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Forever21 has a rating of 1.8 stars from 971 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Forever21 most frequently mention customer service, store credit, and return policy problems. Forever21 ranks 370th among General Apparel sites.

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    142
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    125
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Top Positive Review

“Cute clothes for great prices!”

Mousy L.
1/19/21

I have found some of the most affordable clothes on Forever21.com. The site is easy to use and they often run sales. Shipping was relatively fast. The quality of the clothing isn't high quality, but it's acceptable and certainly a higher quality than many well known Chinese sites. I think for the price the quality is acceptable in most cases and even great in some. I would very much recommend this website.

Date of experience: 1/15/21
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Top Critical Review

“Package undeliverable”

Jody B.
5/31/24

I was told that my package was undeliverable because I had given them the wrong address however they had the right address and when I called them they gave me the ran around and when I did a chat, they kept asking me the same questions over and over and over. So now I don't have my package and they took my money.

Date of experience: 5/31/24
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Thumbnail of user ruthr1006
Canada
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November 28th, 2021
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What reputable retail establishment does not honour product returns for full credit with receipt and original tags attached within two days of purchase.! When I attempted to return a sweater I purchased for my daughter I was told by the sales agent that I would be issued a store credit only. I was shocked. I wanted to speak to a manager and I was informed she was a manager. This manager, representing Forever 21, was a young lady with her belly button exposed between her jeans and short top. Totally unsympathetic to the argument that I was never told at the time of purchase that there would be no returns and there were no signs stating that policy anywhere in the vicinity of the checkout, she simply directed me to the fine print notation at the bottom of my sales receipt stipulating their policy. WHO LOOKS AT THE WORDING OF THE FINE PRINT ON A SALES RECEIPT AT TIME OF PURCHASE! Especially in recent times where that policy went out the window years ago. I have never shopped, and I do a lot of it, at any reputable store where returns with proper receipts has been an issue. I had absolutely no alternative but to accept the store credit she insisted was my ONLY option. I personally will never give Forever 21 the satisfaction of using that credit for my own purposes. I will find some needy person to give it to.
I am disappointed and troubled that "The Bay" has chosen to lease store space to such a ripoff business.
It certainly will influence my decisions to support The Bay in the future as | have done for the past fifty odd years. I will be sure to bring my views to their attention.

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Date of experience: November 28, 2021

Thumbnail of user latashas6
Tennessee
2 reviews
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May 12th, 2018

I truly love every product I receive from this store. Great Clothing. Fast shipping. Everything just perfect!

Date of experience: May 12, 2018

Thumbnail of user abigailb6
New Jersey
3 reviews
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May 31st, 2015

This clothing site is fantastic as everybody knows it, they care for their customers need and I respect that I love everything they sell.

Date of experience: May 31, 2015

Thumbnail of user susanw175
Nevada
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May 12th, 2017

They have cute stuff but could definitely do better with their plus size clothes! If they put in more time it would be better!

Date of experience: May 12, 2017

Thumbnail of user marks337
Connecticut
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February 20th, 2016

The cloths are cheep and they don't let you get a refund.

They give you store credit because there stuff is crap.

Stay away.

Date of experience: February 20, 2016

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Texas
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November 13th, 2018

I ordered a top & coat from forever 21. Shipping took longer than expected, then I get my package and the top is the wrong color. I called customer service and get a woman, who tells me I must take care of my return online and I won't recieve the item that I originally ordered. She also tells me I cannot return in the store because I did not receive the item I ordered. I ask to speak to a supervisor, and she says "okay but they will tell you the same thing" I agree and she puts me on hold for a very long time. When she returns, she tells me that all the supervisors are busy and she can have them call me back in 24 hours, I tell her that is unacceptable and I will wait. After waiting awhile I hang up and call back. This time I get a man, who verifies all of My information, not once, but twice. Tells me he will send a shipping label to send the item back but once again, I won't recieve the ORIGINAL item that I ordered. Then tells me I need to take a picture of the item and email it to them before I can get a shipping label. I still don't know where I am suppose to email the picture. I really feel if I company messes something up, like SENDING THE WRONG ITEM the company should fix it, I should not have to jump through hoops to get redemption. I will not shop here again.

Date of experience: November 13, 2018

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Canada
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August 5th, 2020

What's on the website vs what I got.
They added so much light + white filter on the pictures, it looks so weird in real life.

Date of experience: August 5, 2020

Thumbnail of user laurenz3
Pennsylvania
4 reviews
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September 27th, 2016

Has good clothing for good prices. Never messed up an order and delivers fast. Dresses run a little small, size chart wasn't very accurate.

Date of experience: September 27, 2016

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Georgia
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May 31st, 2018

Return policy is a ripoff. This reminds me why I elect not to shop low quality bargain stores. Never would I again! Peace...

Date of experience: May 31, 2018

Thumbnail of user christinec260
Canada
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July 4th, 2018

First time shopping at Forever 21 and i did it online. I purchased 10 summer Dresses with the intent i would likely return a few that i did not like. Turned out i needed to return 5. I went to the mall and they tell me i cant get a refund at the store. I would need to return through the mail to get my money back or i can get a store credit or exchange only! In fact she tells me company policy is they dont refund. PERIOD, but will if i send back through the mail! So they want to pay for courier fees and someone to process to give me my money... When i could save them that cost because i brought the product to the store! I ask her for the return instructions and she tells me i should have received a return label... I showed her everything that was in the package. No label. She pulls out a highlighter and highlights the number on the receipt for me to call about the missing label... ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This is the Manager to! I told them they purposly do this to keep my money by creating this inconvenience for people... i have no time for this... give me the creidt i tell her... She proceeds... then tells me that one dress is not their store brand and she can't take it back... i almost loose it... Credit me what you can... I need to leave... i tell her! Then i ask for the presedents name and she tells me its Mr Chan. And she wont give me his first name or contact... THIS PLACE IS VERY QUICK TO SELL YOU STUFF... BUT ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE! Will use up this credit and NEVER shop here again!

Date of experience: July 4, 2018

Thumbnail of user vanessan17
Maryland
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December 3rd, 2017

I recently ordered on cyber Monday and when I got my order in the mail they didn't send in one of my products. I called in and since the wait time was 20-30 minutes I decided to place my number on the call list that was suggested hoping a representative would call back. THEY DIDN'T CALL BACK! So I attempted to call again the next day, waited the full wait time just to be handled by a representative that rushed me and didn't even cared to ask me for any questions until after they decided to refund me the discounted amount. Then when I had the chance to ask for the product to be sent because I really wanted this product, the representative told me they couldn't because it wasn't over $10. It was their mistake not mine and I shouldn't have to put up with that.

This wasn't my only experience, the first time I've ordered some panties and they gave me a shirt instead of one of the panties I ordered and then refused to give me anything but the discounted price. Again their mistake, not mine. I should have kept this XL shirt I wouldn't have worn but I decided it wasn't worth holding onto.

Overall, they don't care unless your product is up to par with their standards regardless of their countless mistakes. It's ridiculous. Just don't buy more than 2 products per order because they will most likely package it wrong and then push you off without being considerate about their faults.

Tip for consumers:
Beware! Don't buy multiple items and expect them to all come in correctly.
They'll most likely brush off their mistakes and leave you in the dust

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Date of experience: December 3, 2017

Thumbnail of user keirak2
California
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November 2nd, 2017

The site and app has so many glitches there's too many to count. For one, they keep telling me there's items in my cart that are in high demand. So this banner pops up and the header and the banner alone take up like a third of my screen. Secondly, they never allow returns for your money back. Only store-credit. Which is always super annoying because the second you buy something at their store, they profit either way but you are left with no choice but to buy again from that store and a bunch of tacky yellow store-credit cards that look as cheap as the material they give you. It's just so discouraging to keep buying from them again because either one, I end up with clothes made of cheap-material that I only end up wearing once or three times in my life, or two, a whole bunch of those yellow cards that I never use because I'm so disappointed in the first place. Thirdly, they have terrible customer service. I bought heels from them once for prom. ONLINE. And what? I get heels with random yellow marks on them. Like how the hell does something like that get on something that's supposed to be new new. And I ordered it ONLINE. It's not like I bought it in store where they leave it around to get kicked around. I try and exchange it in-store for a size down (since it didn't fit) but they end up only having one pair of heels in my size. And guess what? They have even more yellow marks on them. I don't know how they got YELLOW marks on their shoes EVER. But what I'm even more disappointed in them about is that, when I ordered them online, they thought it'd be JUST FINE to sell their customers MARKED UP SHOES. Next thing you know, they think it's fine to just give online customers torn, ripped up clothing with makeup stains since they know their customers can't be there to choose or see what they're getting.

Date of experience: November 2, 2017

Thumbnail of user emilyb241
Florida
76 reviews
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August 7th, 2018

I really like forever 21 but the styles are more for 20 year olds then teenagers. Store has cheap clothing like rue 21

Date of experience: August 7, 2018

Thumbnail of user miaa7
Canada
1 review
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June 8th, 2015

Forever 21 Canada has terrible customer service the online service is ABSOLUTELY ridiculous they are rude and seems no one can anwser a simple question. I am officially done with Forever 21.

Date of experience: June 8, 2015

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New Jersey
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January 30th, 2017

Just the other day I was wanting to place an order online because there were things I wanted that I was unable to locate in their store.
After making my selection and going to check out that is when things for me got super frustrating. I had put in my address of where I wanted my items shipped, and received a message saying the address I put in may be incorrect and items may not get to me in a timely manner. The site had come back with an alternative address which was the EXACT same address I had entered in exact same format. Then when adding my payment information to place my order it said "processing Order" I swear it said it for 15 or 20 minutes before I cancelled and tried again. I tried again and went through the exact same headache the second time around.
A couple of days later I tried placing the order again at which this time the order had gone through and provided an order number. About 5 minutes later I received an e-mail from them saying that my order was cancelled with no reason as to why. I contacted them and they stated that it could have been an issue with my payment and my bank not authorizing the transaction. I called my bank who stated that a payment attempt for this order was never even attempted and no funds were requested. After speaking with my bank I read the reviews and at the time there were only 177 5 star reviews and a total of 2 negative reviews which goes to show me that ordering online from this place is probably not a good idea and I am not going to compromise my personal information including my credit card information. If I want anything I will have to purchase in store. However the only reason the order was placed online was because they did not have these items in stock in store.

Date of experience: January 30, 2017

Thumbnail of user taylorw93
Canada
2 reviews
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February 28th, 2019

DO NOT ORDER FROM FOREVER 21

I convinced my friends that we should all get matching pj's for an upcoming girls trip. We ordered them on Feb 18th and my 3 friends received theirs Feb 25th. I checked my shipping info and it said my package was due to arrive Feb 26th, however, nothing came. The next day still nothing came. I check the shipping info again and it still said it was in transit, but there was no updated info since Feb 20th. So, I decided to send an order info request to Forever 21. The response I received was that my order had been returned and that I should call them. Once doing so, I was told that the shipper had returned it and they couldn't tell me why. It took them 10 days and an email from me to realize they never even sent my package! They acknowledged that it was their fault so they could ship the item again at no cost to me (duh it was never shipped the first time I paid), however, could not send my item to me express as per their policy. Additionally, they could not give me a gift card or discount code for their mistake. Also, once they reship the item I will need to call them again to receive the tracking information. This is absolutely the worst service I have ever received without even receiving my package! Basically, don't order from forever 21 unless you want to take non-matching photos with your friends all weekend long. X

Date of experience: February 28, 2019

Thumbnail of user clairep9
Virginia
1 review
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June 8th, 2013

I spent $700 on clothes from them. I used a promo code which only took about $2 off each item. It took 2 whole weeks to ship to me. I wanted to return $75 worth of things and they wouldn't let me because of the promo code even though it didn't say anywhere on the website that it would be marked as final sale and I wouldn't be able to return it. I kept telling them I spent $700 and was a good customer but they wouldnt have it. They were very rude and inconsiderate. I even talked to JOSEPH M. (Wouldnt give me last name because he knew I would report him) who was the supervisor of customer service and he was extremely rude and kept interrupting me. These people do not know business. If you have a customer who spends a lot of money on their products, you should do what you can to keep their business and not throw it away. They wouldn't even consider giving me money back even after it took them twice as long to send me my clothes. DO NOT SHOP HERE. JOSEPH M IS A HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR. He wouldn't give me his last name because he knew I would report him. Even said so himself.

Date of experience: June 8, 2013

Thumbnail of user anthonyw179
Canada
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December 18th, 2018

Bought 8 items from this poor excuse of a company in September 17 2018, items were shipped to incorrect address...($#*! happens). Tried to do the correct thing and follow up with the customer service in October 5 2018. Explained to them that i didn't receive my items but tracking info showed that it was delivered. They advised me that they would have to process a claim with the shipping company and it would take 21 days for an answer. I called numerous amount of times to get an answer about the claim. November 29 received a bunch of garbage that they haven't heard from the shipping company about the claim, they stated that they would re-submit the claim and it will take another 21 days for an answer. I decided to let them go through their process and allow the 21 days to expire. December 18 2018 I called to get an update on the claim and still they proceed to tell me that they haven't heard anything. I decided to follow-up with the shipping company myself. I FIND OUT THAT THE SHIPPER MADE THE MISTAKE SHIPPED THE ITEMS TO THE WRONG ADDRESS AND PROCESSED A CLAIM FOR THE ITEMS TO FOREVER 21 ON SEPT 30 2018... THIS SAD EXCUSE OF A COMPANY RECEIVED THE CLAIM AND TODAY THEY REFUSE TO REFUND ME MY DAMN MONEY...

Date of experience: December 18, 2018

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Texas
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August 9th, 2018

I received clothes that had loose buttons and dirt on one of them. A jacket did not fit properly around the arms and was tighter than on the model even though the one the model was wearing was smaller than what i ordered. So it should've been longer. KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FINAL SALE, A CHAT REPRESENTATIVE STATED I COULD RETURN THE ITEMS FOR A REFUND TOWARDS MY CREDIT CARD. I had to send them a photo of the skirt and the stain on it and make sure the tags were still attached. They replied saying something IS wrong with the items and even though they are final sale, I can return for a refund and then they gave me a free shipping label. Cool. A week after they received it, they state that they're unable to refund me because it's final sale. EVEN THOUGH THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THAT IM QUALIFIED FOR A REFUND ANYWAY DUE TO THEM MESSING UP ON THEIR END SENDING ME DEFECTIVE ITEMS! Now they want to charge me to ship back the clothes or else they keep it and I get nothing from all of this! I had to take this up with my bank and ask for my money back from them. I sent forever21 screenshots of messages from their employees stating I can return the items. Still haven't heard back from them. Such scammers. Will never get my money again. Quick to take your money but you have to do 500 steps to get your money back and they still refuse to do so 99% of the time.

Date of experience: August 9, 2018

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Maryland
1 review
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April 10th, 2019

I made a purchase online last week that hasn't shipped. Their web site says they're waiting for pick up. The USPS web site says they're waiting for the package. "Ben" doesn't speak English very well, refused to do anything to track the package, and refused to let me speak to a supervisor when I requested it at least 5 times. First I would have to call back to speak to a supervisor, then they would have to call me back, then they were all in a meeting. I told him since they had the package and he couldn't tell me where it was, that I wanted the order cancelled. He refused. Don't bother, they'll steal your money and not deliver what you ordered. I sent an email to the web site, hoping for better results. Nothing about this is okay. If Amazon can put me on hold to contact the post office and find out where a package is, then have it delivered within 15 minutes, surely Forever 21 can put me on hold to place a phone call.

Please hire some customer service representatives that speak English and won't bore you with details about how they've been doing this for 2 years and are great at their job. So great they can't offer a basic level of customer service without telling paying customers that they're being unreasonable when asking where their orders are. Not okay!

Update: My order was placed on Thursday April 4, the shipping label was created on Saturday April 6, but Forever21 didn't give the package to the post office until Wednesday April 10. I fail to understand the delay. No one could explain it to me, and no one would let me speak with a supervisor. This is a recurring theme with Forever21. Don't bother ordering online. If you see something you absolutely must have, buy it in the store or pass on it. The only nice quality pieces are branded items. I've never had a problem in the store, all the employees at my local Forever 21 are very nice.

Date of experience: April 10, 2019

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SX
3 reviews
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November 5th, 2013

I love buying clothes from this website. There is always a special and sale on various items. This site is one of the reasons I shop online.

Date of experience: November 5, 2013

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Michigan
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January 27th, 2022
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Never received this item and F21 said missing package is not their fault and hang up on me on my third follow up call after 30 days.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t shop here.

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Date of experience: January 27, 2022

Thumbnail of user ninav3
Sweden
3 reviews
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April 28th, 2014

Great store, awesome clothes, fair prices.

Can't say anything about their return policy though, as I've never had to return anything.

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Date of experience: April 28, 2014

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New Jersey
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August 4th, 2017

My daughter bought some things while she was out shopping with her cousin and ended up wanting to return a few items. I dropped her off at the entrance and let her go in by herself since there was no parking. She had the original receipt with her and the tags still on the clothing, so shouldn't have been a problem to get her cash back (she originally paid in cash since she is only 14 and has no credit card. Apparently the cashier was going to give her cash, told her the amount she would be receiving, and asked for her drivers license. Since she is only 14, she does not have a drivers license and told the cashier how old she was and that she didn't have a license or ID. Then, just because she was too young to have a license, she was instead given merchandise credit rather than cash. Let me remind you my daughter has never shopped at Forever 21 before this, and the only reason she did this time is because her cousin wanted to go in there. So, when she came back with the merchandise credit she was upset because she never shops there and knows that it will go to waste. So, I went in there to tell them this is unfair and she wants her money back, not in store credit. After over 15 minutes of the manager trying to figure out how to give the money back where the machine allows it, we discovered the only way was for them to ship us the money in the mail. They said it would be there in a few days, yet its been weeks and still no money. I am thankful for the help of the manager who tried their hardest to get it to work out, but seriously, that is ridiculous. It was a measly $20, I'm sure they have plenty of 20 dollar bills in there register that they could have easily pulled out and handed across the counter. Won't be shopping here again. The clothes themselves are cheaply made, the store is a ginormous pig pen with clothes thrown everywhere, not organized worth a flip, and now it's a nightmare to get the darn money when you return something. Seriously, don't even bother shopping here. Not worth it.

Date of experience: August 4, 2017

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Canada
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April 28th, 2016

I made an online purchase of $105.64, the items did not fit and therefore were returned (at my expense) yet my credit card was refunded for a total of $73.22 ($32.42 was not reimbursed).

When calling the *******837 number, I was told, and repeatedly told, that the policy is that final sale items are not refundable, and that two of the four items ordered online were final sale items. When replying that I understand the no refund policy on final sale items, but assumed that an exchange or a store credit would be applied to my account, I was told that the policy is that final sale items are not refundable. Now how does one know when ordering online, even if the items are final sale, that the items are going to fit. And with a policy like that, one therefore gets stuck with items that don't fit, with not even a possibility of exchange or store credit.

The customer service representative did say that the two final sale items could gladly be resent at my own expense, items that don't fit. That just felt patronizing. And when asking to speak to a manager/supervisor, I was informed that the manager would be in touch with me but would only repeat the same thing she has just explained to me. Again I felt patronized, and not valued as a customer. The manager never did call me.

Customer satisfaction should always be a priority, and assuming that customer service is a priority for Forever 21, especially in an age of fierce competition with stores like American Eagle, Gap, Banana Republic, Aritzia, etc., one would hope for an exchange or store credit when an item purchased online does not fit, even a final sale item at that, especially that Forever 21 is cited as one of America's largest private companies with an annual revenue of 4.4 billion.

I will NEVER buy anything from Forever 21 again..

Date of experience: April 28, 2016

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