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Pennsylvania
4 reviews
34 helpful votes
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I received flyers in the mail from this company for 25 or 30% off. Also every time you go to their website there is an advertisement across the top of the page stating they have a percentage off with a code. It only says brand exclusions apply but will not specify which brands. Apparently it is EVERY brand that they sell because nothing I ever have in my cart will qualify for any promotions. I understand some expensive brands cannot have discounts applied, but I even tried to purchase a $25 belt one time and the discount would not apply to it either. I don't know why they advertise for sales that they never intend to give you. Very annoying

Date of experience: March 25, 2019
Alabama
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never ever use Shoebuy! I do most of my shopping online and I have dealt with many companies. I purchased boots and yes, I kept them over the 60 day return policy that I did not read about. They were taken out of the box for a total of two minutes. However, Shoebuy refused to take back or even give credit for gorgeous Johnson and Murphy boots. The first representative was fairly nice. The supervisor after her was quite rude and could not care less if anyone did business with the company. It is not a reputable business in my opinion. Zappos or Amazon is the way to go!

Date of experience: December 2, 2015
Darren I. Shoes Rep
over a year old

We would like to thank the customer for their business and we can certainly appreciate that this is a frustrating experience for them as they do not wish to keep the shoes. However, we are unable to accept returns over 60 days and this decision was made carefully and in accordance with our policies (for the customer’s reference: http://www.shoebuy.com/info/returns).

All companies have policies and standards by which we must adhere. We want to be sure that this customer as with all our customers have the best possible shopping experience and that we delight all with every purchase, and our policies have been structured to help ensure this is the case.

Arizona
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Don't order from shoebuy unless you have UNLIMITED time to wait for your order. When you place an order, it apparently goes into a black hole as they can't give you any status or any feedback as to when it might ship and how long it will take to get it. There is no expedited shipping available. What other mail order vendor do you know that can take up to 3 weeks to get you your product. My wife and I are leaving for Europe and, I guess, our order will be delivered to an empty house. Shoebuy reps are not helpful at all. Their attitude when you have a problem caused by their inefficiency is "that's tough - we could care less".

Date of experience: April 7, 2014
New York
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I have been a customer of Shoebuy.com for many years. I get e-mail offers from them several times a week. Yet when they changed their return policy on Aug. 1,2015, they didn't send out an e-mail to alert their customers. Very sneaky and underhanded way of doing business. There are too many other options out there to choose from. Shoebuy just lost a steady customer by refusing to waive the return fee on two pairs of shoes. BTW, the shoes were ordered in WW width, but they looked like they were made for extra narrow feet. Why should I be punished for shoes that are mis-sized?

Date of experience: September 11, 2015
Darren I. Shoes Rep
over a year old

Hi Enid - Thank you for your feedback about our return policy. On July 16th our site was updated to show the new policy to make sure customers would know in advance. Please email your order number to socialsupport@shoebuy.com so we can take a look at it. Thanks!

Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I have reached out 6 times now and no response. No email after purchase, no status update, no tracking number, nothing!
Why are these businesses allowed to stay active and continue to do this to us? Everything else in this world is monitored or shut down if it is breaking the law, so what about protecting the consumer a bit more - especially when there are so complaints.

Date of experience: September 11, 2021
New Jersey
4 reviews
23 helpful votes
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Zero stars
September 14, 2016

This company is disreputable and does not stand behind their products. I bought a pair of Clark's sandals through Amazon and wore them twice only to find out they squeaked when you walked. Shoes.com will not take them back because they say I am past the time frame. First of all, I was out of commission for 2 months due to surgery. Secondly, STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS. I don't care if it's past 30 or 60 days. If a product is defective, have integrity and take it back or at least let the customer exchange it. You have got to be kidding me! I spent $100.00 on these shoes and they suck! Shoes.com does too.

Date of experience: September 14, 2016
Shoes R. Shoes Rep
over a year old

Hi Michele,

Thank you for the review. We are very sorry that your recent experience with us was not so great. Please check your private messages here as we have just sent one onto you. We would like to see can we rectify this any further and redeem ourselves a little.

Kind Regards,
The Shoes.com/Onlineshoes team.

California
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Non-existent customer service. Ignore calls, emails and orders until you try to cancel. Only send orders after you never hear from them, and cancel. Initially deny receiving order when you check online. Read customer reviews, and their Better Business Reviews. Many complaints. Issues with them with UPS, too. I had to file a fraud complaint with my credit card co. To get my money back, and it took a very long time. No matter how great their price is, it won't be worth the hassle... if you even get your shoes, and if you do, if they're 1) the right shoes, size, etc. and 2) if they're in brand new looking condition. Read their reviews...

Date of experience: February 16, 2018
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Horrible Trolls!
May 6, 2016

I'm 74, was diagnosed with cancer shortly after purchasing 3 pair of shoes, a size too wide. The 60 day exchange limit was exceeded and they would not make an exception to exchanging the shoes. So, I'm out about $300 but will donate the them to a worthy charity. Suggest, in the strongest terms possible, avoiding ShoeBuy or doing business with ICA, their parent company, or any of their subsidiaries!

Date of experience: May 6, 2016
Darren I. Shoes Rep
over a year old

Hello Morton! We are very sorry that you were disappointed with our return policy. Unfortunately we are only able to accept returns within 60 days. Your orders were from August and July of 2015 and too far past our return policy for any exceptions to be made. We do try to offer the best service to all of our customers and we are very sorry that the call was ended before a resolution could be reached.

GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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This is a horrible company with terrible customer service and ridiculous policies. I will never use them again. Dealing with the DMV is more pleasurable than dealing with these crooks. They lost a shipment, and treated me like I was lying, and insisted on conducting an investigation that could last 2.5 weeks, rather than refunding my money or sending me another pair of shoes. Then they acted like I was being unreasonable. No one seemed to know what they see doing and the first person I spoke with, Julia, acted like a sullen adolescent with attitude to burn. She was rude, she mumbled, she muttered things under her breath... it was unbelievable. I have never been so frustrated and insulted while dealing with a company. They treated me like I was lying. Now I regret the fact that they have my address and telephone number and credit card info, as I'm not sure they are a reputable company.

Don't use them. Ever.

Date of experience: September 19, 2015
Darren I. Shoes Rep
over a year old

Hi Jeanne -- We are so sorry to hear your package was lost and the frustrating experience you had with our customer service department. Please send an email to socialsupport@shoebuy.com with your order number and we will be happy to take a look at it. Thank you!

California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Scam
June 8, 2021

I wish I checked here before spending my hard earned money here. I am out $100 because they sent me the wrong shoe size and then "lost" another pair. I received a non-functional tracking number and any time I have tried to request more details, I am given an automatic fake email reply. I am going to follow up with my credit card company to reject the charge.

So frustrated. Will stick with Zappos forever from now on.

Date of experience: June 8, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
15 helpful votes
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I bought a pair of shoes from shoes.com. In the box there was a "full 45-day limited comfort warranty" which explained that you could return the shoes for any reason within 45 days. I wore the shoes one time and found they hurt my feet. Customer service refused to even listen to my claim. They just kept repeating that their policy is that they do not take shoes back that have been worn. I will repeat, this warranty was IN THE BOX! If they even gave me any kind of explanation, I would not have been happy but probably pacified. I will NEVER buy from them again. They do not support their product.

Date of experience: July 17, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This site consistently takes an extreme amount of time to ship their products. It has been seven days since ordering a backpack from shoebuy.com and the product still has not even shipped. I will not be ordering from them again.

Date of experience: August 16, 2016
Darren I. Shoes Rep
over a year old

All our items are supposed to be delivered within 10 business days. Please note that weekends and holidays are not considered business days. If a customers item is not delivered within 10 business days, this is considered a problem and is outside of our normal policy. In this situation we would ask the customer to contact our customer service line so we can look into the problem and resolve it.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Refunds
November 5, 2021

I have been waiting for a refund they told me it would be issued 3-5 business days well 11/5 is the 5th day and now they are telling me I have to wait 7 days I would never order anything from them or even recommend for that matter to anyone!

Date of experience: November 5, 2021
Tennessee
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Zero Return Policy
May 13, 2019

Ordered a pair of shoes and tried on indoors, sent back for return. Shoes arrived back in main stating the soles were too dirty for resale. Brand news shoes without a scratch on them, if you wore these in a shoe store, Shoes.com would deem them used and non-returnable. Beware. After this experience, interesting glancing through these reviews, seeing how many customers are experiencing similar situations.

Date of experience: May 13, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Returns at shoes.com
February 17, 2020

I got ripped off at shoes.com would not take back sneakers. The first time I didn't know policy, but the second time I made sure they looked clean. According to many people on this site and the bbb it seems like a common occurrence.

Date of experience: February 17, 2020
Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I never received my boots from shoes.com. They told me to file a police report. I live in a gated community and never had an issue with an UPS deliveries. I understand shoe.com didn't personally deliver my package however they should take responsibility for it never being received. FEDEX has been known to mess up deliveries and what company authorizes a $400 product to be just left at your door. I was supposed to have received them on new years eve and they are still waiting for FEDEX to reply. This was my first purchase from shoes.com and my last. Very disappointed in the customer service.

Date of experience: January 7, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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My experience was very similar to most of the complaints. Buy shoes from them, poor fit, return them and they send the shoes back saying they had been worn, are scuffed, etc., which is total nonsense. I wrote them a nasty letter saying they should have at least provided notice they were returning the same shoes back (they looked fine to me). So they respond by saying someone in customer service would review the images. What? Someone takes pictures of the shoes when they come back? Yeah, sure. I never heard another word from them. They all should be in jail for mail fraud.

Date of experience: March 15, 2018
Massachusetts
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
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This is a great site for many reasons: They offer free shipping and free returns. They have a large selection and competitive prices. They frequently feature discount codes of around 20% off and occasionally send members perks like $20 off your purchase. Plus, members always get an additional 10% off if they've made another purchase within the past month or so.

Date of experience: August 15, 2012
Nevada
3 reviews
13 helpful votes
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I have purchased from this company for many years now and I have really appreciated the free shipping even on returns. I live in an area that doesn't have many stores so when I need shoes it can be a long drive to a town where one can find the styles, brands and sizes available to be able to find the right shoes. I have had great luck getting what I need at an affordable price that includes no shipping charges on top of the sale. Customer service is always pleasant and helpful. I highly recommend this site for any shoe needs you might have.

Date of experience: June 21, 2013
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I exchanged shoes and was told they would waive the shipping fee if it's for an exchange. They lied and will not refund the $6. To lose a customer over something so small is so stupid. I would never buy from them again. Shop from any of the million better shoe sellers then shoebuy. Rude and dishonest people.

Date of experience: July 12, 2016
Darren I. Shoes Rep
over a year old

We would like to thank this customer for shopping with us and apologize for the experience they had with our customer service department. We would never lie to a customer and if the restocking fee was charged in error we would definitely credit the customer back. We ask this customer email us with more information so we can resolve this issue for them.

Overview

Shoes has a rating of 1.5 stars from 502 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Shoes most frequently mention customer service, return policy and credit card. Shoes ranks 653rd among Shoes sites.

service
63
value
55
shipping
56
returns
49
quality
41
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