ModCloth has a rating of 2.0 stars from 301 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about ModCloth most frequently mention customer service, return policy, and store credit problems. ModCloth ranks 1743rd among Women's Clothing sites.
Canadians beware!
Most products will cost you extra duties and shipping upon delivery Calculate 18% duties + 15% tax +10$ to be payed upon delivery if you choose regular shipping. This is on top of the american shipping you paid at checkout.
That being said, the products i received were very nice and came in good shape. I recommend this if you don't mind paying a lot of extra fees.
Date of experience: May 9, 2014
Super disappointed in my first (and most likely only) experience with Modcloth. I came to the site to order a few small gifts, as they were offering free shipping with a guaranteed arrival before Christmas. I get an email several days later, saying one of the items I had chosen was no longer available, leaving me very little time to come up with another option. Supposedly, the remaining item is on its way, but clearly not getting here in time to give as a xmas present. Feeling like I made a poor decision in choosing them for my gift list this year :(
Date of experience: December 23, 2015
888 is always over 60 minutes, chat doesn't work, robot doesn't load so can't even write. Ordered a pair of shoes which still haven't arrived, and am unable to contact them to cancel. Horrible company. Buy somewhere else.
Date of experience: December 3, 2018
I ordered two dresses, a jacket, and a few necklaces after checking their return policy which stated free returns. It took almost two weeks to arrive.
Only one dress fit, but did not look good on me. The jacket and the other dress were strangely designed and did not fit. The most shocking were the necklaces, they were tiny and looked more like little girls' cheap jewelry. Given their size, materials, and design they were extremely overpriced. I am returning them all (except one necklace that was a final sale, $6. I will give it to my little daughter, but what a waste!). As it turns out, I do have to pay for shipping so this adventure cost my a total of $12. NEVER AGAIN!
Date of experience: December 13, 2015
At first glance modcloth.com looks like an amazing vintage-inspired online shopping haven. After placing several orders though, I'm realizing that 80% of their product is cheap crap you can find at the LA mart - made from cheap fabrics that will fall apart after the first wash. If I wanted to purchase clothing like this I would just go to Forever21. Their customer service is okay. Sometimes helpful sometimes not. I'm done being a modcloth shopper for now.
Date of experience: April 16, 2012
I have had only positive experiences with ModCloth! Sure, I've ordered a few things that needed to be returned for quality or fit, but most of the items I have ordered are quite unique and well-made! Besides that, the service at ModCloth is exceptional! My items always come packaged so neatly, which really does make ya feel good when you receive something in the mail - and I have found that their personal clothing brand - Bea and Dot - to have really cute and high-quality items. It is a fun place to shop with a variety of styles and prices. My favorite purchase has been an Eva Franco dress that was 70% off!
Date of experience: January 13, 2014
DO NOT SHOP HERE! I spent over $300 on Christmas gifts from them! The package was never delivered and the company refused to replace or reimburse me! Terrible company with disgusting business practices! SHAME ON YOU GUYS!
Date of experience: December 12, 2022
Hello, Katelyn. I am so sorry to hear your order was mis-delivered or stolen from your mail room. It is very unfortunately that these kinds of things seem to happen more frequently around the holidays. We are sorry about your first impression and experience with Customer Care and would like the opportunity to do better. A member of our team should be reaching out to you shortly to discuss how best to help. Thank you for your review.
Don't get sucked into this site! Cute clothes of incredibly poor quality, but the worst is the customer service. They say they will return things, but they make it a hassle, delay things, and then only give you store credit that they won't let you use without a million restrictions. Horrible. I have ordered twice and thought the first order was a fluke, but now I am embroiled in yet another battle with modcloth. Stay away!
Date of experience: August 1, 2014
This site is amazing. First off, the style clothing they sell is nearly impossible to find in stores you can walk in to. Second, (if you read reviews and actually look at what the product is made of in the description) you can find very nice quality clothes. Sure, they're priced very high, but it's not like you'll find those styles in stores for any cheaper. Thirdly, their customer service is wonderful! I've never had a bad experience with them (and I'm one of those ask a million times a million question shoppers). My only dislike is their processing times every other order take a while. But, that's ok with me. :)
Date of experience: October 10, 2014
My shopping experience with this company was totally negative! This company is a total waste of time.
Clothing sizes are inconsistent and I had to return all my dresses. They may look cute on the site but they just don't fit properly and the fabrics look cheap in real life.
Also, it is obvious ModCloth does not value their international customers and their return policies for those ordering from without the US are much harsher than US ones. No exchanges for international customer too, sorry.
No more business from me!
Date of experience: September 25, 2014
I used to love buying clothes from Modcloth - they would send a little packing list that would double as a return slip for anything you wanted to return, along with a prepaid stick-on label. In the last year or so, everything has changed. Now you pay for shipping both ways on a return, and the process feels purposefully designed to be convoluted to discourage returns (you're gonna have to dig through your emails to find an order number, try to resize a return label formatted for a label printer, print multiple pages that must be included...) The dress I bought was missing a button, so I'm out $15 in shipping costs for a dress I'll never wear. They've lost my business for good.
Date of experience: October 29, 2021
Hi, Nina. I'm sorry for any disappointment, as well as for any issues with the item you ordered. I will certainly share your feedback regarding the returns process, as there have been some changes since our site and system updates earlier in the year. Regarding your dress, we always ask that you please reach out to our Customer Care team if you receive an item with damage or defect, so that they can take care of the issue, right away. If you haven't yet spoken with them, please give them a call at 888-495-9699, or chat with them by clicking the "M" icon at the bottom-right of any page you're browsing on the site. You can reach them from 9am-8pm ET, Monday-Friday, and they'll be glad to assist.
One of the best online shopping sites for women's clothing. I have recommended Modcloth to many friends who have become regular shoppers. Everything always fits well (read other customer reviews of individual products to ensure best fit). Always ships quickly and in a super cute box (such a nice little touch!)
Date of experience: January 6, 2014
I used to love Modcloth; I have so many pieces from them that I wear on a daily basis. The quality has never been perfect, but nothing in this last order fit well. All of the dresses I ordered were too big or too small, weren't proportioned right, had bad stitches, had no lining in lightweight fabrics, or had no pockets. I had to go out of my way to get them to issue me my refund, even though they've had my returned items for 12 days! Between this, the website losing customer information and faves, and no longer being able to exchange items instead of returning them, I will NEVER shop here again.
Tip for consumers:
The quality does not match the price!
Products used:
I kept two dresses and a pair of sweatpants, but I ended up hating all of them and wished I'd returned them as well.
Date of experience: August 2, 2021
Since the moment I heard that Walmart was buying Modcloth, I became extremely hesitant to buy anything from them. I gave in on Monday 9/4 when they were having a decent sale and had a pair of jeans that I really wanted. It has been nearly a week (it's 9/10) and they still haven't processed my order. Before they were Walmart, my items would have been shipped by now and nearly home. I contacted customer support yesterday and she did nothing to rectify the situation, nor could she give me an estimate as to when my order would be shipped- let alone processed! Apparently if you choose to do the free shipping that they offer, they can just slowly process the orders and send whenever they want. If I didn't want these pants so badly, I would just cancel my order at this point. Absolutely ridiculous.
Date of experience: September 10, 2017
Hi Sarah! Thanks so much for the feedback regarding our current shipping delays. I am so sorry for the inconvenience! Our shipping team has been a bit behind over the last week due to the holiday but they are working around the clock to ensure all orders ship out as soon as possible. The good news is that I took a look into our system and it does appear that your order shipped just a bit ago, so you should be receiving your shipping confirmation email within the next 24 hours. If you'd like your tracking information in the meantime, feel free to contact our Customer Care team: https://chat1c.livechatinc.com/licence/1049368/open_chat.cgi?lang=en&groups=2
This store is great. It has very unique items that you can’t find anywhere else. I have bought items from them several times over the last couple years. I have never had a problem with shipping. On occasion, I have returned an item without much difficulty.
Date of experience: March 12, 2013
I have to say I do love ordering from ModCloth. They have tons of cute things. Since the sizing is inconsistent, I frequently order two sizes and send one back. I think they should offer a break on the return shipping for this reason. My main gripe though is that once in a blue moon they send me a coupon (despite spending easily over $100 a month). When my order went through, the discount didn't apply to the total. When I noticed while looking at my statement, they would not apply the discount, nor did they offer me another discount, saying, too bad it's expired. LAME. That is totally LAME customer service. Treat your customers well, especially long time, return customers who like to shop. If you don't, you lose them.
Date of experience: October 15, 2016
My daughter & i have ordered several items from MC w/absolutely NO issues w/returns or refunds.
Who are these people writing these poor reviews? Could it be their competition? If not, give MC another try. I think you'll be completely satisfied.
Date of experience: December 7, 2015
I have found some great pieces BUT returns typically take a month to process and the free shipping option can take a solid 2 weeks before you see your items. I've been burned now for items I wanted for Easter and spring break because it's taking so-ooo long.
They have really prompt customer service but what good is it if all they tell you is "yeah it's gonna be awhile". Hire some warehouse/shipping/returns people!
Date of experience: April 1, 2016
Ordered new swimwear and paid almost $35 for expedited shipping to ensure they arrived before I went on holiday. Unfortunately, the useless staff at Modcloth didn't dispatch the item for 3 days, which now means the order will not arrive in time and I've just wasted $200. When I queried why, they could not reasonably explain why it takes 3 days to ship international orders when they can ship US orders the same day. Worst shopping experience ever. I won't be wasting my time and money with them again.
Date of experience: April 17, 2016
When I would order from ModCloth in the past it was always a wonderful experience but the quality of the products they sell has suffered tremendously, the products are cheaply made and marked up WAY too much for what you're getting. The dress sizes are incredibly inaccurate, clothing that is purported to be for plus sized women is absolutely inaccurate and for that reason I am having to return three items from their online store. Absolutely NO allowance for large chested women in their dresses, you used to be able to leave reviews on their site about this but I suppose they were getting too many poor/negative reviews. Save your money and spend it on quality clothing from reputable brands and save yourself the disappointment of their misleading marketing. There's no worse feeling in the world than being excited you found something beautiful for your body only to have your confidence shaken by the misrepresentation of the company's "size charts". It's a shame.
Tip for consumers:
Don't waste your time, buy quality clothing for less. You'd have better luck in a thrift shop
Products used:
earrings, still cheap, just had a post on the back bend when putting it into my ear...keeping them because they are still cute.
Date of experience: February 12, 2022
Hi, Raelynn. Thank you for your honest feedback. I apologize for any disappointment regarding sizing. Please rest assured that we remain committed, as we always have, to offering as many sizes as possible. We work hard to make clothing in fits that our customers will love and feel comfortable in, so if we fall short of that, we absolutely take it seriously. I will be sure to share your feedback about this with the appropriate teams. If you're ever in need of assistance with finding the right fit, our ModStylists are always happy to assist. You can reach them here: https://modcloth.com/pages/modstylists. You can absolutely still review your products, either through the email that is sent after you order, or through the product pages themselves on the website. I will certainly share your words with the appropriate teams.
I bought a dress from this company several years ago and was quite pleased. I recently purchased 4 tops and a pair of shoes. The tops were all size L. I take a M or L. They were way too small especially in the bust. Cheaply made. Not cut right. Made in China. The shoes were so cute but I would rather have wooden shoes. They had no give. No arch at all. Felt like starched cardboard. The styles are unique but are probably made by child labor. Never again unless they can prove some sort of quality to their clothing.
Date of experience: April 14, 2019
Hi there, Juli. I'm very sorry to hear that the items you purchased were not exactly what was expected. We certainly strive to have top quality items, and when we fall short, it's important that we look into what may have been the cause. Please rest assured that I will share your feedback with the appropriate teams.
My order hasn't even been processed for shipping yet and i already hate this shopping experience. I placed an order and 12 hours later received an email that there was a super sale so logged on to see if they would credit me the $4 -- 4! -- difference. The agents are pleasant to talk to, but the only thing they say is "no, we can't help you. Super sorry about it! =(". She was not the first agent i talked to regarding the order and i unfortunately think she won't be the last. I hope when i receive the items that nothing works and they get to pay for me to return them. This has been a supremely terrible experience and there are not enough overpriced cute clothes in the world to make me a returning customer.
Tip for consumers:
don't bother. i know it seems like the items are cute. it's not worth it.
Date of experience: December 31, 2017
Hi there! I'm so sorry for any disappointment! When it comes to retroactive discounts, it's more of a system limitation. I am so sorry again. As we continue to improve our processes and policies, please know we take this type of feedback into account. I've shared it with our Care Team. We can do better, and that starts with taking this review to heart. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at support@modcloth.com.
I bought a sweater and two dresses there that I love, so it's not the products I have an issue with - it's the business practices. Customer service is impossible to get in touch with (Very long hold times, closed for lengthy holidays, and not available on the weekends when most working people have time to handle these things) so no way to get questions answered. And the return policy of 28 days is completely insufficient. Also, they measure that very specifically - from the time they ship out the item (it took 10 days for me to receive it once shipped so there's 10 days lost) to the time they receive it (we don't have control over shipping times which are obviously quite delayed these days). Their policies show disrespect for their customers and I've decided not to shop there again.
Tip for consumers:
Don't buy from here unless you are 100% you're certain you don't want to return it.
Products used:
sweater , dresses
Date of experience: January 28, 2022
Hi, Amanda. I'm very sorry for any disappointment with your recent experience with us. Our Customer Care team is a small group, so there can be wait times for getting in touch with them. Please rest assured that they are always working very hard to get responses to everyone, as quickly as they are able. I apologize for any disappointment regarding our return policy. I understand your frustration, and I will certainly share your feedback with the appropriate teams.
My experience with Modcloth has been fantastic. I've placed about 5 large orders with them so far. Nothing's been late, nothing's gotten messed up. Returning the items I didn't want was a breeze. And the clothes, how I love them! Quirky, unique, interesting - all the kind of stuff I can't find at Macy's or Kohl's that's for sure. The nearest rival is anthropologie, who is obviously catering to a much more rich, upscale crowd than Modcloth. For those of us in the middle, who want a little more, Modcloth is a godsend.
Date of experience: December 26, 2012
I've ordered three dresses from Modcloth. All were surprisingly low quality for the price I paid. Cheap fabric, buttons falling off, hanging threads all over. Cheap quality dresses never look as nice on you as they do in the promo picture.
Sizing is also hit or miss with Modcloth. One dress was marked 'runs small' so I ordered up a size and it was still too small. Another said it runs true to size, but I could barely squeeze into it.
ModCloth is tempting, but not worth it!
Date of experience: August 24, 2016
ModCloth, a beloved brand that originated from the dreams of a fashion enthusiast in a dorm room in 2002, continues to captivate with its timeless vintage-inspired designs. Though they have outgrown their humble beginnings, they remain a small team dedicated to bringing customers beautiful, inclusive fashion. From classic-meets-contemporary dresses and tops to stunning swimwear and accessories, ModCloth offers an extensive range of products that cater to diverse styles and sizes. Whether you're looking for a casual outfit or an elegant special occasion dress, ModCloth has everything you need. Their commitment to quality and attention to detail is evident in their curated collection, which includes styles influenced by the iconic fashion eras of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and more. No matter your personal style or body shape, ModCloth invites you to embrace your individuality and dress with confidence.
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Hi, Natalie. I'm very sorry for any inconvenience or disappointing experience. I know that this past holiday season saw some long wait times with getting in touch with our team, as well as heavy shipping delays. Please know that these are not typical of ModCloth, and we are always working to prevent them in the future. I will certainly share your feedback with the appropriate teams, and if you have any other questions or concerns, our Customer Care team is always happy to assist, at modcloth.com/help.