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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 1898th among Women's Clothing sites.

service
1,651
value
1,540
shipping
1,632
returns
1,232
quality
1,459
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Customer service sucks!
October 14, 2023

I purchased an item and I received it with a missing item when I sent an email for the item and what was missing i received a reply saying they are sure they sent me the item completed which was not when i sent another email no replies! When u do refund u never get ur money back! Hold transaction for ever

Date of experience: October 14, 2023
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over a year old

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South Africa
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SHEIN is a $#*! SHOW
October 13, 2023

Firstly their customer service is on 0% I have lost my sleep and lost weigh due to their unprofessionalism, not only that, don't get me started on the courier! What a nightmare! If you are ready to lose a few pounds and have headaches, try SHEIN! Works magically!

Date of experience: October 12, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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District of Columbia
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Refund policy
October 12, 2023

The refund policy makes returning anything not worth the time (and in my case I will not use this site again), go on to something else that is really WORTH your time.
Having to take a photo of each item you have purchased in order to make a return is just stupid-my advice-go to Ali Express-that's where they get all their stuff anyway, pay less, and if you REALLY want to make a return, they make it much easier.

Date of experience: October 12, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Australia
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I haven't received my order placed on 18 /9/23
October 12, 2023

September 2023 and have not received the products. I have written 7 emails but no response from them.my order number YC8806

Date of experience: October 12, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Maryland
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Took money from acct on 9/21/23..
October 11, 2023

I made an order 20 days ago, the money came from my acct Immediately. I never recieved a confirmation.I looked in my spam folder...and when I look in "orders, processing, shipping" in the Shein website... NOTHING. They took my money and gave me nothing & absolutely no way to reach them because all phone numbers are bogus & when u talk to their cust service on line, you are talking to a computer.

Date of experience: October 11, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello,
I apologize for this situation, but this is not the SHEIN site. Unfortunately, you have found a fake website representing SHEIN.
If you have made a payment, we suggest that you report the fraudulent activity directly to your card bank and ask them to help you initiate a chargeback as soon as possible. This is the fastest and safest way to get your money back.
Thank you for your understanding.

New York
2 reviews
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Customer service unaccountability
October 11, 2023

A few months ago, I placed my 4th or 5th orders with Shein totaling $ 64 approx. Since then, the ordered items were never delivered to my address, although declared delivered on their website. I tried to contact customer service multiple times thru the website customer support chat, and thru their email, to file a claim, but no one has responded; Then I tried to contact their delivery service as per their phone number noted in my Shein account, but a voice message said to text; and when I texted, there has been no response. After trying so long, unsuccessfully, to reach out to customer service, I had to address my bank to claim back my money. I think that there is something unethical going on within the system which would explain the unresponsiveness of customer service with regard of orders not being delivered. I no longer order anything from Shein. Thanks.

Date of experience: October 10, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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South Africa
1 review
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Bought and paid over R 600 from shein. Nothing
October 10, 2023

I orderd over R 600 worth from shine it was bought and paid. After numourus emails nothing. Ek no response. Please where do I go now. It was delivered to wrong addres. I no response.according to them it was delivered in Bloemfontein. That was not addres provided... No help no feedback

Date of experience: October 10, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello,
I apologize for this situation, but this is not the SHEIN site. Unfortunately, you have found a fake website representing SHEIN.
If you have made a payment, we suggest that you report the fraudulent activity directly to your card bank and ask them to help you initiate a chargeback as soon as possible. This is the fastest and safest way to get your money back.
Thank you for your understanding.

Lithuania
1 review
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Ordered 4 items, 3 were not as described. Only for one raised claim, because received incorrect item. But Shein not solved and this case.
Also to get free shipment you should order for min ~30 eur - non happy with it. Alternative shoping portal works much better, works with purchasers. Will not use Shein anymore.

Date of experience: October 10, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Arizona
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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1. When customers leisurely add items to their cart, it can be frustrating when many of these items time out and are removed by Shein, requiring the customer to search for them all over again, which is a time-consuming process.

2. After finding the items again, customers then feel compelled to hurry to the checkout process to prevent the items from being removed from my cart again.

3. After checking out, customers then receive an email from Shein notifying me that my items were canceled and asking if I'd like to repurchase them. This communication can be confusing and should be avoided.

4. Personally, as I review my order, I noticed that Shein has added the same item twice, resulting in two identical clothing items. Is this a deliberate strategy to charge customers more?

Date of experience: October 9, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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GB
1 review
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They are liars
October 9, 2023

In game, with free products. They showed that it is for new user 0.3, or old user 0.01 and gave same for new and old user 0.01

Date of experience: October 9, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Texas
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Order not received
October 9, 2023

I ordered $63.00 worth of clothing to try this company on 8/16/23 and today 10/8/23 I never received my order. After many emails back and forth they said it was delivered and I need to try and find it. The company offered me 50% back. I asked for 100% but they said because I might have given them the wrong address it's my fault and they will only reimburse 50%. The address was correct. A company should back up their product so I don't recommend use of this company.

Date of experience: October 8, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Lithuania
1 review
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I tried to speak to customer service since items was missing in my package when it arrived. Package was full of holes so items was disappearing under transportation. Customer service only said they had send everything so I didn't get a refund. I sent them pictures of the package I received and they said I needed to check the package if I had taken out all items….seriously it was 5 items missing and customer service didn't even want to discuss it. My advice is to not buy anything from SHEIN and if you HAVE to…do payment true PayPal so you can get help because SHEIN doesn't want to help you even when it's their own fault. I will never buy anything from them again, eBay is 100% better to buy from and items are better.

Date of experience: October 8, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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California
3 reviews
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I ordered 2 sets of pens and instead of delivering them they claim to have refunded my money. So I ordered 2 more sets of pens eventhough they are charging me more. I found out they are only sending me 1 set of pens. So I tried to contact their customer service and file a ticket. I got stuck in their automated messaging system for at least 30 minutes. I don't think they ever received my correspondence. While filing the ticket I was asked for an i.d number and it would not let me enter anything. So frustrated with their customer service but love the merchandise and prices.

Date of experience: October 7, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Canada
1 review
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It is a scam!
October 7, 2023

I never received the order. I paid for USD 9,00 for delivery and insurance. They do not answer emails nor they have phone number

Date of experience: October 6, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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New York
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I returned two pieces that didn't like and didn't fit properly. The quality of the garments were very chip. That's happened in May 2023. I still waiting for them to return my money.

Date of experience: October 6, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Canada
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Non delivery
October 5, 2023

Put the charge on my card, never did get the delivery or credit or re-order. Pretty sure they lost me as a customer

Date of experience: October 5, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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New York
1 review
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Buyer beware
October 5, 2023

Buyer beware. Use to love shein. Been a customer since 2018. However, they use speedx now and if ur pkg is lost, ur out of luck bc shein will not refund u. (already tried contacting shein and speedx customer service).

Date of experience: October 5, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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South Africa
1 review
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Customer service is pathetic
October 5, 2023

The customer service and bot is useless. They sent me the wrong/missing item which they verified with a service ticket. But when I press proceed it does nothing. They are a rip off.

Date of experience: October 4, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Michigan
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RIPOFF...!
October 4, 2023

I decided to start off small...in case the items they were selling were junk. And so, I ordered 3 pair of "genuine" turquoise earrings for $2. Well...it's a good thing I started off small. The "genuine" turquoise looked more fake than fake turquoise. And the earrings HAD NO BACKS...! So...if my wife was going to wear these 3 pair of cheap earrings, then I was going to have to go to Amazon and spend $8 for earrings backs. And so, my recommendation to you is to AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS...!@

Date of experience: October 4, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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Rhode Island
1 review
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Just a bunch of games!
October 4, 2023

Firstly they lost my account. Even though I had made 4 seperate purchases totalling $1,000. So they tell me they found the acct even though nothing shows up when I log in? I have been trying to get a return shipping label from them for 3 weeks. I can't get one on the website because my acct shows no orders. But they have done nothing but screw with me. Send me pictures of what I ordered and ask me to detail what I want to send back, which I did. Still no label. I made the mistake of saying 2 items arrived with damage and sent them photos, but they keep saying send as a JPEG, which I did several times. Finally I just told them to forget exchanging the 2 items. I also told them I would take credit over a refund as I liked alot of what I received. I have no idea if they are just screwwing with me or can't read english. But so far nothing has been done. I have requested a return label probably 30 times and they keep ignoring my request. I can't call anyone and explain my issue. They just have different people repeatedly apologize for your issue but do nothing to solve it. I am very disappointed as I liked the majority of what I bought. But outside that they suck. 3 weeks still no resolution and then today they notified me they were closing my ticket? Why!? You haven't addressed the problem yet! WHAT the holy hell!?

Date of experience: October 4, 2023
Viviana F. Shein Rep
over a year old

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