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Overview

Dorothy Perkins has a rating of 2.14 stars from 44 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Dorothy Perkins most frequently mention customer service, next day, and wrong size problems. Dorothy Perkins ranks 1874th among Women's Clothing sites.

  • Service
    5
  • Value
    5
  • Shipping
    5
  • Returns
    4
  • Quality
    5
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  • I absolutely love the clothing at Dorothy Perkins, but unfortunately their custom charges are fraudulent.
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Top Positive Review

“Great company to deal with. Lovely product.”

Sue K.
3/24/17

I was extremely happy with my purchase. It fitted perfectly. I got exactly what i ordered. I could not have got a better product. I live in australia so i was a little worried if things werent right. But no need to worry all very good. This is one of my best purchases online from several companies. This was great, very good value for money. It was on sale. With the exchange rate it was still fabulous value. Thank you team dorothy perkins..

Top Critical Review

“The worst customer service!”

Sara H.
12/11/20

The worst customer service imaginable! The shop delivers the wrong goods, but is not willing to pay the shipping costs for the return, even though it says so in the terms and conditions. Instead, despite repeated inquiries, no response will be given until the return period has expired. The "customer service" does not take care of it, sometimes one person writes this, then another that, as they like it. NEVER AGAIN!

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Thumbnail of user sarah466
1 review
4 helpful votes
December 11th, 2020

The worst customer service imaginable! The shop delivers the wrong goods, but is not willing to pay the shipping costs for the return, even though it says so in the terms and conditions. Instead, despite repeated inquiries, no response will be given until the return period has expired.
The "customer service" does not take care of it, sometimes one person writes this, then another that, as they like it.
NEVER AGAIN!

Thumbnail of user jeana753
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 4th, 2023

I have been a loyal customer with DP spending on average £100 pm for around 7 years, but no more. All the tops are so badly sized, too big on the shoulders, poor quality fabric. This sizing issue, is not just me but for my friends and family too. Such a shame it's gone down hill so badly I used to love their clothes. But, I will not waste any more money here.

Products used:
Dresss, tops

Thumbnail of user victorias883
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 19th, 2022
Verified purchase

Orderd 2 dresses before 10pm for next day delivery 5 days later still no items despite contacting customer services. Really disappointed courier never attempted nor delivered items despite paying for next day. No escalation from customer services just told to wait... this is now taking longer than standard delivery and despite explaining the items were meant for holiday and still not arrived still no help and no items

Tip for consumers:
Unable to deliver next day even when ordered before 10pm

Products used:
Dresses

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Shipping
Thumbnail of user crystals172
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 13th, 2020

Being from the US, I am not used to crappy return policies but have now been acclimatized. I ordered the wrong sizes as their size chart does not match the label on their clothes (my husband confused too). I contacted them immediately and they refuse exchange of these unused items. I will donate them to Good Will and never look at this place again.

Thumbnail of user carlai
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
May 12th, 2015

I got blank trousers few months ago from the Bay, I like the fit but quality is terrible, the material pills and the fabrics has a weave look that seems to "unloop" by itself. Very disappointing for the price.

Thumbnail of user jessw402
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 4th, 2022

One of the worst companies out there for clothing. And it got worse and worse. The quality is awful and the brand lacks appeal altogether. Made couple of purchases in the past but I'll stop here. Too disappointed!

Tip for consumers:
Check really well the sizes and wash gently. The quality of the dye is very poor.

Products used:
Dresses, pants

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Thumbnail of user johnd3999
1 review
2 helpful votes
August 11th, 2020

Purchased an item of clothing but received the wrong size. Amazed to experience how poor the returns policy and customer service is.

To get the correct item, I need to make a new order. But it is now unavailable.

They refused to refund me until I return their mistake to them at my initial own expense. Couldn't create a return label because their online service wouldn't recognize my information. Spent 10 days in contact with customer service to finally get a return label, but they only offered a single courier choice who only function in a country 1000 miles away from me. They promised any post office would take the parcel. This was a lie. I tried to continue this discussion with customer service but nobody could give me useful information, always replied to by someone new, they wouldn't read what happened previously so conversation went in circles.

6 weeks on, I'm still stuck with the wrong item, no way to return it, and customer services do not respond to me any longer.

I'm out of pocket, no refund, incorrect item with no way of getting the correct one and seemingly no interest from Dorothy Perkins to fix the issue. Based in their Twitter accounts, this is a common state of affairs. Making returns so hard, they are just stealing for people.

Terrible terrible company.

Thumbnail of user naomiy23
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 19th, 2021
Verified purchase

As an expat I rely on overseas companies to provide clothing where I live. Dorothy Perkins has been generally okay, up until this week. Couldn't believe it when I tried to put it on and the sleeve on one side hadn't been attached to the shoulder! I knew it would be a headache to return so I took it to a local clothes repairer and paid another $7.00 to sew the sleeve on. Most absurd experience. Also the shoes are a disaster. I have tried 3 times to purchase shoes that fit. This time I had 2 pairs of shoes in a size 9. One was too big and the other too small. Sadly, I will have to get my family to send me clothes from home from now on, even if it is more expensive.

Products used:
T-shirts and pair of trousers.

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Thumbnail of user sofial70
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 27th, 2021

I never had such a bad customer experience ever before. I am not the type of person who spends free time to write a review but this time decided that customers need to know and be fully aware as this company's customer service department is a joke. I placed an order online and wanted to change the size of one of the dresses. It's been a while waiting for a response to help me out and send me a return sticker. Although no one got in touch after a week I sent a third email complaining about the situation and finally I received an email back but after my response a few days now no one came back to me not even the same employee. They totally ignored me and honestly still can't believe how can people be so rude. They are time wasters. At this tough time for all companies I am not going to spend a penny at Dorothy Perkins and of course I won't recommend them to anyone

Thumbnail of user suek53
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
March 24th, 2017

I was extremely happy with my purchase. It fitted perfectly. I got exactly what i ordered. I could not have got a better product. I live in australia so i was a little worried if things werent right. But no need to worry all very good. This is one of my best purchases online from several companies. This was great, very good value for money. It was on sale. With the exchange rate it was still fabulous value. Thank you team dorothy perkins..

Thumbnail of user susanw2372
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 18th, 2021

Totally incompetent, not only did Dorothy Perkins send me out the wrong size but they even managed to send out the same wrong size twice. Two trips to return the item is enough for me. They are totally incapable and are likely to go under anytime soon.

Tip for consumers:
Don't shop online with Dorothy Perkins

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Clothes

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Thumbnail of user suek71
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 31st, 2017

This is my 2nd time buying from dorothy perkins. Both times ive been extremely happy. The goods are exactly as pictured. They fit perfect. I Would recommend buying from them. I live in australia and the delivery is great. Received item within a 2 week time line. Actually this time was one and half week time frame. I love my dress. When i want another item, i would definitely broswe their website. Both items i have purchased were on sale and with the delivery fee it was still a better price than buying in australua. The dress both times have been of good qualuty. A very happy customer. Would recommend them from my experience.

Thumbnail of user amyj915
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 26th, 2021

I returned items in April. I contacted their website, trustpilot and Facebook and still no refund. Do not buy

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I kept a shirt and trousers

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Thumbnail of user sharonb2802
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 13th, 2023

I purchased an item as a Christmas gift on December 14th. I paid extra for next day delivery. The item never arrived and I contacted the company to no avail. I then put in a dispute with PayPal. The resolve kept getting delayed while PayPal waited for a response from the seller. They the offered a refund of £13.56 which I of course refused. Why would they offer less than I paid for an item I never received. Today January 13th I called PayPal. They confirmed they had still not received a response and closed the case in my favour for a full refund.
Having read some of the reviews this seems to be a problem many people are having with this company and it's not fair. I certainly will not be buying from them again.

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Thumbnail of user gemmad61
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 6th, 2023

Dorothy Perkins.

3 month I have been messaging via live chat and promised a refund for an item they received 3 months ago. Promises, promises, and no refund. An absolute shambles. Never again.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t bother. It’s fine unless you have a problem. Then you’re stuffed.

Products used:
None.

Thumbnail of user sabinas
1 review
4 helpful votes
September 9th, 2012

The website is OK, the quality of the clothes... another story! The design is amazing, but the fabric so low quality. Things just tear apart after wearing them a few times. ASOS is superior in quality

Thumbnail of user rebeccal52
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
August 22nd, 2016

I have never been disappointed with any apparel i bought from DP. Suits my taste and is just apt for every kind of occasion. Hails my list of favorite clothes store.

Thumbnail of user sueb313
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 29th, 2019

On three occasions (i don't know why i proceeded after the first) I've purchased blouses for work from DP. On each occasion, the blouses have ripped at the seams around the arms and waist. All three were a size bigger than i need as i like extra room. The material was too delicate for the stitching and made terribly. I tried to return the third one and brought along the second one (i didn't request a refund for the second one, i just wanted to show them) They refused to refund the item which I had worn once. I had the receipt and it was within 30 days - awful store, awful service, awful quality of clothing.

Thumbnail of user astridj4
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 12th, 2019

I ordered a pair of jeans online in January. When I wore them one of the legs kept twisting round my leg. When I came to iron them after washing realised the seam on one leg was not straight. Got in touch and they agreed to refund. Despite numerous exchange of emails I have still not received refund. They said they refunded to the card I used to purchase (on 24th Feb) but my card provider has no record of refund. Including postage 1 am £19.95 out of pocket. Be warned. I thought Dorothy Perkins had a good name but I would never buy from this company ever again!

Thumbnail of user jessicad254
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 7th, 2019

Absolutely awful customer service.
Rip off company with no regard for their customers.
Parcel was late and was refused a refund even when they had lost my parcel and could not confirm when it would arrive.
I have been overcharged and refused to be given a refund.
Then told I hadn't paid at all and my receipt and bank statments showing the funds leaving was not proof of purchase.
So much stress and ruined Christmas as they continued to take funds from my account.
After 7 weeks and no response from them I was offered a £25 'good will gesture'
I am still out of pocket as the funds have left multiple times.
£96 x 2
£114
£146
£261
In total £83 should only have left!
I have reported to trading standards.
I have also now been charged £110 from my phone provider for being on the phone to Dorothy Perkins to try and resolve the mess.
Again I was refused compensation and told they could not give me the money back for the phone calls.
I will now shop elsewhere and have told everyone I know to do the same.

Thumbnail of user job245
1 review
3 helpful votes
February 3rd, 2018

Ordered online, paid for next day delivery, got the email stating order dispatched later that day, 2 days later, no order so I called, only to be advised that this is lost in transit and they are unable to order anymore as all 7 items I had ordered were now out of stock. They will issue a refund but it takes 5 working days... not good enough

Thumbnail of user chrissye1
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
September 7th, 2017

Went into store to collect a parcel & was given wrong parcel. Phoned store to say I would come back the next day to do exchange with parcels
When I went back snotty girl so rude I had a load of questions fired at me she finally went to get my parcel & I was told the other customer could complain & get her order refunded
I said never mind me getting home with wrong order having to come back & pay car park charges. Disgusting

Thumbnail of user manojas
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 3rd, 2017

Warning! Do not order online at Dorothy Perkins! It is the most incompetent and rip-off online shop I have ever ordered from. I ordered 5 pairs of shoes and sent all of it back due to the lack of quality and cheap material. The heel of one shoe was completely broken.

First, you have to pay yourself to send back the products, I paid 20 Euros! (This was not clearly indicated on their website, otherwise I would not have ordered)

Second, it was complicated because the Return Label I received required some kind of Return Number. After contacting customer service numeral times, it turned out that the Return Label they sent me was old, I don't need a Return Number and can basically print out a label by myself.

2 Months passed without any sign of life by Dorothy Perkins. Now they sent me a bill and want to charge the broken pair of shoes! Worst experience and most incompetent company ever.

Do not order anything from this shop!

Thumbnail of user marciet2
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 19th, 2017

Incomplete order sent out as item not in stock, and the issue with refund which has been going on for 2 weeks. Email response slow (3 days). On hold on phone for 30 min + before gave up. After 4 separate email correspondence issue still not resolved

Thumbnail of user rosiel21
1 review
2 helpful votes
June 6th, 2019

I ordered some nice looking tops from Dorothy Perkins and ended up spiralling into the most miserable customer service experience I have ever encountered. I do a lot of online shopping and normally you can tell from the photos roughly what kind of quality the clothes are. Not so with Dorothy Perkins who had edited their product photos so they looked completely different in reality. I received transparent t-shirt tops that were made from material so thin that I am amazed the tops didn't rip as I tried one on. After one try, I put the rest back, not even opened, and returned the lot on the SAME day as I received them, just 1 hour after the courier had been. I also explained on the returns note that they were such poor quality I was unlikely to order from DP again. Well they didn't keep my returns note and didn't count the number of tops returned correctly and tried to charge me for one of the tops.

That's when things started to go wrong. I wanted to call them to sort it out - I get unlimited free calls to geographic numbers. However, I discovered the only way of doing this is by calling their chargeable number - I wasn't prepared to pay to sort out their mistake so instead I emailed them and their Indian call centre reps picked up the issue. What followed was a series of emails where they didn't read my email properly and didn't answer my question. Eventually they understood and they insisted the only way of getting the refund was to provide proof of posting which I had lost. I told them all they had to do was to refer to my returns note and the issue would be sorted but they didn't even acknowledge this and kept repeating over several emails that there was only one solution. I decided that I wasn't getting anywhere so I called their chargeable number and spoke with a UK customer service rep who said that in cases like this, all I had to do was to wait 28 days and they'd refund the uncounted top. I reminded them that the tops were bought using Klarna's buy now pay later scheme and so they would have to adjust my account with Klarna. Also remember this top was only worth £8 and I work in retail supply and know the margins. DP would have paid no more than £1.50 for this top. I told them I was unhappy with their proposed solution but there was nothing more they were prepared to do (over a top that cost them less than £1.50) so I resigned to waiting the 28 days. After 34 days I asked them why they hadn't sorted out the refund and they continued to make things difficult by asking for when I returned the top even though they had a copy of their returns email that they sent to me. I provided this and the date I returned the top and but it still took 4 subsequent emails and I had to provide various bits of information that I had already given them or that they already had. Eventually they proved themselves to be winner of the WORST retail organisation in the UK by telling me they were giving me a refund and were not prepared to settle my Klarna account. How they even managed to give me a refund I have no idea since I've never even given them my card details. I told them that they should settle my Klarna account but they told me instead I had to contact Klarna to sort it out.

So they tried to charge me for a top I didn't keep that to them cost just £1.50 and made me spend 3 1/2 hours sorting out the problem and they've still not sorted out the problem...

Absolutely dire company - please take my warning and don't buy from them unless you're prepared to run the risk of this kind of experience.

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