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hottopic.com
streetwear, grunge & punk, goth men, womenAge 13-18, 19-25, 26-45
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About the business


hottopic.com
+1 800-892-8674
US
Hot Topic is part of Sycamore Partners
Clothing item from Hot TopicFashion apparel by Hot TopicMerchandise from Hot Topic clothing lineHot Topic fashion product

Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: Sycamore Partners
Target Gender: men, women
Target Age Group: 13-18, 19-25, 26-45

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $6.99
Free Shipping: no
Shipped From: USA

Returns

Return Policy: free
Return Instructions: items must be in good condition
Restocking Fees: no

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: We avoid
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: streetwear, grunge & punk, goth
Body Fit: regular, plus size
Available Sizes: Men's (XS, S, M, L, XL, 1X, 2X, 3X), Women's (XS, S, M, L, XL, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat, phone, contact form
Support Phone: +1 800-892-8674

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, financing
Buy Now Pay Later: Klarna

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: TopCashback, Rakuten, Mr. Rebates

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Hot Topic Reviews Summary

Hot Topic has a rating of 1.8 stars from 190 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Hot Topic most frequently mention customer service, credit card and free shipping. Hot Topic ranks 340th among General Apparel sites.

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returns
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quality
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California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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See i am not a person do write bad reviews unless i am really mad. And so on Black Friday they had their deal on tees so i bought my self one and a best friend necklace and they CHARGED MY CARD 8 TIMES NOT 2 LIKE OTHER PEOPLE DO NOO 8 TIMES AND NOW I HAVE 200 LESS IN MY CARD SO I CANT GO XMAS SHOPPING AND THAN I GET AN EMAIL SAYING "I AM SORRY YOUR ITEM IS SOLD OUT AND UNAVAILABLE YOU WILL BE REFUNDED" I HAVENT EVEN BEEN REFUNDED FOR THE 7 EXTRA TIMES AND I AM REALLY PISSED CAUSE THE SHIRT WAS WHAT I REALLY WANTED WHY DIDNT THEY HAVE SAID ON THE WEBSITE AS I GOT OH SORRY IT IS SOLD OUT NOOOO THEY REALLY SCREWD ME OVER AND I AM NO LONGER SHOPING THEIR PS MY SISTER USED TO WORK THERE AND THEY SCREWD HER OVER ON HER PAY TOO AND SHE NEVER GOT IT FIXED... I AM ON A STRIKE AGAINST HOTTOPIC!

Date of experience: November 28, 2017
Illinois
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Don't bother ordering anything from them. They will not help you with your order at all. I ordered warm clothes for the winter in august. It's november, it's cold and I still don't have what I ordered. I constantly emailed them trying to figure out what happened. They did not refund me and I didn't get what I ordered they just stole money from me. Also I recently ordered something over 50 which gives me free shipping and used my rewards points but they counted the rewards points as a discount rather than part of the payment so I was charged shipping for an order that was originally over 50 before they messed it up!

Date of experience: November 26, 2017
Indiana
18 reviews
44 helpful votes
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If you don't like tv or music or goth stuff this place isnt for you. Not for old people just young stupid kids

Date of experience: November 23, 2017
Washington
8 reviews
25 helpful votes
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Great!
November 16, 2017

I've ordered from their website and shopped in-store many times. My local store is always organized and has polite, helpful employees. I find it very easy to shop there. I've had a similar experience with them online, but I have experienced problems with a few orders. However, everything's always been taken care of and corrected. HotTopic constantly has a large variety of products, including many things I couldn't find anywhere else. They also have deals frequently, and their prices are reasonable. I think it's a great place to shop!

Date of experience: November 15, 2017
Texas
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Fave
November 11, 2017

This was and can sometimes be my favorite spot to shop at when I am looking for geeky stuff. They often have a great selection of shirts and other niche items. I guess my only complain is the fact that their accessories are overpriced because they are not of good quality.

Date of experience: November 9, 2017
Canada
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Very friendly employees that helps u with what u need and is willing to find the right size and just all friendly

Date of experience: November 9, 2017
GB
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Love it!
November 8, 2017

Best shop I have ever been to. Amazing products and good prices. Staff and website, never had a problem. Nothing more needs to be said :)

Date of experience: November 7, 2017
Michigan
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Will never place an online order from this company again! Placed an order on 10/2 for a couple items we wanted to wear on our vacation starting 10/13. Credit card was charged immediately on 10/2. Items didn't arrive as of 10/13, so called to check on status and cancel order. Was told we can't cancel an order if it was placed more than an hour ago (but the person would try to send the warehouse a message anyways), and that our order would be shipping "soon". Have called back 3 times since then and told a different date for delivery every time. Today the person told me it shipped back on 10/19, but it's still NOT arrived in the store yet over two weeks later. We don't even want the stuff anymore, yet we're going to have to go to the store just to pick up and return the items. We shop here both online and in the store pretty often, but that's going to be changing as a result of this complete disaster or an order and customer "service". What a joke...

Date of experience: November 3, 2017
Georgia
2 reviews
22 helpful votes
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Great Customet Service
September 26, 2017

I've shopped at HT for 16 years now. Recently I've made several online purchases and everything went smoothly. I recently tried to use a HotCash I received in the mail with one of those purchases. On the website it kept telling me my code was invalid, but after trying the code on several devices and checking it at least 10 times, still no luck. I called customer service. I wasn't thrilled with this experience but the team member was very pleasant. He didn't seem to understand I was trying to pay with a HT Guest List, and told me I would need to complete payment online. There was nowhere on the site that allowed me to update payment method but I could see the order. I saw a dress I was purchasing was not listed at the 50% off price (combinable with the coupon I had) and also saw the discount on the order was for $70 when my coupon was for $75 off $150. I put together an email with a front and back picture of my defected HotCash coupon, a screenshot of the dress price noting it was listed as 50% online and noted the difference in my coupon and the discount. Within 24 hours I received a response. They put together my order again, applied the correct coupon, and corrected the dress price. Everything was exactly how it should have been; I was able to call CS back and complete the payment with my HT GuestList card as planned. I've never had any with their stores or the website besides this instance, and when I did, they made sure to make it right. That says a lot to me!

Date of experience: September 25, 2017
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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NEVER BUY FROM HERE AGAIN!
September 23, 2017

I bought a gift for my friend, and one day I found out the money was sent back to my bank account. THE GIFT WAS CANCELED, BUT I DIDN'T RECEIVE AN EMAIL SAYING IT WAS. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM HERE AGAIN.

Date of experience: September 23, 2017
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do use if overseas customer
September 15, 2017

They will send you the wrong item, and refuse to pay for the postage to send it back to the US. Customer support also wanted me to phone them rather than emails. I will never use this site again.

Date of experience: September 14, 2017
Nebraska
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Hot Topic in the mall is amazing and the employees are great but... online it's terrible I put all the items that I wanted in the cart but when it came to ordering it it told me something was wrong so I tried it over and over and over again but it wouldn't let me so I gave up because they "didn't charge me" but when I woke up checked my bank account and they charged me $26.79 nine times I called customer service and they were completely useless! They kept on telling me I didn't get charged witch I did! It's 4 months later and I haven't even received anything

Date of experience: July 31, 2017
New York
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Tried to place an order 2 1/2 weeks ago. They were having some good deals, but as soon as I entered more than $30 worth of merchandise into my cart, the deals were wiped out $15 was deducted from my total. I did not enter any promo codes. Called customer service. They were absolutely useless and very frustrating. Ended up having to split my order in 2, losing my HotCash. A week later, I received 2 emails stating my orders had shipped. The next day, I received an email saying that one of my orders was ready for pickup. No word on the other order. I have called twice now to see what is going on with the second order. The 1st time, they told me it should be in the store the next day. I called again today (6 days later) and they said they have no tracking and cannot tell me when the order will arrive. I would suggest that if you need to receive something within a reasonable amount of time, avoid HotTopic.com. Go to the physical store or order it elsewhere.

Date of experience: July 19, 2017
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing
July 12, 2017

I bought so bows and a bag off the website I was completely happy with the bag I thought it was so amazing I would love to keep ordering from them, although I bought the bows we're going to be a bit bigger I still absolutely love them and wear them so much thankyou

Date of experience: July 12, 2017
California
14 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Great website
July 8, 2017

Love this store. Cute things. I'm a repeat customer. The only thing I wish they would change is how to use their "HotCash." There's always a discount on the site & you can never combine with the hotcash. Kohl's allows you too. When you want to use your hotcash the items are full price & way more expensive. So I always have to throw my hotcash away. Wish they would change that.

Date of experience: July 8, 2017
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Wow.
June 26, 2017

I've been going to this store since I was a little kid! And I love it. Yesterday I went with 4 of my friends, and we were digging thoughout the pins and searching for ones. My friend is holding one she wants to purchase, and she was fidgeting with it, and all of the sudden the little sticker tag peels off. This worker there immediately gets mad at her and goes off and asks why she was peeling on it, she simply replies it was an accident. We leave because the guy scared us. But later on we decide to go back in hoping he is off shift. We go on and immediately he is following us everywhere (thinking we are trying to steal things) and I think he even told some of the workers. We WERE NOT trying to take anything. We know the consequences. But the fact he kept on following us everywhere, can we browse in peace? How rude and obnoxious. I've never felt so uncomfortable in my life. It's sad.

Date of experience: June 25, 2017
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love this store!
May 4, 2017

They have pretty much everything geeky and pop culture. The workers are really nice and they'll always help you out. I come here a lot and always have a great time and I hope you will too! Again, love this store.

Date of experience: May 4, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not I ordered
April 24, 2017

I ordered 6 items from Hottopic and all 6 items were wrong items. Not a happy customer. I guess they wasn't paying any attention

Date of experience: April 24, 2017
Missouri
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Fantastic
March 25, 2017

I know that it's pricey but it's so worth it! I bought my items and two days later got all my packages in the mail in perfect condition! :D love this store online and in person.

Date of experience: March 24, 2017
District of Columbia
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I am very satisfied with 1stopbedrooms. Fast delivery and great customer support. Their prices are usable and we would recommend them to everybody! Customer service team is very kind and will help if there are any problems. It was the best experience I have had with a furniture store. Thank you.

Date of experience: March 17, 2017