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New York
8 reviews
26 helpful votes
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I've been using this site for years. The merchandise used to be great, I feel the selection has not been as good in the past year or so,

Date of experience: April 10, 2013
Tennessee
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Their customer service is as bad as Comcast. Avoid them at all costs. I am having to work with my credit card company to get my money back.

Date of experience: July 28, 2018
Idaho
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Last time buyer
August 13, 2017

I ordered a sofa in May. I was charged for the sofa AND received a tracking number. I've now sent three or four emails to Gilt but have no resolution on this.

I've ordered probably close to $50k from Gilt.com over the last few years; I ordered about $15k this year alone. Theor delivery and customer service have both gone very much down hill.

Frequent problems include: items canceled after ordered, items canceled after billed, cancelled but billed items requiring customer interference to receive refund, broken items, very poor packaging of fragile items resulting in absolute damage, snarky customer service, delays in response for customer service, merchandise not as photographed, in-house brand of poor quality, partial cancelation of orders obviously intended as sets (bras/panties, multiple curtains panels, a duo of chairs, bedding sets). Oh... I could go on. And these problems are not anomalies or novelties. They happen all the time.

I ordered in May, was BILLED in May, received a tracking number in May... but I have no sofa (the rest of the items ordered together were delivered and thy have rejected me returning those items. Partial sets AGAIN)

Don't waste your money unless you have a lot of it to lose.

Date of experience: August 11, 2017
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have been a Noir customer for years. On Nov. 27,2017 I received a Dolce & Gabbana dress ordered on Nov. 21 (costing more than $2000 including tax and delivery charge), and SHOCK, the dress has none of the original tags that one would expect to be attached to a new item of clothing (i. E., the one attached with a string to any new garment; any vendor of new clothing will warn customers that no return would be accepted without one). This dress was sold during a D&G event and said to be "sourced from a trusted Gilt vendor" and was marked non-returnable "due to further price reduction." There was no disclosure anywhere on the site/webpage that such dress is a vintage or used or was missing original tags. By contrast, Gilt regularly hosts what Gilt advertises as "vintage handbag" events and "estate jewelry" events such that any customer would know and expect the items being sold are second hand. However, Gilt was not promoting this specific D&G event as a sale of second-hand/vintage items. Furthermore, several years ago I purchased a Dolce & Gabbana dress from Gilt (for around $1000) and it came, as one would expect, all original tags properly attached and a D&G hanger. I reached out immediately to Gilt to ask about why this dress came without any original tags and whether it was used/second-hand. During a whole week of back-and-forth, Gilt kept saying "we stand behind the authenticity" of the dress, but would not say whether this dress is new (as one would have expected unless the vendor has specifically told you it is used). Gilt also says because it said it is non-returnable, I cannot return it. This is bait-and-switch and patent fraud, given the lack of honest disclosure/representation upfront about this item. Judging from the other recent comments, it looks like dishonesty has become the recent trademark of Gilt. How low has the Company fallen, for a company where the wife of an ex-colleague of mine had a hand in co-founding.

Date of experience: December 8, 2017
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi Pearl,

I am truly sorry to read this. I assure you that is not the standard we strive for here at Gilt.

I would be happy to look into this matter for you if you could kindly send an email to service@gilt.com ATT: Maureen

I promise that I will investigate this matter for you fully Pearl.

I hope to hear from oyu.

Warm regards,
Maureen
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Maryland
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I ordered a Tom Ford designer bag from Gilt. It came with no straps although there are permanent hooks for a strap. They refused to refund the bag or provide the straps. They advertised the bag as "strapless" although it can be worn with a strap. The bag cost $1,500 and looks weird without the shoulder straps. They refused a refund or exchange and when I went through a dispute with my credit card AmEx, I was told there was nothing that can be done because of Gilt's no refund policy on designer items, DONT EVER BUY HERE. They get slightly damaged designer bags and sell them to the public using their no refund policy and that how they get us, They are never available to talk to you and ask you to call them back and take days to refund your call. Customer service here is unbelievably nonexistent. They will continue these practices until you the customer stand up and stop buying, especially designer items. I plan to file a authencity complaint with the FBI and attorney generals office. I want a refund or my money back. I will continue filing everywhere until something is done. This is wrong. Strapless means there are no hooks. Strapless does mean it has permanent hooks for a shoulder strap that was not provided. I will never be able to resell this designer bag without the straps. I doubt if Tom Ford makes this bag at all. If so, where are the straps. I am also filing complaints in their country through the attorney general's office. I don't plan to just accept this because it is wrong. It would cost them nothing to exchange the bag for something else, yet they refuse to do so. Write letters to the U.S. commerce Department and other authorities. Get help from these agencies to file legal complaints in their country.

Date of experience: December 3, 2016
Texas
5 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Date of experience: February 14, 2021
Norway
5 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I recommend
May 20, 2022

Many times I order things here and I am always satisfied! Pleasant managers, excellent quality and fast delivery, everything comes on time

Date of experience: May 20, 2022
South Africa
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I have ordered from this site several times and they have never disappointed, delivery is always on time and good customer service.

Date of experience: June 21, 2022
New Jersey
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Poor customer service
March 21, 2020

Hard to get through to customer service. I was on hold for 40 minute. And when I actually got to talk to someone he was very rude and condescending.

Date of experience: March 21, 2020
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible Quality
February 14, 2022

What you order is not what you will receive. Terrible quality and terrible customer service. My jewelry tarnished and turn my skin black.

Date of experience: February 14, 2022
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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SCAM SITE
November 23, 2020

Charged me and did not send my package. No refund, then when I called their customer service they charged me £70 MORE. This site is a SCAM!

Date of experience: November 23, 2020
Austria
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I recommend
November 2, 2022

Exactly what I was hoping for. Fast delivery, excellent pricing, thoughtful designs. Couldn't be happier. I recommend.

Date of experience: November 2, 2022
Philippines
6 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Good customer services
October 27, 2015

I have read reviews here, thought I don't want to try buying things here, but tried once and got lucky to get a good customer services

Date of experience: October 24, 2015
Austria
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Everything was good, very comfortable and stylish shoes, delivery was very fast, I am satisfied with my purchases from your store

Date of experience: May 16, 2022
California
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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I've bought a significant amount of merchandise through Gilt. I have not had an issue with clothing but have had issues with their furniture. I purchased two wooden coffee tables (final sale) and immediately noticed they were poor quality. Within days pieces came loose. I decided to fix them myself with a drill and some wood screws.

I should have known not to order furniture from them again but was in need of a large area rug and saw one on their site at a good price. A couple days later I tried to cancel the order. They gave me some story about how the order had already been sent to the vendor and that you can only cancel an order within 10 minutes of when it is placed (another rep told me 5 minutes).

This item had not shipped yet. They said there was nothing they could do for me. I asked if they or I could contact the vendor. I asked that they not ship this item to me. They would not help and told me their computer would not allow them to cancel.

I question whether their responses or excuses were even honest. At the very least they were questionable and they were incredibly dismissive. Their business practices are predatory. What could possibly prohibit them from not shipping something that hasn't shipped (and won't for another week or two)? I have never had trouble halting a shipment from any other business I have dealt with. Why can you only cancel an order within 5-10 minutes? After 11 minutes your screwed then?

If you place an order with Gilt they take your money. This rug cost over $1000. They offer many expensive items on their site so beware, you could lose a lot of money. They don't have a customer service phone number on their site (another red flag).

I suspect I will end up in dispute over this. I will be sharing this story/review on other sites. I will be contacting the BBB as well as econsumer.gov

Date of experience: January 19, 2018
Gilt S. Gilt Rep
over a year old

Hi Stephanie,

I am very sorry for any confusion, we generally not always have about 5 minutes to cancel an order once it has been submitted. As a flash sales website orders are sent top our vendor's & warehouses very fast leaving little room for modifications, I apologise that we were unable to cancel your order. We are unable to access our vendors system once an order has been sent.

Our contact inforiaont including phone number and opening hours can be located via your Gilt account https://support.gilt.com/hc/en-us/articles/228190007-Contact-Details

I understand this is frustrating and I will of course pass your feedback along to our management team. If you would like to discuss this further please feel free to send me an email to service@gilt.com ATT: Maureen.

Warm regards,
Maureen
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Ohio
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Today with the Black Friday sales started they have widely advertised all over their website that certain items would be an ADDITIONAL 40% off. Except every time I went to the checkout only 20% was taken off. When I inquired about this through their customer service they said that the total discount given for any item would be $75 maximum. When I explain to them that they've advertised it as an additional 40%off day they said there are terms and conditions. This is completely ludicrous false advertising bad business and completely misleading to any customer. Moreover the customer service are like robots spewing out 'I'm sorry' for the sake of a scripted message.

Additionally I had to call back customer service because when an item was clearly in my cart and had 9 minutes before It timed out; every time I went to check out it had disappeared. Yet when I went back the item is in my cart and the countdown timer was in effect. Once again I reluctantly called customer service, even though they had my file open the guy had no idea what promotions were on, what discounts were being given. Also I must've said belt four times and he kept reply responding with jacket. When I asked to speak to the manager and explained my grievances regarding an item that is no longer available there was no consolation or compensation offered. In addition she to was steadfast in her belief that despite advertisements on the site stating an additional 40% off would be taken off select items that $75 was the most that could be taken off any one item. And though I am Put on a waitkist for an item that is no longer available, should it be available I won't be able to use the current (misleading) promo on it.
Bravo gilt you've created a real loyal customer out of me; not to mention word of mouth is the best advertising.

I had read articles in the oat saying This company was fledgedling I can see why now.
I have no idea why off fifth is even related to this company.

Date of experience: November 22, 2016
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Probably the best customer service I've ever had
December 10, 2014

Probably the best customer service I've ever had. They are quick to respond, are always fair and go above and beyond to make things right.

Date of experience: December 7, 2014
RU
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Cheaters
December 23, 2020

The order has not been dispatched for over a week. Repeated requests to cancel the order have been returned with vague wording and no action.

Date of experience: December 23, 2020
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fantastic shoes
June 8, 2021

Fastest delivery ever and very cute shoes. Unfortunately, I have to return the shoes since they do not fit. The shoes are much too small.

Date of experience: June 8, 2021
New York
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Great service and really good quality, I am impressed. Shipping was fast and products were in good packaging. I recommend to buy from this shop.

Date of experience: November 14, 2022

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.

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value
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returns
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quality
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