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Shein

shein.com
casual, preppy, streetwear, general men, womenAge 0-3, 4-12, 13-18, 19-25, 26-45, 46-60
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About the Business

Shein is a global online fast-fashion retailer. It utilizes an on-demand business model, providing a vast selection of affordable clothing and accessories. Shein serves customers across numerous countries, primarily targeting younger demographics with its trend-focused offerings.


shein.com
China
Shein is part of Nanjing Lingtian Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Founded in 2008
Clothing item from SheinFashion apparel by SheinMerchandise from Shein clothing lineShein fashion product

Business Highlights

General

Parent Company: Nanjing Lingtian Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Year Founded: 2008
Target Gender: men, women

Shipping

Shipping Cost: $3.99
Free Shipping: sometimes
Free Shipping Detail: for orders over $29

Returns

Return Policy: free
Return Instructions: items must be returned in new, unworn, unwashed, undamaged, and unaltered condition and have the original tags attached and the hygiene sticker
Return Cost: free for the first return only, then returns are $7.99

Sustainability

Sustainability Score: We avoid
Recycling Program: no

Product

Style: casual, preppy, streetwear, general
Body Fit: regular, plus size, petite & short
Available Sizes: Men's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, 0XL, XL, 1XL, XXL, 2XL, XXXL, 3XL, XXXXL, 4XL, 5XL), Women's (2XS, XS, S, M, L, 0XL, XL, 1XL, XXL, 2XL, XXXL, 3XL, XXXXL, 4XL, 5XL)

Customer Service

Support Channels: chat

Payment Options

Payment Methods: card payments, financing, Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Venmo, Affirm
Buy Now Pay Later: Afterpay, Klarna, Zip Pay

Membership Programs

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

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Reviews Summary

Shein has a rating of 1.8 stars from 4,925 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Shein most frequently mention customer service, tracking number and credit card. Shein ranks 1962nd among Women's Clothing sites.

This company responds to reviews on average within 8 days
Louisiana
1 review
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Great service!
October 21, 2019

Aside from all the cute affordable clothes, the staff was super helpful! I would definitely come back. I hope SHEIN comes back to Dallas soon for another pop up!

Date of experience: October 18, 2019
Ohio
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Untrustworthy
April 30, 2022

I Purchased $75 Worth Of Merchandise From Shein. I Saw Social Media Giving This Company Great Reviews, So That Inspired Me To Trust This Company. BIG Mistake, I Never Received My Items & Customer Service Is Non-Existent. I Tried To Get A Number & Address For This Company & It Was Just A Waste Of Time. Make Sure You Watch Youtube Reviews Before Placing An Order With This Company. A Review That Is NOT Sponsored. Shein Pays People To Endorse Thier Brand, Alot Of These People Are Popular Blogger & Social Media Influencers Who Have Thousands Of Followers. Lesson Learned, I Wont Be Making Another Purchase

Date of experience: April 30, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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OVERSIZED
August 9, 2020

They were definitely oversized... 2x oversized! Very disappointing On the + side great material & designs are as beautiful as advertised. The shirt is suppose to be a medium

Date of experience: August 8, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Colorado
1 review
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Easy to use, and go though, the clothing on this sitte are fashionable, street fashion my best love, just shipping take too long, if you have patience, you can try it, even though free shipping

Date of experience: March 4, 2014
Virginia
1 review
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I came across SheInside while browsing online for Christmas shopping and was amazed at the wonderful selection of clothing and accessories they offered. They have an amazing array of professional-appearance attire as well as casual for any occasion. Their clothing is also very versatile with accessories. I decided to treat myself and ordered their "Black High Waist Polka Dot Asymmetrical Skirt" which looked adorable and I fell in love with it at first sight. I messaged customer service with inquiries about their sizing and dimensions as well as more information about the quality of the fabric and they were extremely courteous and prompt with my inquiries. I received my order right on time and the skirt was securely packaged and safe with no damages. The polyester was of high quality and extremely comfortable and light weight. The fit was perfect to the size recommendations. The website was simple to navigate and the order process was no hassle at all! I was extremely satisfied with my experience.

Date of experience: December 9, 2014
California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I shopped with Shein for over 7 months straight. Spending hundreds of dollars each month. The problem with Shein is their refund system. I sent an outfit back. THEY NEVER ISSUED ME MY REFUND! They started sending me emails the day after I returned my outfit. Saying "Congratulations, you received a refund. Being that they are in CHINA, there is No Way In the world that they received my clothes back the very next morning. For over a month, they continued to say "Our Records Show that your refund was credited back to your original payment. THEY NEVER REFUNDED MY MONEY, AND KEPT SENDING EXTREMELY SMALL RECEIPTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY DID THEM ON A CHEAP COMPUTER. They then sent me a coupon for $40.00 off $200.00 purchase. I TOLD THEM THAT THE REFUND WAS FOR $17.37. The principal is... I send you your product... You send me my money! Don't try to manipulate the situation. I WILL NEVER SHOP WITH THESE CROOKED LOW DOWN, NO GOOD, UNRIGHTEOUS, THIEVES AGAIN!

Date of experience: April 19, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

South Africa
1 review
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Customer service is pathetic
October 4, 2023

The customer service and bot is useless. They sent me the wrong/missing item which they verified with a service ticket. But when I press proceed it does nothing. They are a rip off.

Date of experience: October 4, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi! Hope you have a nice shopping experience here.
For any issues, you may contact Customer Service by app.
Click "me"-->support-->customer service-->type your question directly in the message box to get an answer or solution. If the answers don't match, please go ahead and describe the issue in detail.
We'll be glad to help you further.

Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not only is returning items a nightmare…. For whatever reason Shein divided my order into different item numbers. Which is really confusing to me. Then they claim you can't return different orders in the same package. Therefore making me think they are trying to make money off the shipping back of the items. Supposedly charging $7.99 per order returned. Which isn't right because the order I placed was the same order, shein took it upon themselves to divide my one order into seven different order numbers. I'm not going to play their game, my order all came in the same package so it's all going back in the same package it came in, all together. I have a feeling I won't be getting the correct refund that I'll be do. Needless to say my days of shopping Shein are probably over. Especially since there isn't a easy way to contact Shein customer service. Since there isn't a customer service number that I can locate anywhere and their live chat is a joke also. You can't even contact a human through that option either.

Date of experience: July 16, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi! Hope you have a nice shopping experience here.
For any issues, you may contact Customer Service by app.
Click "me"-->support-->customer service-->type your question directly in the message box to get an answer or solution. If the answers don't match, please go ahead and describe the issue in detail.
We'll be glad to help you further.

India
1 review
14 helpful votes
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A $#*! website
May 12, 2019

Such a pathetic website. I had such an awful experience with SHEIN. I ordered 2 sweatshirts 3months back.And none of them had a great fit. I returned both.And they returned me only 1/3rd amount.
They say," we deduct all the ship
Ing charges, insurance charges, COD charges everything. Plus we have giving you refund of only 1 sweatshirt because we have not received the other one or whatever a wrong item. How do I proove them. I returned both of them.And frkm past three months I have been chasing them over meassages and reserving a call. But these people they dont call up.
So I call it a CHOR site.
Guys its a fake site. Dont buy from them. They are actually chors. Attaching the screenshot of their reply. 9

Date of experience: May 10, 2019
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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As it's clear from the timelines when SHEIN simply forgot to dispatch the RE shipments they claimed that it's advisable to refund me first then when the shipment arrives I CAN CONSIDER IT A GIFT. They refunded me nicely and when I contacted them in few days to check on the shipment the new agent replied that the parcel was never RE shipped in the first place! I asked for a compensation so I can feel good about trading back with SHEIN but it did not work! I am looking now for replacing SHEIN and will place a strong WOM on the deceitful way they dragged me to cancel the shipment and demand a refund! After a 2 months+ delays. This is the most painful experience I have even had!

Date of experience: March 2, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!

GB
1 review
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Returned items but no refund.
March 3, 2023

I have returned 3 items but i have only got a refund for 1 of the items, i've tried messaging Shein repeatedly but no one gets back to me. They have basically stolen money from me.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. For any issues, you may contact Customer Service in app for assistance. We are happy to assist you! Please click "me"-->support-->customer service to enter 【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us.

Hawaii
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I ordered from this site on Apr 29th. There were a couple of red flags at the time, including poor English on the site, a weird warning about delay due to "Holiday" (what holiday at the end of April? -- this quickly changed to "warehouse relocation") and the fact that some of the photos were still watermarked. I charged $100 (to my PayPal, thank goodness); I was charged immediately but the status has not even changed to "processing". Only now do I find all of these reviews indicating what a scam this was, and have placed a "ticket" requesting my order be cancelled & refunded. Why can't this be done with a direct cancellation (like Amazon) or have a customer service number all point to a scam. I'm ashamed I didn't see it sooner. Don't be blinded by the prices -- it is already a headache for me.

EDIT: After posting this review (and submitting a ticket) I received a prompt reply from their customer service department confirming the cancellation and an email from PayPal with my full money back. So, I am upping this review to three stars for the quick response and seemingly appropriate refund. However, I'm still disappointed that they took out the money before the order was even processing. Amazon, for example, only charges once shipped. I can't speak to how difficult it would be to do an actual return, nor the quality of the products. In all, the overwhelming amount of comments here make it a risky decision I won't make in the future.

Date of experience: May 3, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Maia,

Thank you for ordering from our website.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order.
But because we are upgrading our warehouse, there might be some delay of your order.
We have cancelled your order, and will process the refund to your Paypal account as soon as possible, you will receive it within 48 hours.

If you have any other concern, do not hesitate to contact us.

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Missing 3 items off my order
June 20, 2022

The send me 3 from the 6 dresses I order I try to contact them and try to solve the problem but the denial all my questions Be carful with this company I have the worst experience ever the lost my dresses and the took my money

Date of experience: June 20, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day! Please enter 【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us.

Ireland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The minute I put on the necklace I purchased it broke. I have found no way to contact them about it. They have very poor customer service. Also the clothes were poor quality and did not fit right. I would like a replacement for the broken necklace. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS STORE TO ANYONE.

Date of experience: June 9, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Virginia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Absolutely horrendous.
February 24, 2015

I rarely write reviews however my experience with this 'business' is absolutely terrible that I must share. I ordered a couple of items on their website two weeks ago and my order is still being 'processed'. I have placed MANY complaints on their website for many days now with NO RESPONSE. This store is ABSOLUTELY terrible, they have no customer service and I cannot give a review on my purchases seeing as I have YET to receive them and probably will never see them.

Date of experience: February 21, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Sorry for the waiting time.

Generally we only need 5-7 business days for processing and it takes longer than usual because some of your items belongs to best-selling products. We need sometime to stock them.
Hope you can understand.
We have checked for you and found that your order has been shipped already. 9361269903500315025625 is your tracking number and you can track it via https://www.usps.com/.
The tracking information needs some days to update. Maybe you can check it later.
Sorry that our customer service didn’t reply you in time because of time difference and our seven-day holiday which left you such unprofessional impression.
We didn’t do that intentionally.
Hope you can understand and accept our apology.

If you need further assistance, you can contact us via dispute@sheinside.com freely.
Thank you for your support and patience.
Have a nice day.

New Jersey
1 review
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I purchased a number of items on Shein in a few different orders. They arrived in a timely manner nearly wrapped. No issues with their quality or shipping. However, when it came to returning the many items I ordered and didnt need, I quit a problem there. When I requested a return label they emailed it to me. Automated of course. I mailed back like 12 different items from two separate orders worth $200. I enclosed both ra numbers in the box. A couple of weeks later I receive an email that my return was received and a credit will be issued shortly. I get another email that $54 was credited to my cc. No mention was made about the rest of the order. As I mentioned before, this company has no customer service. They dont respond to any emails. It's a couple of weeks later and still no answer. What does surprise me is that they do mail out the orders. They can just decide not to do that and get away with it. Their prices are too temptingly low is the reason I purchased there again and again. I will contact my cc company for help in charge back. But buyer beware. This company scams people. They have no return policy.

Date of experience: November 8, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Mississippi
1 review
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This company takes the cake for being the worst scam company ever. The clothes are complete junky garbage, not even worthy of a dollar price tag. Their customer service is nonexistent. They will pretend to help you right before it is settled they will disconnect and that is by phone or by chat. They never respond to any emails. They do not offer free returns as stated. Once you decide to ship your crappy clothes back to them all the way to China you are out another $50 and then you will never receive your refund. Once you decide you are going to return your crappy clothes on your own dollar and ship them all the way to China oh man they won't refund your money so not only are you out another $50 for shipping, you are out your original money you paid and you didn't even get to keep the track because that even Goodwill might turn away. Beware! This is no joke. Stay far far far away from this company and save yourself a massive headache. It is literally like donating your money to thieves.

Date of experience: December 3, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Mississippi
1 review
1 helpful vote
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SHEIN didn't ship my package I think it go lost, but I payed 59 dollars for my thinks and they never came and I am so upset I'm going to delete the app. If I don't get my package I want my money back.

Date of experience: July 12, 2021
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service via: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g. Please enter【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us. We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Days
August 15, 2022

I had a problem with the payment system that had me waiting for days, you can't even call them and their customer service is so terrible its hilarious. 2 times have i felt like smashing my computer because my password was "wrong", and it wouldn't take any card i have (i even called my bank). Shein should've never existed in the first place. A FAILURE OF A HORRIBLE COMPANY

Date of experience: August 15, 2022
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any inconvenience and we will improve our service. For any issue, we still suggest that you may contact Customer Service in SHEIN app, or simply click https://www.shein.com/robot?page=navigationBar. We'd be happy to assist you! Thank you and have a nice day!
Please enter 【Contact Agent】and submit a ticket to us.

Georgia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Order number: GSHMX*******265
Tracking # for Package 1:*******925

I put "shipped" in quotation because Shein claimed they split my parcel into two and shipped one top on 04/15/2020 and I haven't seen any movement since. Now, with everything going on, I expected delays but dang y'all. I expected the package with 17 items to have been sent by now. It's been 11 days since my initial order and it still shows that the other 17 items are processing (waiting to be picked).

Listen y'all, I spent $212.32 on this site because I've had wonderful experience in the past (quick delivery, sizing on point, etc.) but this just doesn't make any sense. If I don't receive my order, cool - I just want all my money back if that's the case. I've "talked" to that little robot on the Shein.com website, I've sent a Facebook message, I've emailed the *******@shein.com, and now I'm here. I'm just more bummed then pissed because like I said, they've never done me dirty in the past but this? This right here? Is dirty.

Date of experience: April 21, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Kimberly,

A member of Shein's US Team has sent you an email from dispute@shein.com. Please be sure to check your emails Spam folder in the event it was filtered.