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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 7 days
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Cheap Garbage
June 19, 2021

Save your money and buy something better. The fabric quality is absolute garbage. Everything fits a litle small and awkwardly. The shirts are back alley knock offs of someone else's designs. Don't waste your time or money.

Date of experience: June 19, 2021
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!

Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Still waiting!
July 21, 2016

I had never used this web store before. My first time around. I ordered several items for my daughter's birthday. Her birthday has come and gone and she has not received any of the things that I bought for her. I can't track her shipment since it was free shipping. Apparently, as it reads, no tracking information is available with free shipping. Also, not sure why there were 3 partial shipments for 6 items ordered. The first partial order was shipped on 7/7 2016 and today is the 21st and still not even the first partial shipment has been received. I am not sure where this company is located, that would help to know so I have some idea why it is taking forever and a day for her to get my packages...

Date of experience: July 21, 2016
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi dear,

Thank you for ordering from our website.

We cannot find any effective information through the order number you provided. Please send us (our e-mail address is dispute@shein.com) your correct order or the email address you registered on our website.

Apologies again for all the trouble. Waiting for your reply.

India
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Please don't trust this website. The product quality is not good like chinese quality and not suitable for Indian Climate. Only random products will turn out good. Most of the products are not as per the pic displayed. They don't adhere to their policies. The return pick up charge is 65 and they have charged 130 inr. Their support team is bunch of morons. Earlier they use to work for ratings. Now as the company is receiving response they have started cheating. Please dont trust on sweet reviews been published by other consumers in this platform. Please check the image of live ticket. This website should be banned in India.

Date of experience: May 18, 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! ❤️

New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I live 40 minutes away from your establishment, why the HELL is is taking so long to get my clothes, I ordered 10 days ago! And for the past week it's been saying it's pending! I only ordered 2 clothing items, thats not a lot. And if you say there in high demand, you need to get your $#*! together because this is bull$#*!!

Date of experience: June 21, 2016
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi dear,

Thank you for ordering from our website and truly sorry for keeping you waiting.

You placed on June 11 and we shipped your items out on June 15. Your tracking number is 61299992*********736 (we will send it to your email box) and you can get logistic information through this linking. http://www.fedex.com/us/track/

It normally takes 6-8 business days to deliver your items. We have checked it and it shows that the estimated time is on June 24. You can receive your order soon.

Apologies for all the trouble and you can contact us if any problem.

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Good Luck Returning
December 11, 2022

This company is not reputable in any way. When my daughter needed to complete a return, they sent her an illegitimate UPS shipping label. UPS tried to scan and reprint the label multiple times and couldn't use it. When she emailed them back they said they would send a new label and never did. We've been trying to get her money back since August. I tried to email on her behalf as she's a minor and they ignored me. When I finally reached a person, they said that her return has already exceeded the limit.

Date of experience: December 11, 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!

Wisconsin
6 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I have no idea why some people are ragging on this site, I have bought 5 items in 2 separate transactions and every single thing was delivered in a reasonable time and the merchandise was AWESOME! Seems some of the negative reviewers had unreasonable expectations. If you actually pay for your items & follow the instructions, there are no surprises. The coupon codes are amazing... best prices I've found. Last order I needed quickly for vacation and ordered expedited shipping and got it VERY quickly.

Date of experience: May 28, 2015
Tennessee
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered on 9/10/14, and my paypal account was charged the same day. I contacted the company, asking for an email with an order number and a tracking order, which I still have not received. The only reply was, "You have ordered popular items, would you please have patience?" A website should show when items are out of stock and reputable companies usually do not charge until the items ship. I would greatly appreciate they respond to my request for an order # and an estimated shipping date or to REFUND my paypal account immediately.

Date of experience: September 20, 2014
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Hope you are well.
Could you please give us your order number so that we can check your items?
Looking forward for your reply.

Please feel free to contact us with this email: dispute@sheinside.com
Hope you enjoy your day

Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I love this site and am really impressed with them. I am always very skeptical when it comes to shopping online but they have never given me a reason to worry about my order or the quality. I love this site. I just opened up another package from them and everything I got is just beautiful.

Date of experience: September 13, 2023
Michigan
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I actually bought a lot of clothes from Shein over time and built up about $6 of Shein "points" credit (which takes ages to do and many purchases) and bought an item with the points. They sent me the wrong size so I returned them for a refund. They refused to honor the refund stating "we don't refund points purchases". Seriously? That's like a store saying they won't refund purchases made with gift cards.

I communicated with customer service for over a week on the topic with them giving me the run around when I finally said that unless I received a refund, I would stop shopping with them (reminder, I've probably bought dozens of dresses from them) and they said "That's fine, we respect your decision not to shop with us." I think that sums Shein up pretty well. They are a company that is willing to burn a customer that has spent probably a few hundred dollars at their store over $6.

Date of experience: January 13, 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!

South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Trash
February 7, 2022

The entire experience was horrible. I paid for express shipping only for them to use DHL and my order still came past the time I needed it. I tried cancelling before it was shipped and was not allowed. The entire customer service is garbage. You can only chat. I will NEVER shop on this site again.

Date of experience: February 7, 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! ❤️

GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Return system
July 13, 2017

Trying to open a ticket to returns items but site wont let me also trying online chat but also this isn't possible, Have contacted them through email, no response, no surprise there. Awful customer service but I suppose this is how they make it impossible for you to return anything. Have never came across a worse return system in my life.

Date of experience: July 11, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi Anne,

Thank you for ordering from our website, we are so sorry for all the troubles.
Please confirm with us which items you want to return, we could provide you a 4.5 euro return label to you.
After we received the returned package, we will deduct 4.5 euro from your refund.
If you do not want our return label, we could provide you our return address, what do you think? Please let us know.

Waiting for your reply!

Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I ordered some clothes maybe a moths ago with express shipping :). They have not shipped out yet. Worst customer service ever. No tracking number, no communication. Also I can't contact with customer service anymore because I am blocked by sheln customer service. Dont waste your time with this website. I will dispute a transaction for get my money back. Real Suck.

Date of experience: September 20, 2017
molly m. Shein Rep
over a year old

Hi Burak,

Thank you for ordering from our website.
Normally, it takes us 3-7 business days to process the order before shipping, please kindly understand.
And your package has been shipped out today, the tracking number is 9861XXXXXX, you could check through the link http://www.cn.dhl.com/en.html.
The express shipping normally takes 2-4 business days, please kindly wait a few days.

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

Sincerely,
SHEIN Customer Service

Chile
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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The amazing experience! I ordered an amazing, sexy-maybe a little sleazy dress at sheinside.com that I love. The prices are surprisingly affordable. The store has a well chosen selection of clothes and accessories. They have moderate prices, and stay very up to date with trends. Thank you for a great first impression.

Date of experience: June 9, 2015
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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You know I’ve read the reviews for this site from others and I can honestly say that I DID NOT have the same experience. I ordered 3 items from Sheinside– two sweaters and a coat. They came neatly packaged and were exactly what I ordered. The quality was better than I had expected. And they all fit perfectly, I used the size chart provided and my exact measurements during ordering to prevent having any issues. I would definitely order from them again.

Date of experience: January 15, 2014
Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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SheInside Shysters
October 13, 2015

After returning (at my own expense), an item sent to me in error, and a dozen unsuccessful attempts to communicate with non-English speaking reps., SheInside informs me that they won't correct their error, refund my money, or send me the item I paid for until I remove my complaints.

They set international trade back a few decades and now freedom of speech is on the hit list. Phew! I don't need my money or the sweater that much!

Date of experience: October 10, 2015
JUDY G. Shein Rep
over a year old

Dear customer,
Nice day.

Thank you for choosing us and we are so sorry for making you so disappointed
We sincerely apologize to hear that we sent the incorrect item to you. Actually we checked the parcel carefully before the shipment, this incident is out of our expectation. In order to figure out the problem is and do better in the future, we need the detailed pictures of the item to confirm with our factory. SheIn is a responsible company, we never shirk our responsibility. After confirmation, if we really sent the incorrect item to you before, we will be responsible for it. Hope you can trust us.
We know that you have contacted our colleagues before and you also had returned it to us with another item, could you please give us the tracking number and the link of your return package via email later so that we can track your package? Once we received your package, we will arrange the refund for you as soon as possible. Please understand that you are our precious customer, and every our colleagues is sparing no efforts to help you solve your problem. Hope you can understand and trust us.

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

France
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Good but...
May 4, 2016

Good site even if the quality is sometimes poor. I have always received all my orders even if delivery can be very fast as long.
And small flat for items that are only in one size.
And for some products, the pictures do not really show what they are, this is not always the right color etc. but I like Shein!

Date of experience: May 4, 2016
Louisiana
1 review
15 helpful votes
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I ordered my items on Aug. 1,2020 and it is now Sep. 2,2020 and I have never received my items and it was supposed to arrive Aug. 19. It has been saying it's been in CA ever since Aug. 9 and no updates have been added. The customer service is horrible as well and I can't cancel my order either. Im glad I didn't spend a lot of money on this website but I'm still very disappointed.!

Date of experience: September 2, 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! ❤️

Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Disappointed
November 21, 2023

I placed my order on 11/1/23 and was scheduled to be delivered between 11/9-11/12/23. Today is 11/22/23 and I've yet to receive my packages. Received an email stating my items had been delivered but that was false! Can't get in contact with anyone in customer service because it says the number isn't a working number and the live chat they have is a joke! I've ordered plenty of times from this company and never had an issues but I know I won't be purchasing any more items from this company.

Date of experience: November 21, 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.

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Not Bad
May 26, 2017

The package took longer than I thought to arrive. However, they were moving warehouses at the time so this was probably the reason why. I placed the order on 4/27 and my package was received on 5/22. They did give me a discount code for my next purchase! Ended up using it to buy a blouse and the total was only $1.90 after (that's a steal!). The quality was what I expected and is similar to Forever21 quality. You just have to read the reviews and choose wisely. Overall, would buy again for the pricing.

Date of experience: May 24, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy to use website and plenty if chose. Quick deliver and products as described. The customer care is excellent and delivery very fast and on time when they said it would be delivered, can`t ask for more than than. I would recommend sitejabber.com to anyone...

Date of experience: June 10, 2015