Check out our latest communities fighting
AI scams on Reddit and Facebook

business logo of DHgate

DHgate

3.2

On SmartCustomer, businesses may not offer incentives or pay to remove reviews. Learn more about our Review Guidelines.

How would you rate DHgate?
grey stargrey stargrey stargrey stargrey star

DHgate Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company appears to be significantly tarnished by customer experiences, with numerous reports of unreliable product delivery and poor quality. Many customers express frustration over inadequate customer service, citing difficulties in obtaining refunds, unresponsive sellers, and complicated dispute processes. While some customers initially found value in the low prices, the overwhelming sentiment is one of disappointment, particularly regarding product discrepancies and shipping issues. Trust in the platform is low, as many users recommend avoiding it altogether in favor of more reputable alternatives.

This summary is generated by AI, based on text from customer reviews

service
639
value
620
shipping
628
returns
507
quality
582

We monitor reviews for authenticity

Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
Follow Sally B.
Unfollow Sally B.
Share Review
Report Review

Ripoff
February 5, 2016

Pathetic excuse for sewing. I can't sew but I would have done a better job than dhgate did. Rip offs, absolute disgrace.

Date of experience: February 4, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Sally B.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution.

Thank you so much for your cooperation and have a wonderful day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow vp m.
Unfollow vp m.
Share Review
Report Review

Rip off! Endless Spam.
February 4, 2016

I ordered one led bulb a month ago. One. No delivery. Just endless spam. Cancel my account! Total criminals. Hello interpol... requested my account be deleted. Told on chat that i must confirm i received purchase before they will delete account. I NEVER RECEIVED ITEM AFTER WAITING OVER A MONTH. ONE LED BULB! This site is Not Accountable At All. Im being held captive. Now i must cancel with Visa in hopes that they reverse charge due to Fraud.

Date of experience: February 4, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi vp m.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution.

Thank you so much for your cooperation and have a wonderful day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
Follow Erik T.
Unfollow Erik T.
Share Review
Report Review

DHGATE.COM
February 4, 2016

This online commercial website is TRULY FAKE people. I bought more than five times and always received fake items. One of the last experience with them, I can't tell. I finally get confirm that website is covering fake sellers in China. After paying for an item, seller will let me know he won't be able to get my order ready on time because of national holiday in china. Isn't my right to get my refund? The DHGATE Representative will replied saying that's not the Seller fault for not getting my order ready, but that I should coopered with the seller as seller wanted me to write on his seller profile something else than what I noticed as reason for the cancellation and refund. Briefly, they all want me to LIE if I want my refund. Isn't that a SHAME? Please, be very careful, don't be the next victim. STAY AWAY from DHGATE.COM Chinese stolen and lies.

Date of experience: February 4, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Erik T.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution.

Thank you so much for your cooperation and have a wonderful day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow Jeston e.
Unfollow Jeston e.
Share Review
Report Review

You keep showing me adds dhgate.com for what I order! We're is it! I ordered it a month ago!

Date of experience: February 2, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Jeston e.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Hong Kong
1 review
2 helpful votes
Follow Adviteeya U.
Unfollow Adviteeya U.
Share Review
Report Review

Hi All,

I have brought a goophone (iphone clone) on dhgate, since it was defective i had to return and request for refund. I have written detailed review on this already, you can read that here.

http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.dhgate.com#2224

Now since i have requested for refund, the seller has not taken the returned item and has requested the courier to return the package to me.

For which i have opposed, the seller is not threatening to kill me and have texted the same to me. I have reported this to dhgate customer executive in chat and i have also tweeted the screenshot to dhgate and the ceo of dhgate.

However instead of taking action against the seller, the have let the seller to continue to sell products on the site and dhgate has blocked me in twitter so that i do not post anything on their wall there by hiding themselves and protecting the seller.

They seem to be cold blooded criminals and are protecting fake sellers by allowing them to threaten you if you raise your voice against them.

I have filed a complaint in twitter on the same and i am fighting till i get justice. I have taken all the screenshots, chat backup for proofs and i have been considering filing legal complaint in the cyber court.

I request you to not shop on dhgate and stay away and show them the power of customers to them.

Regards,
Adviteeya

Date of experience: February 2, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Adviteeya U.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
Follow Ray w.
Unfollow Ray w.
Share Review
Report Review

Horrible Don't use them
February 1, 2016

At the same time I ordered a few items from DHgate this was the first time using them. Items were paid for end of Dec2015. One item still has not shown up I had a contact seller the reply was please wait, contact DH gate Who has collect the money and sitting on the payment since then. They send off email to seller and tell you have to wait for them to reply within a certain time before they get involved they just run your circles I'm trying to get a refund on my money for an item I never received. One of the other items purchase don't fit the description and sized incorrectly but they won't amid it they want me to pay for shipping to send back and pay the shipping from the seller who sent it. So they want me to get hit paying for shipping on both ends for nothing in return. Stay away from them save your money

Date of experience: February 1, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Ray w.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow Kyra T.
Unfollow Kyra T.
Share Review
Report Review

Terrible
January 31, 2016

I bought a prom dress on this site, and it was very falsely advertised. My dress was shipped in a plastic bag so a lot of damage had been done to it, and it was very cheaply made. I have been working on getting a refund for almost a week now and the customer service is pathetic. I have been sending emails back and forth just trying to get the shipping information. To make the refund more impossible, they give you deadlines to give them the information.
This is the worst service I have ever experienced, and the worst item I have ever received. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS SITE.

Date of experience: January 31, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Kyra T.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
Follow David G.
Unfollow David G.
Share Review
Report Review

Bad
January 30, 2016

I ordered a pair of nike Hypervenom it said it would take 2 days to get to me it been a week and my dad fully paid and I just got a email saying to complete the order or it would be cancelled

Date of experience: January 30, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi David G.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

New Hampshire
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
Follow Paula W.
Unfollow Paula W.
Share Review
Report Review

SCAM SITE STAY AWAY
January 29, 2016

I received a defective smartboard from their seller KathyStore, KathyStore asked me to try a few things to fix the item and send videos and photos, I did all of these things. They then told me it would be fine and they had a replacement on the way on a ship and it would be to me in 3 weeks, This time passed and I contacted them and they said sorry the US Warehouse wont return my item and their is nothing they will do about it. They trailed me along until the return allowance time had passed- returning to exchange my item! I contacted DHGate who the chat box said they would take care of it- never responded again, I posted on their facebook page and they made it look to the followers that they were going to take care of it and AGAIN never replied again after many messages. My 13 year old son had saved his money for months to pay for this himself, He ordered it in July, received it in Sept and now it is Feb and he still cannot use it! SCAM COMPANY BEWARE!

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Dear Paula,

We understand the importance in getting a resolution on this issue. Please send us a personal message with your order number so that we can check the details and assist you further. We will wait for your message. Have a good day!

- Sil, DHgate.com

California
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow Sarah B.
Unfollow Sarah B.
Share Review
Report Review

Cheap Products
January 29, 2016

Ordered a pair of basketball shoes for my daughter's school team. Sizing was off and when compared to a pair bought in U.S. they were a sorry imitation and incorrectly labeled. They were so cheap that they were already falling apart before they got out of the box (ripped laces, loose seams). Ordered a 1/2 size bigger than normal and it still came too small. Didn't realize these were knock-offs. Should have known better. Can't return unless I want to pay $60 for shipping!

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Sarah B.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow Jack J.
Unfollow Jack J.
Share Review
Report Review

Customer services suck
January 29, 2016

Dhgate.com is a Chinese wholesale website. Dhgate is full of counterfeited products. Sellers may list what they want and list whatever quantity they want. Sellers can send you a totally different product and will eventually end up wining dhgate's crappy dispute centre.

Dhgate is slow to respond to emails. Dhgate is slow to respond to disputes. Dhgate doesn't not seem to care about any of their customers. They will make no effort to contact you or try to resolve your issues unless you use legal threats.

Save yourself months of headaches and unanswered emails. Stay away from dhgate.com. You can search the internet and find many many unsatisfied customers.

Date of experience: January 28, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Jack J.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Pennsylvania
1 review
7 helpful votes
Follow Paula I.
Unfollow Paula I.
Share Review
Report Review

I am looking at the reviews on your company. I'm Nerious to order after reading the negative reviews. I was interested in wedding dresses and there's a few a like but don't have the extra money to get scammed. Are the dresses the same as in the pictures? Or do they just post any picture and try to copy sew the dresses to match?

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Paula I.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
Follow Rob W.
Unfollow Rob W.
Share Review
Report Review

Scam
January 27, 2016

(SCAM) Tried to order shoes for my son and the website was telling me that my credit card info was incorrect and the order could not go through. Shortly after trying to order I got a call from my credit card telling me that they was trying to charge my card and I was able to put a stop to the transaction.

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Rob W.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
Follow william d.
Unfollow william d.
Share Review
Report Review

Purchased diagnostic scanner x431 diagun off OEMOBD on dhgate was advertised as lifetime updates free when i contacted seller he told me i would have to pay for updates scanner wasnt cheap £450

Date of experience: January 27, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi william d.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Brazil
1 review
1 helpful vote
Follow Divya G.
Unfollow Divya G.
Share Review
Report Review

Fraud and cheater Dhgate
January 26, 2016

Dhgate is a fraud company. The order is cancelled before shipping still they are not refunding me the shipping charge and that seller is naive that he sent it even after cancelling the product

Date of experience: January 26, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Divya G.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
Follow Chudier B.
Unfollow Chudier B.
Share Review
Report Review

I ordered a wig that took quite a while to get to me and once I got it, I was VERY upset. It turned out to be nothing like the picture they displayed and it was really bad quality. It was pretty much straight hair that they curled with a curling iron and they have not given me a refund and also I cant get in touch with anyone from their customer service. Ugghhh! I am soo upset, I will never order from this site ever again.

Date of experience: January 26, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Chudier B.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

South Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
Follow ian m.
Unfollow ian m.
Share Review
Report Review

I ordered a pay of sunglasses, the Ray Ban Wayfarer, type, when they finally arrived they were not what I ordered, completely different, plus they look like they cost to produce,,, say. No more than $3, I payed $18, got in touch with DHgate via email, what a joke,... was asked if I would accept a $1 refund, I said no way... send the glasses I wanted,

I was told by seller, they are no longer available, Then asked to accept $5 refund, once again my asnswer was no, I want a complete refund. Told by them they have a great consumer refund policy, Told to send the glasses back, I agreed, cost me $14, just got notice from them I will get a refund for the initial $18, the mail cost of $14, is on my dime it seems. But from what I have read, from other complaints, I got off lucky. These sellers it seems, just send anything that they feel like, and we have no recourse.Our government should intervene and close these people down.Its a crime, what they are up to.

Date of experience: January 26, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi ian m.

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Regards,
Cess
Dhgate Customer Service

Nigeria
1 review
1 helpful vote
Follow chuks u.
Unfollow chuks u.
Share Review
Report Review

I bought a wrist watch on dec 12th 2015 the item got stalked on transit until now. I made official complain and was told to make enquiry at the local post office of the world. Very vague response suggesting that nothing was dispatched.
By ending of January 2016 Joy Y. DHgate media rep. Responded to my whistle blowing & requested for the PO no. & relevant purchase docs. With a view to help track good but to no avail. Scam cover up! Still watching, keep you updated. Beware with these Chinese online dupe.

Date of experience: January 22, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Hi Chuks U!

We fully understand the concern you are raising to us. We will be here to offer you the assistance you need to sort this out. Please do provide us your order number (PO#) for your transaction so that we can have it check here on our end and be able to offer you the most efficient resolution. Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Cess,
Dhgate Customer Service

Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
Follow Mark h.
Unfollow Mark h.
Share Review
Report Review

Purchased 2 hovewrboards for Christmas for my kids. They were sold with " bags, remote controls and upgraded LG batteries. They came. No bags, no remotes and generic batteries. 2 days after Christmas 1 quit working. Of course the seller claimed to have a warranty but won't respond. I've dealt with dhgate people who fill me with empty promises and now are not even responding. They want my order number and I am going to give it to them but I guarantee nothing will get solved by putting that on here. If your going to spend hundreds of dollars for a product to last 2 days think twice about using these foreign thieves. They don't care, they have your money and now they are done. Unbelievably terrible business practices!

Date of experience: January 21, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Dear Mark h.

I fully understand the issue you have about the item you have received and at the same time we do appreciate that you have raised this incident to us. For the quickest resolution, We would suggest that you file a\"Dispute Case\" for this order so that you can ask for a refund or a replacement and at the same time the seller will be notified directly.

To file the Dispute case please go to your Active orders page and click the\"Completed\" orders located at the LEFT SIDE of the page then you will see your order number there (please do not click the order number). After that, on the right side of the order number you will see the option\"Open After-Sale Case\" and you will just need to click that to fill out the needed information to file the Dispute.

Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding. We do assure you that we can help you anytime you need us specially with this current issue you have.

Regards,
Cess,
Dhgate Customer Service

Florida
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
Follow Malia R.
Unfollow Malia R.
Share Review
Report Review

Received
January 23, 2016

I had to click order received and satisfactory to right a bad review on their site but the better no use that as an excuse not to send my product. Dhgate basically robbed me on my first purchase with them I asked for 7 of a product and then sent 6, Also they won't get in contact with me. I'm calling my bank to file a report this. Wow! My first purchase and you guys do this do me.

Date of experience: January 20, 2016
Joy Y. DHgate Rep
over a year old

Dear Malia R.

I fully understand the issue you have about the item you have received and at the same time we do appreciate that you have raised this incident to us. For the quickest resolution, We would suggest that you file a\"Dispute Case\" for this order so that you can ask for a refund or a replacement and at the same time the seller will be notified directly.

To file the Dispute case please go to your Active orders page and click the\"Completed\" orders located at the LEFT SIDE of the page then you will see your order number there (please do not click the order number). After that, on the right side of the order number you will see the option\"Open After-Sale Case\" and you will just need to click that to fill out the needed information to file the Dispute.

Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding. We do assure you that we can help you anytime you need us specially with this current issue you have.

Regards,
Cess,
Dhgate Customer Service