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LightInTheBox Reviews Summary

Positive Highlights

  • The product quality is good for the low prices.
  • The website offers a wide variety of styles and sizes.
  • Delivery is fast and customer service is helpful.

Negative Highlights

  • Shipping delays are common, with some orders arriving weeks late.
  • Returns require paying international shipping, making them costly and impractical.
  • Some products have lower fabric quality or minor defects compared to photos.
This summary is generated by AI, based on customer reviews from the past year

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Jun 16, 2026

I am happy with the quality of the products, however shipping times are excessive and updates lag. Will continue to shop here, but expect better communication

Jul 17, 2026

The products look similar to the photos, but the fabric quality is extremely poor. Most of the items I ordered were made from 100% polyester, even though the pictures on the website make them appear to be linen. One dress looked as if it had beautiful embroidered detailing, but in reality it was just a printed pattern. The biggest issue is the returns process. You have to pay to ship the items back to China at your own expense, with no guarantee that they will actually arrive or that you will receive a refund. This makes returning unsuitable products both expensive and risky.

Sep 23, 2025

No hassle in ordering, and delivery was prompt, I was kept up to date on situation of my delivery every few days. More than happy with the service, thank you.

Sep 7, 2025

I purchased what were supposed to be trout themed slipper socks. They appeared woolen on the website. What arrived were nothing as pictured. Lame details on very thin ankle socks terrible. I tried to upload the second picture that I submitted of what actually came in but it is not appearing on my site jabber review.Would give minus 10 if there was such a rating.

Oct 24, 2025

Zero stars an option. I purchased a coat for trip to paris from this company. After waiting three weeks for it to be delivered i arrived home to find the item thrown in my driveway only about 18 inches from the street. Took the item into my house to open it, and immediately, I noticed a rip under the lapel of the collar. Many emails back and forth with them offering me multiple discount that I refuse ( a damage Item is no bargain. No matter how much they give you off. They told me it should cost no more than 10 to $20.To shift the item back, it cost me $66. Now, three weeks later, i'm still waiting for the item to arrive at which time I will have to wait another 2-4 weeks for my refund. Do yourself a favor and don't purchase anything from this company

Oct 17, 2025

Everything I have ordered and received so far has been completely satisfactory. Even if the delivery sometimes takes a little longer. I will remain loyal to the company.

Apr 28, 2026

Although I initially had doubts, how good could the products be when so cheap? Everything I received was as described, good quality and finish, all fitted well and the order arrived in the days predicted. The postage was a bit steep but when divided across the items it worked out 3 euros per, still a great deal cheaper than buying anything similar locally, so worth it.

Aug 30, 2025

The items received did not match the photos (were too short -- unless the models are under 4 feet tall), and the fabric was cheap polyester and not the promised cotton. I asked for a return which is supposed to be responded to in 1 to 2 business days. Over 2 weeks later they said I could return the shirts to China at my expense and that they would give me 50% of the price in store credit? Store credit is no good to me because I doubt anything from their store is any good. I want my money refunded, not store credit. UPDATE: I complained again and now they are offering to refund 60% of the purchase price back to the credit card, and I don't have to return the shirts to China.

Apr 2, 2026

When 1/2 of my order was missing, you worked hard to find it and always kept me informed on what was going on. Very impressive. Thank you for your hard work. You definitely won over a customer. Great job.

Aug 26, 2025

The t-shirts are exactly as described and really fine quality, the print is fine as well. For me, ordering from Germany delivery time was longer than I am used from other textile providers - but overall I would buy again!

Dec 30, 2025

Grey plain pullover advertised as beautiful pale gray - arrived in quite sad, unattractive grey. Another one in three wide parts: white/black, red and black - where it looked attractive red - arrived rusty/brown. In future, please make sure that colours correspond to the ones advertised in your catalogue.

Mar 21, 2026

Not having a great experience with this platform. Ordered a shirt for CYN and it arrived late. Gave them another chance last week, but 5 days in, it's still processing and hasn't shipped 😕. Anyone know what's going on?

Jul 15, 2026

Although the shipping took a little long to get here, I was pleasantly surprised with the material and cut of the items purchased. Quality is good and comfortable! Already purchased my second order and I'm looking forward to receiving it! 👍🏻

Jan 21, 2026

There was a small problem because I wasn't at home when the delivery person arrived. After some good customer service, I received my shirt and pants. They are just as nice as my previous orders.

Jan 20, 2026

The goods I ordered are of acceptable quality, but the packaging is simply terrible. Everything is shipped in shipping envelopes (shipping bags) instead of sturdy cardboard boxes, and the delivery takes far too long.

Aug 27, 2025

Would give this company a zero if possible. Dress styles & descriptions are stylish and on trend so I took a chance, thinking this company was a more stylish alternative to JJ'sHouse and Azazie. Ordered a standard size dress on July 26th for an out of town wedding on August 22. After payment processed, find out the dress must be customized, even though selected a std size. Email responses from LITB arrive only once within 24 hours so the order is delayed over 4+ days. No actual customer svc or phone support to correct their measurements. Gave up due to the slow back & forth wait for email reply. Requested to cancel & refund as their delays means dress now unlikely to arrive in time for event. Told nope, no can do. Requested an expedited shipping option, willing to pay for it except no such option exists, only US Post Office regular shipping. So, dress that doesn't fit arrives on August 21st, too late to be pressed or tailored for event. Useless. Week long customer service email with an unhelpful company agent to no avail. Won't refund dress & won't send shipping label to return unopened jewelry. Lesson learned... saw the same dress available through Amazon with legitimate return policy. Protect yourself from this scam company.

Jun 14, 2026

I bought this black faux leather trench coat for my son, who lives in Berlin. It was a bit of a gamble; I was prepared for something simple, perhaps even unwearable! Instead, I was amazed by the quality of the finish and the fact that it was fully lined. My son absolutely loved it. Also, delivery times respected, 2 days early.

Jan 21, 2026

Clothes in good materials. That allow movement. Fit the body. And that breathes. Maximum comfort. Very important to me. I want to be able to move freely in clothes I wear, and maximal comfort gives a more relaxed lifestyle.

Aug 20, 2025

The dress is as shown in the picture. The fabric seems to be good and the size quite in accordance with the size guide and thus a perfect fit. I am satisfied with the quality and the price of the dress and have already placed an order for another one!

Jan 9, 2026

Selection has been done with care and the products are mainly of good quality. Good shipping services and everything has been taken care with the customs etc. formalities.

Apr 28, 2026

I ordered 2 women's dresses but then I cancelled one of them and it was really easy to do that. Light in the box responded very quickly and cancelled on of my order. The one dress i kept is really very beautiful and is as nice as the picture. It fitted me nice and I am very glad. I am going ti wear that dress at Grand hotel on my borther's birthday party:-))

Dec 31, 2025

My order was made on 05/12. With tracking system I saw that the product was arrived on the platform delivery on the 12/12 (top!) but I received my package on the 23/12! The Belgian organisation Caniano wrote that they came on the 13 and the 20/12 but it's not true because we were at home!

May 12, 2026

Excellent and reliable Seller: definitely recommended, for the professionality and the quality of the services, and the celerity of the shipping and delivery times.

Oct 22, 2025

I ordered 3 items. I was given a range of delivery dates. They missed the dates, and the items were no longer needed. THEY said... accept the package, don't reject it and THEN fill out the return information --- I SHOULD HAVE REJECTED THE DELIVERY. When I followed their request, they informed me that RETURNING THE ITEMS WILL COST 50% of the value paid for the items... making RETURNING ITEMS STUPID. (they "offered" a 10% discount on future purchases, equally useless)

Dec 19, 2025

It's was a long time ago I haven't visit Light in the Box. After so many days, months and years I founded nice to have a look on your website.

Aug 25, 2025

Very satisfied with timely dispatch of products, detailed tracking system and on time delivery of orders. Keep it up Lightinthebox

May 5, 2026

Bought a kitchen faucet some years ago, Great quality. Worked flawless for over 10 years, decent thickness and great quality steel and chromingand ceramic bearing. Bought an other one a few weeks ago. Very thin! Connection from neck to base loose and just overall very mediocre. Asked to return it, got three options a few days later. Keep it with a discount, keep it with a larger amount of cashback to re-use on lightinthebox or return it to China. Knew sending would cost me approx €35,-. Opted for this last option, because would have the most amount left over and I do not trust to install this mediocre quality of faucet. Got the full amount back and didn't have to return the faucet in the end. Thanks LightnTheBox and seller. Great aftersales.

Jun 26, 2026

I needed several specific light bulbs I could not find them in local shops Util with the search of lightinthebox I found them and received them A few days later

Dec 2, 2025

I was happily surprised that the shoes were a PERFECT FIT and are SO comfortable! Got lots of raves about the shoes and the top. The top is a bit long for my tastes, but I can alter it!

Feb 6, 2026

From the clearly laid out shop and the quality of the products to the punctual delivery, everything was very good. Thank you.

Jan 14, 2026

Information about the shipment and tracking of the product, fast delivery, good prices, I received what I wanted and with the correct dimensions

Jul 17, 2026

For me is Light in the Box, Great! I will don't buy Elixir strings anymore! They're not Elixir strings, they're just some cheap strings!

Jan 16, 2026

The legging is great the vest is not so fluffy as is seponeren to be But im satisfied with the legging I want to buy more of them nice print

Jan 14, 2026

A very complete smartwatch. You can see your Blood oxygen, Blood pressure, Heart rate, Body temperature, Blood composition, etc.

Nov 5, 2025

Light in the Box offers a wide variety of different products; I've been using this service for several years and I always recommend it.

Dec 4, 2025

I received my last order in good condition and on time; the trousers are of excellent quality and they fit me very well!

Jun 16, 2026

Always good quality and right sizes of the Products. The linnnen collectie is my favorites. Keep it up💪🏾

Dec 19, 2025

Quality is good and the text on the shirt is the hit! Thanks to your team for these good inspirations!

Aug 19, 2025

I've been delighted with all the night dresses that I've got. The cost of the dresses x benefits were excellent

Jul 17, 2026

Perfect and punctual delivery. Excellent value for money. A pleasure shopping with Light In The Box.

Mar 18, 2026

LightInTheBox is my favorite online shopping site. Very trusty, excellent product, fast delivery, and affordable prices

Apr 28, 2026

Communication with LITB is very easy, questions are answered immediately and customer service is great.

Apr 10, 2026

I got the jogger pants I purchased in only 10 days: extra fast service.

Aug 20, 2025

BEWARE! This site is ONLY a SCAM. Products are VERY VERY late, and there is NO customer service if you have a problem.

Oct 21, 2025

Men XXL has the same length than XL had to bring it to Taylor had to pay as much as trousers did cost!

May 4, 2026

Ive send some Pictures from IT, but No reactie. I am sad

Jul 14, 2026

J'attends une robe blanche en broderie anglaise depuis le 24 juin 2026?

Jul 17, 2026

Ich bin immer wieder begeistert über die riesige Auswahl und schönen Muster. Leider sind allerdings sehr viele Kleidungsstücke aus Polyester, was ich nicht so liebe. Aber es gibt jetzt auch öfter Baumwoll-.oder Leinengmisch. Eventuell muss man nachfragen, man bekommt immer recht schnell eine Antwort.

Feb 1, 2026

Dwukrotnie kupiłam ten sam produkt. Zabrakło mi informacji, że już coś takiego kupiłam. Ponadto nie odpowiedzieliście na mojego maila w sprawie zwrotu właśnie tego produktu.

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California
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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So BAAAADDDDDD!
August 7, 2012

So BAAAADDDDDD! It is really a terrible experience that i had in lightinthebox. I was very happy that i find the eye shadow palette with 180 colors at the first time, and without more consideration, i place the order at once also for the $31.49 cheap price. Yet, 30 days were passed, yet nobody contact me about my order, and i am disappointed by the same replay of waiting waiting waiting... I can not bear them. On August. 1,35 days later i finally received them, Yet, all was over when i unwrapped the package. Everything was destroyed... I give this bad review to lightinthebox just hope that tell you that never buy from them. They are frauddddddd...

Date of experience: August 6, 2012
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Dresses arrived 3 sizes to small, returns are very complicated if not impossible, customer service is terrible, you have to take a picture of yourself in the non fiitting dress, mail it back to china 36$ each mailing fill out customs forms, site is almost impossible to navigate DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY YOU WILL BE SORRY.

Date of experience: June 16, 2012
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear David,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

Michigan
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Most importantly: OUR CREDIT CARDS WERE HACKED within a day of buying something (a dress) on this site. Going through every transaction we had made in the past year (the card was 11 months old) this was the only site that did not run on verified and secured payment system. The charges made to our card were all made in China. Stay away from this site, seriously.
I ordered a last minute dress from them and it turned out nothing close to what was pictured, measurements were godawful (I am a size 6 and the dress literally fell off of me), and arrived with a tear down the zipper.
For 3 weeks after ordering, I attempted communication in order to get a refund. I got back multiple generic form emails which did not address a refund whatsoever. They (at the time, I don't know if it changed) had no US phone line- one was listed but nobody ever picked up- tried over 20 times during different times of day to call it.
These are scam artists, plain and simple. They do not represent their products accurately, the quality is terrible, prices are not just barely cheaper than anywhere else, and as youcan see from all of the other reviews, refunds do not happen. Finally, and they aren't secure enough to be trusted with your credit card information. Stay away from this site.

Date of experience: May 22, 2012
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Stacey,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I spent $240 on shoes
April 19, 2012

I spent $240 on shoes- ordering 6 pairs in the one size. They arrived promptly about 2 weeks later- beautifully made but all in different sizes. Of the 6 only two were actually close to size. When I contacted the customer service they asked me to photograph the shoes with my feet in them (that was a sight let me tell you) so I did- 4 pairs of shoes with my heels hanging over the edge of the shoe.
After waiting almost a business day to get a return from the email I sent (in immediate response to theirs) they admitted error and gave me 4 options. I chose the option of compensation (half the amount of the shoes I purchased) and renegotiated the price - stll out of pocket. They then tried to reword it so I would not receive a refund, rather a store credit or coupon -which will never include postage. I have refused this version of the option and am still waiting on a reply which. After reading all the blogs here, Im thinking will probably not happen.
I paid through credit card as they did not offer the option of paypal- my huge mistake and one I will never make again. NEVER deal with this company if you cant pay through paypal- in fact dont ever deal with this company if you actually want to get what you paid for.

Date of experience: April 19, 2012
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Esther,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am getting married on the 10th May and I am worried that my dress will not arrive in time. I have communicated with customer services by raising a ticket but am just simply not getting anywhere.

I understand the the owner of Lightinthebox responds to queries/comments on here... please someone advise... as I am worried sick at this point in time and fear that my once in a life time day will be ruined.

Thanks in advance - NM

Date of experience: April 12, 2012
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
April 2, 2012

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! They ripped me off in more ways then one. Telling me I can't return things until there are photos of me in the product. Telling me I cannot stop ordering something that took 17 DAYS to even BEGIN to process. FULL OF CRAP, NEVER, EVER BUY HERE!

Date of experience: April 1, 2012
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Denise,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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LightInTheBox delay refunding my money more than 20 days. I've ordered ePad for Christmas, I've paid for shipping, but when it arrived, I found out that I have to pay again for shipping + duty tax. I have refused the parcel and I am still awaiting for refund more than 20 days!

Beware this scammers! LightInTheBox is scam and fraud!

Date of experience: January 15, 2012
Georgia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Long story short
January 10, 2012

Long story short - this website is great for ordering dresses. I've heard horror stories with regard to their electronics, but having ordered two dresses from them on separate occasions, I have been nothing but impressed. Neither of my dresses fit PERFECTLY but considering the price and the fact that I did not request custom sizing, it was not a surprise. I would still argue that you get more than what you pay for when ordering dresses from them. I'm a big fan and will continue to recommend them.

I ordered my first dress from lightinthebox back in August for a wedding in October. I did not do custom sizing. I range between a size 4 and 6 and heard you should order one size bigger from them, so I went with the 6. The dress arrived within 3 weeks. The upper portion of the dress was a LITTLE small (maybe I should have gone with an 8), but constructed beautifully. Basically the shoulder straps were not as long as I would have liked, so it was a little tight to get into, but I wore it to the October wedding and had numerous people tell me how much they loved it.

So I decided to order a second dress for a December wedding. This one was strapless, so I stuck with the size 6, figuring that I wouldn't have to worry about straps and the previous dress had fit perfectly otherwise. This dress also showed up relatively quickly. BEAUTIFULLY constructed. Nice material. The bodice had boning - it was extremely well made. When I tried it on it was definitely too long. I needed to have it hemmed, but once again, I got tons of compliments on it.

Date of experience: January 10, 2012
Portugal
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Wel...
November 20, 2011

Wel... I didn't had the experience with them.
A friend of mine, bought a mobile phone with TV receiver.
I've used that and it was acceptable (seeing analog TV on it).

But... She can't use the phone call function. I think this phone don't recognise the SIM cards.

I'm not sure if she had another problem with them or not.

I'm looking for a affordable tablet pc, and I'm considering to buy it from them.

Date of experience: November 20, 2011
New York
1 review
11 helpful votes
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To Customer Service: I am writing to you again. In case you don't understand the problem I am going to state it again.

No. 1 – as you are using Chinese goods, you need to tell the customer to buy several sizes larger – you did not do this.

All I want from you is the instruction on how to return the bridal jacket that I purchased that is very, very small and I do not want to pay postage to return it – as it is your fault that you do not give the customer the correct sizing information. Your policy of dropping the investigation after 48 hours is also ridiculous. It is the summer and people are on vacation. I was away from a computer when you sent that 48 hour deadline email.

If I do not get any satisfaction from you I will post a comment on the following website about how you deal with your customers. I expect an answer as quickly as you demanded my reply. I will be leaving town again shortly.

Bonnie Goodman

http://www.sitejabber.com/review-website-report-fraud
To Whom it May Concern: (I hope you are Customer Service)

This just keeps getting more and more ridiculous. I feel like I am in an alternate universe.

I just received this survey and filled it out. When I went to send it and I also included a long message repeating my problem, I noticed on the bottom that the survey said not to reply to the survey.

Why did you send it? If I cannot reply to it. That is the stupidest thing I ever heard of.

If I do not get a reply about my problem from you in the next 14 hours I will post my complaint on the site I mentioned below.

Date of experience: August 23, 2011
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

Illinois
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Theives!
June 28, 2011

Theives! Don't wast your money. If you want a refund it doesn't happen even though they say they will. Terrible customer service

Date of experience: June 28, 2011
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Ben,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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STAY AWAY!
June 8, 2011

STAY AWAY! No customer service phone numbers, will not accept returns, delivery times are erroneous. COMPANY LOCATED IN CHINA!

Date of experience: June 7, 2011
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Dawn,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

California
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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This company seems fraudulent
May 4, 2011

This company seems fraudulent. I cannot find a phone number and my order has been paid for but is "not found" on the website. My tracking number is unknow.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND anyone use this website unless you want to be ripped off.

Date of experience: May 4, 2011
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I recently purchased a video surveillance clock. The directions were impossible to read. I had to enlarge them several times to read them. Now I can read them but they were impossible to understand and follow.No luck. After being told to buy a new memory card via e-mail from the company, I still cannot get the motion function to work or set the time. After four additional e-mails, they have stopped writing to me altogether.

The clock was way over priced and I have learned my lesson - NEVER to buy from them again.

Date of experience: April 24, 2011
LightInTheBox L. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Anthony,

Thank you for shopping with us and telling us about your experience. Please send us your order number, so that Customer Service can find you in our system. In the meantime, you can open a Customer Service ticket and you will be able to check the progress of your request by accessing My Tickets on our website. Follow this link to view the ticket center: http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center, and our customer service team will help you there.

Thank you,

LightInTheBox

South Carolina
1 review
4 helpful votes
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What in the world is REALLY going on?!
April 7, 2011

What in the world is REALLY going on?! On february 27, I was searching for my dream wedding dress. I found that dress on lightinthebox. I ordered the dress on the very same day. My payment was confirmed and received on that very same day. The status read that my order would be shipped around april 5. Well, it is april 6 and the status of my order has not changed since the 27th of february. I have not received an email or a telephone call and no one is responding to my "tickets." Which is a request that we have to submit after an order is placed. Once an order is placed you cannot talk to customer service apparently. Anyway I would just like some type of status update. I mean, come on, this is my WEDDING DRESS! Lastly, I submitted a review similiar to this on their site and I promise you! Within 10 minutes they erased my post off the site. I am very worried. At this point I am not requesting my money back or anything of the sort... just the dress, at least an update of the status:-(

Date of experience: April 6, 2011
California
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Don't buy anything from www.lightinthebox.com. Let me tell my story. I bought this tablet from Lightinthebox.com. It is more expensive than that from other sellers. I would have paid more to get higher quality product. However I was wrong. It took three weeks to receive this tablet. When I got it, I found it was a defective product, which was a block spot on screen. I can send you the pictures I took on black spot if you want to see. I contacted seller to tell them it was a defective product. No response. I went online to chat with seller. They said that you had to wait until response. If you did not like to wait, you could sue us. Does any buyer tolerate this ridicules answer? I had no choice to contact Paypal and hold my payment. Seller immediately responded. Then I returned this tablet via USPS. It took other 4 weeks to get refund and reimbursement for return cost. However, Paypal charged me a fee $11.4 for refund and reimbursement of return cost. I contacted seller to argue on the fee. Seller said they don't want pay the fee. Does any buyer want to pay a fee for refund and return cost when you receive a defective product? It was seller's fault to send a defective product. Seller should pay for everything. If you don't care about your money, you buy it from Lightinthebox.com.

Date of experience: March 7, 2011
China
1 review
3 helpful votes
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The reviewfbi.com gives so much positive comment, obviously it's written by their own staffs, who totally submit poor reviews for any other website besides itself. So IGNOBLE motives!
I have bought cell phones from them, at the first sight of it. I was so angry. Thoroughly different from what I saw from their website. Beautiful pic but poor product, totally RUBBISH. Without the EU charge, what's more, can't use in my country. Oh, my god, I can't bear it...
Contacting their customer service, no one respond to me the whole day. With great difficulty, a fellow gave me an answer. But he said he can't refund me, said that there is no proof of it... I'm so regret that I didn't pay though paypal! It's a big fraud! Poor product, poor service! RUBBISH! I will never have a look of it from now on.
Be cautious about it!

Date of experience: November 30, 2010
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Despite payment through Paypal, the product I ordered never arrived. When I contacted customer service, they said they need a photocopy of my credit card and passport.

Luckily Paypal has a good dispute resolution mechanism and I was given a refund.
BEWARE!

Date of experience: November 18, 2010
LightInTheBox F. — LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Michael K,

I would like to apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced while shopping at LightInTheBox.

Please allow me to explain why you were asked for extra identification. We do not ask for extra information unless our finance department deems there is something wrong with the payment (eg. Wrong billing address, etc). The extra information helps us confirm that the customer is in fact the one making the purchase. This is solely to protect our customers from others who might be making fraudulent purchases.

Regards,

Diana
LightInTheBox

Alaska
3 reviews
18 helpful votes
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I ABSOLUTELY NOT RECOMMEND TO SHOP IN LIGHTINTHEBOX WEBSITES items looks good only in the sites and when you received after waiting for several weeks late? It is just a piece of junk... My dress and shoes order came one week late for the occasion, the quality is not that good for the asking price { which I think it's too pricey} and it is bigger than they stated on the website dress size charts, and the shoes is one size smaller. The customer service through email will take you in a wheel of circle until you run out of the 7days return policy, you have to pay for S/H to return which you don't know if will make it back safe to China AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK, it will just make you angry dealing with them...

Date of experience: October 25, 2010
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I ordered a lit faucet from the company
October 6, 2010

I ordered a lit faucet from the company. I installed it after a little trouble adapting it to my system. After a week of use, it started leaking in a couple of points and before I could find a way to repair it, the lighting system shorted out. I asked for their assistance repairing it and their only response was "sorry, the company won't let us do that outside of the SEVEN (7) day return policy, would you like $50 gift certificate to buy more things from us."

Date of experience: October 6, 2010