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Redbubble Reviews Summary

Redbubble's reputation is increasingly marred by significant concerns regarding its customer service and fee structure. Many artists express frustration over high deductions from earnings and a lack of transparency in the new tier system, which they feel undermines their profitability. Customers frequently report issues with product quality, including defective items and poor print resolution, alongside unreliable shipping and inadequate support when seeking resolutions. While some users appreciate the variety and quality of certain products, the overall sentiment suggests a declining trust in the platform, prompting many to consider alternative options for their creative endeavors.

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1 review
2 helpful votes
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I wouldn't buy another item from them if they paid me. First of all i had to collect it from the post office myself because the charges for entering the country still had to be paid. I thought that was what postage costs included. The tshirt was only half printed. I could not get in touch with them regarding the problem. I sent them two emails and when they did decide to reply it looked like someone had hit a wrong button. It did not make any sense. I had to show it to a few people because it looked so silly. Eventually i went to trading standards on how to deal with a refund. They gave me some good advise and it is currently being investigated. My daughter has had to save up to treat herself and then she has to deal with this. I would strongly advise you don't touch them with a barge pole. This t-shirt was bought in august. It is now almost november and it is only just starting to be looked into.

Date of experience: October 30, 2013
Switzerland
5 reviews
30 helpful votes
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One of the best websites that one can experience online

Date of experience: October 29, 2013
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They suspended my account without warning or an email. Tried to reach out and nothing. I'm an artist and I think they stole my images. Stay away from Redbubble, for sure a scam.
NO costumer service AT ALL!

Date of experience: October 23, 2013
New Jersey
1 review
5 helpful votes
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TOTAL SCAM
October 22, 2013

TOTAL SCAM. Avoid this site and avoid patronizing this company. Don't be surprised if your credit card is breached as a result. Hit my card, NEVER produced any merchandise, will not return e-mails. Sorry I ever used them in the first place. If I had to do it all over again...

Date of experience: October 22, 2013
Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I had some shipping issues that were totally my fault and they were wonderful in working with me fixing the issue. I was very disappointed however with the quality of the clothing itself. For nearly $60 I expected a much heavier hoodie. What I got barely qualifies as a sweatshirt. I will not be doing business with them again because of it.

Date of experience: October 7, 2013
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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A lot of you guys gotta read the info on the site concerning shipping etc. I just ordered 1 shirt, came 2 days ahead of time and came as described. I definitely recommend. :)

Date of experience: September 30, 2013
South Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Stay away
September 30, 2013

Stay away. They are terrible. This is some kind of a scam. I have been trying for weeks to get two t-shirts I ordered delivered sent to me. They keep (supposedly) shipping it to the wrong zip code. I am starting to think this is just a scam to get charge card numbers or something! They have no customer service, just a computer auto response. STAY AWAY!

Date of experience: September 30, 2013
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I had read a lot of the reviews on this website as I was quite worried when I found out it was a US based company and not UK as I first thought. I have to say that I did contact them concerning duty charges before my order came and they emailed back saying they would foot the cost if I produced proof of charge. I ordered on the 21st of September and got an email of despatch on the 23rd. The items came on the 28th which I thought was very good and what's more I didn't pay any duty. I ordered 16 cards which I don't think I would have got anywhere else because the designs were really unusual. I am really happy with them and the service. I know larger items have been a problem for some but I would definitely give them a go for unusual and very reasonably priced cards.

Date of experience: September 29, 2013
NL
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered t shirts from them.
I didn't expect them to take 3 weeks to turn up!
I paid in pounds so was (naively?) not expecting it to come from the USA, which it does if you look into it.
Now it has turned up they want me to pay £15 customs charge!
They do not mention that anywhere obvious.

I will stay well away from that website from now on.

Date of experience: September 23, 2013
Finland
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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I ordered a shirt from there a few months back. The shipping time was rather high (it was USA to EU so it's understandable), but it was within the timeframe they said the delivery would take place. Product was high quality and very affordable. I will definitely order again.

Date of experience: September 19, 2013
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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August 2013:
September 19, 2013

August 2013:
Great design choice, chose a hoodie and t-shirt to judge quality and fitting (I need XS in UK so finding clothes that fit is difficult).
Order took an extra 3 days than the 10 working days stated.
Also had to pay £11.30 customs charge at the post office depot (I didn't have to pay when ordering from EMP, also USA based.)
Upon opening:
Minimal packaging (Good)
Good fitting
However the designs on both garments was printed on, rather than being embedded in the fabric. From previous experience, this tends to lower the wearable life of the garment and can crack/peel after a few washes.

As a student, I cannot afford to keep paying the customs tax. This and the print quality would stop me buying again.

Date of experience: September 19, 2013
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This is a warning to UK customers purchasing from redbubble.com. She bought two T-Shirts and the UK customs charged an additional £3.30 VAT plus an £8 administration charge.

Date of experience: September 17, 2013
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ordered a shirt as a gift for someone's birthday with like 2 and a bit weeks to arrive thinking it'd come well within time, especially as the delivery said it'd take 8 days or so, it arrived a week late, the worst part was the shirt looked shoddily made, absolutely terrible, the print was faded and scraggy. Not happy with delivery, product and especially price. Never using the site again.

Date of experience: September 14, 2013
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wonderful site I would recommend it to everyone! The designs were fantastic and I ordered 5 tees and 1 hoodie. They arrived a day before they were meant to and all the designs were beautiful. The hoodie is a light weight hoodie but is still incredibly comfortable. I had a problem with one of the tees as it was a slightly different colour, I filed for a return and within a day they offered me a full refund or store credit and they also let me keep the top! Absolutely wonderful site

Date of experience: September 13, 2013
California
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Robert: Hi
August 29, 2013

Robert: Hi
Here is why I won't be ordering from Red Bubble any more:
Every time I go to log in, it says my username and password is incorrect
That's just not true
So every time I want to look at something, I have to send a new password to my email
Robert: This might help:
It's too annoying, and I won't be buying any more
Robert: http://support.redbubble.com/kb/top20/im-having-trouble-logging-in
FALSE
I'm not an idiot, I know how to log into things
You have a problem in your coding
Talk to the programmers
Clearly you aren't reading/listening to what i'm saying
Obviously I have resent my password in order to log in
You proceed to send me a link telling me how to reset my password?
Way to go red bubble
Thanks ROBERT, I'll be sure to let everyone know how helpful you were
Robert: Did all of the information in the link prove useful?:)
Listen Raj, you need more training
Decide not to hit that enter button?
Come on, give me some more gold for my blog
Robert: Have you tried all of the suggestions in that link?
Name all the suggestions for me
Robert: Please read the link.
I don't know how to read
Tell me why your programming is lacking
Was it also outsourced to India?
Robert: We are here in the US. Yet how can we help you specifically? Please try the suggestion we are providing.
Please read this conversation
I have already done that multiple times
Robert: DOne what exactly?
Robert: Done
Read the link
All of that
So now what's the next step
Robert: If you've tried all of the steps in the link, perhaps you would like to clear your cache and cookies.
Why don't I have to do that with the other 5 websites I log into everyday?
Too much effort
I can buy this stuff from other vendors without the programming issues
Robert: Clearing cookies and cache may be of assistance.
Yeah you mentioned that
Robert: Did that work for you?
Nope
Robert: If all of the information provided in the link did not prove useful, nor the clearing of the cache and cookies, you are welcome to contact us here:
Robert: http://support.redbubble.com/home
Robert: Thanks for contacting us.
Again let me remind you that I will not be purchasing from Red Bubble and I will be posting this online for others to be forewarned.
Thanks for the "help"
Robert: Have a nice day.

Date of experience: August 29, 2013
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I was able to buy 2 iphone cases at resonable prices that were super unique and awesome! Not only was i able to get a coupon for 10% off, but it also arrived earlier than i expected! The site said they would arrive in 7-10 days, but i assumed it would take longer since most of the time things i order take longer than stated! My cases were shipped august 13th and they arrived august 23! I will use this site again!

Date of experience: August 24, 2013
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Easy to buy at reasonable prices. Support is super helpful, quick to respond and nice. Hotmail filtered the response into my spam but that's okay, I've fixed that. Arrived way earlier than advertised.

Date of experience: August 13, 2013
Iowa
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I bought a shirt for my friend on Redbubble for her birthday and it turned out great! It shipped super fast (shipped on the 7th and got to my house on the 10th). The shirt looked awesome and it felt super soft! I am so happy!

Date of experience: August 10, 2013
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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The price was high and service was slow, and they lied about when they shipped my order. When they did ship it from US to Canada, they routed it through Germany.

When the shirt arrived, the quality was terrible.

Date of experience: August 7, 2013
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Do not order here
August 6, 2013

Do not order here. This is overseas. If there is a problem with your order, you cannot contact anyone and no one will respond to you. There is no way to track orders and they don't give refunds! Aghh. I can't believe I was so stupid to order from them without researching first. I am so bummed. There is some weird email form that no one even answers.It just sends you an automatic response. It literally tells you to be nice in your emails! That just tells me they have a lot of angry customers.

Date of experience: August 5, 2013

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Redbubble sells custom designed products--tshirts, sweatshirts, iPhone cases, posters, etc.--based on user-submitted artwork. Redbubble is based in Melbourne, Australia.


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Founded in 2006
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