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Florida
3 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Bought a pan set where one came with a scratch, totally useless and defective and I opened a case over a week ago only to not get a serious response. Basically this is how they work: you buy and pay for the item, they ship the item (takes longer than average, I mean come on) and your item arrives damaged. You call and they tell you is a final sale, no wonder it was a final sale! They do not offer a return, a refund or an exchange, I simply threw away and gifted them $129. Be extremely careful with what you buy. For high quality items and designer stuff, just go to Farfetch.com and save yourself some headaches with GILT. NEVER BUYING FROM THEM AGAIN!

Date of experience: May 29, 2020
California
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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There customer service is horrible! I asked for a store credit not refund for a gilt city voucher in which the merchant could not accomodate the customer in a normal and customary situations. So I refused to go back to that business and as a result asked Gilt for store credit and was denied even after speaking to the manager. Consider the warning!

Date of experience: December 15, 2014
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very Impressed
October 7, 2021

I was very impressed with the dress I received from the website. It took a while to come but I think that was because of the shipping company, not the store. I did not have to go through customer service but will definitely use again!

Date of experience: October 7, 2021
District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Avoid at all costs
July 10, 2021

I placed an order and then after realizing how long shipping would take, I decided to cancel it just a few hours later. There was no option to cancel, so I called as soon as Gilt's hotline opened the next morning. I was told it was too late to cancel, even though it's July 10 and it won't ship for about 2 weeks! I called back and then was told it was cancelled, no problem, and I would get an email and refund. When I didn't see an email, I called back and was told I should hear about a cancellation soon but it wasn't guaranteed. I then spoke with a supervisor who said it was too late to cancel this order. I do not understand as the order was placed overnight, just hours before, and it wasn't going to ship out for a while. It's still in the warehouse. The cheaper prices aren't worth the customer service. Avoid Gilt at all costs! It is a scam. The customer service is atrocious. They should feel GUILTY for taking people's money and being awful.

Date of experience: July 10, 2021
Maryland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Misleading
November 6, 2022

I purchased the wrong item- opened the item that has a tag that says do not remove if you wish to return the item. I tried to return the wrong item that was received only to be denied. $1800 later next time I will go to the store. Customer Services is not what it issue to be anymore. Gilt needs to improve on their level of integrity.

Date of experience: November 6, 2022
Nebraska
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fake Le Vian ring
October 7, 2020

I ordered a Le Vian chocolate diamond and opal ring for my daughter's birthday. I was pleased that it arrived quickly but disappointed immediately because the ring clearly did not look as good as the photo online and did not have the chocolate colored diamonds. They went to great lengths to make this fake look real -- Le Vian box, tag, and it appeared to be engraved on the inside with the words Le Vian. I took the ring to a jewelry store that sells Le Vian rings and we compared the ring to the real deal under the microscope. The engraving was nothing like the real deal and there was no registration mark. They confirmed it was a fake. I returned the ring immediately and am waiting for my refund. I'll update this when I get it. Although the website states "free returns" -- it's only free return shipping if you are accepting store credit. I wanted my money back, so I had to pay $9.99 for return shipping.

Date of experience: October 7, 2020
Illinois
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I have purchased 2 pairs of Jimmy choos, 1 pair of valentinos, malin & goetz candle and various other items from Gilt over the years. I let things go because it seems like you are getting a deal but I noticed the Jimmy Choo pumps were not as good of quality as others I have purchased. The last pair of Valentino pumps I bought have completely different Valentino Emblems, positioning, the word is not centered on the bottom of the shoes. They are complete fakes. The glass on the malin & goetz candle melted in half after one hour of burning! They are buying goods from china and reselling 1000%

Date of experience: September 8, 2019
Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Cancelling orders
March 29, 2021

I placed an order had it confirmed with a confirmation order only to have it cancelled the next day, they did not give a reason until I pushed back and they said my items were out of stock. Except I found one of my items still for sale at a much higher price and they had 3 in stock in my size. They are no longer replying to me - not a very honorable company and they have too much competition to be this complacent with good customers. I do not recommend this site.

Date of experience: March 29, 2021
Cyprus
1 review
2 helpful votes
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To start with, promised 10% promo code was never sent to me to claim my 10% off. The customer services says since I am an EU buyer I am not entitled to it (!) what a strange excuse. The promised 7-11 delivery days were a big fat lie. I made my purchase on the 8th of July, today is 25th still no tracking number provided and the Customer Services is not giving me any dates or further details. Won't recommend to anyone

Date of experience: July 25, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I wish I could give it ZERO star! I have purchased a voucher on May and didn't use it until the end of July. (The voucher expired on August 3rd.) When I logged in to my account the website showed no results for any order placed before July. Then I called customer service they gave me a voucher number. It turned out INVALID! I called again they promised me to send me another one and they didn't. After several calls they FINALLY agree to refund me. It has been a month now I still haven't got my money back! I will never use Gilt and Gilt City again! They just get your money and don't care about the customers at all! Very bad experience!

Date of experience: August 19, 2018
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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A bunch of FRAUDS!
November 15, 2013

A bunch of FRAUDS! Just repeating what others have said. HORRIBLE website and customer service. Avoid by all means.

They sent me a WRONG item. When raised the issue, was told that I can only receive a credit and not a refund (for their mistake)! After a few back and forth with their customer service, I had to call and get a supervisor. Was told to return the item and a month after I returned the item, I still have not received their refund yet. Upon checking their website, I noticed that my return has been expired!

A bunch of loosers who don't understand that this is the era of Amazon and other online retailers with decent customer service.

Date of experience: November 15, 2013
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I place a final sale order with Gilt and it took 3 months to arrive. In that time the price dropped $100 dollars. So I called to see if they would credit me the difference since my order had not shipped, and they couldnt. Ok, so I asked that they cancel that order so I could repurchase at the lower price, they could not cancel my order either. It seems that products come directly from the supplier and they lose control of the order once its placed. The worst part is, they also have no quality control over the product that is shipped. They have no idea the condition the product is in. In my case my acrylic picture arrived with chips, scratches, and cracks in it. Calling customer service is a waste of time, all they say is there is nothing they can do. So you sell a product, call it final sale, and wash your hands of delivering a quality product or providing any time of service to the customer that shops your site.

Date of experience: May 30, 2018
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi Michelle,

I am very sorry that you feel this way, I have reviewed this order and can see it was placed in 2016. I can see no notes advising you were unhappy with this item once received.

We would urge any of our members to reach outto us witihn 30 days of receiving an item should they have any issue or concern. As it is now over a year and half since the order was delivered we are unable to grant a return or remedy this matter.

I am again truly sorry for any upset, should you wish to discuss this matter further please feel free to email me at service@@gilt.com ATT: Maureen

Warm regards,
Maureen
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Tennessee
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I ordered the one and only thing my grandaughter wanted, got confirmation order was shipped and date should receive. When did not come was told so sorry it was never shipped. When called for manager Jaime was a joke. Said his manager did not take calls and would not give me vendors indoemation. Then advised that it was lost in transit. Which is it? Can't even get story straight of why I did not receive. Out of stock so could not over night it. This company is a joke and I would not order anything from them!

Now they want to give me a 30% discount on my next order. Really, like I am stupid enough to use you again. What a joke!

Date of experience: December 24, 2015
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi Patsy,

I'm really sorry to hear that you're not happy with your shopping experience with us, completely get how frustrating this situation must have been. I really would like the opportunity to turn this into a positive experience for you.

I can see that you have not entered in your order number, if you can private message this on to me, I would be more than happy to look into this for you and see what can be done in this case.

Looking forward to hearing from you,
Áine - Gilt Service

California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Gilt 's final sale stuff didn't provide any warranty of the product, but their description did not mention about it, after you place an order, you can't cancel it, If you call the customer services, they will blabla a lot but do nothing about it. I think they are lier, the behave is cheating, I will suggest everyone for looking this review, Not buy anything on Gilt. I would like give the review for 0 start.

Date of experience: September 29, 2014
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi Simon,

We certainly have a limited time to cancel an order after it's been placed, but would do our best to appease any of our members' requests.

If there is anything in particular you need any help with, we'd love to see what we can do for you. Feel free to Private Message us if you'd like any further assistance.

Best,

Jamie,
Gilt Customer Service Specilist

Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a black and white zebra pillow with black stripes all over it. What I got was a tan and black pillow with a totally different stripe pattern and stripes on less than half the pillow. And it is final sale. This is some SERIOUSLY false advertising. I will NEVER order on Gilt again. Be careful, sounds like a common issue with their site and their products are typical final sale / no returns. Now I see why! I will post the photos on Facebook to share with my friends so they can see the scam they are running.

Date of experience: March 29, 2013
Utah
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Wallet vs card case
January 2, 2018

Received a wallet as a Christmas gift, what I received was a card holder. Contacted the person who sent it to me and the order/ receipt they sent even says wallet. Called customer service was told had to go through the person who sent it me the gift to contact them. Just seems tacky to call someone asking them to go through this whole process, the turn around and ask them to purchase something else. I get the concern with theft, but really with a e-receipt I cannot exchange them.

Date of experience: December 31, 2017
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi David,

I am sorry for any upset caused, for our members security we do need the email information or order number to assist with returning a gift.

However, this is only if the giftee has noted this as a gift on the order and the order is addressed it to you. If not, then for your friends account security we will need her to contact us.

I am very sorry, please advise she can reach out to me on service@gilt.com ATT: Maureen and I will try to resolve this as fast as possible for both of you.

Warm regards,
Maureen
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Louisiana
1 review
10 helpful votes
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They shipped my order according to their app order tracker. I never received the order and I called them twice to ask for some remedy of any sort, and they refused saying nothing could be done. They didn't and wouldn't refund my money, nor replace the item, or give store credit.

Date of experience: January 14, 2016
Nevada
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I ordered a cashmere hoodie a few weeks back from Gilt.com. Not only did it take nearly two weeks to arrive but it was clearly used. There were two covid masks in the pocket. The hoodie was full of holes and balled up wool. Clearly it had been worn for a quite a while, returned and sent out, which is gross in usually terms but during a pandemic is completely inappropriate. I will not be ordering from this site again.

Date of experience: January 17, 2022
Virginia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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They will refuse to issue your refund back to the payment method used to purchase the exchange item claiming they can "only refund back to the original method of payment" - never mind it's for an exchange, not a return. I think this is a sad / greedy move on their part.

Date of experience: September 10, 2015
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Im done shopping at gilt. They may have been one of the first but they aren't the only.
Three weeks for a return to process... YOOKS took 3 days! Gilt shipping and
Customer service is the worst I have ever experienced.

Date of experience: June 22, 2013

Overview

Gilt has a rating of 1.9 stars from 907 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Gilt most frequently mention customer service, final sale and credit card. Gilt ranks 242nd among Designer Clothes sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
134
quality
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