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Lids.com sells licensed caps, jerseys and fan gear for professional and collegiate sports teams. The company offers custom embroidery services and a wide selection of official team merchandise, catering to sports enthusiasts seeking to show their team spirit.
Visit www.lids.com- Good product quality
- Fast shipping on some orders
- Poor communication from support
- Inconsistent inventory management
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Reviewed Sept. 15, 2015
I placed an order 8 days ago for some clothes for my family for a party that had a Chicago Bears theme. On placing the order I paid extra for 2nd day delivery. Not only did it not arrive on time, but on day 5 when I called to cancel, I was told it was not even processed. So I told him to cancel it which I was assured he did. Now day 8 they delivered and charged me and are expecting me to waste more time on this so I can get a refund. I will never purchase from them again. They have poor customer service and follow through. She offered me a $10 gift card. I explained to her if she even offers me a $100 gift card I would not shop with their organization.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2015
All reviews are correct. Ordered 5 items from the website, ship to store. Store called, went to pick up, and it was 1 shirt. Called help desk. They said my 1st item was shipped from a store and the remaining is coming from their warehouse. Easy enough. A week later, store called. Order is in! Asked the associate how many items. "Was that 1 you said? That can't be right?" Called help desk. "Here is a $10 gift card!" Um, thanks but no thanks? Seriously, keep it. "You'll have them in a week". Thought about it and decided to just get a refund. Emailed and emailed and emailed. No response. Online chat said they will process it. 2-10 business days. In total this has been 4 weeks, about 10 emails, 2 phone calls, 3 online chats. Not sure how a business gets away with all this. I will never shop there again. I've told everyone that will listen NOT to shop at Lids.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2015
I bought $100 gift card for my husband in addition to a $70 gift card he had received from another family member for his birthday. Employee at the store didn't issue it correctly, resulting in his having to return to the store to have it reissued. Missed out on a holiday discount (significant -25% off entire purchase). Contacted customer service who said they'd honor it, but when he went to place the order after waiting on hold for 40 minutes, they wanted us to pay the DIFFERENCE before discount would be applied and wait for a refund! This was a GIFT and they had said in the cust. service email that they would just discount the items, but when it came down to it, they wouldn't!
Employees at the store where card was purchased were very unprofessional, complaining about both the company - they hadn't repaired the internet which has been down for a week, and the employee who issued the card in the first place - who apparently FREQUENTLY incorrectly issues gift cards, leaving them blank. Absolutely ridiculous customer service both online and in store. Each person in our immediate family (4 of us) have purchased several hats per year for the last couple of years, have bought into their loyalty program for the last couple of years and this was a $170 purchase.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2015
You will not get your items if you order anything online from them. You won't talk to anyone in their customer service dept. They say people are there 24/7 but that is false. They don't respond to emails or phone calls.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2015
I am going to add to the other 56 terrible reviews of Lids... That should tell you people something! I ordered two hats August 9th. Immediately I got the automatic email reply and they withdrew money that hour from my bank account. And then it was quiet... I waited 7 business days and got no further updates, whether the items were shipped or not in stock. After phoning multiple times, never leave your number for a callback! I did so four times and they never return the call. Two days later I get the one hat, turns it was shipped from just down the road.
So it took a week and half to ship something across town, only after I phoned multiple times. I only got one of the two hats I ordered, so I phoned again. To see what the heck is going on? They said my order was still being processed after 10 business days... Later that day I get an email, saying my item is not in stock. I will get a refund in another 6-8 business days! How nice of them? Why would have items on your website that are available for purchase when you don't have them in stock? Why does it take almost two weeks to figure that out? Why do you only process my order and update me after I have phoned multiple times? Please if you need hats read the other reviews and look elsewhere. Serious Lids.com is a waste of your time! All the hassle to get service it's just not worth it! Try Zazzle, eBay or Amazon instead.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2015
I ordered 11 items from Lids.com on July 22nd. After a week of my order being "in processing", I emailed Lids. I was assured that I would get my products "very soon" as they put in a request to the warehouse to expedite the process. A week later, I reach out again as the order is still "in processing" and this time they offer me a $10 gift card for my troubles - because I really want to have to deal with them again with another order? Yesterday, August 12, I finally got notice that my order was shipped. The best part, they only had 3 of the 11 things that I had ordered... I can't even explain how angry I am with this terrible company. I will never, and would recommend no one else ever order from them.
Reviewed July 31, 2015
Ordered 4 hats totaling almost $100 on Saturday 7/25. Wanted the items before I leave for vacation on 8/11 so I thought there was plenty of time to get them. Now I am not so sure. After not receiving a shipping confirmation I called on Wed 7/29. At the same time I logged onto Lids.com and saw that my order was still being processed as the woman explained to me on the phone after being on hold for 66 minutes. She ensured me that everything was fine and that I should receive my order by 8/4 even with standard shipping (3-7 bus. days). As of 7/31, my order was still being processed? How long does it take to put 4 hats in a box? My card was sure charged right away!
Since they will be closed Saturday and Sunday, I see no reason to believe why I would receive them by wed 8/4. After reading many other similar and worse complaints online (should have read prior), I decided to just cancel my order. I was told by the agent on the phone, they may not accept my cancellation request and I still may receive the items? WTF? I asked how that was possible since they had not fulfilled the order yet as it was only in the processing stage? Did not get a real answer to that.
I have ordered plenty of things online before and never experienced anything like this. As a matter of fact, I ordered some other clothing items online somewhere else the same day and received my shipping notice two days later. I just checked my tracking number and it is already at the UPS facility in my city. Something tells me my battle has just begun as even if they do accept my request, it will take another 3-5 business days to see my money refunded. It has taken them 5 days just to process my initial order. I have already notified my credit card company that there may be a dispute coming. I do not get how a company can continue doing business this way. Not only do I not recommend ordering from Lids.com, I will walk right past their store at the mall every time.
Reviewed July 23, 2015
Ordered two hats totaling nearly $100 with the tax. Was suppose to receive them no later than June 17. Called June 22 as we have yet to receive them. Found out they not yet been shipped! Called again a week later and still not shipped! It is now July 23, over a full month of delivery date and still no hats!
Reviewed July 22, 2015
Worst customer service ever! Not only have I been on the phone for 30+ minutes but when I spoke to the "customer care" rep she stated my order had already been processed when I had only placed the order about 30 minutes previous. I am leaving the country on Friday and have no time to wait 10-14 days for a hat to ship. She stated she couldn't cancel it and when I asked to speak to a supervisor she said they couldn't do anything. On Lids website it states that processing takes about 1-2 business days. Still on hold as we speak. I will NEVER buy anything from Lids again! If I could give no stars I would.
Reviewed July 15, 2015
"Manager" late to work and staff not properly trained. Staff very nice. Manager condescending and arrogant.
Reviewed July 3, 2015
I ordered a few hats through the website. They front a great selection but I suspect in reality that a fraction of those hats are not, and have not ever been in stock. I had the message that due to "Inventory Issues" they cannot ship and they refunded my order. Not that they will ship it when they become available (those are not "rare hats"). Or the case is that they simply thought my order was not attractive or big enough and just simply cancelled it. Will not be shopping there again. Thanks for wasting my time.
Reviewed June 24, 2015
I had a great experience. I have ordered a few things from the site and have had no problems. I only have two complaints. One they do not have MLL gear, and two my Genesco employee discount doesn't work on the website only in stores. Outside of that it is a good company.
Reviewed May 30, 2015
I ordered two ball caps as a gift at 1:00 am Pacific Daylight Time. About 30 minutes later, I checked to be sure that their "ship to store" option would arrive in time for next weekend. After seeing that their "ship to store" option is actually their SLOWEST means, I did their online customer service chat to upgrade to two-day shipping. They refused to change anything but said the order wouldn't ship out until Monday as they don't ship on the weekends. So how can you not change shipping on an item that is still sitting in the warehouse?!? The person (?) on the chat would not even consider checking to see if there was something they could do... she/he "**" was probably a bot. Anyway, I promised him/her/it that I would now make it a pastime, giving them poor reviews everywhere possible. Its/Her/His response? "Thanks for being a fan."
Reviewed May 29, 2015
I placed an order a week ago promised shipping in 2 business days. Called customer service several times with no reply. I asked to cancel and like many others here they won't cancel and my items are on sale so I can't return them. The items had a time sensitive requirement, very frustrating. When you have companies like Amazon who ship same day Lids needs to step it up. This is the last time I order from them. Sorry I didn't look at feedback first.
Reviewed May 29, 2015
1st order. My boyfriend went into the store, he did not see the hats he wanted so the LIDS rep told him that they will order them online for my bf and the hats would be sent to our home address. LIDS rep took all of the bf's information and a month later, out of 3 of the hats he paid for, only one came. They gave some bogus refund excuse and all in all, my bf still hasn't gotten a refund or the other 2 hats. The LIDS rep did not put the correct address, he actually just put for the hats to be sent to the local mall..
2nd and last order. Me and my bf ordered a few more hats. Waiting and waiting for a confirmation. It never showed up until 4 days later. I called and stayed on hold for 30 minutes before hanging up, then all of a sudden confirmation emails were sent. My order was placed on the 25th of a month. Money was taken from my account immediately but order wasn't processed for shipping until 5 days later, for the hats to be sent next month. Any where else I order from it is instant, you take my money, my order is processed and shipped. But not with LIDS. I will never ever order from LIDS. If it is not in their store, I will not get a hat. They can never get my money again. It's no excuse. People spend their money and have to be treated this way. It's a shame.
Reviewed May 18, 2015
I ordered a hat in store in April, the store customer service was fine very friendly staff. 8 business days later my package has yet to arrive when I was told 5-7 business days. So I email them and receive no response (big surprise) so I go onto their live chat and was told my order was being processed. And I should receive an email when shipped. 10 business days later still no email. I go back into the live chat and am now told that my order was cancelled the day after I placed it!! So not only was I not notified I was lied to about it still being processed and if I never contacted them they probably would have not notified me.
2 days later I get a response to my original email stating my order has been cancelled, sorry I wasn't told. Keep in mind I paid cash in the store and have all of my documentation. I ask how I'm going to be refunded and they say a check should be mailed and I will get it 10-20 business days. 10-20!!! Guess what 25 business days later, still no check!!! Can't wait to hear the excuse this time. But I will never purchase from this so called business again!
Reviewed May 13, 2015
I bought a hat online. I got the order confirmation by email. The amount showed up on my credit card, then... nothing. No shipping confirmation, no email, no hat, niet. But, a couple days later, Lids email spam by email, and hard to unsubscribe from their mailing list. In conclusion, no hat, no service, but email spam. Thanks LIDS!
Reviewed May 7, 2015
Ordered a $20 hat from the website. 5 weeks and 4 customer service e-mails later, the hat still has not shipped and I have not gotten the "update in 3 days" like I was promised a week ago. They refuse to cancel the order (needed the hat 2 weeks ago) but won't give an update as to when it will be shipped, if at ever. I will never look at a Lids store or website again. Awful service.
Reviewed May 2, 2015
They raised the price and then place the item on 50%off. Unbelievable.
Reviewed April 23, 2015
I had an item that I didn't like and was instructed by customer service through their chat feature online that I could mail it back to their warehouse in Indianapolis, Ind. and exchange it or receive a store credit. It took 9 weeks for me to get my credit. Finally ** sent me the store credit via email. Thank you ** for taking care of my return.
Reviewed April 22, 2015
I've purchased items from Lids.com on March 18, 2015 with Next Day Air shipping. I've spoke with a Lids customer service rep on March 27, 2015 and was told that my items have not yet been shipped and an email would be sent the warehouse for further processing and I should receive my items within a week. Reminder: I've purchased $19.99 Next Day Air shipping.
It has now been a month and I still have not received any of my items. I have been calling Lids customer service number listed on the Lids.com website for SIX days straight and the phone line rings 7-8 times and hangs up. I don't even want the items anymore... I just want my money back!!! I am so in disbelief that an reputable company would do their online customers like this!
Reviewed April 20, 2015
I ordered a ton of items ranging from hats, shirts, sweatshirt, and shorts from Lids (21 items to be exact) and paid for my items. I then placed a 2nd order for another couple of items I overlooked on my first order including 1 shirt I had ordered with the original order. About a week later I had not received any correspondence since receiving the original thank you for your order auto-response. So I sent an email from my account page asking for the status. Lids sends me an email stating "Thank you for contacting us. You should receive a response within 24 hours."
Well 3 days go by with no response so I go on the website and auto chat with a customer service rep only to find out that my order was cancelled because none of my items were available when I ordered them. She said "This usually happens when we have an incorrect count in our inventory, or if the item was damaged when we tried to fulfill your order." And that my credit card was not charged for this item. Well this would make sense (kinda in this day and age you can’t track inventory better than this, come on!) albeit said that this is the way they conduct online business except for the fact that the duplicate shirt I ordered about 15 minutes after this order has been fulfilled and already delivered!!!
So I ask to speak to a supervisor who comes on to basically say that there is nothing that can be done and that it was just the way the Lids inventory/warehouse system works. However, she DID say my card had been charged and would be refunded once the system/warehouse clears the status of my order but couldn't give me a definitive date (remember, I placed my order 10 days ago) on when I would receive the refund to my card. I would have at least expected some type of offer to at least try to keep me as a customer since I was attempting to spend several hundreds of dollars with their company but I guess they could care less. So to show my appreciation I will forever take my business elsewhere. I just hope that I can find another hat and clothing retailer locally and/or online since we as consumers have a very limited choice in this area. Congrats Lids on losing a faithful customer.
Reviewed April 16, 2015
I ordered my six year old daughter a Cubs hat and and Anthony Rizzo jersey for her birthday and two hats for myself. Three days later I get a package and it's one of my hats. The next day I get another package thinking it's the rest of my stuff but no it's the same hat I got the day before. So I call Lids and they tell the rest of the stuff is lost and I had to reorder but it would take 8 days for them to give me my money back for the first order they lost. So I reorder and did two day air.
That was on a Monday and it's Thurs and they say they can't find anything but will hopefully send it out for her party on Sat. I am so damn pissed. She has been a Cubs fan since she could walk and talk. She even named her dog after the Cubs. So I figured I would finally get her a jersey since she's older now and nope Lids is going to make me look like a damn dead beat at her party w/ out the Cubs stuff. Thanks a lot.
Reviewed April 15, 2015
Advertised a sale - half off clearance. I filled the online cart only to discover that randomly during the day the sale was discontinued - all I can assume is it was actually popular so they wanted to make more money. I was annoyed so I contacted them and THAT was the worst part of it all. Canned answer, wrote back in horror how they didn't answer my question, canned answer back. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE and no wonder they're going out of business in malls left and right.
Reviewed April 15, 2015
"24 hrs someone will contact you." Well it's been over 2 days now and the only response is someone will contact you. No one answers the phone, there is no live chat - it's all BS. All I am trying to do is get information on my big order I placed. Lids online is a joke, no customer service whatsoever, over ten emails sent and the only one response I get is "someone will contact you in 24 hrs." If you are out there looking for hats sports stuff etc, there many other sites and stores that work with you better and are grateful to have your business.
Reviewed March 28, 2015
I worked there from 12/14-3/15 and it's the warehouse. All the issues with customers getting the wrong orders, still processing and no communication is all the warehouse. Customer Service can't do anything but send up escalations (e-mails) to the warehouse and lie to the customers. The only thing the reps can do is send messages to the warehouse, take orders and offer up to $10.00 gift cards. Shutting down the warehouse the week before the Superbowl is done every year due to inventory. It's insane! I feel they screw the customers every time and try to satisfy them with a $10.00 gift card.
Reviewed March 22, 2015
Order submitted on March 13, 2015, have talked to reps twice with not satisfaction, should have read reviews first, would like advice do not order from this company the customer service is a joke. Ordered four hats, rep says warehouse had no stock and checking stores for inventory, this must have a bunch of monkeys working for them because it's taking a long time to check store inventory. Don't know if I will ever be credited, they seem to know how to debit your account but not too sure if they know how to credit your account. Terrible company to deal with don't bother. Pissed.
Reviewed March 20, 2015
I ordered two hats on March 4, 2015. I received an email confirming my order with an estimated shipping time frame of 3-5 business days. Because I hadn't received my order, I called Lids "customer service" (I use this term loosely) on March 16, 2015. I was told at that time that my order had not shipped yet. The representative could not explain why my order had not gone out but assured me that I would receive a ship out email the next day and that he would request overnight delivery as the hats were meant for a game taking place on March 21. The next day I had not heard anything so I called again and was advised that it takes several days to hear back from the warehouse on whether or not an order will ship out. The representative offered at least twice to cancel my order instead of actually helping me and getting my order sent out to me. This is not customer service, this is a loss to your business Lids.
I then talked to a Manager, said he would email an individual in the warehouse and try to get the order out. Today I was told that it would take several more days to even see if they can ship the order out. This is absurd and makes no sense. It's two hats, you aren't in the warehouse sewing them by hand. I have never had such awful service. Your departments don't talk to each other and it certainly shouldn't 3 weeks or more to ship out two hats.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2015
I placed my order on 1/31/2015. Still waiting for it. I've been told for the last 2 weeks waiting for the warehouse to answer. The rep tells me that every day for the last 2 weeks.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015
I placed an order on February 7th, 2015 with lids.com. I received immediate confirmation that the order was received. It is now February 25th. After numerous live chats and phone calls to Customer Service, I am being told for the third time that it will take 24-48 hours to give me status of my order. I work in warehouse distribution, I understand the importance of customer service. I would thoroughly be embarrassed if I could ship my product to my customers within a reasonable time frame. Do not waste your time purchasing from this company. If for any other reason, just look at the other reviews online. LIDS has a terrible record.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2015
Here is the customer service you can expect from Lids: I think someone with Lids customer service needs to be made aware of my recent experience making an online purchase. On Wednesday, December 3rd, I purchased a Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hat and a Purdue Boilermakers t-shirt. The hat was a Christmas gift, the shirt was to wear to an event, the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis. December 16th I received a package. The hat was present. The shirt was not.
Less than 30 minutes after receiving the package, I placed a call to Lids Customer Service. I waited on hold for 36 minutes before following the instructions to receive a call back. On December 17th, I sent an email via Lids.com to customer service inquiring about the missing shirt. I received a message that I would be contacted within the next 72 hours.
On December 18th I flew from California to Indiana. At this point I had not received a call back regarding the missing shirt. As the shirt was for an event in Indianapolis, this is obviously an item I no longer desired. On December 20th, four days after reaching out to Lids to reach a resolution, I was informed that perhaps a better way to get ahold of someone with your company was to use the social media site Twitter. Running short of options, and with poor customer service quickly turning into theft, I utilized this option before filing a claim with the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
On December 22nd, nearly a week after calling Lids customer service I received a call back. This gentleman also tweeted me that he would like to resolve the issue. On December 23rd, I returned the gentleman's phone call. I was instructed that he was out to lunch, and that he would call me back as soon as he returned. The call never came. That was the last time I spoke to anyone at Lids on the phone.
On December 24th, I received an email from Brittany stating she read that I spoke to someone on the phone and she assumed the issue was resolved. Later that day I received an email from Amanda stating that my card had been refunded the total of the purchase. This is untrue. On December 29th, I received an email stating that the original order, in full, 26 days after initial purchase, was being shipped to me.
At this point, exhausted and supremely disappointed with the customer service offered online and over the phone, I aimed simply to receive the package and then return it to the nearest Lids as promptly as possible. Concerned that another transaction involving my credit card could result in further erroneous charges, I had resolved to get the balance put on a gift card and to walk away.
I received this package on Tuesday, December 30th. I opened the box and found what appeared to be a hat and shirt wrapped in a red bag. I deliberately neglected to open the bag. On Saturday, January 3rd, I entered Lids store #5848 in the Westminster Mall in Westminster, CA. I spoke with Mike, who I later learned was a store manager. I told him I needed to return an online purchase and was only seeking to have the balance put on a gift card. He indicated that was fine and that he could help me. He asked what the items were. I told him the package included one hat and one t-shirt. Mike told me he would be unable to process the return of the shirt because his store does not carry apparel, but that I could return the shirt at the Lids Locker Room inside the Macy's located within the mall. I sought only a gift card.
We then proceed to the Lids Locker Room on the first floor of the Macy's in the Westminster Mall. We explained our situation to the employee on duty, Jesus, and that we were only seeking to have the balance on a gift card. While he was very polite, it was just his second day at work, and he was unable to assist us. He was prompt in calling his supervisor, Erin.
Erin explained to us that she would be unable to process the return because her store was on a different POS system. She told us that we would be able to process the return at the Lids within the mall. We explained that we had just come from there and they told us to come to the Lids Locker Room. Erin told us that if we went back to the Lids, they could call her to discuss the return. Frustrated, but clearly devoid of options, we returned to the Lids within the mall.
Upon returning to the Lids in the mall, we explained our situation to an employee named Jo. We told Jo that we were only seeking a gift card. Jo informed us that they should be able to process the return within the Macy's and that we should return there. We explained to Jo that we had first come to the Lids, then were sent to Macy's and then were told to return to the Lids. We informed Jo that we were not interested in walking back down to the Macy's. We sought only a gift card.
At this point Jo called Erin at the Macy's and learned that they were in fact on a different POS system and were unable to process the return. Jo then told us that if we wanted to process the return we would have to go to a Lids Locker Room, either the one located at The Block in Orange, or the one located at Spectrum in Irvine.
Running short of options, I told Jo I would go to the Lids Locker Room in Orange to process the return within the next week. Jo then handed me the box. I told Jo that before I left I would feel more comfortable if we verified that the Lids in Orange would be able to process the return. He told me he was 100% certain that they would process the return. Still, I told Jo Id feel more comfortable if we called to double check. I sought only a gift card.
What occurred next will turn the stomach of anyone, like myself, who has worked in customer service. Jo placed a call ON SPEAKERPHONE to an employee named Bruno at The Block in Orange. With my girlfriend and myself standing an arms length from Jo, and completely within earshot of the conversation, Jo explained the situation to Bruno.
During the conversation Bruno explained to Jo several times that he had to process the return in full. Each time Jo responded that he did not want to process the return because of an audit that was due to take place on Tuesday. Bruno reiterated, several times, that audit or not they had to process the return. Again, when I entered, I sought only a gift card.
Jo then ended the phone call. Shockingly enough, Jo then informed us that if we went to speak to Bruno at the Lids at The Block, he would process the return for us. Flummoxed, I stated that we clearly had just heard the entirety of the conversation, and I was now aware that he had to process the return. I asked, knowing that, why we would go to The Block.
Disturbingly enough, Jo told myself, and my girlfriend, CUSTOMERS, that he did not want the shirt in his store due to the upcoming audit. In no uncertain terms, I told Jo that I had absolutely, positively no interest in their upcoming audit and I expected the situation to be resolved immediately. At this point any semblance of customer service truly disappeared. Mike, the manager of store #5848 snatched the receipt out of Jo's hand looked at myself and my girlfriend and stated: "I'm not going to argue over a ** t-shirt."
Perhaps in a poor effort to backtrack due to his disgusting customer service, or blinded by his own anger, he processed the return for $64.79. Nearly $20 more than I paid, and put it on my credit card. We entered only seeking to have the balance placed on a gift card. A refund to my credit card was a resolution that I was not seeking when I initially entered the store.
Somehow, Lids has managed to give me more money back than I originally paid yet leave me completely dissatisfied. Infinitely more important to me than $20 is the delivery of prompt, competent customer service that does not involve the use of profanity and to not have my time wasted. Thankfully this nightmare of a transaction has reached a conclusion. I submit this document simply to ask two things. First, is this the level of customer service that is to be expected from Lids, and second, with so many different places to buy my apparel, is there any reason I should continue to shop at Lids? I hope your audit at store 5848 went well.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
I ordered several items on Jan. 27. And today is Feb.10, and I haven't received the package yet. The status is still "Production" which I don't even understand it anymore. I am very frustrated. I called the customer service, but I couldn't talk to anyone since the line was busy for at least an hour. I also did the live chat and the rep kept telling me "Unfortunately" several times whenever I asked her questions; I can't cancel the order. I can't change the shipping method to next-day shipping. I can't do anything but just wait. I paid expedited production cost and obviously that didn't help me either. (They gave me a discount on the expedited production cost for the delay, but I am not happy with that. All I want from them was my package. I was not interested in any discounts.) This is my last time I'm dealing with this company. I will never, ever order from Lids.com again. And I will share or post my bad experience with Lids whenever I have a chance.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
My son's friend had a big, blowout birthday party planned February 1st - they went all-out, renting a venue, sports-themed cake, pizza, and it had tons of friends and family. My 8-year-old son wanted his friend to have an Anthony Davis T-shirt so badly he took the money out of his piggy bank. So on Friday, January 23rd I placed an order. No problem, right? Ships in 3-5 business days and the LIDS center is only 125 miles away. Ha! My son had the "pleasure" of handing his friend an IOU for his birthday, and he was so embarrassed at the kid's puzzled reaction, he cried. So I shoot them an email and you can hear the crickets chirping. NO CONTACT.
Finally, on the 4th they contact FedEx to tell them they plan on shipping my shirt - I can see this on the belated order confirmation with tracking. They actually GET the shirt to FedEx on the 6th, and the shirt arrived yesterday afternoon, Feb. 9th. So yes, it arrives in 3-5 business days IF they actually take it to FedEx. I waited over half an hour on hold today at which point I was told it was my fault.
Evidently they "suddenly" (her words) had to close for inventory on the exact day I ordered, but they placed a warning on the website to that effect, so it's my fault. There was no warning, I swear it! I assured the woman I would NOT have ordered the shirt if such a warning had been evident, as I had to have the gift by the 1st. I would have surfed on and bought it elsewhere (as I plan to do from now on). Why wasn't this noted in an email after I placed the order? No answer to that except, again, "it was on the website." They did, finally, agree to refund the shipping, but I would never order from this company again if I had to have something by a certain date.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2015
I bought a license plate Laser frame cover as a Christmas gift from Lids Fayetteville, NC store (8146) on Dec.6, 2014. It was put on the car on Dec. 25, 2014 and not removed until Jan. 25, 2015, when my daughter noticed the letters and frame were falling apart. So on Jan. 30, 2015 I returned to the store to get satisfaction, with my receipt (ticket # **). I was told because it had been over 30 days and it had been 'ON THE CAR' there was nothing they could do for me! WHAT!!! It was a Plate Cover, of course it was on the car. I did not buy it to stay in the box.....? So I am to understand that Lids sells inferior products and will not stand behind their merchandise. NEVER, & I Mean NEVER will I buy anything from this company again.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2015
I went to a Lids location on 1/17 and ordered a hat. They did not have it in store, so the woman placed the order online for me and had it shipped to my house. I thought it would be great. A week went by, no hat. I called the store twice and got no answer. Finally on the 11th day, I called the store, and the woman who helped me previously answered.
She told me she has no control over locating the package (even though she is the one who placed the order) and that I needed to call customer service. So I did, and waited on the phone for over an hour, got no answer. After hanging up, I got in touch with someone via chat. It is now 1/28 and she had tracked down my package for me. It is still in the warehouse. After apologizing she asked if I wanted a gift card, I told her no.
I want my hat. I did not pay $37 for a hat that I can not wear during the super bowl. It should not take this long for me to receive my package. I asked instead of the gift card: is there a way to express ship it so I can receive it in time, she said no. I then told her I wanted to cancel my order, and again she told me no and that I can drive to the closest lids to return it once I receive it. I know she was just doing her job, but this is horrible customer service on the companies end. I ordered something on 1/17 and I should have it by now, and it also shouldn't have taken over an hour to get a hold of someone (when no one even answered).
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2015
I originally ordered a hat, and received it within 48 hours. I thought what a great company, so I placed an order for 3 more. It has been over 2 weeks and I have called every other day to find out where the hats are in processing. I get the same answer every single time I called "we have put in a request from the warehouse to find out the status and you have to wait 2 more days". I explained to them that they have put in 3 qty warehouse requests last week, so I should have some answers already. Then all of a sudden on the phone she said they only have one of the three hats in stock. I asked what will happen with the other two on the order, and she did not know. She could not get me to a supervisor, and could not find out if they will just ship the one hat. Horrible Service.
Over the weekend my husband and I were in the mall, and went into the Lids store. I was hoping to get better information on my order, and the employee told me that he would have to call the same 1-800 number that I do, and there is nothing he can do. He also told me that if they do not have the hats that they will never get back to me and they will delete the order on their end with no correspondence. I cannot believe a company today can get away with advertising merchandise for sale that they do not have, and treat customers like this. I will never order anything from them again, and will not buy anything from their store. Sorry excuse for a business.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
Order items on Black Friday-still no items on Xmas Eve. I received an email from lids about a promotion so I ordered 2 random hats and 2 t-shirts on black Friday this year. Two week went by and no communication from lids so I called customer service. Customer service said there was a delay and it would go out on Monday (still no tracking number). Monday came and went and no items. Called again on Wednesday, customer service said another delay and it would be next Monday. Monday came and went again and no item. Called again, rep told me 3 of the items were out of stock and cancelled but one of the 4 has a tracking number. Today Xmas Eve and the one item has a tracking number still in label create status. Not sure how a company can advertise having items at a specific price to get people to their site and then just cancel the order. Unless you love wasting your time and getting the runaround, I would not recommend lids.com.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Placed order on 12/11 for embroidered hat for my father. I received shipping confirmation on 12/20 with fedex tracking number. All weekend I checked. Still says shipping label printed. On Monday, same thing. I sent email to customer service, while I received a standard your email has been received - no other response. I called 5 times on Tuesday, just rang about five time then hung up. No answer. I even called the Spanish speaking line. I then went online and filled out their contact form, no response. Finally I used their chat function. The end result is a reference to a policy that was not on their website when I ordered stating that 12/4 was their Christmas cutoff and even though the item was ready for shipping on 12/20 they don't ship until Monday. The attendant couldn't explain why it was Tuesday and my product was still sitting around at their facility NOT MAILED!!! I've been informed that it should go out sometime today or tomorrow when I will receive and update from Fedex. NOT SO MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I'm not sure where to begin. The overall problem is the customer service process: Contacting a customer service representative at 888-564-4287, is a complete joke. I think the purpose for that system is not to help, but to avoid you as long as possible. My only reason to call customer service is to verify that my order was placed since I did not get a receipt email immediately and I was creating an account at the end of my purchase window as directed by the website. Additionally, my account order history was empty and I was concerned that my order did not go through or I just lost over $100 through a false company website. The call back is an added insult as you "DO NOT GET CALL BACKS" or if you do, you receive one up to 72 hours later. Contacting by email will take up to 72 hours and if you have ordered an item that is suppose to be shipped "Next Day Air", you will not get an answer.
I tried calling a local store, to see if they can look up my order through their system, but was told they are unable to and must tell customers to call 888-564-4287. The same number that puts you on hold indefinitely. I used the chat service and waited 2 hours to get a response. The automated message let me know it would take an average of 18 minutes, but after the 18-20 minutes it would start counting the time over again. Once I did get connected, I was again placed on an indefinite hold waiting for the rep. After explaining to me that my order had been shipped that day, at approximately 1200 pm ET, it will take 1-2 days to deliver. I explained that I received an email stating it was shipped the day before and I paid for over night (my mistake: next day air). While I was responding (the processing time makes sense, please explain the difference between over night and next day air) I was disconnected and was told it had been several minutes without getting a response from me. I thought if I was typing, the rep would see "RESPONDING" on her screen, as I would see on mine???? Also, I do not have the Superman skills in typing, but typing one sentence does not take a few minutes.....hmmm.
Bottom line, understanding that December is a very busy time of the year, you would think LIDS would have more staffing to meet supply and demand. LIDS customer service is by far the worst I have ever experienced and it definitely leaves you very frustrated and angry!!! Because I could not make contact with LIDS and talk to an actual person, I was concerned that I may have just ordered from an "ONLINE SCAM". After reading all the reviews and comments, it is evident that I am not the only victim. Note to LIDS: "CUSTOMERS, are the whole reason your company exist."
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Ordered several identical items December 1st. Not until December 19 (after one phone call and 5 emails) did they send me a "no-shipment" due to inadequate inventory. 2.5 weeks to determine your inventory listed as in-stock suddenly became a problem? Wow. Unbelievably bad customer service and quality control.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Lids.com has one of the poorest customer service operations that I have ever experienced. Their website has bugs and often the information that you input on the order form such as billing address, shipping address, contact telephone, etc. does not get accurately inputted into the final order form. Contacting their customer service is nearly impossible by telephone, and they do not guarantee to respond to an e-mail in less than 72 hours. I attempted to correct an error in the order I placed but was unable to contact the company by any means. Staffing must be inadequate, nearly non-existent, or the company places almost no priority on efficient customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
Our client sponsors a Holiday Wish List Drive for an orphanage. I participated in the gift drive and the wishlist was for a special edition baseball cap to be turned in on December 12. I placed the order the Friday after Thanksgiving and the cap was never received. I requested a refund and the supervisor stated that no refund can be given because the order is in "process". This order has been processing since I placed the order in November. I chased the company to get a status on the baseball cap. Now I am chasing the company to give me a refund for the baseball cap and any costs associated with the baseball cap.
I am told that a request was sent to the distribution center to investigate the order for the baseball cap and I have to wait for an answer. I filed a complaint with Paypal since I paid the company using this service. I will never buy from this company ever again. I should have read the consumer affairs review on this company before wasting the time. And that is all I have done since this purchase, waste my time. Do not buy from this company.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
Almost three weeks ago, my boyfriend and I ordered an embroidered hat for my best-friend. The hat said it was in stock, and there was no problem. I received an email from Lids shortly with an order number but no tracking number. Today, I tried calling their customer service number and it stopped ringing and just hung-up. This happened 4 times and I give up calling for today. I also sent them an email requesting information on my product. They've already charged my credit card so I want my product before Christmas.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
Placed an order and received FeDex confirmation label on 12/10/2014. Special gifts for my grandchildren (Steeler Footballs). Supposed to be a great gift for the young ones. After 5 phone calls and 3 chat attempts, I finally got a call back from a very frustrated customer service man. He promised to expedite the transaction but he said that they are experiencing horrible backlogs and the company is not prepared to handle it. He could not promise me delivery of my purchase. I will never buy from them again and they still have my money. If there was a grading score that was less than zero, I would use it!!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I ordered a custom hat on Black Friday in hopes of it being here for Christmas. It now 10 days before Christmas and I have nothing, not even a shipping confirmation yet. I have called 3 times and I have been told that it was waiting to be shipped and then someone said it’s still being designed. I will NEVER order anything from here again! I've asked to cancel my order multiple times and have been told I can’t. So I wasted 50 bucks and I have to scramble for someone else to design my hat hopefully before Christmas. I’m seriously dissatisfied and disappointed with LIDS.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
I order a hat on 11/24/14. As of today 12/12/14 I'm still have no hat and they will not just cancel the order. Their excuse is black Friday. Well I ordered my hat 2 days before all that. Done shopping with this company.
Updated review: Dec. 8, 2014
A Lids customer service supervisor responded to my complaint and offered to honor the Black Friday discount. Additionally, they also cancelled the Lids Club Membership.
I was able to place my order and received the discount. After all that fiasco, I came out of this transaction rather pleased with their service and response. I have updated my ratings.
Original Review: Nov. 29, 2014
I am extremely dissatisfied with LIDS Customer Service and would like to share my experience. I was planning to buy 3 hats over Black Friday. I called the customer service number as I wanted to find out if I can sign up for the Lids Club Membership - I had wanted to find out if I apply the 20% membership discount with the 35% discount that was offered for Black Friday. I called the LIDS Customer Care Department at about 10 am CT (on Nov 28). I stayed on hold for over an hour before trying the callback service (where you claim a customer will not lose his/her place in line). About an hour later, I finally received a call back from your customer service rep but there was only elevator music on the line. Somehow, the customer service rep managed to leave me a voicemail and explained that she would be calling me back in 15 mins. She never did.
I tried calling Lids Customer Service Department again at 10:30 pm CT to get the clarifications so I can make a decision on my purchases. While I was on hold, I thought I might as well apply for the LIDS Club Membership and would try to link my online account to the newly applied card. Unfortunately, I was unable to do so but was still on hold with your customer service line. At 11:15 am CT, I thought this was getting ridiculous and tried the chat service instead. Spoke an customer service rep named Tera. She told me that I will only get my membership number within 24-48 hours and therefore cannot link my account to the membership. She also mentioned that the Black Friday sale was over. Tera was utterly useless, with zero redeeming quality as a customer service rep.
While waiting for Lids Customer Service Clowns to provide some clarification for me, I had lost out on the Black Friday discounts. When I told Tera to cancel my Lids Club Membership as I no longer had any use for it - she had the cheek to tell me that I cannot cancel my account as it was already processed. I have already informed American Express to open a dispute once that $5.49 is posted. Lids is not getting a dime from me. Their customer service department is a joke and a disgrace. I think they probably have one customer service rep sitting in a closet space, in some off-shore location. What a bunch of clowns - I am not going to try to shop with them again.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014
Terrible customer and online services. I waited for over a month for a hat never received my shipment. Then I received an email saying e-refund I request had been processed when I was told several times that I would receive my shipment. Lids are liars and definitely not men of their words!!
Reviewed March 18, 2014
Back in November 2013, I was charged $3600 prior to making 26 items. Mid-January they finally arrive. The measurements are not as specified as I ordered letters and #'s. I have been passed on to 5 people since I have been dealing with this situation, since January 2014. 2 people have quit Lids (the rep who placed my order and a sales manager I was referred to because the rep had quit). 2 people do not return my emails, that I have been given their names for contact from this sales manager). 1 new manager just got on board willing to help me, just last week, the frustration I have been through in the past month and a half. Now I give him my reason, he now does not get back in touch with me. Believe they think I will go away, nope, they got the wrong girl to ignore :). So today, am doing everything possible to get this corrected. I won't deal with Lids anymore, they lack professionalism, and simply do not care. But gee, if you got an order to place, they are on it!

Reviewed Jan. 6, 2014
I ordered two items from the website on Monday morning December 30th - both items were in stock. I paid for 2nd day air to expedite the order to ensure delivery prior to an event I was attending. Online confirmation of the order was received in a reasonable time frame. On Thursday January 2nd, which was the anticipated delivery, I received email notification that the order had just been processed at LIDS & UPS delivery could be expected on January 6th a full week, and four business days after the order was placed even though expedited shipping was paid for.
I sent an online inquiry to LIDS which was never acknowledged. I also phoned Customer Service & waited on the line for an hour to speak with an agent. The agent was very unhelpful & unsympathetic about my concerns, even trying to blame the delayed delivery on UPS. This was completely unfounded since the order was processed on a delayed basis by LIDS & had nothing to do with UPS. After some back & forth, the agent offered to refund the shipping charges (which has not occurred). Unfortunately, this situation mirrors the level of service that I have previously experienced in a LIDS store. This will be my first and last, purchase from LIDS.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2013
My wife ordered me a watch on Lids.com for Christmas. She ordered it December 20 and they said it would be shipped to the store in one day. It didn't come in before Christmas but since she ordered it so late we understood. We waited until December 28 and drove over 40 minutes to the Store to see if it was in. We told the so-called Lids employee we needed to pick up a watch we ordered. Without even asking who we were or anything he just said, "It's not here." We told him we ordered it over a week ago. He finally got off his stool and stopped talking to his friends long enough to hold up a clear bag and say "it's not here". We walked away furious because of the lack of customer service we received. We decided to go back in and ask if he could help us find it or when it would be in and he said, "I don't know how to do that." So we left.
As the night went on, we were more angry. So my wife called Lids customer service. My wife told her what had happened and she said the watch had arrived at the store December 27 at 11:04 am and who signed for it. We drove over 40 minutes again back to the store Sunday, December 29. Went in and the same employee working said it wasn't there. We told him when customer service said it was shipped there, what time and who signed for it. He looked a little more and said it wasn't there. We called customer service while we were in the store and got a different person and he said they shipped things to the wrong store a lot. Then he transferred us to a District Manager and he told us they ship items to wrong stores sometimes. He said he would reship it to our home within a week. After telling him of our dissatisfaction with the company and poor customer service he was going to give me a $15.00 gift card.
Anyone who has shopped at Lids knows you can't get much there for $15.00. That means I would have to give them more money to get something I want. That plus the hassle and gas I used it was not enough. He had nothing to say. So we said, "Forget it, we want to cancel the order and get our money back." He said okay and hung up. I will never shop there again and will tell everyone I know to do the same.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2013
We went online on December 6th 2013 and ordered two hats. The order was processed without an issue. We were told it would ship to store in 10 to 14 days once the ordered was "processed". That's the catch, see we called about a week later because we noticed that nothing had changed on our online order. My wife called and was told that they will call us back within 24 hours. We did not get a call back. We then called again and was told that our hats were not in stock... but they would call us back before the end of the day with a solution. That was yesterday December 16th. We have called their customer hotline 3 different times today and asked to be called back (once an attendant becomes available (still nothing). I called at 9:00PM and I have been on hold since ever since. Currently it is 9:36PM. It has to be by far the worst customer service I have ever come in contact with. I would really suggest buying a hat any place on earth other than Lids.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2013
For my kayaking club, I ordered some custom hats from LIDS. The first time, I paid for expedited production and shipping but alas the hats did not arrive in time for our annual meeting. I was super irritated that I paid extra and they didn't come on time the first time. I immediately ordered more on Nov. 1 as gifts at our Dec. holiday party tomorrow night. The LIDS website says production takes 6 business days (2 if you pay for expedited production). On Dec. 2, I checked online as to the delay and saw the order was "in production." Given that my order was already weeks overdue, I asked the LIDS customer service rep to expedite the production and the shipping and she agreed to do that. Now, today is Dec. 6, and I received an email that LIDS produced my hats and shipped them standard ground!! This company appears to be poorly managed, customer service reps have no integrity (defined as keeping your word).
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2013
I bought a 59th Anniversary Detroit Tigers cap from Lids.com. The one they sent had a run and it was frayed. I called customer service and they said they had no more. I asked them if they would do a physical check because sometime there might be a miscount. That was out of the question. So way checking other stores etc. The only thing they would do was offer a refund. All I wanted was the stupid cap so I went to a tailor and got it fixed. I did get a half-hearted apology email saying they refunded my money and send the cap back. It's too late for that so they say they will re-charge me. I guess that's fine.
The thing that bothers me is they are very rigid and will not work with customers or even try go the extra mile to help them. They can keep the money. I got the hat fixed and I won't be buying another thing from them. I used to be a good customer too. I spent over $1,500.00 this year alone. I won't be spending another penny with Lids. They care very little about their customers. They own part of new era so who cares about a measly guy like me. They won't care about you either when something goes wrong. Don't buy there!
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2013
I got two hats through Lids for Christmas. All my hats before this were 7 3/8 so both the hats people bought me were 7 3/8, but they were a size too big and I had the hardest time getting Lids to exchange them and still am a month after Christmas. The first hat I brought back where it was bought for me was the Lids in the Thousand Oaks Mall. First, they tried to tell me that they couldn't take it back because the sticker with the bar code was peeled off, but they had me try on 7 1/4 and tried telling me it was too small because the hats shrink two sizes after sweating in them and them drying out.
So I left and talked to a friend and found out that was total BS and that they don't like returns and I went back there later that day. I asked for the same hat I tried on and the employee I had talked to earlier said they sold it already, but the other employee told me that they hadn't sold that kind all day. So I had to drive all the way over to Camarillo to get the hat I wanted.
Returning the hat I bought through Lids.com was even worse than that. I called them and told them I wanted a size smaller but explained to them that their hats ran big so I shouldn't be charged for shipping again but they were going to charge me again anyway. I also had to pay $7.00 to send the hat back so they could send me the 7 1/4 one. I got a call about a week later saying that they got my hat and wanted to know which one I wanted. So I told them again that I wanted the same style, a size smaller, and they told me that they didn't have that hat in that size. If they had checked that before telling me to send the hat in, I could have just taken it to the store and got a different hat instead of paying for the shipping ... again. So I settled on a different hat and It has been two weeks since then and still no hat. I will never shop through Lids ever again and I am going tell everyone I know who wears hats about it.
Reviewed March 19, 2012
On the LIDS website, the company offers the opportunity to design custom hats. I selected the letters I wanted, and then in the description box, I indicated that I wanted the letters to be layered, one over the other. I provided a specific reference to help clarify my specific design. Today, the hats arrived in the mail. No attempt was made to follow my directions and the company did not contact me to indicate that they were unable to fulfill the request. I have been on hold for 25 minutes and was told by a second person that a refund was not possible. I was also told that the company has the right to disregard specific customer requests without contacting the customer. Do not order custom hats from LIDS!
Reviewed March 8, 2012
I ordered a hat from Lids.com and got a different hat size than I wanted. I am trying to call them to return the hat, but the phone number they gave me was a wrong number.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2012
At 10:15 am today, there was a sign in the door, "Back at 10:30". A few moments later, a sales clerk opened the door and said, "I was going to go to the bank, but come on in." She seemed annoyed. I was looking at Michigan hats and the ones in stock had an "M" that was larger than I wanted. I asked if I could put the Michigan M on a navy blue hat with other designs. Her answer was, "No, I can't put a yellow M of any kind on a hat, that's a trademark." I then picked a Michigan hat that had an M on it and began to look for designs in the design book to add to the hat.
I spent 15 minutes and found several items I wanted sewn to the hat. I began to tell her what 6 designs I wanted added to the hat. "I can put no designs anywhere on the front of the hat, I can only add them to the sides," she said. I advised her that I was not adding to or changing the M, I was putting the items a minimum of 1/4 inch from the M. "No, I can't put anything, anywhere on the two front panels of the hat," she said. I again stated, "It's not going to touch or add anything to the trademarked M". She replied, "I can't do that." I said, "Okay, I guess you can't sell me a hat."
This sales person had no interest in selling anything in the store. She made no effort to assist me in getting the hat I needed for a friend. Most importantly, she never attempted to show me what could work. She actually enjoyed simply stating "no, I can't do that" over and over again. I have purchased 7 hats from Lids. All were personalized and expensive. I'm done with Lids.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2012
I ordered $300 worth of Super Bowl product on Tuesday, February 2nd, with expedited shipping to ensure it arrived before Sunday. I received confirmation and everything; then, on Friday, I receive nothing and come to find out that nothing ever shipped! Customer service couldn't have cared less. I asked them to ship it FedEx Saturday overnight. They couldn't (wouldn't) do it. I offered to give them my FedEx account number to use and ship it. They wouldn't do it. I asked to have a friend come to their location so he could pick it up and ship it to me himself. Wouldn't do it.
There was nothing they were willing to do, yet they kept ensuring me it'd arrive early next week. What good is that if it arrives after Super Bowl? This was for a Super Bowl party. I'm having 30 people over and now my plans are ruined! Finally, after dealing with customer service for god knows how long, the lady came back and said they're going to expedite it to arrive on Saturday. Did anything ever arrive? No. Did they ever even ship it? No. They are liars and will do anything to get you off the phone so someone else can deal with you later. Worst customer service ever.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
I ordered 10 embroidered baseball caps, approved the artwork on January 4th 2012. I paid $250 for them and was assured that they would be ready by January 30th. January 19th, the baseball caps status was still "Production", ditto January 25th. I was informed by customer service that they were "Closed for Inventory" but since I had paid for express shipping, I would still receive my order in time.
On January 27th, I got email that the shipment was ready for UPS. Saturday night, UPS had not picked up or by Monday night. LIDS customer service assured me the parcel was at UPS and would ship immediately 2-days by air. Shipment actually went through UPS Arrival Scan on Wednesday Feb 1 after 4pm. It will arrive on Friday, Feb 3 end of day, well over a week after our fund raising event. This is a total financial loss for our club. Please get the word out about how unreliable this company is so that other consumers are not harmed by them.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2009
I placed an order with Lids on October 1, 2009 for (3) hats and (1) passport membership. On October 3, 2009, I started to check on my order. On the 3rd, they advised that my item will be shipped on the 5th. On the 5th, I checked and they advised my item has been shipped. October 7, 2009, I called Lids to inquire about a tracking number. At that time, the Lids rep advised that they are having difficulties at the warehouse and will have the management call me. Nobody from the management called on Oct. 7, 2009. On October 8, 2009, I called 3 times and got 3 different answers. They finally advised that they will ship my item and will be received by Oct. 13, 2009.
Today on the 13th, I received a package from Lids with (1) hat Blk Blk Houston Astros 7.5. On the 8th, I advised the Lids rep that this was a gift for someone. Is this how lids operate? I think lids should be ashamed of its operating procedure and should look into their warehouse procedure? How are you going to send me one hat when I ordered three? How are you going to send me a receipt for three hats and send me one? Very confusing. I called 22 times since October 1, 2009 and never received answer or always receive incorrect answer. "Somebody will call" is the answer most of the times but no one calls.
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