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Fanatics

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Fanatics Reviews Summary

Fanatics has a rating of 1.7 stars from 3,951 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Fanatics most frequently mention customer service, day shipping and business days. Fanatics ranks 141st among Jersey sites.

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value
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returns
512
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Ashley T.
North Carolina
1 review
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Do not order from them
December 4, 2018

I purchased a shirt for my dad 8 days ago. They shirt never shipped when I was suppose to. Thankfully I was paying attention and called fanatics on and live chatted them on two separate occasions. I finally called and cancelled the order because they weren't going to even reach out to me and tell me what the problem was.

I finally got my refund confirmation email and they said they item wasn't in stock or it could had some licensing issue.

First and last time I would do business with this company. I continue to spread the word about these bad business practices online ( reddit, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

THE PRICES ARE GOOD BUT THIS COMPANY IS HORRIBLE

I would upload a picture but of course they want you to only use

Date of experience: December 3, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Ashley, thank you for your feedback! I am very sorry that you were unable to receive your order. Our number one concern is customer satisfaction. Upon review, the item was found to be out of stock and was refunded. Initially, the item was delayed in our warehouse. A delayed order email was issued on 12/1/2018. Because the order was already sent to the warehouse, our system was unable to cancel and refund you the order until they knew reason of the delay of the order. Once again, I do apologize for any short comings this may presented to our customer. Sincerely, Julian

Georgia
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Purchased an item from them for a Christmas gift in October that was to ship November 30th. Today, Dec 3rd, I receive email from my payment processor that the payment was refunded for my October order, but no email from Fanatics. So, I call customer service to see what was going on... come to find out that my item had been "oversold" and was therefore canceled with NO NOTIFICATION from them and no accountability other than "this is not my company, I just work here and I don't why they do business this way". If you are going to provide advance sales, then how can you "oversell" just make more based on the sales that you receive or limit the number?

Regardless, because of their inability to run a proper retail business, I will have a very disappointed husband come Christmas morning! Now I just get to hope that the item that I ordered in August that was expected to ship by March 19,2019 will actually come or instead I will just get an email back from my payment processor letting me know that I have received a refund! VERY DISAPPOINTING!

Date of experience: December 3, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello C. C., thank you for your feedback! I am very sorry that the item was cancelled. Our number one concern is customer satisfaction. These are considered to be special event items that are orders placed to the vendor to have enough to process for delivery. However, they were unable to meet those demands and the items were oversold to ship out to the customers. However, I would like to make the situation better,, if you could please email me at [email protected] so I can see if there is anyway to correct this issue with you. Once again, I apologize for any frustration this may have caused you. Sincerely, Julian

Canada
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I placed an order for international delivery on 20n Nov and received an email the next day to say the goods were shipped, the tracking number linked to the courier never updated so I contacted the customer service team and asked for an update,! Was told I should contact the courier directly (?!) I did this and the courier confirmed they had no record of this and the good were not in their system and were still in the suppliers warehouse, Fanatics told me I had to wait till 6th december as they goods were definitely in transit! Contacted them again yesterday 1st December by Twitter to be told the same thing! When I questioned he tracking information I was told there was an error and I would get a refund and could replace my order and get a discount code, when I asked for assurances that it could be delivered I was then told all the items were out of stock. Merry Christmas to you too. Undoubtedly the worst customer service I have ever received online

Date of experience: December 2, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hi Niamh, we are truly sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused! We would like to assist more and ask that you send us a private message so that we can address this matter further. Sincerely, Julia.

Florida
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Fanatics is a FAILURE
December 3, 2018

Ordered two ND shirts and the quality in which one arrived was disgraceful. When I opened the sealed plastic bag I noticed a dirty label on the shirt. When I peeled it off there was a hole in the shirt which had a circle of the lettering plastic over the hole. I wanted to provide pictures to them and trash it and all they kept saying is I needed to return it to avoid a double charge. So I was inconvenienced with the phone call and having to repack this crap and drop at post office... and it was an Under Armour shirt (so much for that being quality). I AM DONE WITH THIS COMPANY... WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANY ORDERS. POOR QUALITY AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST REPEATS THEMSELVES WITH NO RESPECT OR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. Notre Dame needs a new more quality vendor for their logo merchandise.

Date of experience: December 2, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Richard, we cannot apologize enough for the experience that you've had with the customer service and see that a replacement was issued for that item. It shipped out on 12/03 and has yet to update, but we have resent the tracking information via email for you to review that. We do see that the return label fee was waived and we've refunded the shipping fee and that should reflect within 2-7 business days. Sincerely, Julia.

Florida
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Wrong order sent. Had to threaten to report them to the Better Business Bureau in order to get a refund.

Absolutely the worst customer service I have ever witnessed. I have no idea how Fanatics are still in business. Atrocious experience to say the least.

Date of experience: December 2, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hi Jordan, we sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and would like to take a further look into this order. Please send a private message with your email address or any other order information and we can assist more. Sincerely, Julia.

Indiana
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Javia C. Did a superb job of helping me with a complicated transaction. Appreciate her time and patience!

Date of experience: December 1, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Ellen, we are so happy to hear that you had a great experience with us and the service we provided. Thank you for taking the time to let us know! We look forward to the opportunity to serve you again soon. Sincerely, Julia.

Texas
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I ordered a saints jersey for my boyfriend. I paid using PayPal, and the transaction was successful. About an hour later, I got an email stating that there was a problem processing my order, so it was canceled and the money would be refunded. I called the number on the email, and the lady said that the order didn't pass verification. I don't know what type of verification she was referring to because the money had definitely been deducted from my PayPal account. After a series of questions about my address, she said that i had passed verification and asked me if I wanted her to resubmit the order. I said yes, then she proceeded to ask me how I wanted to pay. I told her the money had already been deducted from my paypal, she said I would have to pay again and wait for the refund from the first order if I wanted to reorder the jersey. This was absolutely absurd. Why would I give them more money, especially considering that they took my money the first time, and then canceled the order? I expressed this concern to the representative, and she said it would only take a few hours to refund. I told her I would call back then.
The next day, the money still had not been refunded. I called again, this time I was told that refunds took between 24 and 48 hours. Needless to say, I felt like I was being given the run around by this point. The 48th hour happened to fall on a Saturday, so I asked for clarity, if I should still expect to receive the refund in 48 hours, she said yes. Today is Saturday, still no refund! I called again today, and this time I was told that the money would be back Monday. I am done with this company! They are complete scammers! I never got a chance to actually see their merchandise, so I cannot comment on quality, but judging by all of the comments above mine, I think I dodged a bullet!

Date of experience: December 1, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Britny, we are truly sorry for the inconvenience this has caused and for the miscommunication. We do our best to ensure that every order is processed properly and accurate information is provided regarding any concerns that may come up. If you needed any further assistance from us, please send us a private message and we'd be happy to help out. Sincerely, Julia.

Virginia
1 review
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This place SUCKS!
December 1, 2018

Do not order. They are terrible. I ordered a hat. Original tracking was wrong. Called for a replacement, said they would ship it overnight. Nope. Stuck at a Missouri post office. What the hell. Tracking says FedEx. Do yourself a favor. Order from elsewhere!

Date of experience: November 30, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hi Luke, we are truly sorry for your experience. We have refunded the shipping charge for you and that should reflect within 2-7 business days. Please send us a private message, we can assist you further. Sincerely, Julia.

Alabama
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Failed me twice
December 1, 2018

I ordered two Christmas gifts for my girlfriend on fanatics. One order was placed in early October and said it was a special item and would ship by November 30 at the latest. I figured that's well before Christmas so it shouldn't matter.

The second order was just a jersey. Nice and easy.

Somehow they messed up both orders.

"Lazership" "lost" my jersey order but neither they nor fanatics ever told me about it, I had to inquire to both before either would admit fault. Finally they did send a second one, which is currently under the tree.

My original order from early October, with the promise of November 30th shipping at the latest was never shipped at all. They claim it was out of stock and would not arrive before Christmas. I am beyond mad. Very incompetent people with shady business practices.

Date of experience: November 30, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Dave, we are sincerely sorry for the experience you received. We see the order was delayed and had to be cancelled, due to the item being out of stock. A refund was issued to you, and we ask you please allow 2-7 business days for this to reflect onto your original form of payment. Sincerely, Heaven

New York
1 review
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I received hats and a sweatshirt as gifts for my birthday. The hats were the same size but did not fit like it, I needed to return two hats to get the correct size that would fit. The return policy was they needed an order number to even start a return, I explained they were gifts and didnt have their order number. I was there to even exchange the same size that didn't seem to be fitting. I was treated like garbage and told it was my responsibility to get the order number from my friend was their ONLY solution, I was told I needed to return their gift and then they could send it back, wait for it to process and then issue another mail order of the correct but same size... Save your money and time go to lids or macys with much easier and accommodating customer service.

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Joe, we are so sorry for the issue with the returns process. If you could please send us a private message with any type of order information that you may have such as the purchaser's name, email, or shipping address, we can look into this and see if we can provide further return instructions. Sincerely, Julia.

Massachusetts
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Ordered Alabama gear for a Christmas present and was super excited about all the options they had on their site... got the order in the mail and all the gear was RED?! Alabama's colors are not RED and White... contacted CS and was told the products are all RED?! So buyers beware of ordering AL gear from this site... it is not the true color! Paid good $ for these gifts and cannot return them since they were a special order. Their gear on the website does not match the product you received. The sweatshirt I received was nothing like the picture it is more like a Hanes or Fruit of the Loom sweatshirt. Very disappointed

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Bre, we thank you for reaching out and sincerely apologize for the issue with this item. We ask that you send us a private message including a picture of the item and we'd be happy to help with this. Sincerely, Julia.

Colorado
2 reviews
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I ordered a closeout Rangers jersey the day before Thanksgiving 11/21. I got the email with the Fedex tracking info the next day. It said it would be delivered by Friday 11/30. I guess they pass the package off to USPS because It was updated to be dropped off 11/28 which it was but USPS delivered. Everything looks good so I guess I'm a lucky one? Thanks

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Darryl, we are so happy to hear that you received the item well and thank you for taking the time to let us know! We look forward to the opportunity to serve you again soon. Sincerely, Julia.

Ohio
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NEVER AGAIN
November 30, 2018

This is my second order with Fanatics. The first order never came, they did replace the order but it took some persuading. When the sweatshirts came, the print was distorted and smelled horrible. Kept the items and moved on with my life. 6 months later, placed another order. Was supposed to be Lakers hoodie with Lebron's name and number on the back. Sweatshirt came, smelled horrid and the name and number was missing on the back. Called customer service, they wanted to charge me to send the item back... after more persuading, she waived the fee. What a waist of time and money

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Amber, we are truly sorry for the experience that you've had and would love to help more. We would be happy to issue a replacement, however, we do see that this item is unfortunately out of stock at this time and we are not able to provide a replacement which is why you will have to return for a refund. If you would like to send us a private message, we'd be more than happy to provide you with more information regarding this issue. Sincerely, Julia.

Virginia
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Do not use this company
November 30, 2018

I placed an order. The next day I was notified that it had shipped. 2 weeks later, I call because I have not recieved the order. I was told it would be treated as a lost shipment and the items were now out of stock and my money would be refunded within 2-7 business days. This was the 2nd time this has happened to me with this company. So, I wait minus 2 Christmas gifts or the money that was spent. Unacceptable.

Date of experience: November 29, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Pam, we are truly sorry for the inconvenience that this has caused. We do see that this refund was issued on November 29th and we do ask that you allow the full time frame for that to reflect to your card. You are more than welcome to reorder the items with an updated shipping address. Once again, we are truly sorry for this. Sincerely, Julia.

Illinois
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Fanatics shipped me the incorrect item twice.
Each time, I immediately shipped the incorrect items back in order to speed this up. Product was received in by Fanatics, but still no refund even generated. They told me this can take 10 more days. So after a month, no product and no refund even though they have the items in their possession.

Date of experience: November 28, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Kelly, we thank you for reaching out and cannot apologize enough for this returning process and the wait. We were able to look into this order and see a refund was issued on 11/28 and we ask for you to allow 2-7 business days for that to reflect to your original form of payment. Sincerely, Julia.

Massachusetts
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According to the tracking information it says my order was delivered but I had not received it, I contacted FedEx who confirmed the driver signed for the package and said it was likely misdelivered and that Id have to contact the shipper (Fanatics) for help. I was promised a refund by "Fan Advocate" Shelby nearly a week ago but it was never processed, they sent me a blank follow up email and they have been ignoring all of my attempts to reach them. Every time I call they say it'll be forwarded to another department and will be fixed soon. Never hear back. Have called at least 3 times, live chatted 3 times and emailed another person. Each time I'm never helped, unacceptable. I just want the refund that was promised for my lost order and I will never deal with this company again. Disgusted

Date of experience: November 26, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Kenny, thank you for your feedback! I am very sorry that you have not received your package. Our number one concern is customer satisfaction. Upon further review, there has been several claims of lost packages. You have been advised to place a claim with the shipping carrier. Because the package was shipped out FedEx Smartpost, you will need to contact USPS to file a lost package claim. Once again, I apologize for any frustration this may have caused you. Sincerely, Julian

California
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I did two separate orders from them recently close to the holidays it's November 2018.the first order that arrived was missing an item also one of the t-shirts of the Sounders was horrible quality and you could see through it it felt like I don't know paper or something was very rough. Any who contact the company tell him I items missing they just tell me they going to give me a refund, because the product is out of stock not my fault it's their fault but they give me no compensation for anything or my time. Sure fine maybe it happens.

A few days later my other order comes in which is just one Jersey and the name of the player is spelled incorrectly on the back! So again I contact the company they tell me that the item is out-of-stock I can return the product for free shipping and get my money back. Again no compensation! So twice they have made mistakes on their ends exclamation marks and twice they offer me nothing but to give me my money back which is great but no compensation for the mistakes that they have made! I even asked them can you at least give me my money back and let me keep the defective Jersey so I have something!? They said no I'm like okay it's probably just going to go to the trash. They said no we donate things. So again they want to give me their company and ordering from their company! But they want me to return the product so that they can donate it and get a tax write-off for donating things!? What a horrible company I told them this is why you lose customers and nobody will order from you again at least Amazon and some of the bigger places will let you keep the product plus give you a refund or at least give you a gift card or something for their mistake!
DO NOY WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS COMPANY! HORRIBLE SERVICE HORRIBLE PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T EVEN GUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PRODUCT THAT YOU ORDERED AND IF YOU GET IT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IS GOING TO BE CORRECT OR EVEN GOOD QUALITY

Date of experience: November 26, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Athena, thank you for your feedback! I am very sorry that you received a defective jersey. Our number one concern is customer satisfaction. I would like to remedy the problem by offering some suggestions. If you would please private message me or send an email to [email protected], I will be more than happy to assist you. Once again, I apologize for any frustration this may have caused you. Sincerely, Julian

Virginia
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Patient and Results
November 27, 2018

Spoke with Aretha over an order. I had trouble understanding the charges. She let me talk. Then she carefully explained the issues, made some changes, and solved my issues. Kudos for being so kind at a difficult job

Date of experience: November 26, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Judy, We are so happy to hear that you had a great experience with us. Thank you for taking the time to let us know! We look forward to the opportunity to serve you again soon. Sincerely, Julian

California
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When you choose your shipping to overnight or two day, the time line starts after they "pack" the order which could take days. Don't order from them if you need something quick - go elsewhere where they meet your expectations. Also, you have to pay shipping to return order. Never again...

Date of experience: November 25, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Laura, we are sorry for the confusion. We were able to look into your order and see that it was placed with two business days shipping on 11/14 and shipped on 11/15. These items do require a one business day processing time frame which is why they shipped on the 15th and the tracking information shows that this package was delivered on the 19th, which was the 2nd business day of the chosen shipping method. Unfortunately, Saturdays and Sundays aren't considered as business days, which is why it was delivered on the following Monday, on time. Once again, we apologize for this. Sincerely, Julia.

Minnesota
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Scam
November 26, 2018

I canceled my order. I closed out of the website and paypal still sent me a receipt for an order I did not place. Customer service did refund the order, but seriously I never clicked accept. My guess is their trying to get personal information, very, very poor experience.

Date of experience: November 25, 2018
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hi Tara! We are truly sorry for this inconvenience! We do see that this order was refunded in full and ask that you allow 2-7 business days for the refund to reflect back to your original form of payment. If there is anything else that we can help with, please send us a private message and we'd be happy to look into it for you. Sincerely, Julia.

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Fanatics is the leading online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise and provides the ultimate shopping experience to sports fans.


fanatics.com
Founded in 1995
Jacksonville, FL, United States