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madewell.com
casual, classic, chic men, womenAge 19-25, 26-45
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About the Business

Madewell, a proud member of the J.Crew Group, is dedicated to delivering exceptional quality products while aligning with the group's commitment to excellence.


madewell.com
+1 866-544-1937
USA
Madewell is part of J.Crew
Founded in 2004
Clothing item from MadewellFashion apparel by MadewellMerchandise from Madewell clothing lineMadewell fashion product

Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: J.Crew
Year Founded: 2004
Target Gender: men, women

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $7
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for members

Returns

Return Policy: free
Return Instructions: must be unworn, unwashed, undamaged or defective merchandise for full refund or exchange
Restocking Fees: no

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: It's a Start
Recycling Program: Do Well Recycle
Responsible Materials: recycled

Product

Style: casual, classic, chic
Body Fit: regular, petite & short, tall, plus size, maternity
Available Sizes: Men's (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL), Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat, phone, contact form
Support Phone: +1 866-544-1937

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, financing, PayPal
Buy Now Pay Later: Afterpay, Klarna, Sezzle

Membership Programs

Rewards Program: TopCashback, Active Junky, Rakuten, Mr. Rebates

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Reviews Summary

Madewell has a rating of 1.6 stars from 97 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Madewell most frequently mention customer service and credit card. Madewell ranks 1850th among Women's Clothing sites.

service
33
value
27
shipping
26
returns
24
quality
26
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I purchased a pair of jeans and was informed they would not ship out until 2 months after my purchase date. On my 2 month delayed shipment date I reached out to confirm they had been successfully shipped and the answer was no. Now they are moving the date back another month and half before shipment. It's one thing to agree for a rediculious wait but adding another month and a half to an already 2 month wait is outrageous. If you dont have the product in store to ship for over 3 months... dont advertise it as available. If you want a 3.5 month wait on your product order now.

Date of experience: October 15, 2019
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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If i could give a 0 rating, i would... i ordered from their site and delivered the wrong color twice. I called their customer service and told me that she will make it sure that i will get the correct one on the third shipment. On the third delivery, i was so excited, i thought third time would be a charm but it was more of a disappointment coz the item was damaged and the damaged on the item was very obvious and yet they still ship it. Such a shame that the company wouldnt make up for the two wrong deliveries then ship a damaged item the third time... order somewhere else. Save yourself the trouble of going back and forth ups to ship the item back... i do a lot of online shopping but this is the worst experience of all... top of my "never again" list...

Date of experience: July 18, 2017
Idaho
1 review
1 helpful vote
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No customer satisfaction
September 29, 2021

Sadly I will not be spending my money at Madewell ever again. THey don't care about customer satisfaction. I tried to return a pair of jeans unworn, missing tags a week and a half after buying. They refused to accept them and wouldn't even give me a store credit. I won't be shopping at Madewell or Jcrew.

Date of experience: September 29, 2021
Wyoming
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Free returns? NOT! Don't order from MADEWELL unless you want to struggle for months to never get refunded for your return! Hours on the phone too! Who the heck left that review stating they had great customer service?! Must be a paid exec! I'm now trying to get results from NYC BBB! We will see how this goes now. It's infuriating! DO NOT ORDER FROM MADEWELL!

Date of experience: December 19, 2018
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Terrible shipping.
February 5, 2021

If you are making an online order be prepared for very poor shipping standards. They use a very inefficient shipping service that goes through the USPS. Why not give people directly the USPS tracking no. So they can follow up where the package is. It wasn't until I called the customer service that I realised that the tracking no. Was for USPS and by then the package was already reshipped back to them. And now they want me to pay more to ship a new peice. I think I can do without their jeans.

Date of experience: February 5, 2021
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rip-off
November 28, 2021

Within 8 weeks, three of the four tee-shirts that I ordered had small holes in the front. I submitted a review that was approved by Madewell, but not published anywhere that I could find. I question the legitimacy of the glowing reviews on the website. If you are looking for a disposable shirt, you have found it because Madewell does not allow returns for shirts that have been worn and washed. DO NOT BUY FROM MADEWELL.

Date of experience: November 28, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Customer service SUCKS
December 14, 2018

Their contact us page says they are available by chat every day, from 9am to 11:59pm ET and by phone 7am11:59pm ET, seven days a week.
There is no way to access their chat.
And I called them last night and also at 7AM today and was on hold for an hour before I just hung up.

Date of experience: December 14, 2018
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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GFRP Bar
October 11, 2023

Great customer service with prompt responses to any questions I had. The GFRP bar supplied is very good quality. Pleasure to desk with

Date of experience: October 2, 2023
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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The t-shirts have consistently stretched out so much in the armpit, they can't be worn. Every single one of them develops tiny holes all across the front that they can't even be donated to Goodwill.

Date of experience: May 11, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never received
June 24, 2020

I have ordered the same purse three times. Never received and email but the money has came out of my account. Email them many times about this and they say there's nothing they can do.

Date of experience: June 24, 2020
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Placed order, 11 days later Madewell cancelled the order as they didn't have the product. Really, is their inventory system that bad?

Date of experience: December 4, 2022
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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No Customer Service
October 15, 2020

I ordered something a month ago and Madewell put the wrong shipping address on it (which I can't believe that FedEx accepted). I was supposed to get my package about a month ago but because of the wrong shipping address it is now lost in the mail and will probably stay that way. I contacted customer service and they said they couldn't help. THEY PUT THE WRONG ADDRESS ON THE SHIPMENT NOT ME. So now I am out $120 and will probably not get back. They also had USPS be the return to sender, when originally FedEx shipped the package. But why? I will never shop at Madewell again.

Date of experience: October 15, 2020
India
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Fake website
January 10, 2022

Don't use this website. Fake website. Not delivering any order. No refund... no customer care simply earning with website. Government should ban this type of website

Date of experience: January 10, 2022
Oregon
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Fraud
August 10, 2022

I was notified earlier today from the fraud department that this site allowed my stolen credit card to be used on their site. BEWARE of transactions through this site

Date of experience: August 10, 2022
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dishonest company
March 28, 2024

Bought a pair of shoes and not less than 12 hours find it on sale on their website! RIPOFF! Different prices for different customers!

Date of experience: March 28, 2024
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY! Just ordered a pair of On Cloud shoes and they sent a used/return pair that don't have both sets of laces that the On Clouds come with. I would recommend buying from another company.

Date of experience: January 26, 2022
South Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I love Madewell's products and they have awesome sales. They are, however, dishonest with their mail returns. If you return your purchase and it's received within 30 days of the purchase date, you're told you'll receive a FULL refund. When you submit for a free return shipping label, you're even told within the email what date Madewell must receive your return by in order to get a full refund.
I mailed my return and tracked it online. I saw it was received 5 days before the return cut-off. I kept waiting for an email notifying me that they'd received it and were refunding my credit card. TEN days after the online tracker showed they'd received my return, I got an email saying they'd *just* received it and were issuing me store credit with shipping taken out because my return was past the 30 day cut-off.
I called customer service and said I should receive a full return to my credit card. They agreed that Madewell had made a mistake and said I'd receive a full refund to my credit card. The next day I got an email showing I was refunded for the shoes but shipping was taken out. I had to call Madewell a second time and point out this error. The customer service rep agreed that it was an error and separately refunded the return label charge. Point is: if Madewell rips you off, they'll take care of it IF and only if you call their attention to it. But you have to stay on top of it. It's frustrating and dishonest.

Date of experience: October 3, 2019
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered a two accessories with customization. I ordered it quite a while ago, about a week and a half now, and I haven't received any other details other than "in progress" on my account. I thought it will take maximum of two weeks, but when I called the customer service, they don't have any idea when this will be completed. Madewell is a huge company, and my mom and I shop at the store about twice a week. My mom and I have been an Insider for about 3 years now, and my expectation for Madewell has decreased a lot. We spend at least a couple of hundred dollars every month and I don't think I want to shop at Madewell again. The customer service representative I spoke to was telling me that they can't do anything and if I want to change the shipping address, I have to do that through UPS. He was emphasizing that they don't take any part in that and I should do that on my own.; he was not respectful. The service and shipping details is very inconvenient. I realized that Madewell is great and they make it great on the outside, but inside they actually lack in important necessities that clothing brand should do.

Date of experience: December 16, 2019
New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Returns are a huge pain with this company. Lots of hoops to jump through just to get a refund or a different size.

Date of experience: October 10, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Had to ship a return. It was posted w/in 30 days, but it has to be received and processed. TERRIBLE!

Date of experience: July 26, 2023