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Jostens Reviews Summary

Jostens has a rating of 1.1 stars from 227 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Jostens most frequently mention customer service, high school and class ring. Jostens ranks 115th among Personalized Jewelry sites.

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returns
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Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I paid for my hs class ring 3 weeks ago. They told me it would ship no later than May 13. Called them on May 13th and now they're saying it'll definitely ship next week. Such a disappointment especially knowing it only takes 6 weeks to make the ring, now 10 weeks and counting.

Date of experience: May 13, 2022
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Late Announcements
May 13, 2022

We ordered basic graduation announcements a month ago, paid for express shipping, and haven't received anything. I made multiple phone calls/emails to the company but finally ordered from another source. We received the other company's product in 48 hours. The money and time I spent at Jostens was wasted. Please learn from my mistake and go straight to another company.

Date of experience: May 13, 2022
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My children's elementary yearbook at New Mt Hill Elementary had horrible picture quality and very dissatisfied with the thickness for the price.

Date of experience: May 12, 2022
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Jostens used the exclusivity and times to abuse the parents in our children's graduation time. I hope the schools district remove this company from scam the families

Date of experience: May 11, 2022
Utah
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't be fooled into purchasing "Express 1-2 day shipping", it will still be 4-6 weeks because they include manufacturing time before your shipping time and their manufacturing time runs like molasses! Very disappointed with Jostens and happy that my last child is graduating from college so I don't have to deal with them anymore!

Date of experience: April 29, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered my sons graduation announcements and all I got was a QRC code that I did not order. I ordered the actual paper cards with reserve the date. Called them and they said no refunds and if I wanted to place another order for what I want it will take 10-12 days to get. Hello graduation is June 6th. This was ordered in November. Not a happy customer plus they were rude. And will not offer and refund. So I am out the money for something I didn't order. BUYER BEWARE

Date of experience: April 29, 2022
Massachusetts
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Website for "a la cart" cap and gown accessories was not professional. Looked like it was designed by a 10-year-in the 1990's. No chance to review contents of cart before purchase. No confirmation email. Inexcusable!

Date of experience: April 28, 2022
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My review is for the Colorado Jostens. I'm so disappointed in their customer service. After waiting 2 weeks for my daughter's graduation announcements, I called. (They make it practically impossible to find a number to contact.) They did not send them, they did not offer an apology, a discount or overnight the order. After 10 more days, they arrived wrong. The wrong color. I called again, again with no apology, or refund. They want me to drive to them and get what I ordered. Such an expensive waste of my time and money. I will use Shutterfly for my son's graduation.

Date of experience: April 27, 2022
Japan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Jostens customer service is horrible. They will not ship my daughter's grad announcements correctly. I ordered March 1 and it's April 26 and they still haven't shipped them. The customer service emails just go unanswered. Horrible company.

Date of experience: April 25, 2022
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Lies and More Lies
April 20, 2022

Ordered and paid for photo card announcements. Told they were made but not mailed, then told never printed, then told that there was a paper shortage in plant and would be issued a full refund after two weeks of calling everyday. Photo cards dropped on my front porch yesterday… AFTER I had to create some of my own for our daughter and pay for those as well. Credit has not been received. Their response at plant was "Why are you complaining? Use them or throw them away". Shocking! Asked to speak to management… never allowed to speak to anyone.

Date of experience: April 20, 2022
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Need a microscope
April 16, 2022

Bought white gold women's north texas ring for my niece
Ring looks big and beautiful on the web page. When u get it so small u can't see stones or college seal. Very disappointed. Not a 600 dollar ring by any stretch of imagination.

Date of experience: April 16, 2022
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Student review
April 8, 2022

My freind and I just received our packages of announcements (cards, letters, class ring etc). 200 dollars + each for cards that do not have: our names, greetings, and salutations. We had been sold these items under the impression that the cards where to be sent to family and friends. The only but of info on the card is an invitation to our years graduation ceremony, these are cards ment to be sent to family across the country who cant make the grad party for financial or shedualing reasons. Over all the materials where not worth the cost we paid

Date of experience: April 8, 2022
Florida
11 reviews
27 helpful votes
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Rude - Cheap Metal
March 31, 2022

I bought the "yellow illustrian" ring which was sold as "looks like gold and doesn't need to be polished ". But it is tarnishing and needs to be polished. I called up to ask what I should do since it was sold to me under false pretenses. The lady on the phone was rude and short-tempered and they told me to send it in at my own cost to get them to polish it. I basically have a $600 hunk of brass I suppose. Anyway, this is bad business all the way around.

Date of experience: March 31, 2022
Missouri
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible Quality
March 20, 2022

The senior clothes were terrible quality! $60 for a sweatshirt that looks like it's from the dollar tree! It's TERRIBLE quality! I regret purchasing anything from them!

Date of experience: March 20, 2022
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bad business
March 14, 2022

I started an order in December 2021, and to date March 14,2022, the order has not been properly processed! I sent an order form and check after speaking with an agent advising this process would be fine. After weeks of waiting for the check to process, I contacted Jostens customer service and spoke with an agent who was completely ride and unprofessional to the point I had to contact a supervisor after being on hold for an hour! As if that weren't bad enough when I asked about the status of the order the supervisor was unable to verify anything. After a month, I called again only to be told they are working on it, that someone would contact me to follow up with the order. That call never came. I again reached out to Jostens for clarity only to be told the office was moving and there was no person available to complete the order at that time. I then reached out to customer service to Express my dissatisfaction and I was told the order would be cancelled and re-established. I asked for a follow up to make sure the order got placed so my son would receive his graduation gown in a timely manner. Again, it is March 14 the email was on February 24th and I have heard nothing. Last week I called Jostens again. I was then told the order was complete and no further action was needed on my part. I asked the agent if he was certain because the monies never came out of my acct. He stated it was paid in full as a courtesy and the order was complete. This morning I woke up to find the monies were processed through my account today! So which is it was it a credit for customer satisfaction or not?! Clearly no one at Jostens supervisor or otherwise seems to be competent to complete the order properly. Not to age myself but Jostens has been around since I was in high school in 1986! I have had 3 of my children graduate with Jostens! Unfortunately, at this time Jostens is bad business! I understand why people choose Amazon these days. Your order gets to you in a timely manner. At this point, my son will be graduating in his siblings cap and gown which is still in prestine condition. I don't want to give Jostens my business!

Date of experience: March 14, 2022
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Yearbook Delivery
March 8, 2022

Last year yearbooks came in in August. Graduation was in June. No explanation, opportunity to cancel, discount, nothing. Un fortunately the school chooses the company yearbooks come free. I had 2 students in the high school, 1 a senior who never got a single signature from teachers and friends. I know some businesses are understaffed due to Covid. If that is the case we should be told. I stead inquiries are ignore. Phone numbers are given that just put you into a loop or queries with no way to talk to a person. They are right in picturing a lone student under Celebrate as last year that's how yearbooks were celebrated. Alone.

Date of experience: March 8, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My School (Thomas University) chose this vendor to supply our degrees (diploma) and cap & gown. $350 mandatory payment to cover both. My name was misspelled on the diploma and it was shipped in a tube. I tried to identify my school's representative and could not do so. I contacted them via their webpage and received no contact other than a customer service survey. The school responded, but still cannot provide a date when I might expect to receive a corrected diploma. Mistakes happen, but when a company takes two months to get it wrong, they should own it.

If you can avoid doing business with this company, you should.

Date of experience: February 27, 2022
Missouri
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Blank Letter Jacket
February 14, 2022

Worst place ever! I bought my son a letter jacket back in October 2021 for his senior year and when I received the jacket it had nothing on it at all. It was supposed to have his name, the year of graduation, the mascot and it had nothing! I paid over $300 for the letter jacket. Took forever to get a hold of them about the jacket and here it is Feb 2022 and I still don't have his jacket. Then they finally tell me that they can send the stuff for me to have sewn on it or I can send them the blank jacket so they can sewn it on it! Really? I paid over $300 and know I will have to do their job... wtf! Don't pay anything from this company at all! Also if I wouldn't have had my email showing where I paid and order what I order they would have screwed me over cuz they showed that I didn't pay that much and had just order a blank letter jacket! They have no problem taking my money but they don't want to do anything to fix the problem expect have me sewn the stuff on it my self! What a joke

Date of experience: February 14, 2022
Texas
0 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Scary experience!
January 21, 2022

Just placed an order for my daughter's yearbook despite ALL the RED Flags!
1. Unable to reach a customer service representative via phone or chat.
2. PayPal extension ‘broken' so forced to pay site directly.
3. Feedback link is also conveniently'broken'.
4. 1. 25 star review across the board…
Sure hope my kid gets her personalized yearbook-can't for the life of me understand why schools are still patronizing these folks…

Date of experience: January 21, 2022
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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School Pictures
December 9, 2021

I ordered my 8th graders school pictures back in September. When they arrived, the printing was horrible. It looks like he is whited out. This was a mistake on Jostens end and not a touch up (that they charge you for). I sent 3 emails and received 0 responses back. I finally found time to call over Thanksgiving. I actually got a person, told them my issue, and then the call all of a sudden went to the automated "leave a message." It was ridiculous. They said to leave your number and you would get a call back. We are now well into December and I have yet to receive a phone call back. I would like a refund and will not be ordering from them again until refunded or new pictures sent. Unfortunately, this is who our school district uses so if you want anything related to pictures and graduation, this is who you have to go through. I agree, if I could give a 0 star, I would.

Date of experience: December 9, 2021

About the business

At Jostens, our story is told by your stories. Our personalized class rings, school yearbooks, and more help you celebrate your moments.


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Minneapolis, MN, United States