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Oriental Trading Company

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Oriental Trading Company Reviews Summary

Oriental Trading Company has a rating of 1.9 stars from 145 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Oriental Trading Company most frequently mention customer service, credit card and rewards program. Oriental Trading Company ranks 899th among Games sites.

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47
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returns
28
quality
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Louisiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I don't know what their problem is, I've called a dozen times and they won't stop sending me catalogs. I get two a week filled with useless garbage and call every time I get one. I've never ordered anything from them, don't know anybody that has, and yet I can't get them to stop.

Date of experience: October 1, 2019
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awesome!
September 1, 2019

I ordered a lot of stuff and received all early! Very pleased with quality of product! I am preparing for another order.

Date of experience: August 30, 2019
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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A order was placed with them. They canceled the order without notifying me and when I check on the status they said someone called and cancel the order next day which is completely untrue! I was depending on the item to arrive in 2 weeks and 2 weeks later I'm told too bad I need to reorder. This is the reason why amazon is stealing all of your business. They don't treat their costumers indifferent and makeup things. I am so upset. I will use other dependable company for my supplies needs. Others should think twice before ordering from this website. It completely wasted my time.

Date of experience: June 22, 2019
California
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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They sell junk
June 6, 2019

Don't order from them, I ordered grad stuff and only got 1/2 my order I did not open it up thinking it was all there has I have ordered from them before. There stuff is junk go to a local party store it will save you stress and worry.

Date of experience: June 6, 2019
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered candy as favors for a sweet 16 party. I live in S. Florida and asked specifically how they would get the chocolate candy to me without it melting. I was put on hold and the customer service rep returned and told me they ship with dry ice. Got the order on time and - NO dry ice. Melted candy. When I called the customer service rep said oh no we don't use dry ice I don't know why you were told that. I wouldn't have ordered it had I know that. I received a refund but the party is in 4 days and I have to find new favors. Won't be ordering again from them.

Date of experience: June 3, 2019
Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Got the run-around
April 23, 2019

I wouldn't even give a one star. I ordered a gift for my grandson in plenty of time. Got lost, somewhere. Ordered again. "Bummer, can't find order" it states. Really? After being told it was shipped twice

Date of experience: April 23, 2019
Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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So annoying to get a notice that I have to go online to pay a sales and use tax for the state I live in because the company didn't include that in the purchase. So you have to go through all the trouble of filing and paying the tax yourself come tax time. What a waste of time and total pain in the butt. I'm never ever ever purchasing this cheap crap ever again.

Date of experience: March 4, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Never had a problem with mindware or oriental trading but this year I bought one gift and they didn't charge sales tax and pay PA. Now I've gotten a notice that says they're reporting my purchase to PA and I'm responsible to file a special form to pay, literally, $2.45. What a pain. I'll never bother with this company again.

Date of experience: February 16, 2019
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Sales Tax Issue
February 6, 2019

Up until this month, I was a regular customer who was happy with my purchaes. The company did not charge me sales tax and delivered a letter in February saying I owed sales tax. They provided little information so that I am paying tax on exempt products in my state because they mixed taxable and non-taxable and provided false tax information to my state. I will now buy from Amazon who can probably handle state taxes.

Date of experience: February 6, 2019
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My package arrived 10/26 and was stolen off my doorstep. Called Oriental Trading Company 10/29 and the replaced my order free of charge and sent it overnight just in time for Halloween! Thank You Oriental Trading Company!

Date of experience: October 30, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible service
October 26, 2018

Ordered an item on 10\17 that was "In stock". Got an email it was out of stock. Then, same day as the email, you call and tell me its on stock again. You couldnt just keep the money, you had to refund it and make me give my info to pay again. Not even joking, 3 days later, I get an email saying its out of stock again. Its October 26, and you guys tell me "sorry" and now I have 5 days to find a costume somewhere else (my son was already unable to wear it to a school Halloween party due to this fiasco. Company has issues)

Date of experience: October 26, 2018
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Rip off
October 23, 2018

I ordered 105 piece of hershey's snack candy.

In the package were 50 pieces of whoppers (3balls) and 15-25 each of all others.

Is there a reason for this? Are Whoppers cheaper?
Disappointed for the high price.

Date of experience: October 23, 2018
Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Ordered 200 glow bracelets for event. Several of them broke, leaked filling or didn't bend. Have been satisfied with this prooduct in the past, but will not re-order for future events.

Date of experience: October 22, 2018
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I'm sorry I'm not reviewing an item I bought but I'm starting here to complain about their Halloween commercial. My three year old grand daughter and I were watching
Peppa Pig and this commercial broke into it.
It looked okay at first but the arm falling off and the dog taking it shocked even me. My grand daughter was disturbed by it and though we saw it a month ago she is still processing it.

Date of experience: October 20, 2018
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered 9 items for Operation Christmas Child gifts. Coloring "books" are pamphlets not books. Plush bears are not "plush". Cheap quality for money spent $134.00. Returning entire order. Will go to Walmart for better quality.

Date of experience: October 18, 2018
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered 1000 white, wedding m & m's. A lot were cracked and broken and the candy had a greasy film on it, very disappointed

Date of experience: September 28, 2018
Connecticut
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Paid with a credit card. Safe one might think, right? Oh no! I was having issues (or so I thought) with unauthorized charges on my credit card. Because Oriental Trading's charge didn't say Oriental Trading I thought it was bogus and disputed the charge. *Immediately* upon finding out the error I spoke with my credit card company about my mistake and had them charge my card again. That was in April. I am STILL dealing with this as Oriental Trading can't find the money (despite my confirming it had actually been paid. Now they are threatening *me* with collections? I have sent them documentation from my credit card company about 4 times now and they "can't find it in their records." Will NEVER use this company again!

Date of experience: September 20, 2018
Rhode Island
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wedding woes
September 16, 2018

I, like many others, have ordered a handful of items from this site for my wedding after receiving numerous catalogs in the mail. I only received one out of two of my packages and within it was a singe item from my order. The other three items were for another couple, even including a customized lawn sign complete with a photo of them along with their names and the date of their wedding. The thing that disturbed me the most was that their wedding was dated three days after I got the package. I was so sad for them that I honestly shed a few tears. My mother called customer service and after a long talk she had to suggest to the fella on the other line that he should contact the couple. As if he couldn't think of doing so himself! ALSO, my stepmother ordered stickers from the site to use on my favor bags and she received the wrong ones and had to reorder! My own order was reshipped and it hasn't arrived yet, but I'm feeling somewhat hopeful since this situation only happened five days ago. It's safe to say that I will be going to a party store for my next event after this fiasco.

Date of experience: September 16, 2018
Wisconsin
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Initially would not correct issue because of poor ad. After disputing charge, oriental corrected, nut still cost me shipping charge. Will not order from orientsl again.

Date of experience: July 23, 2018
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have used them in the past and it was great. Recently I tried ordering for my wedding. My order was cancelled 3 times. I thought it was my card. I tried 3 others. Called costumer service, they said try a different card. Then they said it was my "verifying information" tried calling that line after being on hold in the normal line for 15 mins. Turns out, one of the things I was trying to order must have been discontinued, but it didn't say that on the website, no one told me when I called, and it kept letting me order it, but wouldnt show up in my "re-order" cart. Waste of time and money

Date of experience: July 17, 2018