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LightInTheBox

Overview

The company has garnered a mixed reputation among customers, with notable strengths in product variety, competitive pricing, and satisfactory quality for many items. Customers appreciate the ease of navigation on the site and the responsiveness of customer service when issues arise. However, concerns frequently arise regarding delivery delays, particularly during peak seasons, and complications with returns, including high shipping costs and poor communication about refund processes. While some customers express a willingness to continue shopping due to positive experiences, others indicate significant dissatisfaction, particularly regarding product discrepancies and customer support challenges.

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Belgium
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Litb is a fine online webshop that fills in gaps in european limit in choice of asian fashion. Always check the sizes of clothes but the site gives good explanation and documentation to enable you to do that easily. Electronics are good and cheap, check your country's standards. 2 thumbs u!

Date of experience: May 26, 2016
Netherlands
1 review
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My order
May 23, 2023

Received my order quiet fast. Was very pleased with it. Only the two dressed where a little too small for me, but Lib customerservice realy did their best to help me resolve the problem. Very pleased with service.

Date of experience: May 23, 2023
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered face masks on April 5th, paid extra for fast DHL delivery, and "insurance". Not only the package has not been delivered but the initial DHL tracking showed "returned to shipper", after which they provided a fake tracking ID from supposedly Netherlands Post Office (for a delivery from China to Canada!?!), just so they don't have to issue a refund. I wrote to them on April 28th and requested the order be canceled and a refund. Since then they haven't replied to a single of my messages to customer service. They just pretend the problem doesn't exist, so they don't pay a refund.
AVOID. AVOID. AVOID. I cannot stress this enough: avoid like the plague if you don't want to lose your money and waste your time trying to communicate in a normal way with them.

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Hello Dimitar,

Thank you for your prompt message.

Again, I feel truly sorry for all the hassle.

Unfortunately the original parcel is being returned, so we're shipping a new one.

I will immediately refund you 21.02 CAD as compensation for the delay.

It normally takes about 3-5 business days to complete this refund transaction. I recommend you checking your PayPal account later.

Thank you so much for your time and comprehension.

If you need anything else, please let me know and I will do my best to assist you.

You can access this ticket at https://tinyurl.com/litb-ticket?id=20938489

Please take care and stay home if you can. Your safety is important.

Best regards,
Fabio
LightInTheBox Customer Assistance

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Picture showed nice pink skort. Fluorescent ORANGE skort arrived. Very cheeply made and NO pockets on any of them! NO way to contact company. Do NOT order from this company. I never do reviews but this was so disappointing, I felt I had to. Hopefully warn other people.

Date of experience: June 21, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Slava, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, in order to protect your info and solve your problem, would you please provide your e-mail address used in purchase and order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Slava,
Customer Service

Alabama
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Not happy
January 20, 2023

Still waiting on the rest of my order.My order was placed on 12/21/22 the sneakers were out of stock and I was notified that my 22.99 would be returned back on my credit card but its not and I'm still waiting for my sweat pants set...its still processing. I don't know if I will eave make another order, I'm really not sure.

Date of experience: January 20, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nice dresses
February 3, 2024

I ordered 2 dresses and 1fit very well and is very nice. The other is a bit small and the material is very thin and the picture makes it look much better than it really is. I wanted to return it for a different size at least but they make it very, very difficult to do plus you have to pay exorbitant amounts for shipping, which they don't cover. Will not buy from them again.

Date of experience: February 3, 2024
Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Only Dissappointed with Their Mistake
August 28, 2023

I have ordered from Light in the Box many times without any trouble. This last time THEY sent me the WRONG top. Then it is very hard to get through to them. They have only a few options, a return, or discounted "coupons" or whatever they call them, where they only give you part of your money. Knowing I'm from Canada, they knew I didn't like what they sent but still did not want to pay to ship it back to them. It's a RIP off, especially when it's their FAULT.

Date of experience: August 28, 2023
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Megha, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

We sincerely apologize for what happened. We honor you as our valued customer, and we honestly hope you can have an outstanding shopping experience here.

For your issue, in order to protect your info and solve your problem, would you please provide correct order number, so that we can target to arrange a solution as soon as possible?

Sincerely
Megha
Customer Service

Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I understand the clothes are shipped from China and the return shipping is on me. However, the language used when trying to initiate a return is not appreciated. It is clear that this company tries diligently to discourage a customer from returning items. The wording included phrases such as the return could take 6 or more weeks to be received, company could not guarantee it wouldn't get lost in transit, and it could cost me $10-$40 to ship back. I was offered a small discount (5-10%) of the entire order (2 items) if I would keep the items. My total order was about $75 and doing the math it wasn't worth my time or effort to send back the items. I will donate them, and I will not shop this site again.

Date of experience: March 28, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Several of the orderes that I made in that past were very disappointing. The articles were completely different from what I saw in the description. Especially it was about the products described as "made of cotton" that were not even 1% of cotton! That was a simply lie. I checked on the product later and the lie was still not corrected, despite my immediate review for warning others. That's dishonesty!

Date of experience: November 14, 2023
California
1 review
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I received the t-shirt one day and requested a return the same day. It was made out of a weird slinky material and the lettering was blurry. At first I got the run-around. Then they said they couldn't send me a return label but if I would pay $15-$40 to return the $16 shirt, they would reimburse me. Yeah, right! They then said for me to keep it and they would give me some low percentage discount. This company is a scam because you cannot return shoddy product. Buyer beware!

Date of experience: May 7, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Bloo, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 25853384, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you feel free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Malta
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Yet again problems
January 3, 2019

Yet again problems with this "online shop".
I ordered two different orders, paid for with credit card and the payments both cleared (ordered 25 & 30 december and paid for) but still they have not sent my items yet. So that means that when you order something, it will not be sent for another week, eventhough you have paid.

I contacted them and was told that both orders should be sent on the 8th. If not, I should contact them again.

Let me give you all an advice... stay away from this shop. Every order, I had to contact them for one reason or the other. They are NOT worth it. Do avoid.

Date of experience: January 3, 2019
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Customer, we would really like to help, but we found out you left this review without any order number.

We feel sorry for that. Please, could you provide your order number?
For us it's important to assist you and solve your problem. Thank you.

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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First time
July 25, 2023

Supplier came through as advertised on in the time specified. What more can you ask? Who do do do do do do go do do go to go to go do go go go go go go to go go to to go to full go to go to to yell to to to go go

Date of experience: July 25, 2023
Michigan
1 review
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Just a great place to buy from
November 13, 2024

Everything seems to be great. Will buy again if they do not raise there prices. A+++++++

Date of experience: November 13, 2024
Croatia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lot of choices, very good customer support, good quality of products.
Last I ordered is Single In-Ear Earphone (Black) for Computer (http://www.lightinthebox.com/single-in-ear-earphone-black-for-computer_p*******.html). Haven't expected that quality for such small price.

Date of experience: October 6, 2014
South Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I purchased a dress for a wedding. I had seen it on other sites, but unfortunately I went with LITB! The dress not only did not fit but it also looked horrible on me.
I contacted them for instructions on returning the item and was told that it was "Custom Made". Really? I've seen this dress many times including Amazon...
This was my mistake for trying a new website instead of going with my trusted ones! NEVER AGAIN

Date of experience: October 29, 2015
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear Marie,

Sorry for the inconvenience. Please let us know your order no. And then we will see what can we do for you. In regards of custom made, if you choose 'custom measurements' in the order page and select your exact size, then it should be regarded as custom made. If you have any further questions, please submit a new ticket and our Customer service will help you there. http://www.lightinthebox.com/index.php?main_page=ticket_center

Sincerely,

Lightinthebox

Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered a pair of men's shoes in early summer. The shoes were at least two sizes smaller than requested. Returned them in late July and have not received refund. I was told in an email response that the warehouse had not confirmed my return. Excuse Me But That Was TWO MONTHS AGO.

Date of experience: September 21, 2019
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

We regret to hear about your problem. As for your case, could you please firstly provide us with your Order Number?

Please also advise us more details about your problem, so we can check it and resolve it in a timely manner. We promise to take full responsibility once we confirm our problem.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance.

Canada
1 review
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Fairly Satisfied
January 24, 2023

While I was happy with the items I received, I was very disappointed that the arrival date kept changing. It changed 3 times. Each time it was several days to a week later. Luckily they weren't Christmas gifts, as they arrived well after that date.

Date of experience: January 24, 2023
Idaho
1 review
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Great buy, but run small...
January 8, 2023

I ordered mdse. For Christmas. For the most part everyone loved what they got. The men found that things ran small and I ordered replacements. It is too difficult to return or exchange. I was fortunate I had directions for the too-small items to go.

Date of experience: January 8, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
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Ordered 4 XXL ( USA) swim trunks. Received 4 that were Asian XXL) medium in the USA. No phone contact number. Went thru web site. I had to send them pictures of the item and barcode. Advised me to send them back to China via regular mail. I would have to pay the postage to China. You got to be friggin kidding me. I will never purchase from them again, And will never recommend them.

LightInTheBox attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: August 14, 2022
LightInTheBox F. LightInTheBox Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

This is Chloe, supervisor of customer service, Lightinthebox.

For your issue I have created ticket# 26698972, Would you please login you litb account and reply when you are free?

Sincerely
Customer Service.

Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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College bound, and lookin' stylish
August 4, 2023

My order for my two granddaughters, arrived just in time to set off to college, very soon. Thank - you for making them super happy. Delivery was very good, no issues to report. Priced very affordable, for this "mamaw". Again, my granddaughter is very pleased. Thank-you..

Date of experience: August 4, 2023