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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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I ordered from this company on the 7th, it is now the 23 and my order STILL HAS NOT SHIPPED! I have tried contacting them about getting my money back, and they keep pushing back my shipping date and tell me if they don't get it shipped by X date my money will be refunded! IT STILL HAS NOT HAPPENED! On top of that i tried to get a phone number from this company to call them and THEY DO NOT contact their customers by phone... what the hell is that? This is very suspicious to me. I finally got a hold of someone through the live service thing and was told my order was packaged on the 20th and 'going' to ship today or tomorrow... im not holding my breath and im now out almost $500.00! I will NEVER order from this company again, nor will i EVER recommend them to anyone i know. Order # **************

Date of experience: February 23, 2010
GB
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I bought an MP4 music player from this website only to be told by a friend of mine that it was a fake. The item i brought was extremely light and the camera quality was really bad, not to mention the touch screen barely responded. I went online and had a chat with Simon who was supposedly a customer complaint person who you could actually speak to and i complained about the item in question. I will show you the conversation i had with him. My name is Callum and i thought the best way to get the operator to talk would be to pretend i could do a damn about my suspicions of this website! He revealed that the company in question had "the best way" of getting low priced goods and when i asked him what this was as it was my right to know as the consumer where my goods are coming from he said it was a secret... read the conversation for the whole story.

Please wait for a site operator to respond. In some occasions, our operators are chating with 8 to 10 customers at the same time. You may have to wait half a minute for a reply. Thanks for your patience.
You are now chatting with 'simon'
Simon: Greetings, welcome to Lightinthebox, how may I be of any assistance today?
Callum: Hello, I am a customer from you're website, as i was on the lookout for good priced goods to give as presents as Christmas was coming up in the UK and so i recently bought an item from your online store. It was a touch screen MP4 and the person i gave this present to for Christmas has suspicions that this item is a fake. Can you tell me why this may seem so? The item in question is very light and i have recently become aware that you have sold objects that seem fake to quite alot of people and sometimes you have never mailed them atall. If this is the case i am going to start an huge advertising campaign against you to stop this fraud like behaviour, cheating money out of people, we do not take kindly too. Now tell me honestly, are any of your products fake? I am having this MP4 checked out as we speak so if you lie it will be known by tomorrow and i will do all in my power to put an end to your fraudulence.
Simon: they are all new items made in china
Callum: Then why does the MP4 in question have a crap camera, is incredibly light and the touch screen barely responds?
Callum: i work for a company that can have you brought down, don't lie to me. The united kingdom doesn't like this one bit, unless you convince me otherwise, your company will not continue.
Simon: is it a threat?
Callum: It is a huge threat, if your company is cheating anyone that goes onto your website that in itself is a act of criminal intent upon the customer and in doing so threatens your company.
Callum: It isn't a matter to discuss, you are breaking laws here and will pay accordingly so, if your products are fake.
Callum: so tell me...
Callum: are they?
Simon: they are not fake
Simon: they are all made in china
Callum: Explain why they are so cheap.
Callum: If you will
Simon: as the labour force here is cheap
Simon: and i think that is a big reason that you want to shop here
Callum: Alot of goods are made in china and are bought over to the UK but they're not cheaper than the ones you sell on you're website, why is this?
Callum: I bought an MP4 from you're website because the company i work for was suspicious of you. I did not want to shop with you, so i hope that clears that up. Please answer the question.
Simon: as there are many ways
Simon: to buy items
Simon: and we have the best way to get the cheap items
Callum: The best way? I wish to know where my items are coming from, as I am the consumer, I have a right to know and you not telling me will only strengthen the case against you're company that you have something to hide, this will see court if it has to. So tell me, how are you maintaining these cheap products? You say its cheap labour where as other products that are sold here in the UK from china aren't nearly as low as yours, it is just your website alone, or FRAUD websites that can afford to sell such cheap items as it doesn't cost much to make a FAKE one does it? I demand to know what this "best way to get cheap items" is.

Callum: I will be reporting back everything you say and it shall be used as evidence as proving it to be nothing more than lies is just a day away you had better hope you are telling the truth good sir.
Simon: if you are so afraid of it
Simon: why now buy a little item here to check the quality
Callum: Because if you are a fake company the people of the United Kingdom do not wish to touch any of your fake items or be cheated out of our hard earned money. It is not a matter of being "afraid" but more a matter of the fact you're company will not continue if it is selling fake items.
Simon: so that what do you want to do now?
Callum: I demand to know what this "best way" of getting the cheap goods is.
Callum: If you do not tell me, we will contact someone higher than yourself and it is likely you shall be fired by not cooperating in this matter.
Simon: that is the secret

Callum: Thankyou, that is more than enough that i need from you, i have all the evidence i need to shut down your organisation. Good day.

Date of experience: December 30, 2009
GB
1 review
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It is a website based in China selling different type of products such as clothing, computers, cell phones, etc... Prices are reasonable but I can't say cheap. I ordered 2 evening dresses because of their beautiful designs, but I was not happy with what I received at all. One of them has nothing to do with the picture they had put on the website and both had the worst fabric and tailoring quality. The problem is they were really friendly and helpful before sale but they were rude after sale, I tried to chat with them online but they disconnected me. I put 2 messages asking them to instruct me how to return the dresses but they just keep ignoring me. There is no telephone number on the website. After 2 weeks I finally decided to put a review for the dress but they have not upload my review. So this is the only way I could tell other people to prevent this website as I have already lost £184.
Thank you!

Date of experience: October 27, 2009
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I have to return two cell phones to this website located in china. These cell phones cost $139.99 but
Does not detect AT&T sim cards. It took them more than two weeks to reply with
Forms to exchange the defective cell phones. The website says it will only take 24 hours for customer service to get back to you but it took me more than 12 e-mails in 2 weeks. The worst part is that they already received the item back which I spend $40 with tracking but they never get back for status pass 2 weeks until this date. They have phone numbers but only if you can speak chinese and only for pre-sale inquiry One thing I learn do not buy imitated products from China..

Date of experience: October 25, 2009