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DSW sells footwear and accessories. The company offers a wide selection of shoes for men, women and children, along with handbags and fashion accessories. Established in 1991, DSW operates both physical stores and an online platform, providing customers with diverse styles and brands.

Pros
  • Wide selection of products
  • Good rewards program
  • Fast shipping options
Cons
  • Inconsistent product quality
  • Poor customer service interactions

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & AppHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed May 10, 2026

    Writing a review of DSW.COM. My biggest frustration with websites is the bait and switch where for a mere 10 to 15 percent off they drag you through page after page of personal information only to stiff you on the discount. Makes me insane. Either don't lie or sort your website.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2026

    I went to the DSW in Gilbert to shop for Special Occasion shoes. Not one person asked if they could help me, however I had a young male employee let me know that the store would be closing and he would shut down the register down in 5 minutes. I left the store and I won’t be back. If someone would have asked me if I needed help I would have possibly found the shoe I was looking for!

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      Reviewed April 20, 2026

      Review for DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse (Algonquin) Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ I had an incredibly disappointing and unprofessional encounter at this location today. I attempted to return a pair of Nike slides that I had purchased just yesterday from the McHenry store because they left red marks on my son’s feet after only five minutes of wear around the house.

      When I approached the register, the associate, Cerena, refused the return, claiming the shoes were "too damaged" to resell. When I explained the situation and pointed out that I had the receipt from less than 24 hours ago, she responded with a completely uncalled-for personal jab, saying, “Your house must be pretty rough if this is what they look like after five minutes.” I was shocked by the blatant disrespect. It is not an associate's place to make judgmental comments about a customer’s home. To make matters worse, after I insisted on the return, she told me she would process it but claimed I would be put on a "permanent list" of people who return damaged goods.

      While I eventually got the exchange handled, the experience was hovering on harassment. Using intimidation tactics and insults is no way to treat loyal customers. I’ll be taking my business back to the McHenry location or elsewhere from now on. Management seriously needs to address the conduct of the staff at this branch. I uploaded photos of the damaged shoes what can’t be resold.

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      Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

      Reviewed March 31, 2026

      Recently purchased three pairs of shoes online. The first arrived as ordered, the second never arrived and the third was the wrong shoe in the correct box that looked like it had been in a plane crash and was taped together. I returned. I have yet to receive my refund for the two pairs that someone on their end screwed up. I will NEVER order shoes online from them again. After speaking to customer service, I still have no satisfactory resolution, although it was promised. 2/3 of the order was wrong.

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      Punctuality & Speed
      After a positive interaction with DSW, Gerry increased their star rating on March 25, 2026.

      Updated review: March 25, 2026

      They made it right. Very speedy got a new pair sent out before I even dropped off the old pair at FedEx to be shipped out so my expenses was very helpful. And they honored their word. Gerrylynn **. I will shop here again 😀.

      Original Review: March 22, 2026

      Made a purchase. Received my shoes very fast. That's where the good stops!! My shoes where well 1 shoe was clearly used. It was dirty on bottom shoes. Had no paper stuffed in toe. It was clearly tried on and walked around in stretched out. This was my first time buying from this company and it will be my last. That is just gross. Unsanitary. Bad business. Would highly not recommend.

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      Reviewed March 16, 2026

      “Shoe Lover” No More. I am sharing this negative review as a long time DSW customer/“Shoe Lover”…by DSW’s own records, for over 20 years. I recently had such an unexpected bad experience I wanted to let other customers know about this undisclosed policy. I tried to return some shoes that were purchased online and was told that they could not accept them as I had made too many returns. They use a third party company to monitor your sales history and it is up to them to decide when to deny your returns. I was flabbergasted! Never heard of it…EVER. I went home and got online. I scoured their website and could find nothing about this company nor about “too many returns.” This was $200 worth of shoes that did not fit.

      I must receive a promotional email, sometimes two a day, for DSW deals online and in their stores. These last two years I had ordered multiple pairs of shoes online for important functions. I have narrow feet and purchasing shoes online is always tricky for me. The brick and mortar store does not have the same selection of sizes or designs…They will often encourage you to order online if you can’t find it in the store.

      I always pack the returns neatly and deliver them to the store well within the return window. I have NEVER had an issue…until I did. Not only did they refuse to return them, the store manger could not connect me with anyone at DSW who could explain the policy. They gave me the number for Retail——-. When I called they told me the only way to dispute this was to send an email explaining the “circumstances.” After review, they would decide and let me know. You had to hope they got back to you in the store's return time frame.

      After explaining my purchase history, they let me return the shoes I had, but would not allow me to return any other purchases for 6 months!! I felt like I was being punished. DSW has lost a loyal customer. They truly were my “go to” for shoe purchases. I’m sure the loss of my business is not a deal breaker for them, but this felt very unnecessarily punitive for simply purchasing shoes!!!

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      Reviewed March 10, 2026

      Ordered 2 pair of expensive running shoes online. Received an email several days later explaining shipping information. What was odd was the company was using an independent delivery service. Received an email several days moving forward, explaining package was delivered. No one was on my property at the time delivery was supposedly delivered. I have surveillance all around my home, and I was home at the time. No one delivered anything, now waiting to see how long I'll wait for a refund. NEVER purchase from this seller again.

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      Reviewed March 9, 2026

      Be aware, when shopping online. If you, see store pick up not available. It means it’s a store clearance event. All DSW stores clear out old inventory. I ordered sneakers, that were either a store return, or used in store. I also had a discount sticker on my box. Cannot be applied, hence me discovering, that my expensive new sneakers, were old clearance. I paid full price!!! Then after being angry they asked, if I would like 10% off.

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      Punctuality & SpeedOnline & AppStaff

      Reviewed Feb. 16, 2026

      They never have shoes that are my size and the style that I want. They might have 1 or 2 things in stock at an actual store near me and they make you search and search on their website, which is a joke. They never have good shoes in the store and they want you to buy them online and wait for shipping. Totally ridiculous. I'm done with them. They are "shrinking" themselves to death and will be gone in 1-2 years. And there are never any staff on the floor to help you but when you finally get to check out they treat you like a criminal, are you wearing the shoes, what's in the box, on and on. Go elsewhere. I've spent a lot of money there but I'm done.

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      Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedStaffHonesty & Transparency

      Reviewed Jan. 24, 2026

      I am one who write reviews good or bad. I Purchased shoes for a friend's birthday and I also purchased a pair for my birthday. Each purchase advertised a free sling bag. I thought this would be cute gifts. All sales went through and then the first set delivered the second only the boots. I went back online and the second sling was processing. Delayed then it shipped, well today 1/24/026 was the delivery date. As I was coming in my phone ding, stated delivered, no delivery, no picture from FedEx. I thought that's odd.

      I called FedEx, they stated I needed to call DSW, well I did and was informed by Aiden K., a very rude supervisor after speaking with a nice rep. Aiden gets on the line and says, "You were not supposed to get 2 bags." I said, "Oh yes I was. It was two separate purchases and the system took both." He said, "Well you didn't get it, that was not our promotion." I said, "Now wait you are telling me you guys went through the trouble because your system allowed this. You went through the false delivery." Aiden practically told me I was not going to get it and I have a shipped notice and a delivery notification. This is not only concerning, it's alarming.

      I do not do business with scam companies. Well I would like DSW buyers to know Aiden K. Told me I can do whatever I wanted when I stated I was writing this review. First off I called about a non delivery, Aiden never discussed that and when I mentioned it he refused to speak on it. As I stated to him if it was an error, call the customer and just say so, but to go through lies of a false delivery is very low. Scam

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      DSW author review by ConsumerAffairs Research Team

      DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is a retailer with more than 400 brick-and-mortar locations across the United States and an online store, dsw.com. They sell a large selection of shoes for women, men and children.

      • Store locations: Customers can purchase shoes online at dsw.com and then pick them up in their local DSW store. There is no charge for this service, and consumers can instantly return their purchase if they don’t like it or it doesn’t fit properly. Some items are available the same day.

      • Discounts: DSW offers discounted prices on popular name brands. The store has regular sales and clearance items, and it offers consumers a rewards program for other special discounts.

      • Selection: The store’s website offers an even wider selection of shoes than is available in the company’s stores. This selection is much better when it comes to extended size options. Customers can search for women’s sizes 3.5 to 13, and they can find an ample selection of sizes 5.5 to 11 on the site.

      • Returns: Customers can return orders to any DSW location for free. They can make exchanges by mail for free as well.

      The ConsumerAffairs Research Team believes everyone deserves to make smart decisions. We aim to provide readers with the most up-to-date information available about today's consumer products and services.

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