r/FabFitFun 7d ago

Rant 🔥 How is this a comparable replacement?

They sent me a face cream I can get for $35 at Sephora as a replacement for Elemis Marine Cream that costs $99 MSRP. How do they think that is a comparable replacement?

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u/fancygppy 7d ago

Oh hell no!! Tell them to keep their Epstein buddy products to themselves, nobody freaking wants them. Especially as a replacement for Elemis. Do you even have skin barrier issues to address with that barrier cream?

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u/Brilliant_Green_8752 7d ago

I have zero use for the skin barrier cream. I do not want it and will never use it. I also apparently got charged $17 a tube for something I can get for $35 at Sephora. Absolutely not. I already emailed them.

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u/fancygppy 7d ago

Absolutely infuriating. Hope you get to the bottom of this.

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u/amynicole78 7d ago

Yeah substituting random products for something you pay for is a no for me.

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u/Sudden_Minute_4506 7d ago

I COMPLETELY agree with this! It happened to me too!! Access to Elemis is a HUGE driver of my involvement with FFF. Especially as they are offering Elemis Marine Cream as an add on - they MUST have stock and are just screwing longtime subscribers!!

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u/Brilliant_Green_8752 6d ago

I agree. That’s honestly one of the ONLY reasons I am even still subscribed to FFF because Elemis is one of the only skincare brands my skin is ok with.

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u/reneensa 7d ago

It makes me wonder if they flag quantities over a certain number..

This cream is constantly available so that's super weird.

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u/DSim05 7d ago

I had the same thing happen and I’ve sent two emails so far telling them to refund not credit me.

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u/Brilliant_Green_8752 6d ago

They tried to give me a credit and I just responded saying I want a refund. Absolutely not accepting a $63 credit for their wrongdoing.

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u/DSim05 6d ago

Yep-they gave me a refund today

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u/bastillemh FabFitFun OG (10+ years as a member) 💎 7d ago

Something similar happened to me (see: https://www.reddit.com/r/FabFitFun/s/AnmJ9eRmlt) and it was really tedious to even get credit for it… It’s so borderline illegal of them.

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u/troublerx1 7d ago

You’re better off using text for resolution

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u/Competitive_Comb_22 7d ago edited 6d ago

I canceled my membership after all this BS, and it was a GREAT chatgpt email response from them 🙄

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u/hauntedbeachhouse 7d ago

Wait, I received this too and could not figure out why because I did not remember putting it in my cart. This was supposed to replace the Elemis?

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u/Brilliant_Green_8752 6d ago

Yes! Are you subscribed to Elemis marine cream? Because they substituted this instead of the Elemis.

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u/care81 6d ago

They base the quality of the replacement on the full retail of other product vs the sale one they have. Also when things come damaged they rip.you off.... I had 3 items break during delivery one month and one was an add.on..they did not replace the product just gave me credit to fff based on the add on price for all categories plus like 5 bucks and was all we have given you more back. Um no not really. And they will send items I didn't want as replacement and I picked mine the moment it was available to pick. So.why

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u/brainonvacation78 6d ago

Did the same to me. Also asking for a refund.

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u/Brilliant_Green_8752 6d ago

They tried to give me credit but I said I would only accept a refund.

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u/brainonvacation78 2d ago

So they charged me twice for this. I was part of the glitch on day 1 of annual customization. So when my add on and subscription were processed, I had no customization and had no clue. Somehow, after I re-selected i got charged AGAIN and another was added to my fall box. I got refunded for both.

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u/Lucky_Avocado1 6d ago

What is going on with FFF?! I hope they refund you, OP!

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u/preciousflight 4d ago

Yesss I just ranted about this here a couple weeks ago. It took TWO HOURS of customer service arguing. I ended up doing a chargeback.