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Soft Surroundings

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Soft Surroundings Reviews Summary

Soft Surroundings is an online clothing store offering comfortable women's clothing with artful details in sizes XS-3X, including tunics, dresses, and everyday styles made from soft knits, breathable cotton, and airy linen.

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value
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shipping
54
returns
40
quality
45

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Virginia
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Do not buy!
June 25, 2019

Worst customer service! I wish I had read these reviews before I ordered. I paid $18 to TRY ON A BLOUSE! RIDICULOUS! Called to get shipping straightened out but got nowhere. Soft Surroundings does not care about customer service or satisfaction. $18 for shipping is a CRIME!

Date of experience: June 25, 2019
North Carolina
1 review
7 helpful votes
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NEVER AGAIN. Bought my mother a shirt for mothers day and its now almost June and the shipping date continues to get pushed back further and further. I asked them what they were going to do to make this right and they said they wouldn't charge me for next day shipping. GEE THANKS. Get your act together! Don't bother buying from here. The next Catalog I get from them will get free SAME DAY SHIPPING TO THE TRASH CAN.

Date of experience: May 31, 2019
New York
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Received my %100 cotton dress twisted in a braid! When I complained to the company they offered me $3 back on a $100 dress! Said I could use a warm iron on it! The point was I would not need to iron it if it wasn't sent looking like a pretzel! This company is over priced and shameful! I will never order from them again!

Date of experience: May 31, 2019
North Carolina
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Only buy if you're absolutely sure you won't have to return. Shipping charges too high and they charge $7 more for the return shipping LABEL!

Date of experience: May 23, 2019
Rhode Island
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Slowest shipping ever... tracking link NEVER works and will not allow copy and paste... who charges for return shipping? This is ridiculous sent completely wrong product totally different color than advertised if I could rate 0 I would no managers EVER available for complaints rude reps and no response to several emails... I doubt they ever read reviews or listen to customer concerns I'm suorised they are still in business Robin you should be ashamed of yourself and the company

Date of experience: May 22, 2019
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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The last couple of time I ordered items from Soft Surroundings I was dismayed that after I got my confirmation email, I was told the item would be available but not for a couple of months. Okay, so I agreed to wait. Then at the last minutes I got emails indicating that they item is no longer available. Geez, I don't need to purchase goods from this company when they advertise goods they cannot produce.

Date of experience: May 21, 2019
Maryland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They have some interesting styles but sizing is inconsistent, the materials are cheap and don't hold up, and the cost to return an item is excessive.

Date of experience: May 15, 2019
Iowa
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Would not take back pjs that shrunk 3 inches after hand wash 6 days after receiving and using a $50 guft card. Would not refund shipping which is exorbitant.

Date of experience: May 6, 2019
Missouri
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered an item in mid April and was informed that it wouldn't ship until mid May. When I called to cancel they made it very difficult and refused to send a cancellation confirmation. I was a long-time customer, but no more. I'm done with these clowns.

Date of experience: April 30, 2019
Idaho
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I received a catalogue with a lovely dress that I wanted to purchase. The item is also shown on the website. Started receiving pop ups with pictures of a blouse that I also liked. Received catalogue with photos of the blouse and dress last weekend. Tried to order both items. One not available until after June, the other until after July. Isn't it false advertising to show items that are not in your inventory? Ordered pants in February that won't be available until after Memorial Day. Nothing said on the site about a delay. Never again.

Date of experience: April 18, 2019
Washington
2 reviews
19 helpful votes
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Soft Surroundings has a very high rate for standard shipping. (one skirt $9.95), and that was not an overnight rate. The On top of the high shipping rate, they also charge another $7 to return an item. To make matters worse, they are extremely slow in crediting refunds. Customer service attitude leaves much to be desired. The second item I ordered was $46 total, and the credit I received was $25 due to all the shipping deductions. Of all the major online retailers, I have never experienced this kind of rip off. Buyer Beware! In addition, when I checked with SS regarding the delay in posting credits, they blamed the post office in my city for holding my package. NOT TRUE. Their contractor held the package for TEN days. Buyer Beware!

Date of experience: March 13, 2019
Ohio
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Stylish, But Overpriced
February 28, 2019

Beautiful clothes... But twice now, I bought something I really liked, but the quality was unsatisfactory especially for what I paid for! Very disappointed!

Date of experience: February 27, 2019
Colorado
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Bad shipping policy
February 21, 2019

I ordered a blouse with a $20 discount coupon and was charged $78.58 after the discount had been applied. This total included tax and shipping. After exchanging it once at no cost and then returning it because of size and quality, my refund was only $56.20 with the explanation that there was no refund on their $11.95 original shipping cost and I had to pay the $6.95 return shipping cost as well. This policy, in light of all the free shipping (at least one way) that is available will make me never use this company again. I find this abhorrent.

Date of experience: February 21, 2019
Maryland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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On new years day I ordered some clothing and a lamp for the living room. I ordered specific size (PL) and I received them in X-large and not petite. I opened up the box for the lamp and there was no hardware for the lamp to keep the fabric hat in hanged position. I guess i have to put the hat on top of bulb to burn out?! Please DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM SOFT SOUUROUNDING. THEY DON'T TRAIN THEIR PEOPLE AT ALL AND AS A RESULT WE GET WRONG MERCHANDISE AT OUR ADDRESS!

Date of experience: January 11, 2019
Texas
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Really? And then they don't have a 24/7 number to call? I checked on the order today 12/21. This was an in-stock item. I can now see by all of the ratings that this is not a mistake but a common business practice. Shame on you. It was my birthday present to myself. Guess not. If you go out of business just read your reviews to see why.

Date of experience: December 21, 2018
New Hampshire
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I ordered 600 dollars worth of clothes for wife for xmas, i ordered 3 weeks out, then told most were coming in after xmas, the only item coming on time was the free faux throw, i canceled, they were pretty easy about that, but... i really wanted to surprise my wife with all the things she picked out. If at time of ordering i knew the time delay, i would have not even bothered. Reading all the reviews here, the same theme comes up a lot. They did cancel it right away when I asked, to be honest i was hoping they would rush ship, or something. Can you imagine letting 600 dolllars in sales go away like that? I guess they make money some other way.

Date of experience: December 18, 2018
California
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I have TRIED to place 3 items so far from them. It takes around 2 months to get to me. I guess they ship from China maybe? The X-S was so HUGE that 2 people could get in there. Ordered XX-S and that was also HUGE.
I tried to order a top and perfume a month ago. Just realized I never got it. Called them today and turns out, there was no order placed by the customer service!
The images are great on their catalogs but the quality and customer service is extremely poor.

Date of experience: November 26, 2018
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered an item that was "in stock". I received 2 of the 3 items and they look very little like what was pictured in the catalogue. The 3rd item is "expected to ship December 20th" ALMOST 3 MONTHS LATER! There is no way to cancel this order. Sent emails, left messages, NO RESPONSE. Some items are ok, but very over-priced.

Date of experience: November 12, 2018
Minnesota
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bait and Switch
September 25, 2018

Catalog sent to me with price for item "$20 dollars off" - $78.95 instead of $98.95. Try to order it for that price - not possible. Cal company, give them catalog code - tell them I am LOOKING at the price in the catalog. They tell me - it's $98.95.

Date of experience: September 25, 2018
Nevada
1 review
7 helpful votes
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WORST EVER!
September 7, 2018

High price, poor quality and forget getting items shipped in this lifetime! Store tells item will be received by certain date (within 1 week of purchase) and I've been waiting for a month with delivery now said to be in another 2 weeks per conversation with online service rep.
They should get out of retail and get into catalog design business... catalog is great, but quality and service of clothing line not so much.
Stick with Chico's...

Date of experience: September 7, 2018

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Soft Surroundings offers stylish, luxurious & comfortable women's clothes for every size. Feel your best in the softest fabrics from Soft Surroundings.


softsurroundings.com
St. Louis, MO, United States