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classic, formal, professional womenAge 26-45, 46-60
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About the Business

ANN TAYLOR, a prominent women's fashion retailer based in New York City, offers stylish clothing, shoes, and accessories for professional women. Founded in 1954, the brand focuses on empowering women with versatile collections and has expanded internationally through e-commerce and stores, maintaining a strong presence in the fashion industry.


anntaylor.com
+1 800-342-5266
USA
Ann Taylor is part of Sycamore Partners
Founded in 1954
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Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: Sycamore Partners
Year Founded: 1954
Target Gender: women

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $8.95
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $125

Returns

Return Policy: not free
Return Instructions: accepts returns of unworn, unwashed, and defective merchandise.
Return Cost: $7.95 shipping fee

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: We avoid
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: classic, formal, professional
Body Fit: regular
Available Sizes: Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: phone
Support Phone: +1 800-342-5266

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, financing, Google Pay, PayPal, Apple Pay
Buy Now Pay Later: Klarna, Afterpay, Shop Pay

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: Rakuten

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Reviews Summary

Ann Taylor has a rating of 2.5 stars from 90 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Ann Taylor ranks 182nd among Women's Clothing sites.

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value
15
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15
returns
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quality
11
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Zero would be more accurate
September 26, 2024

So disappointed in Ann Taylor, I normally buy from this brand a few times of the year because they stock petite sizes for work but never again.

I ordered a suit and realised less than five minutes later that I had ordered the size six instead of the size eight.

I checked to see they still had stock online - they did - and then emailed directly to the order/customer service to please provide me the size eight instead of the six.

They responded there were no exchanges, which is odd seeing that the product order had only minutes before been recieved and the correct size was in stock.

Zero customer service and as all good businesses stem from looking after their customers Ann Taylor will not have any left soon.

C'est la vie.

Date of experience: September 26, 2024
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased two of the Petite cotton crops one black, the other in Empire Gray. The Items I am referring to are *******, and *******. After the first wash the fabrics faded in color. I set them aside to donate them.
I've been shopping at Ann Taylor since 1980 and must say that the quality of the fabrics they use to make clothing has deteriorated.

Date of experience: July 17, 2024
California
7 reviews
21 helpful votes
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Ann Taylor has SOME nice pieces (lots of pieces are also clearly made crappy junk) but it is truly not worth dealing with everything else. Free shipping over $150 (?!). Return label fees are $7.95. Both of those are WAY, way behind the rest of the industry and is an easy push to shop elsewhere who offers the same type of items, if not better, with a much lower free shipping limit, better return policy, and better website. Their customer service is horrible...not even a little bit knowledgeable, and their website is constantly having problems. I have a strong feeling they will go out of business in the the near future.

Date of experience: March 27, 2023
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I've been shopping at Ann Taylor for years. It has been one of my go-to shops. While they are expensive, the quality of the clothing is generally very good. However, there has been an issue with my last 4 or 5 orders. While the items appear as in stock and I am able to order, I later get an alert that some of the items I ordered are not in stock. Just my luck that it is usually the items I'm most looking forward to receiving. It even happened with outfits I ordered for my mom's funeral services. This is rather frustrating. I hope AT updates their records more frequently to ensure that customers can actually receive the items they order.

Date of experience: January 23, 2023
Alabama
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Returned verified. No refund.
May 28, 2023

Sent back an item that didn't fit in a timely and in original package. Have proof that they received it and no response from them. Had to track it down and called them. Was told twice that refund would be credited to my account that day. Reported to BBB. Almost 50 days and they haven't responded to my return and still have my money. Something very fish! Don't order from them. I consider this stealing

Date of experience: May 28, 2023
Delaware
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Quality has declined!
January 22, 2024

I have bought a few sweaters and a cardigan over the past 2 years. I used to be able to keep Ann Taylor's clothing for a long time, but there was so much pilling after one season that I had to stop wearing them. For the prices they charge, the quality isn't there.

Date of experience: January 21, 2024
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ineptitude, incompetence- the worst online customer service I've ever experience. Don't walk, RUN away from the company. I ordered a tank nearly a month ago- I still haven't received it. It processed for nearly two weeks and then when it finally shipped- well, now it's lost in the system. What's worse, the customer service reps and THE SUPERVISORS were absolutely no help. O. They told me how experienced they are- how many years they've been doing this- and were wrong every time.

Date of experience: July 11, 2023
Oklahoma
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I ordered 8 items on 11/27/23. Most of these items were intended for wear at various holiday events. 3 items were delivered on 12/5/23. I called to inquire about remaining 5 items. Was told all items would be received by 12/7/23. This did not happen although 1 item had shipped and was somewhere in transit. I called again on 12/7/23 and explained that I needed the remaining 4 items for holiday events. Representative told me should would place a new order for the 4 items and would ship overnight at no cost to me. What arrived the next day was 2 items!
Today, 12/9/23, it is too late for the remaining items so I called to cancel all remaining items. Was told I could not cancel them, even though they had not shipped yet! I protested and was told an "investigation" would occur and that someone would get back to me in 1-2 weeks! I requested to speak to a supervisor and was told a supervisor was not available!
This is outrageous customer service and I will never shop at Ann Taylor again!

Date of experience: December 9, 2023
Massachusetts
20 reviews
78 helpful votes
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What happened?
May 26, 2023

Ann Taylor quality has gone down over the past 10 years. Now the skirts feel like picnic table cloths. Everything is dry clean only. The shorts I washed shrank 5 sizes, changed in texture and wasn't colorfast. The only things for bigger busted women looks like bright frilly awnings. I was just in there and a lot of the seams were sewn crooked. I tried on a skirt that made me look like I had a giant hip on one side. In the store everything is full priced. I can't see paying nearly $200 for a top I can't even wash and needs an iron BADLY. Everything is jammed in so tight on the racks, wrinkles are awful. Don't shop there if you wash your own clothes, don't like wrinkles or if you want comfort. The weird poly material is horrible.

Date of experience: May 26, 2023
Louisiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I would like to take this moment to express my opinion of Ms. Ludora Keyes, sales assistant located in the Lakeside Shopping Mall, Metairie, LA. Ms. Keyes, on many occasions has aided in making my shopping experience a pleasure and worthwhile at the Ann Taylor Store. She has displayed expert knowledge and great customer care in the performance of her job. I will always shop Ann Taylor stores, along as there are dedicated employees like Ms. Keyes.

Date of experience: July 4, 2022
Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I physically went into a store and purchased a birthday present for my daughter. The store indicated they would ship it because it was not available online. I received notice on Sunday it was delivered but in fact it was not and on Tuesday I received notice of a credit and that the order had been cancelled. I called customer service and after 25 minutes they offered to re ship the item to be received today and that is what the order said. Today I received notice the order won't be received until Friday at best--after the birthday and after the person has left town for the holiday. I spoke to the store manager twice who indicated I should call customer service. I called customer service and asked to speak to a senior person and was told there is no such person. They offered to cancel the order again.

Date of experience: November 23, 2022
Connecticut
4 reviews
31 helpful votes
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I ordered a dress on Ann Taylor online yesterday. The order confirmation stated my account would not be charged until the order shipped. My account was immediately charged, ok, that meant my order was shipped. This morning I receive an email stating they canceled the order, well they did not cancel the charge. Then I called them, the idiot on the phone LIED and said the account had not been charged, I am looking at the charge on line. Then I asked for a supervisor and am still on hold. Bottom line, this is fraud, they do not deserve your business. My last order and I took screen shots of my account and the emails from ANNTAYLOR. They should be sued into oblivion. Last order with this company, and their entire customer service department is staffed by people who barely speak english.

Date of experience: August 9, 2022
Tennessee
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bad experience
May 11, 2023

I ordered several pieces of clothing and never received the package. When I called customer service I was told that it was not their issue. I finally tracked the package down as UPS had given it to the post office for delivery. One item of clothing was of poor quality and the other items were too large. I tried to return the items to a local store and was told they couldn't accept returns on an online order. I paid $8.95 to return it and I won't order anything in the future. It shouldn't be that difficult to spend money with a business.

Date of experience: May 11, 2023
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Received two AnnTaylor items as a gift. One far too small. There are no Ann Taylor stores within 100 miles. Calling customer service, they are located in the Philippines. This process took me 90 minutes to complete. Anna in customer service gave me the wrong information several times. The shipping method is not satisfactory for a return nor is the return policy satisfactory. So many major retail outlets provide free shipping and free returns. This is the norm with prestigious stores like LOFT, Macy's, JCPenney‘s, Nordstrom, Costco, Eddie Bauer etc.

At this point I'm just going to forget about the return, and give the item away. I got no satisfaction on the phone as the return shipping method is not available!

CAUTION SHOPPING ON LINE WITH ANN TAYLOR!

Date of experience: December 27, 2021
Turkey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Date of experience: December 23, 2023
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Worst customer service
September 20, 2016

I very rarely take the time to complain publically about a customer service experience but this one is worthwhile. Ann Taylor and Loft are an embarrassment to the retail scene. Shopping is supposed to be fun and not push someone to the point of anger and frustration. This is where I am at. Their cc line personnel are absolutely brain dead. They act like robots and make very reliable and good customers feel like criminals by freezing their accounts for unjust reasons that they turn around and assure you are just. The wasted time that someone spends trying to purchase an item ruins the overall experience. Then to top it off, their sales associates can't do anything about it to make it right. No matter how good the sales are at this store, I may have reached the point that my money is better spent other places. This experience was painful and disappointing. I think I'm done with this business.

Date of experience: September 19, 2016
Pennsylvania
6 reviews
27 helpful votes
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First of all there is no wish list. Every time I put an order in on line I get asked to fill out a questionaire. I always put that they need a wish list. Im sure I am not the only one. My biggest problem with Ann Taylor.com is returns. You have to pay to ship your returns back and it takes way too long to get your money back. One time i waited around 2 months. I stopped ordering from AnnTaylor.com for this reason.

Date of experience: October 20, 2016
India
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Worst Service
October 17, 2016

I returned an order over two weeks ago using prepaid return label provided by company. To date, they have no record of return and do not have the tracking information. I used the label provided via the company. Customer service was rude on three occasions and of no help - simply stating there was nothing they could for me. A $200 loss for me at this time. Advice - DO NOT order online - if you do not live near an Ann Taylor of Loft - find a different place to shop. I was simply told to call back in a week and see if it shows up. Similar experience with Loft. I am sad as I have always enjoyed shopping here - the online experience and poor customer service has soured me.

Date of experience: October 17, 2016
Kansas
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Online is TERRIBLE
June 19, 2020

I never received an order I placed with Ann Taylor online. My credit card was charged. Customer service was not available for days and days via Live Chat, e-mail, or by phone. I tried Live Chat several days in a row at different times of the day. Customer service never returned my e-mail inquiry about my order. Ann Taylor used to be more go to store for petites but I would not recommend them because shipping is a nightmare and there is no customer service. So sad!

Date of experience: June 19, 2020
Missouri
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Anntaylor.com
December 1, 2016

I very rarely take the time to complain publicly about my experience but this one is worthwhile.
I have ordered merchandise from anntaylor.com on many occasions and every time I have received an email confirming that my order was received and is being processed. However, on all occasions, several ( up to four) days later I have received additional emails indicating that some of the items on my order are no longer available and I will not be receiving them at all! How can this be happening? How can it be that when you purchase products online from anntaylor.com you don't know if you are actually going to get it?

Date of experience: December 1, 2016