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DSW Reviews Summary

DSW has a rating of 1.8 stars from 439 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with DSW most frequently mention customer service, order online and wrong size. DSW ranks 647th among Shoes sites.

service
132
value
111
shipping
104
returns
94
quality
96

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New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Staff tell you they have products in their Holmdel NJ. Store. You then go there to find out the product can only be ordered on Line..

Date of experience: March 10, 2018
Utah
1 review
4 helpful votes
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POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
March 10, 2018

Before you place an order online, ensure you have the right size/quantity because it is truly a hassle to reach a customer service representative. I called to exchange my order and was placed on hold for TWO hours! I finally hung up. I will NOT shop at this store again!

Date of experience: March 10, 2018
Rhode Island
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Handbag and shoes
March 7, 2018

Found both items I was looking for. Both at a good price and quality." Love Them"

1) Grey Raven Tassel Crossbody Bag
2) Marc Fischer Phylicia 2 Loafer

Date of experience: March 6, 2018
New York
1 review
15 helpful votes
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This is absolutely the worse customer service experience. I ordered a pair of Ralph Lauren boots - which I received but in the wrong style. DSW sent the wide calf style - which I did not order and does not fit. I called DSW customer service; have been on hold for over 30 minutes, and have yet to speak to a representative. Further, I ordered these net day delivery so I wasted another $25 on express delivery. I will NEVER order or purchase ANYTHING from SW again.

Date of experience: March 3, 2018
North Carolina
10 reviews
58 helpful votes
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My first time ordering from this company and all went well. The price was absolutely great -- $200 boots everywhere else on the web. I purchased mine for $59.99 + tax. Can't beat that. Again, this is my first time ordering from this company online. Will re-review in the future if i purchase anything else.

Date of experience: March 3, 2018
Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Horrible
February 27, 2018

ZERO STARS They put a hold on my money causing me great stress. Customer service is horrible. They should all be fired

Date of experience: February 27, 2018
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I recently ordered 3 paid of shoes at DSW on line... all 3 came in filthy and used... not just scuffed but absolutely worn and filthy... When I called they said to just send them back... That was NOT the point! How can they charge you FULL price for brand new shoes and ship crap? I WILL NEVER buy from them again... 3 Pairs. I can see one slipping by but nt 3. They apparently do this all the time.

Date of experience: January 5, 2018
New York
41 reviews
115 helpful votes
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PURCHASED BOOTS IN SEPTEMBER TRIED THEM ON QUICKLY BUT NEVER NOTICED THEY'RE DAMAGED WITH SLITS/CUTS IN BACK OF BOOTS! 55 MINUTES WAITING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TOO LONG!,, I AM AN EXCELLENT CUSTOMER 45 PAIRS OF BOOTS AND SHOES SINCE LAST MARCH. I WANT A FULL REFUND OF $41.83 TO MY CREDIT CARD! IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME I HAVE 2 HOUSEHOLDS TO SERVE AND A SERIOUSLY ILL PARENT! LAST TIME I CALLED WITH AN ISSUE I GOT A VERY NASTY REP! WANT MY MONEY? GET BETTER HELP. MORE REPS AND PLEASE DO NOT KEEP ME WAITING TILL THE 4TH OF JULY FOR MY REFUND! SPOKE TO BRANDON. NOT EVEN A MERCHANDISE CREDIT! DO THEY REALLY THINK I WILL PAY TO SHIP. INSURE AND TRACK THESE? ASKED FOR A PARTIAL REFUND OR MERCHANDISE CREDIT. STILL NOTHING!

Date of experience: December 17, 2017
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
December 17, 2017

I purchased a pair of shoes on line on 12/15/17. They were running a promotion-spend 75.00 and over and receive a $20.00 DSW cash dollars. WELL LET ME TELL YOU! Purchase the shoes online and never got the DSW CASH. So I decided to go to the store and inquiry. They feed me a bunch of BULL and tell me that I will receive the DSW dollars in January! I have called and email and never go a response. Just getting generated emails! Last time shopping at DSW!

Date of experience: December 16, 2017
New York
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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There's no way to get thru online or via email to do a return. The hold times are over 100 min after which you get disconnected. Or they say they'll have someone call you back and that never happens. Will never buy DSW again.

Date of experience: November 29, 2017
Oklahoma
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Made a small error in an order on line. Went to cancel. ABSOLUTELY no way to cancel an order via their site. So I called. Wait time? Get this: 200 minutes!

Date of experience: November 25, 2017
Nebraska
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I actually made it to DSW's 'Extra Nice List' & I buy lot of shoes from DSW. Not expecting any Queen like treatment but usually most of the reps at the Omaha Village Point store are usually lack information & when they call the manager to assist; she shows a lot of attitude even to the customers. I have had multiple bad experiences with her so far that I have now finally decided not to go there anymore.

Date of experience: November 22, 2017
Oregon
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible shipping
November 19, 2017

Im on week 2 and still waiting. Never again. Amazon only for me from now on. If they ever show up I will take them to the store for a refund. What crappy shipping. Guess they dont care.

Date of experience: November 18, 2017
Nevada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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The worse sales service.
November 16, 2017

I will never buy DSW shoes online, no anymore after this horrible experience. I placed my order on November 5th, and pay extra 14,99 for 2 days shipping,(#*******792), after countless calls to different places and agencies, today after 10 days i got my boots, and thy never returned my money back. Scam service!

Date of experience: November 15, 2017
Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Adidas
October 31, 2017

Perfect school shoe or for just romping. Have been asked where I bought them. DSW of course! Love them

Date of experience: October 30, 2017
California
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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No CS for onine orders
October 30, 2017

I placed on online order for a pair of shoes paying with paypal. Because of a mix up I was told I would receive a 10% credit on my order. I would be charged full price with a 10% credit applied in 2 to 3 days. Instead they double billed me. Tried to contact them by phone... after a 45 minute wait I was told where was still a 60 minute wait before I could talk to anyone. I left my phone # and was told I wouldn't lose my place in line and would be called back. I am still waiting for the call back. I sent a total of 8 emails and the only response I received was an authomatic reply "we will contact you within 48 hours"... no response. Finally yesterday I was able to get through on Live Chat (after a 20 minute wait) and was told they could't see my overcharge and it I wanted this cancelled I had to work with Paypal. Luckily Paypal was easy to contact and was told because this charge came from DSW it couldn't be cancelled in Paypal, if after 30 days (11/13) it would fall off my account, if it wasn't I could file a complaint with Paypal. The final insult was after my live chat yesterday I finally received an email from CS stating my problem had been solved? Thanks for being a customer. If you have alll the time in the world, go a head and order from them online, otherwise don't waste your time and aggravation.

Date of experience: October 30, 2017
New Mexico
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered three items (one was a free promotional item) and only received two because a glitch cancelled my item using DSW cash I earned. I contacted customer service through email and received a response an less than helpful response a few days later. I contacted customer service about 4 times and didn't get my issue resolved. I finally went to my local store where the manager called customer service. In short, the "best offer" they could give me was to charge me for the free item and not receive the item the glitch cancelled. I would never shop on DSW online ever again. Customer service was useless and didn't provide any help whatsoever. My local store has always been wonderful and I don't fault them for anything that happened. As far as DSW.com, don't ever shop there.

Date of experience: October 29, 2017
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Customer service
October 23, 2017

More than once they ran out of free weekender bag promised with order. To how many customers doe this happen? Lousy customer service.

Date of experience: October 23, 2017
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I called and my wait time was 200 mins then it became 210mins and so on. I've never had to wait so long.

Date of experience: October 20, 2017
Arizona
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Ordered shoes on 10-7-17. Received ship notification on 10-11-17. Tracking links in email have message that tracking info wasnt available and suggested contacting the carrier, but no tracking number or carrier was provided. Two calls to customer service - voice element didnt work. Wait time cited as 1.5 hours and then 4 hours. Attempt to chat got a busy try later message and then asked if I wanted transcriptnof chat that never occurred. Just need a delivery date so I can plan accordingly. This has been frustrating. Even my email to cancel was to no avail. Horrible customer service. Will not use their online feature again. My just get my shoes elsewher. Hope others have better experience.

Date of experience: October 15, 2017

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