• Zappos

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Overview

Zappos has a rating of 4.47 stars from 716 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Zappos most frequently mention customer service, free shipping, and return policy. Zappos ranks 21st among Shoes sites.

  • Service
    64
  • Value
    61
  • Shipping
    65
  • Returns
    46
  • Quality
    54
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 43.9%
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Critical highlights

  • Absolutely NO customer service from this company at all.
How would you rate Zappos?
Top Positive Review

“Best customer service experience”

Brenda D.
5/31/23

I give Zappos 5 stars as I have had great experiences with the person taking my calls for returns and any questions I may have. I have never been hung up on, never had any miscommunication, or problems what do ever. I always end the call with my inquiry resolved. I make sure to tell the person I am talking with that my experience was great and how I appreciate the excellent customer service skills.

Top Critical Review

“I will never do business with this company”

A G.
7/5/23

I ordered a pair of hoka recovery sandals June 11 and it is July 5 and I have not received the sandals. Called customer service twice already; first time they assured me that the sandals would be delivered in 2 days, and I would be getting them before my trip. Nothing, these thieves took my money for 3 weeks since I can't find a way to cancel to get my money back. I have been on hold for long time just to cancel. I will never trust this company

Reviews (716)

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Thumbnail of user lisagal2013
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 5th, 2023
Verified purchase

I ordered a pair of hoka recovery sandals June 11 and it is July 5 and I have not received the sandals. Called customer service twice already; first time they assured me that the sandals would be delivered in 2 days, and I would be getting them before my trip. Nothing, these thieves took my money for 3 weeks since I can't find a way to cancel to get my money back. I have been on hold for long time just to cancel. I will never trust this company

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Thumbnail of user olegk55
6 reviews
2 helpful votes
August 5th, 2023
Verified purchase

I love shopping at Zappos, it doesn't happen too often because I'm a man and the amount of clothes and shoes I need is rather small, however, if I have to buy clothes I go them because they cracked the secret to guaranteeing a stress-free, great shopping experience: well-priced, quality merchandise and hassle-free, easy, simple returns! No hoops to jump through, no endless conversations with customer service, no proof to send anywhere, no affidavits to upload, no percentages or any other nonsense that's, in my mind, is associated with most other shopping platforms and places. Their customer service has real people that's are easy to reach, it truly feels as if they tried their best to make their customers feel important, it also feels as if they succeeded.
I recently decided to only buy clothing and footwear from Zappos because I really like the way they do business and how quickly they resolve any situation in which I'm not completely satisfied.
Purchased three Columbia shirts that were small on me and returned them, with the refund hitting my bank account the same day I mailed the shirts back. Just two clicks with a mouse and I was done! Why would I go anywhere else if these guys treat me the way I imagined every business shoild treat every customer?. Thank you Zappos!

Tip for consumers:
They're great!

Products used:
Ecco shoes, Columbia shirts. Other stuff, bought quite a few things from them over the years.

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Thumbnail of user brendademarrias45
1 review
1 helpful vote
May 31st, 2023

I give Zappos 5 stars as I have had great experiences with the person taking my calls for returns and any questions I may have. I have never been hung up on, never had any miscommunication, or problems what do ever. I always end the call with my inquiry resolved. I make sure to tell the person I am talking with that my experience was great and how I appreciate the excellent customer service skills.

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Composite toe work shoes

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Thumbnail of user barryc148
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
July 10th, 2023

This mob seem to be running some type of scam. They seem to be affiliated with 6pm.com, as we have tried to order from both sites, only to receive the same message from each of them. I'm not 100% sure how the scam works, but they want to get an "Approval" number so they can charge your bank account whenever they like. I had already confirmed with my bank that the transaction was legitimate, so there should have been no need for an "Approval" number. Shoes were never received, and support is very hard to contact, and slow to respond.

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Everything seemed legitimate to begin with, but when my order was not received, I had to chase them twice on their chat support. Neither support person was particularly helpful, and both said that someone else would contact me. Nobody contacted me after the first chat session, so 3 days later I contacted again. 20 minutes on chat to tell me that they couldn't help me and that someone else would be contacting me (again). 3 days later i received the dodgy email asking for an authorisation number.

Products used:
Order was not supplied. Requesting refund through my bank.

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Thumbnail of user latanyas31
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 7th, 2023
Verified purchase

I purchased a pair of Bed Stu boots and was excited to wear them. Unfortunately, I am returning them. They are a little too big and the bottom shows they have been worn.

Thumbnail of user tammye321
3 reviews
12 helpful votes
May 16th, 2023

Picked up these ComfyCush High-top Sneakers from Zappos.com and, let me tell ya, they're like walking on marshmallows. Super comfy, stylish, and they've got that classic look that goes with just about everything. They're a bit of a pain to break in, but once you do, it's smooth sailing.

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ComfyCush High-top Sneakers

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Thumbnail of user onemangang13
1 review
2 helpful votes
July 9th, 2023
Verified purchase

Used to be a very frequent customer. Now it's like sending a message in a bottle. Order was supposed to be here yesterday, now "delayed" in transit. How do I know this means lost? Because it happened the last time too. Over a week to get $ returned if I cancel, and I can't just get a replacement sent. Need to wait until it turns up. Never again. Bozos you imp*tent scum

Tip for consumers:
Used to be just so good and easy

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I will eventually have my $ returned and shop elsewhere. I have 0 products.

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Thumbnail of user annettei31
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
December 16th, 2022

I used to love buying from Zappos and am a VIP customer. Ordered a Xmas gift on December 11. My orders as a VIP are supposed to have one day shipping. No package 5 days later so I called. The first clueless rep had zero idea of what the issue was so asked me to call back. Excellent service. Rep this morning tells me the item is shipping in late January. How convenient for a Xmas gift. Horrible service and the lack of disclosure of a late shipping date when ordering is ridiculous. Shame on you Zappos, a former VIP customer

Tip for consumers:
Don’t use it. They don’t ship right away.

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Thumbnail of user francescam249
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 7th, 2023
Verified purchase

I agree with the other reviewers who said that Zappos used to be great but that service had deteriorated. I spoke with a customer service person identified as Kimberly, and she was incredibly rude. That would never have happened in the past. Also, their web site has a lot of new issues; after trying to help me with a site glitch for 20 min, the tech person said, 'This is an ongoing issue.' -- I said, 'At the Zappos end?' and she said yes, that lots of people had the same problem. -- Too bad, because next to LLBean, Zappos used to have some of the best service and the best web site. Goodbye to the good Zappos, alas.

Thumbnail of user jamesf2258
9 reviews
3 helpful votes
May 30th, 2023
Verified purchase

SKU ******* Dockers Beacon, they show that the width sizes are W & EE. That shoe isn't produced in EE. I just returned the 3rd mistake in a week. Each time thru chat or phones calls, I was assured that they would correct the problem, only to receive the shoe in the wrong size W. Pretty poor! I doubt I'll be shopping with Zappos again. Do some shopping before buying here!

Tip for consumers:
Bad experience all around!

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I ended up buying a Sperry shoe

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Thumbnail of user judym1819
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 11th, 2023

After a week of placing my order, I inquired on the status. Was told it was held up cuz of the Paypal payment. I used paypal twice after and already received both products from different vendors. I checked my Paypal account and it was "waiting for Zappo's to complete the order". When I told the rep that, she told me I could cancel the order. After I lost a week and need this for a birthday gift. Zappo's sucks!

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Thumbnail of user dburger8
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 3rd, 2023

Horrible company to deal with. You order, they give you an order number & date of delivery, But then they cancel the order because you did not use your Amazon credit card! I simply wanted to keep Zappos & Amazon separate, so I used another card. They NEVER notified me that they cancelled my order for that reason! Then it took almost 1.5 HOURS to find out why they wanted to do that,over the phone. Absolutely NO customer service from this company at all. Kickbacks between the two of them?

Products used:
They never shipped it!

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Thumbnail of user millelarssonm
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 22nd, 2023

I liked your store so much that I bought 2 pairs of great shoes for work. Everything is easy and comfortable, just great.

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Thumbnail of user chaotic.fluffiness
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 11th, 2023

I purchased a bag for 293.25. I got notification that shipping was delayed. A week later they refunded my purchase without my permission and raised the price of the bag to 345.00. I will NEVER shop Zapppos again.

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Handbag

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Thumbnail of user lisaw3294
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 16th, 2023

Just spent an hour on the phone to get a refund on the sneakers they sent me. I ordered 7.5 but they sent me 6.5 so I returned. Maybe they want to pay attention. Bad news is they will never refund to your credit card but to a gift card and even with a gift card they did not refund the balance. A total scam and they are essentially stealing money. I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN.

Thumbnail of user katahdin.nativeroots
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 23rd, 2023

Ordered a pair of shoes with a Zappos gift card. Ordered was cancelled and I was locked out of my account due to "suspicious activity." Took over a week for customer service to reply after I contacted them twice. Still not resolved and never got my account or gift card back!

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None! Never received the product

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Thumbnail of user greerh4
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 21st, 2023
Verified purchase

I ordered shoes 10 days ago and they still haven't shipped. Zappos used to be better with shipping times. I contacted customer service and they couldn't tell me when they will ship and they wouldn't do overnight shipping to make up for the lost time. Disappointed in Zappos and probably won't use them after this.

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Thumbnail of user floriannen1
19 reviews
1 helpful vote
April 27th, 2023

I love shopping at Zappos.com. They have the best prices and quality on shoes and clothing, and they always deliver fast and hassle-free. Their website is easy to navigate and their customer reviews are helpful. Zappos makes online shopping fun and convenient.

Thumbnail of user chad.yoder.3
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 13th, 2023

Dealing with them is terrible. If you get the wrong product, you're out of luck unless you ordered direct from them.

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Jeans

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Thumbnail of user sharonr2070
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 7th, 2023
Verified purchase

If you are from Puerto Rico of any outside territory from US, know that it will take almost a month for the shoes to be delivered. I'm very disappointed.

Thumbnail of user johnt4596
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
August 7th, 2023

Great...

Thumbnail of user chrisk1852
1 review
5 helpful votes
August 1st, 2022
Verified purchase

Ordered a pair of $110 work shoes which arrived quick but noticed immediately they were doctored to "look new"
That's a really huge rip off especially at $110. If you read this and still order from ZAPPOS then you deserve to be taken advantage of.
Totally unethical for a business to literally scam ppl out of big money, we're not talking a few bucks.

Thumbnail of user susanh3822
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 1st, 2023

First off the shoes I ordered do not stay zipped. That being said I called their customer service number and their representative stated that due to the shoes being defective (merchandise) he would issue a "no return refund". When he attempted to do so he was locked out of the account. He provided a different phone number which I called a few times and each time it went to a voicemail stating that they (Zappos) are busy and to call back during their business hours, which is exactly what I had been doing. Next, I sent an email to Zappos and after sending a second email I received a call at which time I was told 3 things: one) no refund would take place without my sending in the defective merchandise (shoes), two) their phone number doesn't allow inbound calls, and three) she would send an email with a shipping label which never happened. Needless to say, I called their working number and shared my experience. This representative stated she would send me the shipping label which again I did not receive. I also requested for the whole experience, which had dragged on for 3 weeks to be escalated. This resulted in a call back and sadly nothing new to add. I will not purchase anything from Zappos again.

Thumbnail of user nikav3
10 reviews
1 helpful vote
March 20th, 2023

I bought these foot Moccasins because I am very active, with a lot of walking and getting around in my job. These are great shoes. They are very comfortable fit, good quality and look great. I have not had any problems with them at all and have worn them many times without issues!

Thumbnail of user lorim784
5 reviews
5 helpful votes
March 7th, 2022

I purchased a pair of safety boots through the Zappos Amazon Fulfillment site and they really really hurt my feet but they were from 2021 and I wanted to see if they can exchange them for for the same boot but a larger size. I knew it was a long shot but it's always worth a try seemingly it wasn't a very long time, about 3 months and I couldn't wear them very much because of the pain. So, when the rep kept repeating the policy I was like okay then I just have to throw the $160 safety boots away bc I am unable to wear them and she said "let me repeat it to you one more time". It was like speaking to a robot, a rude robot. Carhartt is a great brand, but the seller sucks!

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