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Gilt has a rating of 1.7 stars from 905 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Gilt most frequently mention customer service, final sale, and credit card problems. Gilt ranks 290th among Designer Clothes sites.

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    157
  • Value
    150
  • Shipping
    150
  • Returns
    130
  • Quality
    142

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Top Positive Review

“This is a fun site”

Sarah H.
8/27/10

This is a fun site. It seems that there are great deals to be had. But I ordered an oriental style rug described as 100% wool. When it arrived it was almost threadbare, of poor quality and non-returnable. Won't do that again.

Top Critical Review

“DO NOT NUY Colgne From Them - It si a Scam - They Send Counterfiet Cologne - Xerys/Givency Products”

Konstantin M.
10/19/24

They advertised the red rouge bottle. I received some remake fake yellow stuff... And I paid $12 shipping. It is a scam... beware... see pics below... i am pretty good in detecting scams and did not detect this one. Because they did seem legit, but sent counterfeit product. Konstantin

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Thumbnail of user lukel22
Missouri
1 review
8 helpful votes
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March 11th, 2016

Forget trying to return anything... even if the expected delivery date is 3 months out... i hope they go bankrupt. Corrupt POS. I've ordered from there in the past. NEVER again deleted the app

Thumbnail of user denardh
Maryland
1 review
4 helpful votes
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July 17th, 2016

Horrible customer service. Promo code for 30% didn't work. Was on hold for 45 minutes and then told sorry. How about 15% off instead. So disappointed... never again

Thumbnail of user silviac28
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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November 27th, 2017

Ordered a faux fur throw on sale. What I received cheap one. Received two broken candles. It has become impossible to return items. Will never shop this site again!

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Gilt S. – Gilt Rep

Hi Silvia,

Oh gosh! I am so very sorry to hear this, I assure you this is not the standard we strive for.

I would be more than happy to look into this matter for you, please forward your email address and order number if you have it, to service@gilt.com, place ATT: Maureen in the subject.

I promise to do my best to turn this situation around for you.

Warm regards,
Maureen
#giltservice

Thumbnail of user ylas1
New York
5 reviews
13 helpful votes
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June 1st, 2011

I have ordered several times from the site. My experience was really good! Prices are surprisingly low. Swift shipping. Items were exactly as described. Thanks a lot! I will come back for purchasing.

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Texas
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January 24th, 2015
Verified purchase

Very pleased overall with the products, service and customer care. Especially when an item is not acceptable due to poor quality. Great valve, great site.

Thumbnail of user katinar19
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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June 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Final sale well you didn't even try to send close to the right product. Pictures say it all!
Ordered: dynamic innovation labs instant lifting and vitamins
Received: isoyouth luxury skin care

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Do not order this counterfeit stuff

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Not using this knock off product on my face

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Thumbnail of user kenl49
Alabama
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1 helpful vote
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July 11th, 2016

Gilt was easy, fast and very professional. I received exactly what I ordered! My nixon watch is awesome. Also, by far, the cheapest price online. Totally satisfied!

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Wait for 20% off codes and get even better discounts!! I did!!

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Gilt S. – Gilt Rep

Hi Ken,

Thanks so much for taking the time to write this review!

I'm delighted to hear that you are happy with the watch that you have ordered.

If you ever need any further assistance from us, please do reach out and let us know, we'd be more than happy to help.

Thanks,
Áine - Gilt Service

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India
3 reviews
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April 5th, 2023

They sell top-brand handbags at low prices. Clear product descriptions and photographs make the website easy to use. Gilt's customer service is kind and efficient, making purchasing a pleasure.

Thumbnail of user jenb13
California
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August 13th, 2013

Gilt is hit or miss. I shop there regularly, mostly candles and housewares. Several orders have arrived quickly within 2 or 3 days, while other orders have taken beyond the two week delivery time frame to arrive. This unreliability has prevented me from using this site to buy/send gifts directly to recipients.

Customer service is useless. They make excuses for supposedly 'lost' packages that were never shipped. They answer questions by repeating what you already know about your order. Unhelpful and a little snide. I prefer honest & straightforward answers.

Some products arrive in perfect condition, while others arrive with scratches or crushed boxes, rendering them unsuitable to gift, but still fine for home use. A few times I'd received products that looked different than the photo on the site, but nothing extreme enough to prompt a return or exchange process (which, based on my exchanges with their cust. Service, would not be a mess I'd wish to get into). So far no glass has arrived broken.

Thumbnail of user christinak84
KR
1 review
3 helpful votes
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September 17th, 2018

Returned my item in July. At that time they hid all the previous orders from your account for some reason so I had to email them separately so they could create a return label. It was find until here although I was frustrated that I could not see any of my purchase records.
Frustration continues. I receive an email a couple weeks later that ~$25 is refunded to my credit card. Hmm... I returned 6 items that are worth ~$200 in total. I have no idea where the 25 came from. I email them about this and they ask me to pull up all the order numbers, return label, and Fedex label. I didn't understand why a customer had to go through this extra job. But if it were to give me the correct refund amount, I was fine so I did what they told me to do.
The email went back and forth for weeks (me having to prove my returns and them kept saying "thank you for your patience and we understand your frustration"). I get a final email from them saying they only received one of three items and have posted $33 on my account.
I returned 6 NOT 3, NOT 1. To assist their process, I had even created a summary of the original price, discounted price of each item that I bought and returned (which again, a customer need not be doing). That list was simply ignored and they still failed to process me with the correct refund. Where is the rest of my money? I don't know... I hope it goes in good hands.

Thumbnail of user glenng353
California
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January 30th, 2023

Tried to return a defective blanket that was $225
They do not take back opened items.
I'll never purchase from Gilt as they don't stand behind the products they sell.

Thumbnail of user kathleenm27
Florida
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4 helpful votes
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July 19th, 2014

Beautiful merchandise with good prices BUT watch out for the shipping/handling prices and the return policy. Also, c'mon Gilt, NO OTHER WEBSITE makes you put in your credit card number before they let you test your coupon code. I refuse to put in my credit card number before I know whether or not I'm going to purchase an item, and whether or not I can use a coupon code makes all the difference.

I ended up using Live Chat to find out that my coupon code wasn't valid (rather than entering in my Visa card number, then the coupon code, which is what the Gilt website requires in order to find out whether the coupon code works). So I did not purchase the item (a $35 throw pillow with $9.95 S/H--no way!) and wasted my time to boot.

Thumbnail of user shaneshab
Illinois
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November 12th, 2021

Called Fedex and they told me they couldn't hold my package I had to call the sender. I expressed that the office will be closed and no one will be here until Monday. They stated it'lll be placed in a safe place after I said it wasn't safe to just leave a package. I called Gilt just for them to tell me they are still going to deliver it regardless and there was nothing they could do. Which didn't make sense because that's the same thing Fedex said. When I checked the tracking it stated it'll be delivered by the end of the day, I'm very frustrated i spent over $100 just for them not to be able to help! I'll never buy from them again. I wouldn't advise you to buy anything especially if they can't help you!

Tip for consumers:
Make sure you don't have it delivered to your job sense shipping can't be changed or altered

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Uggs hope they're real!

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Thumbnail of user sw807
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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November 28th, 2017

I purchased an item from Gilt for a gift and was anxiously awaiting its arrival. Upon tracking the package, I saw that it was one day from my house and the shipper requested that the package be returned. I contacted Gilt to inquire where my item was only to be told that 5he site had a technical glitch and the item should never have been sold to me for that price. I was never notified that my order was cancelled. They just took the item back without so much as an apology and an explanation. I now have no gift for my daughter. When I contacted Gikt they had no explanation as to why they didnt notify me that they were cancelling my sale and no apology. They should have offered immediate notification to allow me to buy another gift or offer a discount code for the item they cancelled. Disgusting!

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Gilt S. – Gilt Rep

Hi there,

I'm so sorry to hear this! I would be happy to look into this for you.

Please forward your order number to service@gilt.com and place ATT: Maureen in the subject.

I promise I will do my best to clarify this situation for you.

Warm regards,
Maureen
#giltervice

Thumbnail of user jessical358
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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August 30th, 2018

I can find all the same clothes on Hautelook for less and free shipping on all orders over $100. The GiltCity vouchers are also terrible. You can get a better deal from the vendors directly. I ordered from GiltCity this ZUPA soup delivery. When the email for the voucher was not sent after 4 business days, I asked via phone and email for a refund. I was told on 4 separate phone calls and 2 separate emails that I would receive a refund and voila! After THREE WEEKS, rather than receiving a refund, I get the voucher via email. Customer service is abysmal and the prices are not even competitive.

Thumbnail of user jessical33
New York
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November 1st, 2013

SCAM run by 3 young Irish people (most likely siblings or very close friends based on their dialects) - I initially ordered one time at a time which I never paid over $150 for, and was satisfied for a few months. After my purchases became consistent, both in my ordering and their delivered the requested product, I increased the price per object to around $200. Today had a product delivered to me that they hoped I would like, rather than the sold out ones I had ordered (wrong brand, wrong color, wrong style).

NO COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND for "ERRORS" was given after speaking to "Susan", "Allison" and "Neill", and they made it seem like a big grand gesture that they would arrange for UPS to pick it up immediately and comp the shipping on my next order... That only benefits them, so they can sell them sooner!

Thumbnail of user leighc119
Oklahoma
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October 19th, 2021

Took over a month to get my order and then the bras were poorly made and didn't fit right,
I only got 1/2 refund refund because it would have cost me too much to send back, it came from China.

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Thumbnail of user wadeh25
Oklahoma
1 review
5 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2014

Beware the site is deceiving, purchased an item by misleading advertisement and now can't return it. It was thousand dollars item. How Gilt can rip-off people like that?

Thumbnail of user hiehb
Maryland
1 review
5 helpful votes
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January 16th, 2014

I've been buying from gilt for a long time. But every once in a while, I would receive a USED ITEM! A freaking used item! Like a pair of D&G shoes that were obviously worn before and polished and freaking sent to me. Gotta be $#*!ting me right? Remember how you guys charge 650 for the gucci sneakers when they are only 500 on the ACTUAL GUCCI SITE? WHAT IS HAPPENING TO you $#*!s?

Thumbnail of user kankany
Massachusetts
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5 helpful votes
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June 29th, 2018

I ordered a Stella shoes through Gilt.com. They withdraw money from my bank account, and 3days later they canceled my order and locked my account. I called the customer service and their attitudes are bad. They told me they cannot provide future information and no reason to locked my account. The reason is cannot confirm the details. When I want to reorder again, they told me out of stock and my account has been locked! WTF? I think this is a wired website and customer service is worst. Maybe this is a scam website. I hope they can refund, my god, if not, I wanna sue them!

Thumbnail of user marcf12
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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January 27th, 2014

Been shopping at gilt for years and never had any issues. I haven't returned many things so I can comment on that. For Mens clothing I think they have one of the better selections.

Thumbnail of user shannonr15
District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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October 28th, 2013

New EXTREMELY STRICT Return Policy

BEWARE! I have spent over $5,000 with Gilt in the past year because the company has always had good products, good prices, and great customer service. NO LONGER. The company has recently changed its return policy so that there are absolutely no exceptions for returns... even if the item runs too small or too large, or has an incomplete or inaccurate description. No exceptions, which is an inherently bad policy for an online merchant where customers are unable to try items on beforehand.

Thumbnail of user as3929
Massachusetts
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4 helpful votes
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July 6th, 2016

The only expiration date was for the purchased item. There however was no expiration date on the credit that was being promoted (e.g. Spend $95 and get $95 worth of Warby Parker plus $25 credit on Gilt). So I went ahead and spent the Warby Parker amount within the explicit timeframe and saved the Gilt credit for a time I actually wanted something from Gilt. Any good company, like LLBean, JetBlue, or SouthWest don't have credit expiration dates, and if they did would be transparent and explicit about them. Customer service was unhelpful and said the credit expired shortly after the Warby Parker amount expired. I had hopes for Gilt and am surely disappointed. You can count on me going to Groupon, Nordstrom Racks, and TJMaxx for discounted quality products and services in the future and leaving Gilt in the dust.

Thumbnail of user talitaa
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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September 20th, 2021

I had a problem with an item, Paid $1,000 in a shoe and after wearing for the first time the shoes were destroyed. I wonder if the shoes were real or fake. Called costumer service and they said that I could not return the product. Unbelievable! Last time I order anything in this website. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND!

Tip for consumers:
do not use this website

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Thumbnail of user heatherl170
Louisiana
1 review
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August 20th, 2018
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As of August 1st, my return was finally processed and correct amount was credited to my credit card. I would not purchase from them again, but am pleased that the problem was resolved.

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July 21st, 2018
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I have ordered from Gilt in the past with no issues. In June, I ordered a pair of jeans for my husband. The jeans did not fit and were eligible for return. I generated a return label through their website and mailed the jeans back with their return label and original packaging. As of 7/9th, their website no longer has any information re: returns or orders prior to that date. I am unable to track my return and have not received any refund. I have called customer service multiple times to which they have told me that they were "bought out by Rue LaLa" and are in "legal proceedings" and can't access any of the old info or return tracking. So where it stands, I do not have the product and do not have a refund with no date of this being resolved. Poor customer service, I would not order from them.

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