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California
1 review
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Don't shop here
June 9, 2020

I purchased 8 pairs of shoes and 5 clothing items 4 weeks ago. 3 pairs of my shoes are "in transit," but there are untraceable, meaning Hautelook made a shipping label but never handed over to UPS. I've called the customer service number 3 times and have waited over 20 minutes only for my call to be hung up. I've tried several times to use customer service live chat, but that isn't working either. With their return policy being 45 days this is becoming a nightmare.

Date of experience: June 9, 2020
California
73 reviews
426 helpful votes
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The only time so buy from HauteLook.com is when they have flash sales for a couple jewelry designers I like. So I am buying merchandise I am familiar with. I have had fairly good experiences buying from them, although I really hate the way your shopping cart times out. The thing to know about these flash sales (and this is true for all outlet sites like this) is there are items that are truly on sale styles from previous seasons, or designs that have been discontinued and items that are made for specifically for outlet stores and flash sales. I have not bought fake goods from hauteLook (that I am aware of), but when you see the same items appear on each and every flash sale it's a clear sign that those are the "fake sale" click bait items. So you need to know your merchandise. I have returned items to HauteLook without any problem, and have gotten my return shipping paid for when something was damaged in shipping.

Date of experience: January 26, 2019
Virginia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Nope nope nope #2
March 5, 2019

Exactly what Amanda K. Said. I am a Nordstrom card holder and Hautelook cancelled my account with no notice (no letter or email) due to my purchase to return ratio. I had to call them to find out after I wasn't able to log into my account today. I shopped with them exclusively for almost 10 years and spent tens of thousands. Like any consumer shopping online, I would purchase multiple items and sizes and return what didn't work to my local Nordstrom Rack. Because the events only last for so many days, it's not like you can go back for an item if the size you purchased doesn't fit. So fine, change your return policy and let customers know they need to keep a certain percentage of their order so they can be more selective of their purchases. But to make this rule and then blacklist everyone who violated said rule before it was even effective?!? Absurd. Nordstrom has lost a loyal customer and credit card holder.

Date of experience: March 5, 2019
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I have been a Hautelook customer for probably about 10 years and always felt as though I was getting good deals, but lately I have ordered something and then I googled the item and have found that I may be saving 1 to 5 dollars. The retail prices are being hiked up. That does not make me really happy so I guess moving forward if I order I'm going to Google the item 1st and see if I can order it directly from the manufacturers website. If that is the case then I don't really need to go through them.

I added a picture of a Tissot watch I just ordered. Found the same watch on the Tissot website for $197.50 and I bought it on HauteLook for $196.97. Not a great deal

Date of experience: March 11, 2019
Ohio
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Poor return/refunds
April 8, 2021

This company pushes you toward ordering a size thats supposed to be correct but isnt. I ordered and received a pair of booties that were at least 1 to 1.5 sizes too small. I returned them and per their own policy if not refunded within 10 days, no matter what, I would get a FULL REFUND. You normally do not get a full refund. I paid for return postage per their instruction and they still charged me for return postage, I started this endeavor in Jan and today, April 8, I just now got a refund and NOT the full refund per policy. Their email is a non-working email. They are unaccessible. Do not order thru paypal either because they won't help. I am attaching a photo of my cost, not to mention the return postage and my final refund. I am out at least $20 and its their fault for poor sizing recommendation.

Date of experience: April 8, 2021
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Got an email saying i return too many items. Sure, but I keep a lot of them also and I return most of them to Nordstrom Rack. I have been a customer for 10 years and have spent a bunch of money on items I actually kept. I can't believe this company. They are going to lose so many customers... it's impossible to shop online on their flash sales and not return items.

Date of experience: May 23, 2019
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Didn't receive item
April 30, 2020

So I ordered two items only difference between them was the color. Orders on April 26th and received one of the items on April 30th. Not bad. But the app is saying both items were delivered, which they weren't. Packing slip only has one item. The worst part was I waited 1 hour and 42 minutes on hold for them to tell me that the second should come in a few days. If you don't receive it call us back. I have been ordering from HauteLook since 2013. This will also be my last time.

Date of experience: April 30, 2020
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought a pair of slippers. Was charged $7.95 for shipping. Slippers arrived and were too small. HauteLook charges a fee to return the slippers and another $7.95 for shipping for the new size. The total shipping charges would have been in excess of $22. I chatted with customer service to explain I was trying to exchange the slippers for a bigger size and they were unhelpful. Simply told me to avoid a return shipping charge to bring the slippers to Nordstrom Rack, in the middle of a pandemic on Black Friday. They also indicated I would still have to pay $7.95 for shipping for the new size, so still a total of $15 for shipping a pair of slippers. Terrible policy and terrible customer service. I will be returning the slippers and not purchasing anything further from this online store.

Date of experience: November 27, 2020
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Ordered on the 30th. Waited for a shipping receipt that never came... Finally called on the 3rd. They acted confused and said I would get the shipping info the next day. Three days later I got the shipping info but they didn't even give the order to fedex until over a week after that. Long story short... ordered on 11/30 and didn't get my package until 12/12 because it sat in Hautelook's warehouse almost the entire time!

Date of experience: December 5, 2019
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Disturbing customer service! Love their products, but been discouraged more and more after each of their client mistreats! Need to email them twice to get refund for returns; items which were already paid for were out of stock; items were missing... 0/10

Date of experience: June 22, 2019

Overview

HauteLook has a rating of 2 stars from 353 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with HauteLook most frequently mention customer service, credit card and tracking number. HauteLook ranks 234th among Designer Clothes sites.

service
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value
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shipping
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returns
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quality
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