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The RealReal

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The RealReal Reviews Summary

The RealReal has a rating of 3.1 stars from 5,330 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.

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returns
559
quality
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New York
2 reviews
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Real real can be real mixed up
February 1, 2022

Many items are not well evaluated and described and may not at all match the photo and description of item. Wrong altogether and frustrating.
Some mens items are not well noted as being mens specifically in shoes and it causes a problem when not clearly noted in the descriptions.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Be prepared to do a lot of waiting
February 1, 2022

If you want fast customer service and service without any run around this isn't for you. It also takes awhile to receive your credits or commissions but if you're not in a rush it's okay. They have said things I've sent are not authentic when they are and they're descriptions have been inaccurate on items I have purchased. It should probably be a two or three star but I feel bad doing that so I'm putting a four star for courtesy because I hope they learn that. Courtesy.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Texas
1 review
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I have received items that I immediate need to take to the dry cleaners with obvious stains. Items should be clean when they are accepted as a resale item. It's disgusting!

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
2 reviews
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Lovely tops
February 1, 2022

Every time that I'm looking for something special to treat myself I know that I will find it in the Realreal website.
Great selection and quality in anything you're looking for. Love it!

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
1 review
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My Delightful Experience
February 1, 2022

The purchases I have made on the Real Real have been amazing! So happy with them and I'm especially excited to see a store opening up in my neighborhood! Their are excellent at curating and I can't wait to see what they display!

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Arizona
1 review
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I've ordered from The RealReal a few times now. Like all online shopping, it's hit & miss with clothing & shoes. But I love fashion & don't always have the budget to buy new.
I'd use their website more if the shipping rates didn't START at $12.00 and if your order doesn't fit, YOU pay to ship it back.
While I realize shipping is a genuine cost of doing business, I'd encourage RealReal to have tiered shipping rates that start lower & rethink their "you pay to return items you don't want" policy. Case in point - I ordered shoes that were mismarked on their website (size 9 shoes, sold as size 6). Not my fault. I had to cover shipping costs to send them back. That's just not right.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
1 review
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Not as good as the past
February 1, 2022

I've been a TRR buyer and seller since 2013. I bought stock when the company went public. I've met Julie Wainwright while shopping at Barneys in Beverly Hills. I used to love being a TRR buyer and seller. But unfortunately, the overall quality of customer service and accuracy of product listings have significantly declined recently, Several recent purchases have had incorrect measurements and not accuracy disclosed product flaws or wear. Customer service via texting is awful. Plus the offshore customer service representatives have no authority to do anything without a lengthy check with their supervisors first. My recent experience as a consignor has also declined. Pricing and item descriptions are often horribly off-base and require calls to Consignor Relations for corrections.

I know TRR is growing fast and cutting costs to become more profitable, but TRR should be careful not to lose what was special and wonderful about buying and selling on the site. There are many new online consignment companies that are offering better buyer and seller experiences.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
1 review
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Two Stars instead of one because my issue was ultimately resolved. HOWEVER... it literally took 3 days of texting with 3 different agents to get a relatively simple issue fixed. It was so incredibly frustrating and time consuming. There must be a better way of doing this...

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Love The Real Real
February 1, 2022

I love shopping and selling at The Real Real, the only thing I really don't like is that the shipping fees are high, and if a customer is spending over a certain amount, shipping should be free. Additionally, they do not provide enough shipping options like express, overnight, etc. Other than that, the brand selections are amazing!

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Nice selection
February 1, 2022

Generally the experience with RealReal has been enjoyable. I wished they would have an option to filter for condition of an item (i. E., excellent, very good, good etc). That would make the time on the site more efficient for me.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Oregon
1 review
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Comfort and Style... In My Home
February 1, 2022

I cannot not say enough positive things about TRR. Though home is where I stay most of the time. My present "lounge wear", collection is as nice as the clothes I leave my house in. I always get great deals and it is guiltless shopping since I use my credits from consignments I have sold.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Utah
1 review
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Love my Christmas ornaments
February 1, 2022

They are so well packed. Beautiful and can't wait to hang them this coming Christmas year.
Only comment was I ordered 5 different colors and 2 are exactly the same.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Customer assistance
February 1, 2022

There is no phone number to talk to a customer rep to report an issue with the product shipped.

The only option is texting and I found that to take an immense amount of time having to repeat the same thing over and over to different people responding to the message from time to time. Always someone new picking up the message. Very frustrating experience.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Defective dress
February 1, 2022

Dress arrived defective… the straps are completely different lengths! Now I understand why its a no return… thats not fair!

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
1 review
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Major shipping delay
February 1, 2022

I had to email TRR CS twice to get an idea when they are shipping my order. Even to this day, I have not received my order. It is suppose to come today via UPS.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Alterated items
February 1, 2022

Unfortunately the description wasn't mentioning the items were drastically alterated and not fitting me at all. As I already own these exact same pants, purchased in store, I can assuredly say so.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Ohio
3 reviews
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Beautiful Tie
February 1, 2022

The tie I purchased looks brand new and arrived promptly. I will be purchasing more items from The RealReal.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
Michigan
1 review
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I was a fan of RealReal over the past year and have spend a lot of money on their clothing, which until recently were excellent. The most recent orders I placed - during the Holiday season of 2021 were terrible. There was a beautiful Versace dress which actually had ugly cigarette burns on it which had melted the fabric. These burns were not mentioned in the description nor shown in the photo. Other items had actual deodorant and sweat stains on the armpits, also not mentioned in the description. Another shirt was advertised as plain black and showed as plain black in the description, but it had an ugly embossed pattern on it which was not visible or mentioned and only showed up when I opened the box. The items I purchase in early and mid-2021 were excellent; what happened to your quality control since then?

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
New Jersey
2 reviews
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Gift
February 1, 2022

The purchases were Christmas presents and everyone was not only surprised but absolutely loved their presents. Real Real has great items and great prices.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022
California
1 review
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Poor customer service
February 1, 2022

I have no idea where the Tiffany gold and Jade necklace I sent to TRR for consignment on 12/24/21 is. I have asked and was told to "wait". Yet the Cartier ring in the same shipment is listed on the site yet not included in my consigned items. Your quality control is abysmal.

Date of experience: February 1, 2022

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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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