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Shein

shein.com
casual, preppy, streetwear, general men, womenAge 0-3, 4-12, 13-18, 19-25, 26-45, 46-60
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Shein is a global online fast-fashion retailer. It utilizes an on-demand business model, providing a vast selection of affordable clothing and accessories. Shein serves customers across numerous countries, primarily targeting younger demographics with its trend-focused offerings.


shein.com
China
Shein is part of Nanjing Lingtian Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Founded in 2008
Clothing item from SheinFashion apparel by SheinMerchandise from Shein clothing lineShein fashion product

Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: Nanjing Lingtian Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Year Founded: 2008
Target Gender: men, women

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $3.99
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $29

Returns

Return Policy: free
Return Instructions: items must be returned in new, unworn, unwashed, undamaged, and unaltered condition and have the original tags attached and the hygiene sticker
Return Cost: free for the first return only, then returns are $7.99

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: We avoid
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: casual, preppy, streetwear, general
Body Fit: regular, plus size, petite & short
Available Sizes: Men's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, 0XL, XL, 1XL, XXL, 2XL, XXXL, 3XL, XXXXL, 4XL, 5XL), Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, 0XL, XL, 1XL, XXL, 2XL, XXXL, 3XL, XXXXL, 4XL, 5XL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, financing, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo, Affirm
Buy Now Pay Later: Afterpay, Klarna, Zip Pay

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: Rakuten, TopCashback, Mr. Rebates, Active Junky

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Shein Reviews Summary

Shein has a rating of 2 stars from 4,970 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Shein most frequently mention customer service, tracking number and credit card. Shein ranks 1920th among Women's Clothing sites.

service
1,651
value
1,540
shipping
1,632
returns
1,232
quality
1,459
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New York
3 reviews
44 helpful votes
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Shein and Romwe are both asking me to send photos of my government id passport and credit card, i called paypal and my credit card company they said this is very concerning that an online merchant is asking for such photos. Romwe gave me a refund on paypal because i refused, however shein has not given me a refund BEWARE you might not get your clothes or your refund

THEY WONT REFUND MY MONEY, molly m. Keeps harassing me on here with daily messages, telling me they refunded my money giving me FALSIFIED paypal confirmation codes, paypal couldn't believe SHEIN went even lower to spend the time creating falsified paypal codes on sitejabber, but to fail to respond to week long paypal credit card, and better business bureau disputes. BELOW IS PROOF IN A PICTURE, NO REFUND FROM SHEIN. PAYPAL STATUS 8/15 = ****seller refused to ship goods, seller has made no contact********

MOLLY M. Stop LYING to protect the FRAUD and theft that occurs in the "security department" stop harassing me with FALSIFIED paypal confirmation codes, FALSIFIED paypal dispute codes, FALSIFIED DHL shipping codes. There are no records of these with any of the companies

After being asked for photos of my government identification, very concerned about their data breach, this site is unsafe.
"We will no longer contact the customer in this matter and will take it up with Paypal, Discover and if necessary the police. We have tried many times to try and resolve this issue with the customer but it seems she is too deep in the fact that we are "fa
Look how rude shein security is! They accuse me of not believing them. Well the screen shot says refund 115.65, my order was for 139.00. That refund was from ROMWE had nothing to do with SHEIN... why is security saying "if you dont believe check it out
Says order will be cancelled if i don't send them photos of my credit card and government IDs, I guess I should have payed attention to clever wording, CANCELLED does NOT = REFUND, cancel = we steal your money, cause we dont get to steal your identity.
+4
Date of experience: August 10, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

NL
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Very poor service
August 10, 2018

I have ordered a dress and had the same experience as many others, to small. I have tried to send in tickets to which I didn't receive a reply. Hence I returned the package to the address mentioned on the package, where it has been received. No response whatever. Trying to find a means of contact other than via tickets, is impossible. Through this site they contacted me and refunded my money. Still i will not order there again

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: August 8, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Annemieke,

Our team has emailed you via [email protected] with your refund details. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

India
1 review
5 helpful votes
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The bust and waist sizes are missing matched drastically. The tops are such a waste of money and time. Now the refund is taking so long without any proper channel to support.
Will never recommend this app to anyone. Hope someone takes the feedback and improves.

Date of experience: August 7, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Shweta,

Our team has emailed you via [email protected] regarding your refund. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear form you soon!

Canada
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Love this site
August 3, 2018

I have ordered from SheIN about 6 times now. Although I have heard in the past that courier services are slow or that quality is not good, I personally have not had any issues. You just have to be smart about what you order in terms of fabric. I also usually order a large quantity (around $200 worth) so I always qualify for free express shipping. My order gets to me within a week or so.

The only problem I had a couple of times was that the sizing was a little bit off, but I was able to return with no issues and receive a refund. They are really accommodating with returns and will either refund you the money or you can use it for your next order.

Pricing of the items is really cheap, but the quality is actually really good considering what you pay, which is surprising. I definitely recommend ordering from this site.

You can view one of the dresses I ordered here: http://www.bijuleni.com/2017/10/the-perfect-bardot-dress.html

Date of experience: August 2, 2018
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Shein has a great selection of choice. It however is not somewhere to order things from last minute. You need to able to wait a few weeks to be safe. I ordered some items for a holiday and there was an issue with the order meaning I would have got the items after leaving for abroad. However, they allowed me to cancel it all and gave me a full refund. Great customer service!

Date of experience: July 31, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

New York
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Fruad
August 2, 2018

I ordered clothes and cannot find my orders to track them. My orders list is empty but they sure took my money. I have used other sites and never had this problem, order number is kha*******.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 31, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Asha,

Dear Asha,

If you feel that we have resolved the issue, we would love if you could edit the review on Sitejabber. I have sent you a "Request for Resolution" through Sitejabber. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I'm sorry that others had a bad experience but I was lucky. My order arrived, the quality of the dress looks good (I have not used and therefore not yet washed) and inexpensive. Although my order did not arrive early, they sent me an email telling me of the delay. I was willing to wait. Will order again.

Date of experience: July 30, 2018
GJoanne T.
Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Wrong sizing
August 2, 2018

I recently ordered 4 petal sleeve blouses in asst colors. I ordered one size larger than I usually wear due to no name manufacturer, I received the four blouses in an acceptable amt of time but they were about 4 sizes smaller than requested even tho the packaging said the correct size. I will not return these items and waste more money and time, I will simply donate or discard, Granted, they were cheap but the quality was also cheap, Count me as a former very dissatisfied and disappointed customer

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 30, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear G Joanne T,

If you feel that we have resolved the issue, we would love if you could edit the review on Sitejabber. We hope to hear from you soon.

GB
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
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AVOID AVOID AVOID
July 28, 2018

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID. LISTEN TO THE REVIEWS. DONT DO IT. ITEMS NEVER ARRIVED. CARD CHARGED. IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH CUSTOMER SERVICE. RUINED MY B DAY ITEMS NOT ARRIVING. RUINED MY HOLIDAY ITEMS NOT ARRIVING. THE WORST SERVICE IVE EVER EVER EXPERIENCED. DOUBT I'LL EVER GET MY MONEY BACK. FURIOUS. ELEVEN ITEMS. NONE OF WHICH ARRIVED.

Date of experience: July 25, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Customer Service
July 24, 2018

I previously wrote a bad review about the shipping process with SheIn. However, things have changed and their customer service department was very nice to my concerns. They gave me a refund and wanted to make sure I was all in all happy. Thumbs up for customer service.

Date of experience: July 20, 2018
Missouri
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I just got these in the mail about an hour ago. I ordered on the 8th. Its the 19th. It was suppose to be express shipping. It got delayed by three or more days because something I ordered was out of stock. They finally said they shipped it but on the tracking it said they were waiting on my response. So I sent another email asking if it shipped and the rude customer service said to "be patient". It finally came, and EVERYTHING smelled like moth balls. So disgusting. The backpack that was suppose to be "medium size"? Couldnt even fit my notebooks. Everything is see through, A few things had holes in them already! I spent $100+ dollars and Im probably going to have to throw it all away. I had high hopes. I better be able to get a refund for this.

Date of experience: July 19, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Where is my order?
July 20, 2018

I ordered some items on an express delivery and so far nothing has arrived, could you please let me know when or if it is coming!
Thank you

Date of experience: July 17, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Denise,

Our team has emailed you via [email protected] regarding your order. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon.

GB
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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AVOID like the plague!
Can't deliver on time, going on holiday without essential swim wear!
Even allowed extra time to what was stated.

Date of experience: July 16, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Adam,

Our team has emailed you via [email protected] regarding your order. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon.

India
1 review
4 helpful votes
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It's has good collection and being a regular user of Myntra, I thought to try Shein once and it gave a pathetic experience.
1 St delivery was a pain, thn if I want to return 1 item, there's no way I can do. It's asking for upload photo, what the hell and thn I tried also thn it need specific format! WOW!
On Top there is no customer care number to talk or guide.
Contact immediately to take it back

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 16, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Neetu,

Our team has emailed you from [email protected] in regards to your refund. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

India
1 review
5 helpful votes
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The dresses that I ordered were not as advertised. The material Quality being inferior and some stitching defects were also there, owing which I wanted to process a return, I initiated a return minutes after receiving the order... But even after raising 5 tickets and getting three messages and commitment from their end for the pickup, even after 10 days there is no pickup of the products from my place. So I will never recommend anyone to buy from Shein. Very bad experience

Date of experience: July 15, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Rama,
Our team has emailed you from [email protected] in regards to your order. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

Canada
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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The site told me to use PayPal for a 'safer transaction'... I did and a couple days later I got an email saying my payment is under review as they need to issue an E-check that'll take additional time. I've never had this happen before so I contacted customer service wanting more information on what's happening and how much of an inconvenience time-wise this will cause in receiving my order. I am told to be patient and offered no explanation of what is going on. A few days later (thanks to my persistent messages), I am told to contact PayPal. I do, and they tell me SHEIN is responsible and they cannot do anything about this delay. Finally, I see I am CHARGED via PayPal for this order... so I assume my order has been verified and will ship out soon? No. There is no record of my order anywhere. Now again with NO EXPLANATION, I AM ASKED TO SEND A PICTURE OF MY CREDIT CARD? This company has stolen my money... where is my order?

Date of experience: July 14, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Kari,

Our fraud prevention department has contacted you in regards to verifying your order. We do ask for a photo to see the last 4 digits of the card that was used, and a photo of the corresponding ID for the first and last name to verify your payment information. Please cover all information that we do not ask to see. If the verification has not been responded to the order will be cancelled. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Germany
1 review
6 helpful votes
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DO NOT BUY FROM SHEIN: I am trying to return some items, and their policy is to contact them first, then you receive the adress to return. I am trying for 2 weeks already to contact them, and I get completely ignored. I submitted 5 tickets on their website that say 24h reply, and contacted them on messenger, NOTHING worked.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 10, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Catherine,

Our team has emailed you from [email protected] in regards to your order. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

AE
1 review
10 helpful votes
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DISGUSTING
July 10, 2018

I ordered 22 items! The items were delivered very late! All dresses were completely see through and unwearable! Items came not as advertised! Just completely awful! I used my card to pay and they over charged me (twice for 2 items) and then told me they will reflect back the amount in my wallet, they did that but reflected it incorrectly! It is a horrible experience, I will never ever use them again! All sizes were wrong! The clothes are VERY cheap and see through (not as advertised to the customer!) looking to that point they are embarrassing to wear! Only their shoes is of good quality. I have asked for the items to be returned but VERY bad investment! AWFUL!

Date of experience: July 7, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

Australia
4 reviews
23 helpful votes
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Decided to try them as they are advertising a lot in Australia and make their web site look like it is an Australian business. The site also said 'First Return Free' so I thought it was worth a try. Bought 3 items.@ were okay considering I only paid less than $10 AUS each after sale discounts. Had I paid any more I would have been disappointed as they are not good quality and won't last. Sizing varies with every item and following their size chart is NO guarantee that what you receive will be that size or relate to the item measurements. Good chance you will get an item returned by someone else as well. One item was sewn so badly it wouldn't fit any shape human body. They wanted me to pay to return it to the USA. But the first return was supposed to be free? And the item is defective i. E. 'not fit for purpose'? So I did what this business depends on people doing - got frustrated and didn't bother. From other reviews it seems if you pay to return it you are likely to not receive a refund anyway. So... let me state it plainly. Order at a huge risk. Don't believe positive reviews - they are fake or an accidental fluke. Meanwhile, I have a few new rags to use around the house...

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 6, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Iwso,
Our team has emailed you from [email protected] with your refund details. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

NL
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I ordered 4 pieces and they where all too big, of bad quality and not sewn properly. 2 of them where even damaged. I cant review the clothes on the site itself and the site says I cant send any of the pieces back so really dissapointed.

However, they contacted me after seeing my review and sent half my money back even tho I already repaired and changed all of the pieces and chose to keep them.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: July 4, 2018
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️