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Illinois
1 review
16 helpful votes
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I purchased what was supposed to be an 18k gold Armapali textured bangle and I am completely disappointed with it What I received looks like a piece of junk, in fact it looks like dull brass, not gold, but the worst part is it is so small it would only fit over a child's hand plus it bends like a paper clip. The design may be similar but It looks nothing like the picture displayed. Which shows a shiny gold bangle on an adult sized hand! It is completely worthless.
I contacted their customer service and of course they would do nothing since all jewelry is final sale. Needless to say, I just gave Gilt $950 for what is, I repeat, JUNK. Unbelievable.

Date of experience: July 7, 2015
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Bought several underwears from gilt. The inner lining of one of them almost completely came off after 2 times of hand washing. Called up customer support and was told that won't be able to get refund because I had washed it. Well, if I hadn't washed it how would I know it is so poor quality? I received the item in December and called them in January - not to mention the order arrived outside of the estimated window. Both the Rep and her supervisor insisted that it was most likely due to the way I washed it and said I would need to contact the vendor if unsatisfied with the quality of the product. Sounded super rude over the phone. Have spent $2000+ on Gilt and not going to any longer.

Date of experience: February 2, 2017
Michigan
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I have been shopping on this site for quite some time and have had nothing but good experiences, even with returning items. I get amazing deals, and would highly recommend the site. The only complaint I would have is the fact that shipping is high and that some items are not returnable.

Date of experience: April 27, 2013
Florida
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Ordered a Shirt online
September 15, 2014

Ordered a Shirt online. First out of stock, then they ship me Towels for some guy in Texas.
I called and emailed customer service and was told basically everyone makes mistakes.
In order to get my shirt, I had to print a label off their site and send the towels back. Once they receive the towels and check the condition... I will receive a refund on my order and then I can re-order the Shirt... WTF... it is all their fault and not only did I not get my shirt, but I am the one that had to go out of my way to ship their mistake back!
I saw some really nice looking items on their site, but with all the comments about their poor customer service and my experience, I am dome with Gilt and everyone else should be too!

Date of experience: September 15, 2014
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi Bill,

Gosh, I'm terribly sorry to hear you've had to endure this! That is an extremely strange situation and I understand why you'd be frustrated, as that was not your error.

I hope you know that it is very unusual for a mix-up like that to occur. If you'd like to Private Message us your Order details, we'd love to see if there's anything we can do to turn around this experience for you.

Warm Regards,

Jamie,
Gilt Customer Service Specialist

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Customer Service!
December 5, 2015

I made a purchase while a 40% promotion was running. When I was finalizing my order I forgot to enter the code to have the 40% off applied.
I contacted customer service, who got back to me quickly and they refunded me the difference. I had a great experience!

Date of experience: December 2, 2015
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hey Wendy,

Thank you for your review and kind words.

I will be sharing your review with the while department here!

If you have any further concerns please do not hesitate to get in touch with service@gilt.com

Yours in style,
Michael -GiltService

Georgia
2 reviews
21 helpful votes
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I have been shopping on gilt for 5 years or more. But as soon as I wanted to contact their customer service for their fault (not even returning order or smth), no normal answer. They blocked the order amount twice, I received my order and was deducted the amount once, but another amount is blocked since 3 weeks now and they say we don't see this. Who does that? And I am sending the emails and every time I get the same robot answer that they are sorry. 0 customer sevice!

Date of experience: January 13, 2020
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Uggs boot
September 24, 2020

I was a little bit worried because of all the bad reviews, but my uggs were REAL! With such a discounted price ($150= $100) I was a bit worried. But they exceeded my expectations! So happy with my order, plus, they gave me a chocolate bar ((:

Date of experience: September 24, 2020
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I was just recently introduced to this website and already I am in love. I made my first purchase late last week. After reading some horror story reviews on similar sites, I was not expecting to receive my order for at least a week or two and fully prepared for some terrible problem to occur with it. I received my package today, not even a week after I placed the order AND the pants I bought are absolutely fantastic! I saved almost $200, got exactly what I ordered, and in record time. I am now stalking the site for my next purchase. VERY IMPRESSED!

Date of experience: October 26, 2010
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I entered my order and then immediately realized I forgot to enter my discount code. I emailed literally minutes after placing the order and they refuse to honor the discount, contending that they are unable to do so. Really? Unable? There's no possible means of correcting my order? Absolute and total BS. I have had this happen with other sites, including HauteLook (which is owned by Nordstrom, and that probably explains why its customer service is great and NOTHING like crappy Gilt) and they ALWAYS give me the discount. Will NEVER use this site again!

Date of experience: November 29, 2013
New Hampshire
1 review
46 helpful votes
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Fake Perfume!
June 11, 2020

I have purchased two large orders from Gilt. I bought two different perfumes from Gilt and both are fake! I have worn Angel by Terry MUGLER for years and when I saw it for 100 dollars a bottle I bought one. This is not real Angel perfume! It is a diluted knock off! The real perfume lasts for days and you can still smell it in your clothes. The one I received last a few hours and doesn't even smell close to being real. I am not happy at all with them and will never buy from them ever again! Beware!

Date of experience: June 11, 2020
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I bought a bag for 2,5000 it arrived heavily creased. The site says that if the item is damaged it can b e returned. Their idea of damage is rip or scratch not severe creases in the leather which may have deen done in transit or it may have been the way they stored the item. If you spend thsat much money you want to arrive in brand new condition

Date of experience: December 2, 2013
Ohio
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Happy Customer
November 6, 2015

Mr. Nigel Kelly was very helpful in arranging the cancellation of my order. In a thank you note I wrote, "Thank you very much for arranging the cancellation of my order. I would have accessed the Gilt Support or Live Chat, but unfortunately it was closed for the evening as I submitted the order after midnight.

Thank you again for all of your assistance with the cancellation of my order."

Date of experience: November 3, 2015
Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I placed my order without checking the reviews, and I was a little worry, to the point that I called customer service to track my order. Long story short... My lumber up boots arrived on Wednesday when they said Friday the latest and they are in perfect conditions, thank you GILT!

Date of experience: February 3, 2016
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Bought a voucher from the website. Called and was told they do not provide the service any more. Contact Gilt and requested refund, who insisted to refund to the credit card I used for the purchase, which I have canceled a while ago. I was insured the refund will come. My bank told me they will not accept this refund and returned the money to gilt two days after receiving the refund. I contacted gilt numerous times after hearing from my bank but was completely ignored. No response, nothing at all.

Date of experience: July 16, 2014
Australia
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Hi, I am in Australia and purchase from Gilt. Have been pretty happy with some of the clothes I have purchased, fortunately I know my US size. The other thing I like is that it was easy to call them via telephone when I got a different colour of a Rachel Pally dress I ordered, I told them it was not a colour I would wear. I was concerned due to their 'no return policy'. However was really surprised when the girl said no problem, she could see that I was sent the wrong colour and said unfortunately there were no more in the colour I wanted. So I asked if they could arrange postage so I could return the dress, she said no don't worry, "Keep the dress anyway" and they would credit my account back with the cash I paid. AND they did! Great as this colour suits my sister-in-law, so she gets it and is very happy! Makes me one happy customer and a 'popular' sister-in-law!

Date of experience: July 31, 2014
Wisconsin
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Impressive website but that's where it stops. VERY limited inventory tell sells out immediately. Not an option for a working professional who is not at a keyboard to grab an item at exactly 10am CT. No option for free/discounted shipping. Outrageous charges for returns. Money kept hostage when an item is returned for "credit." No returns to an original form of payment. No future for this company.

Date of experience: June 19, 2013
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very efficient Customer Service team
June 21, 2015

I had accidentally placed an order while checking the total price of an item with a promo code. There was no cancel button option so I hurriedly emailed customer service to ask for the order to be canceled (this happened after reg office hrs. And I had no option to speak to a live CS rep). I was in a bit of a panic as I was not sure if somebody would be able to read my email immediately. I *******@giltservice a tweet as well, but saw in my inbox that the CS team had already emailed me back to inform me the order had been successfully canceled! Very pleased with the Customer Service I received tonight. Thank you Gilt!

Date of experience: June 17, 2015
Florida
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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They cancelled my order, locked my accounts and made no attempt whatsoever to contact me... all because I put a new shipping address for my order!
After contacting customer service and waiting 20 minutes on hold, a supervisor mumbled "a new address is the same as fraud and we have the right to close an account and cancel an order for any reason, which you agreed to when you signed up". When asked why they wouldn't simply contact the customer (me) to verify the information, I was told "We will never attempt to contact the customer because the contact information we have on file could be the fraudulent person's".
Are you kidding me? Give me a break. By far the absolute worst customer service I have experienced, next to Comcast.

Date of experience: April 10, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I bought a pair of lamps. The drum shades are much different in color and textile vs the picture of the product presented on the site.
I wanted to talk to a supervisor to return the product. Because they don't want to return they declared the product I received is identical to what is shown on the website. These evaluations are subjective. To me they are not. I have been calling them in the last 4 days, they don't let me talk to a supervisor, they only apologize for not being able to do more and don't accept the return.
Is that the right way to treat consumers? Is this how Gilt wants to satisfy the consumers?

Date of experience: December 8, 2016
Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service
December 10, 2016

I ordered an item on guilt and before I ordered I removed my old address and set my new address as a default address. They send my order to the wrong address. When I called they said that their was nothing she could do for me because it was sent already. I asked to a manger and the manager was very rude and told me the same thing. After I got very upset on the phone and explained that I had the right address on the website he put me on hold for 20 minutes. He then told me that he would refund me but if it ever happened again he will not refund the next time! Their was no apology or acknowledgement that they messed up and not me! I ended up o the phone for over 1 hour

Date of experience: December 8, 2016

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
157
shipping
158
returns
134
quality
147
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