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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
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Buyers beware
December 17, 2014

Buyers beware. This company is located in China. Shipping is very very very slow. When they say on their website that it might take 28 days believe them. I have recently placed an order where it is suppose to ship in 3-5 days. After the site charged my credit card and waited for more than 2 weeks for the shipment nothing arrived. I finally contacted them via on line chat and found out even after they charged my card for more than 2 weeks they are still processing my order (which by the way they informed me some of the item I order were not in stock). Despite that they still charged me for items they don't even have in stock! This site's conduct is fraud like. I rarely write a review about website but feel compelled to share my recent experience. I am now fighting to get my money back! (I placed the order the day after Thanksgiving, it's now Dec 14. I am out almost $100 and never received anything.)

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.
Over the last two months, we have had some problems with the supply of these items. We apologize for the delay. We have contacted our suppliers and they have promised that they will meet all our future orders promptly.
We have refunded you $99.03 to your credit card. Generally speaking, your will receive your money in 18 working days. Please contact your local bank to confirm whether the money to your account. And wait patiently.

If you have any order problem, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns with this e-mail: dispute@sheinside.com
Have a great day!

India
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Worst return policy
January 25, 2018

I never imagined that returning purchased items can be such a tedious process even at this age and time. I guess Shein still believes they are living in medieval times. The customer is first supposed to contact them for a return, and they will then contact you after 24hr. The parcel is to be posted by the customer to their address of choice (really! I live in India, and even small-budget Indian companies pick up return items from whatever address the customer mentions.) What's worse is that money will be refunded to your account only if it was an e-payment. You will get only points/wallet balance in case of COD!

Date of experience: January 22, 2018
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!

Tennessee
1 review
8 helpful votes
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This website has to be a complete scam! We are so disappointed and annoyed! We ordered 10 blazers for our outfits last Tuesday. The main reason we went with this company was because it had all of our sizes in stock and stated that the merchandise would be shipped with 24 hours. We also licked urgent delivery just in case which stated that it would arrive within 2-3 business days. Well here it is 8 days later and we have no merchandise and when we track the merchandise it says "processing" which it's said for the last week! When we tried tj email and live chat with the company we got no response of course! Our show is Friday and we do not have complete outfits nor the funds to purchase new ones! Basically we are screwed! Thanks sheinside!

Date of experience: October 22, 2014
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hello,
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we have brought you and the late order.

Over the last few weeks,we have had some problems with the supply of these items. We apologize for the delay. We have contacted our suppliers and they have promised that they will deliver the order as fast as they can. We will give our customers the best service possible.
We have refunded $246.70 to your paypal account. Generally speaking, you will receive the money in 2 to 5 working days. Please confirm whether the money to your account.

If you have any other problem, please feel free to contact us with this email: dispute@sheinside.com
Hope you enjoy your day

California
1 review
25 helpful votes
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This place just Sucks. Says shipped from Carson, CA over three weeks ago. Probably coming from china. Can't cancel order since they immediately mark order as shipped from Carson the day you order. No way at all to actually contact customer service. Another SCAM Chinese site. This is the third time I've been had by chinese sellers this year. I am so done with anything from china. (if at all possible)

Date of experience: May 12, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Bob,

This is Alexis from Shein's US Escalation Team. On behalf of Shein, I apologize for the experience you had in doing business with us. I would love to help you resolve this issue. Can you please provide me your order number or the email you used to place the order. Please send to: dispute@shein.com with the subject line "RESOLUTION via SITEJABBER - BOB B."

I hope to hear from you soon.

New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been trying to complete an order for 5 days. I've tried my Visa, Master card, Discover card, and even my debit card. It always shows error! I tried to contact customer service by phone but the phone listed in Google Search is not a valid number. They actually don't have a phone number! I browsed Shein.com website and typed in my message, but there's no live agent. The robot does not understand what I really needed. That's a red flag. If they cannot help me process the order, I cannot imagine if I encounter problems after the purchase!

Date of experience: July 7, 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.

Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered 5 bathing suits they never showed. They said for 2 months now will refund what you paid and ship when we have it lol after saying my household signed for it but that couldn't send me that documentation or my money! Don't waste your money or time here!

Date of experience: August 23, 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.

Poland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I love SheIn!
May 9, 2016

I have started buying here 1 years ago. I have a lot of clothes from this site, so I can comment on the quality. For me it's very good. Clothes are nice and pretty. I'm pleased with the purchase. Their customer service is great. Fast, nice and patiently answer questions.

Date of experience: May 8, 2016
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I love shopping on shein. I'm big on affordable clothing. I, however, will no longer be shopping from shein because they use Ontrac shipping on all their US orders. Ontrac is notorious for losing packages. This is the second time out of probably 4 total orders that my package is lost/stolen because Ontrac didn't deliver my package to the correct address or didn't deliver it at all. Shein has made it right by giving me the "one time" refund, but i really was excited about the clothes. Until they use a different shipping company/carrier, I will be shopping elsewhere unfortunately.

Date of experience: August 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.

Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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:D Horrible :D
July 12, 2023

Literally selling clothing from other shops for a much cheaper price and taking credit, including the pictures. This has happened to so many clothing creators, and u r just stealing their ideas. Not to mention the awful quality and just dirtiness that comes w/ it. I'm convinced they're just throwing these products in a dumpster for a week and then selling them. Never buying from here again :D

Date of experience: July 12, 2023
Canada
8 reviews
4 helpful votes
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They have photo's and reviews of actual buyers!
October 7, 2022

Best website ever. Very happy. I was worried in the past with buying stuff from China but the products I have received are exactly like the photo. The best part is this website allows you to take photos and upload them. So because customers have done that, you can actually
See the reviews so you know exactly what you're getting. No surprises. I'm going to buy a teddy coat next I'm very excited!

Date of experience: October 7, 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.

Philippines
1 review
0 helpful votes
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MISSING ITEMS
December 14, 2022

By far the most frustrating order I made to SHEIN. I ordered 17 items in total and I only received 15 items. Customer service is very poor. I emailed them regarding the matter but no response until this time. SHEIN, we're paying completely so be fair with your items and service!

Date of experience: December 14, 2022
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!

Idaho
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Quality Clothing!
June 23, 2015

I am super impressed with the dress that I purchased from Sheinside. They make is so easy to shop for quality products online and I'm so grateful I found them. I just placed an order for some really cute earrings too that I can hardly wait to get. Hopefully it arrives as quickly as my dress did. I really enjoy this brand an will come back many times.

Date of experience: June 19, 2015
Maryland
1 review
12 helpful votes
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So I've ordered about 32 items and in total it costs about $300... And this was about a week ago and I still never got my items which sounds pretty crazy Bc I order from forever 21 and other websites and I get my orders really quick. My tracking number is **************942. I tracked it and it's saying its delivered? But like I didn't even get any of my things yet to my address. Please if you can answer back and see what's taking so long? I should have already had my things by now but if it doesn't come by next week then this is so messed up and really sketchy

Date of experience: May 14, 2016
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi dear,

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

You placed on May 7 including 17 items. There were divided into two packages. One was shipped out on May 16 and its tracking number is 9154377190. You can get logistic information through this linking.
http://www.dhl.com/en.html

Another was shipped out on May 9 and its tracking number is 61299992140424879942. We have received your feedback and our customer service have contacted you and we want to give you a refund for the missing package with tracking number 61299992140424879942.

Now, we are waiting for your reply. Please reply as soon as possible that we can help you.

Apologies again for all the trouble.

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I love SheInside since they are so accurate with sizing. I'm really picky about what fits me since I am so petite. All the products I've ordered thus far has fit me perfectly! The items that I ordered arrived here on the estimated arrival date and they were packaged very nicely and efficiently. No need for a large box if the clothes can fit in a small bag. The prices are very reasonably, especially someone for a college student. Gotta love it!

Date of experience: November 14, 2014
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE!
January 19, 2022

I ordered a gift card for my granddaughter for Christmas and never received it! I have checked my SPAM folder everyday since I ordered the card. I have sent multiple requests through "customer service". I have NEVER heard a word from them. I tried sending an email using the address of the email I received confirming my payment... no response. I tried in vain to find a phone number to actually talk to someone... there is no such thing as far as I could find. I also had zero luck with the "chat" feature. I am very disappointed with my experience with Shein. My granddaughter is so sad, she was really looking forward to shopping on your site. I am out $200.00 and I can assure you that we will never order from this site and will do our best to make sure that no one we know ever does either.

Date of experience: January 19, 2022
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! ❤️

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible
May 16, 2020

The sizes are not true to size not even close. You can't really track your shipment and it took them 2 weeks longer than they said it would. They're so cheap feeling and on top of that they came to me broken!

Date of experience: May 16, 2020
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear AMBER M,

This is Alexis from Shein's US Escalation Team. On behalf of Shein, I apologize for the experience you had in doing business with us. I would love to help you resolve this issue. Can you please provide me your order number or the email you used to place the order. Please send to: dispute@shein.com with the subject line "RESOLUTION via SITEJABBER - AMBER M"

I hope to hear from you soon.

North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered a dress for my Prom along with other items. I was promised free 3-5 day shipping. The Order still shows "processing" after six days. Today is Wednesday and my Prom is Saturday night. This is terrible. I will have to wear a potato sack and my tears.

Shein attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: May 17, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear Zoe,

Thank you for ordering from our website.
Normally, we need 3-7 business days to process the order before shipping, please kindly understand.
We checked your order, except the item (shoes170321809), other items are ready for shipping.
How about we ship the ready items for you first?
We are afraid you could not receive your package in time for your Prom, we are so sorry for all the troubles.
If needed, we could also help you to cancel this order.

Waiting for your reply!

New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Satisfaction
October 18, 2016

Just a quick note to let SiteJabber know, with your assistance, I have received my refund credited back to my original credit card as requested from the company Shein. It's good to know that someone is there to help when life gets complicated. They have apologized for the inconvenience and plan to review this process with their staff/employees. Thanks again for coming to my rescue!

Date of experience: October 16, 2016
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I order thru Shein I never received my order it was lost unable to contact the company so I'm just out 75.00 this is a terrible company save your money and don't order thru them their the biggest scam ever...

Date of experience: August 4, 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! ❤️

South Africa
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Still waiting
February 19, 2020

I'm starting to get irritated because I have not received my items after purchasing it a moth ago. I paid a lot of money for it and was expecting great service. I do not recommend buying from Shein if you're South African.

Date of experience: February 19, 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! ❤️