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forever21.com
general, casual men, womenAge 13-18, 19-25, 26-45
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About the Business

Forever 21 is a prominent U.S.-based fast fashion retailer, founded in 1984 by Do Won Chang and Jin Sook Chang in Los Angeles. Originally a women's clothing store, it now offers a diverse range of apparel and accessories. The brand remains influential in the industry, adapting to changing market dynamics and focusing on online growth.


forever21.com
+1 888-494-3837
USA
Forever 21 is part of Simon Property Group and Authentic Brands Group
Founded in 1984
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Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: Simon Property Group and Authentic Brands Group
Year Founded: 1984
Target Gender: men, women

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $6.95
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $50

Returns

Return Policy: not free
Return Instructions: all returned or exchanged items must be unwashed, unworn, and undamaged, with all tags attached.
Return Cost: $5.99 fee

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: Not Good Enough
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: general, casual
Body Fit: regular, plus size
Available Sizes: Men's (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL), Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, 0X, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat, phone
Support Phone: +1 888-494-3837

Payment Options

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

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: TopCashback, Active Junky, Rakuten, Mr. Rebates

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Reviews Summary

Forever 21 has a rating of 1.8 stars from 971 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Forever 21 most frequently mention customer service, store credit and return policy. Forever 21 ranks 372nd among General Apparel sites.

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value
145
shipping
144
returns
126
quality
138
Illinois
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Been waiting for my shipment. Every time I call, they say itll be there today. (This has happened 4 times in the last 10 days). Yesterday, they told me that if it wasnt there by the end of the day, they would finally do something. I spent the hour in the phone with them today. Guess what they did? Told me itll be there today. They wont let me cancel the order, either, so Im stuck in Forever 21 hell.

Date of experience: June 12, 2018
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Placed my order a month before and than got a email stating it has been cancelled. Such bad service they have. U hv no gurantee of receiving your product after ordering. I m really very much disappointed

Date of experience: June 15, 2017
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer service
March 23, 2017

Usually shopped at forever 21 every single weekend. Spending money every single time. Today went in with my three year old daughter who needed the restroom. The "manager" says," she can go next door. Store policy is restrooms are not for public nor customers." Well hell I'll be shopping next door to then. Pretty sad that the store can't cater to customers and make the place comfortable while we keep them employed. Notice how I started with the word shopped. Never going back to that place.

Date of experience: March 23, 2017
Mississippi
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Selling Foreign Sizes
December 31, 2022

I ordered a size 24 and what I got is about third of the size I need. When I attempted a return I was informed it was not returnable because it was a "Final Sale Item" a fact that was not noted in original order. There is no way listed but a physical address to contact company.

Date of experience: December 31, 2022
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered 2 dresses over 2 months ago. I filled out the return slip and sent it to the address they said to return it to. They received it because I tracked it. When I call to see why I never received a dress in a different size that I wanted they say they have no record of my purchase. I got the order number from my email even. Nope nothing shows up. Oh what's your last digits of bank card u used. The girl on the phone says nope not showing anything. Everytime I phone we need the order number. We need bank card last digits used. Sorry no record of it. I guess I am out a dress.It is gone to a different address for returns and there is no way with their returns to find out. I tell them and I could give them my post office tracking but they don't care.Not playing their return games anymore it's a scam.

Date of experience: March 28, 2019
Illinois
4 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Mostly Good Clothes
January 29, 2016

F21 has been one of my favorite places to shop since my preteens. They always have cute and trendy clothes, and you usually get what you pay for (sweaters tend to be on the itchy side, thin fabric, etc). However I purchased a pair of black booties from there for $20 and they are the most comfortable shoes I've ever owned! Still my go-to pair of shoes to this day. The only downside to their clothes is that a lot of the tags say "hand wash" or even "do not wash" which can be disasterous if you put them through a harsh cycle. Just remember to read the tags and expect that they won't last forever, being fairly low quality.

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
California
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I live in Southern California so my orders typically come with in 2 to 4 days.
They have never not sent something. It has always been as described. It is helpful to read all the specs for each item, such as "light or heavy weight" "fits true to size" or "runs small or runs large". I also pay attention to where items were made. Stuff made in china is more likely to have that weird chemical smell I have noticed. I try to only by things made in America because they'll be higher quality and not smell weird because of laws and regulations here. Anyways, its really easy to exchange items, because i have 3 brick-and-mortar Forever 21s storefronts in my city who will refund or exchange online orders.

Date of experience: February 12, 2018
Maryland
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Horrible
September 25, 2017

This experience has been the worse. I purchased 15 bathing suits in June and sent 12 back because they didn't work for me. I sent the 12 back thinking I was gonna get my money back. They sent an email stating that they were final sale items and that they had to send them back to me. I was upset but I said ok cool what do you all need from me. They said I need you to pay shipping and handling and I haven't received them YET. And btw it's the end of September. At this point I want my money back. The summer is gone now

Date of experience: September 25, 2017
Virginia
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Love this store with a passion. Everything i order is the same as it is on the screen. I love the trendy styles. Im always buying a new shirt or bag from here. Accessories are always worth the price. Love it!. NOW here is the down fall the pants. I cant shop here for pants. They simple aren't long enough. Being 5'11 with curves comes back to hurt me :( yes the have plus sizes but the length DOESN'T i repeat DOESN'T cover it. Other than that its still a good store

Date of experience: July 2, 2012
South Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They suck
February 3, 2017

Its takes "forever" to get your money back its not my fault USPS left it on my patio where visitor and tenant walk pass while I'm at work and someone stole it I did what they asked now I'm getting the run around for my money. They just lost a great customer because now I'm not shopping at forever 21 period. No way don't do it I'm telling y'all

Date of experience: February 3, 2017
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Just terrrible cutomer service. Honestly, I almost never want to shop there again. I paid for priority mail Next Day Saver, and they assured my I'd receive it within one day. Well that was July 1st. I contacted fedex and they still haven't got any updates as to where my package is. Everytime I call Forever 21 they give me the run around. Hopefully I can receive a shipping refund because this is definitely not what I paid 20 dollars extra for. I will never shop online with them again.

Date of experience: July 5, 2017
North Carolina
5 reviews
27 helpful votes
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The quality can be somewhat cheap but most clothes have decent to high end quality for the price. I'd say Forever21 is in my top 5 sites that have super trendy but affordable clothes. I don't know what I'd do without Forever21 & I especially love shopping on their website because the selection is much wider and I can find cuter things that people I know don't really wear. There shipping (I think it says 5-7) almost always gets to be on the 7th day, which stinks but it's worth it. Also, beware of their return policy. You will never get your money back, even if you have every receipt, tag, and original form of payment. You will only ever get store credit or an exchange if you don't like an item. So if you're not sure you like it, don't buy it unless you're okay with getting only Forever21 credit back.

Date of experience: July 7, 2013
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We went to the store and asked someone about black friday deals and an employee told us it was 21% off the entire store so we looked around and found lots of clothing and waited in a 20 minute line only for the lady to tell us the offer ended at 11am so there were no more deals end of story dont go to forever 21 on black friday!

Date of experience: November 25, 2016
California
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I buy a lot of items from F21s website. A lot of the times, I'm very happy with what I receive. HOWEVER, I have received items that are far off the size it says it is. For example, I bought jeans and bought my waist size but when I received them, they were 3 sizes bigger! It's final sale so I can't return it but I ripped off. I didn't get what I ordered, yet I'm stuck with it. They need to improve on their sizing. Also, their website sometimes doesn't work when you try to do a review. Nothing happens with you hit "submit"... maybe that's why some items don't have any reviews, cause it's so hard to leave them.

Date of experience: December 27, 2018
Georgia
7 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Love it.
November 8, 2015

There clothes are really good and cute. The workers are really nice and willing to help you on getting stuff. They'll do stuff for you and they give good fashion advice. The reason why they get stars instead of 5 is because they don't give you your money back. They'll give it back in a gift card, but not cash. If you order online they will, but not at the store.

Date of experience: November 8, 2015
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I had a coupon for 15 dollars off because of my Forever 21 credit card. I earned it and the coupon doesn't work. I have been calling for 1 week now they keep telling me that they would get back to me same day. They never do. I called Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. I asked for a supervisor and they said they would call me back in 1 hour. They never called me ever or emailed me. They are a bunch of pieces of $#*!s. Screw them!

Date of experience: August 20, 2017
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Forever 21 Online Order
December 7, 2017

I had ordered a top online on October 31,2017. My order on their tracking application stated that I should have received my order November 17,2017. It is now December 7,2017 and have not received anything. I Called customer service December 7th, to track my order, the representative told me that my order had been returned and I did not receive any notification or updates on their online order tracker regarding any returns. The online website where you are able to track your order is not helpful at all! The item was returned November 30,2017 at their LA warehouse, and it's been 7 days the representative over the phone (James) told that it should only take 3 business days from the time the package was returned (Nov. 30) to now (Dec. 7). There's a reason why "Forever" is their brand title, and that is because they take "Forever"!

Date of experience: December 7, 2017
Texas
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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FAVORITE STORE
December 12, 2016

Forever 21 never disappoints me, their clothes are always so cute and they always ship on time unlike some other stores. I've never had a problem with them, I honestly love their clothes so much and I will always be a loyal customer to them. I think forever 21 deserves more than 5 stars because they are so amazing.

Date of experience: December 11, 2016
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Ehhhh
January 3, 2016

Well I had two separate shipments cause I realized I forgot to buy something. So they both conformed my order was coming, then 1 week and a half later, one of my orders came, and since the other order was shoes which was another one of my orders, I thought it would take longer. Oh no, I ordered this on black friday, since christmas I still haven't received it. Then I called customer service and checked online and they canceled it for me and still haven't refunded back my money!

Date of experience: January 3, 2016
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Unwanted emails
May 7, 2018

Get too many unwanted emails from the forever21.com mail server. Called to ask for it to stop to no avail. Was given an address to forward screenshots, address was not valid. This cony has 0 social responsibility. I've never shopped there before and fornever will.

Date of experience: May 7, 2018