• Ardene

Ardene

Overview

Ardene has a rating of 1.29 stars from 38 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Ardene most frequently mention customer service problems. Ardene ranks 2162nd among Women's Clothing sites.

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    14
  • Value
    14
  • Shipping
    11
  • Returns
    11
  • Quality
    13

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  • Called customer service minutes later and they are unable to Cancel or modify the order once placed... useless!
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Top Positive Review

“Excellent service”

Tanya H.
12/4/20

I feel bad for the people waiting because of shipping, but it takes very little time to get out of their warehouse. The shipping companies are to blame, Canada Post, et al. The clothes are exactly what I expected, not 'supreme' quality but some have been surprisingly very, very good. You can tell a lot about the quality just from the photographs if you know what you are looking at. I ordered way back in April and of course shipping was a disaster. I KNEW shipping was going to be tough over the pandemic. Not only did they fulfill the order, they refunded two of them, due to the terrible shipping times. I never complained, I never asked for anything, not a peep from me. I was just happy to be able to buy something, given the pandemic. It amounted to $250 refunded. Plus they sent me coupons for 20% off. Again, I asked for nothing. They did this on their own. They earned a customer for life because of their exceedingly good customer service policies.

Top Critical Review

“Ardene a place to avoid”

Francesca H.
12/10/21

Terrible customer service and staff. Manager in store lied to me about the fact that I could make a return and corporate management did nothing about it. Be careful, policy was taped on a little piece of paper that was unreadable in store and was pointed out to me by the cashier when I when to make a return. Will never put foot in any of their stores again.

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Thumbnail of user francescah141
1 review
3 helpful votes
December 10th, 2021
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Terrible customer service and staff. Manager in store lied to me about the fact that I could make a return and corporate management did nothing about it. Be careful, policy was taped on a little piece of paper that was unreadable in store and was pointed out to me by the cashier when I when to make a return. Will never put foot in any of their stores again.

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Jeans, underwires.

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Thumbnail of user shahids12
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
June 28th, 2020

The worst company ran by a bunch of jokers.
One star as its what choose.
The worst customer service, sorry no customer service. I placed an order two weeks back, and it is still 'processing'. Calling, there is no answer, emailing states someone will reply in a couple of days. Forget days, no one replies in weeks.
Selfish management know that they will keep making money and don't give a damn about customers or customer service...
Keep its up, won't last for long...

Tip for consumers:
Stay away from them. Even on Christmas, my daughters ordered something. It was supposed to be delivered on December 2nd. Didn't happen and that week we were told that Canada Post lost the package. I requested they send another one, they said they have to wait for CP to finish the investigation. That investigation finished the second week of January. They refunded my money as they didn't have the items and they think they should apologize.
For sending another package, I was willing to pay.

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Thumbnail of user paulines246
1 review
2 helpful votes
October 9th, 2020

I have had a brand new purse break as I was picking it up to use for the very first time. I couldn't believe it. I have had a pair of tights rip as I was putting them on for the first time (the waist band literally ripped off of the pant). I have had earrings and necklaces break as I was putting them on. I stopped buying their stuff as gifts for the young girls in my family out of fear that it would be cheap quality. I question the materials that their stuff is made out of as well. Not sure if they pay any attention to safety and quality.

Thumbnail of user colleenm477
1 review
6 helpful votes
November 24th, 2021

Please do not buy online like a reviewer said earlier unless you plan on keeping. Do not use PayPal when you go to return at the store such confusion at least 20 minutes trying to figure out how to process it then say store credit because of PayPal. Bottom line stick to the well know department stores and no headache then want to keep your receipt when I said make a copy no copy machine had to use her cell phone. I will use this store credit I was forced into and I'm done

Thumbnail of user angelal948
1 review
2 helpful votes
July 9th, 2021

I placed an order a month ago and still waiting for any kind of update. My order just says "processing". I have emailed 3 times because you cannot even get through on the phone line... busy signal now matter how many times during the day you try. I have tried to even call a store to see if there is another contact number... all their numbers go straight to busy as well! They have my money and I have no product!

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never received

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Thumbnail of user katies916
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 29th, 2022

Awful company. I ordered some stuff and the order came and wasn't my order! In fact, it was from la vie en rose! You can't speak to anyone at customer service. It's impossible.
Company sucks!

Tip for consumers:
Stay away!

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None! Didn’t arrive

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Thumbnail of user yvonnes180
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 25th, 2020

They processed my cart without me pressing continue to make purchase.
I went to edit.
Went out of the app came back made, new order and did buy 2and order
Go to bank statement
They took both.
I'm beyond angry.
Of course no one there to cancel order.
Now I have duplicates of stuff and no way to secure a return.
Do not shop on line at this place.

Thumbnail of user karinak37
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 19th, 2020

Bad experience... Return label was not provided. PR # ardene gave me was incorrect. Soooo much headache. Would not recommend buying online, unless u r planning to keep the thing that does not fit. I had horrible, time occupying unpleasant experience with ardene team, note: ONLINE only!

Thumbnail of user nadiya.shaik424
1 review
3 helpful votes
May 31st, 2023

I ordered 7 handbags of different sizes.Each and every bag is perfect in quality and packaging. I received my package within 5 days of ordering. Thank you so much ardene.

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Handbags

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Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hi Nadiya, thank you so much for sharing your feedback. We're happy to hear you're enjoying your handbags. Have a wonderful day!

Thumbnail of user monicas337
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
June 12th, 2020

Ardene tends to have a high rate of discrimination, unnecessary stalking of customers who are black. I was followed in more than one store to come to this conclusion, keep in mind i am a Doctor and i do not wear Ardene's low quality clothing. However, my niece like their fashion sense, so i was shopping for bday presents for her. Unfortunately, i leave because of the distasteful action of Ardene's employees. I spend over 800$ elsewhere. My niece who is a first year law student decided to cross Ardene's stores out of her fav...

Thumbnail of user milac22
1 review
3 helpful votes
July 6th, 2021

Stealing money. They charged me for an item that they didn't have anymore. However it was available on the website.

I got this message:
The item you picked is really popular! Unfortunately the following item(s) in your order are no longer available. Sorry about that!

I bought just two times on the Ardene website and both of the orders I have problems with. The second time I decided to give them a chance but I got a headache again. A good advice, don't buy from them anymore. I learned my lesson.

Tip for consumers:
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY BUYING ON THE ARDENE WEBSITE

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bikini

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Thumbnail of user angiew258
1 review
2 helpful votes
September 2nd, 2022

Do not not order anything online from Ardene. I was sent a pair of defective shoes. I returned them through Canada post a month ago. It took them a month to process it. And you have to pay $5 stocking fee. I received my shipment, but the shoes were yellow when the were suppose to be white. They were not refunded. I have been on hold for almost 2 hours…no luck yet. Message keeps saying you can send an email…don t fall for that. I waited close to three weeks to hear back from them. Finally I had to call and be on hold another hour. It's a bad business. Buy in store NOT online!

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Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hi Angie. We are so sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with our online shopping. If you may send us an email at support@ardene.com, with more details and your order number, we will be able to better assist you. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Thumbnail of user ap545
1 review
2 helpful votes
November 9th, 2022

These people are unreliable. They told me my order didn't go through so I did another the next day. What do you know i'm being charged twice for the same $#*!. Even though I contacted them right away they wouldn't cancel even though it's their fault.

Thumbnail of user noer12
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
April 17th, 2020

I generally love this store! However, because of COVID-19, I had to shop online for a bra, and they won't let me return it. I've literally only worn it for a minute to see how it looks, and it makes my breasts look triangular. Very sad with the turnout, and even more sad by the fact they won't let me return it for at least a refund. I would advise against shopping here for anything "unmentionable". I probably won't be shopping online here again.

Thumbnail of user cindyc1505
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 5th, 2022

While waiting on line to pay my items, the cashier telling me to download the app so I can get a 20% discount, even though i downloaded as i showed them but since my phone couldn't load up the app after downloading since it a bit slow, so I didn't get the 20% as told. Everything is no return. I felt strange about this store.

Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hi Cindy. Thank you for taking the time to inform us of the unfortunate situation that happened at one of our Ardene stores. If you may please send us an email at support@ardene.com, with the date and location this occurred, we can follow up at store level to make sure this situation does not happen again. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Thumbnail of user gsidhuu07
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 14th, 2023

One year ago I was new in Canada and want to purchase some clothes I was unaware regarding the brands here that which are good or bad. My friend who is also new like me suggested me to do shopping from here. I do shopping of 500$ and when I wore the clothes first time there was some holes on fabric worst quality I must say. I will not visited there store anymore and anytime.

Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hi Gurpreet, Ardene appreciates you taking the time to write to us, your feedback is extremely important. We continually make improvements based on feedback from our customers.

Thumbnail of user faynarcisse
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 9th, 2023

After wearing this newly purchased flat twice. The fabric peeled off. Shoes are of cheap quality. Disappointing.

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Shoes and clothing.

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Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hello. We’re so sorry to hear the item you purchased didn’t meet the standards of quality that all Ardene’s merchandise meets. Please send us an email at www.support@ardene.com, with pictures of the shoes and a brief description of the issue, and one of our Customer Service Representatives will be happy to help you. Thank you

Thumbnail of user hollyp334
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 5th, 2023

If you buy something online and it does not fit or is not what you expected, you may not even get an exchange or store credit if the price was sold at a discount. Now we are stuck with clothing that doesn't fit and goes in the garbage. Horrible customer service. Worst I have seen

Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Ardene appreciates you taking the time to write to us, your feedback is extremely important. We continually make improvements based on feedback from our customer

Thumbnail of user amandar1292
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
June 11th, 2021

Using a pre-paid 100 dollar MasterCard I ordered from 2 sites. The second site was Ardene. I had 37 left on the card and ordered 36.50 worth of stuff. I never received an update on the progress on my order. I received an order confirmation day 1 but how to track was not in the email.
7 days go by and I call MasterCard as the order is still pending. They tell me it was declined by Ardene. ( No email from Ardene telling me this)
WHY? Because I only has the cost of the order plus 50 cents left on my card. Apparently I need to have 20 % of the order on my card in case there are unexpected costs. That means I need to have the cost of my order PLUS 20 % of that before the order is OK'd
That is so bloody stupid. It is a pre-paid MasterCard which is basically like cash. If the card does not have enough money it cannot be used. A penny short and it is declined. Now I have to wait 10 days for Ardene to refund my money ( because they already put a pending on my card) and then MasterCard will put it back on my PRE-PAID card.
Cheep low quality company. I have used these cards for many years with so many clothing companies. Never an issue.

Tip for consumers:
Go someplace better. Or just go in person to the factory outlet. The stuff is gonna fall aprt anyway you might as well get a good deal in person.

Products used:
I ordered a few belts and some running shoes. I used a prepaid card . The order went through as the funds were there. Then without explanation the order was cancelled and i was not informed.

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Thumbnail of user nopen63
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 10th, 2021

My first order: ordered boots, they arrived with a 5mm HOLE in the sole! No quality control? They contacted me and offered me 20% off my NEXT ONLINE purchase... of anything that's NOT 50% off! Their customer service should have applied it to my APP ACCOUNT and offered it towards ANY FUTURE in-store or online purchase! Poor customer service, poor quality control = bad business!

Tip for consumers:
Buy in person! The online merchandise is poor quality or damaged items!

Products used:
Footwear. That arrived after 9 days with a HOLE in the sole!!!

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Thumbnail of user emilyb1352
1 review
2 helpful votes
December 7th, 2022

As a past employee I regret working for this company. The lack of professionalism and low pay for quality of work is when I had to leave.

Thumbnail of user nd169
1 review
1 helpful vote
June 28th, 2022

Typically when i go the service is very nice and welcoming, but when i went today the lady was just rude! I went to the willowbrook mall and she was a white lady in her 40s-50s and was just rude. They were closing soon but I just asked her be question about returns and she gave the snippiest attitude. Horrible experience and that is not how you talk to your customers. No wonder no one really goes in there.

Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hi there! We are extremely sorry to hear about your experience at our Willowbrook Mall Ardene location. If you may send an email to support@ardene.com we may further look into the matter. We apologize about the inconvenience.

Thumbnail of user tracyr660
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 16th, 2022

Ordered 3 pairs of shoes that I placed in my cart today. At checkout the total was 35.00 for the shoes. Hit pay 192.00 came off my credit card. Apparently your cart saves old stuff that you placed from long ago but doesn't actually show the items in your cart until you recieve the order email confirmation. Very sneeky Adrenes... this what you resort too to make your money. Is business that bad?
You should be ashamed of yourself. Called customer service minutes later and they are unable to
Cancel or modify the order once placed... useless! I can assure you all the cheap China BS items you sneeky made me paid for will be returned the second i get the opportunity. Ill never again be shoping here again.

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Thumbnail of user chantalg37
Chantal g. – Ardene Rep

Hi Tracy. We're sorry to hear you had trouble placing your order. Unfortunately, we are not able to modify or cancel orders once placed, as indicated at the checkout screen on our website. You may copy and paste the link below and follow the instructions in order to return the items that were ordered in double and get refunded onto the original method of payment used. We apologize for the inconvenience.
https://www.ardene.com/ca/en/easy-returns/03.html

Thumbnail of user t.m6
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 24th, 2022

Bought stuff online for Christmas presents. Trying to buy gifts on a budget. The sweatpants came THE POCKETS WEREN'T SEWED! They had a huge hole in them! It came with two dresses I didn't order, one was nicely packaged and the other was separately not even in an Ardenes bag, wrinkly and smelly. Like it was used before. It was disgusting. An additional amount of money was taken from my account, I had to argue with customer service for an hour and still they won't give me my money back. I didn't shop at any additional store so I know theyre the ones who have my extra money I was saving for rent. The "super soft" pants are so soft but the fact the pockets aren't even sewed.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t spend your money here !!!!

Products used:
I tried on the pants with a huge hole, haven’t tried on the dresses, the purse I ordered which was the only thing I don’t have a complaint about

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Thumbnail of user chantellebic
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 4th, 2023

First off they didn't send me a confirmation letter or order number it took so long to get here and they sent me the wrong size! I am never ordering from them again!

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