could see what she was talking about. The attachment is so small it cannot be read and when I zoom in it's way too blurry to make out even one word. I actually laughed because it was so ridiculous that they were trying to pass it off like it was in any way legitimate. She also told me that it would take 5-7 days to receive the refund. After seeing the "attachment" I was like, nah I don't trust them at all. I checked my account again and luckily the refund had been applied. If it hadn't been I would have contacted the fraud department at my bank right away. This place is pretending to be an activist group or fundraising group, or at least affiliated with one to get people to inadvertently sign up to the ridiculous membership that from what I can tell only gets you a reduced cost on the stuff they sell. So you are paying them money in order to save money. I doubt that part is illegal, but it IS stupid. I would recommend to anyone else to just report them for fraud right away, that way when your bank or credit card company cancels the payment this group will also be charged a fee. Honestly I still may try and report them, but I don't really know how or to whom to do so. A google search shows that this group does this all of the time to many people. If they got you and your situation is unresolved, report them to your banks fraud department. I saw that some people were saying they couldn't get a response, to their credit I got one very quickly but I do think it's only because I came out of the gate swinging and threatened a fraud claim right away. I attached a screen shot of the attachment I was sent. Cheers, friends =)

Do not buy from these crooks! I ordered 4 masks. Within 24 hours, or less I wrote them to cancel my order. They did cancel my order, but took my money anyway. THIEVES

Their required "membership" is a scam. Won't give refund. No contact except email. Big big scam!

The thing that most people didn't get was the fine print. I caught it but it automatically signed you up for a membership for free and if you don't cancel it within a certain amount of time you will be charge the 19.99. I personally enjoy the items I get off of this site and I probably will continue to order off of this site but there's just no reason to sign up for a membership.

These people are real sneaky, if your not careful they will keep charging you $19.99 every month if you dont watch out. They Sign you up for a Membership fee charged monthly without you even knowing it!

I want my 19.99 refunded to my account ASAP. I don't want this membership. I have no idea why this happened.

I luv the rainbow items! The quality is always very good & the colors are vibrant... the price is usually just to cover shipping!

They sign you up for a membership without being upfront, this is a predatory practice and should be considered fraud.

I made one purchase from this site and a few months later I had found out that they had been charging me 19.99 a month for some bogus membership fee. This company needs to be stopped.

Its a little small for adults. Looks good but bends my ears forward. Hoping it will stretch out as I wear it.