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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.

service
916
value
632
shipping
704
returns
512
quality
542
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North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Beware Sizing issue
March 2, 2017

I wear an XXL in any other shirt that I purchase. What I received was like a TENT and way off in size... more like a 3 or 4XL. I requested an exchange for an XL and they said they didn't do exchanges. They said that I could return and pay a $5.50 postage fee. I asked under the circumstances if they could e-mail a postage paid return label. They said it was a "drop ship" and they would have to contact the manufacturer to get it. I've heard nothing since. The site says 365 day easy returns... What a hassle!

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

We are terribly sorry for the inconvenience. We have passed your experience along to the appropriate department and it is being looked into. An email will be sent shortly with more details. Again, we are truly sorry for the experience and if we can do anything to help further, please let us know. Sincerely, Cayla J.

California
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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THEFT BY DECEPTION
February 28, 2017

We spent more than $300 in Superbowl LI gear and it is ALL (without a single exception) garbage. The NIKE logo means nothing (shame on you Nike)! The jersey is a glorified t-shirt ($130), the t-shirts ($26-37ea x4 shirts) are 99cent store quality and oddly sized, the pint glasses ($17 ea) are as cheap as they come with dangerous flaws on the lip surface- unusable (not that we would!), the window banner is thin enough to be see-through ($26), and the fitted cap ($27) is so large it, too, is mis-sized (explains why they sold out of SM). The auto decals came off the first day they were applied, and the Christmas ornaments are throw-aways. To top it all off, we waited more than 2 weeks, the shipments came 1 item to a box, and returns are $5 PER ITEM so we'd pay almost $50 in RETURN FEES even if it's all in the same return box. RUN! DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THIS VENDOR - EVER!

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Date of experience: February 28, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

We are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics and we would appreciate the opportunity to make this right. We have waived the return label fees so you will not be charged and the items do not have to be returned seperately as they were all shipped from the same warehouse, only on separste shipping dates due to the championship geared purchase. Once the items are returned, we will process a refund right away and it will take 2-7 business days to reflect once processed. Please don't hesitate to reach via private message for more information. We apologize again for the inconvenience and hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Chastity

Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered a jersey for my daughter on January 11,2017. She received the wrong size, returned it to Fanatics for a refund and as of today, February 27,2017, I have not received a credit to my credit card. I will never ever again order anything from this company. This is ridiculously unacceptable and unheard of. Nearly 2 months to get refunded my money that they only took 48 hours to take from me? Wow FANATICS! CHEAPER vs GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE loses every time.

Final Score: NFL SHOP - 100
FANATICS - 0

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

Hello Joseph. We apologize for the inconvenience you have been caused in returning the item. Upon review of your order, we can confirm the item has been received and the refund has been processed as of February 20,2017. It can take 2-7 business days for that credit to reflect. We hope to assist you again in the future. Thanks, Chastity

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Expect to wait awhile
February 22, 2017

Ordered a Flyers Stadium Series on the 2nd of February and it hasn't even shipped yet. I haven't received any notifications on when it will be here and it doesn't seem like it will be here anytime soon. I wish I would've just went to the Wells Fargo Center and bought it there.

Date of experience: February 21, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Steve, thank you for your feedback! We are sorry we failed to meet your expectations. We do see that each of the items you purchased did have a special shipping date of March 31,2017. These items do take longer to be manufactured and shipped out. Once the order leaves our warehouse you will be notified via email with the tracking information. Please let us know if we can help further. Sincerely, Cayla J.

Canada
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service experience! Ordered a gift for my in laws that live in NY on my credit card (I'm from Toronto). They charged me and sent me the confirmation. 3 days later they cancel my order without even confirming with me! After they took my money!
Tried calling them, asked when they cancelled they said something about fraudulent activity, and how they can cancel any orders they want. No apologies no nothing! In fact their reps were very rude and didn't care at all! I lost money on the exchange rate and my time trying to uncancel the order. Didn't get my gift in time for my in laws either. Huge dissapointment and probably the worst customer service experience!

Date of experience: February 20, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Alex, we are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics. We have provided a credit on your account that can be used towards the next purchase and we would like to assist you directly with this. Once you place a new order, please send a message with your order number so can make sure everything is verified correctly. We apologize again for the inconvenience and hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Chastity

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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This is an adendum to my original review complaining of the inferior quality t-shirt I received.
Cayla from social media reached out to me and offered me a full refund or a replacement shirt. I opted for a replacement as I really wanted my Patriots Super Bowl shirt. She told me to keep the shirt plus gave me a $20 credit for future purchases and sent me a new shirt Fedex overnight. Unfortunately the replacement was of no better quality thsn the original shirt so I emailed Cayla and she gave me a full refund. She handled my complaint great! Kudos to her but Fanatics needs to look at their Guatamalan supplier and use a better grade of t-shirt. I hope to try buying the same shirt by Nike to see if theirs is better.

Fanatics attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 16, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Brad. We cannot begin to express how sorry we are for this issue. We do want to inform you that the order number you have provided us with is not one of our order numbers. We ask that you please send us a private message with your email address and the link to where you placed your order. We look forward to your response.
Sincerely, Cayla J.

Arkansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Misleading shipping
February 15, 2017

Just joined Fanatics. My boss/friend uses them all the time, and, as a huge sports fan, I've always loved their stuff.

I ordered a shirt for a friend who is gravely ill. She is a HUGE NASCAR fan and I chose a quality item and her favorite driver and had it shipped. How in the world does it take almost two weeks to send one tee shirt? This was a gift for a birthday that is Thursday (tomorrow). I recently received the second "adjustment" to shipping which puts delivery on February 22. The item was purchased on the 10th. Fanatics emails indicated the item was on the way. I was even amused by a line from them in one of your emails that told the recipient to "WAIT BY YOUR DOOR," because the gift was imminent. If she'd been "waiting by her door" she would be exhausted by now.

I cannot believe the disappointment that I feel. This is a lifelong friend that I let down because I believed that when they said my item had shipped, it was en route. In fact, a label was created for shipment and it's been sitting around.

Now I have to wait another 7 days for her to receive her gift a week late. I can't tell you how deeply I'm let down. I love their gear but I doubt seriously I'll order again. Their shipping information is very misleading and expensive as well. I feel rooked.

Date of experience: February 15, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Thank you for reaching out Nancy. Please accept our sincerest apologies that you have not received your package. We are working on getting a replacement out and hopefully delivered tomorrow. This is not a guarantee, but we are doing everything possible. If we can help further please do not hesitate to reach back out. Sincerely, Cayla J.

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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BUYER BEWARE
February 14, 2017

I ordered a hoodie for my daughter. It's supposedly a women's XL. It is HUGE! I just compared it to my husbands XL (different manufacturer I believe - but you can't tell who manufactured the item because all tags are cut out and they stamp in their own logo) and the Women's XL is 8" larger than a Men's XL. For the money not very good quality either.

They did ship another but it is the same as the first. Their sizes are way off.

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

Hello Diane. Thank you for reaching out regarding your experience. We truly apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We have issued you a refund for your order. Please allow 2-7 business days for the refund to reflect back on the form of payment that was used at checkout. Please reach back out if we can further assist. Sincerely, Cayla J.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awful
February 14, 2017

Ordered a Cowboys jersey yesterday as a valentines gift for my husband. Paid for next day 12 noon delivery. CALLED yesterday at 9am eastern time to be SURE it would ship yesterday. Today by 2:30pm it is still not here. Just called them. Never shipped. Idiots. Got a refund but it doesn't help.

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

Hello B. D, we are terribly sorry to hear about your less than satisfactory experience with Fanatics. We have passed your experience along to the appropriate department and it is being looked into. Since you have already received a refund, we wanted to reach out to you and apologize immensely for the troubles you have encountered. Please feel free to reach out to us if we can help you further in anyway. Thanks, Cayla J.

Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered Patriots gear for my husband as a valentine's day gift. I just inquired via chat and was told it will ship by the 17th! That means the order will take 2 weeks to even ship. Never mind that you are unable to track packages. If you don't mind waiting a month for the order to finally arrive then this is the site for you.

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

Hello Margaret G. Thank you for your feedback in regards to your recent purchase with us. Upon review, we do see that two of your items shipped out today. An email was sent with the tracking information. Please allow up to 12 hours for FedEx to update the tracking on their site. The other item will ship no later than February 17,2017. We understand how excited you are to receive your items so we have upgraded the shipping method for the item that has yet to leave the warehouse. If we can do anything to help further, please do not hesitate to reach back out. Thanks, Cayla J.

Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered two items as a gift from the NHL Fanatics website, and I got it in advance and when I gave the gift, realized it wasn't the right size. The Fanatics website says it has 365 day return policy, so I wasn't concerned. But apparently the NHL website is really a 60 day return policy, however, thats not what it says when I go to the NHL website. This is ridiculous to me as I was misinformed of the policy by the poor website and communication. I'm extremely frustrated! I'm not really sure if they are two completely separate companies, but this should be way more clear on the website.

Date of experience: February 13, 2017
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Problem was rectified
February 13, 2017

I had a defective item that customer service would not replace so I reached out to the social media team and they were great, I was told a replacement is on the way.

Date of experience: February 12, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

We apologize you feel you have not been assisted. Upon review, we do see that you reached out to our Social Media Team and we have processed a new order for you to replace the defective item received. Please send us a message for more information. Thanks, Chastity

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We are a military family that never seems to live at home So the teams that we love we always have to rely on fanatics.com to get items to show off our support for our team. Unfortunately the majority of the times that I order from fanatics.com they send me the wrong ITEMS, the wrong SIZES or waiting for the item longer than they said. These people have the worst customer service When you call and talk to them they then email the manufacture And then the manufacture emails you to tell you that You have 2 days to reply and they attach the conformation of your order and say if you didn't receive what is on this confirmation then you have two days to reply. Problem is their confirmation is incorrect but I don't give a crap about that you were just stuck with this item!

Date of experience: February 12, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

We are very sorry for the inconvenience you have been caused and we would like to make this right. Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number so we can look into this and provide a resolution. We look forward to hearing from you.

Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Placed an order with 2 day shipping paid extra to receive the shirts, etc.
I received an email next day saying order would take 3 weeks to fill.
I cancelled the order and WILL NEVER USE AGAIN!
There are other companies that know what good customer service means, and I will take my business else were.

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

Hello J A., thank you for your feedback! We are sorry we failed to meet your expectations. We do see that each of the items you purchased did have a special shipping dates, due to the Patriots winning the Super Bowl. These items do take longer to be manufactured and shipped out. We see that you contacted us to cancel your order in full. That refund has been processed and may take 2-7 business days to reflect back onto the card used at checkout. We understand that you were excited to get your merchandise quickly, but we urge you to read any special processing time frames that is listed on the site. Please let us know if we can do anything to help further. Sincerely, Cayla J.

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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My first time using this site because I received a coupon code I thought I would give it a try. Ordered a medium sweatshirt, which is what I always wear. Checked their size chart and yes it said I should order a medium. Received my sweatshirt and it's more like an small or even xsmall. I wanted to exchange it ( so I could get it for the same price) and nope they wouldn't budge. I was told I would have to not only return and repurchase (for full price) but I would also need to pay the $5.50 shipping. We have a large family of sports fans and we will NOT be using them again. Terrible first experience!

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

Hello Nina. We would like to express our sincerest apologies that your item does not fit correctly and you are not satisfied with your purchase. We do not process exchanges but you can return the item for a full refund and we have waived the return fee so you will not be charged to return the item. We have also provided you with a store credit and if you could private message us we can give you the login information. We look forward to hearing back from you soon! Sincerely, Cayla J.

Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never again
February 7, 2017

I will never again order from this company. I ordered a shirt for my son it was to small so i called to exchange it they said they do not exchange i will have to get a refund then order a new one but i was only getting refund for $5 since i have to pay $5.50 for the return packing slip that is in the box then in top of that i will have to pay shipping again for the bigger size shirt. They couldn't even wave the shipping fee they are not helpful. NEVER AGAIN WORSE PLACE TO ORDER FROM!

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

Hello Lili. Thank you for your feedback! We are sorry we failed to meet your expectations. If you would like to provide us with your order number we would be happy to get this issue resolved and have the return fee waived so you will not be charged to send the item back. Thank you, Cayla J.

Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Will not order from this company again. Order two shirts for me and my husband for the super bowl over a week ago, received one and the other will be here Tuesday! Now I am scrambling to find another one before tomorrow. Will never order from your company again!

Date of experience: February 4, 2017
Nigel P. — Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Jackie. We are sorry to hear that you will not be receiving your items in time. Upon review we do see that the shipping method selected was 3-7 business days once the items processed from the warehouse. We are unable to get the item you any quicker but we can provide you with a store credit in the hopes that you do give us another chance and shop with us again. Thanks, Cayla J.

Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I paid for expedited shipping on my order. My notices say that my order
Will not arrive until 2/7/17. This is unsatisfactory. I realize the
Items I ordered may be in demand right now, however I find it
Unacceptable to be charged for a service that was not provided. Please
Let me know how we can resolve this. The email I sent to customer service bounced back and directed me to the Fanatics site- where there was no option to contact customer service...

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

Hello Jeannette. We truly apologize for the delivery delay of your order. We are working diligently with the appropriate departments to research this issue. We have processed a refund for the shipping. Please give 2-10 business days for the refund to reflect. We truly apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. Thank you, Cayla J

Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Awesome customer service
February 4, 2017

I needed help with something very specific and the customer service representative named Larry, helped me. He was very knowledgeable and attentive to my problem and he was able to help me and clear up some things I had trouble with. Thank you so mych Larry, you helped me so much and made my day better.

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

Hello Frederick. 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 J.

Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible Company
February 2, 2017

Ordered two shirts for delivery on 1/23/17 for Super Bowl 51. On their site it says "will be shipped by on or before 2/1/17. Today is 2/2/17 and they still have not shipped! This company is terrible and it is about time that all the major sports teams stop doing business with them!

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

Hello Charles. Thank you for providing us with your feedback! We are truly sorry that the items did not ship in the timeframe that was needed, we can understand your frustration in this situation. We do see that a refund has been issued for those items. Please allow 2-7 business days for the refund to reflect back on the form of payment that was used at checkout. We would also like to provide you with an additional store credit that can be found when you log into your account. If we can help further please do not hesitate to reach back out. Sincerely, Cayla J.

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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