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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
Indiana
1 review
3 helpful votes
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You get what you pay for
December 17, 2015

I've ordered from SheIn three times now. The first time, the product was as described but pretty small. That's when I learned YOU HAVE TO GO UP AT LEAST ONE SIZE. I am normally a size 4/6,5"6 and around 130 lbs and I order a large or extra large in everything I buy from this site. The fabric is cheap and so it will always fit tighter. The next order, I had ordered a gray dress and it came in lilac purple. Obviously that was not good, but I didn't mind the color so I kept it. Also read the website reviews before you buy! Sometimes people add pictures with their reviews and you can see how sometimes they don't look the same as the website picture shown. Overall, I haven't found this website to be a scam, it's just pretty poor quality, but you get what you pay for! (Very inexpensive!) If you chose to spend more on better quality, quick shipping and good customer service, then this site isn't for you. I will probably continue ordering though because I like the unique clothing for cheap prices and don't mind the negatives.

Date of experience: December 14, 2015
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Hello SHEIN,
I travel for work as an over the road truck driver. I had heard many of fellow drivers brag about their purchases from you. This is why I had come to the decision to make the purchases I did. I am often out driving 3 to 4 months at a time with only a week off.
When I did finally get home to check my post I received ZERO from you. This yesterday. Now I do understand that upon my purchase confirmation I instantly realized I didn't update my address and did so immediately and then emailed you to say as much. The answer I was given gave me the impression that it was my fault and responsibility to reach out to each and every warehouse to let them know. Sorry for your luck. I was not privy to those warehouses and was unable to reach out. I did wonder are you not my go between?! My middle man?! I did reach out several times and even stated the correct address in an email. I have learned a lesson however I now know Shein is worse than wish and temu. It's no wonder Amazon and etsy are powerhouses. I am truly disappointed to to have received such apathy to this issue.
Sincerely saddened,
Theresia conn

Date of experience: December 12, 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.

Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Trash company
March 25, 2023

Shein is a China originated company. The clothes are absolutely horrible. The material is made out of some trash plastic. How the clothes look on the models is not how they will look on you. Do NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. SERIOUSLY!

Date of experience: March 25, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi! Our goal is to provide customers with cost-effective products, and we are doing everything possible to achieve that goal. We will gradually improve the quality control, hope to bring you a better experience.

Nebraska
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Yes, they do email and ask you to change your review. Multiple times. They are an okay company they just need to be more clear on 3 major things:

1. The coupon does not apply to all new customers. It depends on how much $$money you spend and they need to make that clear with the coupon.

2. It takes 3 weeks to receive your order because (I believe) it comes from overseas (but they will never admit that no matter how much you ask or tell them that you think it's coming from Taiwan. Which leads me to,,,

3. Their sizes run SMALL, like for Asian women. American women are typically bigger than Asian women. I am tall and slender and a "one size fits all" cardigan will not even close in the front on me. Cute clothes and products, but just order a size larger than you wear if possible, and make sure you're not in a hurry to receive it! OR better yet, they need to make their clothes larger.
They have cute products. Just remember, if you want Nordstrom quality you will pay alot more. Their clothes work fine for me in general, but you do get what you pay for.

Date of experience: November 5, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us regarding your first purchase of SheIn.
We sincerely apologize for letting you down. Please accept our sincere apology. About the information of the order, actually you can check your order in "My Orders" list, and know more about your orders. If you need help with an order, you can go to My Orders to submit a ticket. All the employees of SheIn are sparing no efforts to do anything that we can to meet your requirements, we never neglect your problems. Hope you can kindly understand.
Sorry to hear that you are unsatisfied with our customer service, but we did not do it deliberately. We are so sorry for that, hope you can forgive our inappropriate proposal. We will pay attention to your feedback and improve the quality of our service in the future. Hope you can trust us and give us one chance again. Do you really want to cancel your order? We need to confirm with you again. No worry please, we promise that your problems will be solved perfectly.

If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@shein.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards.

Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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SHIPPING SCAM
May 16, 2015

I purchased a necklace that said it shipped within 24 hours. I purchased on 5/1/15 It took about 4 days to say "shipped" on it. I just rechecked the shipping status after purchasing expedited shipping and it is still in China JUST BEING PROCESSED ON THE 13TH (today). I am livid. I sent an email to them about the order the day before it was marked shipped and let them know I needed it by the 20th and if that wouldn't happen I needed to cancel my order. If this necklace is not delivered by the middle of next week then I will be filling with my bank for a reversal of charges. Whoever checks this site and responds, I need a confirmation my order will be here by the 20th. Which is much longer of a time frame I should give since it was supposed to ship with 24 hours. And was under "expedited shipping."

Date of experience: May 13, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Sorry for late reply and we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.
Generally, we can ship these items marked with “ship within 24hrs” within 24hrs as we promised. It was delayed because of our three-day holiday before. Hope you can kindly understand.
We have checked for you and found that your order has been shipped already. LN909795501CN is your tracking number and you can track it via http://www.17track.net/en/result/post-details.shtml?nums=LN909795501CN.
The tracking information needs few days for updating which may be the reason why it was processed today. You can track it after several working days. Hope you can kindly trust us. All of you are important for us, and it is our honor to help you solve your problems.

If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@sheinside.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best wishes.

Georgia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Cannot return item
August 18, 2017

I have been trying for the past 2 weeks to return a blouse for a larger size. I cannot download this 'TICKET" i need. No one will answer my calls, it has been a nightmare. Can anyone help me?

Date of experience: August 16, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi Ana,

Thank you for ordering from our website, we are so sorry for all the troubles.
Please kindly note according to our return policy, we do not accept the return of bodysuit.
How about you keep this item and we refund $10 to you for compensation? And we will also refund $1.99 shipping insurance to you.

Waiting for your reply!

SHEIN Customer Service

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I order some item on mai 26th, 2020
Right now june 28th, 2020 and i didnt receive anything
Keep sending me ddelay notification

Last time i order from this compagny! I tried to reach them... long waiting time

Terrible service--terrible delay and terrible customer service..

Date of experience: June 28, 2020
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
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I ordered a dress, very nice for the price the material kind of light but sadly arrived without the belt not only one but two times... I tried many of my belts but it doesn't look good at all

Date of experience: July 19, 2019
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

The customer was contacted and the issue was fully resolved to the customers satisfaction.

North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do not order
July 7, 2023

I ordered june 23 was suppose to ship with ups then changed to usps it said delivered at 12p july 6 but nothing was there do not order from them no way to speak to anyone

Date of experience: July 7, 2023
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, sorry for any 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.

Ecuador
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I would never recommend ordering anything from this site. My order was placed and paid on September 30,2014. It's been more than three months and I still have no answer and no clothes. I trusted in this company and i spend more than 200 dolares (221 $) and now i have no clothes or money. I have been in contact with online help from two months ago and they dont give me any answer, They just say be patient and check back in 1-2 days. I have visited my local post office and they have no information regarding a package with that tracking number, making me wonder if I will ever receive the package at all. I just want my money back, This is a scam. Like another girl said PLEASE DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARN MONEY ON THESE STORE!

Date of experience: January 8, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
No worry please.
We have informed our colleagues to check it for you already.
It may needs few days.
Hope you can understand. Please remember that we will never deceive our customers.
Sorry for all inconvenience. We sincerely apologize for that.
If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@sheinside.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards.

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered 4 items on July 10th and still have not received them. When i try and track my package it doesnt work. It says it has indeed shipped but i have not received anything yet.

*************UPDATE*************
I have recieved my products as of 2:13 on August 4th. Quality is okay certain products in the images on the site that were provided definitly look ALOT longer than the actual product. The rest of the items fit in the other places. The length is the matter.

Date of experience: July 28, 2016
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi dear,

Thank you for ordering from our website. We’re truly sorry for keeping you waiting.

You should know that after we shipped your package to the courier, the courier still need to transport the package to the post office. Therefore, the post office need a little time before updating the logistic information. Hope you can understand it kindly. We have checked it and the logistic information is still updating. Please wait a few more days.

Apologies for all the trouble and hope you will receive the order soon!

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I purchased more than $100 in merchandise, I trust the pics, clothing looks nice and colorful, what I received was a bunch of cheap items made of crappy fabrics, Jewelry is CHEAP CHEAP the metal is soo thin, with no consistency the metal wire can be bent with your fingers. Sizes are not accurate. Again CHEAP CLOTHING ROM CHINA NO WORTHY. SAVE YOUR MONEY! I AM PROCEEDING WITH RETURNS I WILL UPDATE MY REVIEW.

Date of experience: July 4, 2019
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!

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Disappointed
December 20, 2023

I ordered pajamas for my daughter's wedding day. They unfortunately were way too big. I also ordered three additional pairs of pajamas for my other daughter to wear on the wedding day. The first pair were too big so I ordered two sizes below. Well, they sent two of the same sizes. When checking out on the Shein website there is no way to verify what you are ordering and confirm that it is the correct sizes hence why I ended up with two of the same size. Trying to get in touch with Shein either by phone, chat or email is impossible. The website is definitely not user friendly. So I guess I am stuck with at least three maybe four pairs of pajamas that will probably end up being donated. If you buy from this company, go in with your eyes wide open knowing you may not get what you ordered and if you think you will need to return something, you probably won't be able to. I learned the aggravation is not worth it so I will just stay far away from this company and never order again. It's a shame there is nobody at this company willing to help their customers. Sticking to Amazon. At least I know I can always get a live person if needed and returns are the easiest. Definitely not the case with Shein. I am staying away. Customers, proceed cautiously.

Date of experience: December 20, 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.

Texas
3 reviews
17 helpful votes
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DO NOT BUY
December 3, 2017

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY. Their site is loaded with fake images and fake clothing reviews. Every single item I ordered was horrible quality, I can't even resell them because the quality was that terrible. Such a waste of money, and they charge shipping fees for returns. Such a joke, such a scam. DO NOT BUY FROM HERE. I wish I could get a refund immediately and I will continue to post negative reviews on every website until I do. My order number is LXB*******

Date of experience: November 29, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Sorry for the late response, hope your problem was solved already. For further issues, 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!

Italy
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I didnt like the products because of the cheap quality, but after complaining and writing a bad review the customer service did his best to organise the refund on my account.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: August 19, 2018
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Alexia,

Our team has sent you an email via Dispute@Shein.Com with your refund details. Kindly respond at your earliest convenience. We hope to hear from you soon!

Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Very satisfied
July 22, 2021

I have ordered lots of earrings, necklaces and a few rings. No they are not sterling or real gold but are are made of good quality material. I love them and get lots of compliments.

Date of experience: July 21, 2021
Canada
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I wish there is a negative star for this company. I ordered several pieces worth over $190 about 20 days ago and today one representative told me that my parcel is lost in the warehouse. First, I have filed so many tickets regarding shipping of my order. Every time, and I mean every single time, the respond would be "your order will be shipped in two days". After about waiting a week and still see no sign of my parcel being shipped. I filed another ticket today, and ridiculously, they told me that my parcel is lost in warehouse. I am amazed by the working process of this website and how could they lose a customer's parcel in warehouse? I am positive that they will not tell me my parcel is lost if I do not submit a ticket. Also, all representatives of this website are constantly lying to me and giving excuses about not shipping my order. Oh, one of them told me there are some "unpredictable reasons". I have not idea what this means and this whole thing is a f*** joke.

I am so mad about them and this is such a bad online shopping experience. I would never shop on this website again and I recommend NOT SHOPPING ON THIS SITE.

Date of experience: December 12, 2016
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Crystal,

Thank you for ordering from our website, and we are so sorry for all the troubles.

We checked your order, except the item (jacket160809204, vest160527033, skirt160822501), other items are ready for shipping now. And we could ship the ready items out first, and the other three item a few days later. If you do not want to wait for those three items, we could cancel them and process the refund to you. What do you think? Please let us know. We will certainly help you to make things right.

And we are sincerely sorry for the unprofessional behavior of our customer service, and we will offer more professional training to every customer service in the future, so that the same situation wont happen again.

Looking forward to your reply!

GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Shein took payment for a order I placed, when I checked orders there was NO order present & NO cancellation but my money was taken, I tried to contact customer service only to be told on live chat they were not available & to do a customer service ticket which I done only to recieve another message saying they would get back to me in 48 hours, my bank cannot help as I paid by debit card & as I do not have proof of the order. How can I have proof when one wasnt even given, Shein was quick enough to take my money though, now its just a waiting game!

Date of experience: August 18, 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.

New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I made several purchases over approximately a week. I received some of what I ordered, some of what Shein arbitrarily decided to substitute. After several attempts to contact the company, to no avail, I was left with no choice but to contact the financial institution that I used to complete my purchase. I presume Shein, was made aware of the dispute with the financial company, Prior to the dispute, I was unable to initiate a return or have the ability to contact the Shein. Miraculously, after the dispute was filed I was able to initiate a return. In turn, I was able to initiate contact, leading prompt to email customer service. Which led to another dead end. The representative that I exchanged emails with appeared content with not providing assistance, hiding behind the fact that I filed a dispute with the financial institution. Customers warrant no respect or assistance.

******WATCH your credit card. There have been additional purchases that I have not sanctioned.

In my opinion, Shein, representative seem to are content with foregoing any action in an effort to distract the customer from pursuing a return, leading to the refund that the customer desires.
This is not an isolated incidence, If you read all the reviews, one would recognize the pattern.

Date of experience: July 3, 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.

Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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AWFUL, AWFUL WEBSITE
February 5, 2015

AWFUL, AWFUL WEBSITE. My items from the order keeps going out of stock one after another, and almost half a month my order is still stuck at 'processing'. Doesnt help that the operators are so damn rude and unhelpful. They give you their word that it will be shipped out in 3 days time, but my order is still 'processing'. Horrible horrible website, DO NOT BUY FROM THEM PLEASE.

Date of experience: February 2, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Sorry for the waiting time and for all inconvenience we have brought you.

Generally we only need 5-7 business days for processing. It takes longer than usual because of customization. And many of your items belong to best-selling products. We need time to stock them.
Moreover, you ordered many items in our store, we just want to make sure that you can get all of them in good condition.
Hope you can understand.
We will try to arrange it well and ship it asap.
Sorry again.

If there is any problem, please contact us via dispute@sheinside.com without hesitation.
Thank you.
Have a nice day.