How to Cancel Nuuly 2026 — Is $98/Month for Rented Clothes Worth It?
Updated March 2026 • 7 min read
Nuuly, owned by URBN (the parent company of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, and Free People), charges $98/month to rent 6 clothing items you have to return. That's $1,176/year for a rotating closet of borrowed clothes. For many subscribers, the novelty wears off fast — and the math never made sense to begin with.
💰 The real math: At $98/month, you're paying $16.33 per item per rental period. Over a year, that's $1,176 — enough to buy 15-20 quality pieces from the same brands (Anthropologie, Free People) on sale that you actually own forever.
How to Cancel Nuuly
- Log into nuuly.com
- Click your profile icon → Account Settings
- Select Membership
- Click Cancel Membership
- They'll offer to pause instead — decline if you want to fully cancel
- Complete the cancellation survey
- Confirm and screenshot your cancellation
🚨 CRITICAL: Return your items first! You MUST return all rented items before your cancellation takes effect. Unreturned items are charged at full retail price — that could be $50-200+ per item. Use the prepaid return bag and track the shipment.
Pause vs. Cancel
Nuuly lets you pause for up to 3 months without losing your account. This is a decent option if you're unsure. But be aware: the pause auto-resumes, and you'll be charged on the restart date without a heads-up email in most cases.
- Pause: Keeps your account, stops billing for 1-3 months, auto-resumes
- Cancel: Permanently ends membership, forfeits any rental credits or perks
- Our recommendation: If you haven't used Nuuly in 2+ months, just cancel. Don't let a pause lull you into forgetting.
Why Clothing Rental Often Doesn't Work
- You don't own anything: $1,176/year and your closet is empty when you cancel
- Availability issues: Popular items and sizes are often unavailable
- Wear and quality concerns: Items have been worn by others — condition varies
- Environmental impact: Constant shipping and dry cleaning has a larger carbon footprint than buying less and keeping longer
- Late return stress: Miss your return window and you're charged full retail
- The paradox of choice: 6 items/month feels like a lot until you realize you're paying $16 each to borrow them for 30 days
Better Alternatives
- ThredUp: Buy secondhand designer pieces for 50-90% off — you own them
- Poshmark: Peer-to-peer resale, often the same brands Nuuly carries
- Anthropologie/Free People sales: Same brands, 40-60% off during sales events, you keep the clothes
- Capsule wardrobe approach: Buy 15-20 versatile pieces you love instead of 72 rentals/year
- Local consignment shops: Try before you buy, unique finds, supports local business
- Clothing swaps: Free, social, and sustainable — trade with friends or community groups
✅ The capsule wardrobe test: Take your $98/month budget and spend it at end-of-season sales. In 6 months, you'll have a curated wardrobe of quality pieces you own — worth more than 36 borrowed items you had to return.
When Nuuly Actually Makes Sense
To be fair, Nuuly works for a specific type of person: someone who attends multiple events per month, hates repeating outfits, and values variety over ownership. If that's you, the $98/month might be cheaper than buying statement pieces you'd only wear once. For everyone else — which is most people — it's an expensive habit that leaves your closet empty.
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