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Iowa
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service
November 28, 2013

Terrible customer service. Ordered a jacket and received A blouse. I've sent THREE emails to customer service asking how to return the item with no response to any of them. Inconsistent with delivery charges. Won't be ordering anymore.

Date of experience: November 28, 2013
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I wish I could give them negative stars. I ordered riding boots from them in size 8.5 and instead received heels in size 7 - a completely wrong order. When I called customer service, they just asked to return the item and sent me a $10 credit for all the inconvenience they caused and the goof-up they made. They did not even have the item in their inventory to send me the right shoes. This website sucks and the way they do business sucks too. I wish someone can ban them.

Date of experience: November 7, 2013
Hawaii
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't do my homework on this company before placing my order on a "great deal" beauty product. It's not a deal when you don't receive the product. They took my money, this company never sent me an order confirmation, nor did it show in my order history. When I contacted customer service, I was told that I did not submit an accurate email. That's BS. My email address was correct. I would recommend that everyone that has this problem, dispute the charges with the credit card and/or bank to dispute the charges. I can't believe Nordstrom would have their name tagged with this company.

Date of experience: January 18, 2018
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worst customer service. I have waited for over a month for a refund for my return and had to contact the company twice. They refuse to send me an email confirmation of my return and just tell me to contact them again within 3-5 business days if the money does not return to my original form of payment. I have gone through this process twice already with the same response. The information on their site is incorrect as well as the information provided and now I have to wait another week to be able to contact them to get my money back, "convenient returns" is an absolute joke.

Date of experience: July 24, 2014
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Buyer Beware!
March 30, 2012

Buyer Beware! First, it takes a very long time to receive your merchandise from this company - on average two to three weeks. Second, make sure you will not have to return the item Returns are a nightmare. I have been waiting a very long time for my account to be refunded. I had to contact the company twice and I have already been waiting almost two weeks and the rep. Is tellling me it will be another 3 to 5 business days before I receive a credit to my account. My advice, purchase items somewhere else unless you are sure you will not have to exchange or return them. Will not purchase from Hautelook again. Too much hassle.

Date of experience: March 30, 2012
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They used to be good...
December 14, 2015

They used to have awesome customer service now you wait on hold forever and the people on the phone are useless. I've returned a few items and I've had to call them every time to get my money back! I used to shop a lot on Hautelook and sadly I won't be anymore, I can't trust them...

Date of experience: December 14, 2015
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I shopped for about 20 minutes then realized there was a countdown at the top of my screen which was weird, then i added another item to my cart and the countdown restarted at 15. I realized that if i didnt buy the item in 15 minutes it disappeared from my cart. HOW STUPID. They only give you 15 minutes to buy something? Thats ridiculous. I then decided to read some reviews on the website itself and wow. I dont think you should shop at a website that gets 1 star from all its users. Which surprises me that a nordstrom company would give such bad service. You really cant trust anything on the internet. Guess i will stick to my worthy websites. Thanks reviewers!

Date of experience: September 4, 2013
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This is probably one of the best discount online stores. Their customer service is amazing - I have recieved the wrong items a few times and they return it with no questions. Also, the price for shipping is nowhere near outrageous - some American site charge $22 for shipping to Canada. The products from Hautelook are amazing, the discounts are amazing, and I would recommend it to anyone.

Date of experience: December 17, 2013
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I loved the deals they had till I bought something from them. I bought a bag that looked really cute and it arrived with a broken zipper.
I called them and they asked me to print a label which would refund the money and ship back the item for free but they couldn't refund the shipping cost since i bought another item with the order.

Blah! I'm just annoyed. Why don't they look through their products before sending them out.

Date of experience: May 13, 2011
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Everything I have ordered from there has taken over a month to receive. The last items I ordered took over 5 weeks. By the time they came in, the persons birthday was over so I sent the items back. They stated that they only received 2 of the 3 items which was wrong. I never even took them out of the box. They will only give me a refund for 2 items minus shipping that was half the price of one of the shirts. The website is a big rip off. I have never had these kinds of problems with Rue LaLa. Stay away!

Date of experience: December 10, 2012
New York
21 reviews
60 helpful votes
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I ordered a pair of Rock and Republic jeans from them a few months ago and when they arrived they didn't have a tag on them. The care label was also hanging by a thread. The jeans itself looked somewhat new so I didn't bother returning them. I didn't want to deal with the hassle of getting charged on returns.

Date of experience: January 9, 2012
Maryland
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I ordered a $400 picture on 10/14/14 and have yet to receive the picture. I've called haute look over 25 times and have been told everything from the item will be delivered today to you will receive a refund in 3 to 5 business days on numerous occasions. I have been flat out lied to on numerous occasions and have continually been told I will be contacted in the next 24 to 48 hours with a status. By far the worst consumer experience I have had in almost 40 years.

Date of experience: January 5, 2015
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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MISSING ITEM
June 2, 2022

Ordered 2 items... only received one but paid for 2. Sent 4 emails no response. Tried calling but mailbox full.
THIS IS A FRAUDULENT COMPANY... DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NON EXISTANT. WISHED I HAD READ ALL THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS. WIL REPORT TO BBB.

Date of experience: June 2, 2022
Missouri
1 review
6 helpful votes
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When both items were cancelled due to incorrect inventories I cant help but believe that the Internet retailer, or their supplier, is either (1) playing games, or (2) doesnt really have control of their business.

In any event, charging me at time of ordering, holding my funds for three weeks, before advising of a cannot ship position, is completely contrary to the reputation Nordstrom has sought to develop and maintain.

Perhaps you should consider charging at shipment, instead of order for Tumi items only (if theyre at fault) or for all items if its Nordstrom that has inventory management issues.

Date of experience: November 21, 2016
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Ordered from the Black Orchid sale online June 2nd 2015. Made my purchase within 5 min of the start of sale. When my item never shipped they said that there was an inventory shortage (after calling them 5 times asking why my item hadn't shipped) and those that ordered first would get their item. Pretty sure I was in the top list, but whatever. Missed another sale on the same item cause I bought from Hautelook. They offered a $10 credit which is nothing compared to what I would have saved had I bought from the other site. Don't buy anything on here that you really want. Cause you might not get it and they end up holding your money for weeks.

Date of experience: June 12, 2015
Arizona
6 reviews
8 helpful votes
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I've been using Gilt Group and My Habit for quite some time. I stumbled across Haute Look and was intially very excited by their low prices. Now the excitement is replaced by anger, frustration and incredulousness at how lame their site is. First, it takes FOREVER to get your items. Second, when you inquire as to the status they don't respond. Sometimes they even just cancel your order. Thirdly, I just price compared with another site and they're offering the same merchandise for the same price but Haute Look's shipping time and charge are much longer/higher. Ugh. Not worth it. By the time I receive my items I've forgotten they were even coming. Too many other great websites out there for this that don't charge you for shipping, offer great customer service and get your items to you in a timely manner.

Date of experience: April 23, 2012
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a purse on 3/9/14 and as of 4/14/14 it still did not have a shipping date. Contacted them 3 times and they weren't able to give me an idea as to when it was going to be shipped. Cancelled my order yesterday. But I was really surprised when I checked their website this morning and the handbag company was having a sale and the purse I had ordered in March was part of the selection.

Date of experience: April 16, 2014
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Received my six braclets in two weeks, that was good. Description stated they were 18k overlay on end caps and the beads enamel coated, they were not, they were plastic, looked very cheap. I cannot use these for a gift unless I put something else with it, hence there goes the great sale, and of course they were not returnable, I should have known right then. Will not order from Hautelook again!

Date of experience: September 10, 2013
Indiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ordered twice from Hautelook.com. First the purse I ordered was 1/3 of the size they portrayed it to be. Second time I waited 4 weeks for shipping--that they charged me for. Not happy--will not be ordering again. Prices are high-quality it cheap!

Date of experience: June 27, 2014
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Best site for name brand shopping. Look for deals 85% and up... everyone should know shipping takes time your not in a store... tracking your item works great. I always copie and paste everything I am interested in and check it out on other sites. Some of there prices blows everything else out of the water.! Probably have spent over 6000$ on the site. Watch deals are amazing, I have a whole watch collection going that I would have never started without this site with there deals. Origional package etc. people who are complaining should go shop in retail stores and pay the full price. My opinion.

Date of experience: January 24, 2011

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
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value
29
shipping
29
returns
25
quality
25