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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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Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Do not trust this website, Light in the box, are poor in communication and then never fulfilled my order. They only sent part of order then denied it.
PayPal Australia which was the mechanism I used to pay, wee absolutely hopeless, they denied my claim because seller said they sent item.
Both parties refused to acknowledge that I was sort items that I paid, and did nothing about it.
They are nothing more than scammers. DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS COMPANY YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED WITH PRODUCT, SERVICE, AND DENY EVERYTHING.

Date of experience: March 27, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Managed to get my refund by calling their customer service helpline number, i ordered 2 XL tops; they are so small that will not fit a normal 9-year-old. Now to try figure out the policy to return and get a refund I searched for the customer service number and finally found one in google about their customer service number which is +1 919/725/7706 after calling that number one of their representative answered the call, he guided me some steps and after waiting for 20 mins I got my refund.at first I thought whether they will really help me or it's a scam but after I confirmed with my bank I was relaxed as I have really received my refund from them

Date of experience: March 25, 2020
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered 3 shirts for my son for Christmas this year. They took over 3 weeks to arrive and when they did arrive, 2 were the wrong size! My son wears a small and received a small and 2 extra larges. The website leads you to believe that exchanges or returns are easy. This is a Blatant lie! When you try to press on the "returns" button, it does not let you go any farther, I tried 10 times! There is no phone number anywhere on the site to actually speak with a live person, but i wonder if they even speak english. I lost about $30.00 to this crappy site and reading the other reviews I now know why! Wish i had read them first. I'll NEVER order from them again and will tell everyone I know not to!

Date of experience: March 24, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Czechia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nejlepší nákup, kupoval jsem si mikinu. Jsem spokojený, budu tady nakupovat i nadále. Všem doporučuji.

Date of experience: March 24, 2020
Florida
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Furious
March 20, 2020

I've been waiting 3 weeks for my items. They withdrew the money from my account and I am still waiting. I am unable to contact anyone regarding the manner because they have no customer service number... I cant track my order either it won't even allow me to put the order number anywhere. If I could I would have them REPORTED FOR FRAUD AND FALSE ADVERTISIMENT THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL AND THEY SHOULD. BE PROSECUTED!

Date of experience: March 20, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Buyer beware
March 18, 2020

I paid extra for 3-5 day shipping. It arrived 2 weeks later. The outfit was of incredibly poor quality. The top was too big, the pants too small. The return policy is ridiculous. You're asked to take a photo of the problem. How do you photo the problem if the problem is that the product is crap? We took a photo of the pants anyway and the website didn't allow it to be uploaded. I advise any customer to look somewhere else. I've contacted the BBB, stopped payment on my credit card and notified Amazon of the nature of this company. It is a scam! Stay clear.

Date of experience: March 18, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

North Carolina
1 review
48 helpful votes
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Images are not as accurate as shown, sizing is way off and shipping is beyond ridiculous. Picked up my order **************242) from the post office today and tried them on right away. Way oversized and I used their charts to place my order. Came after my vacation expired so have to wait till summer to wash these in hot water several times and hope they shrink a little. Returning them would be a waste of time and money since it took 2 1/2 months to get them in the 1st place. No need to ever order again and definitely one company I would never recommend to anyone.

Date of experience: March 15, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Sweden
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Where is my mouse +
March 12, 2020

You guys do not send anything to me after 10 days, and yet still nothing, I pay my money, I wasted my time. This is scam at organisation level. Man I maybe contact the police if there is no solve for this $#*!ty site

My order nummer
**************

Date of experience: March 12, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hello,

My name is Fabio and I am the supervisor who's taking care of your case.

I do apologize if you haven't received enough help with your order # 36069030. Please, don't worry, I am here to help you solve any problem.

I feel so sorry for this unusual situation.

Please note that your order was canceled. You can check your refund here:

Storecredit Related Order#: 36069030
Related Merchant#: 1
Source :credit
Expiration : SEK 132.00 2020-03-13 11:27:29.0 screfund

You can check your Rewards & Credit balance available on your LightInTheBox account at this link: https://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=store_credit

If you want to transfer your credit to the original account you used to pay your order, please click the "Withdraw" button, and then click the "Submit" button on the next page. Step-by-step guide: http://www.lightinthebox.com/knowledge-base/c1295/a3494.html

Depending on your local bank, it may take up to 7-25 days for you to receive it on your credit card, as it usually takes up to one billing cycle for them to execute it. I recommend you contacting your bank branch if you have any concern on their refund time frame.

I sincerely appreciate your support.

If I can do anything else for you, please let me know and I will be keen to assist you in a tailored way.

You can access this ticket at https://bit.do/litb-box?id=20495595

Kind regards,
Fabio
LightInTheBox Customer Care

Sweden
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered several masks, ordernr: ************** on the 1st of March. The invoice for those came and is active, while the order is nowhere to be found on the website! And there is no way to contact customer support without having any active orders! Lightinthebox provides the following contact e-mail (*******@lightinthebox.com) but its not valid and mail bounces back! CAN SOMEONE WORKING AT THIS COMPANY HELP ME TO CANCEL MY INVOICE SINCE ORDER IS CANCELLED?!?!

Date of experience: March 11, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hello Karina,

My name is Fabio and I am the supervisor who's taking care of your claim.

I do apologize if you haven't received enough help with your order # 30981701. Please don't worry, I am here to help you solve any problem.

I am genuinely sorry for this unusual situation.

Please note that, after checking your case, your order results regularly in transit.

We shipped your order out via Tracked Air Mail on March 7,2020. The carrier PostNL Deqi DG has labeled it with LX796889443NL code, which may be useful to identify it later.

Delivery normally takes 8-15 business days. So it's normal that you still haven't received your package because it's still in transit. If you do not receive your order by March 27,2020, please contact us as soon as possible.

You can track it here: http://www.17track.net/en/track?nums=LX796889443NL

NOTE: The online tracking information may be updated slightly later than the actual shipping situation. I would kindly ask you to be patient while waiting for the updates.

Please accept my cordial thanks.

If I can do anything else for you, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to help you.

You can access this ticket at https://bit.do/mini-box?id=20495336

Best regards,
Fabio
MiniInTheBox Customer Service

Colorado
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Horrible experience! I paid extra for rush shipping. Items arrived way too late for the event. I immediately contacted customer service and was within all the return policy's parameters. They denied my request for return and will not accept the items back even though the shipping bags were NOT OPENED! AVOID this company at all costs!

Date of experience: March 7, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Italy
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ho acquistato solo telecamere di sorveglianza. Tutto funziona bene le specifiche corrisponde alla telecamera ricevuta. Con l'assicurazione il rimborso dei dazi è veloce. Ottima azienda

Date of experience: February 27, 2020
Denmark
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nice
February 27, 2020

Perfect and very easy to setup and connect to google home, fast delivery and I love it. I use them everyday.

Date of experience: February 27, 2020
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Items have not arrived after four weeks. Order tracking does not work.
The company sent email to confirm that they received payment and order was confirmed. It is now almost 4 weeks and the item has not arrived.
I asked the company to follow up and they sent a few emails but nothing has happened.
Their tracking system does not work. I got web advice that tracking number was not known.
Postage and insurance (which I did not want) was about 50% of the cost of the item (total cost around AUS$70).
The postage insurance cannot be avoided and there is no information on how to claim on the insurance - if indeed it exists at all.
My advice - do not purchase from Lightinthebox.

Date of experience: February 24, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good service
February 19, 2020

Have dealt with light in the box and the products have been good quality and l like the feel of the material on my skin

Date of experience: February 18, 2020
Denmark
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Alt efter bogen
February 16, 2020

Alt gik som lovet, og endag hurtigere end lovet, varen var som lovet og i god stand ved levering. Har handlet her flere gange og altid ingen problemer, kan bestemt anbefale lightinthebox.

Date of experience: February 15, 2020
Texas
1 review
40 helpful votes
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Made the MISTAKE of ordering from LightingInABox. Ordered five shirts in sizes xxl men's and L women's. When the order finally arrived I had received five shirts that can only be described as being large enough to fit the whole family of five into! I have been battling customer service for 3 months trying to return for a refund. LightingInABox is the ABSOLUTE WORST customer service I have ever dealt with! I wouldn't even give this company 1star, but this site made me!

Date of experience: February 11, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Italy
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Compro da vari anni piccoli oggetti su questo sito di e-commerce e mi sono sempre trovato bene per l'ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo. Anche queste luci natalizie fanno la loro figura e rallegrano l'ambiente

Date of experience: February 9, 2020
California
2 reviews
35 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service. Terrible return policy. Products are not as described. They are much cheaper, color is off, and doesn't fit as shown. If you want to return it, you have to go through a grueling process and pay for international shipping costs "again" and even then, they have the right to deny the return merchandise for any reason. If you want online credit, you have to spend double the amount of money you originally spent just to get more defective merchandise.

Date of experience: February 7, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Florida
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Customer service is non-existent. I have been trying to return a damaged item since January 28th.

Their guarantee page doesn't actually guarantee anything - it talks about their QA.

No phone number to call anyone. No one replies in a timely fashion to request through their site.

Date of experience: February 7, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.
We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Trés bon site
January 31, 2020

Trés bon site avec un bon rapport qualité/prix, je recommande ce site avec des prix trés abordable..

Date of experience: January 30, 2020