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New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible customer service
September 11, 2020

It's a joke. The customer service number states you're the next customer on que. I waited over 1 hour and 32 mins. Then finally, hung up! In the meantime, tried to chat. Was 9 in que. That was another 45 mins drooped to 5. Then disconnected! Happened twice. Love their products. But the customer support is the worse! Beautiful, expensive large spinner suitcase. Used twice; Zipper Shredded and broke. Would be great if someone would help

Date of experience: September 11, 2020
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Returns
June 22, 2022

While I have purchased thousands of dollars in the past, I just had my first return. Mailed back, and now they say it will be a month before I am given credit. It took 1 day to bill me, this is a horrible process!

Date of experience: June 22, 2022
Tennessee
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Vera Bradley unveiled the new HP collection this morning. Website crash and you can't even call their customer service line. Ridiculous and very irritating. Super disappointed in in VB. Poor planning on their part. 0 stars

Date of experience: July 16, 2020
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Poor Qulity
April 26, 2021

I do not own one, But my girlfriend owns a few. I am allowed to touch it anymore because "i handle things to tough".
They are so poorly made, that it will rip all the time. I would never buy her another one because it would make me mad if i ripped it again. Put your money towards a better designed bag that you can actually travel with.

Date of experience: April 26, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I received a Vera Bradley throw blanket for my birthday. I made the HUGE mistake of washing it with some towels. You should see all the fuzz that is on those towels. I have washed and re-washed them to no avail. That fuzz just won't come off. If I had purchased this blanket, I would have returned it for a refund. I will never buy one of these for sure. Buyer Beware!

Date of experience: December 1, 2019
California
6 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Nice Product
April 20, 2019

I regularly purchase purses, wallets from this store. It is nice experience, all the products are standard in quality and have long time durability. The material use to make them is high standard. Price is also in budget.

Date of experience: April 19, 2019
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Cheap material
July 6, 2023

The straps on the large duffel bag are made very cheap now. I've barely used the bag and there is no other wear and tear on bag but the strap is literally breaking apart. Customer service was of no help. Showed pictures of the rest of the bag and strap in good condition as well as the defective one and they will not replace it. Very disappointed that they will not stand by their products. Would never purchase another Vera Bradley bag.

Date of experience: July 6, 2023
New York
1 review
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Robe
July 6, 2022

Ordered a robe. Made the mistake of partially removing the tag. Robe is too large. Contacted Vera Bradley and was told robe would be considered altered and I would not get credit to replace it. Next time I will shop at Target or Amazon. I would have no problem with them and would probably be told to keep the robe and would get a full refund and would be able to buy the correct size.

Date of experience: July 6, 2022
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Very poor service
September 22, 2021

I bought the small tote--twice. The first time the inner pocket ripped but I loved the bag so I replaced it. The second bag developed the same problem. I called and they said I should send it to Quality Review, which I did (at my expense) never heard a word till I got a refund notice. No explanation. I called and was told that they would not replace the bag because I had it for more than 6 months. They also refused to allow me t talk to quality control or to send my original back. In this day and age why should a manufacturer not try to satisfy a customer? Poor quality, poor service!

Date of experience: September 22, 2021
Kansas
5 reviews
33 helpful votes
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I've been buying Vera Bradley Purses, Wallets, Hand Bags, Crossbody's for 19 years and will continue to keep buying them! I love the quality of the quilted material! They hold up for a long time and can be washed if they get dirty! Vera Bradley is the best and really for the most part the only store that I buy all of purses, bags, wallets, and crossbody's from!

Date of experience: September 5, 2018
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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It take them for ever to process a return. They received my items back on the 15th, they have not processed it yet. Most stores take a day if that to process it, Just looked and they said it can take up to 3 weeks for them process a return! Great so I have no product and no money. Will never buy from them again.

Date of experience: December 19, 2022
Florida
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a purse on clearance for my sister's birthday, and decided to grab one for me too... decided while I was there to grab 2 masks... they ship the masks and the purses are marked as pending. I check on it occasionally, still pending. EXACTLY a month later I look and it still isn't shipped, I email customer service asking when it will ship, they send a response that my order did ship and send the tracking number for the masks... So I have to call the customer service that tells me they were out of stock of the purses, and they canceled the order. The site STILL shows the order as pending. I just can't. I tried to be nice to the rep, but I've waited a month I could have still been looking for my sisters present. This web site sucks. Don't order anything you can't do without, because it might not come. Don't order add on items you wouldn't want without the main purchase, as it might be all you get.

Date of experience: September 25, 2020
Kentucky
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Unfortunately straps are wearing out after 2 months opening and closing shoulder straps going to metal grommets of opening up the backpack I love the fabric but I would not buy a backpack anymore from Vera Bradley

Date of experience: July 9, 2022
Oregon
1 review
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$60 down the toilet
December 13, 2022

I ordered a backpack as a Christmas present. Because I'm spending Christmas at a family home in another state, I wanted to add different shipping and billing addresses to avoid confusion. When I tried to do this, the Vera Bradley website made it impossible to check out.

What the hell, I decided -- I'll just use PayPal. Little did I know that my PayPal account has an outdated address attached. Vera Bradley gave me no confirmation that it would be grabbing my address from PayPal. I assumed, because I'm a reasonable human being, that I'd get a chance to enter it in.

I did not. Vera Bradley locked onto the incorrect address like a squid latching onto a whale. I called customer service to get it changed, and was brusquely told that this was impossible. Apparently, this godawful site processes orders SO FAST that the address was locked in stone like the tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai. It was absolutely out of the question for it to ever be changed.

I paid SIXTY OF YOUR AMERICAN DOLLARS for a product that I will never be able to use because it is being delivered, with laser-like focus, to an address I have not lived at for over a year. And all because the checkout on the website was broken. Hopefully this story illustrates exactly how much the gelatinous cubes at Vera Bradley care about their customers.

P.S. Did you know it's literally possible to tear out clumps of your own hair? I didn't know that! Live and learn.

Date of experience: December 13, 2022
Missouri
9 reviews
38 helpful votes
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If you have been wanting to try a piece of Vera Bradley, now is the time. Great sale going on and you can't believe the selection, color schemes and exceptional prices. I found every item I was looking for in this sale. Saved quite a bit. I got in on their 30% off sale and free shipping, which is over now. Sign up for their emails to get deals on your orders. Of all the sites I have been on this has the best search bar, by far. Entire site is so user friendly and easy to maneuver. This site will bring a huge smile to your face, and when you receive your item(s), it's a rush! The sale involves discontinued color styles. All new season is featured, also.

Date of experience: March 23, 2016
Maryland
1 review
15 helpful votes
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We purchased a wristlet during the 20% off sale. Then, about a week and a half later they retired the style, so a $78 wallet turned into a $39 wallet. When we emailed customer service about a price match, they refused saying the time frame for price adjustment was up. We were asking for nearly $20 back, just to be refunded to our card. So, avoid their customer service at all costs, and price matches, might as well not bother trying.

Date of experience: July 6, 2018
California
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Vera Badley's colors are the best. I can't think of anywhere I would rather shop online. I have two of their handbags and they are so reasonably priced I can totally get them as presents for my friends. Then everyone can have amazing color like me too.

Date of experience: March 17, 2014
Illinois
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I had a $30 off coupon to Vera Bradley from a previous purchase. I put in the coupon, the discount was given and then before I could place the order I was forced to set up a new password. Then, I was told my coupon had already been used and I could not use it again. After many emails, customer service finally got back to me with a replacement code -but the replacement code does NOT work. The message says " No coupon found". I am so done with this company! They are so overpriced to begin with- it is not worth it to put up with such their horrible customer service.

Date of experience: March 26, 2017
California
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Vera Bradley has such cute floral print travel and hand bags! They have a great selection of other products too but I love the bags the most. All of the prints are super colorful and are perfect for spring/summer. The prices are are low enough that I was able to get a few.

Date of experience: May 8, 2014
Georgia
1 review
15 helpful votes
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I have had a lots of Vera Bradley bags over the years and I have been disappointed in some way probably 90% of the time. I usually see a pattern I really like but then it's hard to find the style of bag in that certain pattern. I know most people would say just order online but I am just someone that likes to see if the bag is a good fit for me In person. I am a plus size woman and sometimes bags can hang on my arm werid so I am very picky. The second way I am disappointed with Vera Bradley bags in the over all quality and price. No matter how you want to look at it 99% of vera Bradley bags are cloth. 95 Dollars for a CLOTH bag is kind of insane. The third way I don't care for the Vera Bradley company is the extremely rude employees. My husband recently returned a bag to the manger at a vera Bradley in Knoxville Tennessee and the manager made him beg for my money back. She was wanting to call me and confront me over the phone about the return. Then she cheated me 20 dollars on my return. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE

Date of experience: July 3, 2019

Overview

Vera Bradley has a rating of 2.5 stars from 29 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Vera Bradley most frequently mention and customer service. Vera Bradley ranks 132nd among Beauty Products sites.

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shipping
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returns
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quality
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