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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
Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Disappointed
August 29, 2023

I ordered from a company that represented themselves as Shein stole money from myself and others: I'm very disappointed that you all never once alerted anyone that it wasn't your site, it makes me wonder if you all were not involved! I received fake tracking info; email correspondences daily then all of a sudden it said delivered but no package, no more responses to emails, nothing, A bunch of liars and thieves overseas,

Date of experience: August 29, 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
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered a couple of adorable sweaters two months ago, with expedited shipping. Not but two days later, they were already "shipped". One month later, I sent a ticket wondering where my sweaters were. The responder actually told me "Try to be a little more patient". Slightly offended, but okay. Another month later and they're still not here! I live in Texas, sweater weather is already over! As adorable as these sweaters are, shipping with Taobao takes less time. I will never be ordering from SheIn again.

Date of experience: March 14, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Alex,

Thank you for ordering from our website, we are so sorry for keeping you waiting.

We checked your order, the tracking information still has not been updated yet, we will contact the Fedex and find out the reason.

And we will process the refund to your Paypal account as soon as possible, you will receive it within 2-3 business days.

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.

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

Missouri
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I ordered cosmetics from SHEIN. Horrible experience! SHEIN customer service is the worst I've ever encountered. They will not answer emails. They will give you a continual run around. They even told me they didn't have a record of my order in a electronic generated email. After two weeks of trying to get a return label, I finally discover you can't return cosmetics for the correct shade. There are very few items they will allow you to return or replace. Do Not waste your time ordering from this company!

Date of experience: February 14, 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!

New Jersey
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I've been buying from this site a while now and the main draw is the quality compared to the price. They have a vast selection at very low prices. My recent purchase was the ruched jacket which seems to be only available at sheinside. The price was simply amazing for a jacket of such quality. It was shipped out fast and upon receiving it, I was once again content with the value this site offers. Even at discount prices, all the sizes I needed were in stock where they're are usually out of stock elsewhere. This is a great site if you want to fill up your wardrobe without digging too deep into your pockets.

Date of experience: November 30, 2014
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered my item 2 weeks ago, and it hasn't even been shipped. I'm so annoyed, I really liked the products on the site but after seeing how poor the shipping process is i am definitely staying away until its improved upon. I actually wanted to buy some more things but I'm not going to anymore because i might never get it. First and last time I'm using this site.

Date of experience: December 14, 2014
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we have brought you and the late order.
Generally speaking, we need some working days to prepare your order according to our numerous orders every day, then shipped your items.
The reason is that we are in the middle of busy season. We are improving our speed of transportation.
Another reason is that your item is best selling clothes, we need some time to stock it. Hope you can understand.
We will ship your items as soon as possible, we will give you the tracking number after 6-7 working days.

Please contact us if you need any further assistance.
Regards

Pakistan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Sheinside provides cool service. I ordered two rain coats for my self by considering there available size options and the measurements went cool when the coats arrived they were fully according to my measurements and they shipped them in almost 5 days which i think is pretty cool time for delivery. The prices were great as compared to any other offline or online store. One more thing is i had no problem while tracking my order and the customer support was also efficient. The overall experience with sheinside is cool and in future if i need something i'll order from them

Date of experience: August 11, 2014
Texas
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Reliable and trustworthy
September 26, 2017

I have ordered several items on multiple occasions from shein and have always received my items with no issues. I do not recommend purchasing jewelry, but the clothing has never disappointed me. They provide pictures of customers on some items, so if you are hesitant, read the reviews and view the photos. I recently ordered seven items and after a week, I received an email from shein informing me that my order was still processing and they gave me shein points, which equals credit at the store. I didn't email inquiring about my order... they contacted me. I am a true shopper and I will continue to shop on shein for quality clothing merchandise.

Date of experience: September 20, 2017
Alabama
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Stay Away
March 18, 2016

This is my SECOND review. It is a follow up to the first review for the same order. Let me start off by saying that shein contacted me explaining the delays (the dress was out of stock) and asking if there was anything they could do to improve their service (how about just send me my dresses?). Well, within a week, I received a tracking number. That would be great except that it has been 16 days now and that tracking number is "anticipating shipment date". Meaning, a tracking number has been created but the shipment has not gone out because they want you to think they shipped it out. Wonderful. Actually, no. Deceptive. Manipulative. Unethical. Give me back my money, damn it.

Date of experience: March 15, 2016
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.
Thank you for choosing SheIn.
Sorry for late reply and we sincerely apologize for leaving you with such a negative impression. We are so sorry about the shipping progress. We usually spend 3-7 working days preparing the items, but we can not avoid accident happening. We checked your order and found that Black Boat Neck Ruffle Loose Dress has shipped and it has arrived your country. The other two items we have arranged the refund for you directly, you may receive the refund within 15-20 business days. We hope that you can be comfortable. You are our precious customer, all our colleagues will try their best to help you.
Hope you can trust us and We never want to lose you.
Begging your understanding.
Waiting for your reply.
If there is any problem, please feel free to contact us via dispute@shein.com.
Thank you for your support.
Best wishes.

Oregon
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My order took a month to get here. When I received it, one item was missing and it's been hell trying to get a refund. No one at this company actually speaks English, it seems. They keep asking me to "take pictures" of the items I did receive. Why can't they look my order up in their system? This has been the most bizarre online shopping experience I've ever had.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi Malorri,

Thank you for ordering from our website, we are so sorry for all the troubles.
We checked your order, we have issued the refund of the missing item to you.
But the bank may need 10-20 business days to process the refund, please kindly wait a few days.
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 won’t happen again.

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

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I purchased a lot of merchandise for my 13 yr old daughter and wanted to return some items. I've never come across a situation like this where a company like this literally has no customer service phone number and not even an active chat line... which they say they have. This is really creepy and I will never order from them again. Does anyone know how to easily return merchandise?

Date of experience: August 6, 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!

Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great proces
July 17, 2019

This store truly exceeded my expectations! It was something that i never expect from an online store but they truly outdid themselves. They had so much variety and sizes for all types of girls! The staff was super friendly and helpful with every step of the way! I cant wait to do another oop up!

Date of experience: July 14, 2019
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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SUPPORT THE ECONOMY
April 2, 2020

If you want to know the truth about these types of fast fashion such as Shein, Zaful, wish, and other fast fashion brands that are really cheap and seem like you found the perfect online shopping store, listen to this. These incredibly low prices appear to be helping you out by saving you some money and getting a cute swimsuit or top but have you ever thought about the people who work really hard to earn money by selling clothing and other items on here? There are people who have almost no money at all who are working their butts off to make one dollar. That's right. With low prices like these, there is no way for a brand to make money unless they pay their employees almost nothing. The people working so very hard to earn some food for themselves are not getting paid nearly enough money to sustain themselves. It is not ethical in any way so please do not order from this brand or any other really cheap, fast fashion brands who have not come clean about what goes on behind the screen.

Date of experience: April 2, 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!

South Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Shopaholic
July 28, 2017

Never had a problem with this site! Have half my clothes from here and all decent quality. Don't buy anything unless it has reviews and pictures. Also, the sizing is very different for each item, so look at the size chart. Don't complain about the quality, you get what you pay for. Overall, my favorite online store and highly recommend as long as you follow my tips.

Date of experience: July 25, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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sheinside.com is one of my favorite online shopping sites. I have to confess that I check them out almost every day. As I am kind of afraid that I might miss out something good… like good sale or new arrivals! I particularly love my recent bought, it is a Red High Waist Pleated A Line Skirt. I love this red color and its nice cutting. This skirt has so much potential. It goes well with many other color tops. I can wear it to my office or a date night with boyfriend. I look gorgeous with it. Forgot to mention that only $16! Highly recommend!

Date of experience: July 13, 2014
Rhode Island
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPDATE:

The Sheinside reps reached out to me and processed my order cancellation within 48 hours. I was pleasantly surprised by their responsiveness, and I might trust this company again and shop there again after my move.

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I feel all kinds of stupid of not checking out this company's reputation, especially in terms of shipping delay, before making a purchase.

I made an order and cancelled it shortly after, as I'm moving away in 2 weeks and there's no way these items could arrive on time. I would like some confirmations that my order has been cancelled; I even tried using the online chat but there has been no response (and I'm pretty sure that this is the afternoon in China). Can any Sheinside reps confirm if my order has been cancelled, and let me know how long the refunding process will take? It is a big order for me and I would like my refund asap.

Anxiously waiting for a reply.

Date of experience: May 5, 2015
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Pretty good
January 12, 2016

I ordered some clothes from here hesitantly because of all the bad reviews I read. I received one of my orders today and I loved them both. They were both made with great quality and true to size. The prices are also amazing. My last order is expected to arrive next week.

The reason I did not give them five stars is because I tried to cancel something 10 minutes after I bought it and they emailed me back 3 days after saying it had shipped. They need better response with that stuff.

Date of experience: January 9, 2016
Kentucky
1 review
2 helpful votes
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TERRIBLE SHIPPING
September 1, 2015

The website states "ships in 24hr" under certain items but they DO NOT ship in 24 hours! They have terrible customer service. I had a bad experience with them in the past and thought I would try them one more time. Big mistake! They have every excuse in the book for why things are the way they are, and nothing is ever their fault. They never own up to making a mistake or having false advertisement! I will NEVER order from this site again. I even emailed their customer service department and got no response.

Date of experience: August 29, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Thank you for choosing SheIn again.
But we are really sorry for letting you down. We have checked for you, and found the item that you ordered before is not belong to "Ships in 24hrs". Our website has mentioned that this item is a pre-order item, it will be shipped on September 3rd. You can check it on your own. Hope you can kindly understand.
Sorry for bringing you such negative impression and sorry to hear that you are not happy with our customer service. Due to weekend and time difference before, we could not reply to you in time. But we believe that when our colleagues see your email, they will reply to you as soon as possible. SheIn is a fast-growing company, all of you are important for us and we never shirk our problems. We always think that we can learn more through your advice. Thank you for giving us such chance. Hope you can trust us again.

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

Massachusetts
7 reviews
9 helpful votes
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If you don't read the reviews on Shein before buying something you're gonna be disappointed. From my experience, their clothes are either too big or too small, or the material is weird & poorly made.
I usually get my orders within a week, so the shipping time has been good, but so far I haven't been 100% satisfied with the clothing. So far I've thrown one bodysuit from shein away. It was way too small and the material was horrible and uncomfortable. A couple of dresses that I bought were either too big or made of poor material. Another bodysuit came with a hole in it. I bought some purses and jewelry & they are OK.
So bottom line, make sure you read the reviews on Shein very carefully & thoroughly before buying anything! Take note of how the items fit and the material it's made of before making a purchase or else you'll be wasting a lot of money.

Date of experience: October 21, 2021
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, Sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service through the link below: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g
We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Washington
5 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I have four items already in my basket for Christmas gifts. As a brand new customer, I really liked their clothing and prices. BUT I wanted to know if they have an extended return time for gifts that didn't work. For over an hour I have tried to reach them. I grew up in family retail businesses, and there is something really wrong with a company that can't be reached in any way, shape or form! Just don't go there, you'll only be frustrated.

Date of experience: November 2, 2021
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello, Sorry for any inconvenience. For better service, we suggest you contact our customer service through the link below: https://sourl.cn/AVmS3g
We'll offer a proper solution for you asap. Thank you and have a nice day! ❤️

Bangladesh
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This E commerce Store is just awesome i ever seen. Really it's great not only for it's customer service even with all service they are the best. I just buy a "White short Sleeve" only for $19.33 when the same product is double price on another site. I really appropriate about there customer service it's 24/7 and i just get my problem solved within 5 minutes. It's amazing to share that I got my product with in 24 hr after order but one think is remarkable that there product Quality, I never thought the I will get this type of product for this price it's really unenviable. I really recommend SheInside.com for a great shopping experience and I always get back here for there awesome services.

Date of experience: November 19, 2014