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SSENSE has a rating of 2.1 stars from 1,199 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about SSENSE most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and business days problems. SSENSE ranks 283rd among Designer Clothes sites.

  • Service
    254
  • Value
    215
  • Shipping
    242
  • Returns
    197
  • Quality
    201

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 2.6%
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Top Positive Review

“GREAT GREAT GREAT”

Minh T.
6/30/20

Despite the horrible negative comments I have read for 3 days, I still decided to give ssense a shot since only they have the shoes I want to buy with such a steal price. Anxiety starts hitting me after I started the order. The next day came, when I tracked the other, it was already there, at the front of my door. Excellent packaging, excellent quality and super fast, the best online order I have ever experienced before. Recommend you guys give them a chance.

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Top Critical Review

“Awful buying experience and even worse Customer Service”

Sarah A.
9/15/24

Ordered an $800 designer belt and it arrived in nothing but a kitchen ziplock bag thrown into a battered cardboard shipping box. Contacted their customer service to complain and received an extremely rude, argumentative, and deflective reply saying they were doing it for environmental and sustainability purposes. You guys are full of BS if you think you can convince anyone your idea of environmental packaging is by using PLASTIC ziplock bags. Let's not try to act like there aren't thousands of brands who have adopted sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging options. You guys just want to cut corners and save a few bucks on packaging all the while blaming the designers "for how they shipped it to you" as if there aren't tons of other luxury outlets that offer their own in-house packaging (I can think of 5 just in Canada). Don't market yourselves as a luxury company when you offer such a terrible buying experience and horrific customer service.

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Thumbnail of user ag187
Vermont
1 review
1 helpful vote
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July 6th, 2020

Ssense has stellar customer service and a great selection. Their representatives are always fun to talk with. They have recently streamlined the returns process which makes everything that much easier.

The only problem you'll run into is having to pay duties fees, like I say in the headline, this isn't their fault. But their good about it, take a photo of your duties payment receipt and they will let you apply that amount to your next purchase (site credit). Also due to the customs check, byour package may be delayed a few days.

Would highly suggest, ssense is my to go to for clothing, shoes, etc. Their sales are always the best. Drain my wallet daddy

Thumbnail of user williama114
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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April 23rd, 2017

Order ************** got cancelled. Please fix the issue on your side and send me the damn crewneck that i've paid for. The security you run to validate customers information is beyond appalling. Clearly from your below standard reviews, you'd have fixed this by now.

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Katrina L. – SSENSE Rep

Hi William - We are sorry to hear about your experience. A customer service rep will be in contact shortly to further discuss the issue.

Thumbnail of user alexanderr47
New Jersey
1 review
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January 29th, 2018
Verified purchase

Love the format -- items are easy to view; wide selection; prompt customer service and excellent about returns. Only thing I'd recommend is giving a more detailed description of certain items of clothing (whether trousers come unhemmed, can be let out, etc.).

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Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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November 13th, 2017
Verified purchase

You made us pay $80+ for return. Never shopping here again. Terrible customer service. I've shared my opinion with an online group with 50k members that share the same thoughts. Perhaps time to rethink your strategies.

Thumbnail of user michaelb7480
New York
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January 5th, 2022

Slow shipping, slow returns, and barely existent customer service. Their website currently says the phone lines are "down", and I was nearly 100th in line to chat with a virtual representative. I get the sense that they're doing plenty of business, but are either too greedy or incompetent to properly staff their operation. Only order from here if you don't have other options.

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Thumbnail of user lizzw5
Missouri
1 review
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July 22nd, 2022

This company easily use to be a top retailer that offered luxury goods, not anymore. They have completely plummeted the lack of customer service, shipping items on time, and having a high standard to deliver excellent service no longer exist. Items typically sit for days and then you will face delays with customs, the website isn't updated with accurate inventorying the live chat never works. If someone even reaches back out to you they give typically give responses that provide NO HELP, their prices are better however the hassle to get them really makes it not worth it to shop with them, so I recommend don't!

Tip for consumers:
They charge for shipping for items 250 or less, in the past shipping was free no matter the cost.

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I ordered an array of items totaling $800 that sat in customs for days on end and never delivered on time when I ordered it 2 1/2 weeks before a trip out the country.

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Canada
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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February 8th, 2014

Bought a couple items from this site and paid for the express shipping option which said it would take 1 day, it ended up taking 7. When I sent an email complaining, they basically did nothing. Refunds are also difficult and time-consuming compared to other online shopping sites but I did end up getting my refund. Don't ever bother with the customer service email, because if they do reply it's just some bs answer; call them instead. But overall I would not recommend shopping at this site, renfunds are just too stressful to be worth it.

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Canada
5 reviews
8 helpful votes
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October 21st, 2013

I ordered a Parajumpers coat from them about 6 years ago during a 20% off sale. Delivery was quick but I only live about 2 hours away from their location in Montreal. Everything was as expected and that coat has kept me warm through some ridiculously cold weather. No complaints. They carry expensive brands but do frequently have sales.

Thumbnail of user martynass1
Lithuania
1 review
15 helpful votes
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April 8th, 2020

Order arrived after a very long time, moldy, with greenish spots all over. Safety hazard! Customer service is terrible, declined to help me, even threatened me to close dispute and involve their safety department. I have already contacted my lawyer.

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Canada
1 review
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December 8th, 2014

Too bad there's no zero rating!
I ordered a Moncler Jacket, took 5 business days to ship to Toronto, ON + squeezed into a tiny box! You pay for a $1000+ jacket to receive the worse shipping and handling service out of any other fashion retailer online. Not recommended! Never again...

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SSENSE C. – SSENSE Rep

Hi Dave - So sorry you experienced a delay in receiving your package. We always try to get orders out as quickly as possible, but sometimes there are delays during our sale season due to the sheer volume of orders. We really appreciate your feedback about packaging - we're always looking for ways to improve the customer experience. We will be using your case as an example to packers to take extra care when boxing items. So sorry again, and please feel free to contact us if you need anything else. - SSENSE Customer Care team

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New Zealand
1 review
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August 30th, 2012

Absolutely fine to shop with and I could track my delivery all the way from Canada to New Zealand, no fancy packaging with deliveries, just the shoes in the designer's dust bag. I shop online a lot, and so like to do some research on customer reviews, but really you can go around in circles reading what people say 'yes its good 'no its horrid'... I buy from the outnet.com netaporter.com forwardbyelysewalker, and revolve clothing... ssense stocks brands that are not available on the other sites,,, I just purchased some golden goose sandals 70% discount! And am very happy with my shoes, customer service are hard to contact though, I emailed them and got an automatic reply email... with no reply from them. Never mind they took my money and I took their heavily discounted designer shoes... transaction complete!

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Indonesia
1 review
10 helpful votes
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August 1st, 2014

Unbelievably painful dealing with SSense! Went through the process of their security measure only to be sent numerous emails advising they haven't received my response. Called them numerous times from overseas, whereby they gave me a lecture on advantages of credit card security.

Sure, I understand and appreciate their position on credit card verification requirements, but they totally missed the point. I made the verifications both verbally and via email, yet they claimed not to have received my correspondence!

Will never buy another thing from SSense again! Multitude of competition who do sincerely want your business!

Jack Ng.

Thumbnail of user katiea246
Georgia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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June 24th, 2022

Never got what I ordered. They sent the wrong item 3x, had zero explanation as to why, or if the product I purchased even existed. I spend multiple thousands of dollars with ssense every year and they offered a 10% discount but no resolution ever came. Separately, I tried to purchase something else recently despite my better judgment and the price in my cart went up hundreds of dollars at checkout, and still no answer as to why or solution. Truly the worst customer service and it sucks because I want to buy pieces from them but will no longer shop here.

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Thumbnail of user christophef6
California
1 review
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June 27th, 2021
Verified purchase

They are very unprofessional. The item I purchase was sizing way too small (ok, it happens), so I tried to return it. I had to message them 7 times, my first 3 messages were ignored, the supposed automated system doesn't work and never sends you instruction, they send you the wrong document. They do everything they can to prevent you from returning items and from reimbursing you. It's been 5 weeks of messaging them every other day, I just got my "return label"…which is actually an invoice.: facepalm:
If you don't know how to do business online, then don't.

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Thumbnail of user jaynem16
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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September 7th, 2017
Verified purchase

One of the most satisfying things when purchasing a premium brand item is the packaging... think Net a Porter, Selfridges etc. My Chloe bag arrived in a cardboard box, bag label bent and unattached to actual bag with plastic fillers! Bag was OK but had a pre-owned look about it. Only didn't return it because it was too much hassle. Wouldn't use SSENSE again based on this experience.

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Carlie E. – SSENSE Rep

Hi Jayne,

Thank you for leaving us with your feedback. We are sorry that you were unhappy with our packaging!

You are not the first customer to note that we have room for improvement in this area. While small accessories (such as leather wallets) come in the original boxes, as do many other items such as shoes, purses unfortunately do not. We appreciate your comments in regards to this matter, as we are actively aiming to improve the presentation of our packaging and provide an optimal experience for our customers.

If you have any other comments, questions, or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly!

Best regards,
SSENSE Customer Experience

Thumbnail of user sharycej
Connecticut
1 review
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January 5th, 2023
Verified purchase

I placed an online order on 12.26.22 and its now 1.5.23 and my order hasnt shipped. Do they make each item to order? For a site that sells luxury items the service is extremely poor. I also tried calling them but it says the lines are closed on a Thursday at 1PM EST. I'm very disappointed!

Tip for consumers:
Dont! Go somewhere else. There are so many other sites like Farfetch that sell the same items

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I ordered a handbag and wallet

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Thumbnail of user alisonh344
Canada
1 review
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December 13th, 2022

I would give this site a zero if I could. I bought a coat on Black Friday. Received a note the next day it had shipped. No tracking number. After over two weeks, still no item and have placed multiple phone calls and email to company and no response! Now all of a sudden all their phone lines are closed for several days.I needed the item for a bday gift for dec 10. Date has passed. I will never shop here an again complete scam. Buyer beware!'

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Thumbnail of user ians491
California
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August 23rd, 2021

Ok. I used to be one of their VIPs who receive early sales notice, etc. This year I've found their services got worse, especially with their shipping and customer service. I ordered ~$1000 worth of products and never received them. I opened the case and it took them forever to even try to respond back to me. So I had to dispute with my credit card company. Now they blocked my account for disputing it LOL. What an a$$ service is that? Especially for someone who spends $$$$ annually in their website.
I mean I was going to switch to another marketplace with their $#*!ty VAT and duties/tax issues anyway, but this is absolutley disgusting service on their end.

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Thumbnail of user rhondas11
Kentucky
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7 helpful votes
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December 12th, 2014

12.12.2014... fast delivery, package came as expected... heres the kicker. If you need to exchange the item you incur the full charge to send back your item... it cost me 63.00 to return a pair of boots... no return label... also no paper work was sent with my item... you have to call in and get a item number which is used for your return... took me three days of being on hold to receive this number... if u usually order w saks/niemans etc. these stores will not do price match to sense bc its a different country... avoid this site!

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SSENSE C. – SSENSE Rep

Hi Rhonda - Thank you very much for your feedback about our return policy. We're working on streamlining this policy as a priority for 2015. As of January of this year, we implemented free return labels for US customers. You can review our updated return policy here: https://www.ssense.com/en-us/customer-service/return-policy. Thanks again for letting us know how we could improve - we hope to implement more of your suggestions soon. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. - SSENSE Customer Care team

Thumbnail of user jamieh126
GB
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November 13th, 2017
Verified purchase

These shoes scream quality as you would expect. Great, original look. Almost like Adidas Superstar/Stan Smith but with a chunkier sole? Feel much more sturdy and look much better. Really comfortable but the fit is large. I'm usually size 9-9.5, ordered a 9 and they're roomy length wise. Overall really pleased.

Thumbnail of user merghanm
Canada
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January 13th, 2015

Hi,

What company in this day in age does not have an exchange policy? I would certainly not recommend dealing with them. As an international company, dealing with luxury brands, how can they treat their customers and merchandise like this?

-unacceptably slow response times to emails
-you have to get their approval to do a return?
-when I called, waited for 15+ minutes, and then asked to speak to the supervisor who was a coward and refused to speak to me directly and would only relay messages to the customer support rep who had no authority.
-only when I got really upset and started negatively tweeting was action escalated

Once the escalation had been created, Andrew was great in responding quickly.

My order number is: *******6849

Thumbnail of user mariew56
California
1 review
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September 7th, 2017
Verified purchase

Shopping was easy, tax free, fast shipping. But they don't insure or have the item delivered with signature required which I think is necessary when item is over $500. The package was simply dropped off at my front door where people could easily just take off with it. I felt that my package was not worthy of a signature required and was unhappy when I saw this and ruined my entire experience with this company.

Thumbnail of user sofk
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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December 5th, 2016

The site is one of the worst things ive used in a while. Declined an debit credit and amex credit because of some "reasons" (every single card has more than enough on it), wont be able to get my sweatshirt for christmas and the issue will clearly not be resolved seeing as the staff does not want to tell me what to do to make my purchase go through. Only buying my raf, rick, vetts from selfridges from now on.

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SSENSE C. – SSENSE Rep

Hi Sof - We apologize for this experience. Could you please send us a private message with more details? We’d like to follow up.

Thumbnail of user sarrat2
Canada
1 review
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September 7th, 2017
Verified purchase

I made my first purchase with SSense recently and was really happy with how easy the transaction was. I purchased 2 pairs of the same sandals, a pair for myself and for my sister. My sister decided not to keep her sandals and needed to return them. Called customer service and they instructed me on how to initiate the return through my account. It was really easy and straightforward. Dropped them off at Canada Post and the return showed up on my cc shortly after. Super fast, super efficient. It makes me feel really comfortable shopping bigger ticket items when I know that if it doesn't fit or doesn't work for me, I'm able to send it back easily.

Thumbnail of user angels109
Minnesota
1 review
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April 5th, 2018

Don't bother shopping at SSENSE. Terrible company with terrible clothes and service. Go to literally any other store and purchase something there. If you were worrying about their customer service, you should know they have slow shipping and slow responses back.

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The two storey SSENSE boutique is located on the waterfront of Montreal? ۪s historic district at 90 St. Paul West. Boutique Hours: Monday 10 AM - 6 PM Tuesday 10 AM - 6 PM Wednesday 10 AM - 6 PM Thursday 10 AM - 9 PM Friday 10 AM - 9 PM Saturd...

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