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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 majriedm
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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February 1st, 2018
Verified purchase

The website is easy to navigate. It took my order 17 days to be delivered and then arrived with two wrong sizes.

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Alexandra M. – SSENSE Rep

Hi Majried,

Thank you for taking the time to write us a review and we are sorry to hear about this recent experience. We can understand how disappointing it must be to receive something different from what you ordered. That said we would like to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible for you.

We see that your are in good hands with one of our customer experience agents who is working out an appropriate solution for you.

Best regards,
SSENSE Customer Care

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California
1 review
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October 18th, 2017
Verified purchase

My Package arrived extremely fast, within a matter of 1 and a half days! I will definitely be ordering from here again.

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New York
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July 11th, 2020

First time trying Ssense... Brought 3 authentic Off-White belts no defects and arrived in 3 days. Great packaging. Will purchase more!

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AE
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November 13th, 2017
Verified purchase

Will certainly buy again. Delivered as promoted and arrived on time from Canada to Middle East. Well packaged to protect item

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Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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February 6th, 2018
Verified purchase

My order took almost 3 weeks to complete with 5 emails and 3 calls.

Call centre que is unreasonably too long

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Australia
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October 18th, 2017
Verified purchase

Ultra fast delivery. Its unfortunate that I did not like the fit of the jeans but it was a good experience

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Canada
1 review
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February 24th, 2021

They never asked for signature when you purchased items over $500. Parcel got lost and they will not refund the money.

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Thumbnail of user terryc241
Canada
2 reviews
23 helpful votes
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August 1st, 2023
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I paid $200 for a pair of sneakers from SSENSE last month, only to receive some worn and dirty shoes that was not even the same as what's on their website. Contacted their customer service and was told they would get back to me in 3-5 business days, which they did not, even after me constantly emailing asking for updates. It is only after I returned the shoe back to them they finally emailed me back but instead accusing me now of not sending back the "actual SSENSE merchandise" as you can see from the conversation I've had with them. Now, how am I supposed send back the "actual SSENSE merchandise" you've stated when that's the shoe you sent me? To add onto the incompetence of their customer service, after I responded back, the agent (Anna) marked my ticket as solved, when it wasn't close to being resolved, and ignored me thereafter.

Based on other reviews, it seems that quite a few people has had similar issues where SSENSE is refusing to refund for their own faulty products and placing the blame on their customers instead owning up to the incompetence of their warehouse employees. You're better off filing a dispute with your credit card company because they'll actually listen to you instead of the garbage that is SSENSE "customer service".

Tip for consumers:
Don't shop with SSENSE, spend your money elsewhere.

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Thumbnail of user danm199
Illinois
1 review
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October 14th, 2017
Verified purchase

Very fast shipping and what I wanted. Order came in with free shipping in 2 days honestly one of the best websites to help me get clothes so far.

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KR
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August 14th, 2017
Verified purchase

Good service, quick delivery.
Ssense have many designer clothes, so gives a lot of opportunity of purchasing items i liked.

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California
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November 17th, 2017
Verified purchase

Got my package in 2 days Came in perfect condition nice wrapped and packaged will definitely shop there more often

Thumbnail of user juusosanterir
Finland
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November 15th, 2017
Verified purchase

A purely positive experience. Everything went smoothly and the shipping happened fast. Also very pleased with the product I purchased.

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Ireland
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November 13th, 2017
Verified purchase

It was my first time buying items from ssense very good product delivered very prompt i would highly recommend them.

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Thailand
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November 18th, 2017
Verified purchase

Fast and received in super good condition. Love it so much, I will getting more n more things from there

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Mexico
1 review
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October 14th, 2017
Verified purchase

Very bad, I havent received my shoes yet, and I dont know where to pick them up. Need your assistance

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Florida
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October 14th, 2017
Verified purchase

I haven't received my credit back yet but easy to work with in regards to getting the instructions and RA.

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Ohio
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September 7th, 2017
Verified purchase

Orders shipped very quickly and was very satisfied with my purchases. Would recommend using this site especially for Noah products.

Thumbnail of user melissas224
Pennsylvania
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September 7th, 2017
Verified purchase

Would definitely recommend ssense. My belt shipped super fast and arrived the next day! This is my new favorite website!

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Canada
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August 14th, 2017
Verified purchase

Nice sweater on sale. As seen online and shipment was very quick. Will definitely shop again when there's a sale.

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Canada
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October 18th, 2017
Verified purchase

Accurate shipment, delivered quickly. Nice to buy within Canada and not get hit with extra duties and taxes upon delivery!

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California
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July 18th, 2023

I have seen and Looked at the website but I have not bought something on the website so right now I rate it 3 stars because it looks real but I have not bought anything from there yet.

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Canada
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February 18th, 2021
Verified purchase

Shipping could do better made me worried because the app says arrived but it still havent shipped out and could be faster it took longer than 7 days

Thumbnail of user junj7
California
1 review
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September 11th, 2017
Verified purchase

I love the cloth and shipping, but they charged 5 dollars of INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTION FEE. They did not notice me that there are some fees. If i knew i would pay with paypal... sad...

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Sarah A. – SSENSE Rep

Hi Jun - We apologise that you got charged an international transaction fee for your purchase. These are charged by your bank for international transactions so we do not have any control or foresight on them. For more information on international transaction fees we suggest to call your financial institution.

Thumbnail of user disgruntledp1
GB
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September 7th, 2017
Verified purchase

Awful experience with this company. Someone had created an account with my PayPal which was fraudulent. Firstly I am incredibly upset that SSENSE didn't have additional security measures to flag transaction which are billed to one name and address and shipped to a completely different name and address. The name of the SSENSE account also didn't match with my name or the name on my PayPal account. Once I discovered the fraud and contacted SSENSE, they essentially told me to go away and there was nothing they are willing to do as they have already shipped the item (no doubt not wanting to suffer the loss for the goods, rather than help a victim of fraud). It was only until I filed a police report and contacted my bank, who no doubt applied pressure that I saw my money back. Shouldn't have taken as long as it did and SSENSE should have been way more helpful and friendly. I have since also contact SSENSE to delete the account linked to my email address on their website, since I never opened it in the first place. They have done nothing - only "flagged" the account. Absolutely useless!

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Carlie E. – SSENSE Rep

Hi there,

Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely apologize that this issue occurred.

We have very stringent security measures at SSENSE, and have a responsibility to mutually protect both ourselves as a merchant as well as our valued customers. This requires a balance between facilitating the check-out process (so customers can quickly and easily receive their items) and imposing strict security checks to avoid illegitimate orders. With that said, our measures are not perfect, and there are unfortunately some cases like yours which manage to go through. We are always aiming to improve!

We certainly do care that this issue occurred to you, and are sorry if you were made to feel otherwise. On the contrary, we care very deeply about assisting victims of fraud. We as a company ultimately lose both our merchandise (since it was shipped to a fraudulent address), as well as the full amount of the order (since we are responsible to pay your bank the full amount of the fraudulent order so that they can reimburse you). It is therefore in our best interest to do whatever we can to avoid fraud in the first place.

With that said, we are extremely sorry that this occurred to you, and hope this information was helpful. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you need any assistance in the future.

Best regards,
SSENSE Customer Care

Thumbnail of user lanef
New Jersey
121 reviews
357 helpful votes
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January 2nd, 2018

I love everything they sell- some of the top designs possible. I get my product with no issue, but they are out of the country. Returns and exchanges could be a big issue so you need to be sure of what you are buying and do your homework to get the best price. They have items that cost thousands of dollars- so you really need to be sure! Worth the risk! Just received my second order from them and it came overnight with just a delay on FedEx's side (Clearance issues have been resolved for your package from SSENSE. Shipment has been released for delivery.) Which may or may not be true since FedEx was slow to even pick up the package. Once in FedEx hands, it was to me in less than 24 hours. Arrived in perfect condition. My suggestion for those with issues is to contact Rami, Bassel and Firas Atallah the owners via SSENSE social media until issue are resolved. They do not sell fake merchandise, however, they must be getting returns and shipping them right back out without checking to see if theives are switching out the real items and returning fakes instead. Ssense appears to have grown so quickly that they are not addressing customer service. They have a staff of 500, but they need more bodies on the ground in order to be more customer-focused.

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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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Alexia C.
Customer Care Representative
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