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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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Portugal
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Satisfeito com LightInTheBox
June 7, 2022

FOI MUITO FACIL COMPRAR COM A LightInTheBox. MUITA QUALIDADE, SIMPATIA E ATENÇÃO POR PARTE DA LightInTheBox.
VOU CONTINUAR A COMPRAAR COM A LightInTheBox PORQUE EU CONFIO NOS SEUS PRODUTOS DE QUALIDADE E NA PRÓPRIA LightInTheBox

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My product (a cotton t-shirt dress) was as good as it appeared on the photos. The dress is comfortable to wear and laundered well. It arrive in less time than advertised and is excellent value for money.

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
Israel
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good goods, fast delivery.
Tracking service.
Quality.
Highly recommend
Reliability of course above all and at a good price

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wysiwyg philosophy
June 7, 2022

I got what I wanted, so a proper Wysiwyg here. Since it was clothing, there is bound to be a size issue involved somewhere down the line. The XL in China ( or wherever it was manufactured) is a bit different than the XL in the E.U. So now that I know, I can be prepared for the next venture. For the rest, all went fine incl. The delivery.

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Globalement satisfait
June 7, 2022

Produit correspondant à mon attente, simplement un différentiel de taille.

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Achats
June 7, 2022

Bien dan l'ensemble
Mais déjà signalé paire de mocassins un peu trop grands pour du 39
Boîte de chaussure de piètre qualité
En ce qui concerne le maillot de bain, le fait d'écouter vos conseils de prendre une taille plus grande est une erreur car au premier lavage il est trop grand...
Ma taille aurait été un 3 ou un M

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
Sweden
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Storlek stämmer inte
June 7, 2022

Badrocken var alldeles för liten. Enl bilden var den mycket längre och vidare. Kvalité var ok.
Klänningen passade i storlek men materialet i den var gräsligt. Kändes som en plastsäck. Modellen var alldeles rak. Den går inte att använda. Jag är väldigt besviken på mitt inköp.

Date of experience: June 7, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Kära kund,

Det här är Bloo, handledare för kundservice, Lightinthebox.

För ditt problem har jag skapat biljettnummer 26126160. Skulle du kunna logga in på ditt litb-konto och svara när du känner dig fri?

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Kundservice.

Finland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Returning the order was impossible
June 7, 2022

If you wan't to return your order, you should send the return package to CHINA with tracking codes included although the delivery was sent to me from LITHUANIA. So the customer is forced to pay the returning to the other side of the world while you have received it from your neighbor land! Returning the package costs to me 45 euros (The Finnish Post Office) and only after LightInTheBox receives the package they say will return my money (99,65 euros) and this takes - due to them - one month. I wonder who would take the risk and send the 100 euros items by paying additional 45 euros?!

In addition to this, LightInTheBox returning sheet on the web site did not enable returning both products ordered. When the second returning notice/ticket was made the first ticket reported cancelled. Starting the returning process is made impossible.

The purhased shirts were so inferior, the quality was bad and the sizes were ridiculous. They didn't meet the product description at all. When we received our order, we just laughed with my husband when the XXL shirt was the size M while he tried it on! Now, after this frustration with getting our money back we are only sad and deceived. We lost 99,65 euros ordering from LightInThe Box.

Company's customer service "Rosie" tries to offer you random discount tickets for customer suck the disappointment and feeling betrayed.

Date of experience: June 6, 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# 26126129, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Michigan
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Thieves, chinese scammers
June 7, 2022

Avoid, avoid, avoid!
Avoid, avoid, avoid!

Date of experience: June 6, 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# 26114197, 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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There is no way to contact this company. To return something, the directions get you nowhere! Don't order from Light in the Box!

Date of experience: June 6, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service.

I noticed that you are not satisfied because you don't know how to find us to return the parcel.

We offer ticket service and you can create a ticket in your account, our customer service member will reply you within 24 hours.

Besides, may I have your order number? I will help you on your issue.

Sincerely
Bloo
Customer service.

Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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At least they have customer service.
June 7, 2022

I bought a shirt from them. Before buying it I measured another shirt that fits me perfectly and compared it to the measurements they listed to ensure a proper fit. The shirt wasn't the size it was supposed to be but I was able to get a partial refund. At least they have great customer service.

Date of experience: June 6, 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# 26114151, 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 have ordered a cycling shirt previously which was fine.
Then I ordered a few womens tops for summer.
CHEAP QUALITY, Womens L looks like a child's small.
DOES NOT look Iike picture on their website.
DON'T DO IT

Date of experience: June 6, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox. Thank you for leaving a comment with us. Your advice is very essential for us to improve quality issue and service level.

Please understand that our products are quality-checked before shipment,therefore, we are fully responsible for the items which are in confirmed quality issue.

In order to protect your info and solve your problem. Would you please provide your e-mail address and order number so I could offer proper solution for you?

Waiting for your kind response.

Sincerely
Customer Service

Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Refused to refund
June 6, 2022

I ordered a formal gown for a wedding and it looked terrible on me. I requested a return within the 7 day period and they told me the dress was made to order and wasn't returnable. The dress was not made to order as I simply ordered a standard size. They have been refusing to help me and now the 7 days has come and gone. I will be reporting them to the BBB and filing a claim against them, as well as contacting my bank to reverse the charges. Terrible, terrible, terrible customer service!

Date of experience: June 6, 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# 26114098, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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UPDATE - Awaiting refund. I will remove this review once refund received. Lovely hat arrived in just in time for the wedding it was required for. However, it was rammed into a box way too small. It is creased up in several places and has been folded rather like a cowboy hat. I contacted Light in the box immediately and they responded with the offer of a small discount which I refused as the hat looks a mess and is unwearable. They are now saying that I need to return it to China, only by tracked Royal Mail which will cost almost as much as the hat.

Date of experience: June 6, 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# 26114055, 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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I am actually very angry at the dishonest practices of this company. They should not be allowed to sell in The UK. They are totally unsuited to honest business practices.

Date of experience: June 6, 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# 26114039, 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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Update
June 6, 2022
Updated review

I'll actually give them a 1 star now. They refunded my money, only because of this review. Due to the cost of having to ship the items back to China, they let me keep the 2 shirts and still refunded me. For that, I'll give them something. But the quality of the product was still poor. So I can't give any higher rating because of that. The shirts do not look like they do in the pictures. However when they asked for pictures of the poor quality, the shirts look good when your camera adjusts to it. In person they are blurry and not what they seem online. Maybe it's something with the material and the digital printing. Not sure. But I have a couple new shirts to wear to do yard work!

Date of experience: June 6, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo,

Thank you for your new review, I'm glad that you accepted our option to resolve the issue.

I believe you have received the money. You are welcome if you have any further inquiries.

Sincerely
Bloo
Customer service.


Poor quality
May 31, 2022
Previous review

I gave 1 star, only because there is no option for 0 stars. They advertise "cheap". Well thats exactly what you get. I ordered 2 shirts. Supposed to be regular tshirts. They are a cheap silky feeling material. One was supposed to be a army green color. It's gray and the print on it is so blurry it hurts your eyes to read it. The other was a black with the American flag on it. It's a dark gray and the pattern is so blurry and distorted, you can't tell what it's supposed to look like. It looks like the gave a 3 year old kid red, white and blue dye and let them decorate a dark gray shirt. I can't find a way to contact them. Everything leads to an app they want you to download. Then the app only let's you buy more crappy products. Still no contact info. Won't be doing business with them again.

Date of experience: May 30, 2022
AE
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Update
June 6, 2022
Updated review

They said it will take up to 20 days. I'm waiting to get that refund and then update again. But fortunately the customer service is good with emails and communication. Thanks Mr Bloo
Finally I'm writing after a month I think, I received the refund but not the shipping charges. But I understand the reason My Bloo gave me. Thank you

Date of experience: June 6, 2022

Horrible Return policy
June 1, 2022
Previous review

I had ordered a y shirt size XL. It arrived after 14 days and it turned out to be tight. I use L size internationally. This XL was like a medium size. When asked to take it back they say they won't and that I need to courier it to them only then they will refund. When the whole online business globally operates so well with refunds and exchanges, Light in the box doesn't. Waste of money. Please do not order.

Date of experience: June 1, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very cheap
June 5, 2022

It so bad and cheap look a sleeping
To much money for the quality
Shipping time was ok but I never buy for them again

Date of experience: June 4, 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# 26114023, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Georgia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Too Small Fit, Low quality
June 4, 2022

I'v purchased 19 pc of cloth, 95% too small, I contacted the company return the items, They asked me to ship the goods back to china on my cost, The average price I paid was $10-$15 -$20 per pc but I have to pay $10-$30 to ship it back to them, Most of the time they are not available for chat, I had ti submit 19 tickets one for each item, the information I get back is miss leading, They just try to make me tiered and forget about the return, I paid more that $400 for a waste, I want my refund and maybe I can trust to buy from you in the future if you fix your sizes and the quality even I have to pay more

Date of experience: June 4, 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# 26114020, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Wish I could give zero stars
June 4, 2022

CAUTION do not order from this website. If you get the wrong order or receive something that is the wrong size or receive something that is terrible quality it is impossible to make a return. This is by design. I tried to return an item that was very cheaply made and looked awful and they sent me a condescending email about how I should've looked at the size chart and then told me it was going to be $30 to return the product. Total scam. Caution do not order from anything from this website.

Date of experience: June 4, 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# 26113992, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.