Boston Proper

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Boston Proper Reviews Summary

Positive Highlights

  • Clothing styles are frequently praised for being trendy and appealing.
  • Helpful customer service representatives resolve issues effectively for some shoppers.
  • The brand offers a variety of chic women's clothing options.

Negative Highlights

  • Customer service is often reported as unhelpful or difficult to communicate with.
  • Refund and exchange processes can be slow and inflexible.
  • Product quality may be inconsistent, with some items poorly made or defective.
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Aug 20, 2025

I just received an order and all but one of the items did not fit properly. I spent 20 minutes trying to get through your automated system, trying to figure out how to exchange for other sizes. When I was finally able to speak to a human being, his English was really bad. He couldn't understand me any better than I could understand him. It was quite frustrating. And then two of the items I was wanting to exchange were completely out of stock so I could only exchange one of the items. I know lots of companies outsource their Customer Service to foreign countries. But if you really care about your customers, you would want them to feel appreciated and understood by your customer service agents. Please do better.

Sep 7, 2025

I used to buy a lot of things from Boston proper and loved them. Lately it seems that items I'm getting are low quality materials & poorly made and just not what they used to be. Also, with so many companies not charging for returns you would think that Boston proper would do the same. Honestly, they are the last company I go to buy anything anymore.

Aug 8, 2026

I purchased a dress on a great sale price. It ran small so I needed to exchange it. When I tried, it showed the next size unavailable for the free exchange. When I went on the regular site, it was available however $40 more. Customer Service said they could not help meet the lower price. I refuse to pay $40 more when it should have been an even exchange.

Mar 30, 2026

I am a long time regular customer of BP, love the variety and quality of their clothing. I recently had some questions about a product detail description related to Size and Fit of a 2 piece outfit where the length of the top and the length of the pants seemed incorrect so I called and got a very helpful customer service person - he agreed that the length of each outfit piece was likely switched and printed incorrectly (e.g. The top was listed as 30" long but it was a crop top, and the pants were listed as 21.5 inches long but these were long to the floor on the model in the photo). He was able to obtain the correct lengths and I was able to place my order with confidence. He also indicated he would pass along this request to correct the length information to the product are for correcting the outfit information. Thankful for the customer service person who was very pleasant and helpful.

Dec 29, 2025

I'm very disappointed in the customer service I have been receiving. I have called four times about a return and my refund gift card has still not been sent to me after two weeks. I'm usually very pleased but not lately. They also have not sent me the gift card my fiancée purchased for a Christmas gift.

Aug 8, 2026

I bought a beautiful dress from Boston Proper and wore it to a wedding. During the wedding the zipper broke. I was sewn back into the dress by some very nice, helpful staff at the wedding. That night, I had to turn the dress around so the sewn part was in the front and then cut it off of me. After 4 emails and 4 phone calls recounting my embarrassing incident BP told me they would not support me in any way since my 30 day window had passed, the dress was worn and not in its original packaging. I am extremely disappointed in BP for not standing behind the quality of their dress. I will never buy another item from them and warn everyone not to patronize BP. POOR QUALITY. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Oct 20, 2025

I tried to speak with CUSTOMER SERVICE and they are very misleading with some of their promo codes. I hadn't received an item and they are fighting me with it Still have not received an item, but yet I got charged through my charge card

Apr 12, 2026

My purchased necklace broke, never worn, suspected a flaw. Customer service stellar in solving my issue!

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New York
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No refund
December 5, 2022

On November 13 I returned two items. The items have been in their possession for over two weeks. They refund policy is supposed to be within seven days. Today's December 5 I still have not gotten my $200 back. Order number *******. After five phone calls and numerous emails I still have not received my money. I highly advise. This product is not purchased because on your return, you will not see your money.

Date of experience: December 5, 2022
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Placed an order on 9/30 and still have not received it. I see that the package was shipped but no additional information. Called customer service a handful of times as well as detailed emails to customer service, finally requesting a FULL refund ($567.00) which was already paid for the month prior (Amex card) was told (3x) that the refund would be escalated and would receive a email confirmation and a full refund within 3 to 5 business days. Two months since initial order was placed - No package, ZERO communication from BP and NO refund. Reporting them to BBB and requesting that Amex goes after them for the money! I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN!

Date of experience: November 25, 2022
Mississippi
4 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Beautiful clothing, but no returns on sale?
November 12, 2022

Its obvious the company is no longer owned by a company that understands retail. Who would ever buy anything online with no returns or exchanges, even on Sale merchandise. If it doesn't fit, it doesn't fit. It's one thing to have that policy when you can try it on in the store, but an online company...Kiss of death!
I'm sorry, because I would like to buy from them, and take advantage of sale pricing, but not with no recourse!

Date of experience: November 12, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
4 helpful votes
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DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!
November 5, 2022

I ordered online from Boston Proper. It has processed and I received the low quality merchandise. That is not the problem. I have unsubscribed from email, have emailed customer service to have my email removed and have spoken to a representative NUMEROUS TIMES. I receive 2 emails a day from Boston Proper. I feel harassed. I will never order from them again. DO NOT GIVE TH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

Date of experience: November 5, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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No Refund
November 4, 2022

Boston Proper did not put my name or street address on the merchandise I ordered. Yet, I was getting text and email updates from them saying the merchandise was out for delivery. I also was getting text and emails from USPS saying that my item was being delivered. The merchandise was never delivered. I also continued to receive all the text and emails showing it had been sent back to Boston Proper and delivered to them. All I asked was that they resend the merchandise. I wasn't upset at this point because mistakes and accidents happen. They would not send another dress. They told me I would have to rebuy one. The problem was that the dress was now more expensive. They told me that I would still have to buy the dress at the more expensive price, and they would credit the difference. They also told me I would have to pay postage to have a new dress sent. That is where the problem has started now. The customer service to get this resolved is terrible. I've been on hold; they have promised to let me speak to a manager. But a manager never picks up. I'm going to report this to my bank and file a dispute for my bank to handle. I've never gotten a refund or had the merchandise replaced.

Date of experience: November 4, 2022
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Placed an order for a 2-piece bathing suit. The lower part of the suit was sent to the wrong person and I got their order. They didn't return it, so I did not get credit without giving Boston Proper proof that I had send back the misplaced order to me. I was told the upper part of the bikini was on back order -- eventually (8 weeks) they told me it just wasn't available. The agent also told me that though a customer may pay for 2-day shipping, that only means 2 days after a backordered item arrives at their warehouse. After a lot of calls, they did refund my money but it took about 3 months to wrap it all up. Never again.

Date of experience: October 22, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worst Company EVER!
October 21, 2022

On September 29 I returned 5 of the 6 items I purchased on order *******. You received the package with the returned items on October 3. I know this as I have proof.

It is October 21 and I still haven't received my refund. Please refund my money today!

This is the worst company I have dealt with in my life. I will make it my mission this weekend to trash you on every possible platform available including the Attorneys General's office of every state in the US, Dun & Bradstreet, BBB and etc...

I want my money NOW! Refund my money NOW!

Date of experience: October 21, 2022
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I received a gift card for my birthday. I NEVER received my items, and a month later I called to find out what the problem was. They said, oh, the item was discontinued. Um... they didn't inform me and wouldn't have unless I called. THEN they said they would refund me for the item and that took another month. THEN the OTHER item I ordered was ALSO cancelled without a notification. They finally reissued another gift card but DID NOT refund my $99.74. I have literally had to CHASE DOWN this refund. I told my step mother to NEVER get me another gift card from Boston Proper.

Date of experience: October 17, 2022
Colorado
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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NEVER ORDER FROM BOSTON PROPER
October 5, 2022

Got email confirmation of shipment of my order. Didn't receive it. Called to be told to wait another 3 business days. Waited 2 weeks and called to be told it was USPS. Adamant that the matter be investigated further. Told it was USPS and the package was with USPS. Pushed harder for info. Finally, some little genius in the foreign call center contacted the Distribution Center to find out that my order was never shipped. Boston Proper thinks they are bending over backwards to... issue a refund. I could have shopped with another retailer for swimwear, but after a month all the clearance items are gone.

Date of experience: October 5, 2022
Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't waste your money.
September 10, 2022

Bought 2 dresses. The fabric was cheap looking washed out. Black looked grey. Tried to return. Customer service told me that I had to pay for return and they would only credit $5 for 2 $60 dresses. I threw them away. Looked nothing like pictures.

Date of experience: September 10, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Return Policy
August 24, 2022

Got one star because they answered the phone. I purchased serval dresses from them and decided to return a few. I lost one of the packing slips and they would not let me return or exchange that item.
So now I have a dress that doesn't fit and nothing I can about it. Do not shop BOSTON PROPER!

Date of experience: August 24, 2022
Oklahoma
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I will not give a one star for customer service
August 7, 2022

I've been Boston Proper customer 15+ years. The style is very cute and quality is ok, but if you have return ore exchange item it is night mirror. If you got defective item what's happening very often, you have to call them, they will say send it back, no Charge for shipping back. It will take about 3 weeks and they will still charge you for the shipping. You have to call back and spend time to get these money back. After all of it NO MORE Boston Proper! It don't matter how cute this clothing.

Date of experience: August 7, 2022
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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"Sized incredibly small"
July 31, 2022

I have bought from Boston Proper before and their sizing was spot on. I ordered an off-white off the shoulder top with lace-cutout sleeves. I excitedly tried it on only to find I could not pull it over head and when finally done, was so tight as if I worder a girdle around my chest squashing everything. I didn't want a return, I wanted an exchange for a larger size, but they said it was final which didn't appear on website at the time I purchased. They wouldn't issue credit or allow me to buy something else. Don't buy from this company, THEY ARE NOT REPUTABLE!

Date of experience: July 31, 2022
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Never again!
July 26, 2022

Purchased a dress from BP 6/8/22 and it did not fit, but I also did not like the style of the dress when received. I sent the dress back to BP and noted I wanted a refund. Instead of refund they sent me a different size of the dress. Well sent that one back stating I wanted a refund and still no refund as of today 7/26/22. And when you call the customer service just gives excuses of it has to be 10 days since we received it back and then they will refund. Well its been 15 days. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE AGAIN FROM THEM. I should have looked at their reviews online prior to purchasing. They are horrible.

Date of experience: July 26, 2022
Connecticut
1 review
4 helpful votes
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DO NOT BUY!
June 28, 2022

The style is great, the quality is good, but you NEVER want to buy anything that you might have to return! They received my returns 6 days ago and have not even initiated my refund. I am on hold with customer service who "will be a while and process my refund one item at a time. "The return facility is "too busy" to process the refunds along with the returned merchandise", she stated.

Date of experience: June 28, 2022
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Zero customer service
June 19, 2022

I returned a top because the fabric had flaws in it-it's been over a month and multiple contacts by me and they do not respond- nor has my return been processed.

Date of experience: June 19, 2022
Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Over charged $1,000 won't fix issue
June 16, 2022

I have shopped here for 15 years. I'm not sure what happened. This company has major internal system issues and no accountability. Beware do not shop here!

Date of experience: June 16, 2022
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Stay away!
June 14, 2022

I ordered a summer dress for my girlfriend, paid up for expedited shipping and no one can find the dress. I called several times for an update and was told to be patient... WITH NO REFUND OF SHIPPING CHARGES. There are many other places to shop- stay away!

Date of experience: June 14, 2022
Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Fulfillment / Delivery problem
June 7, 2022

I love there clothes, cute and well made. The problem is delivery - 1) show fulfillment, and 2) FedEx.

FedEx service is awful. Sometime weeks, and lost packages. 7 day delivery is 10-15 days it at all. Watching their tracking it took it 4 day to go 5.1 miles.

I have requested a refund on my last order and ask to be deleted from further e-mails and catalog slolications.

Avoid this online retailer. The shipping will frustrate you!

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Don't tryst their online store sales
June 2, 2022

I suspect that their sale items are failed sales. If they have many returns, they just put this item on sale and it's non-returnable, non-refundable. I bought a couple of items on sale (non-refundable) and the quality was horrible, the pattern was sewed crookedly. No one could wear them, the fabric is sewed so crookedly, it looks horrible. But you cannot return them... Just be careful... The quality is very poor for their prices.

Date of experience: June 2, 2022

From the business

  • 1-800-243-4300
  • Boca Raton, FLORIDA
  • Founded in 1992