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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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I have ordered from them and once I received the item, I Returned it.
It looked damaged. Once they received the hat back theY sent me an email saying they have donated my hat to charity but I won't be refunded.?
I paid for a hat and they sent it damaged but donated it?
In all my years of business, I never heard of anything like this in my life.
Order # 193-2789-9132
These hats where damaged:
Men's New Era Philadelphia Eagles Storm Gray League Basic Low Profile 59FIFTY Structured Hat
Quantity: 1
Product #: *******
Men's Top of the World Green Miami Hurricanes Basic Structured Adjustable Hat
Quantity: 1
Product #: *******
Also, I haven't heard anything about my return on 193-2810-6958
This hat didn't fit
Philadelphia Eagles New Era Omaha Low Profile 59FIFTY Structured Hat - Classic Black
Product #: *******
Marie took care of my issue very promptly and with great efficiency! She assured me I would have the replacement item before Christmas as requested! I currently have a tracking # and am expecting it 12/22. Thanks so much, Marie! Youre awesome!
Hello Susan. Thank you so much for your feedback! 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 truly value your business and we look forward to the opportunity to serve you again soon. Sincerely, Brandon.
I had a problem with an order I had placed with Fanatics. I was very disappointed that I could not find a phone number to contact them regarding my issue. I tried an online chat but it was unsuccesful also. Then I was contacted via email by a lady named Marie Wall. She went out of her way to inusre that I received my order. It is due to Marie that I went from a very disatisfied customer to a happy customer.
Hello John. Thank you so much for your feedback! 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 truly value your business and we look forward to the opportunity to serve you again soon. Sincerely, Dariana B.
I ordered 4 items on December 6th all which were in stock. I received an email on the 9th saying there is a delay with my shipment! I don't know why that should be if my items were in stock. I received a notification on the 11th, saying my items have been shipped. Needless to say as of today the 20th I still have not received my items. I tracked it over the weekend and it is saying it will be shipped the 26th. I continue to track it and it has not changed. I called them, the customer service person was not at all helpful. They told me to call FedEx which told me it is on schedule to ship by the 26th. I will be returning these items, because I had to buy them again elsewhere to have them for Christmas. And the best part they are advertising that if you place an order with them it is guaranteed by the 23rd. I will be calling them again.
I ordered gifts for my 3 grandsons on 12/12 - guaranteed delivery by 12/23. Today received notice that the items for 2 grandsons had shipped - nothing about the other one. I called and spoke to Katy - most unhelpful. She said I had been refunded yesterday because the shipment had not come in. She said the customer service person I spoke with last night ( making another order) was supposed to have informed me. She was unable or unwilling to assist in correcting this by sending something else expedited. I asked to speak to a manager and none was available so she asked me to call back. I said no, I will stay on the line. She still would do nothing to help and then after a few minutes tried to reach a manager again to no avail. I then hung up and drove to Hibbet's Sports and was able to find a better deal and ship it via priority mail. Tonight I checked the tracking of the remaining two grandson's gift and found that it had been incorrectly sent to the wrong shipping center so now it should arrive the day after Christmas. How to explain that to a 4 and year old. I had never used Fanatics before and will absolutely never use it again. The worst.
I'm really concerned about my order! I ordered a Spurs cap, key ring, hoodie and a beach towel in early November so that i could receive my order before Christmas. The only thing that i have received is the key ring last week. I've contacted your Chat center because there is no other way to contact your customer services, and they can only tell me that they can't track the packages once it leaves your border. I'm in Australia and this was Christmas present for my son! I obviously wont be able to give this present to him :(
Hello Bianca, thank you for your feedback! We are so sorry for causing you this anxiety so close to the holidays. Unfortunately, the shipping method your package shipped with only includes tracking information up to the point the package leaves the domestic United States, and further tracking is not available at this time. Your package should have arrived by this time, and we urge you to check with your local post office to see if they have received the package. If you are unable to recover the order from the post office, please reach back out via Private Message and let us know and it would be our pleasure to work with you to resolve this matter. Thank you again, we hope to hear from you soon! Sincerely, Sarah
I have to say... I was nervous to order after seeing the reviews about this website but I did it anyway... I ordered a sweater and a winter hat... my order came quick and amazing quality! Very happy with my purchases! :)
Hello Robynn, thank you for your feedback! We are so happy to hear that you are so pleased with your purchase! We look forward to the opportunity to serve you again in the future, and if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out! Sincerely, Sarah
I have ordered from Football Fanatics for many years. Five years ago FF had excellent service and products, but now a significant decline. The communication was poor regarding arrival dates on the recent order I placed. Not the end of the world. A little later, I was considering buying a few of the College Football Playoff Shirts with the 4 teams on the back. I wanted to know 1) if there was one in dri-fit and 2) what was the cotton quality of the one by Football Fanatics. With the dri-fit and the cotton blend shirts that are really light, I don't want those heavy cheap cotton shirts anymore. I called FF. The line kept saying we are unusually busy and hung up. I then started a chat. The FF rep was nice but didn't know anything about the products. I had to look up numbers for her. She kept saying shirt was available in dri-fit. It wasn't and her instructions were erroneous. She took my contact information to have someone from FF get back with me. No one has. But I sure get spam from them at an alarming rate. I look on-line and see dozens of reviews with similar experiences. My conclusion is a company in decline.
Hello Harold, thank you for your feedback! We are truly sorry that you had trouble getting information about the items you were interested in. During this time of year we hire many new seasonal employees to help with the holiday volume, and with so many products available it is hard to be completely knowledgeable about all items we sell. We would love to look into this issue for you further and find the details you are looking for. You should have been provided with an reference # - we ask that you please reach out via private message her on SiteJabber and provide that reference number and we would be happy to look this up for you. Thank you again, we hope to hear from you soon! Sincerely, Sarah
I ordered four items on December 4th. Three items stated "ready to ship" the 4th item said special event ship by Dec15th. Cool plenty of time before Christmas right? WRONG! So far, I've received an email telling one item was delayed then 10 minutes later received another email telling me the item is no longer available and I was refunded. Disappointing but I have time to replace the item. I kept waiting for my other 3 items to ship. Nothing. I did an online Chat and was told my order was located and they will upgrade me to Express shipping for free. I receive the email and a day later a package is delivered. To my surprise, only 2 items are in the package. I do another online chat yesterday and was told the last item was located and will be shipped overnight. I will again receive an email when its shipped. Guess what no email no package. Terrible. I've spent so much time dealing with this ONE order and only getting half the items and now 6 days before Christmas I'm left scrambling to replace the gift items. This company has no problem filling my inbox with emails and promotions when they should be spending the time actually fulfilling the orders already paid for. Cant wait to try to get my $$ back for the last item in the order. Obviously its not coming!
Hello Jennifer, thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry that we have failed you this holiday season. We have reviewed your order and clearly see some significant delays in shipping. After you contacted our service center this afternoon, the order was escalated to our warehouse and shipped right away, aside from the item that was out of stock and refunded on 12/12. As a courtesy we have refunded your shipping costs as well as 30% of the remaining value of your order. We understand this may not be satisfactory, but we do hope it will help. Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with and we would be happy to help. Sincerely, Sarah
Ordered on December 13th... paid for 2 day shipping... tracking says will be here December 26th... what a joke... custom service and corporate just give redundant responses. Corporate wanted me to purchase another item after explaining it can't get a refund or credit for the item I already paid for until late it arrives... I return it... then wait 10 days for them to check the item and then 2 to 7 days for it to be posted to my bank! I called my bank and filed a dispute... that took 5 minutes
Hello Melissa, thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry that we failed to meet your expectations with regards to shipping your order. We understand completely how upsetting it can be to not receive an item within the time frame you expected, especially at the holidays. Unfortunately, as the item is now out of stock our options to resolve are truly limited. As advised, we have refunded the shipping costs you paid and would be happy to issue the partial refund that was offered to you on 12/18. We understand this may not be suitable to you and we welcome you to return the item once it is received, and we will issue a full refund when the return is received. We have waived the fee associated with our prepaid label so you may return the item at no additional cost to you. Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist you with and we would be happy to help. Sincerely, Sarah
I placed an order on Dec. 7th. Received an email that my order would ship no later than Dec. 13th, Well, it is now Dec. 18th and no word on my order as to when it will ship. I have called three times and each time I get the run around. This was a Christmas gift. Sure wish I had read the reviews before I ordered from this company. I cannot even give this company one star! Terrible way to run a business! This was a gift for my grandson and I am sick over this treatment.
Hello Barbara! Thank you so much for your feedback. We are so sorry that we failed to get your order shipped within a reasonable amount of time. On review, it looks like the package experienced an error and never properly dropped into our warehouse system for shipment. We understand how frustrating this is, and wanted to let you know that we finally got the package properly allocated, and it was shipped with an overnight service, just this morning! The package should arrive tomorrow, 12/21. Additionally, we refunded your shipping costs + 20% of the remaining order value as a courtesy for the inconvenience we caused you. We understand you are weary to shop with us again, but we hope you will allow us an opportunity to WOW you on a future order! If there is anything else we can assist you with please let us know and we would be happy to help. Sincerely, Sarah
Wish I would have read these reviews before ordering a gift card on 12/8. Got an email that it shipped12/13. Shop runner gave me a 2 day delivery. Turns out that was an error because gift cards don't qualify. Spoke with 5 or 6 different people. Was hung up on by a manager. I did not raise my voice or swear. Now I am told I should get my gift by the 27th. Hello it was a xmas gift.
Hello Penny, thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry for any confusion regarding your purchase, we understand that being able to apply your Shop Runner on the purchase could easily have lead to this confusion. Since our Gift Cards do require additional time to produce and ship, normal upgraded shipping options are not available - however, you can still use your ShopRunner account to get free shipping on the order. We do see that you spoke to an agent in our service center, and that you were advised to contact us if the card does not arrive by Thursday, December 21 so that alternative arrangements can be made. We are hopeful the item arrived in time, but please do let us know if any further assistance is needed. We value your business and hope to serve you again soon! Sincerely, Sarah
Placed an order for a few Christmas items, one of which I found out later I did not need. Called to cancel that item - easy and painless process. Lauren Alfonzo was very helpful in the remedy of my mistake!
For the future, as a suggestion, it may help customers to remedy this even quicker if the online orders had a cancel button rather than only being able to do this over the phone.
Hello Holly, thank you for taking your time to share your feedback! We are so happy to learn that calling in and getting your item cancelled was such a quick and easy process! We thank you for the suggested feature we could include on our site - we are constantly adding new upgrades and features to our site on the front and back end, and we do hope to have these kinds of automated and intuitive options in the future! Please let us know if there is anything else we can assist with and we would be happy to help. Sincerely, Sarah
Do not buy from Fanatics! They have NO exchange policy! We received a gift that was too large and needed to exchange for a smaller size and they don't do exchanges. We would have to return and wait for a merchandise credit in the mail. Really? In today's day and age? I'm shocked!
Hello Stephanie, thank you for your feedback! We are so sorry to have failed to meet your expectations with our return policy. Unfortunately, we do NOT offer exchanges, as you were advised. However, we do offer the option to return the items for a gift certificate which you can then use to place a new order. We understand this may be unusual and frustrating to you, but it is quite standard in online retail to offer this kind of returns policy. When you return the merchandise, please make sure that you indicate the item is a gift and include your own e-mail address along with the return so that the credit can be issued properly to you, and not the original purchaser. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to assist you and we would be happy to help! Sincerely, Sarah B.
Terrible customer service. I placed an order with them for Christmas presents. My tracking information stated ready to ship. I assumed it shipped. I checked my tracking earlier this week and it states it will arrive December 16 end of day. When no package arrived on the 15th, I check my tracking again and it states my custom order will arrive on the 22nd but now now hoodie won't arrive until after christmas. I contact customer service. He didn't answer my questions, and wouldn't tell me why my items were arriving so late. He didn't resolve anything. All he did was send me my tracking information, and then asked how can he help me, when i asked why wwre my items shipped so late, and arriving after christmas, he waited a few minutes and disconncted the chat. Needless to say I am Never purchasing anything from them again.
I'm very disappointed.
Hello Kalei, we would love to make this right. Upon reviewing we do see the delivery date states 12/26 but that is only the ETA. Your order can arrive before that date. We give that date due to the delays we have been experiencing with orders. Please allow package to be delivered. Sincerely, Brandon.
I contacted their chat representatives 3 times and each time was terrible. My biggest concern is that I ordered items that said, "Ready to Ship" (or something similar) thinking that'd mean it would get shipped out quickly and in time for Christmas. However after speaking to a chat representative today I find out that the date my items will get shipped out will be delayed and arrive after Christmas.
I should not have had to find that information out through contacting them, they should have sent out a notification stating that there might be order delays, even if you ordered within the "Get it before/by Christmas" Window.
Also, they don't provide proper status updates on your order, which is why I continue to contact their chat representative. I was hoping to make adjustments to my order since one chat representative said no status means it hasn't been shipped but, the one I spoke to today said it's too far in the delivery process to change despite, the order not even been shipped out yet.
The chat representatives don't try to help you and all they seem to be able to do is apologize for the inconvenience which does absolutely nothing other than provide lip service.
Hello Alexander. Thank you for reaching out regarding your experience. We truly apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. What were you trying to change on the order? Thank you, Brandon.
MLB sweatshirt arrived today. Very cheap material - size medium ordered but looks like extra small. Bought for gift and probably won't fit recipient. Paid $60 and expected heavy, nice quality product. Embarrassed to give as gift as so chintzy. Shop elsewhere!
Hello Gail. Thank you for your feedback! Would you like me to send you a return label to return merchandise for a refund? Sincerely, Brandon.
Two months ago I ordered a jersey, and twice had the wrong one shipped to me. It's taken me weeks to fight to get my money back after dealing with over 7 different people via the online chat. I am from Canada which made it especially difficult and long to return the wrong products. I definitely would not recommend using this site to anyone.
Hello Brianne, we are terribly sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you. The order number you provided does not locate an order. Please make sure you are not missing any numbers. I will like to look into this to get this issue resolved. Thank you, Brandon.
Shipping was ok, arrived within a decent time frame, but quality of the clothes are not worth the price. Not even sure if it is really a genuine nike brand sweatshirt or just a hoodie with an ironed on logo.
Hello Lauren, we would love to make this right. Would you like to return the merchandise for a refund? I will waive the return label fee if you would like to return merchandise. We also can reship you another item if you think the item you received is just defective. We truly apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. Thank you, Brandon.
I have had multiple issues with fanatics most recently I bought a item for my dad and had them ship it to his address but they instead sent it to me and said it was because they send it to the credit card address not the shipping. Why even bother to have that there then, absolute trash stay as far away as possible it's a shame that now run most of the online shops of the major stores.
Hello Andrew. Would like to review this order with you. Can you please update your review with your order number?
Answer: I have no experience ordering from Australia so I'm afraid I will be of no help. I do agree that the holiday will add a little extra time but I don't believe it's as bad as everyone is saying. I don't know why I had such a good experience with them when it sounds like everyone else is angry with them. I'm curious to see how it goes for you.
Answer: Good luck. I just kept getting stupid answers until I filed a BBB complaint. Then I got instant satisfaction.
Answer: Hello Timo, Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your business! Mike, Shannon, and Brad -- We would love to have an opportunity to work with you each regarding your less-than stellar experiences. Please provide your order numbers so that we may research and work on resolving your poor experiences! We value each of you and hope you will give us an opportunity to make this right.
Answer: No kidding. These fools are liars and thieves. They literally have fulltime dedicated employees who monitor sites like SiteJabber to provide responses to all the well deserved, nasty Fanatics reviews. It is entirely likely that any and all positive reviews touting their customer service are internally generated by their own employees. Write letters to your licensing body whether it be NFL or MLB and let them know about Fanatics and their FRAUDULENT and DECEPTIVE business practices. Fanatics should be glossed as Fraudnatics. BUYER BEWARE!
Answer: Hello, Thank you for reaching out to us. When an item is found to be out of stock the money is refunded back to the original form of payment. In addition, we issue a store credit on top of this for the inconvenience.
Answer: I would not worry to much about the negative feedback. You should get your items delivered to you with no problem. It might take a little time to be delivered but I had no problems with fanatics.
Answer: Please provide us with the contact information we can best reach you with so that we can pass this along. Julia.
Answer: Thank you for your correspondence. I am very sorry that you had this issue with the item. If you could please private message me your order number so I can take a further look?
Answer: Hello, thank you for reaching out. Upon reviewing your orders should arrive no later than December 13,2017.
Answer: Thank you for reaching out Michael. Refunds can take 2-7 business days for the refund to reflect back on the form of payment that was used at checkout. Thanks, Cayla
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Hello Sol, we are terribly sorry to hear about your negative experience! We would love to have the chance to make this right.We apologize for the inconvenience of the item being donated. Please send us a private message verifying which hat was returned and we would gladly process your refund for you. We appreciate you reaching out to us and look forward to speaking with you soon! Thanks, Dariana B.