• ArtsCow

ArtsCow

Overview

ArtsCow has a rating of 2.38 stars from 38 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about ArtsCow most frequently mention customer service problems. ArtsCow ranks 122nd among Photo Printing sites.

  • Service
    6
  • Value
    5
  • Shipping
    5
  • Returns
    5
  • Quality
    6
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 100%
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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • they charged my credit card when I placed the order and then I cancelled it (I ordered wrong size, totally my fault).

Critical highlights

  • When I contacted customer service they said sorry there is nothing we can do about that.
  • Although the product I received was fine, I realized my package was mailed from Hong Kong!
How would you rate ArtsCow?
Top Positive Review

“Dress shirts for days!”

Jeremy P.
1/14/21

I was hesitant to order as I thought this might be a scam sight but I thought 25 bucks why not. I will now be ordering tons of custom dress shirts to look like a goober! They do take about a month to arrive but I'm more than happy to wait for custom shirts! Great quality and customer service was very helpful as it was around Christmas and they were slammed with orders.

Top Critical Review

“Absolutely awful”

Laura D.
4/11/23

Ordered some dresses for our business - they are absolutely hideous, look nothing like the photos, cheaply made. Will not be asking the staff to wear them. Disgraceful.

Reviews (38)

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Thumbnail of user laurad2137
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
April 11th, 2023

Ordered some dresses for our business - they are absolutely hideous, look nothing like the photos, cheaply made. Will not be asking the staff to wear them. Disgraceful.

Tip for consumers:
Do not waste your time.

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Dresses

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Thumbnail of user robertsherwoodd
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 10th, 2021

Had a few orders that were ok... THEN... black t shirt has a white line not in the design... satin pyjamas the on screen and actual prints are totally different!
Tried to contact them... no success their online form doesn't work... THEN! I discover I have to pay shipping to Hong Kong! ONLY EVER USE Pay Pal so you can get your money back!

Thumbnail of user mmb7
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 4th, 2021

After one month after purchase my item is still processing. They said that in 7 days I'll receive it, so I wrote to the customer care to understand if everything was ok and they told me they had delays. This was 15 days ago, and still no idea when the product is going to be made, let alone shipped.

Thumbnail of user rickl231
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 9th, 2020

I've used Artscow several times. The photo blanket turned out great. Canvas prints were 50/50. Some great, some poorly exposed - snow was grey instead of white. On 3/18/20 I ordered 100 surgical masks. As of today, 5/9/20, I'm still waiting for them. Customer Support says to keep waiting. I'm about to ask Paypal for a refund.

Thumbnail of user jeremyp239
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 14th, 2021

I was hesitant to order as I thought this might be a scam sight but I thought 25 bucks why not. I will now be ordering tons of custom dress shirts to look like a goober! They do take about a month to arrive but I'm more than happy to wait for custom shirts! Great quality and customer service was very helpful as it was around Christmas and they were slammed with orders.

Tip for consumers:
Make sure the image you use is a proper file format to to stretched or it will not look correct

Products used:
Dress shirt

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Thumbnail of user chloea56
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 12th, 2021

I have never and would never sign up for their website. I have received over 20 emails in the past few months constantly asking me to purchase all kinds of products from them.

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Thumbnail of user audram53
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 11th, 2022
Verified purchase

I was worried after reading other reviews but I thought that I would try this site. I read the positive reviews and made sure that my photo was converted to the highest DPI so it would be decent looking. It was more than decent, it is beautiful! And so roomy! I love the leather smell. Very happy!

Thumbnail of user esg3
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 30th, 2021

Can you give a 0 star review? Their customer service is terrible and their photo reproductions are beyond bad. I ordered a personalized photo blanket. Some of the photos came out orange. The base colour was supposed to be dark purple. The colour I got was light blue. When I complained they said I could return it at my cost for a refund. I was not going to send it back to China to get a refund of what I paid when it would cost me a fair bit to return it and end up with nothing. They claimed the photo colours were my fault and that the base colour was 'close enough'. Its not worth the money or aggravation to use this company. I will never use them again and will tell everyone I know not to ever use them. SCAM.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use it. Its a terrible site with very bad customer service. They do not stand by their products.

Products used:
Personalized Photo Blanket

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Thumbnail of user jasonc919
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 11th, 2020

I ordered masks 7 weeks ago. They gave me the tracking number and masks still in PRE-SHIPMENT.

I asked the refund and they refused.

STAY AWAY from ARTSCOW.com

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Anne C.
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 30th, 2017

I ordered leggings which didn't have enough room in the Butt area ( I have a small butt by the way) so the pants wouldn't stay up. They were also short for my long legs. They are not cheap to buy! I also purchased a bathing suit that doesn't fit right as the straps are positioned in a strange way, too far off to the side to work. I also purchased a skirt that was cut with giant hips! I mean REALLY? I wholesale my art to stores and wanted to see the quality of this company, For a hefty price I recognized it is not one I will go with. the package too forever to arrive as well, I wasn't aware it was coming form China. I can not recommend this company.

Thumbnail of user archieb35
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
September 18th, 2020

Ordered the masks on 9/12 and received them on 9/17. Was amazed. Masks are of good quality. Nose piece is solid. Materials look and feel good. Wasn't pleased with the mask not being pressed into the mask like my other PGT masks purchased from other sources, but the mask is up to par. Customer service was responsive

Thumbnail of user denises1759
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 2nd, 2023

SIZES DO RUN SMALL. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH. I AM MEDIUM, BUT LIKE LOOSE, SO I GET 2X...
Now. I was high level graphic artist, Army and Government. I am very very very picky about quality, for I had to be. This company produces TOP OF THE LINE! Every time I get a product. I pretty much scream at how perfect it is!

Tip for consumers:
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ON GETTING DESIGN RIGHT!

Products used:
CLOTHES... ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS COMPANY!!!!!!! THE BEST.. I AM VERY VERY PICKEY... ORDER UP A SIZE.. THEY DO RUN SMALL!

Thumbnail of user marim11
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 23rd, 2016

Ordered a custom jumper, got someone else's order. Contacted them to sort issue, keep waiting for repplies and nothing. Instead of making my order again straight away and posting to me express they only offered me a discount on express delivery or told me to wait 45 days for them to fix mistake and not even that was confirmed or dealt with yet. So basically I ordered a present several weeks ago, didn't get it and have no idea what the story is yet!

Thumbnail of user jazems
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
November 5th, 2016

Artscow is very unreliable. I ordered a custom mousepad exactly 20 days ago. It shipped 17 days ago. The item has not arrived yet. I contacted support twice regarding this issue. They said that it was still in transit. First, I paid extra money for expedited handling. It has not arrived in the 8-12 business day timeframe they said it would. I wish I could do something about this situation. Never using them. Use Vistaprint instead.

Thumbnail of user jenil4
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
July 16th, 2017

I wish I had read these first. Their site is very buggy. They took my order, which took forever to place on buggy site, now three days later they are telling me I haven't paid! How do I get my money back?

Thumbnail of user kimo16
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 10th, 2015

I would give NO stars if I could. The customer service is beyond rude, you can't call that a service. Other printing companies may charge more but at least they'd have excellent product quality and customer support.
The website us buggy and fishy how it hides its Hong Kong location and pretends to be a US company whatsoever.
Apparently they find their customers stupid and only want their money, if you have one complaint they justify it with 'Others ordered as well and liked it' Ever thought that one order could have mistakes? So they believe they ALWAYS do it right?
I would not buy from artscow again.

Thumbnail of user rubyl12
Ruby L. – ArtsCow Rep

We are sorry about the issue. Unfortunately we are unable to locate your case, appreciate if you can inbox us your order number for further checking, or please feel free to contact our customer service team for any inquiry.
Thank you.

Thumbnail of user janeb29
1 review
4 helpful votes
September 21st, 2013

Although the product I received was fine, I realized my package was mailed from Hong Kong! Therefore my credit card number went to Hong Kong. I did not like this at all.
Will not order from them again for this reason. I want to do business with an American company!

Thumbnail of user laurier10
4 reviews
6 helpful votes
December 15th, 2014

I went crazy ordering from ArtsCow, and then started reading the horrible reviews. It was a bit disconcerting, so I was preparing for the worst.
My first order finally arrived; shipping is very slow, so order way in advance. My second order apparently took more than 2 weeks to go from "processing" to shipped... even though it was only 2 days after the first order. Still, I was happy to see the print quality for all of the products was excellent! I teach photography, so am pretty picky about accuracy and color. Knock on wood, first order is impressive! The material used isn't the highest quality, but none of the stuff looks junky and I suspect things will hold up reasonably well based on what I see. So I'm pretty happy overall!

Thumbnail of user nonamem2
1 review
2 helpful votes
September 30th, 2016

I ordered a deck of cards over a month ago and am still waiting.

Thumbnail of user veraf5
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
July 23rd, 2018

I made two wrong orders and customer care agent Cecilia helped me greatly. When I received my dress I fell in love. I am an artist and prepare my designs based on my paintings in Photoshop, for higher resolution. It works really well. Stitching is really nice too. Thank you, Artscow! I enjoy making business with you

Thumbnail of user derekl14
1 review
2 helpful votes
October 22nd, 2014

They have 99 cent customize mousepad which is really awesome, my friend got his few weeks ago, I can't wait to get mine.

Thumbnail of user tiffanih2
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 16th, 2015

They have horrible customer service and just like the user below they will give you the runaround. They don't care about customer service or integrity. They just want your money. Do your self a HUGE favor and buy from a reliable company in the USA. They are always having delays so if you have months to wait for your product maybe you won't have an issue but don't expect them to follow the shipping times and production times stated on their site! Pay the little bit of extra and go somewhere you trust! Believe me! I will NEVER ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN!

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Ruby L. – ArtsCow Rep

We are sorry about your issue. The production delay is due to the Christmas period and unfortunately you have missed our announcement. We have offered you a special price to upgrade FedEx as we understand you need the order by Christmas. We greatly look forward to your reply in order to ship your items as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thumbnail of user shanag7
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
July 28th, 2016

Our order wasn't cropped the way we asked. It was cropped and cut off parts that made the stretched canvas look terrible and unusable. This is the first time we have had this problem, so I am unsure of what happened. We have orders dozens of canvas printed before that are stretched and not had this issue. We were told we have no options to return what was sent and have them re-done properly. The larger canvas is perfect. The 2 of issue are the Mini Canvas 6" x 4" (Stretched) and Mini Canvas 7" x 5" (Stretched). Highly recommend you avoid this company since they are now not being consistent between what you load and save and what they choose to print and stretch for you.

Thumbnail of user yuriyb
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
February 25th, 2012

Very nice site, even though shipping may take up to couple of weeks, but they do FREE international shipping, which is really cool. I can order some prints or wall calendars and ship them directly to any country!
For example one wall calendar would cost me around $9 shipped. Now, comparing to what I ordered before at shutterfly.com $15+shipping cost to my place in US + international shipping cost

Thumbnail of user kallenw
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 21st, 2015

I Ordered a book from Artscow back in September. After a month when I had still not revised the package I contacted Artscow and asked about the issue. They said to give it more time despite the fact that it was already a week past the date it was to arrive. They continued to tell me this for another month into late December. They finally said they would send a replacement, but it was then case closed regardless of the result. Now three weeks past that date I just now got an e-mail saying it was shipped today and will be here in three weeks. So by the time it arrives, if it arrives, it will have been almost 4 months at which point it will be too late for the event I had needed it.

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Ruby L.

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