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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
Clothing item from Forever 21Fashion apparel by Forever 21Merchandise from Forever 21 clothing lineForever 21 fashion product

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
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shipping
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returns
126
quality
138
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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One size jeans?
June 27, 2015

I have a couple pair of jeans from here, they're very comfortable. But they are also very old, and I wanted to get a new pair.
So I went to the only Forever 21 in my town, and all they had in length was 29 inches? They had different waste sizes, but not different height lengths. 29 was too short on me. So I asked a sales associate if they had any other size but 29 inches, and she said they do not carry any other size.
So that's irritating.

Date of experience: June 27, 2015
California
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Worst Company Ever
March 21, 2017

I made a purchase online once receiving my items it was a few I didn't like, made a return on 3/7/17 to the store was told I would get my refund in 3-5 days. On 3/13/17 I contacted customer service they made a store complaint and said the store manager or district manager would contact me in 3 days. Called again on 3/16/17 and said I should have my refund tomorrow. Called on 3/17/17 and let them know I haven't received my refund they said give it the rest the day. Called again today on 3/21/17 and said they still waiting for the district manager response. It's been 2 weeks and still no refund

Date of experience: March 21, 2017
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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First, I've patronized their store for nearly two years now. I thought they had the cute couture style that I was looking for, its not worth the hassle from the employees or managers at the store or the hassle that you get when you order online though. Don't shop there they are nuts. So really don't shop there.

Date of experience: March 23, 2017
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Free s! Hipping? Not if you're mailing address is a P. O. Box. They won't send it UPS to get it to your physical address and they won't ship free to a P. O. Box. Stupid! They screw up your order and then won't send the correct item until you return the wrong one and by then it's out of stock. Try to pay for something at a store and have them hold it? Nope, they won't do that. At least the the Santa Barbara, CA store. They clearly do not care at all about the customers who have made them such a big company.

Date of experience: March 5, 2015
Missouri
5 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Forever young!
July 26, 2016

If you are looking for pieces to accent a quality wardrobe that has proven to last you years on end then this is your place! You can count on cute and chic pieces but do not count on them to replace your lifeline pieces!

Date of experience: July 25, 2016
Louisiana
1 review
4 helpful votes
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NEVER AGAIN!
April 10, 2019

I order 158.00 worth of cloths for my son on March 3rd, I've called and called and called, here its April 10th and they are telling me that FedEx claims the package was sent out. So my refund was denied!
Im a single mother, and I cant afford to lose out on money. Now my son has to go without until I can save up to take him TO the store to shop for cloths. Never again! I would not recommend. I'm only selecting one star because I had to.

Date of experience: April 10, 2019
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Buyer Beware
August 4, 2016

The customer service is awful. They sent a jacket I ordered to the completely wrong address. When I got the confirmation email the same day I ordered I called them right away. To cancel or change it. I put in the right thing this address wasn't even in my city. They said there was nothing they could no until it was shipped. So I called when it was shipped they directed me to UPS. UPS told me F21 just needed to fill out a simple form but they always refuse to do so when this happens. So I called back explained the phone tag and the women was extremely rude! I was being polite I didn't cuss and she hung up on me. Finally I had enough I filed a claim with my bank and final got my money back 6 months+ later. Do not buy from them they treat customers like poop worst customer service I have ever received! Will never buy again. And most of their reviews are the same. They need to be shut down

Date of experience: August 4, 2016
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rude
November 6, 2017

So I went into the Forever 21 Store in Birmingham today to collect an order and I was greeted with a dirty look by the staff at the till. She just handed me a piece of paper and said write the order number and name, which I did and just bluntly said ID. She was so rude to me it was unbelievable, my friend even looked at me thinking this woman is so rude. She didnt even thank me or give me the slightest bit of good customer service. I know now to have my orders delivered or I might even not shop there anymore.

Date of experience: November 6, 2017
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Does not post your review
September 7, 2015

Everytime I order from Forever21 I get an email to review the products, it says "We'll let you be the judge". Then I reviewed this jumpsuit cullotes that I got from them, gave it 1 star because the zipper got broken the 1st time I was gonna wear it. The item was cute but very low quality zipper. I am pissed coz I can't and have not used the item and they won't even post my review. I reviewed it twice and when I go to the website there's no review yet for the said item. They only post good reviews.

Date of experience: September 7, 2015
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's okay, they just take a while to ship & sometimes they don't update, i ordered boots and they went out of stock as soon as i ordered them and when my package got here (i ordered a belt & a shirt w/ it) i was so excited to get my new boots, but they didn't come. So i called them, expecting them to say they were coming in a separate box, because they shirts came in an envelope thing, but they didn't. They said they went out of stock after i ordered them. They could've at least sent an email, they didn't. But other than that they have cute clothes

Date of experience: February 1, 2014
Kansas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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This is the worst store ever! I purchased a necklace in Wichita, KS and as I was paying the sales associate asked if I knew about their return policy. I said I did not so she said there is no return or exchange on jewelry. I laughed and said that is not a" return" policy. That is what I call a very poor customer service policy. I should have just put the jewelry back and walked out but I really loved the necklace... so I hadn't even worn the necklace 30 minutes and it broke. It was obviously defective. Well I went back to the store with it to possible exchange it and was told no way. I could understand if I had changed my mind but the thing broke. What a suck store. How can anyone stay in business with customer service like that? If you are in the mall shopping just go right on by this store. Their product is cheap and of poor quality and they definitely do not know the meaning of customer service!

Date of experience: September 23, 2013
New York
3 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Much prefer the online shop to the stores. Store are crowded, unorganized, and hard to navigate. But, the online shop is great. No, not every product is great quality. But I've found that many of the pieces I've purchased at F21 are actually a very solid make. The great style apparent in their clothing is the real seller here. So many great looks for every occasion. Also, give their accessories/jewelry a try.

Date of experience: August 29, 2014
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer service suck!
November 11, 2018

So I placed and order 2 months ago and still have yet to receive it. I contacted customer support as I got an email package was delivered, but again I don't not recovered it. I was informed they will reach out to fedex and once the claim is settled they will reship my order. After a few weeks I called again and was told fedex denied my claim, as they stated they delivered the package, which I still haven't received. I was then told by the agent that a credit would be issued to me since the items were no longer available. Neatheless to say I have been in contact with this company for over two months and I have not recieved my package or my refund. Please be aware of buying anything from Forever21 online.

Date of experience: November 11, 2018
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never ordering again
October 23, 2020

For awhile I was ordering from Forever21 quite often. Upon my latest order I had an issue. I was confident that they would be able to provide a resolution that made sense. My package showed it was delivered yet it was no where to be found! They said they would check with the carrier. No one ever contacted me back. When I contacted them they said it was delivered to me (It wasn't) and that they couldnt do anything. Now I am out $200. I will not be ordering from them ever again and caution anyone who is considering placing an order. They will NOT help you if you have an issue and it could end up costing you. Not to mention, it's actually a FTC violation for them to deny a resolution.

Date of experience: October 23, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Garbage company
April 28, 2023

Either your order is not getting delivered to you because all of a sudden the items are out of stock, or if they do send it to you you're getting the wrong items. Also how do you cancel my order and want me to repurchase but won't give me my credit or coupon back? Canceled credit card with them and will never shop with them again.

Date of experience: April 28, 2023
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bad customer service
August 10, 2020

Very bad experience at forever 21 from Aracey who is standing at the front door. Hello, yesterday unfortunately we decided to shop at forever 21 as usual, when my had to step away to put her mask off since she had a problem with her breathing at this time for a few seconds, unfortunately Ms. Aracey was passing by us she came little closer with a loud tone saying put ur mask on with no please besides her bad attitude, then told her that I will put right now then she started staring at us then I told her that why u r giving us this type of attitude, when she felt little guilty even i am sure about that, when I asked her to get her name she ignored me and she started to walk away i had to follow her with saying Excuse me like 5 times. Finally she stops and gave me her name, that was very bad experience and as far as I know I won't ever go back to that store because of that lady. It will be no business from us or our family members from Kuwait and Saudi.

Date of experience: August 10, 2020
Canada
7 reviews
20 helpful votes
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A little hickup with the mailman
March 13, 2019
Updated review

Their clothes runs a little smaller then the size chart, think Tweens and young adults. But I have to say very cute and eye catching. It's affordable and something for everyone 12-53 lol! It's trendy and I would like to wear a sweater to feel like 21 again.

Date of experience: March 12, 2019

You don't deserve any stars!
March 5, 2019
Previous review

First shipment was ok. Th second time around, I didn't get the package. I emailed the customer service after being informed that the sender must start a claim. It's been more than 48 hours and they are still ignoring me, where the hell is my stuff/or a refund? Worst site ever, will never buy again.

Date of experience: March 5, 2019
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I really like your clothes. They match with so much of my other clothes. They are so my style. You guys are amazing at making clothes. Everybody asked where I got my football t-shirt and I said forever 21 and it is not that much money. Your store is my FAVORITE store.

Date of experience: February 8, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do yourself a favor and buy elsewhere I never received half my order have been fighting for 20 days with them and still have not received the rest of my order and have not received a refund! What I did you receive all was returned because of quality!

Date of experience: May 22, 2017
California
4 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Bad experience!
January 23, 2017

I am a fan of Forever21 but never order online, so I gave it a try. It was turn out Terrible system of delivery I wait for 5 days and checked the status it had been delivered but I didn't find the package. I called back and the staff said wait for 3 days for them to resent if I don't received it they will refund the money. What is the point I paid and order online if I don't received it? I obviously want what I had order and now got to wait for another 10 - 15 days of business days to refund the money that I paid! Never order again! Disappointed.

Date of experience: January 23, 2017