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The RealReal

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The RealReal Reviews Summary

The RealReal has a rating of 3.2 stars from 5,331 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with The RealReal most frequently mention great experience, fast delivery and high end. The RealReal ranks 6th among Discount Clothing sites.

service
709
value
676
shipping
638
returns
559
quality
608
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New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Love the service and the products!
April 14, 2021

Have to admit I was hesitant to make my first purchase but once I received it - I was in love! Products are true to the online marketed image and description. I'd recommend to actually add a comment when certain brand runs small or large (will save me some money from all the return fees I have to pay due to wrong size).
Quick and great customer service!
Hope I'm the future you can make your returns free.
Best
Sue

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great customer service
April 14, 2021

I have sold and purchased on the site and have always been happy with the customers service.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am still chasing up for the rest of an order to be delivered. The order was placed in November last year and despite contacting The Real Real numerous times via their different channels, including an email to the MD (who did respond but her employees didn't follow up & action...) I am still in the dark as to where my items are.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have consigned several items with the Real Real and was very pleased with my experience.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Luxury Lady
May 14, 2021

Great communication on status of the items. However I'm not interested in many of the items on the website. Items were more unique and attractive in the past.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Rodeo
May 14, 2021

Item did not come as described, was malodorous and very smelly, embarrassed as got it to give as a gift. Won't shop real real again for that price.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Love it
April 14, 2021

Great range - the condition of the items is very true to the description
Prompt delivery
Good presentation on arrival
Great after service with prompt refund service
Just a fantastic idea - recycling rather than creating more landfill
I just love Real Real

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Brazil
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My inquiry not resolved
May 14, 2021

I never received my package and customer service insists it was delivered.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Quite a few items have obviously incorrect descriptions, such as an item listed as "Jacket" but the picture shows a hat? Or items with size "Large" but the measurements mentioned do not look nowhere near a large size. Other garments I was interested in, but they did not have any measurements or any fabric info listed. I see more and more frequent glitches as I go through your website, which is unfortunate. I love the concept behind TheRealReal and I wish there you were more focused on the quality of your online shopping experience.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very satisfied
April 14, 2021

TRR is the easiest resell company I work with. It has helped me make money and do something I love, which is something I've been trying to figure out how to do for years.My only complaint is the inconsistency of the people checking the items. Many times when they send something back to me, I just resend it and it's accepted and sells quickly. Would it be possible to have an assigned authenticatior? It would save us both a lot of time and postage fees.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I'm so skeptical of the website's garment measurements for two reasons and they both prevent me from ordering more than I do, which is infrequently. One, the things that I order often don't match the measurements listed on the website, sometimes by a little, sometimes by a lot. I know that returns are accepted when measurements are incorrect in the listing, but it's frustrating to have to deal with that. Secondly, and perhaps even more importantly, is when you look at a lot of listings, it's not uncommon to find things where the listed size (8,10, Medium, Large, etc...) and the list measurements are so wildly disparate, it's just not worth evening considering the garment. I often see things that might be listed as a Medium or Large in a brand that I know and trust and it will show a bust measurement of 30 or 32 or something tiny like that. And this is often seen in a garment that isn't designed to stretch along the contours of the body. Whatever team it is that handles this part of the listing, somebody is phoning it in. I have recommended TheRealReal to people before but I always caution them to be very careful and stay away from anything even remotely questionable in terms of the details or condition. This needs improvement. Shoppers should be able to trust that listings are accurate and condition is properly detailed.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Hawaii
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Read the descrition closley and enlarge the picture of the item you are considering.
I have never been disapointed with any of my purchases.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Austria
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Description pictures
April 14, 2021

I think there should be pictures included of the errors the items have! Would be helpful

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awesome Customer experience
April 14, 2021

Great service!' All of my questions were answered. Rep was very friendly and helpful

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shipping and return fees too high
April 14, 2021

I love TRR and the way it does business, but the shipping and return fees are too high. The fact that even frequent shoppers can't get any relief is crazy. It affects how much I use the site.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy shopping experience, easy returns, good value, excellent quality

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Canada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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My new obsession
April 14, 2021

What a great find, you can get designer clothes at the price of department stores clothes. Shipping was fast ( you do have to pay taxes and import fees to Canada) merchandise was as described. Will certainly use it again.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Sometimes wrong items were sent
April 14, 2021

In the past when I order couple of clothing items to create an outfit, one of the items I receive was wrong. For example, I ordered a brown Paul Smith pants, but receive another brown one from Acme studio. Very disappointing.

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
Norway
1 review
0 helpful votes
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5 stars
April 14, 2021

Very satisfied. Have been ordering at theRealReal several times. Fast delivery, great quality of items!

Date of experience: April 14, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible.
May 14, 2021

Horrible. I bought a Chanel backpack that was very expensive but the description did not say it was child size nor did it say it had marks in the leather it's at the hardware it was false and I want my money back

Date of experience: April 14, 2021

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The RealReal is the leader in authenticated luxury consignment. With an expert behind every item, we ensure everything we sell is 100% real. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by brands from Chanel to Cartier, and hundreds more. Exten...


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