• Soft Surroundings

Soft Surroundings

Overview

Soft Surroundings has a rating of 1.5 stars from 165 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Soft Surroundings most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and post office problems. Soft Surroundings ranks 2331st among Women's Clothing sites.

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    45
  • Value
    46
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    49
  • Returns
    36
  • Quality
    41

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 5.3%
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Top Positive Review

“Quality merchandise”

Gina W.
6/30/23

Very well made dresses, comforters and sheets. Incredible sales if you catch it right since they allow mailing list coupons to be used on top of their sales prices. Items quickly shipped and usually have arrived about 10 days later, although sometimes in separate packages. I am shocked at the poor reviews and question if they are real. Never had an issue with Soft Surroundings. If I had to say something critical it would be their size runs large.

Top Critical Review

“Horrible business”

Resito P.
3/22/24

Was hired by the their display group a few years ago - back when they were a strong business. Danny B and specially Mindy G who ran the display group were both unprofessional and basically full of themselves. Store associates were frightened of these two, specially Mindy G - with her evil eye stares. They stole ideas and yelled at me in a conference room when confronted - stated that if I didn't like it, there would be many who would be glad to take my place. Not surprised that both lost their jobs and now the store is out of business and I'm still running mine.

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Thumbnail of user resitop
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 22nd, 2024

Was hired by the their display group a few years ago - back when they were a strong business. Danny B and specially Mindy G who ran the display group were both unprofessional and basically full of themselves. Store associates were frightened of these two, specially Mindy G - with her evil eye stares. They stole ideas and yelled at me in a conference room when confronted - stated that if I didn't like it, there would be many who would be glad to take my place. Not surprised that both lost their jobs and now the store is out of business and I'm still running mine.

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Thumbnail of user neethingbutordinary
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 3rd, 2024

I have spent thousands and of dollars with this company and not attempted two different refunds. I'm getting shorted hundreds of dollars and have one item I haven't received as an exchange. Will never ever buy from this company again. Don't buy from this business. They will just take your money. No wonder they're going out of business.

Thumbnail of user monican246
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 6th, 2023

Worse company I ever dealt with on how long it takes to get ur credit when u need to return an item.

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Thumbnail of user lesliel719
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 20th, 2023

Ordered wrong size and tried to exchange but it wasn't available so had to return. Once returned my credit was $20 less, because they charged me for shipping. It's a racket!

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Thumbnail of user reginah395
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 5th, 2023
Verified purchase

I have not even received my item yet but was ordered 6 days ago and still says expected livery 10/17. Had I know this I would never have ordered from this dinasour company. I really hope I like the item because I can't imagine the nightmare of a return. My 1st and last time shopping this company. Too many great places to shop! And on top of that they charge for this rediculous slow shipping. Most companies offer free shipping. Do yourself a favor and shop elsewhere.

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Just rediculous slow shipping that they charge for and rude customer service as well.

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Thumbnail of user cynthiap1736
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 29th, 2024

So, I ordered a top at a wonderful sale price however I never received it at SS claimed there was a stock issue so cancelled my order. I went on the website and sure enough the item was available. I then called and asked if they would reinstate my order. They said no. I asked if size were the issue I would accept a smaller size. Again no! I was hung up on. I called again and spoke with a gentleman who worked with me and said he would change the size and I would receive a confirmation email. That never happened either. I sent another email last night and again today, I am told to place a new order. Shame on Soft Surroundings. Do they not realize that they are not the only manufacturers of like product!

Tip for consumers:
Extremely poor customer service. I have never been so disappointed. All check out Poshmark and Ebay for similar if not the same or better quality for a lower price.

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SS obviously did not want to honor their sale so cancelled my order despite me wanting it.

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Thumbnail of user katiej312
1 review
3 helpful votes
October 9th, 2023
Verified purchase

I purchased two dresses online from Soft Surroundings. Unfortunately, neither of them fit. I returned them and they received them on September 11,2023. I am still waiting for my refund. I have made several calls and there have been many apologies but no refund. Each time, I'm told to wait 3 to 5 days more. The cost of their clothes is high and waiting a month for a refund is unacceptable. I will not be ordering from them again. No other company that I order from that have similar prices and clothing styles have this problem. I will be leaning heavily on Loft, and JJill in the future.

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Thumbnail of user kathleena1323
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 19th, 2024

Soft Surrounding had a sale that when I clicked on the "WearNow30" "ShopNow" box I found the item right next to the sale box. I could not get it to go through on the purchase page so I called and spoke to Michelle and then her Supervisor, Jodie, and was told I could not get the plaid tunic for the 30% additional though the sale box was set right next to the item on the page. I was told it wasn't included in the sale though it came up when the shop now was clicked and NOWHERE DID IT SAY "up to 30%" or "limited items included" or under the item "not included in the sale". Nowhere! I explained this was false advertising and they did not budge. I've been a customer of Soft Surroundings for some time but no more. In fact, I ordered 2 of the tunics at Christmas and planned to order another but they just lost at least once customer and i will share with others my experience and advice.

Tip for consumers:
No, very disappointed in their lack of honesty and ethics

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I didn't order due to the fact they would not honor the 30% sale.

Thumbnail of user deborahm3127
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 14th, 2023

I ordered something to wear at the holidays on November 4th. I needed it by 12/15. The item was on backorder but could have gotten here on time except that they were dishonest about the shipping information. They said that it shipped on the 11th with 3-5 day shipping (I think it should have been overnight shipping based on the backorder) The truth, according to FedEx is that it did not ship until the 14th and will not arrive until the 18th. Really bad customer service. Will throw their catalogs in the trash going forward.

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Thumbnail of user loric1306
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
October 31st, 2023

I placed a large order and two of the sweaters did not ship for two weeks after I ordered. Well, apparently they go by ORDER DATE now for returns in 30 days and NOT the shipping date, which is terrible because sometimes they take over 30 days to ship! I'm stuck with two AWFUL sweaters that the description did not match. I used to be a GREAT customer of SS, but now I'M DONE! Customer service agent was very nice when she told me I was FLAT OUT OF LUCK on returning these.

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Thumbnail of user katherinec846
1 review
4 helpful votes
February 8th, 2023
Verified purchase

Bought 2 tops for the first time from Soft Surroundings. They didn't fit. My credit took too long and was $20 less than total cost due to their shipping fees and $7.95 return shipping label fee! Will never be shopping with them again!

Tip for consumers:
Don't. Shipping fees and return fees are exorbitant.

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I didn't. They were way too big.

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Thumbnail of user dr.inase
1 review
9 helpful votes
April 25th, 2022

I have been a long life customer for more than 16 years. I place 3 different order recent and get cancelled without notifying me, I even get charge my credit card. Email and call customer services and no action has been taken. So, unhappy, unacceptable and they lost me for life, I wouldn't imagine to go this review but I wanted to share my experience despite my love of soft surrounding but they left me no choice, but bad test in my mouth.

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I have been a long life customer for more than 16 years. I place 3 different order recent and get cancelled without notifying me, I even get charge my credit card. Email and call customer services and no action has been taken. So, unhappy, unacceptable and they lost me for life, I wouldn’t imagine to go this review but I wanted to share my experience despite my love of soft surrounding but they left me no choice, but bad test in my mouth.

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I have been a long life customer for more than 16 years. I place 3 different order recent and get cancelled without notifying me, I even get charge my credit card. Email and call customer services and no action has been taken. So, unhappy, unacceptable and they lost me for life, I wouldn’t imagine to go this review but I wanted to share my experience despite my love of soft surrounding but they left me no choice, but bad test in my mouth.

Thumbnail of user lindae1772
1 review
2 helpful votes
October 28th, 2023

Why is it taking such a long time to process my refund. The order was placed and returned in mid September. It is now the end of October. No refund. They took the payment quickly. What is the hold up. Unprofessional.never again.

Tip for consumers:
Will not shop with this company again

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Thumbnail of user sherylm325
1 review
2 helpful votes
September 3rd, 2023

I have bought several blouses on clearance at a Soft Surroundings store. They were $100 on sale for $50. They were beautiful they washed up with no wrinkles and clearly well-made blouses. I recently bought two blouses at softsurroundings.com. I assumed they were the same company, but given what I received I'm not so sure. These blouses were also $100 before markdown. So I expected quality. As soon as I got them. I washed them in cold water and hung them to dry. What I got was a mass of wrinkles. So I just spent a half an hour, ironing, blouses which for that quality I should not be doing. So now I am disappointed, they are very pretty blouses but due to the wrinkly factor I don't think they deserved $100 price tag

Thumbnail of user saradolphin823
1 review
5 helpful votes
May 28th, 2023

I have been trying for over 4 years to get this horrible company to stop sending me catalogues. They come at least every month, sometimes more. I have written, emailed, called numerous times, to no avail. They have promised many times that I won't get another catalogue, but sure enough, they keep on coming. What a sad, sad thing for our planet. What a horrid company.

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Thumbnail of user christyc686
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 16th, 2023

I love Soft Surrounding merchandise. I have shopped there almost exclusively for several years.
I will not be shopping there in the future as they go entirely to mail order - the absolute weakest part of their business. I have tried to order items on line to be mailed to me. That is not working and they do not care - if their customer service is an example of their future service. Can no longer trust them.
They WERE a great company.

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Clothing, shoes, jewelry

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Thumbnail of user torontogalb
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 9th, 2023

I wanted to order an item online and it was stated that it was non-returnable and therefore non-refundable! There is no excuse for this especially for clothing where sizes can vary so quickly according to style…you can't always go by the sizing chart! This outdated policy should be changed!

Thumbnail of user devereauxf1
4 reviews
42 helpful votes
March 10th, 2021

What a disaster! Saw beautiful clothing come across my Insta-feed - foolishly clicked through to the website and DIDN'T do my research on this company before ordering. The clothing eventually arrived not as described or shown in photos - overpriced shipping (who even charges shipping anymore?) AND I needed to pay for my return. Stay away!

Tip for consumers:
Be prepared to be disappointed.

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Thumbnail of user risak6
1 review
15 helpful votes
March 18th, 2022
Verified purchase

This has happened again! I ordered an item and told it will ship in a few days. Then, I begin to get emails saying shipment has been delayed. This order, I have now gotten 4 emails saying the item has been delayed. It will be almost 2 months before my item ships. I am writing this review because this happens quite often with Soft Surroundings. If they do not have the inventory, an item should not be advertised.

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Thumbnail of user lesliec926
1 review
4 helpful votes
October 18th, 2023
Verified purchase

Although over priced, I really do like soft surroundings clothing. It fits well and fits true to size and is very flattering. However, they are very slow to get things to you, and even slower- if that's possible- to refund you when you return something. I returned two items two weeks ago, and I am still waiting for my credit card to be credited. I called them, and they said it could be another few weeks before they get my account credited. That is just unacceptable. As far as I'm concerned, and I will not order from them again.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t.

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Thumbnail of user angelaf1411
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 17th, 2023

The package is still in my car. 3 dollar stores did not process soft surroundings and the fedex store was not at the delegated location address! Your customers should not have to go through that to return merchandise. I have spent thousands of dollars at soft surroundings; however, I will no longer Sharp at soft surroundings or any store owned by your conglomerate. AND JUST LOOK AT YOUR 2 rating that backs my experiences.

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Thumbnail of user agnesl44
1 review
9 helpful votes
January 29th, 2022

I took advantage of their end of year sale and ordered some beauty products. Two of the items I received were used. Eye cream is more than half empty ( picture attached) the face oil was used as well but the package is black so you can't see. Very poor customer service when I called in. I will not shop again at soft surroundings again. If I ant used product I can buy it off eBay or fb market for peanuts, besides it's very unsanitary. Will definitely not shop there again. Because of very poor customer service they might not stay in business for too long. I worked retail for almost 30 years and this is unacceptable.

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Thumbnail of user lolaf33
1 review
5 helpful votes
July 6th, 2022

I placed a phone order. Several mistakes were made with this order. Worse than this was the response I received from 2 different customer service representatives who were rude and more concerned about excusing and defending their mistakes and poor service than with making me a satisfied customer. I will never make a purchase again even though I like the clothing. It is not worth it and this company does not deserve my business.

Tip for consumers:
Avoid a phone order at all costs!

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Thumbnail of user theresah723
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
October 16th, 2023

You have NO idea how it breaks my heart to write this review. But, I need to make sure others know what to expect. I'm sure that the company had to have been sold. Their customer service is now among the WORST in the country. I am STILL waiting for a refund on items I returned almost 3 months ago! And they promised they'd follow up and call me back (2 of their reps promised to call me back within 24 hours -- one being a manager!). NO RETURNED CALLS! And, I just received two items I ordered on "final sale." BE WARNED! If the item arrives and clearly is 2 sizes bigger than what the tag says (and you KNOW how their sizes run because you've purchased dozens of items from them over the years), they will not allow you to return it! And, if you order something on "final sale" and you follow the instructions to the letter on laundering it, and you find that 2 of the buttons have fallen offer (you run back to the laundry room and someone else already has their clothes in the washing machine). The buttons are never found. They REFUSE to even give you an online credit. You're stuck with the items. Unfortunately, this is one customer who will never do business with them again. They used to create the most fabulous clothing and had THE BEST customer service -- not the case now SO sad...

Tip for consumers:
I just wish my favorite businesses (of more than 25 years) wouldn't sell out to other big corporations, like Partylite did and like Soft Surroundings must have done. Everything about the customer service and prices changes...

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Women's fashions

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Thumbnail of user jenniferb1829
2 reviews
15 helpful votes
June 21st, 2021

Two weeks ago I ordered a bamboo quilt and matching pillow cases. Over $400. Still don't have it. It seems to be flying all over the midwest via FedEx. Stuck (more likely lost) in West Virginia at the FedEx hub. Customer service was zero help. In fact she just said have a nice day and hung up. They must get a lot of complaints.

Tip for consumers:
Do not purchase on line. Go to the store

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None. Did not receive. If I do not have products by end of week I am cancelling order.

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Soft Surroundings offers stylish, luxurious & comfortable women's clothes for every size. Feel your best in the softest fabrics from Soft Surroundings.

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