Lorri S.

I learned (thought I had) my lesson from the one time I ordered a winter coat from Amazon. It took me a few pages of shopping to notice that most of the models were Asian. Then I noticed the hit-or-miss warnings on the cart page about how sizes may run small. Then, when I looked to see when an order would arrive for general shipping: January! It was October. So, I ordered with fast delivery option. When I got this 'puffy' plain black, mid-thigh length coat 5 days later... it came in an 8x10x4 inch box. I was doubting my purchase at this point. But... it did puff out. Only to reveal stitching that read - "I'm Okay" over a neon yellow smiley-face patch on the front of the hood, stitching in white all along both sleeves that read "The Hood Company" and two neon smiley-face patches at the end of the sleeves. Huh? None of this was pictured on Amazon! This might have been okay for a twelve-year-old, but not so much for a fifty-four-year-old. So, I made due, (the coat was $11.00) and Sharpied over the smiley-faces, flipped the hood over a couple of inches and secured it with a tan-colored flower pin, and the white stitching was bearable as long as no one asked me to explain what it meant. Couldn't use the hood and the coat was too small (even after ordering 3x's bigger due to warning about running small) but it was okay for one winter's use. I have never wanted winter to end so much just because of this coat. So, I need dresses now, and what do I do? Jump online to FloryDay, and get 12 of them in my cart until I realize... something seems familiar. Most of the models are Asian! And even though there are no warnings about sizing - I'm on to them now. I zeroed out the cart, got onto this review site (which I should have done first, not last) and sure enough, what I had started to think while still perusing the site: "Slow boat FROM China." Now... I have truly learned my lesson thanks to the reviews about this company. (I hope.)