I'm surprised there's so many negative reviews! I've been ordering from Schoola for almost a year now and I absolutely love the deals that you can get. If I ever had an issue with anything, they were quick to help fix it. All you have to do is contact them and let them know, and they are more than willing to help you! I always select good and blemished clothes and have gotten many "blemished" clothes that are almost flawless! Amazing site, great customer service, great cause, fast shipping (even the free shipping!). Thank you Schoola for helping me and my family so much. <3
They consistently have issues with quality control - items are sold as children sizes but are actually adult sizes, and there are holes, significant wear, etc. In the past they provided solutions when that would happen. The last purchase the bag was shown as delivered but arrived 3 days later. My most recent customer service response was beyond horrible - and they accused me of trying to scam them because I pointed out the bag was not delivered so they were going to investigate- and a week later they were going to credit me for the missing bag, but by then the bag was delivered so I immediately told them not to credit it (trail of this is easily seen in the email chain). However, the next day they emailed to accused me of lying to them about the bag being missing. When I wrote back and pointed out their error and that this was an issue of their poor systems, I received no reply. It's horribly managed with terrible customer service, I'd avoid it unless you don't care about quality.
I sent in 3 bags FULL of great quality items and waited and waited and waited for ANY response. I asked customer service how long it would take to see well, any activity, and they told me it would take 2-4 weeks. Ok. It took 3 months to get a single item listed. There were 5 items in those bags which retailed for more than $160 and yet, they weren't even listed. Ridiculous. I thought I was helping my children's school, now I know better. I'll never send anything else in. Don't waste your time. Also, the quality of the items are a joke. I spent over $60 on one order and for the quality I got I could have paid $10 at a garage sale. Sorry, but you failed.
They were used to a great company but No longer usable for me to shop at there anymore...
Credit $ does not count as real $ so even they have promoting like %off thing it doesnt take discount for credit amount plus u have to pay shipping.
I dont buy clothes from this company anymore.
Hi Jastin, Thank you for the review. I am sorry to hear you are disappointed in our policies. Our promotions are designed to not only get you a great deal on pre-loved clothing, but to also raise money to go back to our partner schools who donated the items in hopes of putting the funds towards programs like art and music for kids. If you have any questions you are welcome to reach out to us a help@schoola.com. Sincerely, Ashlie
Our scho signed up for this in September 2016 and we had to fight with them to find our bags and list the items. Out of 7 bags of EXPENSIVE items, only 10 were listed. They also claim they give you "free" bags but they deduct the cost of the shipping from your sales. Somebody is making a lot of money at Schoola, but it's not the schools!
Hi Catherine. Thank you for the feedback. We received a record number of donations from the 2015-2016 school year, which has delayed our normal processing time significantly. We're working hard to catch up, with new processes and additional staff. We are still taking the time to check every single item that makes it onto our site. We do also have certain criteria, which include original price but also cover conditions of the items. If the items are not up to our standards, they will not be resold on our website, regardless of price, in order to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction. That being said, items that do not fit our criteria to be sold online are sold through other avenues, and still earn something back for the donor schools.
We did a cothing drive for my kids school back in May and sent it to schoola. When I followed up with them 3 months later they still hadn't even processed any of the items. Its now December, 7 months after sending thousands of dollars worth of clothing and we haven't seen a dollar or heard anything. Totally unacceptable and is looking more & more like scam.
Hello Grete,
We received donations were received on 8/30/16. It is true your items have not yet been sorted and photographed for listing due to a backlog in donation processing -- we received a record number of donations this year, which has delayed our normal processing time significantly. We're working hard to catch up, with new processes and additional staff. We are still taking the time to check every single item that makes it onto our site. We really appreciate you bearing with us through these delays, and are looking forward to being able to turn your items into funds for your school.
Sincerely,
Ashlie
I'm so glad I was referred to this site. I am a little obsessed with thrift shopping, but now I definitely prefer online-thrifting after visiting this site! I've saved so much from purchasing here, and have not had any problems with orders. My items come as described, if not better. Most of my items have said they are in "good" condition... in my opinion they were mostly in great, like-new condition. Plus, they have free shipping! Sure, the free shipping takes 14-21 days... but It's FREE! They have a huge variety of brands, some of which I hardly ever find at Goodwill and other shops. If you love thrifting, or want brand name clothing for a lot less but don't want to go out of your house, I highly recommend Schoola. Oh, and they donate to schools which is awesome!
PS, here's my link to sign up so you can receive $10 when signing up to use on anything!:
https://www.schoola.com/stitch?ref=cp-3Xb70kRW1
Thanks, Claire! We love you too!
I ordered items almost 2 months ago. The email they sent me stated that I will receive the items 8-14 days, 2 months later not even shipped yet. I send them an email and they keep responding with a generic template about a delay due to covid. No indication whether they will be even shipping the items. Don't buy from them. Waste of money!
Our small school sent in a bag of high quality items, many NEW WITH TAGS. It took them FIVE MONTHS to get our clothes listed, (website says it should take them 21 days) and out of the whole bag, they only accepted TWO items. Upon talking to customer service, they told us we were just out of luck that they changed their submission guidelines during that five month period. No refunds, nothing, just "sorry". We could've used those high quality clothes in a sale of our own and it would have benefited our school greatly. Stay away from Schoola, it's obvious they are using donations for their own purposes and not benefiting schools like ours. :(
I've only bought, not donated as a fundraiser. Less than impressed with their quality, QC and so on. Many items are listed incorrectly; i got two sweaters I'm pretty sure are men's, listed as women's. Items listed in "good" condition really were crap; pilled, stretched out, covered in stains, etc. I wouldn't donate anything like that myself. Jeans listed a Levi's were Denizen, a low end brand made by Levi's exclusively for Target. Not that its bad but NOT what i thought I was getting or was listed as.
First couple of times, i just let it go. Last one, I let them know, they refunded me and gave me credit. Going to complain again, not so much for the credit, but to let them know they need to work on being more accurate. If they give me credit again, I'll use it, and move on. Just not worth it when more than half of what you order is crap and unsuable.
They have always gotten the clothes I've ordered to me in a timely manner. I have donated clothes to them a few times and it was a few months before they showed up on the web site, but I think that they are AWESOME! I appreciate them trying to reduce clothing waste, help schools AND save me money! Triple win!
I ordered 10 garments in " Good" condition, they were far from "Good" condition,
They had stains and very visible wear and tear marks on them. It's nice that some of the proceeds go to school fundraising but for the money I spent I could shop sale items at the retail stores and not worry about condition. I won't be doing any further business.
Hi Anthony, Turi here with Schoola. Thanks for your feedback, and so sorry to hear you had a disappointing experience. All of our items are donated on behalf of parents to raise funds for schools, then processed for quality before being posted on our site. It sounds like a few of your items slipped through the cracks during processing. If you haven't already, I'd recommend reaching out to customer service so they can make things right with your order: hello@schoola.com. Thanks, Turi
I thought this was a great site. I placed 2 orders and received the second order no problem. When I contacted them about the first order they told me it was getting ready to be shipped very soon. When the package came, I ended up receiving 1 red sweater out of several items I bought. I will not order from Schoola again.
Hi Karen, I'm so sorry to hear about the issues with your order. We recently opened a new fulfillment center, which may be the reason for the delay. If there are items missing from your oder, we'd be happy to help. Simply reach out to hello@schoola.com. Thanks, Turi
Bought a pair of shorts from them at the size I normally wear and could barely get them past my knees. Tried again with two other pairs at several sizes up from what I normally wear with the same result. I swear they were labeled as being women's sizes on the site, but based on the fit these were definitely girl's sizes. At least the top I got fit well. Moral of the story: if you're a curvy/heavier woman like me, maybe just buy tops from here and go somewhere else for bottoms.
Hi Angela, I'm sorry to hear you weren't happy with your orders. From your description, it sounds like you may have received items that were mislabeled. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer care team at hello@schoola.com. Thanks, Turi
I orders 4 items for my grandchildren. Two are in very good shape BUT the other two are dirty and one is more then 'gently used'. I have very mixed thoughts about the company. IF, and I mean IF I ever order from them again, I will be looking at items that are 'new and have tags'. It's a great idea what they are trying to accomplish, but they really need to have more quality control if they want people to trust them and repurchase again.
Hi Sue, Turi here with Schoola. Thanks so much for your feedback, and I'm so sorry to hear about the issues with your order. All items are donated by parents, and then checked for quality before being posted on our site and it sounds like a couple items slipped through the cracks. Don't hesitate to reach out to customer care to let them know about the problems with your order so they can make things right: hello@schoola.com. Thanks, Turi
It's been over a month since I ordered, no contact from them and their "help line" hangs up on you when you call! No response when you email! SCAM! They had no issue charging my credit card though!
I love schoola! I've made several purchases from them at great prices. Sign up with my link to get $15 credited towards your first purchase!
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When you send in your clothes, you personally will not gain money, but the school you choose will receive a donation based on what clothing items you sell. And who doesn't want to help their childs school get new things that they will enjoy?
This scamming website is a good for nothing. Just go to your local thrift store and buy used clothing instead of this * website. I bet they don't even donate money to schools. Also... Where are my items that I orders thousands of years ago?!?!
Hi Sarah, Turi here with Schoola. Thanks for reaching out and I'm sorry to hear about your frustrating experience. Our customer care team can help look into your order. They can be contacted at hello@schoola.com or (855) 454-2956. You can be assured that 40% of proceeds do go to schools. Here's our year in review blog post, which helps illustrate just what your orders do to help schools: http://blog.schoola.com/2015/12/23/youve-made-this-year-the-best/
I started my school using schools back in April of 2015, to help raise some extra funds for the 8th grade class. The first year of dealing with them was great. The bags and shipping were originally free of charge, and the school would receive 40% of what the items sold for. Then last December when I contacted them because our quarterly check that had always been about 1500. 00 ended up being just over 500.00 when I contacted them they told me that the shipping cost for our boxes of clothing was over 500.00. I was shocked. We had earned approximately 2500. 00 during my time doing schoola. Since this was found money for the class I passed it on to the next class. There was still a ton of clothes that we had sent in being sold and the next class continued to send clothes in. We had not received a check since last summer but items were still being showed that they were selling. The class this year received a check for 65.00. I think that our school will be all done with them because it is not worth the time or effort for a 60.00 payout. Very sad that something that started out so good turned to something that schools barley benefit from.
Hi Erin. Thank you for the feedback. We are still a very young company and are still learning how to best balance covering processing costs with giving the most back to the schools who donated clothing to raise funds. It is true that we found it necessary to calculate shipping costs into our processing fees. I am sorry you feel Schoola isn’t working for you, but I am glad to hear that you have earned $2,500 so far.
More than once they have messed up my order & either sent me something wrong or they didn't send me anything at all. They refuse to EVER give me compensation for their $#*! ups. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM.
It's always something with one of their "warehouses". Other have had the same problem. They make you pay for something they don't have, THEN tell you, it won't be sent to you. 3 items. I'm missing 3 items because I believe one of their warehouse "workers" stole them, or they sold them to someone else and received multiple payments from multiple people for one single item. None absolutely NONE of their money goes to schools anywhere. It's a scam. They send you awful clothing (or no clothing) then ask for you to send in your own clothes so they can sell the ugly clothes, and keep the higher quality clothes for themselves.
Hi Nina, Turi here with Schoola. I apologize for your negative experience. All of our items are one of a kind, and it sounds like a few of your items weren't available. Our policy would be of course to reimburse you for those items. Don't hesitate to reach out to customer care at hello@schoola.com. Also, I want to assure you that 40% of the proceeds do go to schools. You can read about our year in review here: http://blog.schoola.com/2015/12/23/youve-made-this-year-the-best/
Answer: Hi Larissa, thanks for writing in. If you haven't been able to track your bags on the site, please feel free to contact our customer care team at help@schoola.com so that we can investigate - we'd also be happy to look at and share the details on how much each of your school's items has raised. Sincerely, Turi
Answer: Hello, Thanks for reaching out to Schoola. We are currently offering free shipping for orders $25 or more. We sometimes make adjustments to our promotions, including new customer incentives and as a limited-time offer this spring, we did offer free shipping for new customers. While we extended this promotion for several months, it was not a permanent change and has ended since August. You can check out our full list of current coupons and deals here: https://www.schoola.com/blog/2016/04/13/schoola-coupons-and-deals/ To make sure you're the first to know about future promotions and sales, you can also make sure you're subscribed to our newsletter or have liked our page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/schoola). Thanks for supporting schools, and please let me know if we can answer any other questions for you. Sincerely, Ashlie
Answer: Orders usually ship within 3 business days of the date you placed your order. You can select your shipping preferences at checkout. When your item ships, you'll receive shipping confirmation via email so you can track your shipment. You can also log into your Schoola account to keep track of your order status. Feel free to reach out to customer care with any additional questions: hello@schoola.com. We are currently running a free shipping promo for a limited time, but you can find our standard shipping info in our FAQ: https://www.schoola.com/stitch/faq#qs12
Answer: Hi Ethel, Turi here with Schoola. Apologies, I just saw this question. I'm going to pass it along to our customer care team, but am hoping you've already been able to resolve this with them. Best, Turi, Schoola
Answer: Hi Karen, Turi here with Schoola. I'm apologize I'm just now seeing this message here. I'm going to reach out to our customer care team and make sure your issue has been resolved. Best, Turi
Answer: Hi Jordan, Turi here with Schoola. We're certainly not a scam. Our customer care team would be happy to answer any questions you might have: hello@schoola.com. You can read about our year in review here: http://blog.schoola.com/2015/12/23/youve-made-this-year-the-best/
Answer: Hi Adriana, your friend would not be able to use her credit if she uses your payment info. You can let her know we will never charge any amount that's not authorized at checkout (the amount listed as the total).
Schoola has a rating of 2.3 stars from 68 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Schoola most frequently mention good condition and customer service. Schoola ranks 63rd among Used Clothing sites.
Hi Vica, thanks for writing. Due to the overwhelming popularity of our donation program, our processing time has been affected by delays this year. Rest assured, we are working hard to list all items as quickly as we are able. Note that some higher-end items may be reserved for special collections and listed in coordination with marketing campaigns, rather than immediately with the other items from the bag. Please contact our customer care team at help@schoola.com with your order number, and we'll be more than happy to refund or credit you appropriately for any issues with your order. Sincerely, Turi