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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.
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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I've only ordered clothing, jewelry and shoes from this site. ~3/4's of the items I've received were good/decent quality and usable. Some were really cute. It's kind of a hit or miss. Some items match the description really well, others, not so much. I have ordered quite a few things from this site, I haven't had any problems with jewelry. I do really like a lot of the styles they offer. Undergarments have been a good buy for me (quality is good).
If you know how to sew, this site could definitely be worth the money you'll save. Clothing with buttons may have the buttons come off in the wash, but are easily fixed. Measurements given on the website are usually pretty on point so pay close attention to those. Small for one item may not be the same size as small for another, but they're usually pretty good at telling you what the actual measurements are so it's easy to figure out if you should order or not. If it wasn't for my customer service experience, I would still shop here.
Customer service can be a hassle to deal with. I've talked with them about their business practice on refunds (they deduct the rewards/coupon savings amount from your refund amount if you send something back, even if you're sending it back because they sent you an incorrect product or one that is an obvious knock off of the item shown on their site). I told them I understand if the order was my own mistake, but if it's by the fault of the company the rewards/coupon savings should not be deducted from a refund. The customer representative, Pinni, that I was dealing with forwarded my suggestion to management and hopefully something will come of that.
I was finally able to resolve my refund complaint after speaking with several customer service representatives over the course of about 2 months. If the process had not been so frustrating and if the initial customer representatives I had dealt with had been more prompt in addressing my concerns, I would still shop with this place.
Basically, if you can sew this place could be worth your money.
Hi all
This company is sham as they do not even provide contact no for communication, you just need to communicate via email. I bought two dress and paid a tax and insurance too and they said they will deliver withing 4 to 5 days, but actually its not right, i received the delivery after two week and still on top they insist me to pay custom duty which two time double then price of the dress then i reject the delivery and sent it back and waiting for the refund and even they said they can only refund 50%, its been a more than two months they did not even refund me a single penny,
So just to let u know all
Do not trust this company.
O LightInTheBox é com certeza o melhor site com preços super competitivos e com um ótimo prazo
LightInTheBox is een goede webwinkel,. Ruime keuze. De leveringen zijn altijd correct. De maten van de kledij zijn wat aan de kleine kant, beter altijd een maatje groter nemen. Bij problemen of vragen heb je altijd direct een antwoord in onze eigen taal. Ben best tevreden.
As compras neste site são fáceis de fazer, bastante cómodas, e o material é conforme anunciado. Os prazos de entrega é que por vezes são superiores aos previstos.
I have used LightInTheBox since August 2013, various orders for various products different amounts. I was never disappointed with the ordering process, the delivery or customer support. While the products come from different suppliers and fill different quality standards, LightInTheBox is the common denominator for standard experience at a price hard to beat. It is obvious I will continue to use them for any products they carry.
--Lou
Los óleos que ofrecen son en realidad impresiones en canvas con efectos de relieve en acrílico. El tamaño de uno de los cuadros no corresponde al comprado.
Litb is a fine online webshop that fills in gaps in european limit in choice of asian fashion. Always check the sizes of clothes but the site gives good explanation and documentation to enable you to do that easily. Electronics are good and cheap, check your country's standards. 2 thumbs u!
I regularly buy salsa dance shoes. There is such a huge variety and they are different from all other shoes here in the local stores. Love them!
I buy at Light in the Box a lot: dresses, shoes, etc. I really like it! Great prices, and great customer service.
Lightinthebox I is the best. I love all the purchase I made so far. Good quality and well packed.the only problem is long delivery.
Great product. I love the way it looks, which is exactly as described. The only complaint I have it the amount of duties I had to pay. I understand that this comes with the territory when purchasing things overseas but it still made the purse double the price. Overall, I am happy with the product and will purchase from this website in the future but will be more picky about what I purchase. http://www.lightinthebox.com/women-elegant-noble-rhinestone-evening-bag_p*******.html
Körpergröße weight with me 1.75 ca. 70 kg Order was in the size L and fits great, it's really comfortable to wear. The material is soft and elastic sodas it adapts well to the body. Colors and processing are great, because of poor, belly and füssen are elastic rubber bands sewn sodas fit great.
Also this I would buy again and highly recommend it.
Be aware that you might have to stump up more money to the courier -over £20 more in my case. About half the cost again. Courier said it happened a lot. Refused delivery and asked for refund. Was told they would subtract 50% as handling charge. All this despite paying the extra 'shipping and tax' tick in the box.
My initial attempts to deal with this problem through the contact pages were not successful. However after writing this report I was contacted by a real person and the matter was put right by way of a 'one off' credit of the excess fees. Once I got through to a real person it was dealt with well - thanks.
However, you do need to be aware of additional shipping costs
Dear Customer,
Please kindly note that usually your local Custom Office will charge you the tax fee for imported products. Being aware of this situation and we'd like to provide better service, so we started Tax Insurance service. As long as customers paid for the Tax Insurance, we'll fully refund the Tax fee to them. The Tax Insurance could be paid at the checkout page when you're placing the order: https://www.lightinthebox.com/download/3a39381c-3ae3-4376-8bde-800c4058d8f7
However, you didn't pay for this tax insurance so that's why we didn't refund the Tax Fee to you. Hope you could understand.
Sincerely,
LightInTheBox Customer Service
My order was handled with care and delivered on time
It´s good, but I did not like to pay to tariffs of the wise customs not it
Received my order and although the blouses run very small, they are very nice for the price.
LADRONES! Eso es lo que puedo decir. La atencion es PESIMA! Quizas te responden antes de hacer la compra, al momento que ya pagaste y pusiste la plata en su cuenta, OLVIDATE! Queria saber si era necesario que cambiara la direccion de la entrega porque viajaba en los proximos dias y el pedido se estaba tomando mas de lo que pense (y ellos me dijeron) al no recibir respuesta y por miedo a perder el dinero, porque el pedido me iba a llegar a un pais en el que no me encontraba, decidi cancelar el pedido, estupida yo, perdi el dinero igual. NO te lo reembolsan, o al menos, NADIE me contesta nada sobre el asunto, solo me respondieron hace unos dias diciendo que ellos no habian recibido nada, MENTIRA, si pagas por western union, apenas pagas va a su cuenta entonces no es posible retirarla. Asique bueno ingenua yo pensar que eran una compañia seria. Son una mierda, y unos tremendos LADRONES. NO COMPREN!
Dear Joana,
We confirmed with our Financial Dept. that you already received the refund. Thank you for shopping with us.
Your kindly understanding and cooperation are highly appreciated. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lightinthebox Customer Service
Mi experiencia con esta empresa me deja medianamente satisfecha, por principio los productos tardaron mas de lo esperado en llegar, dijeron 20 dias habiles y no fue así. Me dieron fecha de envío del 21 de enero y como tardaban en llegar solicité información a lo que me dijeron llegarian a mas tardar el 20 de marzo. Llego la fecha, no así el producto, el que recibí hasta el 19 de abril. En cuanto a los productos, solicité tres, dos de los cuales son tal cual se ven en la imagen, el tercero, un arete para toda la oreja en forma de gecko, no me quedó, publican dimension total y es importante aclaren dimension desde el poste hasta la curvatura de la cola que es la dimension efectiva para saber si me queda. Otro detalle es que (quiero pensar) en el traslado se dobló el poste. He de aclarar que cuando solicité información me atendieron de manera oportuna.
Answer: Hello, I bought a few things and the quality was not very good and the sizing was totally wrong. I also bought a cellular charger and the battery inside was not soldered correctly. Lightinthebox has great price, but you pay for what you get, which isn't much. I have stopped buying from them.
Answer: Same problem... All thru email
Answer: We didn't buy a dress but the sizes are very small and the returns policy is a joke. I ended up losing money.
Answer: Dear Customer, we do recommend to you to refer to the size chart on each of the clothes first and then pick a suitable size for you.
Answer: Dear Customer, thank you for your inquiry. We're really sorry that our company made you feel nervous. Please kindly note that the total delivery time = processing time + shipping time. So for the arrival date of your package. It depends on the processing time of the product and the shipping method you choose. About the processing time, please kindly check the processing time on the product page. About the shipping time, you mentioned you paid extra fee for faster delivery. If the service you chose was expedited shipping, normally it takes 3-4 business days for shipping. If it's standard service, then 5-8 business days for shipping. If the order is delayed, we'll take full responsibility of that and you can contact us through tickets. You can refer to this guide to contact customer service: http://www.lightinthebox.com/knowledge-base/c1192/a2974.html
Answer: Will you send us your order number so that we can check?
Answer: Dont buy anything from this site. The picture is good, the object quality is garbage. You will be cheated and loose you money.
Answer: You NEVER get your money back... dont use them. I am amazed this company is allowed to trade, I am sure we have law's against this kind of practise.
Answer: Suggest not to buy. Might end up not receiving the order or received the wrong size and would be returning and paying shipping or requesting a refund or not receiving a refund at all. There's more legit company like Amazon where I bought the same one I ordered from Lightinabox, which I did not received. Sorry, but I would not trust this Co for anything. It' up to you to take the risk.
Answer: Count yourself lucky and DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM! You will be disappointed in the clothing and size from this company. All of the clothing I received was horrible quality and did not look at all like the photo they had online. They were just plain awful and the sizing was a joke. I received an XL shirt that would not fit a small person and a Med shirt (was supposed to be the same shirt as the XL) and the medium was literally larger than a 4x One was a terrible quality plain sweatshirt with a sticker posted on it and the other was a draping long gown like garment. I was appalled.would recommend finding a different company.


Dear Anna, will you please provide us your order number so we may check it for you.