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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 1.8 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 1932nd among Women's Clothing sites.

service
1,651
value
1,540
shipping
1,632
returns
1,232
quality
1,459
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Fiji
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I ordered 5 items - only one dress (the only good thing that happened!) had a brand tag on it. Rest never had a tag! Material for the rest items I bought were seemingly cheap type and not worth the price! Negative reviews are not published on this website only good ones seem to be published! They have a glossy website but unfortunately the clothes seem to be simply inferior so everyone don't be fooled!

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: April 30, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Bimal,

Thank you so much for ordering from our site and we deeply apologize if our items did not live up to your expectation.
We have strict quality assurance before each product is packed and shipped, if the items came with defection or bad quality, or is not like the pictures on the website, please send us a few pictures of the items you received, we would surely help you with the return and make this right for you.

Looking forward to your reply!

NL
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Shipping delay!
May 2, 2017

At first I was very positive about their website and clothing. I saw that my parcel would be shipped whitin 1-3 business days and it would take 5-7 days to be delivered at my house. That sounded ok to me, but now it's been a week since I placed my order and I still haven't got any shipping confirm e-mail yet. I sent them an e-mail and they said the item I ordered was "out of stock" and it would take a little while longer. But this wasn't even mentioned on their website?! I also have read reviews from other people, and mostly of them were about their shipping delay! SheIn should really sort this problem out.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: April 30, 2017
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Indy,

Thank you for ordering from our website, we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
We checked your order, the item (jumpsuitmmc160819701) is one of our best sales products. It is in short supply now.
We have marked your order as priority dispatch, and we will ship it out as soon as possible.
If you are not willing to wait, we can cancel the order and issue the refund to you.

Apologize again for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

France
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ordered 2 dresses and 2 bikinis at the beginning of April, never received a confirmation email to say my items had been shipped so live chatted with their 'customer service' with 2 people that could barely speak English. Couldn't get a straight answer as to when my items would be shipped after 2 weeks so I cancelled the order, which seems to be their only solution to the problem. Got an email saying it would take 10-20 days for a refund. Yeah, that makes sense? Unless they're sending someone to the bank near my house to manually put cash into my account I don't see how on Earth it would take that long. Site is very strange and a complete shod. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS WEBSITE.

Date of experience: April 30, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Aoife,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order.
But because we are upgrading our warehouse, there is some delay of your order.
And we have already processed the refund to your credit card, but the bank may need 10-20 business days to process the refund, please kindly understand.

Apologize for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ordered 13 items of clothing for our daughter for Christmas. Website shows 1 week max shipping, which would've allowed plenty of time for Christmas arrival. They only shipped two items and said the rest were shipping from overseas and had no idea when they'd arrive. Requested a refund, they temporarily put $ in an online wallet with them (don't want to do business with them any longer). They straight up lied to my credit card company and said everything was delivered. They don't have a customer service #, you have to wait and wait for them to finally respond via their online message center. Bunch of crooks.

Date of experience: April 29, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Laura

Thank you for ordering from our website.
We checked your order, we have processed the refund to your SheIn Wallet on December 18,2016, please kindly note, the money in your wallet could be used for the next order or withdraw deposit to your credit card.
And you have initiated a dispute on worldpay, we will refund you after the dispute ends. Please kindly wait a few days.

If you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Iowa
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Still haven't received my order. It's been over 7 days since it has even left the warehouse. I tried emailing, messinging on Facebook and Twitter and no one would respond with an answer! I am furious. This is my first and last time ordering from this site.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: April 28, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Amber,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order.
But because we are upgrading our warehouse, there might be some delay of your package.
We checked your order, the package has been shipped out this morning.
The tracking number is 792126XXXX, you could check through the link http://www.dhl.com.sg/en.html.
Normally, express shipping takes 4-7 days, please kindly wait a few days.

Apologize for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I placed my order on 4/17/2017 for my birthday. There was no expedited shipping option, just an order option while making the booking. After 7 days I started getting impatient as SHEIN withdrew the money instantly but the status was still PROCESSING. I logged a ticket with them, this is their reply:
"Happy Birthday to you in advance.
Please kindly note that after you make an order, we usually need about 3-7 working days to prepare the package before shipping.
We will ship out the package with express shipping for free this time, ok?"

After this, it has been around 3 days and no change in the shipping status. It still says processing.

They should advertise the shipment time more than they advertise clothes so people can make a judgement call if they want to wait that long.

I don't think it's worth it!

Ruined my birthday

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear KSHAMA,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order.
But because we are upgrading our warehouse, there is some delay of your package.
We have marked your package as priority dispatch, and we will ship it out as soon as possible.
If you do not want to wait, you could also contact us to cancel your order.

Apologize again for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Hong Kong
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Terrible
April 30, 2017

I would rate lower than a star, if there's available! It takes forever to have my parcel... I've spent over $80 dollars on my order, which was placed on April 19th, after serveral times complain on emails and I only received 1 piece of my order... where are the rest of my clothes? Very bad customer service, but they take your money very promptly! I never recommand anyone to buy from their net!
Simply ridiculous! Waste of time and emergy to trace them!
Beware girls, don't get trapped of the cheap prices of wardrobe!

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear ZITA,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order.
But because we are upgrading our warehouse, there is some delay of your package.
And the item (vest170307702) is in short supply, how about we ship other items out for you first?
We have marked your package as priority dispatch, and we will ship it out as soon as possible.
If you do not want to wait, you could also contact us to cancel your order.

Apologize again for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Pennsylvania
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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They charged my Acct 4/19 same day I ordered it and I have yet to recieve it. They keep asking me to be patient. FedEx label was finally created 5/3 but that's it. Just a label was created. No shipment has actually occurred still

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi Sandy,

Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order.
Because we are upgrading our warehouse, there might be some delay.
And we have already cancelled your order as you requested, and refunded to your Paypal account, and provided you the transaction ID.

If you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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ITEMS NOT SHIPPED
April 29, 2017

I ordered my items on 4/17/17, its been a week and 3 days and Shein still fail to ship my items. I would like to know when I would receive it because I need these pieces for a party. ***** I GOT AN EMAIL SAYING THEY SHIPPED THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS AND IVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRACKING NUMBER IS ON THE WEBSITE UNDER ORDERS AND ITS NOT ON THERE? IT STILL SAYS PROCESSING? CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHEN MY ITEMS ARE GOING TO ARRIVE, IM VERY UNHAPPY

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Virginia
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Amazing
April 29, 2017

I absolutely love this website. Always order from it, the prices are fair, it may take some time on the delivery, although some orders might come faster, but overall i love it. I am very satisfied with this website, would definitely recommend it.

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Kentucky
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Scam Alert!
April 29, 2017

This site doesn't allow you to have any contact with anyone ever when you have any issues! These reviews are all paid for... SCAM!

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Eric,

Thank you for ordering from our website.
You can submit a ticket on your account if you need any help, it is easy and convenient to contact customer service this way, they'll get back to you within 24 hours.

If you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Delays Delays Delays
April 29, 2017

Shein has great clothes but I ordered a dress labeled priority processing on March 26th. I needed it for May 2nd so I didn't really care that it told me I'd still have to wait 17 business days but on April 2nd, I received an email telling me there would be a 3-5 day delay in processing and they'd contact me about it in 5 days. I contacted them 5 days later.
It is April 27th and I still have no dress. The tracking information is not helpful in the slightest and is rarely updated. The representatives just keep telling me about more and more delays. Just yesterday they told me it would be another 10 days until they either reprocess my order, refund me, or resend the order.

Will NEVER order from Shein again.

Update: the package arrived on May 3rd. Good thing I needed it on the 2nd!

Shein attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Hannah,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
We checked your order, the item (dress161202717) is in high demand, it takes more time for processing.
The package has been shipped out on April 14.
The tracking number is LW13434XXXX, you could check through the link http://www.fedex.com/us/.For more details, please check your email.

The package has arrived at the USPS facility, please kindly wait a few days.

Apologize again for all the troubles, if you have any other concern, do not hesitate to contact us.

Maryland
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Tracking Number
April 29, 2017

It's not fair to be super fast with taking customers money, but so slow to respond with the tracking number and shipping the items out. If you are slow, be slow with taking our money also! The Real talk show did you a huge favor with exposure and I'm quite sure you received a lot of customers from fans of The Real (I'm one of them). Don't make The Real look bad! I love the show; however, your service has to be expedited if you want to keep the numerous customers that you have already.

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Felicia

Thank you for ordering from our website.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order, please kindly understand.
Because we are upgrading our warehouse, there is some delay for the shipping.
We will ship out your package as soon as possible, after we shipped out the package, we will send you a email to inform you the tracking number.
If you do not want to wait, you could contact us to cancel the order.

Apologize again for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Do not order on Shein.

My delivery was delayed over a week so I had to cancel the order as clothes were for a holiday before the order would have arrived.

When I asked for a refund they said it would take 10 - 20 days for the money to get back in my account.

Awful and misleading online retailer, do NOT use.

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Katie,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Because we are upgrading our warehouse these days, there is some delay of your package.
If you do not wait, we could cancel the order and process the refund to you, but the bank may need 10-20 business days to process the refund.
After we finished refund, we could provide you a reference number, you could use it to check with your bank.

Apologize again for all the troubles, if you need any help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Illinois
3 reviews
9 helpful votes
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I placed my first order with Sheln. One of the items I received was not the item I ordered. Returned the item. Received message from Sheln that they were going to refund the item I was keeping. (the less expensive item) I said no. I was keeping that item. Had to send photos of the item that was incorrect, and had to send photos of the item I was keeping to straighten it out.

The item I returned was $27.00. I received a refund of $16.50 today. Now, I have been communicating with them for 14 days. FOURTEEN DAYS! I just sent a message to them, and asked to speak to a manager. I want to know how they calculated the $16.50. Asked the rep I was communicating with, but won't tell me. If they are charging me for return shipping, that would be horrible customer service, as they sent the wrong item, and why should I have to pay to return it?

Also, used a $3 coupon for the order. No requirements to use the coupon, such as a minimum order. Now I am being told that the $3 will be deducted from my order. I disagree with this. The coupon should be applied to the item I am keeping. Once again, I want to point out that I was sent the wrong item.

I am so frustrated with this company, that I want to tell everyone to beware of this company.

Fourteen days I have been communicating with them to resolve this issue. What company in the US would take 14 days to resolve a problem?

Sent them a message today asking to speak to a manager. Wonder if I will receive a response?

I am happy with the item I am keeping. However, due to the poor customer service I have received, I will never, NEVER order from Sheln again.

Date of experience: April 26, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Cheryl,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for all the troubles.
We checked your order, the outer is $27, and you have used $3 dollars off coupon, the discount price for this item is $ 24.75.
The total amount we refund you is $24.75 ($8.25+$16.5), please check your account.
How about we provide you another three dollars off coupon for compensation?

California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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This company should be SHUT DOWN! The Better Business Bureau won't even Accredit them due to the amount of complaints!
I received this email today...
Dora (SHEIN)
Apr 26,12:06 CST
Apology for the delayed order #PXB******* (I place this order on 4/11.16 days ago!))
Dear customer, This is customer service from SheIn.com
We sincerely apologize for the long time you have experienced with your delayed order caused by our warehouse system upgrade. We still have no accurate time when this update will finish. So we are writing to ask you for advice.
Would you like to wait for a few more days or we refund you directly?
We will refund to your Shein Wallet after 2 business days if there is no reply.
Thank you for your kind understanding and cooperation!
Fast reply would be much appreciated.
Yours sincerely, SheIn Customer Care

Well there must be some kind of international trade law that makes this illegal! They charge my credit card immediately, don't ship my order. Don't tell me until 16 days after my order was placed that their warehouse system is not working and you don't when it will be. And then ask me if I want to cancel my order and they will give me a store credit!?
Not to mention they have products online that are out of stock but they don't have their website updated to show that little piece of very important information, so they email me a week after I have purchased an item to tell me "It Is out of Stock"! And then give me a store credit!? Then I'm told if I want my money put back on my credit card it will take up to 20 days to receive it!? It sure as heck doesn't take that long for them to charge me credit card!
I am reporting them to the Federal Trade Commission, the International Trade Administration and World Trade Organization.
Trust me you do not want to purchase from this company! It should be shut down!
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Date of experience: April 26, 2017
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Jody,

Thank you for ordering from our site.
We deeply apologize for the delay in delivery and regret any inconvenience it may have caused.

Refunding to customers' SheIn Wallet is by default. If you would like a refund to your credit card, then we will. It normally takes 15-20 business days for the bank to process the refund to your account. Hope you understand. To be honest, we would like an instant refund just as you.
Although we try our best to maintain 100% accuracy with inventory, there are rare occasions where we experience an inventory error. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. The refund for that out-of stock item has been issued to your credit card. You may check your account balance next month.
So you would like to be refunded for your order? We may cancel it and refund you. Please let us know how we should proceed.

Our apologies for all the trouble.

Illinois
1 review
6 helpful votes
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This is the worst company on Earth you can't actually speak to a person I purchased items April 10/2017. It is now April 26th and I still don't have my items. The money was withdrawn on the 10th. They sent me email stating that some items are out of stock however they would put my money in a Shein wallet and if I wanted a refund I would have to put a ticket in to get a refund. I have reached out to them via email telling them to refund my money I still do not have it nor do I have my items. Everyone should be aware before they purchase anything from this company!

Date of experience: April 26, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Vickey,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
We checked your order, for the item (kimono160823501), we have already processed the refund to your SheIn Wallet.
Please log in your account on our website and check your wallet.
You could use the money in your wallet to reorder on our website or withdraw deposit to your credit card at any time you want.
And for the item (kimono161118702), we will ship it out within 2-3 business days.
If you do not want to wait, you could also contact us to cancel this item for you.

California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I have waited over a month for my order. I paid over £500.00 and now they are saying its still not ready do I won't a refund? That will take 20 days to get back in my account! Do not buy from this website!

Date of experience: April 26, 2017
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
We checked your order, our customer service has already cancelled the order as you requested.
We will process the refund to you as soon as possible, but the bank may need 10-20 business days to process the order, please kindly understand.

If you need any other help, do not hesitate to contact us.

Louisiana
1 review
3 helpful votes
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My review may change when I actually get the items if they really blow me away, but considering it's been over 2 weeks since I've ordered and they still haven't even SHIPPED OUT YET, I'm not feeling very positive. I spent enough to get express shipping which is listed on their site as 3-5 business days. It's been 12 business days and they are still in "processing"

I've reached out to support and they promised it would be shipped. Then suddenly they tell me they are "moving their warehouse" and all orders are delayed, contradicting what the support agent told me the day before that it would ship out soon. "Sorry for the inconvinience but this is an exception for shipping that we decided to move the warehouse in few days." -- As if you suddenly decide to move your warehouse without any notice to your staff! There are ways to prepare for that sort of thing. Some people say they've gotten their items within 2 weeks, but I'm feeling like it might take me a month to get the items. I wish I had never ordered at all.

Date of experience: April 25, 2017
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Ear Stephanie,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order, and another 3-5 business days for express shipping.
Because we are moving the warehouse, the package is delayed for a few days.
We have marked your order as priority dispatch, and will ship out your package as soon as possible.
If you do not want to wait, you could also contact us to cancel the order.

If you have any other concern, do not hesitate to contact us.

Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have shopped through SheIn a lot, and I really mean it. They have some amazing stuff out there and a lot of times they put their items on sale and the prices are incredible. There are things that I look for in the mall but I can't find, and it'll pop up on my newsfeed somewhere through SheIn and I'll purchase it. One down side to it is the sizing. Often, I feel like things will fit me, but then I get them and they're too small. The sizing also gets confusing especially with the should/arm length part because it differs for each item and I can't tell what it really means. You also have to pay attention to the material of the item, because it may look like one thing in the picture, but if you didn't read what kind of material it was made out of, it will be below your expectation. Overall though, they've been really great with having me return items that don't fit. I have a lot of clothes from them that people consistent compliment me on, so despite the few flaws, I would definitely continue shopping with them! :)

Date of experience: April 25, 2017