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urbanoutfitters.com
casual, general, vintage & retro, swimwear men, womenAge 26-45
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urbanoutfitters.com
+1 800-282-2200
USA
Urban Outfitters is part of URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Clothing item from Urban OutfittersFashion apparel by Urban OutfittersMerchandise from Urban Outfitters clothing lineUrban Outfitters fashion product

Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.
Target Gender: men, women
Target Age Group: 26-45

Shipping

Shipping Cost: free
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $50

Returns

Return Policy: not free
Return Instructions: the items must either be unused or defective merchandise
Return Cost: $5 restocking fee

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: Not Good Enough
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: casual, general, vintage & retro, swimwear
Body Fit: regular
Available Sizes: Men's (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL), Women's (XS, S, M, L, XL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat, phone
Support Phone: +1 800-282-2200

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, financing, PayPal
Buy Now Pay Later: Klarna, Afterpay

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Urban Outfitters Reviews Summary

Urban Outfitters has a rating of 1.5 stars from 485 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Urban Outfitters most frequently mention customer service, credit card and order online. Urban Outfitters ranks 375th among General Apparel sites.

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Poor customer assurance
January 14, 2021

I ordered a vinyl back in november though paypal. Due to me living in the uk i had to pay 30 pounds shipping, compared to the 15 pounds for the vinyl. Then a week ago i got an email saying i need to authorise my payment. They then tried multiple times to grab 45 pounds out of my debit card throughout the week. Luckily i didnt have enough money in that account for them to take. After trying multiple times to contact them on email, online chat and phone they basically only gave me the option to cancel my order, or pay another 45 pounds to "authorise the payment".

Another thing im not happy with is how the UK support line is in america. Which means the times dont line up at all and it is awkward to call them at the times theyre open.

Another problem was i emailed them 3 times with my problem, and everytime i got an automated response saying i should look at online guides.

Date of experience: January 14, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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HORRIBLE QUALITY-Fell apart at the seam

I bought a pair of jeans that completely fell apart at the seam. A gaping hole as big as my hand. Customer service wouldn't connect me to a manager and would only issue a partial discount. I have NEVER had a pair of jeans do this. Even cheap pairs I bought at discount stores like Belk. They had only been washed 3x and only worn to work. Terrible quality and UO just doesn't care. I would give 0 stars if I could.

Date of experience: January 14, 2021
Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased Reeboks from URBAN OUTFITTERS on the third, it is now the thirteenth, and the shoes have yet to ship. I contacted UO Friday for an update, was told to give it 24-48hours. I waited Monday, called again, they tell me the same thing. Finally I call today JANUARY 13th, and I am told to give it 24 more hours, and that someone name Shantrell will send me an email with an update. Apparently, there's no information on what happened after the order was place. All they know is that they have my money. Finally a couple of hours later, I get an email from Shantrell, that the warehouse says the shoes "SHOULD" ship by the fifteenth. That would be 12 days I've waited for some shoes to ship, and who knows how long it'll take before they deliver. UO response to this was extremely nonchalant, dismissive, and riddled with OH WELLS. The sad thing is they literally offered me 30 percent off as an apology, when I never got what I originally ordered. Who wants to wait half a month for an item. I've ordered other things from stores like Coach, Gap, hell even Amazon, and gotten it faster. Beware you guys. Not only will you not get your package on time, but there will be no communication, unless you initiate it.

Date of experience: January 13, 2021
North Carolina
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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3 times with promises, it was all taken care of, NO e gift card for my granddaughter's Christmas, No problem with my cc paying for it. First they wanted verification from my cc company for me to get a number. Actually the cc co, never heard of such a thing and thought the site was a fraud. After 3 different attempts and promises, still no E Gift card! Never again with this outfit!

Date of experience: December 28, 2020
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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No voucher received
December 26, 2020

Ordered a £50 voucher on 27 Nov for my 16 yr old daughter. I should have oredered an e voucher but thought a proper voucher would be nicer. Regularly checked the tracker to be told Royal Mail experiencing delays. Checked on 23 Dec as still not received with the same message. I emailed straight away to be told that the item had been signed for. I have a complaint pending but after seeing these reviews am not holding my breath. It could be a dodgy delivery driver but how do you prove that? I will never buy vouchers online again or shop at Urban Outfitters.

Date of experience: December 26, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never delivered
December 23, 2020

I ordered two weeks ago. Got a text from courier saying they were trying to deliver but couldn't find the address. I verified the address and he stated that was not the address on packet and he didn't deliver to my area so he would have to contact someone else to deliver it. That was a week ago still no package. I get a text yesterday saying my item had been delivered. Looked on porch and in mailbox... nothing. Contacted them and they said sometimes the courier marks packages delivered before they are actually delivered and to give it 48 hours. Who does that? Throughout the process I have called... sat on hold 49 mins and then chatted with 3 different agents. No package, no one cares and my money is gone. First and last time ever ordering with them!

Date of experience: December 23, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Knockoff
December 20, 2020

I'm so dissatisfied disappointed I ordered a kanken mini backpack I got it in time and all I was exited about it cause I had been wanting one I've had it maybe for three weeks and I ran into this video of how to tell a authentic from a knockoff Urban outfitters has sent me a knockoff my kanken backpack doesn't even have the Swedish flag on the name tag the way it was packaged is not how an authentic kanken item would have been done and my fabrics are not authentic like on a real kanken item! I called left email and I tried chatting with someone no answer whatsoever this place is looking for a good lawsuit!

Date of experience: December 19, 2020
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered a simple top over a month ago, which on their website says "pending" so I can not track it there. Upon looking back in my emails they gave me an odd tracking number from some company that ships, but no company like USPS, UPS or DHL... but someone I never heard of. When looking on that website it just says delayed. After being on hold for over an hour to get a UO representative she says she can't track it either. I would expect a major retailer to be better than this with shipping. Random people on Ebay ship within 2 or 3 days with no problem but Urban Outfitters can't?

Date of experience: December 17, 2020
Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible customer service
December 15, 2020

If I could give a zero, I would. My daughter ordered pants from this crap store and returned them because they didn't fit. For 6 weeks I have been calling (and waiting on hold for at least 45 min each time) to try and find out where my refund is. Each time I got a different story about where the return was and that they would have to investigate. On my fifth call I was told that they were returned and that we got a new pair of pants in exchange. We never exchanged the pants and certainly didn't receive another pair. They are crooks! Don't order or shop at Urban Outfitters! My kids used to shop at Urban quite a bit (note used to) we will no longer spend another dime at this $#*! store.

Date of experience: December 15, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered several items from this store over a month ago with all the items in stock. Reached out to customer service several times to find out where pieces were from my order as my order stated "has yet to ship". They told the items were in stock and would ship. Today I receive an email saying the items are now out of stock. They are horrible! It took over a month to now have the items out of stock. Thanks for a Mery Christmas. Will never shop here again!

Date of experience: December 15, 2020
Delaware
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I submitted a perfectly fine order and then they said it would be canceled unless I proved I was the owner of my credit card. After that, they said my order was not canceled, but then suddenly they changed their minds without notifying me and now all of the products I ordered are out of stock. Thanks for nothing Urban

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
Rhode Island
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Rude Customer Service
December 10, 2020

The person I spoke with literally made me want to stop shopping there. So rude, soft spoken, didn't care about my issue. Put me on hold for such a long time. Then came back with no answer and said someone else will get back to me via email. It is insane. My issue was in regard to a member tier. At 600 point you become a "gold" member. I have 925 points and am still at the lowest tier level. Complete scam. Rude customer service. I said goodbye and thank you and then she just hung up on me didn't say anything. Ugh so frustrating!

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't even bother. I ordered an item with the expectation it would be delivered by 11/19 per checkout and email confirmation. After talking to three different customer service representatives, I was finally able to find out it didn't ship until 11/18 (ordered 11/13) and wasn't estimated to get delivered until 12/1. Absolutely ridiculous and all they could say was sorry for the inconvenience. Well now Im left without a gift for a friend going out of the country in five days. Never shopping here again.

Date of experience: November 19, 2020
Nevada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Terrible Company
November 19, 2020

The absolute worst customer service and purchase history I have ever experienced. Don't buy $#*! from them.

Date of experience: November 19, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Didn't think the shipping was bad. It came way earlier than the expected date (which kept getting postponed for some reason on UO tracking). After talking to customer service I was able to get an update a couple of days later, but the update kept disappearing. I found out on my own that you should NOT depend on UO's tracking, because it never gets updated, therefore it seems as if your purchase never even left their facility. Track your parcel using the Ascendia website initially; even better, use the USPS website for real-time updates + delivery updates.

Date of experience: November 12, 2020
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a $300 mirror and a $800 dresser. Before the items were even shipped my account was charged every 1-3 days. I called and asked why this was and apparently they do this every 7 days to make sure the funds are still in the account. I finally received my dresser, but never the mirror. It has been 3 months since I ordered it and I have been charged and refunded every 1-3 days for the last 2 MONTHS. I've talked to customer service rep about 7 times now over the course of the 2 months, and 6/7 have told me it just shipped and I should receive information in 48-72 hours. I have yet to get any sort of info of when I'll be receiving it. I had planned on returning it once I received it because I don't want to give them my business, but after reading the reviews on their returns I guess I'll keep it. Not sure if it's even legal to be taking the funds out this frequently when it hasn't even shipped, but it's an absolute mess. I'm a very loyal customer and buy 90% of my clothes from them. I've never had issues with clothes, but because of the way this is being handled I will not longer be giving them my business.

Date of experience: November 11, 2020
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I pre-ordered an exclusive LP the day it was announced and of course 3 days before shipment they charged my card but didn't ship anything. I check the website and it says "back stock". The item page doesn't exist anymore and I'm so shocked that they took the money but didn't ship anything and have no plan to. I called they're "customer service" to get someone telling me that I will never get that item. I still can cancel it but come on you can't do a simple pre order. Extremely bummed out I couldn't get the product and now I have to pay a scalper on eBay much more if I want the same product.

Date of experience: November 5, 2020
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered something for $50 and never received it. They put a hold on my account and when I called, they said I have to file a police report to remove the hold. This means taking time out of my day to go file a police report for a $#*!ty company that doesn't even respect their customer. Will never ever buy from this company again. And please save yourself some time and don't purchase from this horrible company that probably exploits people and over charges.

Date of experience: October 14, 2020
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Sent the wrong items
October 6, 2020

I ordered a fjallraven kånken backpack and instead was sent an extremely ugly black cardigan that was so cheap looking and feeling and some eye patches. What the heck UO? How are those things remotely similar. I got the run around until I commented on one of their facebook posts and boom! They got in touch to resolve my problem and asked me to delete the comment.

Date of experience: October 6, 2020
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never got my item
September 25, 2020

Never got my item as it got on backorder after i placed an order. Customer service horrible, very incompetent employees. Would i recommend this website or company, absolutely no!

Date of experience: September 24, 2020