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Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought The gas stove top cover To fit over my Jenn-Air Glass top and it matched it perfectly and the knobs are on the stovetop itself so they were not Affected at all! The wood is beautiful It is quite heavy however So I would say It's not easily Removed on and off But it still looks so Nice and gives me extra counter space It's grayish wood But I may end up Whitewashing it because I have so much white in my kitchen But the wood May end up going to my daughter's house Because it would look perfect there and I'll just Reorder It In White! The Girls Just loved it 2!

Date of experience: March 31, 2021
New York
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Bad Service
January 13, 2018

I wouldn't order from these guys. If things don't go perfect with your order, you will have a nightmare getting it fixed,

Date of experience: January 13, 2018
Bhutan
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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4stars
February 22, 2021

I will give this 4 stars for fabulousness because of their great service to me and my family including my friends

Date of experience: February 20, 2021
New York
106 reviews
432 helpful votes
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Beware!
July 21, 2014

Beware! I was just about to checkout a very expensive wall clothing hook (with the color balls on the ends) and a vintage-inspired trunk on this website until I did research and found out they actually buy from Etsy sellers and other wholesalers and jack the price up of the items more than 2-3x. The style and quality of the items were exactly the same. Only difference was I found mine for $45, and I almost got ripped off by Dot & Bo and buy it for $89. Along with their long shipping times, this website is not worth it at all. By the time the item is delivered to you, you're either going to be disappointed or disinterested. If you find something you like, make sure you research the item and put in similar keywords on Google, Etsy, etc. You will buy directly from the artist and save more than half.

[From the time this review was written :] Dot & Bo also asks you to enter your email in order to browse their website which is incredibly shady. It's almost like Zulily which also, offers average quality items, takes a while to ship, no returns, but good prices. Despite entering email and being spammed everyday with newsletters, Dot & Bo isn't offering any discounts. Don't get lured it by their "sales". They are NOT sales. They just simply send you emails showcasing several expensive items that look like they're good prices. There is no reason for them to ask for your email unless they offer great prices which they don't. Please do not be fooled! I honestly thought the website was really cute and I wanted to purchase from it, but it's a good thing I didn't. They curate and collect great items, but their resell prices are outrageous and to wait that long for such an expensive item is poor service (in my opinion).

Date of experience: July 21, 2014
Service D. Dot & Bo Rep
over a year old

Hi there Janet, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us–we’re always looking to learn from customer’s insights so we take your comments very seriously. We work with artists and designers all over the world to bring you unique and beautiful products, and try to get the right price for the high quality pieces we offer but we’re happy to share your comment with our team for deeper consideration. We want you to know that we have a dedicated service team standing by if you ever have a specific case regarding pricing - we're happy to look at it and help you out. You can always reach us by email at service@dotandbo.com or 1-800-693-9937. Thanks again for your feedback!

New York
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Not an honorable company
January 31, 2016

I placed an order for several items on 12/25/15, as of today 1/28/16 still have not shipped. According to my order receipt I was supposed to receive the item tomorrow, hard to do when they haven't shipped. They did however charge my credit card fully on 12/25. I called today and demanded a full refund, was assured it would be put through. Tonight I receive an email that all of a sudden my order shipped today and can no longer be canceled or refunded, shame on them. Oh and some of my order isn't included in the shipped items do where is the rest? BAD COMPANY DONT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM, I WILL NEVER AGAIN!

Update to my order, they cancelled one item in my order without asking me if I still wanted it, I did as it was a gift. I assumed they ran out of that item, NO they still have it in stock so why was it cancelled from my order and not shipped? They charged me in full a month ago and now they don't have the courtesy to ask before cancelling part of an order I have been waiting a month for.

Update 2 they answered but said I canceled item, not. They said they shipped the items due to be delivered February 2 but the item they cancelled was one of those items. My review stands.

Date of experience: January 28, 2016
Service D. Dot & Bo Rep
over a year old

Hi Sonjya,

Thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback. We apologize for this frustrating experience and want to assure you it’s the last way we want any of our customers to feel. The pieces in your order had estimated arrivals of 01/26-02/02 as detailed on the product page, add to cart, and confirmation email. They are track to be delivered 02/03. We sincerely apologize our estimate was off by 1 day.

Because the pieces had already shipped in accordance to their delivery estimates, we were unable to cancel as requested. The piece cancelled was cancelled at your request. We couldn’t cancel the other pieces because they had shipped, so we cancelled the one item we could. We apologize if we misunderstood. It wasn’t our intention to cause further frustrations. We are here to assist you in the best way possible.

Very best,

Dot & Bo Community Management

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I order a console table and pillows -love everything. Quality is great. I had to deal with customer service and they helped immediately.

Date of experience: September 15, 2015
Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bright lites
August 23, 2021

I have this draped on a fence, lit up after 1 day and they're lovely. I will use this site again. Thank you.

Date of experience: August 23, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lovely
June 24, 2021

Lovely. Simple necklace, but speaks volumes!. I will be using this site again. Highly recommended site.

Date of experience: June 24, 2021
Washington
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Charm
October 16, 2015

Every time I get a new item from Dot & Bo, they always add a bit of charm and personality to my home

Date of experience: October 13, 2015
Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great
June 21, 2021

The comforter fits great on my bed and elegant. Brightens the room with great decor. I will be using this site again.

Date of experience: June 21, 2021
Texas
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I purchased some items for Christmas before Thanksgiving taking advantage of the sales that kept popping up in my email. I purchased from several different companies even though I am traditionally an Amazon user. I took notice of the varied shipment schedules and kept an eye on my purchases. As I started receiving the purchases, I noticed that the shipment schedule for a specific item changed from the original dates to not having any dates listed at all. I emailed customer service to make sure that the item was still going to be shipped and why the website changed. I was told they would look into it but it would take a couple of days. (Really? Do you not have computers and phones?) So a couple of days later I checked in again through email, their choice of communication. I was told that they were still waiting on information from the warehouses and it would take a few more days. Still? No information on why there weren't dates listed. I called customer service and their immediate response was to ask if I wanted to cancel my order. No, I want to know when it will be delivered and why it doesn't have any dates listed. Still will take a few days to figure this out.
Later that day, I received an email from customer service that they had JUST DISCOVERED that my order from a month ago was discontinued and that they had gone ahead and cancelled my order. 2 days from the time it was supposed to arrive, 4 weeks after I ordered. 1 week after I started asking questions. Discontinued? Horrible customer service and all of the nice words in the world will not answer the simple question I asked which was, do you have this item or not. Learned my lesson and will NOT be using Dot and Bo again. As to their excuse that it; s a busy season, I would suggest that online shoppers use Amazon OR One Kings Lane which I had extremely great service with. No excuses from them and prompt, helpful responses unlike the ridiculousness at Dot & Bo.

Date of experience: December 15, 2015
Service D. Dot & Bo Rep
over a year old

Hi Rachel,

We want to confirm that we have processed a full refund on 12/16 and you should see it back on your card in the next few days (each bank’s timeline for processing refunds is different, but we have processed it on our end).

We cannot apologize enough for how your order as been affected and for any inconveniences during this hectic time. We publish the latest inventory information we get from our designers, but clearly have room to improve. It’s a top priority to continue developing a foolproof infrastructure that allows us to maintain and communicate the correct inventory levels for all our pieces.

This shopping experience you’ve had with us has been less than ideal and not what we want for our valued customers such as yourself. We take these issues with the utmost seriousness and rally all resources around them to mitigate future instances.

Thank you again for bringing this to our attention. We hope you can accept our sincerest apologies.

Very best,

Dot & Bo Community Management

New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Emails
September 7, 2017

Don't ever get on their email list as you CAN'T get off! I unsubscribe on a weekly basis. I would never buy anything from this company.

Date of experience: September 7, 2017
Illinois
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Ordered a desk that said it would require partial assembly. There was a 50 dollar shipping surcharge, in addition to the shipping charges they already charge. The desk arrived in a flat pack box, completely unassembled. There is no way this item cost 70 dollars for them to ship, and I never would have paid that if I knew the item was completely unassembled. I had only justified that amount because I presumed it was likely over sized to ship if partly assembled.

Contacted customer care and they arranged a credit of shipping charges, which was a store credit only. Not surprisingly, the store credit expires in a couple weeks, and also doesn't apply towards shipping charges on the subsequent purchase, so the only way to use my credit is to spend more money on shipping. Take a look at their inventory and you'll notice most of the products require outrageous shipping surcharges. It's pretty obvious the company makes a significant profit off "shipping charges."

Further browsing of their site turns up one non-returnable item after another, and still others that have dimensions missing, inadequate descriptions, and far too few photos of the products to be able to see what you're buying. There is also no product review system in place to rate products, or read feedback from other buyers regarding difficulty of assembly and/or quality of merchandise. There is essentially no buyer protection at all. This online retailer is sub-par at best, and I wouldn't willingly give them your money if I were you.

There are a number of places to buy home goods and furniture that don't require taking as much of a risk with your hard earned money.

Date of experience: March 25, 2016
Service D. Dot & Bo Rep
over a year old

Hi there,

Thanks so much for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear of the trouble you've had with your order!

As we ship a large selection of products from all over the world, shipping costs will vary depending on the size, weight, shipping destination, as well as the current rates charged by our shipping carriers. Shipping surcharges are applied to furniture pieces that are heavy, large, or have angles that make them difficult to maneuver. Larger pieces are often heavier and take longer to move across the country, which means they cost more to ship. We only charge our customers what we're charged for shipping these pieces.

We are a young startup (having just celebrated our 3rd birthday!) and have not yet made it to the scale a lot of the larger companies are at. We're always working to improve our site, especially when it comes to adding product information, photos, and reviews. We greatly appreciate your feedback on this and are definitely taking it into consideration!

We are always happy to hear from our customers about what we can do to improve the Dot & Bo experience. As a young company, we are always accepting feedback on where we need to focus our efforts.

We hope that you give us another chance in the future, and please, always feel free to drop us a note on how we are doing.

All the best,
Dot & Bo Community Management

Massachusetts
1 review
9 helpful votes
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This company is the absolute worst e-commerce company I've dealt with in 21 years of purchasing over the Internet. I purchased 2 bar stools on "sale" during Black Friday last year.
A few weeks after placing the order, I received an email telling me that the item had been discontinued and that they would be refunding my credit card.
Fast forward to early February this year and I see that the bar stools are now shown as being available. I called Dot and Bo and spoke to Matthew who guaranteed me that they were indeed available and although they were at their Nevada Warehouse, it would still take about 4 weeks for them to ship. Having been guaranteed and assured that this time I would indeed receive the bar stools, I placed the order on February 12th. Fast forward to March 7th (today) and I receive the exact same email telling me that they were just informed that the bar stools have been discontinued and they are cancelling my order. The refund does nothing to make up for the time I've wasted twice trying to place the order with this company, not to mention - 3 months later and I still don't have stools for my kitchen.
Clearly this company has no control over their inventory and based on my experience (and apparently the experience of many others as shown in the other reviews I see here), this company is not long for this world. My recommendation would be to not waste your time with Dot and Bo. Clearly a reputable company that knows what it's doing doesn't take almost 4 weeks to determine that they've sold you (and charged you for) something that they don't have. This is not an honest or reputable company.

A week after I personally spoke with their representative when they cancelled my second order and told me the bar stools have been discontinued, they still show up as available for purchase on their website at a much higher price. Either their supervisors can't even correct inventory errors on the website or this company is playing games.

Date of experience: March 7, 2016
West Virginia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I love my purchase
March 14, 2015

I absolutely love my purchase. Although I am prejudice because the pillow says " Sweet Home Chicago". That's my hometown!

Date of experience: March 11, 2015
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I will use it on the outside wall. I received with in days. In good condition. Thank you very much...

Date of experience: August 4, 2021
California
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Tea light bowl
April 5, 2015

I love my little tea light bowl the words is the reason I bought it "love you to the moon & back" so beautiful

Date of experience: April 1, 2015
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I would totally recommend this to everyone! I will be using this site again. Thank you Dot & Bo...

Date of experience: November 8, 2021
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lovely flier pillows!
August 10, 2021

I am using in my she-shed. Really livens the shed up! Love them. I will be using this site again. Thank you..

Date of experience: August 9, 2021
Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I use it for my bottles of paints I'm in to crafts i stuck on window seal and put all my paints in them

Date of experience: April 28, 2021

Overview

Dot & Bo has a rating of 2.6 stars from 270 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Dot & Bo most frequently mention customer service, credit card and phone number. Dot & Bo ranks 463rd among Discount Shopping sites.

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quality
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