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Shein

shein.com
casual, preppy, streetwear, general men, womenAge 0-3, 4-12, 13-18, 19-25, 26-45, 46-60
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About the Business

Shein is a global online fast-fashion retailer. It utilizes an on-demand business model, providing a vast selection of affordable clothing and accessories. Shein serves customers across numerous countries, primarily targeting younger demographics with its trend-focused offerings.


shein.com
China
Shein is part of Nanjing Lingtian Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Founded in 2008
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Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: Nanjing Lingtian Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Year Founded: 2008
Target Gender: men, women

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $3.99
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $29

Returns

Return Policy: free
Return Instructions: items must be returned in new, unworn, unwashed, undamaged, and unaltered condition and have the original tags attached and the hygiene sticker
Return Cost: free for the first return only, then returns are $7.99

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: We avoid
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: casual, preppy, streetwear, general
Body Fit: regular, plus size, petite & short
Available Sizes: Men's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, 0XL, XL, 1XL, XXL, 2XL, XXXL, 3XL, XXXXL, 4XL, 5XL), Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, 0XL, XL, 1XL, XXL, 2XL, XXXL, 3XL, XXXXL, 4XL, 5XL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat

Payment Options

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

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: Rakuten, TopCashback, Mr. Rebates, Active Junky

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Reviews Summary

Shein has a rating of 1.8 stars from 4,925 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Shein most frequently mention customer service, tracking number and credit card. Shein ranks 1962nd among Women's Clothing sites.

service
1,611
value
1,505
shipping
1,596
returns
1,198
quality
1,430
This company responds to reviews on average within 8 days
France
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am very DISAPPOINTED to say that my first order with this site is a BAD EXPERIENCE.
When i was shopping the site proposed me to add one more item into my basket, so that I pay more than 100 $ and get a free express shipping, which was supposed to be maximum in 8 working days. So for that reason i added one more item, only to get the express shipment. A confirmation email was send to me saying that maximum in 7 working days I would have an update. After 9 working days i did not received any update and most important i did not received yet my order. The site answered to my question by saying that i should know that this is a busy season and that they are still PREPARING my order. They do not even said when I will eventually get it, but only that it wont arrive next week either and when they will have news the will inform me by an email and that I also should wait patiently. They also proposed me a 25% discount as a compensation so that i shop more.
So the promised maximum 8 working days became already at leas 14... and possibly more.
Now I have to by one more red dress as I actually ordered in only becouse of a special ocasion for the next week. Excellent!
Definitely i cannot recommend this site for shopping, bad service and most important their official statements are simply not true.

PS.
The customer service agent tried to help and did what was possible for him to do, no complains what so ever about the agents job, they are trying to do their best. All the complains and the bad review is addressed directly to the company administration.
Also it is not possible to place a negative comment on the site, they do not upload them.

Date of experience: November 28, 2014
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day!
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we have brought you and the late order.
We have contacted with the production sector, they have prepared your items well. You items are ready to ship out.
It may take 6 days. Once the clothing have been sent, we will give you the tracking number.
Please wait patiently. If you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns with this email:dispute@sheinside.com
Have a nice day

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I placed my order a 2 weeks ago and received a tracking number which has no status update! I have tried the email NO SUCCESS, THE PHONE NO SUCCES, ISNSTA NO SUCCESS...

Date of experience: April 20, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Karina,

This is Alexis from Shein's US Escalation Team. On behalf of Shein, I apologize for the experience you had in doing business with us. I would love to help you resolve this issue. Can you please provide me your order number or the email you used to place the order. Please send to: dispute@shein.com with the subject line "RESOLUTION via SITEJABBER - KARINA O".

I hope to hear from you soon.

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing pop up
November 23, 2019

Loved the atmoshphere and the aesthetic of the pop up! I cannot believe shein actually opened up a pop up! I def reccomend coming with friends

Date of experience: November 17, 2019
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shein is great!
December 15, 2019

Shein is a great brand, products have good qualità, cheaper prices... so good quality andò good prices!

Date of experience: December 11, 2019
Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great Experience
December 6, 2015

Ordered 6 differant items. They all came pretty quickly and I loved everything!

Thank You, Shelnside

Date of experience: December 3, 2015
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing!
June 26, 2016

They have amazing clothes for even better prices! Great Quailty, Free Shipping and amaxing deals. Will be ordering much more in the future.

Date of experience: June 24, 2016
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I've bought stuff for 100$, found out that I have to pay 35$ EXTRA FOR CUSTOMS!
NEVER GONNA BUY FROM IT AGAIN.

Date of experience: June 5, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never got refund
April 3, 2023

I returned a dress that was too big back in February. Never got refund. No one to help.just a bot

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For any issues, you may contact Customer Service in app for assistance. We are happy to assist you!
Please click "me"-->support-->customer service to enter 【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us.

Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Still waiting
March 14, 2023

I ordered my curtains mid February, it's the second week of March, next time l will buy in the USA..

Date of experience: March 13, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For any issues, you may contact Customer Service in app for assistance. We are happy to assist you! Please click "me"-->support-->customer service to enter 【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us.

Israel
1 review
0 helpful votes
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After the terrible massacre in Israel, a company started selling a Hamas flag and canceled free shipping to Israel!

Date of experience: October 16, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered my daughter a short set and the shorts were uneven! They are a mess I will never BUY FROM THEM AGAIN‼‼‼‼

Date of experience: March 17, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

New Jersey
1 review
5 helpful votes
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[Updated]

I was really mad at first, but all of my items were finally delivered at 12/24/2015, and the shipment status was also updated at the same day. I doubted it was Shein's fault before the arrival, but browsing the delivery condition in Hong Kong and getting to know that purchased items already left Shein at the expected shipment date, I decided to give one more try for this company. The items I've purchased were this time exactly what I expected, and I'd like to appreciate Shein for providing clothes on a great price. I received a lot of compliments during the holiday season for my blouse and skirts. But please, next time hope the processing time for "ship within 24 hours" is made on time as it is promised. Thanks and sorry for the misunderstanding, Shein.

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If you're patient enough to wait for almost a month to receive your purchased items, then give it a try or else step away from this site. This is my second time with Shein.com and again, it turned out to be totally a mess. I spent $280 when first purchasing from this clothing site. It almost took a month to receive all my items. But since only a few of them were "ship within 24 hours," I decided to try one more time with Shein. Honestly, you get for what you pay for. Most of the clothes are made up of cheap materials and not identical with the image. But their pricing deal seemed not a bad option for trying different styles, so this time, I bought a bunch of stuff that are all "ship within 24 hours."

The date I placed my order was Dec 4, and 3 out of 18 items arrived within a week. When tracking the rest of the 15 items, they are being stuck in "shipment information received" since Dec 10, and there is no status update, no delivery being made until now. (Dec 22) I contacted customer service for a refund, and all they say is that they can't process a refund for the items being already shipped and also the carrier sometimes needs time to update their status. IT HAS BEEN 12 DAYS AFTER THE SAME STATUS! Although it's holiday season, something has to be at least in actual transit. Again, it's taking a month to receive the stuff from She.in no matter what items I chose. Screwed up with my plan for the holiday outfits. So step away if you don't want to waste your time, or give it a try for at least a month and a half prior to your event.

Date of experience: December 21, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Thank you for trusting us and choosing SheIn again.
But we are really sorry for letting you down this time. We sincerely apologize for that. Generally we can ship these items which marked with "Ships In 24hrs" within 24hrs as we promised, but we noticed that 15 items in your order are stock in US except 3 items you mentioned, so your order has been separated and despatched from different warehouse. Also due to light and pixel problems, the difference between the real items and shown pictures can not be fully avoided. Hope you can kindly understand.
Your remaining 15 items were really shipped on Dec 8th, there may be a little dealy of your package because of Black Friday before, but we did not do it on purpose. Moreover, because the logistics company really needs time to update the information, sometimes we could not get the detailed tracking information in time. But please no worry, we never neglect your problems. We have informed our colleagues in the logistics department to help you urge the logistics company, you may receive your package soon. Hope you can trust us.

If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@shein.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards.

Ohio
1 review
8 helpful votes
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UPDATE 1/23/16 Now I'm not even getting ONE of the three items I ordered. The third item got returned to them as well. I have opened a case with PayPal since I never received my items and will hopefully be getting my money back. I will never be purchasing from this site again.

UPDATE 1/22/16 Do NOT let these people bully you into changing your review! I have argued with customer service for a while now because I will NOT give them a better review, BECAUSE they won't fix the problem! Now they're claiming it is MY fault that they can't ship to me because my address "must be wrong" even though it worked THREE (3) times before! Now they are demanding that I go to my local post office and pick it up there MYSELF. I said NO, that is the point of DELIVERY is that I do not have to go and get it. I am furious and now they get 1 star instead of 2. They offered me a 40% off coupon, which I DO NOT WANT. I am glad I paid with PayPal so I can open a case and get my money back. These crooks will not keep my money.

Let me start off by saying I have ordered from them 3 times before and have had absolutely no problems whatsoever with shipping, payment, etc.

However, this time I ordered 3 items at once, and when I went to look at the tracking information I realized that two of the items were being "returned to sender" because of an "incorrect address"

That would make sense if
1) I had not ordered from them before with the same address, and
2) All 3 items were being returned

However I have NEVER had them claim there was a problem with my address, and only one item is currently being sent to me. I'm glad I chose to pay via PayPal AFTER delivery so that I'm not losing money.

Date of experience: January 21, 2016
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Thank you for trusting us and choosing SheIn again.
We sincerely apologize for letting you down this time.
In general, we will ship the items according to the shipping address you offered. This incident is really beyond our expectation, we do not know what happened. But SheIn never shirks our responsibility, we will do anything that we can to solve your problems. Hope you can trust us.
Could you please do the favor for us and take your tracking number of that package to contact the Fedex service or local post office to have a try? If there still has not your package, we will arrange the reshipment for you as soon as possible. Hope you can kindly understand.

If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@shein.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards.

Illinois
1 review
11 helpful votes
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When i first came across SheIn i couldn't believe it! Great clothes at a price that was hard to beat. I saw brands like, comme des garçons, asos, and jcrew, but without the tags or brand names. At first i figured it was like clothes that had VERY small mess-ups like a tag not being sewn on the right way, or the wrong button. I spent over $100 and paid to have them delivered sooner, because this was the first time in months that i decided to spend money on myself. I was so wrong to even consider spending money here. I got my clothes over 2 weeks from when it was supposed to be delivered, but let that part slide because i was so excited. When i opened my first package, the bottom hem of the shirt was crooked at an angle, making it unwearable (the same with a shirt identical except in a different color). I ordered a dress that was described as "a cotton blend" which ended up being a stiff, polyester fabric. Before i even tried it on i noticed a grease stain on the front of the dress. I don't know if someone returned it and they were too lazy to trash, or if they truly don't care about quality. I ordered a couple more shirts that ended up falling apart after the first wash, and a baseball tee. The baseball tee came with a HUGE red, blotchy stain on the front. After i tried to wash it the red stain transferred to my other clothes that were in the load, which were not from SheIn:)
After i submitted a ticket the first time, and after not replying in a day, customer service closed the ticket and wrote a review for me and gave themselves 5 stars!
I submitted a ticket a week ago to try to get my money back and they refused to give me a refund without me returning the items, but i have to pay to ship them to their warehouse, and then "maybe i will get a refund" if i was telling the truth. I've dealt with the gap, and jcrew, and many other stores, that when less than this has happened to me, they have jumped through hoops to try to resolve my issues, and did not expect to have the clothes returned even though they sent me a package to ship them back in.
I have never been this disappointed in a company, but i should've known from the moment i saw the prices, and the clothes from other stores.

Date of experience: November 11, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Thank you for choosing SheIn and sharing your feedback with us.
But we are really sorry for letting you down and all the inconvenience we have brought to you.
Generally we always taken every item to do strict quality-test and checked every parcel carefully before the shipment, this incident is really beyond our expectation. SheIn pays attention to the quality of our items, and we think that your satisfaction is our best comfort. We sincerely apologize for that. Hope you can forgive us and accept our sincere apology. Due to light and pixel problems, the differences between real items and shown picture can not be fully avoided. You can send us some images of these items which can shown any defects and differences so that we can confirm with our factory. After confirmation, we will be responsible for any quality problems caused by us. Hope you can kindly understand.
Sorry to hear that you are not happy with our customer service. No worry please, any of your problems never be neglected by us. All the employees of SheIn will do anything that we can to meet your requirements. We promise that your problems will be solved perfectly. Hope you can trust us again.

If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@shein.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards.

Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Twin buckle sandles
August 16, 2020

Not true to size, I promise you, size up 2 sizes I'm a 9 I had to get an 11, the sandles are super cute but the sizes are super small.

Date of experience: August 15, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

District of Columbia
3 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Here are photos of 2 scarves I just received--as they were when I opened the package.

This is a 12+ inch tear in the scarf.
Oil and food stains on a brand new scarf.
Date of experience: March 14, 2015
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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WORST DELIVERY
July 4, 2020

Honesty the worst delivery service, do not order from this website it takes FOREVER! So unprofessional!

Date of experience: July 3, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great site to buy unique clothes. I shop here weekly! Shipping is free and that is a plus!

Date of experience: July 22, 2016
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never received order
December 9, 2022

Never received order it said was at local facility and it wasn't I HV emailed them about the matter and No1 has got bk to me yet

Date of experience: December 8, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. For any issues, you may contact Customer Service in app for assistance. We are happy to assist you!

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I had purchased a bday gift for May in February it turned out it didn't fit requested a refund and they said NO.

Date of experience: May 10, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. For any issues, you may contact Customer Service in app for assistance. We are happy to assist you! Please click "me"-->support-->customer service to enter 【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us.