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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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916
value
632
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704
returns
512
quality
542
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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have placed many orders with Fanatics over the years and have never had any issues. I always receive my merchandise quickly and in great condition. Once, there was an issue with a tracking number for an order, but it was resolved so quickly when I contacted customer service, and the person I spoke to was very helpful and polite. Will return soon!

Date of experience: June 14, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Emma, 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, Cayla

Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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So fanatics trys to reconcile this wrong doing by offering me 50% off a purchase. Tempting offer but 20 bucks for a terrible knock off new era hat that doesn't fit is still a bad deal. They reply again sorry you feel that way we put 20 dollars on your account. I didnt even respond due to the fact that its the same offer in a different way. Im biggest issue is the fact that they are selling knock offs in with real new eras and not taking responsibility or admitting to it. This type of fraud is something youd expect from a small sketchy site not a site of this caliber let alone a site that has its own customer service outreach program.

Date of experience: June 13, 2017

Knock off new era hats
June 5, 2017
Previous review

Ordered a limited edition 59fifty hat. Its a terrible knock off. 2 sizes too small, bill is flimsy and not even centered to the logo. They offered to waive the 5 dollar return fee but the limited edition hat is sold out in every store in ohio, only 3 days after i ordered it.

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered something on June 7,2017 using standard shipping (which is 3-10 business days). I assumed since it was going from FL to CT, it might get there a little sooner.

The tracking shows it sitting at their facility from June 7-12. It was finally picked up June 12. FedEx tracking shows expected delivery as June 17. SO, 5 days to process + 5 days to get up the eastern coastline = 10 days of unacceptable BS.

It's almost like they wait to ship to take the full amount of allowable time for your shipping option. I'll be sticking with Amazon and Jet from now on.

Stay away unless you don't mind shipping policies reminiscent of the late 1990s.

Also - after filling out their contact form asking about it - I got a canned robot response that had nothing to do with my clearly articulated issue.

Date of experience: June 13, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hi Don, we are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics. We do our best to advise our customers of the processing and shipping time frames of the items that are purchased. We ask the you please send us a private message with your order number so that we can further discuss your order. We look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Ceterija

New York
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
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DO NOT MAKE A PURCHASE FROM THIS COMPANY, TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE... THEY LOST A GOOD CUSTOMER TODAY... TERRIBLE... I spent $425 this year with this Company, Big to do over $5 shipping charge... Lost a good paying Customer..

Date of experience: June 10, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Robert, unfortunately, it appears that the order number you provided is not an order number that we provide to our customers. We will be more than happy to assist you, please send us a private message with your email address. Sincerely, Ceterija

Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fraudulent company
June 8, 2017

Ordered a fake jersey on their website on 5/21 and was overcharged on my credit card and never received jersey - contacted them numerous times with no help or response - filed dispute with credit card company - do not waste your time ordering from them

Date of experience: June 8, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Lance, unfortunately, it appears that you have encountered a fraudulent site that has used our contact information to try and deceive customers. Our company is making great attempts to stop counterfeiters, but there are key indicators that consumers can watch out for. These indicators may include sites with misspellings or language that does not make sense, contact information that is difficult to find or a non-working number, prices that are exactly the same across many products, payment section that looks suspicious (personal email address used), outdated graphics (New Year’s headline in June), among others. We advise that you please review your credit card statement and ensure you were billed by our site. The charge on your statement will appear from FRG*FANATICS.COM. Fanatics is a leading online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise and provides the ultimate shopping experience to sports fans. For additional information, please visit Fanatics.com. We are truly sorry this has happened to you, if you need any assistance please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Sincerely, Ceterija

Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Retirement Ruined
June 8, 2017

I ordered a customized shirt/jersey for a colleague who is retiring after 30 years in the U.S. Army. I made sure I selected & PAID FOR the 3-Day Shipping option. After contacting FedEx to ask why the parcel had not moved in two days, they explained it was shipped via "FedEx Smart Post" which is a 7 day shipping option. The lady at FedEx said "Oh, Fanatics... yeah they do this all the time".
So, now I have no gift to present at my friend's retirement to show my gratitude for his service. All because Fanatics cannot establish basic logistics processing. If there really are that many others who have had this issue with shipping, perhaps we should look into a class action suit. I assure you I will advise everyone I can to avoid this organization.

Date of experience: June 8, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Thomas, we apologize for the shipping delay of your order. For this inconvenience, we have processed a discounted refund for your order. Please give 2-10 business days for the refund to reflect. Again, we truly apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. Thank you, Ceterija

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I simply ordered a T-shirt from this company on 5/20 and received an email confirmation. It's now been nearly 3 weeks since I placed my order so I tried to track my order. Their website didn't recognize my order# or email address so I opted for the live chat. Even after attaching and sending a copy of my order confirmation, they still were unable to help locate the order. Unbelievable! I would be very hesitant to place an order or give these people your credit card info.

Date of experience: June 7, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello John, thank you for reaching out regarding your experience. We would love a chance to make this right. If you will send us a private message with your order number and email address, we will be happy to make this right. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Ceterija.

Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have been ordering merchandise online for many years, and NEVER once have I not been able to have the delivery company hold the package at their center for me to pick up... until TODAY when I was informed by both Fed Ex and Fanatics that Fanatics has an agreement that doesn't allow me this option. So, I guess they will just be refunding me my money since I will be working and not available to sign for my package at my apartment. This is ridiculous and extremely inconvenient.

Date of experience: June 7, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Kenneth. We are truly sorry that we are unable to have your package held. We understand the frustration this can caused. The package should still be delivered, per our contract with FedEx we do not require a signature for the package to be delivered. If you do not receive your package by June 09,2017, please do not hesitate to send us a private message, we are here to help. Sincerely, Cayla.

New Hampshire
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased a shirt, hat, and other souvenirs from this company when the Patriots won the Super Bowl this year. I waited A LONG time for it to arrive. When it did - in three separate shipments - I couldn't believe the shoddy workmanship on one of the shirts and they gall they had to actually send it. The word "way" had a two-inch ink drip off the bottom of the letter "y" and a smaller one off the bottom of the "w". The top of the "y" was blurred/smudged. I wish that I could include a photo.

I emailed and called - no response. If I want to return this garbage shirt - they'll charge me $5.50 for the privilege. I have NEVER seen such unmitigated gall. This company is a ripoff, and you are wasting your money if you order from them.

Date of experience: June 3, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Thanks for contacting us Charles!
We see you ordered the PRODUCT ID: 2693661 New England Patriots NFL Pro Line by Fanatics Branded Super Bowl LI Champions Local Way Long Sleeve T-Shirt - Red. This shirt is designed this way to simulated spray painted letters and was advertised this way online. We apologize for any confusion. Please private message us, we can provide further details.
Thanks, Jacques

Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They don't provide any shipping options, but ship everything FedEx. They don't tell you it's a 10-day shipping process (since when is FedEx so slow?). I ordered gear for a graduation party that was a week away, expecting delivery within a few days. Their online tracking system is not helpful, and their chat and phone customer service functions are designed to continuously kick you out so you have to start over and never get anywhere. I discovered that returns work the same way -- good luck getting satisfaction from this customer-unfriendly organization!

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Craig, we are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics. We would love to have the chance to make this right. If you will, please send us a private message. We would like the chance to look at this further and completely resolve this for you. Again, we apologize and hope to hear from you soon. Thanks, Ceterija

Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Save your money
June 2, 2017

Terrible customer service! Even the supervisor's. They try to make up for it with $10 credit to there terrible website.

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Nic, we are terribly sorry to hear about your negative experience. If you will send us a private message to discuss your order, we will be happy to look into and solve this as quickly as possible! We appreciate you reaching out to us and look forward to speaking with you soon! Thanks, Ceterija

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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These people are an absolute joke of an opperation. How any major sport affiliate would associate their name with Fanatics is beyond me. Terrible customer service! They lie about the shipping costs and promissed delivery dates. I will never be using them or NBA Store again. Brick-and-mortar for me. Do not use this website!

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Leonard, we are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics. We are currently reviewing your order and would like to further discuss this with you. We ask that you please send us a private message to discuss your order. Thanks, Ceterija

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible service
May 30, 2017

I bought a jacket for my son, shipped since the 8th and was on hold at the usps since the 16th (idky). I called them for help since am not the sender i can't really change anything on that package, they had me call fedex and i got the o call the post office number. I was issued a refund for my purchase, but i was told if got the package to call them for a payment. Today i get a call saying the package has been returned to them back? Yet you can tell me what happen or y i couldn't get my package? Now there out of stock. Just horrible i will not be buying from them again.

Date of experience: May 30, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Orfelinda, thank you for your feedback. We are so sorry to hear about this experience, and that we failed to meet your expectations! We would love to have an opportunity to work with you to resolve this issue and ask that you please reach out via private message for more order information. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bad start already
May 27, 2017

I usually do my homework when something looks to good to be true but I wanted to get a jump on the order being that my team is in the Stanley cup and the 1st home game kids Saturday. After completing my order they were quick to deduct funds from my account but failed to send even a email confirmation with shipping information. Feeling very uneasy after now reading all the negative reviews.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Terrence, Thank you for your feedback! Unfortunately, the order number you provided does not match our format and we are unable to locate your order in our system. We are concerned you may have purchased from a fraudulent site posing as us online. Please reach out via private message and provide your full name, e-mail address and any alternative Order Number you may have received and it would be our pleasure to look into this further for you. We are so sorry for the confusion and anxiety this may cause and we look forward to hearing from you soon! Sincerely, Sarah B.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered a shirt on Friday May 19. Said ships the next business day. By Thursday FedEx tracking only said shipping label printed. Got a hold of Fanatics customer service who said it was in transit and was still within the 5 day shipping window. Checked the site an hour later to discover item had shipped only after the guy lied to me and said it was on its way. This group is the distributor linked to MLB and NFL shops. I think they need to find somebody else.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Bob. We would like to express our sincerest apologies. Upon review, we do see where the confusion happened with the agent. The label was in fact created on 5/19. Unfortunately, the package was not picked up until 5/25. We can completely understand your frustration in this situation and again we are sorry for any frustration this has caused you. We have gone ahead and refunded your shipping cost for this inconvenience. Please allow 2-7 business days for the refund to reflect back on the form of payment that was used at checkout. Sincerely, Cayla

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lied About Promo
May 26, 2017

Specifically ordered from Fanatics on 5/22/17 to get an order within 3 days(5/26/17. Spent an extra $5 to get their free 3 day shipping if spent over $30. ON 5/26/17, the day that they Guaranteed delivery, I got on to chat with someone there about how my item wasn't going to be here in time and got a completely rude agent who just argued that I was wrong. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! Will be returning my item and never shopping with them again.

Date of experience: May 26, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Connor, we are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics. Unfortunately, we are unable to locate an order using the order number you provided. It does not match our standard format. We would love to look into this for you and ask that you please reach out via private message and provide your full name, e-mail address and any alternative order number you might have so that we can look into this for you. Thank you and we hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Cayla

South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Won't be using fanatics anymore. They messed up my order a few months ago. After several calls finally got it straight. Supervisor gave me $20 worth if fan cash to use. Went to make an order recently and noticed fancash was gone. Called and asked why, was told it had expired. Why does it expire you messed up not me. Asked for supervisor but always got excuse they were unavailable every time I called. All 4-5 times. Obviously they didn't want to deal with it. Not my fault you screwed up my order. Fancash given for that should never expire. I was told by operator that fancash was going away anyway. Probably because they were giving it out to much for all their screw ups. There are other sites to do my shopping from. Fanatics can you know what!

Date of experience: May 25, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Shawn. We are truly sorry that your Fan Cash has expired. We would love to get this taken care of for you. Can you please send us a private message with either your order number or the email address your account is under. Thanks, Cayla

Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I normally do not write reviews even if my product does not come as planned I don't write bad reviews but since I paid for extra shipping to have a guaranteed on time and stressed multiple times I needed this on time when placing the order, I am writing this review. I placed an order for a college t-shirt for my daughters graduation. I placed the order online completed the whole process and provided payment info. Submitted it and screen kicked me out with no conformation. Called company placed order again the same day by phone paid 15.95 for 2 day shipping. Order placed Monday with two day processing suppose to ship Wednesday. Called customer service Wednesday because I never received a confirmation email from placing my order or a shipping confirmation. Was told that my email address was put in the computer wrong and that he had corrected it and was sending me a new confirmation by email. As of Thursday still have not received confirmation letter, tracked the order online still shows that there's no such order in their system. Called once again to be told that the order has shipped and I will receive it Tuesday of the following week which would be seven business days to receive my order that was supposed to come in two business days. Since my order had already shipped they would only refund be part of the shipping that was to get my order here by Friday this does not help me at all. Now I'm paying for a T-shirt that I have no use for after the fact for graduation. Will not be purchasing anything from this site ever again.

Date of experience: May 25, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Misty. Thank you for leaving the feedback. We would like to offer our sincerest apologies in regards to your recent order. We would like the opportunity to make this right. Can you please send us a private message with the full name on the order, billing address and email address that was used on the order. Thanks, Cayla

Iowa
1 review
2 helpful votes
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NEVER AGAIN!
May 25, 2017

I wish I had read reviews before ordering. I ordered in plenty of time for my grandson's birthday, but his birthday has come and gone and still no package has come. I tracked package and it said it came from Florida to Kansas by FedEx, and then would come to Iowa by mail. What? Since when do they do that? Doesn't even make sense. So I'm still waiting...

Date of experience: May 25, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Mary. Thank you for your feedback! I am very sorry that you have not yet received your package. Please provide your order number as the order number provided above is not our order number. Once I have your order number for Fanatics I will be more than happy to assist you in any way possible. Sincerely, Karmen H.

Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Order not shipped
May 24, 2017

I placed an order for some shirts the other day and it won't ship and I don't know if it will come on time please hurry

Date of experience: May 24, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Adam. We are truly sorry for any trouble this has caused you. We would like to discuss your order with you further. Please send us a private message. Thank you, Cayla

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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