I recently heard from someone who asked me, in part: “Do you have to be a member to be able to take advantage of the specials and discounts from Nutrisystem? Can non members use the coupons?” After a bit of dialog, it become clear to me that she was under the impression that you had to pay a fee to join or sign up for membership. In fact, she had a few incorrect assumptions which I was able to clarify for her.
There’s No Membership Fee For Nutrisystem: First of all, any one can go to the Nutrisystem site and sign up for a free account. They only require very basic information and your choosing a password which only takes a few minutes. Once you’ve signed up, you’re entitled to the counseling and support, the motivational messages and literature, the online classes, the chat rooms, the daily diary, and the advice from trainers and dietitians. Of course, all of this is centered around the Nutrisystem food, which is really all that you’re paying for.
When it comes to buying your food, the company is pretty open to coupons and specials. They sometimes change the special offers depending on what time of the year you are in, but there’s usually always very aggressive offers available. I think that some of the confusion about the coupons concerns the difference between membership and auto delivery, which I’ll discuss now.
Nutrisystem Auto Delivery Versus Membership: Sometimes, you’ll notice that in order to take advantage of the best coupons, you’ll need to be sign up for auto ship. Sometimes, people confuse this for membership. You can certainly still be a member without needing to commit to auto delivery. All auto delivery means is that you’re authorizing the company to automatically ship future orders to you until you tell them to stop.
It doesn’t elevate the level of support or services that you are offered. People who aren’t signed up for this still use the support, the counseling, and the coupons. It’s just that sometimes the more deep discounts are reserved for people who automatically have their food shipped to them. In addition to the initial coupon, they’ll usually also give you free shipping and 10% off your future orders.
Whether it makes sense to sign up for this often depends on how long you’ll be on the plan. If you plan to be on the diet for more than a month or two, It can make sense. However, folks who aren’t signed up for this still have access to some pretty nice discounts and coupons. And the level of support and services is the same. Everyone who uses the site can become a member for free. Auto delivery and membership really are two different things.