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Overview

Despair has a rating of 2.5 stars from 8 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Despair ranks 9th among Depression sites.

How would you rate Despair?
Top Positive Review

“Depressing and funny t-shirts and gift ideas”

Julia J.
3/13/08

Depressing and funny t-shirts and gift ideas - Finally -- a site that tells it like it is and puts it on t-shirts, calendars and other great depressingly funny gift ideas. My favorites include the "more people have read this shirt that your blog" t-shirt: http://despair.com/viewall1.html I also enjoy the failure poster: http://despair.com/fail24x30pri.html

Top Critical Review

“I think they're Belly-up”

kevin r.
7/7/20

The website seems to be a legacy site - not really working other than for suckers to have their money collected.

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Thumbnail of user johnp1334
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 7th, 2019

Never received my order. No response from their customer service. Contacted twice. Ignored twice. Absolutely awful.

My partner and I have bought from Despair every Christmas for years in a row. No more. They're a Disgrace.

Never again.

Thumbnail of user davidp1075
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 3rd, 2019

I've been a loyal customer of Despair, Inc. for over 10 years. I order calendars as gifts for my clients and placed this year's order in late November, 2018 and this was immediately acknowledged, assuring shipping in a week or so. The middle of December approaches and I send them an email to their customer service with no reply. I try calling what is supposed to be a live number to no avail. It takes messages that are not returned. I try another number listed through Hoover's Inc and it seems to be an individual's phone number. Now I have disappointed clients, no calendars and it's January 2019.

Thumbnail of user kevinr672
1 review
3 helpful votes
July 7th, 2020

The website seems to be a legacy site - not really working other than for suckers to have their money collected.

Tip for consumers:
don't use the site

Products used:
tried to buy a custom calendar

Thumbnail of user jong1
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 23rd, 2009

Uniquely different. Must see videos on Teamwork (both 1 and 2)

Thumbnail of user cindyb294
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 7th, 2018

Took the order and the money but don't respond. Yeah, they look great but not worth the hassle. I'm UK based.

Thumbnail of user kathleene18
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 4th, 2016

Appalling! Build-it-yourself Despair calendar looked good, but they took my money & the calendar didn't arrive in past month. The "tracking number" doesn't work outside of the US (I am in Australia) and the website form to enter queries did not 'send'. How are they still in business?

Thumbnail of user karih1
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
September 12th, 2011

I love the stuff for the guys in my life but I won't order from them again. I ordered for Christmas last year and received the wrong stuff in time to late before Christmas to return it. I still haven't received the book I ordered and they keep telling me I will get it when it comes in.

Thumbnail of user juliaj
27 reviews
144 helpful votes
March 13th, 2008

Depressing and funny t-shirts and gift ideas - Finally -- a site that tells it like it is and puts it on t-shirts, calendars and other great depressingly funny gift ideas. My favorites include the "more people have read this shirt that your blog" t-shirt: http://despair.com/viewall1.html

I also enjoy the failure poster:
http://despair.com/fail24x30pri.html

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