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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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Israel
1 review
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I had to fix and shorten some of the clothes, but the clothes are comfortable and pleasant fabrics

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
Norway
1 review
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Great dresses
August 18, 2022

I am pleased with the dresses I received. Nice sewing and fine results.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
France
1 review
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Robe conforme à la commande ainsi que la taille. Délai de livraison trop long pour ce colis.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
France
3 reviews
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Sandals and a bracelet
August 18, 2022

I ordered two pairs of sandals. And I'm delighted with them! They're really well made, elegant and with a lovely low heel, I couldn't be more pleased. The retro style bracelet is gorgeous and surprisingly weighty. Delivery was incredibly speedy.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The company appears to be very deceptive in its sizes and prices. The materials for plus-size customers do not breathe. So the lower price reflects the cheaper material. And the size is not a US plus size. When you speak to the chat person, they tell you one thing, and then customer service will say something else. I will not try them again. They have excellent designers, but the material and the sizes are not for Plus size customers.

Order Date:
2022-06-23 Order Number: ************** Order Total: US $237.09

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26478955, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Oklahoma
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered a green velvet dress as a potential bridesmaid dress. It looked like a bathrobe on. When I went to return, they didn't want to because "it wasn't their fault". The color wasn't as rich, the material was cheap, and it took 2 weeks to arrive. I had no idea I was ordering from China or I would have shopped elsewhere. Don't make my mistake.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26478818, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I placed an order, but then read some reviews about their return policies and shipping times. I am mediately cancel the order. There's no customer support so every message sent to them took a day or so for them to respond. After 24 hours they only refer find between 20 and 50% of your money. I was nervous about it and filed a complaint with PayPal right away. Light in the box also re-populated my shopping cart with the same items with a 20% discount citing they would refund 20% of the money but still send me the items? Had I not caught this and filed a complaint with PayPal I surely would've lost my money. I'm glad I read the reviews. All the negative reviews that I've read seem completely accurate for this company's business practices. I deleted the app immediately lesson learned.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26478769, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ladies Tops
July 18, 2022

I would not recommend buying good from this company. I purchased 2 tops which I didn't realise came from china. They did not fit properly so I wanted to return them. I was told I would have to return them to the Asian Warehouse and pay the cost myself. I was informed not to return them to the address given to Royal Mail on the packaging
I was not offered a full refund but to keep the top for a partial refund. I accepted the partial refund as it was cheaper than returning the goods. They said the money would be paid back to the store account but I insisted I wanted the money in my bank I did point out it was against our Trading Standards.
The only positive was the person I was in contact with was very helpful

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hi, this is Bloo, supervisor of customer service.

I assure you that I understand your disappointment.

Would you mind advise me your email address which you registered the account on our site? I can find your order with the account and help you resolve the problem in a good way.

Waiting for your kind response.

Sincerely
Bloo
Customer service.

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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STAY AWAY
July 18, 2022

I bought stuff... mens shirts and shorts... they MIGHT fit an 8 year old boy. To get a $41 refund I have to pay shipping... TO CHINA! STAY AWAY... SAVE YOUR MONEY. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. I took a photo of my 3X shirt beside theirs.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hi, thank you for shopping with us,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service.

I'm sorry to learn that you are not satisfied with our products.

I tried to find your order with the number# 0AK12221YJ9365139 but faliled all the item. It's is not the order number.

Is it the transcation ID of your payment?

You are welcome if you have any further inquiries,

Sincerely
Bloo
Customer service.

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I bought stuff... mens shirts and shorts... they MIGHT fit an 8 year old boy. To get a $41 refund I have to pay shipping... TO CHINA! STAY AWAY... SAVE YOUR MONEY. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. I took a photo of my 3X shirt beside theirs.

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
Denmark
1 review
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Fantastic
August 17, 2022

Fast and good. Smart clothes and good quality :) :)

Date of experience: July 18, 2022
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Una sorpresa
August 16, 2022

Non conoscevo questo sito. I prodotti ordinati hanno un buon rapporto qualità/prezzo. Da migliorare i tempi di spedizione. Il pacco è arrivato dopo 2 settimane.

Date of experience: July 17, 2022
Wisconsin
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Won't take return
July 17, 2022

First of all, you need to fill out a customs form which is impossible with this company. They didn't give me any return instructions, and sent me two more dresses of the same that I ordered. They were only going to offer me a discount on a different dress. I highly recommend shopping in the states, and saving your money for a more reputable company. Hopefully I can sell these dresses online, because I was hung out to dry.

Date of experience: July 16, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of csutomer service.

I'm sorry for all the trouble we have brought to you, but after checking the number you provided, it's not your order number, would you mind kindly check your order number and then provide me once more? I will help you resolve the problem.

Waiting for your kind response.

Sincerely
Bloo
Customer service.

North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought 3 dresses from this merchant, from their website under the impression that they were 100% COTTON dresses. The total amount plus shipping was $72, a complete waste of money in the end. It took about a month before I received my order and when it came, I was beyond shocked. NONE of the dresses that I had bought were made with an ounce of cotton, instead, the labels all said that they were 100% polyester. The worst part of this experience is that I am unable to return these pieces. The merchant requires that you get APPROVAL from them to return the dresses and they do not provide a return label, instead asking for you to use the "cheapest method" to ship the products back to their ASIA warehouse. Shipping the products back to them would cost me between $10-40. This is atrocious. Even AFTER returning the product to them, refunds, according to their customer service, will only be issued if they deem it worthy of a refund. This merchant is a scammer. STAY AWAY.

Date of experience: July 16, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26469161, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

You may also find the message in your email # m****[email protected].

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Michigan
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Don't, JUST DON'T do business with these creeps. They send the wrong item {inferior} from what you order ON PURPOSE and then try over and Over and OVER to get you to take the bait and switch until you cave. I didn't so they sent me the same crappy thing again.

Date of experience: July 15, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26469088, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

You may also find the message in your email # [email protected].

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Spain
1 review
6 helpful votes
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The pictures on the website are rarely representative of the items you actually receive. I've ordered 5 dresses from this website and only 1 looks like the picture description really. The others are bad rip offs. I'm currently trying to get a refund for a particularly bad item that was quite expensive. My advice would be to use a more reputable provider. Don't waste your money on this website.

Date of experience: July 15, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26469016, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

You may also find the message in your email # s*****[email protected].

Sincerely
Customer Service.

France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Produit conforme
August 14, 2022

Le delai de livraison a été trop long et le produit est arrivé aprés le besoin

Date of experience: July 15, 2022
AE
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Color not at all as photo
August 14, 2022

As much as I loved the dress on your photo while shopping when I received it the color of the lace and the dress didn't match. It was a combination of a lovely purple - grape purple which was attractive to me - and the rest of the dress was a funny dark cherry red. Really disappointed. I wanted to return the dress but the procedure is so complicated... Sent photos but it wasn't enough so more were requested... neon light, daylight... really? I need this dress for the wedding ceremony of my only son and have been bitterly disappointed with what is going on with the dress.
Too bad.

Date of experience: July 15, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26451637, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought a demin sundress. What I received is nothing close to denim. They make it a hassle to return.

Date of experience: July 14, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26450101, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

You may also find the message in your email # lh****[email protected]

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Retoure
August 13, 2022

Ich verweise auf das Fernabsatzgesetz, welches in Deutschland gilt und an das sie sich auch halten müssen. Meine Retoure ist angemeldet und ich schicke sie zurück. Ich benôtige ein Rücksendelabel.

Date of experience: July 14, 2022