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Online items
May 23, 2020

I ordered something and i they only delivered 3 out of 8 of my items they told me it was out of stock but everyday til my order came i checked and they were all in stock online.

Date of experience: May 23, 2020
Germany
1 review
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Don't buy online!
May 12, 2020

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE rue 21, but the online store/customer service SUCKS. My order took 5 days to process, and once it finally shipped they sent me an email saying it would come the next day (May 7th) but then Immediately after I get an email from ups saying I would receive the package 3 days later (May 10th), package never came until May 12th, and after 10 days of waiting for my order they sent me the WRONG SHIRT. So I messaged via Instagram and they told me I would have to return the shirt and pay AGAIN for the same shirt I already bought! They didn't take the blame for their $#*! up. So now I'm stuck with a shirt I don't want, because whoever packaged my clothing didn't pay attention to the sheet that tells exactly what you ordered. I included the picture of what I bought VS what I got. Clearly not the same.

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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HORRIBLE
May 10, 2020

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Do NOT care about customers at all. Not only was it being processed for a long period of time. It was delivered to the wrong place & someone by the name HERNANDEZ, signed for it.

Then it says it was delivered by USPS today. & NOTHING HERE. I contacted all parties and RUE21 said they can't do anything about it because they didn't deliver it? Are you kidding me? Then gave me an automated message to look around apartment. Like my 9 month pregnant self didn't already do that.
& EXPLAINED I went to neighbors and checked all doors.
But it isn't their fault because they didn't deliver it. I asked for a full refund because I ordered from THEM. And they dismissed me.

NEVER ordering from them again. Not the first time they messed up my order but at least the first time they tried to correct it.

Date of experience: May 10, 2020
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered some shorts from rue 21 and never received them when I called the customer service number for rue 21 it said that they dont take calls that's an issue that needs fixed I probably wont be ordering from them again unless they can make sure your package will get to you

Date of experience: April 20, 2020
Missouri
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Impossible to return online items.
April 16, 2020

I ordered a shirt from rue 21 following their size guide. It was way too big. I emailed rue 21 to ask if they could send me a shipping label. They sent it through email. I have to find a fed ex to take my emailed label and have it printed out. Not worth the hassle. I will never order from from them again.

Date of experience: April 16, 2020
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's cool
April 14, 2020

Your store has great trendy clothes that i adore! Unfortunately the items are very pricy :( and i can only usualy get like 2 shirts and 3 pairs of jeans. That would probably total out to be around 100$.

Date of experience: April 14, 2020
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rue 21 quality and buissness
March 21, 2020

Honestly I shop there all the time it's where I buy most of my clothes. They have high quality cute amazing clothes with cheap prices. When Ordering online do expect what you see, they are 100% true and good delivery. And the in store people are very nice and friendly. Would deff recommend

Date of experience: March 20, 2020
Oregon
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Not very user friendly
February 23, 2020

I order two items. After two hours I got an email that one item was out of stock and wouldn't be sent. I sent an email asking for my order to be canceled so I could add something else to it and avoid paying shipping twice for their mistake of letting me order something out of stock. They wouldn't let me cancel the order because it had been more than 30 minutes even though that was their time frame for notifying me, and told me the only thing I could do was return the items if it fit their policy. I would not recommend ordering from this site as they are not user friendly and are not prompt with their notifications that they have changed your order and there's nothing you can do about it

Date of experience: February 23, 2020
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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HORRIBLE SERVICE
February 19, 2020

I went into the Auburn store about 3 weeks ago and got some terrible service! I decided to give it another chance, and I am BEYOND disappointed. Once again, Kayla, (according to my receipt) helped me. She was so rude about it. I would ask simple questions like how much something was and she would just roll her eyes at me, or direct me over to someone else. It almost seemed like she hated her job. I sincerely hope she is not a manager. Because, if so, she is the worst manager I've ever seen. In my opinion, she should be fired. Or at the most, depromoted. I have never felt so disrespected in my entire life! And I'm almost 50.

Date of experience: February 19, 2020
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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First and last time ordering
December 23, 2019

Placed an order for 4 items online over
3 weeks ago and the items "shipped" super fast except they were never actually shipped! Everytime i would track the package it would read "READY FOR UPS PICKUP" after a week i emailed the company and didnt get a response after 4 days so i email them a second time asking them to just cancel the dang order. 2 minutes later they respond saying they're sorry for the inconvinence and that id be refunded within 3-5 days later. Well that was days ago and finally today i get another email saying due to my choice in checkout i should be refunded within 14 days. I feel like im just getting the run around here. Stay away from this website
Worst customer service ive ever experienced! If they go out of buisness i won't be the slightest bit of surprised.

Date of experience: December 23, 2019
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Rue21 is BS!
December 20, 2019

Rue21 FAVORITE word is we are not responsible, people don't even waist your time with this cereal box company they are full of excuses.

Date of experience: December 20, 2019
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I placed an order on Black Friday for a coat at such a great deal only to have them email me DAYS after the order was placed that they were sold out. I didn't make a fuss and figured there will be other deals. Well I checked this morning and the coat appeared to be back in stock so I add it to my cart, checkout, and once again I got a notification after the fact that it's out of stock. So on one hand, at least they notified me same-day this time. However, they clearly need to fix something between their warehouse and website management department. I shouldn't have been able to make the purchase if it was out of stock. It's a disappointment and a waste of time.

Date of experience: December 13, 2019
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Missing Item - Won't Ship
December 11, 2019

I have shopped with Rue21 since I was a college sophomore and NEVER had an issue. I ordered 7 items on 12/4/19 and received only 6 that I paid for. Instead of shipping a dress I already purchased, they sent me open toe heels! I called CS and they informed me that they cannot "re-ship" my items. How can you "re-ship" an item if I NEVER got it in the first place? They didn't say anything about it being out of stock or nothing just that they cannot SHIP the item that I PAID for. $#*!ing ridiculous

Date of experience: December 11, 2019
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Order canceled
December 8, 2019

Rue21 online site is a joke, canceled my Black Friday orders. Ridiculous. They should NOT allow shoppers to place orders if they can't fulfill. These are my gifts to colleagues. Now I don't have anything to give during Our Christmas party. By the way, the rating is 0, not 1. I have no option but to give 1.

Date of experience: December 8, 2019
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Shipping is horrible!
December 7, 2019

My order was supposed to come in on December 5,2019. I received the shipping confirmation number however, UPS never updated that it had shipped. So on December 5,2019. I reached out to Rue21 and they told me to wait the 10 days. I contacted UPS and they said they didn't know where the package was. So now Rue21 said all they can do is marked the package as stolen and refund me my money. The sad part is I got a really good deal on the promotion they had and I cannot get the same promotion again because they're "sold out"!

Date of experience: December 7, 2019
Maine
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Bad online shopping
November 22, 2019

I ordered boots in my size and paid for them. Got the conformation and then they cancel it because it's out of stock. It wasnt out of stock when I ordered them and paid for them. Poor service. Then come to find out they wont even be making that style boot anymore. Waited weeks for them to be in stock again.

Date of experience: November 22, 2019
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love most items!
November 22, 2019

Love the clothes and accessories, but NEVER buy any lip gloss with glitter from them! I love shimmery and glittery lip gloss so I always love to try different kinds. Bought one from Rue 21 and it gave my lips a burning sensation IMMEDIATELY after putting it on. I threw it in the trash right after I wiped it off of my lips.

Date of experience: November 21, 2019
Germany
1 review
3 helpful votes
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$#*!s!
November 7, 2019

Did not send me all my items. They claimed they are not responsible. Really? Wtf! Don't buy online they will steal from you!'

Date of experience: November 7, 2019
Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Spencer's store was so helpful!
October 29, 2019

I needed help finding a sweater for my granddaughter and they helped me pick out the perfect one along with let me know that I could get a second one for half the price. They were very kind and I really enjoyed the employees there.

Date of experience: October 27, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service
September 19, 2019

I placed ann online order. Got charged for it but never received it. Rue 21 told me they are not responsible. Do not order from them online

Date of experience: September 19, 2019