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ALT Fragrances

2.9

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ALT Fragrances Reviews Summary

ALT Fragrances has a rating of 2.9 stars from 76 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with ALT Fragrances most frequently mention and store credit. ALT Fragrances ranks 13th among Perfume sites.

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value
53
shipping
53
returns
41
quality
54

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New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Smells like paint thinner
February 21, 2024

I just received their dupe for a Jo Malone Freesia and pear fragrance. It smells like paint thinner. It's horrible they don't take returns. They only take credits do not buy from this site.

Date of experience: February 21, 2024
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I would not recommend this company or buy from them again. Glass perfume bottles are not packaged appropriately. All my boxes looked liked crap, which is not something you want to see when you purchase it brand new. When opening the boxes you notice right away that the spray nozzle is not screwed in tight. Three of my bottles needed to be tightened.

Date of experience: February 3, 2024
New York
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I received my package today and this stuff is garbage and does not smell anything like they said it was supposed to smell like and now I find out that I can't even get a refund only a store credit. Someone please help me with a way to go nationwide to blow this company out of the water.

Date of experience: January 9, 2024
Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Here are a few key points to note:

1. They only offer store credit, no refunds.
2. There is no contact number provided.
3. Store credit is only available for non-sale items, and no cash/credit card refunds are offered at all.
4. Store credit for another item is a possible option but there's restoring fees, etc. But they have to acknowledge they received return to initiate exchange or store credit.
5. There is a 14-day return deadline too, and you are responsible for the return shipping costs.
6. Unknowingly, I purchased an additional $3 for shipping protection, but they themselves sent a defective product in poorly packaged condition.
7. Please be cautious of their aggressive advertisement on online social media.
I would also be skeptical of their website reviews. I left a 1-star review on their site, which was promptly taken down. This leads me to believe that all the positive testimonials about their product are fake. I feel scammed as the entire thing turned out to be a paid promotional scam. I got tricked by their marketing tactics.

Please refer to my comments about their scent below -
The items arrived in a defective and damaged condition. Please be careful when opening the box, as the spray caps easily came off due to them not being tightly screwed on. The bottles themselves are of poor quality.

I purchased three bottles of the same perfume (Crystal No. 23), but none of them had the same scent. One smelled like a medicine cabinet, with an oily consistency and a strong chemical smell that only lasted a few minutes, if that. Another had an alcohol smell and evaporated within seconds. The third one, which spilled on my hands and clothes, left me smelling like cleaning products one would use in a mechanic shop. It made me feel nauseous and sick, and it even ruined my dress by bleaching it and causing a hole. I felt like a walking advertisement for cleaning supplies with the awful smell, and it made my nerves feel weak. The harmful chemicals in the perfume caused a rash and hives, resulting in itching. Four other people who tried it experienced the same reactions.

The scent doesn't last, but the itchiness does. There should be a class action lawsuit against this company for the harmful chemicals they put inside their product bottles. This company needs to be shut down!

Date of experience: January 2, 2024
Tennessee
1 review
5 helpful votes
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False advertisement
December 22, 2023

I would not recommend. I placed the order on december 11th and the website says 1-3 business days. It's now the 22nd and haven't even received a confirmation email nor a tracking number. I spent 100 on 3 bottles and haven't gotten my product or even an email. No number to contact anyone, just an email that they don't respond to. Will never order again

Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Arkansas
1 review
5 helpful votes
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TERRIBLE PRODUCT
November 15, 2023

I received my bottle of ALT CRYSTAL yesterday and couldn't wait to wear it! It smelled like I just crawled out of a medicine cabinet! Sickening. It's a SCAM.

Date of experience: November 14, 2023
Massachusetts
1 review
3 helpful votes
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DO NOT PURCHASE FROM ALT, JUST RECEIVED CRYSTAL 23 WHICH SMELLED ONLY OF ALCOHOL. SO FAR THE RETURN PROCESS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE! BEWARE YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

Date of experience: November 4, 2023
Seychelles
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I bought the cherry smash which is supposed to smell like lost cherry by Tom Ford. This smells horrible. I am so angry that I paid for this disgusting fragrance

Date of experience: September 30, 2023
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Horrible
September 17, 2023

Horrible the very worst ever smell of a cologne in my life. My dog ran away because it smells so bad

Date of experience: September 16, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
4 helpful votes
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No Scent
September 1, 2023

Ordered copy of Baccarat Rouge.This company needs to be shut down The bottle of liquid has no smell, seriously no scent.It sprayed out oily and a chemical smell for 5 seconds all I was left with was a oily wrist.They will only do store credit no refunds.Scam stay away.

Date of experience: September 1, 2023
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible Practice
August 18, 2023

I placed an order for a new perfume with this company, and it hadn't even shipped by the day it was supposed to have arrived. I emailed to inquire about this, they never responded, only THEN did they ship it...now it won't be arriving in time and they couldn't even be bothered to respond to an email.

Date of experience: August 18, 2023
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Do not buy
June 23, 2023

Save your money. Doesn't smell anything like the original perfume. Very strong scent to start that fades away after less than an hour. Waste of money.

Date of experience: June 23, 2023
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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HORRIBLE DONT BUY
June 13, 2023

For one their fragrances don't smell near the original ones they swear that they're comparable too… 2 they state they offer you "refunds" but they only offer in store credits which is absurd save your money and buy something else please learn from my experience

Date of experience: June 13, 2023
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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BUYER BEWARE!
June 6, 2023

DO NOT believe the hype - I wish I didn't!
I really, really wanted to love these products.

I can't believe I spent hours of my time looking through reviews & choosing exactly the right scents.
TOTAL WASTE OF TIME & MONEY!

These nasty "perfumes" make my skin itch which no-one compliments. The smell doesn't last but the itch does!

After NOT receiving any compliments that all the other reviewers said they got I asked someone if they could smell this on me & they replied yes & when I stated I wondered why no one had commented to me the answer was " because they don't want to be rude IT IS HORRIBLE" hahaha wish the ground would have swallowed me!

So sadly, $150 down the drain with no way to refund & I'm left with 3 bottles of, frankly quite awful perfumes that I can't even give away.

I worked it out -- I have to work 8 hours to pay off this mistake. 8 HOURS!

I am so bitterly disappointed!
Think twice before you throw your money away.
I hope even just one person heeds my warning & saves their money.

Date of experience: June 6, 2023
Israel
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They are good on sales but very bad after your purchase.i didn't get my order and alt didn't answer to my email. Don't buy from them.

Date of experience: May 24, 2023
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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"Shipping Issues"
May 15, 2023

This company claims they make perfume that smells just like designer fragrances. I placed an order on April 25th and a week later, I was told it was shipped out and supposedly on the way even after the tracking information was not updated. Another week later I reached out again and was told it was on the way. Again, the tracking never updated. This morning (3 weeks after placing my order) and the customer service rep says that my order can't be refunded or canceled because it's currently in transit. This company makes you pay $3 for shipping protection but then doesn't actually ship your order. The tracking information I was sent still hasn't moved. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE

Date of experience: May 15, 2023
Georgia
1 review
17 helpful votes
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Shady Company
May 3, 2023

All the rave reviews on their site are lies. I got the Creed Aventus dupe and it smelled like the cheapest dollar store cologne you could find. I wore it to work today after receiving it last night and my co-worker literally walked in my office and said "wow that smells terrible". That's what you are getting from ALT. I then found out they only offer store credit and no refunds! Then I left a 1 star review on their site that they promptly took down. Absolute scam and shady company. They got me...don't let them get you too.

Date of experience: May 3, 2023
Canada
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Please save your money. The products are utter garbage and I lost 70USD which this fraudulent company does not refund.
After seeing their ads on Instagram and Facebook I ordered the ALT executive no. 26 men's cologne which is supposed to be a clone of creed but it SMELLS LIKE NOTHING.
It feels like water with orange essence - a home oil diffuse has a stronger and more pleasant smell.
Even after three pumps the smell is gone within 10 mins and the person next to you can't even tell if you have it on!
I asked 5 people of they can smell anything and NOPE.
I left a review on their website and they DELETED my review and I got an email form them offering 15 off my next order? Really? Ripping me off once wasn't enough?
They don't give you any refund as well! If you give them money you're stuck.
Terrible product and utter garbage waste of money

Date of experience: April 27, 2023
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME I PLACE AN ORDER, TAKES OVER A WEEK TO SHIP, DHL CLAIMS THEY NEVER RECIEVED THE ITEMS, ALT STATES DHL IS TAKING THEIR TIME. MESSAGE THEM ON INSTAGRAM AND THEY LEAVE YOU ON READ, EMAIL SUPPORT AND THEY SEND YOU THE SAME TRACKING LINK THAT SHOWS NOTHING HAS BEEN SHIPPED. GET YOUR S*** TOGETHER AND DO THE RIGHT THING OR GIVE YOUR CUSTOMERS AN UPDATE IF YOU GUYS MESSED UP ON SOMETHING. I HAVE SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND GIVE YOU GUYS THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT BUT NEVER AGAIN AFTER I GET MY NEXT SHIPMENT, LEAVING NEGATIVE REVIEWS ON EVERY INSTAGRAM POST YOU GUYS WRITE. BEST OF LUCK!

Date of experience: April 19, 2023
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Second time purchasing from site and they have gained a lifetime customer! I received a damaged bottle of perfume and I emailed customer service and was helped within minutes with ease and kindness!

Date of experience: April 17, 2023