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LightInTheBox

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LightInTheBox is a global online retail company that delivers products directly to consumers around the world. Founded in 2007, LightInTheBox has offered customers a convenient way to shop for a wide selection of lifestyle products at attractive prices through www.lightinthebox.com, www.miniinthebox.com, and other websites, which are available in multiple major languages. LightInTheBox offers products in the three core categories of apparel, small accessories and gadgets and home and garden. LightInTheBox's innovative data-driven business model allows itself to offer customized products, such as wedding dress and evening dress, at scale for optimal marketing, merchandising and fulfillment.


lightinthebox.com
Founded in 2007
singapore, Singapore, China
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LightInTheBox Reviews Summary

The company has garnered a mixed reputation among customers, with notable strengths in product variety, competitive pricing, and satisfactory quality for many items. Customers appreciate the ease of navigation on the site and the responsiveness of customer service when issues arise. However, concerns frequently arise regarding delivery delays, particularly during peak seasons, and complications with returns, including high shipping costs and poor communication about refund processes. While some customers express a willingness to continue shopping due to positive experiences, others indicate significant dissatisfaction, particularly regarding product discrepancies and customer support challenges.

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Illinois
1 review
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Lots of items
May 9, 2023

Good work everything fits perfectly and I'm very thankful

Date of experience: May 9, 2023
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Vacation swimsuits
May 9, 2023

No issues at all. Pleased with the quality of the swimsuits.

Date of experience: May 9, 2023
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Size
May 9, 2023

Clothes run smaller then expected. Costs too much to return.

Date of experience: May 9, 2023
New Jersey
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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What a deal!
May 9, 2023

Prices are great and overall designs are good. The material is comfortable. Good experience.

Date of experience: May 9, 2023
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am a size 14 and purchased a Large size after reading the measurements on their website and to to compensate that it's made in China.
I cannot get it past my shoulders, total total waste of money, even if I dropped 2 sizes it would never fit.
Dry disappointed as the top is very nice…
How do I return it and ask for a larger size.if they do an XXL.
As for proof of purchase no paperwork came with it..

Date of experience: May 9, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28897782 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

North Carolina
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I purchased a dress in my normal size. Immediately after placing my order I started to receive updates on my order. I could NOT believe how attentive they are. Every few days another update. --HA. Then my dressed arrived. The pattern on the dress I ordered was slightly different, ok, I can cope. Well, I should have sized up 2 dress sizes. The cut of the dress is extremely small. Also, the add showed a dress with elbow length sleeves. I picked this dress for the sleeve length AND print. My dress's sleeves were short sleeves. What in the heck lol? The print in the add is different than the print I received. Very strange. ---After making contact (only email allowed) to request a refund, I was told it would take a lot of money and time to return product, SO they will give me a 3.00 credit. --I have since decided to re-order this same dress. Going UP 2 sizes. Lets see what happens. I will dispute this mess with my credit card company IF they do not send me the dress shown in the photos. They got a pass with my 1st unwearable dress. BUY WITH EXTREME CAUTION FROM THIS COMPANY. I find it odd that most of their reviews are stellar high star reviews. They did not post my review ---hum. Makes you wonder.

Date of experience: May 8, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28884017 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Quality not the best but customer service are helpful so please check the reviews on garmets first..

Date of experience: May 8, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28884022 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

Virginia
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Avoid This Merchant
May 8, 2023

Light in the Box offers women's clothing that photographs beautifully on the internet; however, the actual materials are cheap and inferior. What appear to be layers may be just fabric stitched together. What appear to be buttons that open may be just decorative. Clothing is not true to size. Worse yet, returns must be made within 7 days of order receipt…and are difficult to make. The company requests information that isn't easy to find in order to get the refund approved. They do not respond to questions about this process until it is too late to make the return. If you buy from them and don't like the item, you will, likely, end up keeping it. Buyer beware!

Date of experience: May 8, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28884028 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SUCKS
May 8, 2023

Worst clothes qualiyu you will ever find plus bull$#*! extra charge of up to $250.00 after you checkout. STAY AWAU toy'll be sorry if you don't. You have b enn WARNED

Date of experience: May 7, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, in order to protect your info and solve your problem, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Megha
Customer Service

North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered a pair of men's pants and the fabric was so thin it felt like tissue paper. Thin and very rough with stray threads all over the place. The sizing is terrible and the fit is worse. Nearly impossible to return anything without paying a bundle in shipping so they offer you a tiny refund to go away. I'm a very average size but the crotch on these pants is super high up and the legs were super long. Wound up losing money and now I have a new shop rag :(

No pride in their work and don't give a poop about their customers, they're out for the one time sale.

Very scammy vibe, I highly recommend avoiding this seller.

Date of experience: May 6, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28872683 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nice shirt
May 6, 2023

Fast and proper. No issues with the order. Will order again in the future.

Date of experience: May 6, 2023
Norway
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Raskt og fornøyd.
May 6, 2023

Varene har kommet ganske raskt og har oftest god kvalitet, er jeg ikke fornøyd pga dårlig samsvar med annonse så har jeg fått raskt svar fra kundeservice. Har ikke prøvd å få penger fysisk tilbake, men har fått kreditt til en annen "handletur".

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I promise to take my review and post against the company down and not post anything else negative. All I wanted was my money back. Since Lightinthebox have agreed to do right by me. I will do likewise.

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28872813 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Undersized. Matériel see through. Leaves falling. I can t wear what i got.the materiel is very very I can't wear what I bought. Can I return them?

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28872852 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Just lovely
May 5, 2023

Easy to order. So many beautiful choices, hardest part was selecting which ones to order. Shipping was timely as well

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Duty scam
May 5, 2023

After purchase, their delivery partner DHL states there is duty owing. Absolutely no mention of this during the purchase process. The duty was almost the same price as the 2 T-shirts. When I refused to pay it they sent me an email saying that I had purchased insurance and that if I paid the duty to DHL, LITB would re-imburse me 100%. I purchase NO SUCH INSURANCE. I don't what they are talking about but I will not pay DHL and I have asked the Credit Card Company to reverse the charge. NEVER AGAIN from this company.

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, in order to protect your info and solve your problem, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Megha
Customer Service

New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't be fooled into paying for expedited shipping. The trick is, they can take forever to "process/prepare" before they eventually might ship the item. The earliest projected arrival date listed for my item in order status is two days from now...pretty unlikely, as that's a Sunday and they haven't shipped yet, still "Proccssing" (their spelling) after a week, haven't even made it to "ready to ship." So disappointed, I really wanted my item.

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28872878 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Beautiful dress
May 5, 2023

Ordering was easy but I would like to get orders faster because I get so anxious to see them. Dress ran true to size and is a beautiful powder blue. The dress is lined which surprised me and is made beautifully.

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shipping
May 5, 2023

Shipping was slow plus late clothes were good quality

Date of experience: May 5, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly.

I have created ticket # 28872985 for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

My pleasure to help you!

Sincerely,
Megha
Customer Service Lightinthebox

Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The Most Beautiful
October 7, 2023

I was very concerned that the outfit wouldn't fit or it would looked cheap and poorly made. It exceeded my expectations across the board. I love it! It fits perfectly, I got the size 18 and as you can see in the picture it looks great. It is lined and well made. It took a while to get it, so if you're in a hurry do expedited shipping if possible. I would not deduct a star for that because I am so very happy with this purchase.

Date of experience: May 4, 2023