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Zara has a rating of 1.4 stars from 1,077 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Zara most frequently mention customer service, return policy, and credit card problems. Zara ranks 375th among General Apparel sites.

  • Service
    289
  • Value
    264
  • Shipping
    232
  • Returns
    259
  • Quality
    253
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 8.9%
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Top Positive Review

“Typical shopoholic”

Dexter S.
5/1/24

I shop at Zara quite often, whether these are offline visit or just enter this website and put stuff into cart. What to say... convenient, what else. It doesn't take a lot of time for me to buy clothes, whether this is home wear, linen sweaters from Massimo Dutti or casual jeans. I have no troubles with finding the right size as I know it perfectly and clothes always fits me good. So, thank you guys, I would say... navigation on the site isn't flawless, but these are trifles to me.

Date of experience: 5/1/24
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Top Critical Review

“You never get your money back”

Buddy D.
11/16/24

This is the second time I have returned items and they never make it back to Zara. It has been a month since I sent clothes back and it shows them still sitting at the post office. This is what happened last time. Also, the clothes are made for people who weigh 95 pounds.

Date of experience: 11/16/24
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Thumbnail of user mariant17
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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July 23rd, 2018

Ordered an item online to be picked up in store, got a shipping notification and then nothing for 3 weeks. Finally contacted customer service through their live chat service and was told I would hear back within 1-2 business days. After this did not happen contacted them AGAIN and was told it was still under review and that it would actually take 3-5 business days. FINALLY got a phone call from someone who was very rude and impatient but offered to either replace the item or refund it. I said I would take a replacement to which the person immediately said "no it's out of stock"... ok. So I took the refund "option" and she said she would transfer the case to someone else to process the refund. Still hasn't happened. Honestly the worst customer service I have ever encountered.

Date of experience: July 23, 2018

Thumbnail of user saidab3
Virginia
1 review
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February 23rd, 2024

I truly wish there was a negative star because this experience deserved a minus 10! I purchased a perfume as a gift and within a week retuned it due to the fact that it was the wrong scent. Not only they would won't accept the return but the manager on duty was rude unprofessional would not let me finish my sentence! To whom it may concern, YOU HAVE 2 STARS FOR YOUR REVIEW IS IT WORTH IT TO LOSE A CUSTOMER OVER A $38 RETURN? YOU SORND THOUSANDS IN ADVERTISING TO BRING CUSTOMERS IN YET YOU ARE WILLING TO LOSE A LOYAL CUSTOMER OVER $38 THINK ABOUT IT ….
For your company's future sake I hope you are able to coach up or coach out that sad unprofessional employee!

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Date of experience: February 23, 2024

Thumbnail of user simranc
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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January 7th, 2016

Hi,
I purchased a dress from Zara for a party and the strap of the dress broke off in the party ( extreme embarrassment), when i called them to exchange and get a new piece for the same dress, their apparent team ( useless and unequipped)decided after 2 reviews that they would not exchange it because its apparently not a production mistake and its my mistake ( wow! Extreme respect towards your customers! Keep it up Zara) I have purchased from Zara in turkey, USA, UK and India their customer service is globally bad. If you'l soon dont learn to respect your customers you wont any left to sell it. High time that their standards increase like their price does.

Date of experience: January 7, 2016

Thumbnail of user tyh25
New York
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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September 14th, 2017

Package never arrived but says delivered on lasership tracking page, called zara took 3 days investigate and responded exactly as what lasership page says (good job on the investigation). Resolution is no apologize, no refund, no re-send. I questioned them why trust the shipping company with bad reputation and not the customer, and I refused the resolution and said I will escalate to the credit card company(which I am sure I will get the refund right away), they responded they will do another investigation and get back to me within 24 hours. At this point, I don't care what the resolution is, they already loose customer. Zara did not try to help a customer who paid for the order and never received what he ordered.

Date of experience: September 14, 2017

Thumbnail of user erikas31
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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June 14th, 2016

Purchased a shirt less than a month ago, wore it once, hand washed it and noticed there was a snag in it. I was going to purchase another $100 worth of clothing but they would not exchange my defective shirt since it was worn and washed. I've had many other items obtain holes in them after wearing them a few times and always hand washing them. Horrible customer service.

Date of experience: June 14, 2016

Thumbnail of user ghadirg
California
14 reviews
13 helpful votes
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June 3rd, 2014

I am happy with ZARA. This is for what i call a great little bag that makes a big statement. Perfect size to carry the essentials. Fits my cell phone, lipstick, etc. I did have to scale down my wallet because the purse is very flat, but thats the point. It is great for going out and carrying just what you need. The color is true to the photo. Very pretty.

Date of experience: June 3, 2014

Thumbnail of user christas127
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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December 28th, 2022

Do not buy holiday gifts from Zara! They will not return anything after 30 days not 31 days and they didn't stretch it out over the holidays like some other retailers to all I wanna do is exchange it for something else and then under no circumstances, but they exchange it. They also have two different policies for online orders and install orders. I will never shop at the store again.

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Date of experience: December 28, 2022

Thumbnail of user izela2
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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July 31st, 2018

I will never ever ever shop from them. There was a pair of shoes I purchased them after one use, these shoes hurt my feet badly and I talked with customer service, they asked for photos and after couple days they turned me back and said I could return or exchange. Next day I came a store and called them, they said the note was different. They are kidding with customers and It is unacceptable and I will never recommend anyone to this brand.

Date of experience: July 31, 2018

Thumbnail of user litzyb
Hong Kong
14 reviews
46 helpful votes
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May 27th, 2014

This is a great little bag that makes a big statement. Perfect size to carry the essentials. Fits my cell phone, lipstick, etc. I did have to scale down my wallet because the purse is very flat, but thats the point. It is great for going out and carrying just what you need. The color is true to the photo. Very pretty.

Date of experience: May 27, 2014

Thumbnail of user jodig41
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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April 27th, 2019

Zara's return policy is awful and the corporate customer er service was less than helpful when called after the store was unable to rectify a simple situation. The store was unable to process an exchange order as per their own return policy and had no back up plan other than saying I should come back at another time. This of course was after an hour of waiting in line and dealing with management in store.

Date of experience: April 27, 2019

Thumbnail of user tatyt
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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January 19th, 2017

First of all, shipment arrived week late. During the shipment time price dropped. Nobody is willing to adjust the price. Very simple explanation though - system would not let to adjust the price. Finally, one item arrived with defect. You have to go thru the hell of filling the claim. Zara still in the process of the decision making. I was told I can't return my item till decision made. Really? Never ever dealing with them

Date of experience: January 19, 2017

Thumbnail of user cherryc22
GB
1 review
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January 15th, 2019

I ordered 17 items online from Zara, and they only sent me 10. I keep asking through their customer service team, and they say the warehouse only confirms that they mistakenly packed three items. And they will not be responsible for the remaining 4. What a shame! If there is an error, this is highly possible that the other items are mistakenly sent! I have been buying from them from time to time, yet I guess this is probably the last time.

Date of experience: January 15, 2019

Thumbnail of user stefs14
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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March 10th, 2017

Bought three dresses, a pair of boots and a purse online. After I purchased everything I went to the reviews to see how long it usually takes for people to get their items. I saw how poor the reviews were and thought I'd never get my package. They shipped it out within two days of putting in the order and a day and a half later I got home and the packages were at my door. Everything fits perfectly and I've got no complaints! Maybe I just got lucky, but I'd definitely order from here again. :)

Date of experience: March 10, 2017

Thumbnail of user parteloj
Louisiana
1 review
4 helpful votes
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November 8th, 2015

I ordered quite a few things from the website and it was a terrible experience. When my package got to the post office it was inexplicably sent back to the company and no one could tell me why. I could not get any answers. No one offered me any sort of discount of compensation and I felt like an idiot for ever shopping there in the first place. I ended up having to cancel my order. I don't understand how people can run a business like this.

Date of experience: November 8, 2015

Thumbnail of user madim1
Alaska
1 review
0 helpful votes
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September 30th, 2016

I didn't have any problems with shipping, other than they didn't send me my tracking number until a day before it arrived. I ordered Saturday and it arrived on Wednesday. Customer service is a little slow but they always got back to me. (on Twitter)
The clothing I ordered on the other hand, a little disappointing. I ordered a jumpsuit and the material is thin and see through, feels a little cheap honestly. On the website it looks different. I have to go get it tailored because the leg and waist area is super unflattering. Definitely not worth $60... I probably won't shop there online again, but I might at an actual store just so I can see the quality and know what I'm getting beforehand.

Date of experience: September 29, 2016

Thumbnail of user stephanieo22
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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March 12th, 2016

I am a frequent Zara shopper. I go there at least once a week to multiple locations and although I love the clothes, I cannot explain how horrible the customer service is. Over the years, I have received so much attitude from the staff at the front register and the change rooms. They always look miserable and treat their customers like they are below them, and like they are going to steal something. I'm not the person to go out of my way to write reviews, however, I feel as it is necessary due to the consistent negative experiences at all of the locations in the GTA. Not impressed.

Date of experience: March 12, 2016

Thumbnail of user kj139
New York
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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January 14th, 2015

Website has kinks! Tried to put order through but at the last page an alert said "one article in shopping cart was out of stock. Please review shopping cart." Then there was button that took me directly back to the cart. Problem was there was no indication at all of which article was no longer available. I even clicked to every product page to check but none had any indication of being out of stock. I don't know how to proceed.

Date of experience: January 14, 2015

Thumbnail of user lizp45
Canada
1 review
7 helpful votes
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March 1st, 2017

I don't know where they find these people, but seriously the WORST customer service I've ever experienced in retail. Every time I go in that store (which is quite a bit) all the people working there are always so rude when you ask for help. ZARA seriously needs to consider hiring better people. I started shopping online to avoid having to deal with the rude staff.

Date of experience: March 1, 2017

Thumbnail of user lilliea6
Texas
20 reviews
14 helpful votes
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September 17th, 2016

Got some of the coolest tees and shorts from Zara for the kids! Way more creative than things off the rack! Great customer service with free shipping (at the time of my order)! Will be shopping more there!

Date of experience: September 16, 2016

Thumbnail of user zanal1
Illinois
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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October 25th, 2021

With the help of Zara, I diversified my everyday wardrobe and my looks became much better. I love this brand for the possibility to buy clothes quite often because prices are quite good (of course even at Zara you can buy really expensive clothes, for example, if you buy a leather jacket or boots they will definitely cost higher than the jacket or boots from eco-leather). I am always pleased to visit Zara stores, because of the excellently selected staff, modern repair of each store and good selection of things. I also like online store for th possibility to choose th clothe you like and it will be delivered to your door in few days.

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Date of experience: October 25, 2021

Thumbnail of user tamral7
North Carolina
5 reviews
18 helpful votes
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June 14th, 2018

I ordered shoes on the website having never shopped at zara.com before. Received shipping confirmation a few days later but without a tracking number... odd this day in age.
Yesterday, an email arrived saying the order was cancelled and refunded with no explanation. Live Chat couldn't answer why they shipped then cancelled the order.
At this point, a retailer trying to acquire/keep new customers should offer a coupon, etc for failure to get the goods to the recipient.
As an avid online shopper, im seeing this happen more frequently and have cut out many big names from the list i'll do business with. Consumers don't have time to deal with the problems. That is exactly why they shop online... it is supposed to be convenient and easy.
I've had the same issues with Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus Group and am willing to pay more for a product to ensure it will arrive quickly and easily.

Date of experience: June 14, 2018

Thumbnail of user linkam
Arkansas
6 reviews
12 helpful votes
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August 1st, 2016

I fell in love with this dress which was a new arrival on Zara website and unavailable in any stores nearby. Without much hesitation because of the great price I ordered it, it arrived in a gorgeous package at my doorstep. Beautifully packaged and the quality of a dress is fantastic. Fits me like a glove!

Date of experience: August 1, 2016

Thumbnail of user baljeetk4
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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November 29th, 2022

I bought online around 7 item through zara's website which was showing on discount But they actually charged me full price. It seems that they are doing online fraud with their customers. This was my terrible experience woth zara.

Date of experience: November 29, 2022

Thumbnail of user vivw1
GB
3 reviews
15 helpful votes
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March 12th, 2015

Rude, dismissive sales people. Headaches when needing to return garment even when all the tags are still intact. I like Zara clothes but will hesitate purchasing again unless I try on the item and honestly evaluate it in the small rooms so no return will be necessary. And obviously, will not use Zara for gifting... wouldn't put my friends through the hassle if it isn't exactly what they want. Zara Corporate really needs to consider these reviews with concern and improve customer service.

Date of experience: March 12, 2015

Thumbnail of user neilm219
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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May 23rd, 2019

Bought clothing in Ibiza but i live in Miami. Went to exchange/return a few items before I left but apparently they are not open on Sunday's. The customer service rep said most stores (after saying all were closed). I figured it would be no big deal to exchange here in the US. I don't even want money back, just sizes and maybe a different shirt but they basically say screw you. They don't care at all. Don't want to even try to help. So basically I am now extremely mad and will use the greatest tool on earth to talk about how bad they are, social media! All they had to do was be willing to work with me in someway. Nope. The culture of this company is terrible so it must be from the top down.

Date of experience: May 23, 2019

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