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Pennsylvania
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Do not buy anything from this site. I ordered a wheatgrass planter and found one similar only 5 times cheaper in local store. I contacted haute look to cancel my order as it is not shipped from them to me yet. They refuse to cancel and refund. Stating their policy is I can cancel only if it is within two hours of ordering, after that no return or canceling. So they are shipping me a product knowing I no longer wants them.

What a horrible service and policy!,,

Date of experience: April 8, 2015
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I totally agree with all the one star reviews. I have had more orders cancelled than I received. And they don't notify me it's cancelled. I have to keep calling to find out where the items is, as it's really late in arriving. I spend so much tome dealing with them, it's not worth it!, ordered a $300 ring and it wasNot the ring I bought... lacked the 1 carat diamond that they said it had. Tonight's experience with Yet another item, left me so disappointed with Nordstrom. I can't believe they stay in business don't waste your time,

Date of experience: November 21, 2014
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ive been waiting over a month for a t shirt I bought my son, supposedly the rep said that my order was in route and would not provide a tracking number and that was about a week ago... I feel like I got robbed... don't get suckered by them, its cheaper to go to marshalls, old navy and gap than to shop with the, so not worth it. Im out 18 dollars for a shirt I actually found at gap for less on sale

Date of experience: August 3, 2013
Chile
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I've ordered 10 items, spent 400$. They sent me emails saying my shipment was already made and I noticed the money was not discounted from my card. Then I realized that they just blocked my account without notice and they cancelled my order. When I call them all they have to offer was an apology but I was treated like crap and all the items I wanted to purchase were gone. I lost the 3 hours that I spent purchasing in that site for nothing.

Date of experience: April 21, 2014
North Carolina
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Unbearably long wait
August 10, 2010

Unbearably long wait. I wished I would've read any of these reviews before purchasing. On the item description page it said "Item will arrive in 10 - 14 business days", but right after you place the order the order status page says that the item will get shipped on a date that is almost a month after the date of purchase! By then this item is going to be out of season and out of style, and if your weight fluctuates you probably won't even be able to fit into it! Gilt all the way, they ship rightaway! Never doing HauteLook again, their business model is bogus.

Date of experience: August 10, 2010
Utah
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The products/site is okay, but in a world where amazon.com ships in 2 days, waiting over a month to get a single item is ridiculous (and that's with paying $9 bucks for shipping!)

I'm surprised the brand is associated with nordstroms, because nordstroms has such great customer service... unless they fix the timeliness of their deliver, the site will continue to stay in business.

Date of experience: December 14, 2013
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Still waiting.
February 28, 2016

I ordered my 2 item on Jan 20... still waiting to receive them. It said it would ship in 2 -3 weeks and when it didn't come, I contacted customer service. They said it would ship out the next business day... it didn't ship out until 5 days later. That was last week Monday... And I still haven't received my order! It didn't even ship until a MONTH after I ordered it! WTH! I'm in Canada so I understand that shipping takes a lot longer but I order several item from a similar company in the same city... and I got those items in 2 weeks! I didn't even ask for express shipping! I wish I had read the reviews before buying. Save your money and just buy it straight from the source.

Date of experience: February 28, 2016
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They constantly make excuses for their bad site. I ordered a pair of boots and a month and a half later, after many phone calls on my end, was told that they couldn't fulfill my order. Wish I knew that a month earlier! They just kept blaming the partner company where the boots were supposed to get shipped from. Nordstrom is an amazing company, but they really dropped the ball with Hautelook. It's really a shame.

Date of experience: November 11, 2013
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Can't believe Nordstrom (Nordstrom Rack) is associated with HauteLook. Bad experience in regards to item fulfillment and shipping. I had always thought Nordstrom provided stellar service, but no longer. Could the reason be because of Nordstrom Rack's association with Hautelook? After reading the reviews online, regarding HauteLook, I believe it's very possible. But, perhaps, Nordstrom deserves to share some of the blame.

Date of experience: January 8, 2016
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Hautelook is a joke, they give you a shipping date then change it three weeks later, you never receive your products in a timely manner, i called several times about my order tht i have been waiting on for over four weeks, i was told the wait to send there shipments in bulk and not individually. I will never order from this site again! Hautelook is a joke!

Date of experience: November 20, 2013
New Jersey
5 reviews
34 helpful votes
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I expect a lag in shipping, since I am getting a discount. So as long as you don't mind the time it takes, it is a great site for getting good deals! I have even had to make a few returns with no problems whatsoever.

Date of experience: September 5, 2011
California
7 reviews
47 helpful votes
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First order placed never shipped for they ran out of product even though I purchased and paid for them. After 30 days they finally canceled the order. Next order I received a size 6 shoes in a size 8 shoe box. Size 8 is what I ordered. Can't reorder the size 8 again because of the lack of availability. Tip: don't get excited about a pair of shoes ordered until you actually have them in your hands. Also, hautelook says every shoe "fits true to size" which is not the case. Some size 8 boots fit bigger than others. Very surprised since this is a Nordstrom's company.

Date of experience: November 6, 2014
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I've got my order waaay later than it was promised. I've had to call them and send them messages to figure out if I ever get the order. Finally, the sales representative promised at least to refund the shipping cost. After several weeks I've got my purchase, but never the shipping refund. I think they got a good products to offer, but I won't buy there anything anymore. There are so many other online stores with much better customer service. If to talk about merchandise itself, it was good, nothing ripped, same as what I saw on their website.

Date of experience: November 13, 2013
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I wish I would have read about this site before ordering from them. I placed an order on 9/30 and still have not received my items. Oh and by the way my sis works for nordstrom and when I told her about hautelook and their affiliation with nordstrom she said she never heard of them!

Date of experience: October 18, 2013
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am so in love with HauteLook. If you understand before ordering that the shipping time can be a little long, then you shouldn't have any surprises. Multiple items in one order will sometimes ship separately, but this is because HauteLook is not a store with a warehouse of merchandise. They communicate with the vendors and sellers to have the sale, then contact them with the orders, so the whole process is a little tedious and time-consuming. I think it is owned by Nordstrom Rack, which explains the great prices on designer items. Personally, I prefer HauteLook to Rack because, even though it isn't the instant gratification of actually going to a store, you have a better (but limited!) selection of items.

Date of experience: August 1, 2014
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am now 0 for 2 with Hautelook! My first order, in January of this year, was cancelled on their end and my 2nd order was wrong. I placed it on 3/31 and just received it today. But they sent me the wrong dress in the wrong color. The CS rep, Taylor, was nice, and offered me Hautelook credit but what good is their credit if I'm reluctant to purchase from them? Paying less is nice but irrelevant when you don't receive your order.

Suffice it to say I am extremely disappointed in them and, despite all of their cute merchandise, I can't foresee putting myself through their nonsense again. I'll just continue to purchase elsewhere as MyHabit, RueLaLa, Gilt & Editor's Closet as well as others all have great merchandise at a great price and you actually receive your order... novel concept!

Date of experience: April 23, 2012
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Please stay away from this horrible site. I bought a ring and was send a wrong one. When i reached out they were ofcorse out of stock blah blah and offered me 20% off if i decided to keep it. Which i did coz i hate returns as i work in customer service too. Then 2 weeks later same ring came back so this time before i ordered i messaged them again and they reassured that this is the right one. Ofcorse those idiots send me the wrong item again. And when i reached out this time the idiots tell me i can keep this wrong ring for 30%off. Wow the stupidity of hautelook is beyond me. They false advertise and instead of helping customers they still try to make the sale so we don't return.

Date of experience: April 25, 2015
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered the facial cream from this website which came long expired based on the color and smell. I sent out the request and received no response (even with the acknowledgement that they received my email). Then, I had to contact a person who was helpful but he had no authority to solve the problem and had to forward my claim to others. Then, the matter became silent again.
That is very irresponsible and unrespectable attitude to the customer. Stay away from buying the cosmetic product from it as you cannot use it unless you want to damage your skin with the expired cream/lotion.

Date of experience: November 19, 2017
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I ordered an iPhone case from them. It took ten days to arrive and when it finally did, to my surprise, it was the WRONG case. I contacted Hautelook and they offered me a refund because they no longer have it in stock. That was the SECOND time this has happened to me with this company. The first time I ordered a swimsuit (top & bottom.) I was extremely disappointed when only the top arrived. They said they oversold the bottom and offered me a refund but did not accept the top back. Now I have a swim suit top with no matching bottom. This is unbelievable and unacceptable. I have learned my lesson and will never purchase from this joke of a website again.

Date of experience: December 11, 2012
Minnesota
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I placed my order on 9/23 and it got here on 10/4. My purchase came packaged really nicely, and in GREAT condition. I got my product for 60% retail, and I couldn't be happier. I'm going to shop here again. I admit I was a bit worried with the reviews I read around the net, but 2 weeks was quick enough for me. Love Hautelook, my new guilty pleasure. :)

Date of experience: October 7, 2010

Overview

HauteLook has a rating of 2 stars from 366 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with HauteLook most frequently mention customer service, credit card and tracking number. HauteLook ranks 233rd among Designer Clothes sites.

service
31
value
29
shipping
29
returns
25
quality
25