MYHABITReviews 124

I thought the site was great until my last two orders last week. One order came without tags and the label inside one of the pieces was worn out. They went back. Then this latest order, the tag looked like the ones you find in a vintage store. Supervisors swore up and down they only buy new from the designer and nowhere else. Well, I tracked down the proper people at the design house itself and was emphatically told that they do not sell to MyHabit, and according to the tag that was attached to the piece, it's from 2009. When I tried to get to the bottom of it, all I got was a run around between corporate in NY and corporate in Seattle. Disgraceful.

First off, for us people that reside on the east coast, the sales don't go on line until 12 noon, when most of us are at work. When I have managed, after great effort to buy a number of things, mostly women's handbags, it was very rushed. If you don't jump on your item quickly, they sell out. Usually with in first 2 hours of sale. The most disappointing thing is, the quality of merchandise! Not what I expected, even from the somewhat vague descriptions item. I have returned more items than I have kept. The most insulting part of the whole transaction is you don't get your money back, they only give you an amazon gift card good for future purchases, I'm afraid I won't be doing much purchasing from this site in the future. It's to bad, the basic philosophy of site is great but in practice is disappointing.

The intro coupons made speed shopping a little worth it but, it seems those are gone. So tired of having to RACE to try buy something here. By the time I get a chance to look at what they offer, they are sold out. Saw some really cute kids boots and of course couldn't get them. So, I Googled the brand and guess what? NOT the lowest price on the net and I could actually order them like a real human being and not a frenzied monkey. I'm done with MyHabit. I look but then go browsing for the brand somewhere else. They are not the only site that offers free shipping and returns either. I'm over it.

I joined MyHabit months ago, but have only been able to pick up one item; everyday, I start checking the site by 8:55am (Pacific Time), and by 9:01 everything is sold out. I haven't been able to put something in my cart, and the "Waitlist" option is a joke. While I've only spent a few minutes everyday on the site, the level of frustration is incredible, especially after going onto forums only to see that people have used multiple accounts and gotten a ton of stuff. In my opinion, MyHabit has been ruined by all the greedy people out there, and I will not be shopping there anymore.

So, TN convinced me to take a chance and I impulse bought 3 pairs of shoes that were not the correct size (but based on product reviews, apparently manufacturing discrepancies were in my favour). One thing that I noticed was that one of the boxes was damaged on the side and taped over, but that caused one of the shoe boxes to get extremely warped. Not a big deal since nothing was damaged, but they might want to look into sturdier packaging...

Returning the two that didn't fit was easy with pre-paid shipping labels, and the free shipping both ways is definitely a plus. The best thing is that although they can't refund you, a gift card usable on amazon.com, endless.com or myhabit.com is definitely useful so it's not like you're stuck with $x and have to find things to buy on other sample sites (one of the reasons I took a chance). They issued the credit very quickly too after receiving the item.

My sister told me about MyHabit... so now I man my emails to see what's going on sale. I like the clean look of the website, and the best part is that most of the items that go on sale are modeled in videos. That way you can see the outfit on the model in motion. Yeah so we're not 5 feet 10,120 pounds, but at least you can see how the fabric flows. I ordered a couple of Juice Couture leggings last week, and they arrived TODAY, unlike Gilt, which takes FOREVER. There's free shipping to and from, and I was able to apply a $10 intro coupon. Also, if you have an Amazon account, you automatically are a member of MyHabit.

Myhabit is a excellent website that will give Gilt a run for it's money. First the shipping terms are amazing. Free shipping both ways. 21 days to return. The site is innovative because they have videos that allow you to see how a dress or outfit flows as someone moves. So often you see a picture of a product and you wonder how it would fit on you since you can't gage the accessories on real models. Myhabit solves this problem by putting the the purse or necklace on real people and you can see how long, how big is on real people.

The selection is very comparable to Gilt in selection of brand names. Dolce and Gabanna, Badgley Michka, Juice Couture and more.

The best part is if you still don't like it when you get it you get your money back or you get amazon credit to buy from millions of other items they sell.

I just got an email from Amazon about this site, that Sarah also reviewed. Oh goodness gracious, yet another one of these designer brands for discounted prices sites - this one might blow Gilt, HauteLook, ideeli, Rue La La out of the water as it's owned by the all-powerful, all-wonderful Amazon (yeah, I said it - a corporation is wonderful - dude, I got Jane Eyre for free the other day, within seconds, through these guys). I took a little looksy though I couldn't possibly afford the goods even at discounted prices, and there were some major winners. It's tempting not to place an order just to see if I can upgrade my cool rating to love. If anyone tries this site, please do tell!

Gilt has been one of my new favorite sites for awhile now. They do have their issues with returns as all you get is store credit. Amazon just seems to be copying Gilt with their new website myhabit.com which I read about in the Times here
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/amazon-enters-the-flash-sale-fray-with-myhabit/

The only real difference is the return policy. Since myhabit.com is just amazon, when you return something if you do not like it you get Amazon store credit. To me that is far more valuable than Gilt just giving me Gilt store credit. I can buy pretty much anything I need on amazon and so will feel much better making my purchases.