The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club
This is a membership club, not a free trial, so a card is required and you are billed for each shipment.
Exit grade B: You can cancel an open-ended membership yourself any time by online form, phone, email, or live chat, and you get a full refund on anything not yet shipped. Fixed-length gift plans never auto-renew. The one thing to note is timing: tell them before the 1st of the month, or that month's shipment still goes out.
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The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club: This is a membership club, not a free trial, so a card is required and you are billed for each shipment. A credit card is required to start. Cancelling is easy - about 10 minutes. Our take: A genuine artisan-cheese club: three half-pound, hand-cut selections a month, roughly a pound and a half of farmhouse cheese you would not find at a normal grocery, with notes on each.
Last verified: July 23, 2026
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Our take
A genuine artisan-cheese club: three half-pound, hand-cut selections a month, roughly a pound and a half of farmhouse cheese you would not find at a normal grocery, with notes on each. It is a gift-grade indulgence, the roughly $45.95 product cost becomes about $65.95 once the $20 shipping lands. Leaving is easy (online form, phone, email, or chat, cancel anytime, refund on anything unshipped) and gift plans do not auto-renew, so the thing to watch is the monthly cutoff: stop the next box before the 1st. Keeping it going? Track your renewal here and we send a reminder before each one.
The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club at a glance
| The Original Gourmet Cheese Club | |
|---|---|
| What arrives | 3 half-pound selections a month, ~1.5 lb total |
| Product price | about $45.95 per shipment |
| Shipping | about $20 per shipment (extra) |
| Prepaid gift options | 2 to 12 shipments, no auto-renew |
| Billing date | around the 6th of the month |
| Cannot ship to | AK, HI |
| At delivery | no signature required (perishable) |
| Cancellation | anytime by form, phone, email, or chat; refund on unshipped product |
Researched 2026, reconfirm at checkout. Entry figures are for the Original club; the Rare Cheese Club costs more.
What you get
The The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club The Original Gourmet Cheese Club plan
Included · 5
Three hand-cut, half-pound cheese selections each month, about 1.5 pounds total
Artisan and farmhouse cheeses with tasting and pairing notes
Two sub-clubs: the Original Gourmet Cheese Club and the Rare Cheese Club
Fixed-length gift plans that do not auto-renew, or an open-ended membership you can cancel anytime
A full refund on any product that has not shipped yet if you cancel
Worth knowing
Shipping in the headline price: about $20 extra per shipment on top of the product cost
Delivery to Alaska or Hawaii: the perishable shipments cannot go there
A guaranteed delivery window you are not home for: no signature is required, but it is perishable, so ship it where someone can bring it in
A free-trial period: you pay from the first shipment
The honest data
By the numbers
- Pricing
- This is a membership club, not a free trial, so a card is required and you are billed for each shipment. Join as a fixed-length gift of 2 to 12 shipments that does not auto-renew, or as an open-ended month-to-month membership that renews until you cancel. Researched 2026, reconfirm at checkout: the Original Gourmet Cheese Club runs about $45.95 per shipment plus about $20 shipping (roughly $65.95 all in), and the Rare Cheese Club is about $62.95 plus shipping. Every shipment brings three hand-cut, half-pound selections, about 1.5 pounds of artisan cheese total. Your card is charged around the 6th of the month, just before it ships. To skip or stop a month, contact them by the 1st.
- Card required
- Yes
- Cancellation
- Easy
- Time to cancel
- ~10 min
Cancellation guide
How to cancel The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club
Documented · ~10 min
- 01
Decide before the 1st of the month if you want to stop the next shipment, since the card is charged around the 6th
- 02
Cancel any of these ways: call 800-625-8238, use the online order-cancellation form, email the address on their contact page, or use live chat Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm Pacific
- 03
Ask for a refund on any product that has not shipped yet; a fixed-length gift simply ends when its shipments run out
- 04
Note that some promotional offers may carry a minimum term before you can cancel
Full guide: how to cancel The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club
The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club free trial - frequently asked
- How much does The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club cost?
- This is a membership club, not a free trial, so a card is required and you are billed for each shipment. Join as a fixed-length gift of 2 to 12 shipments that does not auto-renew, or as an open-ended month-to-month membership that renews until you cancel. Researched 2026, reconfirm at checkout: the Original Gourmet Cheese Club runs about $45.95 per shipment plus about $20 shipping (roughly $65.95 all in), and the Rare Cheese Club is about $62.95 plus shipping. Every shipment brings three hand-cut, half-pound selections, about 1.5 pounds of artisan cheese total. Your card is charged around the 6th of the month, just before it ships. To skip or stop a month, contact them by the 1st.
- How do I cancel The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club?
- To cancel The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club: 1. Decide before the 1st of the month if you want to stop the next shipment, since the card is charged around the 6th; 2. Cancel any of these ways: call 800-625-8238, use the online order-cancellation form, email the address on their contact page, or use live chat Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm Pacific; 3. Ask for a refund on any product that has not shipped yet; a fixed-length gift simply ends when its shipments run out; 4. Note that some promotional offers may carry a minimum term before you can cancel. It takes about 10 minutes and is rated easy to cancel.
- Do I need a credit card for the The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club trial?
- Yes - The Gourmet Cheese of the Month Club requires a credit card to start the free trial, so note when it converts to a paid plan.
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