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Shutterfly Reviews Summary

Shutterfly's reputation reflects a mix of strong product quality and significant customer service challenges. Many users appreciate the quality of photo books and personalized items, often highlighting the durability of products. However, recurring complaints about service delays, order inaccuracies, and inadequate customer support overshadow these positives. Customers frequently report issues with refunds, communication breakdowns, and technical difficulties on the platform. This blend of satisfaction with product quality and frustration over service reliability suggests a need for Shutterfly to enhance its customer service approach to improve overall customer experience and retention.

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quality
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New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I spent several weeks combing through 18 years of photos and putting together a beautiful photo book for my son for his high school graduation gift. When I tried to add the book to my cart to order it, the book got corrupted. I tried to reopen the book and it wouldn't load. That was a week ago... customer service is aware of the problem... says it had something to do with their Memorial Day promotion. It was supposed to be fixed today 6/5/17, but they won't guarantee that the book will make it in time for my son's graduation on 6/8/17. It is 6pm on 6/5 and the problem is still not fixed. I'm beginning to believe that they aren't going to be able to recover the book. What a waste of time... what a disappointment. I'm all done with Shutterfly. I'm telling everyone I know to stay away from Shutterfly.

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
Montana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They shipped my book to a wrong address instead to the place I am intending it to be sent. I called the customer service but they said it's not on their end now. They won't even take the blame even if the address was even saved on their record. Not gonna order again.

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Spent 3 days making a book, and wont let me save the last parts. Never doing this again smh. Now im just gonna type $#*! so that i can submit this...

Date of experience: June 4, 2017
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I am highly disappointed that I would be given a guarantee delivery date and find out two days later my book is still in production with no new estimated time. Ive called customer service 2 days in a row with over a 50 min wait time. Selected to hold my spot and call me back and I get no call. This is my first order. This was an important order, as it is a graduation gift for my son leaving for college. This is not the service I was expecting. A little disappointed.

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worst
May 29, 2017

Totally messed up my daughters 1st Mother's Day present. Gave some BS that I cancelled my order! WTF! Why would I?! Would never recommend or use them again. Over my cold dead body, is when they get an order from me. NOT!

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
North Carolina
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Horrible
May 23, 2017

Attempted to use this company after receiving a special offer after purchasing wedding dress. Ordered wedding invites on premium cardstock. Horrible! Horrible quality, Horrible customer service. Then they have the nerve to try and make it your fault. Never again will I use this company.

Date of experience: May 23, 2017
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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As the previous review, I still have not received my photo book despite paying for guaranteed delivery. I have made complaints, they did refund the delivery fees I paid, but that does not help me as I needed this book for an event and likely will not have it on time. Their customer service I think just tells people what to hear when in fact it is likely not true. I was told it would "ship tomorrow" and then the next day I get an email that says it is delayed. Then I complain again and I am told " the photo book is done and printed, it is in packaging". But funny, my check order status shows that it is still "in production". I will never use Shutterfly again and there are plenty of other choices. I cannot wait to go to my event without this book and spread the word to all that are eager to see the book, that SHUTTERFLY FAILED and did not get me the book on time!

Date of experience: May 23, 2017
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Terrible Delivery
May 21, 2017

Still haven't gotten my photo book yet. Over a week late even though I used I selected a guaranteed delivery date.

Date of experience: May 21, 2017
Oregon
1 review
3 helpful votes
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The photos of my son had part of his head cut off. I have spent half a day trying to get customer service to help me. Absolutely no customer service. Can's speak to a person, the online chat person can't help with this issue. It took me forever to even get a phone number to call. Called the number and the hold time is 20 minutes. Who has time for this. I paid way too much for these useless photos and have no recourse. I am going to have to file a claim with my credit card company to try to get my money back.

Date of experience: May 18, 2017
Guam
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Very disappointing
May 16, 2017

I ordered prints. I took the time to go through all of them to make sure they were turned correctly and situated how they should be on the paper. Well, one thing, it took a month to receive them, AND they look terrible! The quality is sooo, so bad. Some of them are so burry you can't even tell who the person is. Some look like they were running out of ink, and about a quarter of the pictures people were missing major body parts LIKE WHOLE HEADS. Why did I pay for a bunch of pictures of headless people! I've gotten really good large prints from shutterfly, but I will never order regular prints again. So disappointed in this service. Save your money.

Date of experience: May 16, 2017
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Placed an order for Mother's Day card from my son on 5/08/17 with GUARANTEE delivery for 5/12/17. Which is awesome because we take off on 5/13/17 for our Mother's Day trip. Well, just like last time... NOTHING. Looked up tracking information for UPS and it is not due for delivery until 5/15. So mad scramble to find a card that Shutterfly should have delivered as promised. They are the worse.

Date of experience: May 13, 2017
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered my wedding books on shutterfly. After working on the design for nearly a year, I was so excited to get them in time for Mother's Day! I ordered three copies, one for my mom, my mother in law and myself.
However, the books showed up and were printed incorrectly -the pages were out of order! I was really disappointed but when I phoned customer service; they walked me through to understand the error, they reordered the books free of charge and expedited the order! The young man, Orlando, I spoke with was very helpful and pleasant. I wasn't sure I would receive the books in time, but was pleasantly surprised when they arrived after just 4 days of reordering.
Thank you shutterfly for pulling through. The books are perfect!

Date of experience: May 10, 2017
Texas
4 reviews
11 helpful votes
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This website is set up terribly and extremely difficult to move around and order prints. Snapfish is MUCH easier and cheaper... not using Shutterfly anymore!

Date of experience: May 9, 2017
Hawaii
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Horrible service
April 27, 2017

I needed an order to come in by a certain week and they only sent me partial of the order I started to request it by this week but always avoided my question do not use shutterfly

Date of experience: April 27, 2017
New Jersey
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bait and switch
April 26, 2017

They get you with low prices sales coupons etc. and then gouge you on the shipping after you spent hours getting your project just right... shame on you

Date of experience: April 26, 2017
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I received my order confirmation from ShutterFly and I noticed they shipped my order to the wrong address. I call their Customer Service to confirm they had my correct address and they did. I asked why would you ship my order to another address? No idea? Was there reply. I asked what them to reship my order to the correct address and they REFUSED to do so! They said they had a 14 day waiting period, to see if my order would be returned. If not, they would refund my credit card. I explained to them this order was time sensitive and I didn't have 14 days to wait, I needed an immediate solution or a refund on my credit card. " Sorry, nothing we can do." I contacted my credit card company and luckily the payment had not been processed, so I filled a discrepancy on my account and had the charge stopped. Poor eye to detail and no customer service... I'm done with this company. ShutterFly, you're not bigger than the business!

Date of experience: April 20, 2017
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I used their service once, u uploaded some photos then deleted after printing. One year later, my inbox keeps receiving their promotion emails with my already deleted photos in the content to remind me of my past memories. Obviously, they do not really delete your photos. It's an invasion of my privacy. Shame on them.

Date of experience: April 6, 2017
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scam
April 4, 2017

They give false tracking numbers to shippers, never deliver, ruin photo quality and are overall a sloppy unreputable business that I highly recommend you AVOID. They are costly, crappy and time consuming.

Date of experience: April 4, 2017
Pennsylvania
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Shutterfly blows
March 25, 2017

You guys are terrible. Pics all crazy, cut off, just aweful. Customer service wouldn't send me the correct images or refund me. I paid for creepy little pictures of my sons' eyes, mouths and noses only. No chins, no necks. Good Job shutterfly.

Date of experience: March 25, 2017
California
6 reviews
65 helpful votes
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Shutterfly makes use of endless promotions because they need massive numbers of people to look through their site. They obviously operate on the concept of the more people who look, at least a few will be foolish enough to let themselves be ripped off.

They love to get involved with promotions in which they give something for "free" -- but the offer is never free, it's filled with service charges, handling charges, you name it they'll find a way to charge you for it. The latest is a national MONOPOLY promotion. When I saw they were part of it, it was time to WARN YOU ALL.

Don't fall for their schemes. DO NOT use them for ANYTHING. Just save yourself a lot of aggravation and lost money and LEAVE THEIR SITE. You will be much better off for having done so.

Date of experience: March 22, 2017

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Create photo books, personalize photo cards & stationery, and share photos with family and friends at Shutterfly.com.


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Founded in 1999
Redwood City, CA, United States
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