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American Eagle OutfittersReviews 165

1.7
ae.com
casual, preppy, streetwear, swimwear men, womenAge 13-18, 19-25
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ae.com
+1 888-232-4535
USA
Clothing item from American Eagle OutfittersFashion apparel by American Eagle OutfittersMerchandise from American Eagle Outfitters clothing lineAmerican Eagle Outfitters fashion product

Business Highlights

General

Target Gender: men, women
Target Age Group: 13-18, 19-25
Price: $

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $7.95
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $75

Returns

Return Policy: not free
Return Instructions: full refund within 30 days of the purchase date, or returned for merchandise credit within 60 days.
Return Cost: $5 shipping fee

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: Not Good Enough
Recycling Program: Recyles jeans
Responsible Materials: recycled

Product

Style: casual, preppy, streetwear, swimwear
Body Fit: regular, plus size, tall
Available Sizes: Men's (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL), Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat, phone, email
Support Phone: +1 888-232-4535
Support Email: [email protected]

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, financing, PayPal, Cash App
Buy Now Pay Later: Afterpay

Membership Programs

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

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American Eagle Outfitters Reviews Summary

American Eagle Outfitters has a rating of 1.7 stars from 165 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with American Eagle Outfitters most frequently mention customer service, credit card and confirmation email. American Eagle Outfitters ranks 350th among General Apparel sites.

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Michigan
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Horrible business
March 29, 2020

Awful customer service. They lost an order of mine made it my problem and refused to refund me the money or even look into it. Other companies don't treat you this bad!

Date of experience: March 29, 2020
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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I would give no stars
January 27, 2020

I would give no stars if I could. Last two pairs of jeans I bought my son ripped in a month. And in the butt! Contacted customer care w/ pictures and they told be to try to return to a store, which they couldn't guarantee a return. Never buying again!

Date of experience: January 27, 2020
Texas
7 reviews
33 helpful votes
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WORST experience ever!
January 8, 2020

If there was an option to only give half a star that's what I would choose. I had the WORST experience with American Eagle after ordering online. Customer service was no help whatsoever and she was rude as can be. The ordering, processing and shipping procedures with these people are dismal at best. It took them 5 days just to create a label for my order and keep in mind that I only ordered 2 items! Their website constantly freezes up and apparently cannot understand a simple command. Overall it was a very disappointing, frustrating experience. I DO NOT recommend American Eagle to ANYONE!

Date of experience: January 8, 2020
Texas
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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I bought a pair of Khaki cargo joggers (short size 0) and a woven belt (women's small) off the website. I love these clothes. The pants are comfortable and not heavy, and the belt is good quality! I wish I had ordered the joggers in size 00 though, as they are very loose on me and don't sit on my waist where they are supposed to. The belt is also a bit too large, so I recommend if you are EXTRA petite and have a size 22 inch waist, get belts elsewhere. Overall I am happy with my purchase.

Date of experience: August 29, 2019
California
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Return label scam
August 8, 2019

I contacted customer service via chat; the rep asked how she could help and then disappeared for 20 minutes. She said she had sent a return label but it never arrived, not to my inbox nor to spam or elsewhere. She disconnected my chat without resolving the issue. I called customer service and the rep was very nice but the return labels that were said to be sent never came. I checked everywhere. I think it's AE's way of not paying for return shipping as promised, or to get people to go into the store to potentially buy more when they return. They were right on the business of taking my credit card for an exchange but the return administration is nonexistent. Why not include a return form with the items? Why not include a preprinted label like other companies do? Answer: they want to discourage returns, they don't want to pay for them as promised, and they want customers to have to go into the store to get their money back. It's that simple.

Date of experience: August 8, 2019
Texas
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Bad
July 12, 2019

Bought stuff online... returned much of it... had to wait almost an hour for them how to return it. Ridiculous... what a waste of my time!

Date of experience: July 12, 2019
Alabama
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Placed an order for four clothing items total: one bikini top and three bikini bottoms. First, I thought it was weird that my order came out in two shipments, all while the bikini top still hadn't shipped after five days of placing my order. Today I received an email stating that my bikini top order had been canceled. Contacted customer service live chat first, and the representative disconnected from me while I was in the middle of typing a long reply with some bull$#*! about me "losing connection." Proceeded to then call customer service, was told that nothing could be done about my canceled order other than the obvious refund. One representatives told me that the item I ordered was low stock, while the other said that the item was out of stock, even though there is NOTHING on the website indicating this. If the item was out of stock, why the hell did I not get a notification until FIVE DAYS after placing my $#*!ing order? Customer service is a $#*!ing joke. They're admittedly nice enough but will all give you the same generic answers. I'm going out of the country for a month in a week and was hoping to receive my bikini sets before leaving, and now I'm having to scramble to find a bikini top in hopes that it will ship to my house before I'm gone. I can confidently say that I will not be ordering from AE anymore. I would've expected $#*! like this from Wish, but not AE.

Date of experience: June 24, 2019
Texas
4 reviews
14 helpful votes
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I placed an order for 2 business day delivery. I checked the tracking number and there has been no movement for 4 days. I reached out to their Customer Service department and all they said was for me to wait 5 days and if I don't receive it to contact them again. Seriously? You can't even follow up with me? Or contact UPS? I leave on vacation! No merchandise, no follow up, no refund. Horrible service!

Date of experience: June 14, 2019
California
10 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Good
February 24, 2020

The quality of clothing is great, and the jeans do last a long time. They have a great size selection to meet your needs. Shipping is quick and returns are easy. Highly recommend.

Date of experience: May 16, 2019
New York
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I love this place... it's expensive, but their clothes hold up really wellmy daughter has had some of her jeans for more than 10 years. Super friendly customer reps.

Date of experience: April 1, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Cool
March 25, 2019

There clothes are really cute and there jeans are too but they are a bit expensive but they are worth the extra money

Date of experience: March 24, 2019
District of Columbia
8 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Nice design
March 8, 2019

I bought jeans for my boyfriend here. It fits perfectly and the quality is fine.
My bf looks so classy in those :) Thanks for the quick delivery

Date of experience: March 7, 2019
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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BEST
November 7, 2018

Wonderful jeans with beautiful design, colour and best quality, I recommend every body American Eagle.

Date of experience: November 4, 2018
Egypt
18 reviews
25 helpful votes
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Pros: Products quality same like other brands within same price range i would call it fair
Product design & Fitting is a matter of personal judgment for me it is perfect

Cons: customer support is useless they keep spitting same replies in your face not even trying to find a solution even if the problem is from their side you can consider this brand is without customer support and this would be complement to them even

Date of experience: October 13, 2018
GB
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I feel like such a fool for trusting an American company. I'm an elderly lady in UK and thought we could trust Americans but I now realise they are the money grabbing, dishonest folk most of the world think they are. For America to allow one of their companies to rip off people around the globe they must have zero self respect. I'm glad I live in UK where we still have such a thing as integrity. Shame on you american eagle. That symbol of the eagle used to mean honour to your fore fathers. You bring shame to your country.

Date of experience: May 18, 2018
Ireland
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Steer clear
May 15, 2018

Hidden duty fees, they advertise in Google as "American eagle Ireland", they show prices in EUR, there is no mention of prices excluding taxes, and when you click more information on the free shipping promotion there is no mention of duty.
I will never be ordering from American eagle again and have advised other of this. Also there was no indication of duties being charged until a few days after delivery when I got a bill from FedEx.
Steer clear.

Date of experience: May 15, 2018
Canada
17 reviews
73 helpful votes
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Ordered a few times, excellent quality jeans and they should be per $60 a pair. Tops are men quality, rayon is NOT your friend cheap fabric these companies use and gouge you for top $$$$.

But shipping was fast and free and over all was happy with the jeans.

Date of experience: April 23, 2018
Florida
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Expensive
November 29, 2017

Overpriced and expensive, its not a store you go to often, it isnt welcoming either. Its not like they are a well known designer place.

Date of experience: November 29, 2017
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Best clothes around
November 21, 2017

The employees are very nice and helpful. They have an awesome selection of clothes to choose from, and they are very cute! Best clothes around!

Date of experience: November 20, 2017
Oklahoma
4 reviews
12 helpful votes
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This is my store!
November 10, 2017

Im a short curvy girl amd their clothes alwaus fit me perfect! I dont buy jeans from anywhere else! Love me some American Eagle!

Date of experience: November 9, 2017