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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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Colorado
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Fanatics STOLE MY MONEY. I originally ordered a windbreaker that didn't fit. I had the choice of getting a full refund (including shipping) in the form of an e gift card or get a refund to my original form of payment excluding the shipping costs. I chose the e gift card and ordered a hoodie. Unfortunately, the hoodlie was extremely poor quality and the team letters didn't line up correctly. I decided I didn't want to deal with this company anymore, therefore, I returned the hoodie and asked for a credit to my original form of payment, knowing I would have to eat the shipping costs. Today, they informed me through email that I was getting an e gift card and it is HALF the cost of the hoodie. This is another site with no customer service phone number and when you try to get information through the chat feature you get the run around with no real answers. So basically, Fanatics is STEALING MY MONEY and I have no recourse. I wish I would have seen the reviews before I ever ordered from this place.
UPDATE: I tried to message Fanatics based on their response to this review. Once again, I was not able to have any contact with a real person through their site. The chat feature just directs you to canned responses and says all agents are busy... every single time. I also responded through Sitejabber and there was no response. If you want team merchandise, pay the extra cost through your college book store or brick and mortar sporting goods store.

Date of experience: January 15, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon, Allison. Upon review of the order, we can confirm the original form of payment used on this order was gift card and the original credit card. Once the item was refunded it went back to the original form of payment. Due to the original form of payment being a gift card, a new gift card was issued with the amount paid in that form. For further assistance, please send us a message. Thank you, Maribell

Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great customer service
January 14, 2021

My item I ordered came in covered in a weird adhesive substance. I called customer service and they are sending a replacement.

Date of experience: January 14, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Kara. 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, Karmen

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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So on November I bought a MENS dodgers champs edition hoodie size medium which was suppose to be a gift for my brother for Christmas. When it arrived I didn't take much notice wrapped it up and that was it. On Christmas Eve when I handed him his gift he opened and we were surprised it was very small. I checked the tag and look back at my order making sure it was the correct hoodie and size I had ordered. It was! Yet the sweater was basically like a small in females. I said no problem I'll keep it for my self and order you a new one. Maybe it was just a production mistake since I've ordered plenty of gear before. On That moment I ordered him a new hoodie and shirt size medium hoping it was just a production mistake. I just opened it right now and it's basically a small! This is so frustrating, so is medium in men's now a small for females? Here's the worst part customer service is horrible. I'm texting an automated machine, their is no number for me to call. Then I finally get to message a person and I just get the return fee deducted, am I suppose to be excited that they waived my fee... worst website to shop.

Date of experience: January 13, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Rosie, we are sincerely sorry for your experience with our company. Can you please email us at your earliest convenience with your order number and a brief description of the issue? The direct email address is [email protected]. This way we are able to assess the issue and provide you the customer service that you deserve. I look forward to hearing from you shortly. -Amethyst

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fails to take fraud protection seriously.
January 12, 2021

Fails to take fraud protection seriously. Does not cooperate with investigations of criminal activity perpetrated on their site.

Date of experience: January 12, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello JoJ. We are very sorry for the inconvenience but we cannot provide any information on an order to someone who is not associated with the order. For fraud cases, we can only provide the information to the proper authorities and will do so when the time comes once you have filed the police report. Sincerely,

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bad customer service
February 8, 2021

Got some help from their live chat (they said it was a real person) who said if I called their 877 number I COULD do a simple ‘exchange' (size issue) and they would honor the first price I paid (had discount code) but when calling the gal said ‘no and I don't know why they told you that' then when I was asking another question she hung up on me! Items are fine but be SURE about what you're ordering because exchanges and returns will cost you. While they will provide you a label, they deduct $10 from your refund.

Date of experience: January 9, 2021
Colorado
4 reviews
9 helpful votes
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To save Fanatics money I included two returns in one box and put them in separate packing with separate airbills so there wouldn't be any confusion. They only credited me for the return on the outside of the box and just kept my other return and my money. I have tried chatting on line but that is fake, I have called customer service twice and help on for over an hour and got disconnected, and I wrote a letter enclosing copies of both airbills and everything they needed to credit my card but they have ignored me! DON'T SHOP ON LINE WITH FANATICS

Date of experience: January 8, 2021
Indiana
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Because Fanatics accepts only "testimonials" on their webiste, I'm leaving my review here. I received as a gift a Franco Harris autographed football from them. All seemed great at first. Loved it. Then took it down from the acrylic stand to show it off and its deflated. Unfortunately, it was over 365 days when I noticed this, so no exchange or return. Shame on me for that, but I would expect a $300 football to hold air beyond a year. I wonder how much its worth now?!?!?! The lesson - don't wait 365 days to show it off.

Date of experience: January 7, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Thomas, we are sincerely sorry for your experience with our company. Can you please email us at your earliest convenience with your order number and a brief description of the issue? The direct email address is [email protected]. This way we are able to assess the issue and provide you the customer service that you deserve. I look forward to hearing from you shortly. -Amethyst

Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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If there were a possibility to give Fanatics zero stars, I would. I ordered a sweatshirt from the Fanatics Air Force page. The quality was poor. Then, I had to return it and was ONLY refunded half of the amount I paid. In addition, there is NO way to contact the company via phone or email to rectify a situation. Never again will I utilize this company.

Date of experience: January 7, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Gina. We are very sorry you were not satisfied with the item you received. For the inconvenience we have now issued a refund for the return fees that were deducted from your refund. Please allow 2-7 business days for the refund to post back to your original form of payment. Sincerely, Karmen

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Have not recieved my order.
January 7, 2021

I ordered a jersey set. It said Jan 5th for delivery. Its jan 7th and nothing came. I put in my order number, and that shows 2 shirts I did not order, were delivered in December! Then when I hit order details, it tells me to put in my order number, then that says I have no order! I emailed 2 times both no responce. I am NOT pleased.

Date of experience: January 6, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello. We are sincerely sorry for your experience and any inconvenience caused by it. Please email us at your earliest convenience with your order number and a brief description of the issue at [email protected]. So we can resolve this matter for you. We look forward to your email. -Amethyst.

New York
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Biggest waste of my money
January 4, 2021

Wanting to surprise my husband with saints gear I've spent around $200 this year on shirts and a jersey that never come with care instructions and literally MELT OFF IN THE DRYER. Why the $#*! would i want a shirt if I can't properly launder it without destroying my purchase? Ruined fathers day and Christmas. DON'T BUY FROM HERE. Doesn't matter if it's an expensive jersey or a shirt on sale, the lack of quality is the same.

Taken after the first time i put it in the dryer. He wore it once.
Date of experience: January 4, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Ashley. We are very sorry for this inconvenience regarding your order. Please email us your order number to [email protected] along with a brief account of your issue so we may assist you further. Sincerely, Karmen

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Junk quality products
January 2, 2021

Ordered a Lady's medium sweat shirt. Got a sweat shirt that must be sized for a kid. And even worse the clothing smelled like vinegar. COME ON REALLY!

Date of experience: January 1, 2021
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon, Shawn. We apologize for the inconvenience. Pleas send us a message for further assistance. Thank you, Maribell

Utah
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Never received item
December 31, 2020

Fanatics.com has been a horrible company to work with. They took my money for my order on December 2nd. I was told to expect delivery on Dec 18th. It has never arrived. I check with the tracking number and it shows that the item is in Carrollton, Texas. It kept saying that FedEx was having difficulties getting deliveries out on time. It has apparently never shipped from the third party seller. It still says that I should expect delivery on Dec 18th. FedEx tells me that I need to check in with the company. So I have been trying to get a hold of someone from Fanatics for several days. Their website is difficult to find a way to get a hold of them. I tried to put my complaint in on their site and it wouldn't let me. It keeps sending me to the tracking which still says I should expect delivery on Dec 18th. They are apparently also having issues with phone service so they tell you to use this method which isn't working. My husband tried to call yesterday and was told by an automated service that he would receive a call back in 55 minutes. Of course, we never got that call back. He got through today after 37 minutes of holding and someone who sounded like they were answering from home (he could hear children in the background) hung up on him. HORRIBLE customer service! I want my item or I want my money back. This is ridiculous from a company that is international. I expected so much more. I will never order from them again.

Date of experience: December 31, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Jane. We apologize for any inconvenience regarding your order. Please email us your order number to [email protected] along with a brief account of your issue so we may assist you further. Please also let us know if you would like to have the order reshipped or refunded. Sincerely, Karmen

New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Horrific customer service
December 31, 2020

I am still waiting for items that were guaranteed to deliver by 12/22. In addition, an item was not available, the transaction was cancelled without me being notified, and the money was returned to a gift card that I had already thrown out. I spent over an hour trying to resolve this issue on Christmas Eve, thought it was all set, and yesterday received an email that the money was put back on the gift card that is in the garbage. I am on hold again. I wish this company did not have a monopoly on sportswear because it allows them to treat customers like this and get away with it.

Date of experience: December 31, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Nicole. We apologize but the refund has already been issued back to the Gift Card you used. If it a Visa Gift Card you can contact them for further assistance. Sincerely, Karmen

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible service
December 31, 2020

I ordered a Christmas present for my son on Nov. 5. Still haven't received it and they can't tell me where my package is. Terrible customer service!

Date of experience: December 30, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Dana. We are very sorry that your order has not been delivered yet. It is still in transit to you and the tracking was updated yesterday. It is currently in Troutdale, Oregon. For the delay in delivery we have issued a partial refund for your order that will post back to your original form of payment within 2-7 business days. Your package should be delivered to your post office box soon. Sincerely, Karmen

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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As most of you writing these reviews, I am truly a disappointed fan/customer in the level of quality of the items that I received today. The logos, names are already fading and I JUST GOT IT TODAY! (I wish I could attach pictures to show you). I cannot even describe what I received; the quality is downright horrible and i do not even know how they let this out the warehouse. To make matters worse, I phoned their customer service (2 hour wait, nice that they had the call back feature - Only positive so far). I was contacted back, the lady was helpful, asked for my name and then the call disconnected... she did not even bother to call back... LOL. I had to go and call their customer service line again (now a 3 hour wait.)... :\ So thats where I am at... will write another review to let you guys know what happened... but I am literally at a loss of words. BTW Shipping was about 4 weeks late. :)

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Date of experience: December 30, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I placed several orders from Fanatics during December, and I got all but one. Both Fanatics and FedEx say the item was delivered December 9, but I never got it. Due to their many warnings about FedEx delays, I gave them until the first business day after Christmas for it to arrive, but still no package. And here I paid almost as much for shipping as I did for the items! And there is no way to speak to anyone at Fanatics to complain/sort it out--the "virtual assistant" is useless! I thought I had found a decent place to buy fan gear, but now I don't think I'll ever order from them again.

Date of experience: December 29, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Mike, we are sincerely sorry for your experience with our company. Can you please email us at your earliest convenience with your order number and a brief description of the issue? The direct email address is [email protected]. This way we are able to look further into the issue. I look forward to hearing from you shortly. -Amethyst

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Placed a Christmas order for a new york knicks jersey... no ones buying these pathetic losers' jerseys and FANATICS had the AUDACITY to tell me it was coming MARCH 9,2021 hahahahah what a joke! Said the warehouse doesn't think they'll ship it until February 26th, 2021 on a December order for a KNICKS jersey... SMH you people are $#*!ing scam artists! I hope you're webbing silk from spiders in the amazon to make this thing because nothing else makes sense... ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY coming from this site. Law suits will be made I'm sure of it, stay away from these posers! I will never buy anything from these Jerk offs ever again! Happy holidays you crooks!

Date of experience: December 29, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Brian, I apologize for your experience on this issue. The special shipping date of this merchandise is provided on site 3x before checkout, under the shipping details of the merchandise. If you would like to have this order cancelled out please email us directly at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you-Amethyst

California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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On December 8, I ordered the jersey from my daughter's favorite baseball team as one of her main Christmas presents. I live in a rural area and there is no home delivery of mail; everything goes to a PO Box, although the street address is used by UPS for its deliveries. I used the PO Box address when ordering the jersey. NOTHING in the website said that PO Box addresses couldn't be used. On December 23 I got an email from fanatics.com: (1) saying that the shipper (OnTrac) couldn't deliver my package because they didn't deliver to post office boxes; and (2) asking for my street address. I sent back my street address literally the moment I finished reading their email, which was less than two hours after they sent the email. On December 26, I hadn't heard anything back from them or from the shepherd. I called the shipper. They told me that fanatics.com had transposed the first two digits of my street address (thus creating a non-existent address), that the package was undeliverable and had already been returned by the shipper to fanatics.com. I called fanatics.com. I told the customer service rep (from another country) that what I wanted them to do was send me, by next day delivery, the jersey that I had ordered 2 ½ weeks before Christmas, an order that the company made at least three independent mistakes on. After being placed on hold for almost 15 minutes, I was told that the only thing the company could or would do was give me a refund, which would be processed hopefully 7 to 10 business days after the shirt was received by them. My daughter is a hard-core fan of our local team, but if fanatics.com was the only source of baseball-related items, I would tell her to forget about baseball and become a curling fan. For absolute certain, I will never do business with fanatics.com again.

Date of experience: December 28, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Paul, we are sincerely sorry for your experience with our company. Can you please email us at your earliest convenience with your order number and a brief description of the issue? The direct email address is [email protected]. This way we are able to assess the issue and provide you the customer service that you deserve. I look forward to hearing from you shortly. -Amethyst

Utah
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Purchased an item they noted free shipping but when item returned they charge $12 and only received a partial refund. They provide poor service and would suggest never ever doing business with this company again they charge TAX still on a returned Item a practice I am sure the IRS will gladly investigate

Date of experience: December 28, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Darryl. We apologize for any inconvenience. It is noted on our website that there is a return fee of $9.99 that is deducted from your refund if you use our pre-paid return label and select your refund back to your original form of payment. You can select to be refunded back to a Gift Certificate and the return fees will be waived. Only the $9.99 was deducted from your refund for the item you returned. As a courtesy for this order only, we have refunded the return fees for you. Please allow 2-7 business days for the refund to post back to your original form of payment. Sincerely, Karmen

New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Received Wrong Item
December 28, 2020

I ordered a Patriots Sweatshirt. Received it Xmas eve, just in time to wrap and put under the tree. I received an Eagles Jersey. I initiated a return for the Eagles Jersey but they did not give me an option to receive my original sweatshirt. Tried the "Chat with us" feature but its really just a bunch of automated tabs and nobody actually answers when you type a question. Tried to find a phone number on their site but got frustrated after searching for 15 minutes so I just gave up. Now the sweatshirt is $20 more expensive. I'm just going to return the random Eagles Lineman jersey and buy the sweatshirt somewhere else.

Date of experience: December 28, 2020
Nigel P. Fanatics Rep
over a year old

Hello Sean. I am very sorry that you have received the wrong item. We have issued a replacement for you that will be shipped December 30th with 2 Business Day delivery. Please return the item you received using the pre-paid return label associated with your order. You will not be charged any return fees and the label is pre-paid. If you should need any further assistance, please email us at [email protected]. Sincerely, Karmen

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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