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Zulily has a rating of 2.3 stars from 4,526 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Zulily most frequently mention store credit, return policy, and poor quality problems. Zulily ranks 9th among Daily Deals sites.

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  • Value
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  • Returns
    408
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customer service (1067) store credit (300) return policy (275) credit card (136) name brands (93) quality items (50) shopping experience (64) kids clothes (28)
Thumbnail of user elip76
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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August 15th, 2023
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They started out as a limited time brand discounter but evolved into an order consolidator with lots of low quality merchandise from numerous Chinese retailers and QVC rejects, with some recognized brand offerings from time to time (which you usually can find for the same or close to same price on Amazon). Their shipping times (often a month or more) are ridiculous and their return policy is onerous. They suddenly cancelled items twice when I inquired about their status after waiting 3 weeks. They apologized and gave me $10 credit. Obviously hoping I'd be gullible enough to order from them again.

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Unless you recognize a brand name proceed with caution and believe customers' negative product reviews. Expect to wait for your order.

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Date of experience: August 15, 2023

Thumbnail of user kenk691
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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September 12th, 2023

Order items that were autographed. Sat waiting 3 weeks, then they show up cancelled. Told the vendor did not have inventory, checked directly with vendor and they show "in stock." Horrible customer service. And get ready for the constant SPAM emails once you make an order (2-3 daily). Do better Zulily.

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Date of experience: September 12, 2023

Thumbnail of user razeka62
New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
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November 11th, 2023

Bought a pair of shoes that was clearly irregular when I received the shipment. Returned them and stuck paying for incoming and out going shipping cost. Owe $10.95 for shoes I don't have. Thank God I had open their credit card so the return went back to the credit card and I am not stuck with a "store" credit to use on another purchase. I am now cutting up their credit card and will NEVER order from this company again. First and last time.

Date of experience: November 11, 2023

Thumbnail of user mrrockyb
Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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November 16th, 2023

Zulily had recently made some changes to their site and now my items are systematically being marked as shipped without an email notification or ship date- No one seems to have an answer there.
Changes have also been mage to their platform and some great services are no longer being offered. I have been a Zulily shopper for over 10 years and once I get this resolved I will delete their app!

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Date of experience: November 16, 2023

Thumbnail of user stephanieott.1985
Canada
1 review
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September 13th, 2023

Do NOT buy from Zulily. Their return policy is absolutely horrible. I needed to do an exchange for my sons shoes for his AFO's (not shoes you can just go in and try on) Zulily makes their customers return through Canada Post (who they have an agreement with) and the customer has to pay the return shipping….so I paid $5.99 for shipping from the company originally. All I need is a size down in shoe and now I'm required to spend $25 a box to ship back. Canada post is expensive. So now I have eat close to $50 plus tax. My son has a disability and they don't care about taking money we need for him. I guess I'm out shoes and the money! So annoyed! Lesson learnt. Will never order through them again.

Date of experience: September 13, 2023

Thumbnail of user sknerwa
Nebraska
1 review
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January 3rd, 2024
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Zulily was my go-to place to shop. I was on it numerous times a day. I bought so much on there. Kids clothes, my clothes, shoes, house stuff, quirky stuff, my collection of Ragon House santas, Christmas stuff, outdoor stuff, kitchen stuff, rugs, bedding, makeup, anything and everything. The prices were great. I could scroll thru there and just find things to buy. It was great for ideas. It was my favorite shopping place.Never had any issues with anything. Returns were easy. I will miss it a lot.

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Shoes, clothes, house stuff, Christmas stuff, outdoor stuff, car stuff, jewelry

Date of experience: January 1, 2024

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September 1st, 2023
• Previous review

I think zulily has good products. It was a big improvement when they started returns. However, over the past year their prices have gone up considerably. I used to buy a lot of tops, used to be under $20. Now they have gone up, some over $30. Christmas used to be a very good deal. Now those prices have gone up a lot. I dont buy as much anymore.

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I put partial refund because they don't refund the shipping.

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Shoes, clothing, decor items, kids toys and clothing, outdoor stuff, alcohol.

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Date of experience: September 1, 2023

Thumbnail of user rp446
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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December 6th, 2023

I've been a customer for many years and with the new site it's been horrible.
Customer service hasn't refunded me for an order paid in full.
Store credits are not available from the site. The codes provided are not working.
Unable to change Country currency to CAD from USD (default)
I'm done with Zulily. Yesterday Customer service assistance had me on hold throughout breaks of 10 minutes for a total of 30 minutes and refund and store credit haven't been resolved.
Do not shop here!

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The new website is not user friendly, unable to view past orders history. Store credit is no longer available, need to wait for Zulily email with codes which don't work. Long calls with Customer Service who seem not well trained to handle certain requests. I will no longer be shopping from Zulily.

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women's clothing and shoes/boots

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Date of experience: December 6, 2023

Thumbnail of user e.c3
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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December 6th, 2023

Bought a leather jacket. Arrived wadded up in a plastic bag and it was polyurethane and smelly. Returned it two months ago for store credit which doesn't appear in my account and customer service keeps telling me they've emailed me with the credit code, and there is no code in my email. Do not buy from them. Used to be a great bargain place for deals but this year it went so far downhill that I'm done. I'm sure I'll never get my credit after about seven emails from them telling me they already sent it.

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Date of experience: December 6, 2023

Thumbnail of user sangeethan5
California
1 review
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September 4th, 2023
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Bought a Jeans after checking the measurements. The measurements does not fit. And on returning they charge the shipping from you and give you only store credit.
Bout 2 tops, very low Quality. Also the color was not what was displayed in the picture. The length was not what was mentioned. Not going to
Not an e-commerce site, more a like cheaters website.
Also had issues in purchasing. My card was not working in their site. Absolute waste of money and time.
The color was not shown as below.

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Return only gives store credit . I would rather give it in goodwill.

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Date of experience: September 4, 2023

Thumbnail of user debem114
New York
4 reviews
2 helpful votes
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August 27th, 2023

I ordered a size 8 dress and received what looked like a 16. QVC owns Zulilly but no recourse there. Returns only thru UPS with a special label sent to me in the mail with a coded return adress going who knows where. Cost me $30 to return. Beware.

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Date of experience: August 27, 2023

Thumbnail of user cherylc333
Florida
2 reviews
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October 26th, 2019

Zulily has been a favorite "go-to-shopping online site" for many years because I find a wide variety of good deals on shoes, clothing, baby item, home products and interesting gifts. Xmas shopping is easy at
Zulily.

Date of experience: October 24, 2019

Thumbnail of user vickij41
Ohio
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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September 9th, 2019

I love shopping at Zulily. However I would like to see changes in Zulily's return policy. In one case I ordered some jeans and received a different size from what I actually ordered. When I reached out to customer service they did apologize but charged me 8.99 to return them.
On non returnable items, Zulily does put below each product description whether the product is returnable or not. And I really try to make sure I want what I'm ordering before hitting that submit order button. Even though Zulily makes it known whether you can return an item, I am reluctant ordering for birthdays and Christmas not knowing if the product doesn't work, you're stuck with it.
I would like to see more brands. I've noticed since QVC purchased Zulily you have several of their brands.
I think Zulily could improve their shipping. I've received several broken items.
I'm looking forward to see if Zulily really reads these reviews. Hopefully they will listen and make some adjustments.

Date of experience: September 7, 2019

Thumbnail of user lauram221
North Carolina
28 reviews
18 helpful votes
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December 10th, 2016

They tried getting out of their shipping guarantee but I could provide proof. Received my package and I am extremely disappointed. Clothes are balled up and thrown in the box not even placed in protective wrapping. They are wrinkled beyond recognition. Awful quality. Customer Support is awful. Three separate occasions I have been told their system is down can I please call back later. They don't want to deal with returns or unhappy customers. Wish I had done my research as they have many complaints. Buyer beware!

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Date of experience: December 10, 2016

Thumbnail of user rebeccad1251
Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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August 17th, 2022
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This site truly is hit or miss. Some products have been amazing for the price, others have been so disappointing and really poor quality. I've mostly used it for maternity items to do with my first and third pregnancies. What really bothers me is the nerve of shipping. I'm so used to free shipping, thank you Amazon and the Children's Place! Not only does Zulily charge for shipping, and it's not cheap, the items can take forever to actually ship out. Yeah you can "unlock" free shipping, but that seems like a gotcha scheme to me. They also are one of the few companies I've bought from that doesn't do free returns. Oh well, I do still enjoy shopping there, just don't get your hopes up too high!

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Date of experience: August 16, 2022

Thumbnail of user corindac
New Jersey
1 review
7 helpful votes
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February 13th, 2021
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Items are often not as pictured and their return policy is store credit only--IF it's returnable. If you have an issue they do not respond. I ordered (2) robes with nightgowns and the nightgowns were not included. Over the course of 6 weeks I sent (3) emails and got no response. I finally contacted the credit card company who told me to contact PayPal. They kept asking me to supply my documents which I did three times. Zulily claims I did not return the merchandise, but they never gave me the opportunity. There are many more places to find good bargains. I'd give them NO STAR if I had the option.

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Be careful about returns. Many items are non-returnable and if THEY make a mistake good luck. Also, they only issue store credit so you have to back and buy something from them.

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Date of experience: February 13, 2021

Thumbnail of user noth163
Oklahoma
1 review
3 helpful votes
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June 13th, 2023

I have been waiting over a month for my order so far. Have received 3 notices within a week that it has shipped but no tracking information is available. It doesn't take this long from some of the other overseas companies. Probably won't order from them again.

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Date of experience: June 13, 2023

Thumbnail of user rosem811
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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November 11th, 2021

Picked up the box and heard the dreaded sound of broken glass.
All four mugs broken
No packing supplies to keep it from moving.
The customer service woman was awesome. She just took the payment off my card.
I won't be buying from them ever again.

Date of experience: November 11, 2021

Thumbnail of user josephw69
Pennsylvania
1 review
3 helpful votes
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December 15th, 2016

Yes w t f this company sucks
When you order things you get 1/4 of it one week and 1/2 3 or 4 weeks later then the rest comes /i understand they get there crap form other companys and so on
But it takes forever to get your order

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takes to long to get your order
quality is not very good sorry to say
i know what i got sucks

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Date of experience: December 15, 2016

Thumbnail of user tracyg539
Michigan
1 review
9 helpful votes
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July 5th, 2022
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I have bought primarily T-shirts from Zulily over the last couple of years. At least 90% are printed sloppily (not quite straight) They don't fit as predicted, and when you make a return you lose half of your money for "shipping" since the only way you are refunded is in-store credit. Then when you are tracking the package there is inevitably some bizarre screw-up that delays your package. Not buying anything from them again.

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Date of experience: July 5, 2022

Thumbnail of user judys423
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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August 25th, 2019

I order a lot on Zulily and their customer service is superb. Occasionally the clothes are off on sizing but that's true of all clothes. If you're going to shop online, you will sometimes get clothes too large or too small. Overall I'm usually pleased. Most items have a size chart and that sizing differs from item to item.

Date of experience: August 23, 2019

Thumbnail of user cathyw146
Tennessee
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October 26th, 2019

Zulily offers quality merchandise at great prices. Their customer service department is unsurpassed in making sure the customer is happy with products received. Variety and value bring me to the website every day. I can't wait to open my Zulily boxes when they arrive!

Date of experience: October 24, 2019

Thumbnail of user kellyk1205
Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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December 21st, 2022
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I've been shopping from Zulily for years. Hit and miss with quality. I've had to contact customer service a couple times for shirts that arrived with printing that bled. Shipping takes a long time. I placed an order on 11/24/22 and the items on there said they were guaranteed to arrive by Christmas. Received notification that these items finally shipped but they won't be here by Christmas. Emailed customer service and they apparently don't stand by the "guarantee to arrive by Christmas" - so why even advertise it? I'll pay more elsewhere that stands by what they say.

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Date of experience: December 21, 2022

Thumbnail of user sandrinem96
Florida
1 review
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September 7th, 2019

Make-up had parts missing on 2 different items, foundation were old and smelled weird. I received a dress with holes in it and Zulily charged me restocking fees! Customer service was useless Sometimes I got lucky and got great things but there's no savings if half of the items go in the trash (it's not worth the trouble and cost of returning most of the time). Picture is ivory foundation, ivory, really?

Date of experience: September 7, 2019

Thumbnail of user nancyh1946
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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March 15th, 2022
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Purchased a Canadian Weather company coat for roughly $75.00 (on sale from $219.00). Over the course of 12 weeks, and having worn it about a dozen times, it fell apart, bit by bit. First, the stitching on the outside started to disintegrate, then the seams on the inside fell apart, then the zipper went. I have emailed them THREE times, with no response. I'd received an email stating that someone accessed my account (which I did when seeking a way to communicate my findings to Zulily), so I know it was received, but still no response.

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Don't use this site

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Date of experience: March 15, 2022

Thumbnail of user mariant78
Maryland
1 review
20 helpful votes
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September 3rd, 2022

Getting anything to fit you properly is more of a miss than hit. Numerous times I've purchased from Zulily only to have to either throw it away or send it back. Clothing is poor quality. Dont get sucked in from what it looks like on the website. I have store credits built up from returns. I really want nothing else from them. Only do shopping where you can get a true refund if the item is not what you expected.

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Date of experience: September 3, 2022

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