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Pros
  • Excellent customer service experience
  • Easy return process
  • Responsive to customer feedback
Cons
  • Frequent order fulfillment issues
  • Inconsistent product quality
  • Long wait times for refunds

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2025

    I wish I could give zero stars because one is far too generous. I placed an order for four items on August 1st. Saks canceled one on August 7th, and the package finally arrived on the 14th—only for me to discover that none of the items inside were correct. I had to take the package to a shipping store and return it on August 15th, which they confirmed was received on 08.21. Yet, when I contacted customer service, they claimed they hadn’t received the correct items—of course, they hadn’t, because they were the ones who shipped the wrong order in the first place. Since then, I’ve been through three “escalation processes,” each supposedly taking seven days, and I still haven’t received my refund. At this point, I honestly believe this online store is nothing more than a scam.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2025

    Do NOT order from Saks online. I returned a jacket two months ago, they reported they received the merchandise and have still not issued a refund. I have called repeatedly and they just keep saying it's in the process of being refunded. I will never, ever order from Saks again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2025

    Have made several purchases in the past from Saks Fifth. However, this latest purchase will be my last. Purchased a part of shoes and some shorts. The shorts arrived without any problem. However, the shoes were broken. I called customer service as soon as I noted this and they said they would send me a label to ship them back which I did. Two weeks later, the shoes arrive back from their return department with no explanation. I called and they said the return had not been approved. Called them and explained this and they said they would help me out; however, they did not. Basically, they try to play the blame game with their "vendor." I told them that I purchased from Saks Fifth and not their vendor. They do not want to take any responsibility and want to continually shift blame so they do not have to accept a return. Very poor customer service and quite frankly ridiculous.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2025

    I bought this product. They say it was delivered, but I never received what I bought. I filed a claim not for a refund, but rather to get them to send me what I bought. They say they can't accept the claim because the product was delivered, and I lost what I spent. Bad experience.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2025

    Do not buy from them especially dresses that gets shipped from vendors. They refused a refund saying the dress I was returning didn’t have Mac Duggal’s security tag. I returned the way I received the dress. The tags with ribbons were still attached. Their vendor sent a dress without a security tag so instead blaming the vendor they blamed on me. Mind you an $800 delicate dress was put in a plastic bag instead of a hanger and garment bag. Awful. Will report to BBB.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2025

    I purchased few different shoes and dresses from Saks. Was supposed to receive the $250 gift card as part of their buy more get more program. I did not receive the gift card because an error in the email address. After I got that rectified, I was told that I will receive the gift card in 7-10 business days. After months of following up several number of times and escalations, I finally received the gift card almost 2.5 months after my purchase. However, when I went to use the gift card, the website said the gift card is not valid.

    When I called the customer service again, they said the gift card was frozen by their staff and they do not why. They said they need to escalate again and do not know when they will be able to activate my gift card or resend another one. I am just appalled with the kind of customer service provided by such a high end retailer. Definitely not worth the time that has to be spent in the numerous number of calls with customer service who seem to have little to no control on resolving issues without escalations. Never shopping here again and highly recommend against shopping with Saks.

    -- Very unhappy and disgruntled customer

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2025

    I purchased a coat from the men's dept online at Saks. The box was delivered empty with only a hanger. I found out it was shipped by a 3rd party, and somewhere the item was removed, and the box was re-sealed. The manufacturer was Andrew Marc (G3), I notified Saks, which to reach a customer serevice representative is nearly impossible. However I was able to get an immediate credit witin 2 Days, and repurchasd the irem directly from the store (I CALLED THE STORE AND DID A CHARGE AND SEND). ALSO being a first member does reward the purchaser with free shipping and returns. ALL IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE WAS AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT SAKS STEPPED UP AND DID THE RIGHT THING AND DID IT QUICKLY!

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2025

    I purchased a $410 perfume online. I received the perfume with the plastic put together with scotch tape, a dirty box, and when I opened the box, the perfume was used as they had taken some of the perfume from the bottle. I called customer service for an exchange in the store because this is for a meaningful gift. I was told that I need to return the perfume to the online store because the store has another return policy. They won't exchange the perfume, but they will refund the money over $410 once they determine the case is eligible for return. I provided pictures, and a high-end store should provide the fastest and best resolution.

    This is the second time it has happened to me when buying perfume only through this store. The first time was with a $500 cologne, and it took almost a month to get a refund, and I had to call so many times that it was a nightmare. They should fire the employee who sent the perfume under these conditions because it reflects poorly on the store. Now I have this perfume that is not good for a gift, and I have to pay out of my pocket again for another gift.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2025

    Saks is non-competitive and no reason to shop here. Since I am an hour away, I can't get to the store, but they carry items also at other high-end shops (and other online stores). They charge for returns ($9.99) and then once they receive the return, they take 7-10 days to process. That is highway robbery!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2025

    Purchased a delicate, pleated silky dress from Saks Fifth Avenue. They mailed it in an 8x8” plastic bag, causing so many wrinkles, it was impossible to remove because of the pleats could not be ironed. Returned the day after I’ve got the dress. I’ve been on the phone countless times to try to get a refund. I’ve purchased this dress July 10th and I’m still fighting to get my refund over a month later.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2025

    Very poor customer service. I called the customer care center twice regarding a refund I was told would be processed within 7–10 business days. However, when I followed up, they claimed the refund was already issued to my account four days earlier—yet nothing appeared on my end. I had to contact my credit card company to open a dispute just to resolve it. It’s incredibly frustrating to go through this much trouble just to receive a refund. I will not be shopping with them again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2025

    I'm incredibly disappointed with my experience at Saks Fifth Avenue. I placed an order on August 1st, and despite promises, the order hasn't even shipped yet. The customer service has been abysmal; they've provided no clear answers and seem indifferent to my concerns. This level of service is completely unacceptable for a reputable retailer. I will be cancelling my order and taking my business elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2025

    Very poor customer service and order process. I ordered an item online 3 weeks ago and never received it. When I contacted customer service, instead of resolving the issue quickly, I was told I now have to wait an additional 3-7 business days for an investigation before my order can be approved for a refund or replacement. In the meantime, they've already taken my money and left me without the product I paid for. The process is too slow, frustrating and shows little concern for the customer experience.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2025

    Saks Fifth Avenue customer service is no service. Do not deserve a star. I called saks, spoke with multiple saks customer service agents clearly are from somewhere, not USA, informing them, I never received gift card in the mail, since first week of July 2025, informing me it was already mailed. No saks gift card mailed from saks received, as promised by saks. I called, informed saks, gift card was never received since July 2025. saks emailed me in August 2025 my preference either email my gift card or mail to my address. I picked email gift card, still no email received in 2 days. Imagine mailing saks gift card would be weeks, months, highly likely never. Poorest customer service from supposed to be high end saks, no longer high end, is the lowest. Walmart done better was my experiences with their fast fulfillment customer service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2025

    Carlos and the credit card department was so very kind, and he went above and beyond to help me. His follow-up was tremendous and as a result, I'm gonna get what I need in time. I hope Saks continues to have such great customer service. I know everyone would appreciate that. Thank you again, Carlos **.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2025

    I ordered the last available vest from Saks Fifth Avenue for a special occasion, only to be sent the wrong item, a set of women’s shirts instead. When I contacted customer service, they verified that it was their mistake, yet the solution offered was beyond ridiculous. Instead of simply sending me the correct item or offering a real resolution, I was told that I would have to buy it again with my own money. Mind you, I had purchased the only one left, so there was nothing else in stock, which they clearly knew.

    The only other option they gave me? Wait 7–10 business days for them to receive the return, and then wait even longer for the refund to be processed. All of this, after they messed up my order. To make matters worse, the first agent I spoke with was completely unhelpful and rude, he hung up on me when he couldn’t find a solution. No no accountability, nothing. This was an important piece I was relying on. Between the poor customer service and lack of ownership, I’ll never trust them with an important purchase again. Total disappointment.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2025

    I ordered a dress. Delivery was to be in 3 to 5 days. Day 7 order hasn't even shipped "trying to locate it in our warehouse." This is not my first or second experience in not receiving item. One time they didnt even have item to sell.So much for the dress for the event for the All White event tonight. 1ST rep said can't cancel. They only have 24 hours and I'll have to wait to get it and return it (charge with return). I had stopped ordering from them because items don't arrive as promised or maybe not at all. I truly am done w/ Saks!!! There are other high end online sites where items arrive expeditiously. Some even in Europe arrive much quicker, like 3 days. Saks has atrocious customer satisfaction!!! Save yourself the aggravation, shop elsewhere!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2025

    Placed an order for an item and it was not getting processed. I contacted customer service over multiple days and was told order will be on time and they need just a little bit more time. After a few more days, I get an email that the item is delayed. Contacted customer service and requested to cancel the order. I was advised I cannot cancel it anymore - my options were either wait endlessly for it or to return it after I receive it. This is the second time in a row it has happened to me and the last time I never received the order but was charged for it. I think they have serious order fulfillment issues and outdated systems that can’t manage the volume of orders they are getting.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2025

    I will NEVER buy anything at Saks ever again! The absolute worst store ever. I bought a pair of shoes. They didn’t work for me. I sent them right back. They sent them right back to me. Told me I wore them. They were not worn. The heel was in perfect condition. It was an absolute travesty that they had the nerve! I should’ve returned them in person because no one could’ve told me that they were worn. Do not return items thru the mail. It’s their word against yours and they’ll win! I had pictures of the perfect soles but I had no chance! $100! Gave them to someone cause they didn’t fit me!

    Absolutely terrible, liars& thieves! They’ll never get one over on me again! I’ve left so many bad reviews. They’ve lost way more money than those stupid pair of shoes that didn’t even fit me. I will continue too! I would never want this to happen to anyone else. Funny, I’ve seen another reviewer say the same thing happened to them! I tried uploading photo of the heel of the shoe that is in pristine condition, but it was too large.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2025

    I ordered a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses. The box was delivered today and the sunglass case was in the box but no sunglasses. I immediately called Saks to get it resolved. They started a claim and I submitted photos via email and then advised it can take up to 10 business days for the investigation and until that is done I will not get a refund. I spoke to a supervisor who would not help any further. At this point they can't even guarantee I will get a refund. This is $260 purchase that I did not receive. They do not do replacements either so I have no choice but to wait.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2025

    Saks Fifth Avenue customer service is horrendous. They send me wrong item twice, then I have to go through this lengthy process to my money back. I am never buying from them again, they don’t meet their customers half way even when they are making the mistakes. They should change that second f to L!

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    Reviewed July 25, 2025

    I am writing to formally express my deep dissatisfaction with the customer service I recently received from one of your representatives, Ofelia. As a loyal customer who has long appreciated the quality and reputation of Saks Fifth Avenue, this experience was both unexpected and disappointing. During my recent interaction with Ofelia, I encountered a level of unprofessionalism and indifference that fell far below the standard I associate with your brand.

    Rather than addressing my concerns with courtesy, empathy, or even basic attentiveness, Ofelia was dismissive, unhelpful, and at times appeared outright unwilling to resolve the issue I had contacted your customer service team about. Not only did she fail to provide a solution or explanation for the problem at hand, but her tone and demeanor conveyed a clear lack of concern for my time and experience as a customer. I made every effort to communicate respectfully and clearly, yet I was met with what felt like resistance rather than support.

    It is unacceptable for a company of Saks Fifth Avenue’s caliber to allow this kind of service to represent its name. Customer service interactions should reflect the high standards your customers expect when shopping with your brand — courteous, solution-oriented, and professional. Unfortunately, this was not the case in my exchange with Ofelia. I trust that Saks will take this complaint seriously and investigate this matter thoroughly. I also hope that corrective action will be taken to ensure that future customer interactions — with me or any other client — are handled with the professionalism and respect that your brand claims to value.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2025

    I never received my order. I notified Saks, they claim they investigated my lost order in less than eight hours and denied my claim. it clearly was delivered to the wrong address because the address they shipped it to was not mine. As a matter of principle, I plan on filling a small claims action against Saks.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2025

    Extremely disappointed and disgusted with Saks Fifth Avenue. I ordered a pair of Versace shoes and received a pair that was three seasons old, a half size too small, and completely different from the picture on the box. This screams negligence—or worse, a deliberate attempt to pass off counterfeits. No one checked the merchandise before shipping, or even worse, they did and shipped it anyway.

    I requested a replacement in the same color, or if that wasn’t possible, I was willing to accept a different color in the same style. Instead, I was told I’d have to pay the difference—a slap in the face after receiving what I believe to be fake merchandise. Saks clearly prioritizes their bottom line over customer satisfaction. The first rep, Thalia, offered no real help. The supervisor, Ryker, could only offer expedited shipping—nothing else. That’s not customer service, that’s a joke. Buyer beware: Saks Fifth is not above shipping non-authentic goods and leaving the customer to deal with the fallout.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2025

    I have been a long time customer, in store and online. Recently bought a $50 pair of shoes delivered by Veho. I left specific instructions on door code, leaving in lobby, etc. Veho left the package outside the door, in an urban area, did not follow instructions and of course I get home and the package is gone. Called Veho, admitted mistake, said to call Saks for a refund. Called Saks, transferred to India, said I needed a police report to file a claim and until I did I will not be refunded. Called credit card company and refuted. Saks denied my claim but covered by credit card. Will never buy a thing from them again. Never.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2025

    DON'T PURCHASE HIGH END SKINCARE FROM SAKS! Lancome customer service noted that Saks Fifth Avenue is NOT an authorized 3rd party seller of their products, which means Lancome cannot provide product support or assurance!! Purchasing high end skincare from Saks is equal to purchasing them from Temu... if you get issues from the part, you just suck it up and deal with it. Saks Fifth Avenue customer service communicated that they were not aware themselves that Saks is not an authorized 3rd part seller. If it is misleading to the Saks customer service, it would also be misleading to the customers that trust Saks to sell high end high quality products.

    Is it even legal to not provide a risk disclaimer noting the product is not supported or authorized to be sold by Saks on the website? It mislead me, the consumer, into believing that I'm purchasing quality-controlled high end skincare. It's especially dangerous when the product is a faulty skincare product that may cause health issues and be toxic to the skin with no customer support and accountability provided. Amazon, for example, has risks outlined for its 3rd party sellers on the website and has different return and warranty policies accordingly. Saks does not.

    Saks implied that buying from them was a risk I should be willing to take anyway, but why would I take that risk in the future?? Buying from Saks provides worse warranty, no product support, accusations I tampered with the product if I return it, and they're unauthorized, so that means they provide no quality control and only restock and ship as a middleman... There's no real selling point of taking that risk and paying the same amount for a high end consumable product. I've learned my lesson from this horror story... You're strictly worse off purchasing from Saks than the original manufacturer. If you purchase multiple skincare products at once, Saks does not offer warranty for damaged products past 30 days, and it doesn't make sense to open up your annual supply of products all at once given they expire a few months after opening.

    I purchased a few bottles of high end Lancome skincare from the Saks website. From the outer packaging, the product looks good, so there was no reason to believe the product was damaged upon receipt. Saks customer service told me that in order to get returns I'll need to open up every single bottle within 30 days... High end skincare is only good for a certain number of months after opening. Opening everything up upon receipt defeats the purpose of purchasing multiple bottles of high end products at once especially when you hope the supply will last throughout the year... it doesn't make sense that customers need to open up and test every bottle especially if the products are huge skincare bottles that'll start degrading after opening.

    The customer service agents themselves acknowledged this irony and lack of logic but cited it was policy and that all warranty is limited to 30 days once product is transferred to the third party. You'd expect a high end 3rd party seller for a high end product would do quality control, but there's no assurance from their end and no product support. When I checked the batch number on the product, I noticed that the expiration date was 2mos after my product receipt, and the product was manufactured 2 years prior with a 2 year expiration time... That means the product was about to expire when I received it. However, the bottle didn't have an expiration date-- this really took a lot of tracking down codes on 3rd party sites to find the manufacturing date. Quality may be a Lancome issue, but providing customers with unexpired products is a Saks stocking issue...

    Final thoughts are it is DANGEROUS to purchase consumables or skincare from Saks because they have no product assurance if any item that should not be opened immediately arrives faulty. I hope they change their policy because this lack of quality control is dangerous. I talked to 3 of their customer service agents-- they clearly followed their internal standard operating procedures and followed the script. It's not a people issue, their customer service did their jobs and followed protocol-- it's a policy issue that requires changes. The policy needs to address consumables such as skincare that cannot be opened immediately upon receipt or at least do an internal check that no products arrive pending immediate expiration.

    The concern cited by customer service was that I might have tampered with the product or stored the product improperly during the time of purchase till a few months later. However, if they track which units they shipped out, they'll know exactly the barcode or serial number associated. They can use this serial number to find the manufacturing date and expiration, which clearly indicates the product was sent right before expiration.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2025

    I am extremely disappointed with the level of service I received from the customer service supervisor regarding my recent purchase. I had ordered an item expecting it to be in new and clean condition, but upon arrival, it was dirty and appeared worn. I immediately reached out for assistance, hoping for a quick and fair resolution, but unfortunately, my concerns were dismissed rather than addressed.

    The supervisor showed a complete lack of urgency or willingness to resolve the issue, making the process frustrating and time-consuming. Instead of offering a reasonable solution, I was met with unhelpful responses and no real effort to make the situation right. It is unacceptable for a company to treat loyal customers this way. I expected much better professionalism and accountability, but instead, I was left feeling unheard and undervalued. I will seriously reconsider future purchases if this is the level of service they continue provide. They fail to send me the gift card.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2025

    Ordered a set of earrings for my wife and received an empty bag Inside a box. It makes me feel I have been robbed, it was supposed to be a surprise and now it’s not anymore; and I need to wait days for a resolution, according to customer service.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2025

    I purchased a dress from Saks Fifth Avenue in April 2024. It arrived damaged. I contacted customer service, who provided a return label. I sent the item back, only to have the same damaged dress returned to me weeks later with no explanation. I called and was told that, for damaged items, I should have sent photos and called in rather than using the online return process—something I was never informed of. I followed their updated instructions, submitted photos, received a new return label, and sent the dress back again.

    In June 2024, the dress came back a second time, again with no explanation. I called, and a representative admitted there had been an error and promised to send another return label. I mailed the dress back for the third time. Then—silence. I followed up in October. No response. Then in May 2025, nearly a year after my original purchase, the damaged dress was returned to me once again. When I called, I was told the return was invalid because I didn’t include photos and had missed the return window. This is completely false. I have records of emails and calls showing that I followed every instruction, within their stated timeframes.

    When I escalated the issue, the supervisor I spoke with admitted the item had just “sat on a shelf” at their warehouse for 11 months. He said there was nothing they could do. He also made it seem as though the warehouse functions as a separate entity with no coordination or communication with customer service. As a result, there was no follow-up, no resolution, and no accountability. After nearly a year of trying to resolve this and following every instruction they gave me, I’m left with a damaged $200+ dress and no refund. Saks Fifth Avenue completely failed to take ownership of their internal breakdown. As a customer, I’ve been left to absorb the cost of their mistakes. I won’t be shopping with Saks again.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2025

    I’m really disappointed with my experience shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue. I purchased a few dresses, and unfortunately, they didn’t fit. I returned all of them in perfect condition—exactly how I received them, unworn and with original tags. Despite this, the retailer has refused to accept one of the returns, falsely claiming the dress was used. This is simply not true. I followed their return policy carefully and handled everything with care, so being accused of using the item is not only frustrating, but unfair. I’ve tried to resolve this with customer service, but they’ve been unhelpful and dismissive. It’s very upsetting to be treated this way as a paying customer. I won’t be shopping here again and I urge others to be cautious, especially when it comes to returns. If something doesn’t fit, you may be stuck with it—regardless of whether you meet the return conditions.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2025

    They delivered my handbag totally damaged, without box or dust bag and refused to refund my money. Now they sent me a store in credit card, I don’t know for even how much, instead of refunding my money.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2025

    The product was wrinkled and seemed like use and returned previously. They didn’t even bother to clean it before selling it again. The customer care was useless when it comes to resolving the issue. The website is designed such that there is no way to write a review - a wily way to bury the bad reviews and customers’ disappointment.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2025

    The absolute worst - was sent a gift card for over 600 dollars over 6 months ago - that never worked - was promised to receive a new one - still never have received. And now returned an order over 2 months ago - still no refund. Spent over 5 hours chatting and on phone - promised my refund and gift card - still NOTHING. They have stolen almost 800 dollars from me - wasted over 5 hours of my time - and they do not care. Also a card member for over 40 years - platinum member almost 20 years - and over 6 months - 5 hours of time wasted and they have stolen 800 dollars from me.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2025

    Total failure on so many counts. The level of overall service is what you'd expect from the likes of Walmart but with a painfully unrealistic price tag to back it up. Not just the front line phone/chat agents but behind the scenes too. So poorly ran it's a joke.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2025

    I recently made an in-store pickup purchase at Saks Fifth Avenue exceeding $225, specifically to qualify for a promotional fragrance sampler that was prominently advertised and included in my order confirmation. Upon pickup, the promotional item was not provided. Despite multiple attempts to resolve the issue with Saks customer service no resolution was offered. This experience reflects poorly on the transparency and reliability of Saks’ promotional practices. For a retailer positioned as a luxury brand, I expected a much higher standard of customer care and accountability. I urge others to be cautious when relying on promotional offers, as they may not be honored even with valid proof.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2025

    So it is very rare that I have had an experience where I feel so taken advantage of that I feel compelled to write a negative review. I bought a dress that I did not realize was a final sale, probably because it was in such fine print I didn’t see it, however I will own that mistake. What bothers me is that there is no doubt as to why it was a final sale. The sizing is nowhere near what is advertised and the design is so poor I can honestly say it is unwearable. I will not make the mistake of ordering from this company again and would warn others that there are too many reputable companies that stand behind the products they sell than to fall for these antics.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2025

    I recently purchased 2 different sizes of a Mac Duggal evening gown and they were shipped separately. I tried on the size 10 and it fit but it was too long and it was beaded so too expensive to have altered. So I returned it and it was refunded no problem. The second package contained the size 12 of the same dress so I did not open the package because I did not need to try on. I knew it would be too big. I returned this dress and they sent it back to me saying the security sash was torn/cut. I did not even open this package. They refused to refund me the 727 and some change that I had paid for the dress. I called the designer store and they told me they make exceptions for situations like this. They even wrote a letter saying they would BUY the dress back from Saks if they would take it back.

    Saks still refused to refund me. On top of that, someone else’s name was on the packing slip. So at first Saks would not give me any information about the order. The name does not match mine at all and they said I had to have made a typo. Ridiculous- There is no way. Maybe this person had the size 12 dress before it was sent to me and I am paying for their error. Saks does not care. They just want your money. They must get more from me than they do the designer because even with the assurance that the designer would buy it back - Saks still wanted my money. I still have a case number to try to find out how this unknown person got on my account. Thieves and scammers. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2025

    Bought necklace online for my wife for Christmas. Received and empty box. Called customer service. They said that I have to buy another one and they would put in a claim. I paid for the second one upfront just to get the necklace on time for Christmas. They got back to me and told me that the claim was denied. The necklace was $980. Sent email to Saks customer service on April 1st. No response. I will never buy from Saks again. It was Saks warehouse and they picked the shipper. So it got stolen buy the shipper or the warehouse never shipped it.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2025

    Saks Fifth Ave are blatant scammers! I wish I read reviews before ordering. I ordered 2 dresses for size. The first one fit so I didn’t even try on the second one and just sent it back in the original box for a refund. They denied the return of missing anti wear sash! How could it be missing if I never even opened the box?!?! Reading the reviews this is an obvious scam they’re pulling on customers. Shame on them!

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    Reviewed April 12, 2025

    If I could give 0 stars, I would. There are numerous reports of them denying returns and falsely claiming the item is “used/damaged/altered." I have been a recent victim of their fraudulent business practice. I wish someone would have warned me, and I really hope this review prevents someone else from going through what I have been through. If you think there is any chance you will need to return the item due to size, rush delivery, etc., DO NOT SHOP AT SAKS!

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    Reviewed March 30, 2025

    Do not buy gift cards from them! They do not work and nothing can be done to replace the funds. I spend 2 hours in attempt to resolve the issue, they promised to send me confirmation of the escalation. I have never received it .

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    Reviewed March 25, 2025

    I will never shop at Saks again. I tried to return an item a few days after the 30-day mark (we were out of town for the holidays). I called customer service, and a supervisor approved the return. The supervisor emailed me a shipping label. I mailed the item back. Over a month later, I got the package back saying it was "outside the return window." I called them and they told me it was their mistake and that they would send a new shipping label to my email within 24-48 hours. Nothing came, I called them again, and instead they now told me that the decision to reject the return was from the warehouse and final and there's nothing that can be done. Their employees lied to be and their team does not communicate with each other. It is too high risk to shop at Saks, considering this incredibly strict/harsh return policy.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2025

    It's a scam. Don't buy from this business. Returned a pair of shoes, and they claim they are unsalable. Shoes were returned and the same condition as received. I've had to file a small claims to get my money back.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2025

    One month and a HALF and still no REFUND has been initiated!!!! I am completely disgusted and disappointed with this company!!! I wish I would have known before ordering from them!!!! What do you mean, you pay 10$ for shipping, then you pay 10$ for a return, then lastly, your refund to be issued it’s taking more than 35 days!!! What a shameful service!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2025

    I ordered a YSL bag online in January. Received it from FedEx on 1/22 at 10:24 am. I opened up box at 10:40 am only to discover it was eying bag and damaged. I returned 1/22 at 11:05. They said I damaged it and won’t refund me. They keep sending it back! How could I damage and use a bag in 20 minutes??? This was time stamped from FedEx???? They sent me a used damaged bag and tried to pin it on me. Now I have to get attorneys involved! I will never buy from them again.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2025

    I returned a golden diamond bracelet I bought online from Saks Fifth Avenue. As soon as I open the box I knew immediately it would be way too small. I closed up the box and RETURNED IT IMMEDIATELY. It was returned to me after three weeks with a letter stating I had damaged the item. So untrue and such a lie. I am so angry and absolutely beside myself after being such a long-term customer. Never buy jewelry from Saks online.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2025

    Rejected my return after a month+ of silence saying I had worn the shoes when I had not, considering they don't fit at all. Then, they also said that I had missed the return window by a few days (exactly 5, not like it was weeks) so there was nothing they could do. It was also over the holidays, yet they made no exceptions for gifts, and didn't include holidays or closed business days in their strict 30 day window. And apparently, life circumstances also mean nothing to them. If I couldn't return the item because I was dealing with other important items, I then still would have had to have found time to contact them through their terrible customer service paths. Escalating did nothing. They don't care about customers and said I had to keep shoes that don't fit and eat the $700 cost of them. But, they can take over 30 days to process returns and be silent about the outcome until a package with your rejected return arrives back at your house 6 weeks later.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2025

    I purchased a dress for my so son's wedding in August and the dress was small. I actually received the dress and the same day with the tags attached. I returned the dress the same day knowing Saks takes 2 months to credit you. They returned the dress back to me like wrapped on the hanger like a football..with so much disrespect.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2025

    I can't echo the sentiment of so many of these other reviewers enough. Ever since Saks was taken over by a private equity group their customer service has become ATROCIOUS. It takes FOREVER to get items returned. One item they "lost track of" and it took them 4 months to credit me (at least with that one I got an apology). Their agents are beyond difficult to reason with (have understand you if you are not "on script") that have NO idea what products the store offers. They can do NOTHING outside of a handful of minor things. Supervisors are never available. I feel unnerved. Gross and like I need to take a long hot shower even considering ordering from them again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2025

    Extremely Disappointed with Saks Fifth Avenue’s Customer Service/Return Policy. I’m beyond frustrated with how Saks Fifth Avenue handled my refund issue. On December 23rd, I purchased a pair of $900 Balmain boots and received them on the 25th. I wore them for the first (and last) time on December 31st, only for the heel to come off after just three hours of wear—a clear manufacturing defect.

    I contacted Saks on January 3rd, provided photos, and followed their return process as instructed. After waiting 45 days, they rejected my return, claiming the shoes were “worn and damaged”—without even acknowledging that the damage was due to a quality issue. They didn’t offer any solutions, such as a repair or replacement, which is unacceptable for a luxury retailer. I expected better service and accountability for a defective product. Saks, this is not how you treat loyal customers.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2025

    First time buy and last time shopper with this company. I will never buy anything from them ever again. If I had known their customer service was so atrocious I would have never ordered from them. A few weeks ago, I was shopping for a item I could only find at retailers and Saks was one of the companies that was selling it. It was a bottle of 6.8 oz bottle of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris, Grand Soir, a $500 item. The package appeared to have left their shipping facility at a reasonable duration of time, and it showed to be delivered on schedule. However, when I picked up the box it was completely empty. Saks Fifth Avenue had used a company called OnTrack and during its shipping at some point someone had ripped open the side of the box and removed the item.

    When I contacted Saks customer service they said they would open up a case and get back to me. No idea how long it would take or any resolution for my issue at that time, but I had a bad feeling. Any company that has to “open a case” instead of resolving the issue at the time the customer calls had me worried. Five days later they contacted me via email saying they had decided to not issue any type of refund or make any attempts to solve the problem. It was somehow my fault the item was stolen during the delivery process and I was expected to pay $5oo for an empty box.

    Since there was no one to talk to and they didn’t care about making any other efforts to resolve, even after I told them I hade video footage of the delivery and the way the carrier was holding the box and swinging it around you could tell it was empty. I also offered to send them pictures of the box opened from one end but note of that mattered. I would not recommend using this company for any purchases online. If you don’t get the item they do not care as long as they have their money.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2025

    I ordered an Ulla Johnson top shirt, and waited pretty long to get it, then returned it on same day. The store got my return pretty fast on 02/04/2025, now 20 days later, no refund. The worst thing is on their website, it says return completed, and shown amount I paid for this order is only shipping. And I contacted them many times, they said 30 processing return, and they don't know when they will issue refund. For such big business, this is unacceptable. I contacted customer service many times, and they don't care about customer, just read you what is written on website return policy. So I will do a credit card charge back for this unprofessional treatment.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2025

    I ordered a bag and what I received was a fake bag. I sent it back for a refund on December 9, 2024 and they received it on December 16, 2024 and now they say that the time has passed and that they can't give me the refund. But the strangest thing is that now they don't know where the bag is. It disappeared. I have sent hundreds of emails and their response is the same. They have terrible customer service. I will never buy from Saks again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2025

    First, they sent me scratched Celine glasses, so I had to return them after providing videos and photos as proof. Now, it’s been five weeks since they received my return, and I still haven’t received my refund. I’ve called multiple times, but customer service has no clear answer on when I’ll get my money back. The lack of transparency and efficiency is completely unacceptable. I will never shop at Saks again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2025

    I purchased a pair of boots from SAKS online in December 2024 and returned them because the color was not what I expected. I never wore the boots. It is now February, and I contacted them via their texting service to see where my refund was....because I had no word from them since they sent me an email on January 7th saying that they received my return and were "inspecting" it.

    Now SAKS is refusing to issue me a refund saying that I wore the boots and that they are in an unsellable condition. It's as if they are accusing me of lying to them. This is appalling and I have never had such treatment from other high-end department stores such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, and the high-end shoe brand, Inez. I have returned many things over the years without any issues whatsoever. I have no choice but to keep contacting SAKS until I get satisfaction. Needless to say, they have lost my business...and when I texted this to one of their customer-service people, he replied with "It has been my pleasure." There are no words to describe such poor customer service.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2025

    I am writing this review because of the ongoing challenges with receiving a refund for returned items to Saks. I have been a long standing customer and bought a number of gifts for Christmas at Saks.com. I returned some of those items due to fit within 1 week of purchase. I waited several weeks to check and see if the returns had been processed and confirmed that the items were all received. I waited to see the refund processed but this took more calls/emails to customer service and I still have not received 2 of the refunds. On the customer service chat it actually showed the status as already refunded but when I checked my bank account that was not the case. The result is now almost 2 months pending refunds (about $1000 pending) and still no refund in my account yet.

    I am making another call to customer service today. What is really frustrating is I haven't been as diligent as I should have been with prior returns and now I question if those were processed since I am having so much difficulty getting these refunds as well as incorrect information/emails saying the refunds were processed but no dollars refunded. Buyer beware. I am not purchasing from Saks again as a result. Other companies I buy from online have a much more streamlined process if I need to make a return and they are prompt in letting me know that they received the item as well as transparent to when they process the refund. Very disappointing Saks after all of these years.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2025

    I have put my foot down and told myself NEVER again I will be spending my money at Saks. There are plenty of stores with excellent customer service NOT Saks. Lately my items that I order arrive in disgusting, used, stained condition. Upon calling Saks all I get is a sorry. Recently I purchased bunch of items, made a return, about few month later they returned few items back to me stating that I have not purchased them at Saks and refused to issues a refund. Those items are not even my size and not even close to what I have purchased. The sent me back USED underwear.!!! I emailed and called the manager multiple times and no one cares. They denied my refund. I think a civil action law suit needs to be filed against Saks. Anyone who is willing to file, please contact me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2025

    Please don't waste your time ordering from them no matter how good the pricing is. When you go to make a return, it will take them at least 30 days after they receive it to issue you a refund. I returned five pairs of jeans in unopened condition and they are telling me they cannot process it any faster. Archaic uppity company that does not value customer service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2025

    IF you ever thought of ordering through Saks Fifth Avenue, don’t. They allow themselves 40, 4-0, FORTY days to refund you your money AFTER they’ve received the product back. Imagine me tracking a refund back to my credit card for 40 days after they’ve acknowledged receiving the item back.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2025

    I sent a dress back for return. Too small. They received my return on 1/2 and still no refund as of 1/29. UNACCEPTABLE! The worse customer service EVER! You would think if you shop at a Luxury Brand you would receive Luxury Service! NOPE!!! Awful! I will NEVER Buy from SAKS again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2025

    I made 2 separate purchases on December 14th, online each a formal gown. They did not fit properly and had to send back. Getting a return label was simple and by the way they charge for return shipping. They received my returns on December 26th. I still have not gotten a refund. It’s been 28 days! Calling is useless. Poor customer service!! I’ve never had this experience with any other store. They play with your money beware!

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2025

    Worst store to buy designer stuff!! They do not stand behind what they sell unless it's 30 days!! If you want to buy the designer bags, shoes always always stay away from Saks Fifth and only go to the designer boutique or other high end stores like Neiman. I bought a Bvlgari bag that showed a light coloration after 2 times use and when I called the customer service they said it's only 30 days policy for them to look into it. Worst worst store to buy designers. Do not waste your money trusting them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2025

    Their online shopping platform, warehouse employees, and customer service representatives seem unaware of the no-sales-tax policy on clothing priced under $110 in NYC. Interestingly, their headquarters is located in NYC. Shouldn't they be expected to clarify or reinforce their policy for NYC residents? Their policy explicitly mentions no sales tax in Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.

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    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2025

    3rd time ordered something and my merchandise was cancelled because it was sold out. So why in the world do you sell something that you don't have. False advertising!!!! 1st time ordered the product never arrived. The driver got into accident and my package was lost by the driver and it took me nearly 2 weeks to get my money. The 2nd and 3rd time I purchased the product and 2 days later I was notified that my orders was canceled. Really??!! Poor service. I will never buy anything with them, they are horrible. Will rather pay few dollars more and get my items instantly without any problems. Horrible experience.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2025

    I ordered a Teddy coat on Dec. 4, 2024, I waited until it was on sale. I had been checking a few retailers that carried the brand. Instead of a coat for the sale price of $415.04 I received a pair of pants for $395.00! I was home when the delivery arrived and opened the package immediately. I called customer service right away after seeing the wrong item on Dec 9, 2024. I explained I ordered a coat and received a pair of pants. The rep was very nice. He sent me an email so I can send a picture of the wrong item I actually received. He then sent me a return label. I went to post office and mailed it. I was alerted that the package was received.

    After waiting for 30 days I called Jan 2, 2025 as I had not received a refund. The rep told me to wait until Jan. 12, 2025. On Friday Jan 03, 2025 I received the pants back in the mail with a note saying they cannot give me a refund. I called again that day and was told wait 72 hrs. I called today Jan 8. Asked for a supervisor. These people cannot think on their feet. She advised no refund. They found the right product was sent to me. Clearly someone in packing did not do their job! Clearly no one is doing their job since I did in fact receive the wrong item. Now I am told nothing can be done! I'm stuck with a size 4 pair of pants that cost $375.00! Their customer service dept. is horrible and not for the customer at all. I called my CC company and they are now handling it. I am sorry I did not read reviews first. BUYER BEWARE!

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2025

    I've talk with so many supervisor and Manager, that can't seem to fix my problem. I've place so many orders with Saks and they can't seem to get my unit number correct! I was told that it's their distribution center, but they can not talk with them! That crazy a large company like Saks! Can't communicate with the Warehouse Manager which is where all shipment are sent from LaVergne, TN 37086.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2025

    Never received my merchandise because they use FedEx (worst carrier ever!!!!) And they never like to do their job so they delivered all packages for my complex to the office on a weekend and they were stolen! Saks is making me wait a month JUST for a refund. My size is out, I bought the last item. I called and there is no real solution or store credit. I wait a month JUST to get my money back. A joke.

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2025

    Stay away! They are rude, customer service people talk to you so rude, and their return time is ridiculous. 45 days to see a return, even on items that were canceled and never left the warehouse, I got a pair of designer sunglasses and they arrived damaged and I had to pay for the return and wait 45 days to see my money back.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2024

    I bought a handbag and returned it a few days later. That was December 4, 2024. It was notated to be checked back into Saks. I STILL do not have my refund and it is December 30. I’m done with Saks and their policies on holding your money. Cannot recommend them when I can get the same product elsewhere. Even if you call, you will receive the same canned response that they are sorry but can do nothing to expedite the process.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2024

    Very disappointed with “luxury” services. I ordered perfume and received the wrong one, reordered and received the wrong one again Amazon works better… Received 3 times wrong perfume😠. Still no refund... Saks— SUCKS.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2024

    This company is fraud. I ordered an expensive Issey Miyake skirt from their online website. When I received the item, it was an ATM brand skirt with Issey Miyake tag attached to it. And that skirt was obviously worn already. I contacted their customer service immediately to return the item. After a month of waiting, they refused my return and said they sent me the right product. Even though I have the proof and sent these documents to them, but they still deny it. I see online reviews that many customers experienced similar issues as mine. I will never purchase from this store and just wish it goes bankrupt soon to stop robbing money from customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2024

    Customers be aware! When you pay online for your order with Saks first card, they still charge you shipping fee 9.95. I had to call every time to have a credit card. If you decide to return it, they will process refund for 30 days. Was never like this before. Think twice when you buy anything online unless there is store nearby to return. They sent me worn shoes (looked like heavily used floor sample). They were big on me, I did not pay attention at its condition and shipped it back almost immediately. Saks sent it back to me and I ends up with almost $500 shoes that I don’t need.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2024

    I have had a horrible experience with Saks. I ordered 3 items online and received only 1. I tried to use the online chat for assistance and either got booted off, told I had 2 minutes to respond before they moved on, and ultimately I was just given the runaround. I finally received one of my 2 missing items and the other was lost at the warehouse. Trying to get a refund is a struggle and Saks continues to try to delay this process. For such a high-end store they should be ashamed. Target has better customer service. Bottom line… don’t order anything online!

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2024

    During Black Friday, Saks online promoted complimentary gifts as part of a beauty purchase. After placing order on 11/29, Saks immediately emailed that the purchased item was shipping but the complimentary gifts were delayed. I contacted them via chatbot on 12/14 and they said they are still checking the status. Saks finally emailed on 12/18 to state that the gifts were cancelled. I made the purchases based on the Black Friday promotion and now it's too late to purchase elsewhere with similar offers. After contacting Saks, they said there is nothing they can do.

    Meanwhile, their site was offering $50 Saks GC for the same purchases. When I mentioned this on the call, the rep and supervisor both stated that is not an available substitute. This is a bait and switch to get people to buy and they are not taking any accountabilities for not delivering on the promotion. And had Saks provided an update sooner, I could have made my purchases elsewhere with similar promotions but now it's too late. The only option is returning the purchases and there is 1 physical store in NJ which is inconvenient without a car.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2024

    I had an absolutely awful shopping experience with this company. After shipping my return, I had to pay a shipping fee, which was already frustrating. Then, the address they gave me was huge and confusing, adding more hassle. They received my order over three weeks ago, and I still haven’t gotten my refund. When I contacted customer service, they were unhelpful and refused to escalate the issue. I was told I’d have to wait over a month to get my money back! Terrible service all around. I’ll never shop with them again and I strongly recommend you avoid them too.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2024

    I ordered my husband's Balmain sneakers for his birthday **. They not only delivered the shoes to the wrong address. I was told I have to wait 30 days for a refund. I explained I don't have money to buy another gift. The supervisor said, "Well there is nothing I can do." Imagine they knew I didn't receive my item, plus the delivery photos and GPS tracker showed that the driver did not come anywhere near my development.

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2024

    All-around horrible experience shopping at Saks.com. Ordered a Burberry jacket and it was too small. Since Saks does not process exchanges, I was told I'd have to return the jacket and repurchase. Since I really needed the jacket for a gift, I drove 1.5 hours to my nearest Saks store to process the return and repurchase it in a larger size. Even though the mailing address was the same, the cashier told me I would have to pay an extra $45 for the new jacket because the system was showing I owed money. Not sure why as this should have been a simple exchange and Saks should have just price-matched to match the price of the returned jacket, but they wouldn't. Already frustrated, I ordered the jacket and patiently waited for its arrival.

    When it finally arrived in the mail, I was absolutely horrified by what I'd received -- a USED Burberry jacket!!! Saks, are you trying to compete with eBay now? I'm completely stunned. What I received was a visibly worn jacket -- the jacket reeks of someone's disgusting perfume, there's makeup on the collar, and the previous owner even left their Costco receipt in the pocket. I am appalled that 1) someone returned an item in this condition 2) Saks processed a return in this condition. Saks' return policy states that "Returned items must be presented in the same condition as when they were received: unworn, undamaged, unaltered, and with the original tags, packaging (if applicable) and proof of purchase. Returns that do not meet these criteria will not be accepted and will be sent back to you with an explanation." How could they process this item as a return and then turn around and send it back to a new customer?!?!

    I immediately reached out to Saks customer service to let them know that the item I'd received was visibly worn and they're instructing me to pay $9.95 to return the item by mail, then they'll do an investigation, then I'll have to repurchase the item. I'll also lose the promotional gift card I received and any discounts I may have used. No matter what, I'm being penalized for choosing to shop at Saks. Not only do I have to pay to return this used jacket, but I also have to waste my time and money to get to the FedEx store, not to mention all of the time I've wasted talking to customer service, and the anguish this has caused me. I always thought of Saks as a high-end retailer with high standards but this experience has soured me from ever shopping at Saks again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2024

    Saks customer service is very bad. They take people money and invest on it. Tell you have to wait 30 days for your refund. I don't think this is a place to shop. I wouldn't encourage one to shop here unless you are looking for and you can't find it in another store. They really don't care about their customer, they just care about the money. Well I can say I really have bad experiences with their rude costumer service. I now never ever to shop in this store again.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2024

    I purchased Prada sneakers 3 times because of wrong sizes. First time returning my return was processed quickly, the 2nd pair I got was dirty and worn. I called. Saks wanted pictures and I provided them pictures. They issued me a refund 10% which was 89.50 (shameful) on a $895.00 shoe. I returned the shoe. It says they received the shoe on 11-1.

    It is now dec 3. I talked to several customer service reps and one told me I should have my refund sent by Saturday. Today is Tuesday and nothing so I called and Johnathan the supervisor said it’s 30 days plus a additional 7 days and when I asked why if that’s not in the policy so he says, "It has to do with your bank." I said, "How would that be my bank's fault when you haven’t sent over the refund to begin with." Jonathan was very unprofessional. Saks will never get another dollar out of me. This is a scam and should be looked into. I’m taking this to small claims court because at this point saks isn’t even within their own policy they created. It shouldn’t take 30 days to receive a refund.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2024

    I purchased high end rain boots. The first time I wore them they literally cut my legs and made them bleed in a few spots (and I wore high socks). I didn’t wear them within the first 30 days of my purchase because it didn’t rain so they would not take them back or help in any way. These are beautiful designer shoes that I can’t wear and the customer service rep did not even want to look at the pictures of my injured legs! I understand it is the product not the store that’s defective but since they are selling it, they should be handling it with the designer and they should be helping a formerly loyal customer!

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2024

    The customer service is terrible. I did not order a dress and they shipped me one. They refused to take it back. They were rude and unhelpful. They should have taken it back. I will never shop there again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2024

    I've been shopping from Saks.com with no problem for years, but I received terrible, terrible customer service from them. I would never shop with them because of poor return/ refund policy. First one, I bought a pair of jeans and returned them by mail. Return was received on their end but no refund. I called. They said that I had to wait a week to "escalate" the case. That is when even their website says that the return was received.

    Second one, the recent order, I ordered a dress worth $1200 for holiday party. When I tracked it, it was received at local facility on November 16 but not moving afterwards for a few days. I called Saks.com and they said they cannot do anything but just wait until November 26 to "investigate". I contacted Veho, their shipping service and they said the package is lost and it is showing as such at Saks.com. I called again, for the third time on November 26 and they said they will "investigate" the claim. Saks took my money and they are still investigating when the merchandise was not delivered and lost! Something happened to this business and I cannot shop there anymore!

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2024

    Do not shop at this store. Their return/refund policy is a scam. They received my return items weeks ago, however, they refuse to issue a refund until at least 30 days, and then they told me if I didn't get a refund I would have to wait an addition 7 days to escalate the return. This is so illegal and dishonest. I have already spoken to my credit card company and I am going to dispute the charges until I get a refund. I have never heard of a return taking beyond 30 days. I wouldn't buy a pair of socks from this store. Please do not shop here. You will never get your refund.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2024

    I am beyond frustrated. I ordered a dress ($498) from Saks on 10/31 and paid for expedited delivery. It arrived far too late (11/12). I have been trying to return it, but the return silo on the website says it has not been delivered, therefore cannot be returned. I have provided the delivery info, and explained the situation to Saks customer service, via phone, text and chat. They have not sent me a return label. And the only information they have provided is a case number and the fact that the request has been “escalated”. I am worried that their delay will run out the time allotted for a return. I am a frequent customer, and am appalled by the lack of customer service. Apparently having read through this site, I am not alone!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2024

    I have shopped at Saks for decades. My shopping experience at Saks is usually good and their in-store associates are always helpful. What I’ve noticed recently is that their return by mail process takes 30 days or more. You’ll see numerous posts on line in this regard as well. I can’t say for certain but it’s my opinion that they are deliberately holding customer refunds on return by mail merchandise for a minimum of 30 days to benefit themselves financially. Unfortunately, they’ve recently acquired Neiman Marcus. Hopefully this trend of holding customer refunds won’t be Neiman Marcus policy too. I’ve shifted to returning in store only, where refunds are processed in a reasonable timeframe and by taking my business elsewhere altogether. Mytheresa and NET-A-PORTER have been great. Just my experience.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2024

    I purchased shoes, they came missized, contacted Saks, they refused to refund or take them back. I ended up donating the shoes and filed a consumer complaint against Saks. They then asked for the shoes back. I told them I donated them and they didn't care and refused to refund my money for a company that sells high-end merchandise at high prices, their customer service is like they are a penny store.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2024

    The worst customer service! I purchased a bag online on October 11. The bag was not as it appeared online. I returned the within the next 2 days. I paid a 10.00 shipping fee. As of November 18, I have not received my refund. I was told it be 7-21 more days before I receive my refund. 45 days from the purchase. BUYER BEWARE! DON'T purchase online! I shop here for the attention to customer service but it no longer their practice.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2024

    Worse customer service I have ever dealt with! They shipped me the wrong item and would not order the correct color until the item was returned. Returns take 30 days for the refund to show on our credit card and then they charge intetest. Do not waste your money here. Shop Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales or Nordstrom where they value your business.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2024

    Saks Fifth Ave is my worst online shopping experience. I bought a dress and purse for an event. I sized down 1 dress size yet the dress was too big and too heavy so I had to return the dress and the purse since I would not need it within the dress. It’s been 30 days since they received my return and is asking for an additional 7 days to process the refund not even counting the extra days the bank will take to process it. I have already paid interest on this credit card purchase and no manager will come on the line when I attempted to escalate the issue. I will never buy from Saks Fifth Ave again. Never.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2024

    This “luxury” retailer is a scammer. I returned my dresses over 30 days ago, it was accepted for a refund over 10 days ago, it says I was issued a refund 3 days ago and I still haven’t gotten anything!! I emailed Saks multiple times and I keep getting the same auto response about the 30 day wait! Don’t order from them!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2024

    I have purchased a Khaite brand bag at the Saks Fifth Avenue website for $1,400+tax. After wearing it twice the piece that attaches the bag handle broke off hence I was no longer was able to use this bag. I contacted their Customer Service which notified me that since I was 7 days past "return" window , I was not able to return it (I wanted to exchange this bag ). Even the item is defected, it does not matter. A Customer representative sited the return policies for defaulted items. However, these policies are nowhere to be found on the website.

    1. Saks sells luxury items, but do not provide the same luxury services.
    2. Saks must post clear policies for defective items on their website.

    3. Saks must accept responsibilities for items that don't meet quality standards.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2024

    If I could rate Saks customer service it would be a zero. They offer zero assistance, no courtesy! After being a customer for 10+ years, you would expect to get some customer support or have someone to talk to! My return was lost in transport and recovered 2 weeks later. It was “out of the return window” and shipped it right back to me. They wouldn’t even give me a store credit in exchange. I’m done with Saks. That was my last order.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2024

    Do not purchase online- I had to make a Return on 2 items - it was received by Saks returns on 9/26 and I received notification that the refund was approved and the status of both items were refunded to original payment- my saks card- It turns out only one item was refunded- The customer service rep filed an escalation to refund the other item - To this day I still have no refund and keep getting told it will be a couple of days, I was told by a rep via chat that it was refunded on 11/8 only to be told today it was not and they are escalating the escalation to give it a few more days!! It's a $1500 purchase that I believe they have sold and not refunded- I requested a charge back on my card and filed a BBB complaint- Was told there is no one else to help me.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2024

    I have been a long time customer of Saks. I recently purchased a Balmain vest from Saks.com. I returned the vest because it was too small. Saks received the return October 10. Here it is November 6 and I still have not been refunded for the return. Now I’m being charged interest on an item I no longer have. Comenity Bank who now manages Saks credit card says I have to just pay the bill to avoid interest and they will issue me a check for overpayment once the refund is processed.

    This new return policy is ridiculous and will cause Saks to lose customers as a result. I’ve called to check on my refund several times and was told my return was approved. They are just waiting for Saks.com to issue the refund. No one could answer what is taking so long. I get the same generic response, “It can take up to 30 days after acceptance of return to be refunded.” This is completely unacceptable. I have never had a vendor hold funds for such an extended period. Saks should be ashamed for this predatory practice. I’m sure the lawsuits are coming.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2024

    This is the worst company I have ever purchased from in my life! There is zero customer service! If you return something, you will not get your money back! It is unbelievable! I have been waiting for over 4 months to receive a refund for products I returned and the customer service is completely useless..

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2024

    Worst return policy ever. I ordered 2 of the same jackets for my daughter, different sizes. Long story short, I sent back the one that didn’t fit well. Return received on 10/11. It’s 11/1 and I’m told “refunds take up to 30 days plus an additional week sometimes.” So that’s 5 weeks to get a refund!!! They need to be more transparent of their policy. They take your money right away when you make a purchase. But it takes over a month to get the money back when not satisfied? The whole situation sounds fishy to me and I can see Saks losing lots of business due to this flawed practice. Sounds as if the company doesn’t have the funds to process refunds in a timely manner???

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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2024

    Waiting almost a month for a refund. Can’t get through to customer service. Even though Saks has acknowledged receiving the returned items there is no credit card refund coming for weeks and weeks. This seems very poor Customer Service bordering on a scam and clearly Saks has lost a customer. Note that I had been a loyal Saks customer with a personal shopper and more but never will. I shop at Saks again either in the store or online.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2024

    I ordered 2 dresses online 9/23/2024 and returned via FedEx the day after I received them. Saks received those dresses on 9/30 and after 30 days I have not been refunded my $899.25. I have called customer service and was told it may take another 7 to 14 days before I receive my refund. I made a return to Bloomingdale’s at the same time and my refund was made in 7 days. The fact that Saks cannot provide customers their money in a timely manner has me concerned about the company’s solvency. I will NOT purchase from Saks again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2024

    I ordered a dress that didn’t not fit. It was returned within hours of my receiving it via fedex. It has been over a month and I still don’t have my refund. This is not consumer friendly. It makes me wonder what their cash flow issues are and if they are broke?

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2024

    I bought a pair of DG blue Daymaster sneakers from the store on Sunday. I opened the box on Monday and realised that certain spots on the sides were dyed blue. I contacted Saks support at least 7 times and tried to contact the store but never got an answer. Today, a week later on Sunday, I visited their store in Houston which is where I originally purchased these sneakers. The sales associate who sold them to me, Kelly, and the store manager Heidi ** both very disrespectfully told me that they wouldn’t take the sneakers back and that it was my fault they were dyed despite the fact that I never wore them.

    They stated that it was a color transfer that occurred due to being worn. The SA at the DG store told me that it wasn’t possible for a color transfer to occur unless the sneakers were subject to extreme heat which wouldn’t have been possible because they remained in my dressing room for an entire week and I had never worn them. Long story short, I advise everyone to buy directly from the brand unless you want to spend 900 dollars on damaged sneakers and get a horrible customer service in the process.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2024

    I purchased a formal dress and it arrived with the security sash cut and in a bag, not secured around the dress. The dress did not fit so I returned it. They returned it to me and despite emailing pictures and multiple calls, explaining to customer service representatives, supervisors and a manager, they refuse to give me a $500 refund because they said the sash had been cut. I’ve explained multiple times I did not cut the sash and that their internal process broke down, but I continue to be told I’ve exhausted all appeals. This is without a doubt the worst customer service experience I’ve ever had. They’ve effectively stolen $500 from me while apologizing for my inconvenience.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2024

    Ordered a jacket online, but it was way too big so I returned the item back and Saks received it via mail on 9/9/24. Even though they received it on 9/9/24, they make the customers wait for their "30-day" return policy. After reading horrible reviews of Saks not refunding customers, I contacted my credit card company to dispute the charge on 10/10/24 since I still haven't gotten my refund. Sure enough because I filed a dispute, I was able to get a credit in the meantime from VISA and Saks finally refunded me on 10/15/24. This is the new normal now with Saks to get a rightful refund! What a scam/fraud this "high-end" department store has become and they will keep your money however they can. Even with their deep discounts, I will NEVER shop with them again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2024

    Awful return policy. Wore an expensive dress and the zipper split during the event. How are you selling a dress that retails for $700 that breaks DURING the first wear and then refuse to refund with the return of the faulty item?

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2024

    It's best to avoid purchasing low-value but fragile items from Saks' online store. I ordered a $65 ornament along with other products to qualify for a promotion where spending $3,000 would earn a $900 gift card. However, the ornament arrived broken, wrapped only in thin plastic without any protective box. When I reached out to customer service via text and provided a photo of the damaged item, they informed me that I could get a $65 refund, but this would cause me to lose the $300 difference in the gift card value, as my purchase total would no longer meet the $3,000 threshold, dropping it to the $2,000 level with a $600 gift card. I then called their phone support, hoping for a better resolution.

    The response was the same, though they offered a 10% discount on the broken item, effectively a $6.50 refund if I kept it without requesting a full refund. Weighing the potential $300 gift card loss against the $65 refund, I opted not to pursue the refund and retain the original $900 gift card. More importantly, I declined the $6.50 "compensation" from Saks, finding it to be insulting. It was a very disappointing experience—I ended up with a broken $65 ornament and spent an hour dealing with customer service for an unsatisfactory resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2024

    Please, I beg of you... DO NOT order anything from Saks Fifth Avenue online! If you do, and then need to return your merchandise, be prepared to endure the biggest run-around, and shady customer service. In fact, it almost seems like criminal activity on the part of this so-called 'customer service' department. Every bad review you see here on the Consumer Affairs site is true, and... is just the tip of the iceberg.

    I returned an unworn dress (well within the 30 day return window), and received an email stating it had been received by Saks on September 11, 2024. After multiple phone calls, to both Saks, and Comenity Bank (servicing bank for Saks Mastercard), and having spent multiple hours on the phone with both entities, it took 38 days, to see my money reflected back to my account. I too received (on the phone with customer service) the standard 'pat' insulting, infuriating answers that I have read in the reviews below. They say it can take 'up to' 30 days to process your return. In reality, it took 38 days to get my money back, and that's only because I did not let up! We are living in a day/age where technology is faster and faster, so how does it take that long to refund money to any banking institution? I call FOUL!

    I also filed a claim against Saks Fifth Avenue online with Comenity Bank themselves... Yes, the actual servicing bank for my Saks Mastercard! Why on earth should any customer have to go to such lengths just to get their money back? Also to note, l incurred interest charges because of the delay in refunding my card. This is not only ludicrous, but seems to me to be downright CRIMINAL! It is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, and I encourage everyone to keep writing these reviews so that something is done about it.

    I could go on and on about this horrible experience, but I've already wasted too much of my precious time, and too many brain cells on these criminals! As I said in the beginning... Just don't order from this company any more. You'll save yourself a lot of similar headaches to the ones that I, and many others, have endured! I have been a 25+ year Saks customer and that's all over now. I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM SAKS ONLINE AGAIN!

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2024

    Purchased dress online 9/13. Received 9/18; returned via FedEx label provided 9/19/24; received email return was received 9/22; called for refund status 10/07 and they said they have 30 days. Expected refund 10/22; 10/20 found dress returned to me with letter stating security tag was broken. It was not broken when I returned it! Now they say no refund of $545!!! (All email confirmed) I have lodged a complaint with Saks corp office and await response. This is a scam!!! Never order from saks!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2024

    I ordered a YSL sandals and received a wrong size, I contacted customer service the same day I received the order, send them pictures, return them as I received and they send them back for no reason. This is the first time I’m in this situation. DO NOT ORDER ONLINE

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2024

    I had to return part of an online Saks Order. It has been over 40 days since they received my return. I have spent an hour on the phone with customer service and still haven't received a refund. They claim it's their policy to take up to 30 days to issue it. When they do not issue it, you have to submit a formal request to get the refund. They have 7 days at that point, according to their policy, to issue a refund. Still I haven't received it and had to contact customer service a 3rd time. Now Saks is giving itself another 7 days to respond to my request. This appears to be unlawful to me and Saks' way to get its merchandise back while also keeping my money. I am through with Saks and will do whatever it takes to get my over $1000 back.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2024

    Purchased four Milly dresses for a wedding. Kept one. Returned three. Saks received refund 9/16. It's now Oct 18 and still no refund. I have called three times and spoke with Peter, Jonathan and Christopher. Told to Call back in a week and then I call back and they say wait one more week. I've escalated to corporate. The poor customer service representatives have no information to assist customers. Customer service and satisfaction doesn't seem to be important to Saks.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2024

    Why this great brand has such a horrific customer service? I have ordered 2 bras in July, and one of the had sweat stains on it (!). I have requested a return and sent it back. The second bra did not fit and I sent it back in the same box. The customer service have registered only one bra return, but not the other. Since July I've been back and forth with customer service and they are refusing to provide a refund for the second bra. They said there is no evidence that it was returned. They made a mistake and blaming me for that.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2024

    Bought a dress. It was shipped. Returned the dress via mail with tags on and exactly how shipped to me. Return was received. Had to wait 30-days for refund. Day 33 and still no refund! I have contacted SFA’s customer service many times. They keep saying it has been escalated to another department and they understand my frustration. No! They don’t! This process is unprofessional and inefficient. I will never shop with them again!

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2024

    Worse customer service ever! My package was delivered to the wrong house and Saks was suppose to reach out to Federal Express, however, that was a joke. Called three times and all they can do is direct me to a link on line to resolve. The link requires your order number and it indicates the package has been delivered, it's one vicious cycle. The call center for Saks is in the Philippines and it's very difficult to understand on both ends what the other is saying, completely dysfunctional. It's been 10 days and nothing has been resolved. I'll never shop or order anything for Saks again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2024

    I purchased a Farm Rio dress on Saksfifthavenue.com, and decided to return it by mail the same day it was received, in August 2024. I received a confirmation email on September 4, 2024 that they had the return, and i would have a refund within 30 days, the written “policy.” After 33 days, I reached out and spoke to 3 associates - Martin, Sophia and Jesus. And later the manager Angel. No one that I have spoken to showed any interest to resolve this issue, and were dismissive and patronizing. I would not recommend shopping with this company, as after years of shopping there, it now seems like a scam. What’s the point of having a policy that you do not adhere to? After 40 days, they have the dress, and my money.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    If I could rate this lower than a 1 star I would. Worst customer service EVER. I bought 4 pairs of Valentino ballet slippers - in 2 different sizes and was returning the 2 sizes that did not fit. When I returned the 2 sizes that didn't fit - they were returned back to me for "damage from wear" - I filed a claim and the claim was denied. The shoes were only worn to try on to see what size fit. I am absolutely FURIOUS. I have been a 20 year shopper with Saks and will not EVER shop with them again. I have an order coming Thurs and Fri - and will return IMMEDIATELY, I will not give this store another dime. Inspect your returns because whoever works in their warehouse and inspects return items has no idea. They said that the returned shoes can not be sold again. RIDICULOUS.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    I have been a Saks and Saks online loyal customer for over a decade. I am not sure what has happened to their online returns department but the service they are providing customers is appalling! I purchased two pair of shoes online, two separate order, upon receipt I realized they did not fit properly and immediately returned them using the pre paid FedEx label provided.

    One of the shoes was received by saks on September 12th, over THREE weeks ago, to date no return has been issued and when I called their customer service department was told I would have to wait until 30 days from the day they received the merchandise in order to inquire where my refund was. This is unheard of in retail. Saks is forcing customers to take money out of their bank accounts to pay credit card bill for merchandise that was promptly returned or incur late fees if they wait for their 30 plus days policy for a refund. I will NEVER place another order through Saks online again, their policy is abusive of their customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2024

    I ordered a Polo Sweater and it was delivered to the wrong address. The delivery company told me that there was nothing they can do and to follow up with Saks for my refund. I contacted Saks and explained everything to them and included a picture of my apartment door and the apartment door where it was delivered. They could clearly see it wasn't my door or even my place of residence, but proceeded to tell me that I have to file a claim, which they will not investigate until 10/16. I bought the shirt on 10/2 and it was delivered to the wrong address on 10/5. I was supposed to wear it to my Grandfather's Funeral on 10/9, but now because of an error committed by them, I now have to suffer and wait. I will never order online from here again. I am hurt by this and will never forgive them for this! Please just pick up your item in the store. Unfortunately for me, I learned this the hard way.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2024

    Worst customer service I have ever experienced and most deceptive, unfair, and archaic return policy that I have ever experienced. I ordered a dress online (and paid for shipping), I received the dress, and it was too large so I returned it (within 3 days of receiving it). I returned the dress via the FedEx label provided by Saks (and again paid for shipping), the dress was received by Saks on 9/05 (I have an email confirmation that they received the return), but I still have not received my refund (today is 10/08).

    I called on 10/01 and was told that I have to wait 30 days from the date they received the return (what?!?), so today (33 days after they received the return) I called and was told that they have “sent an escalation inquiry” into the status of my refund, and I should receive an email in a few days (what?!?). I asked to be transferred to a supervisor, which was a huge waste of time, and I asked to be escalated to the next level supervisor but was told that they were “all in a meeting” and that I could call back later (seriously?!?). I was on the phone today for 45 minutes and got nowhere. I’ve filed a dispute with my cc company, but for others looking to shop here, beware!! I will never, ever, ever shop here again. Fortunately, there are other luxury retailers to choose from, which by the way, have reasonable return policies. Shame on you Saks Fifth Avenue!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2024

    I would give them aero stars, if I could. Extremely horrible customer service in store and over the phone. I bought a dress for $800 and they sent me a used dress, the cleavage of the dress was stitched up, the beads were falling off. It was delivered in my mailbox on July 26, I didn’t get it out until July 31. I was busy due to a close family member's death. As soon as I opened the box and got the dress out, I noticed it was a used dress, so I immediately started a return and in the reasoning, I put it was a used dress.

    I sent it back to them, they kept it for a month then returned it back to me and refused the return. They blamed me for the damages. I called them several times and they denied it. First they told me, I was supposed to inform them immediately according to the policy, which it doesn’t state anywhere in the policy. I was frustrated so I took it to the store and the manager was extremely rude and told me it has been over 30 days so she can’t do anything and told me to leave. I am stuck with a damage dress and lost my $800. My last time shopping at Saks Fifth! I will not spend my money there anymore.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2024

    If there was a zero star, I would check it. I have ordered many thousands of dollars of merchandise online and without fail EVERY SINGLE TIME I return something, I have to chase it down for weeks and/or months. I am then told they have to "open a case" and a few weeks later, I finally get the refund. I have no idea what they're doing in the warehouse but perhaps it's a scam by Saks to wait as long as possible to issue a refund in the hopes that the customer will forget about it and they don't actually have to give us the refund. Just today, I had to call yet again to chase a refund from merchandise they've had since Sep 3rd. I will never shop at Saks again; my tolerance for despicable customer service has been reached.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2024

    I purchased $501 of merchandise. Returned items immediately as I’ll fit. 32 days after they claim to receive. No refund. I file a claim (their process) and 7 days later no refund. They have the goods and my money for 1.5 months now.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2024

    I was harassed by worker to buy item and I bought it. Didn’t realize I got the wrong size until I was home. I still wore them but I only got worst once I got outside. I had somewhere to be so I was desperate. The same man that harassed me was extremely rude when I tried to return.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2024

    It has been a dream of mine to order this Bode kaftan dress, that I finally was able to order online and finally it arrived last week. The dress is an almost 800$ purchase, something we can all agree is expensive. Upon opening the carton box, to my surprise inside was a plastic bag (reused cause it was stretched and had fingers pulls in it) that was resealed partially, and inside was my dress - not folded, in a round wrinkled ball (like a rag used to clean the floors). I opened it. Couldn’t believe the shape it came in and also noted that the tag that usually is secure (so once remove you cannot put back) was attached with a safety pin. It gave the feeling that someone wore this dress before.

    Calls to Saks, and 30 minutes talking with the manager, lead to nothing - just that they are sorry. No explanation how a 800$ dress is send in such a way, no offer to take it back make it pretty again and resend it to me, just tell me that I can return it! But I really wanted the dress, not a second hand one that someone from the store used all summer, but a beautiful packaged with tissue paper, and ironed dress!!!! If Saks fifth ave is starting to act worst than Zara when sending merchandise, why we should spend that kind of money? And do the Bode brand that they indirectly represent should ever put their merchandise in the Saks stores???

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2024

    This is for an online return. Items were back in their possession on Sep 10 and Sep 11. My first email to them was on Sep 18 for an update and I was told it takes 30 days to process. On Sep-21 I used their Chat and was told my return would be processed sooner than usual. On 28 I called and was told after Oct-10. On Oct-5 I use Chat again and was told takes 30 days. Keep being told needs to be inspected, what are they doing with the merchandise, I absolutely don't trust them. In 4 days it will be 30 days and I will be contacting my Credit Card company to issue a refund. It's unethical and absurd the way they are handling returns. I was also charged $30.00 interest due to their incompetence on something I no longer have. I did a Google search and the returns are a nightmare...My mistake I should of did it before I ordered. Stay away from this company. It's not worth the headaches.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2024

    They have the WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I have ever experienced in my life. Good luck getting a refund. I have waited almost 3 months before. I would not recommend shopping on Saks.com. I don't know how they are still in business. I will NEVER order anything from them again. I have been burned numerous times always giving them the benefit of the doubt. Never again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2024

    They had large signs on several racks of clothes that could be seen from across the room. The signs appeared to say 60% off. After I left the store I realized that I had not been asked to sign the cc slip or told what the balance was. Upon looking at the receipt I realized I had been charged full price. I immediately took my purchase back and told the lady that had helped me. She said "the sign says up to 60% off. The up to part is very small." So she knew that the sign was (is) deceptive. She said she could take 25% off. I only accepted the 25% off because I needed the item to wear the next day. I won't buy from Saks Fifth Ave again. But I might go in and try on everything in the store just for fun!

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2024

    They use OnTrac shipping carrier. The carrier lost my 500 dol. Package, and marked delivered even though I was home and no delivery attempts were made. Saks Fifth Ave refused refund my money. No package and no money. The worst online shopping experience ever. Stay away as far as you can from Saks Fifth Ave, they are garbage company.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2024

    I will never ever order from them ever again. I order a Karl Lagerfeld Coat. Cost $275. They sent me a damaged product. Had 2 holes in it. I contacted them on the same day of my delivery concerning returning back. Anyways it was ship back immediately to them! They received item within one week! I’m so mad these people are telling me in 30 DAYS is when they will return back my money. I’m beyond pissed off! DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS PLACE. EXPERIENCE WAS BAD.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2024

    Completely disappointed in Saks. I ordered many dresses to try as the Mother of the Bride. There is no inventory in the store so it forces you to buy online. When I returned a costly dress they returned it back to me due to damage. I saw no damage. I called customer service and they apologized and said there was a mistake and sent me the return label. I returned it again. A month later I got the dress back. I went to the store where they denied me help. I was told the online Saks is completely different than the store. I called the customer service number again and was told the warehouse has the final say and that she could not do anything for me. I will not be shopping with Saks again. Nordstrom will get my business as they have great customer service.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2024

    Saks sent the wrong shoes and will not send the correct shoes in exchange. I purchased brown shoes but they sent black shoes. After multiple calls and emails to customer service and pictures, they refuse to send the correct brown shoes in return for the black shoes.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2024

    The Saks as we knew it before is no more. They have totally gone downhill. I'm done shopping with them. Totally not worth the hassle. They take no responsibility when their crappy carriers (laserShip) lose your package. It's almost a month. No delivery, no refund. Terrible!

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2024

    I’m still waiting on a refund over 30 days after tracking shows the package was delivered. I’ve contacted them twice regarding this issue. I’ve asked for a full refund including the shipping fee since it’s been so long and I’ve had to contact them multiple times but they still refuse. This company is only worried about their bottom line, not their customer. What a sad display of customer service. I will never shop here again based on this experience. If I could give 0 stars I would. Do better, Saks!

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2024

    I ordered a pair of David Yurman earrings and they have completely tarnished in less than a year of purchasing. I have several pieces jewelry from David Yurman that I have purchased directly from the store and none of which have ever changed a color. Because the 30 day policy is up, all Saks is offering is an "apology for my inconvenience." Excuse me. What? No. I should NOT be in a situation where something I purchased by a well-known Designer should be changing colors.

    It's clearly these earrings are fake and had they been properly inspected before being shipped to me I would not be in this position and that needs to be investigated. Or perhaps someone kept my pair and sent me a knock off pair. Either way, something isn't right and apology isn't enough. I understand policy. I also had no intentions of ever returning these earrings. How would I have known they would change colors AFTER the 30 day return policy?? Please note all this has happened and I have NEVER worn them, not even once.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2024

    I ordered some shoes in August, returned them via mail within 48 hours. They received them over two weeks ago and no refund. I have contacted customer service twice and I get the exact same answers from each representative and manager I speak to. This is ridiculous! I will never be buying from them again and would highly recommend nobody else do either. I have never had such a terrible experience. Agree with other reviewers, they CS reps and managers are completely disengaged. Unfortunately, I don't live near a Saks store location, so I am at the mercy of the distribution center. If I were able to return the item to the store, I would immediately get a refund.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2024

    I ordered a dress on Monday September 9th to wear it for a wedding on Friday 13th. They sent an email that there’s a delay so I did not receive it on time and I did not go to the wedding. They totally ruined my plan. I was in a lot of stress. I called them many times begging them to help me. They did not. I received an email on Thursday that they will expedite the shipping but they did not stay on their promise and they sent the item by standard so I received the item so late ago and I’m going to return it because I don’t need it anymore, but I have to pay another $10 for shipping. It’s ridiculous. It’s not fair. I already paid $10 for shipping for the item that I never used and now I have to pay another $10 to ship it back to them!! They just left me with a massive stress. So disappointing!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2024

    Saks has completely gone downhill. I ordered from them, they sent me the wrong shoes, I sent them back, they confirmed receipt and it’s been almost 2 months still no refund. I escalated to managers - they are indifferent and say they can do nothing. I wrote to the ceo of Hudson Bay the Saks parent as well as head of customer service and have heard nothing back! Horrible! Don’t assume you can simply refund with them. Shameful!

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2024

    I ordered a $600 dress on and returned it promptly in the same condition as I received it. I got an email on Aug 20 they they had received the return. Today is 30 days and still no refund. I called customer service and they were absolutely no help and the supervisor hung up on me. Incredibly poor customer service and a terrible experience with your company.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2024

    The worst experience. I bought leather shoes for my husband's birthday in August - they were too small, so I returned them. It has been 18 days since Saks received the shoes back and I have contacted them twice, but they keep giving vague answers about it taking a month to review a return but they give no actual date for refund. I have reported them to the Attorney General's office in Massachusetts. This feels suspicious, almost like a scam. DO NOT SHOP at SAKS.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2024

    Purchased some towels from Saks. They frayed after just one round in the wash. Saks refuses to take them back, since my contact was more than 30 days after receiving the towels. I am assured that no one in the company has the authority to override the policy.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2024

    I recently placed an order for a 3.4oz cologne on Saks Fifth website. They sent me a 1oz bottle instead. I contacted the customer service, but she could only help me to return the order but not provide a replacement. Also the agent could not guarantee that the shipping fee would be refunded, even though it should given that they shipped me the wrong item. I returned the item more than two weeks ago, but have not received the refund yet. The agent told me to wait for a month for them to process. This whole experience feels very scammy and wasted a lot of my time. Stay away from them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2024

    Saks return policy is by far the worst I have experienced from an online purchase. Apparently, everyone else is experiencing the same frustrations based on all of the 1star reviews that I just read. My order was received back by them on 8/12/24. It is now 9/17/24 and I still have not received my refund. The chat individual said that they are escalating my refund and that I should receive an email in the next 5-7 business days regarding the return. Needless to say, I will no longer be shopping at Saks. This return policy is unacceptable and just poor customer service.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2024

    BUYER BEWARE! Saks has become the leader in worst online shopping experience. Not sure what has happened in the last 12 months but I continue to receive wrong items ordered, damaged items, and their processing of returns is horrific! You should expect to not receive a refund for at least 60 days with their new 30-day refund policy. I have countless items currently pending return/refund over 30 days some over 60 days. I have had to file multiple tickets regarding the issue without resolve prompting multiple issue tickets. This company DOES NOT CARE about their consumers. I have had to take my business elsewhere after 30 years of shopping at Saks.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2024

    The store doesn't allow customers to choose a delivery service, and they use a terrible company called Laser Ship. My purchase was delivered by a "stellar employee" who chose to ignore the signs posted in my apartment building instructing all delivery drivers to use the package lockers because of theft. They instead decided to leave my order in the middle of the lobby, so of course it was stolen. Neither Saks Fifth Avenue nor the shipping company will honor a claim, so I'm out $175.68. Needless to say, I will be shopping at their competition from now on.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024

    I made an order with Saks fifth avenue on July 27th, 2024. I returned some products to them and their records show they received them on Aug 7th. According to their return policy, funds will be returned to me within 30 days, which is already incredibly longer than other retailers. Now it's already more than 1 month, I still have not received anything from them, nor have I received any news from them. I submitted a ticket to them on Sep 9th on this issue and they said they will get the missing refund to me in 3 days. Again, 3 days passed and I still received nothing or any news from them. I tried to contact their customer service again. Now they said they need to submit another ticket with need another 5-7 business days for them to get back to me. This is huge insulting to their customers!! I am reporting this issue with them to some government agencies. I am now warning future customers do NOT buy on their website!

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024

    If there was a 0 I would put it!!!! Please never EVER order ANYTHING ONLINE from them!!!! You will have problems with your order leading to refund by the store! They don’t care about your package!! Keep that in mind& spent your money elsewhere!

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024

    Beware! It takes months to get a refund for a return, after having to file a dispute for no response from the company. And what makes matters worse, they end up refunding the wrong amount! This company should no longer be in business.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2024

    DO NOT ORDER! In July 2024, I online-ordered a bikini top and bikini bottoms from Saks Fifth Avenue. For some reason, the items shipped separately. The bikini top arrived, but was too small despite the measurement chart indicating otherwise. I planned to return it, but was still waiting on the bikini bottoms to arrive so I could ship them back together. Almost two months later, the bikini bottoms still had not arrived and I finally filed a claim to get my money back for the missing item. This was fine, and the refund processed over the next few days. However, when I went to return the matching bikini top, I was told that I could not because the 30-day window had closed. I kept the top because I was waiting on the bottoms (which never arrived). Not to mention, the top did not match pictures of the item and was completely the wrong size. Now I have an ill-fitting bikini top without its matching bottoms. I suggest you DO NOT buy a bikini from Saks Fifth Avenue.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2024

    Really bad experience with a return. It was promised in 14 days, but now it's about 4 weeks and I still have no money back to my account. Talked to representative - it is new return policy which I find ridiculous - now money for returns can be stuck at Saks for 30 business days so Saks can easily use my money for their business purposes having the item returned in a right time frame in possession. Never again with Saks as it sucks.

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2024

    THE WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE YOU CAN EXPECT. I had never been so frustrated and helpless that I have to come to leave a bad Google review before. My case is still ongoing after THREE MONTHS of trying to get back my refund, and so far still no luck. If I can give no stars at all, I absolutely would for such an awful experience. For anyone who has a different company option to choose from to make purchases, I STRONGLY recommend you to NOT purchase through Saks as how awful their return process is and how easily/often they make mistakes.

    I had purchased a perfume around the end of June and received a wrong item in early July. I requested them to send me back the correct item but apparently Saks does not have this option. They had requested me to send back the wrong item they sent before they can actually start processing my refund. I issued for the refund the same day that the product arrived, I included the photos of the wrong item in the email, and shipped out the item two days later. After around a week I received a confirmation email from them that they received my returned item. After this, all hell broke loose. Either they never gave me updates and I have to keep calling/live chatting with them just to get more information, or they keep telling me that they had sent the correct item (excuse me?) and the refund process is put on hold.

    I waited a whole month for updates, constantly reaching out to see what was going on and the answer was always the same, that they have to escalate the issue to the distribution center, I have to wait 5-7 business days, and that there was nothing else that they can do for me. After waiting for the entire month, on August 9 I received an email saying that they denied my refund request with no explanation included. I of course had to reach out again and asked them what the issue was, and they said they had sent out the correct item in the beginning, so if I wanted to issue another refund request, I will have to wait for them as they send me the wrong item again (which I had already returned to them), and for me to send it back to them.

    As ridiculous as it sounds, they wouldn't listen to any explanations I gave as I begged them not to make me do this all over again, sending the wrong item back and forth. This lasted the entire half of August, just waiting for them to provide me with the tracking number of the wrong item. Once I received the tracking number, it turned out to be invalid and that they had made another error or mistake. I called again, asking them what was going on this time, and I received an actual explanation of why things were so messed up. Turned out the representative which handled my initial refund request did not send the photos I had included in my email for the wrong item, which caused their distribution center to think that I had no proof of receiving a wrong item.

    The supervisor I was talking to told me that he will provide my photos, email chain, chat history and everything to the distribution center so that they know they had been making mistakes over and over again (never did I once make a mistake to cause this situation, it was all on Saks, even their representative and supervisors acknowledged this fact). So, after all this, anyone would assume that the issue would be resolved and I will finally receive my refund right? Wrong.

    I had too much faith in Saks. Another error was made by them. They sent an email on August 22, saying that I should issue ANOTHER refund and they will "try" to process another inspection for this order. I of course called again, and they let me know that the last supervisor I called, escalated this situation to the wrong person. And after telling them the a hundredth time what the situation is with my order, the new representative told me he will escalate the exact same thing from last time, to the correct people this time. Of course, the same as every call and chat I made for the previous three months, they requested me to wait patiently for another 5-7 business days to get an update, or for the refund to be processed.

    I have decided that I am going to give up on waiting for my refund after this one final try. It's really not worth my time and energy (and getting so worked up!) on their mistakes which they are not at all trying to fix or make up to me. I will not purchase from them again with how unbelievably inhumane their refund process is, and how easily they make serious errors while they could've fixed the issue easily from the get go. Instead, they had me wait for three months (and still waiting) for them to try to fix the mess they have created. It is very unfair for me, as a consumer, to have to wait for so long and there's nothing I can do but accept the oblivious mistakes they had made. I honestly hope someone from their company would see this, and learn from their own mistakes and try to improve from this nonsense.

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2024

    I usually don't write reviews for bad purchases, but I felt compelled to share my experience with this one. I wish I could rate them as zero. I purchased a Strathberry bag on August 24, 2024, which was supposed to be delivered by August 29. I was excited to receive my bag, but when it arrived on the 29th, I discovered that Saks had sent me the wrong item—a Versace robe instead of the bag I ordered.

    It was difficult to reach a live representative, so I resorted to using the virtual chat feature. The representative I spoke with asked me to send a picture of the incorrect item, which I did. He then offered me the option to either keep the robe for 10% of its price or return it to Saks. I requested that they send me the original item I ordered, as it was not my fault that the wrong item was sent, but the rep informed me that they only handle returns, not reorders. I also asked if they could offer a discount since I was looking forward to using the bag that weekend, but he said no. The most they could do was waive the return shipping fee (as if the mistake was mine).

    I returned the item on the same day I received it, August 29, 2024. On September 3, I received an email from Saks stating that they had received my return and would process a refund after reviewing the package. Today, I chatted with another representative via text, only to be told that the refund could take up to 30 days.

    This experience has been extremely disappointing. SaksFifthAvenue has lost a customer. I've shopped with other stores that acknowledge their mistakes and make efforts to correct them, but Saks has been the worst. Be aware that if you receive the wrong item from Saks, they won't reorder the correct one for you. Instead, you'll have to go through the hassle of returning the wrong item, wait weeks for a refund, and then reorder the item yourself. I have a case # with them and I hope they see it. Case #**

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2024

    HORRIBLE HORRIFIC return policy. I had ordered 5 gowns (because there are simply nothing in stores). I literally returned (4) of them the day after received. They did indeed received them back. So now they have the merchandise back it's already a month for the 1 dress & 3 weeks for others & still NO refund. I called, I chat they state 10 then 30 days. Which is ridiculous If they have merchandise and you can clearly see NEVER worn as that Robbin is attached still in original packing and obviously returned the day after received. They charge you to send back as well. So by the time you get your refund it's even costing more because you're getting finance charges on that money TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE and NO one seems to care. Mind you this is over $ 2000.00. Never Again. ZERO customer service. I give a zero rating if can.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2024

    If anyone has had or currently having return issues with Saks, please file a complaint with The NY Dept of Consumer Affairs. If enough people submit complaints their legal dept will take action. It’s easy to do. Saks is ripping us off!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2024

    I bought 2 dresses for my daughter’s wedding. Both of them didn’t fit right. Now I can’t return them because apparently their return policy is only 30 days and I am 10 days late. I called customer service to see if they can do anything for me and their customer service representative told me that I need to sell those dresses on eBay. So frustrating. Will never shop again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2024

    I had a terrible experience with an online purchase from Saks Fifth Avenue. I received an email notification that my package had been delivered, complete with a picture as proof. However, I was away the entire day, and when I checked my door later, the package was nowhere to be found. I reported the issue immediately, calling and emailing multiple times. They sent me a link to file a claim but instructed me not to click it until 15 days had passed. After waiting 15 days and reporting the issue again, they rejected my claim, stating they had proof of delivery. Just a heads-up: if your package goes missing, Saks won't refund or replace the item! Saks made the entire process extremely difficult and unhelpful. In the end, I had to dispute the charges with my bank and tell them I never received the package and saks customer service is unhelpful.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2024

    They don't return your money for online purchases. I bought 4 black tie dresses online and received July 21 and returned July 22 to the FedEx. After 30 days I inquired for my refund and only 1 dress refunded and the other 3 are in investigation. They have 30 days from receipt of returns to give back money. It is now 25 days and now another 7 days for escalation. Do I need this nonsense for being a responsible consumer? I heard this about them from a friend as we all have a bunch of weddings and refused to believe as I had loved Saks. NO MORE LOVE FOR SAKS. IT is a scam of theirs as other reviews say the same thing. I am not giving up and have disputed payment on my visa. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING THIS ---- Don't shop at SAKS!!!! I was warned and didn't listen.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2024

    I am very frustrated with Saks return policy. There is no way Amazon is able to process a return in a day or two but it can take Saks up to 30 days. They got their product back, why should they be able to hold people's money. Never shopping Saks again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2024

    I purchased a pair of sunglasses online and they were broken? It was a 600 dollar purchase and you're going to send sunglasses broken from the handle? Really? They received the broken item back on July 30 and it’s now August 28 and I haven’t received my refund? Every time I call I get a totally different story about the return. Very unprofessional. Please don’t purchase anything from here. They careless. Don’t waste your time and money!

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2024

    Waiting on my refund for return. Still haven’t received it although on their website it says 10 to 14 days and it’s been well over that now. When I reached out to them, they said it could be 30 days If the item is approved.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2024

    I recently had an extremely disappointing experience with Saks' customer service. After placing a large order, I was asked to call their support team, which I assumed was for a routine security check. However, the experience was far from routine. The representative I spoke with barely spoke English, and I had to repeat every detail 3-4 times, including painstakingly giving my card number one digit at a time. They made me go through this frustrating process multiple times, only to rudely ask me to repeat everything yet again. When I finally voiced my frustration, they hung up on me mid-sentence after being on the phone for over 60 min.

    This is not the level of service I expect from Saks, a brand I thought held itself to a higher standard. My card, which has a $100k+ limit and is used daily without issue, was treated as if it was a problem. I have never encountered such unprofessionalism and rudeness from any company, let alone one like Saks. This experience has seriously tarnished my view of their brand.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2024

    It’s hard to return for online orders. The support representatives are rude. They said they were going to email you shipping labels. You never get it. Just can’t believe such a big company has this kind of worst services. Don’t think it can last long. I just don’t buy anything from Saks Fifth anymore.

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2024

    I received this item damaged, reported it immediately to customer service and promptly mailed it off with a return label. The swimsuit had a hole in a side seam (see photo) when I received it and overall the swimsuit is really poor quality for the price point. The bow is lovely, but it was not worth keeping just for that. I received a USPS return label, which was a pain because I had to wait in a long line at my local post office to send it back. I and did not receive a refund or any communication for a month, then I got the same item returned to me with a handwritten note on a postcard stating "This swimsuit return is not accepted!" with no additional comments or proper invoice printout (see photo).

    I called customer service and escalated the issue, and now I am waiting on another USPS return label and will have to wait in another long line at the post office to hopefully return an item that was sent to me damaged. Frustrating... I will definitely not order another swimsuit from this designer and I'm hesitant to purchase any item marked as "shipped from vendor" on Saks.com again after this experience. After reading reviews here, I am doubtful I will even get a refund for this $300 damages swimsuit.

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2024

    After 10+ years and 10's of thousands of dollars, I am done with Saks. They will ship defective product to you and hold your money hostage. The merchandise they carry in their stores is terrible so it forces you to shop online and will not refund your money when you return the product. I have been waiting since July 25th to receive my return money and still nothing all while I am paying interest!!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2024

    Bought a pair of shorts for my son that was too small. Returned the item and received a confirmation email on 7/23/24 that the item was received and the returned was being processed. I was told I’d receive the return in 14 days and that didn’t happen. On the 16th day I called to check the status and the rep told me she had to escalate the issue. 27 days later I still have not received my refund. When I called I was told the policy for returns have changed and it now takes 30 days. I’m extremely frustrated with the process and will never shop at Saks again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2024

    Saks online is absolutely not a luxury store anymore. I purchased 2 La Mer Lotions from them, they arrived with the plastic coverings askew, and OLD batch codes! I encourage everyone to check the batch codes on the labels with a batch code checker online. This store is sending out expired or nearly expiring products. You might wonder why the efficacy of your product has changed, you might think it's no longer working on your skin, but it might just be because stores like this are sending out old items. The products I received were 3 years old. I returned the items and was told it would take 15 days to receive a refund once items were received. I never received a refund. I chatted, put in inquiries about the refund, and got no where.

    Meanwhile, I was running out of time to do a chargeback so I did one with my credit card. After I did the chargeback, 3 days later Saks finally decided to refund me the money but minus $9.95 shipping. On August 09 I inquired about the shipping, stating that I have a case number, and documented problems before I returned the order, and was told I would not be responsible for shipping charges. I was told they needed to put in an inquiry and I would get an email within 5 days. I never got a email within 5 business days. I again chatted, escalated the chat and was then told I need to wait till the 28th to investigate with no explanation why. When I pushed on why I have to wait another 2 weeks, the Supervisor ended the chat! There is no one else to escalate to. They don't answer BBB complaints, it's impossible to get help. This is not a luxury experience at all!

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2024

    Dealing with Saks Fifth Avenue for returns has been an incredibly frustrating experience. They hold onto your money for weeks, sometimes even months, and constantly provide excuses about being busy with return processing. Despite spending hours on the phone with them, I was just informed that they've implemented a new policy (starting today, conveniently) that allows them an additional 30 days to process returns. I've interacted with customer service reps, supervisors, and managers regarding my refund issue, but none have been helpful. Absolutely useless and a waste of my time. They only offer their first names and don't provide last names or employee IDs. There's no dedicated complaints department either. This company is a nightmare to deal with. Do not shop here!

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2024

    I have never encountered such an unprofessional company. Discount retailers treat their customers better when it comes to returns. I submitted my return by mail almost one month ago. Saks stated in the return email showing they received my return that my refund would be processed in 10-14 business days. Well guess what, it's been well over that and still no refund. Every time you contact customer service, it's always the same excuse, we have a lot of returns from customers to process or it will take an additional 7 days to research the issue. Seriously, you have no more returns than other retailers who refund your money usually within days not weeks. The experience with them has been totally unprofessional in their treatment of their former customer.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2024

    Why not a 0 start ?? Saks Fifth Avenue is the worse company I ever dealt with and trust me when I tell you I buy almost everything online and never had this issue. Placed an online order. Didn’t like the items and I made a returned and remember you have to pay for the shipping label to sent it back. Is been 3 weeks and I haven’t received my refund. When contacted customer service multiple times is the same nonsense about waiting 10-14days. If they received the items everything in perfect condition why the hold up on giving back the customer their funds? I truly believe this company is hurting financially and is using customers money. This is not a high end store. This company are a bunch of crooks. Do not order from this company and save yourself a bad situation. Making the claim with my bank now. Glad I have proof.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

    I had returned to different orders separate days. It’s been 28 days. They keep telling me and giving me the runaround about my refund. The customer service and the supervisor the customer service team and the supervisor. They don’t have a reason why it’s taking so long. They keep telling me to give them another 7 days. This is unacceptable and Pathetic. I wish I could sue them. Disgrace. Disappointed and disgraceful.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

    I would give Saks zero stars if I could. I returned a gift a family member sent to my child, they refused to issue me the gift card even though they confirmed they received the return I sent by mail. After numerous calls, it turned out they had sent the gift card to the original buyer who had sent me the gift. This caused immense embarrassment because then my family member knew I didn't like the gift.

    When I called, they claimed this is their policy, to always send the gift card to the original purchaser not the gift recipient. I have spent hours on their website, that policy does not exist (at least not on a publicly facing website). Moreover, when you go to return a gift, their website states "we won't tell" which implies the original purchaser won't be notified. Do not ever return a gift to Saks by mail unless you never want to see the money and want to offend whoever gave you the gift. Probably best never to buy from Saks given their misleading practices. If they had provided me proper notice of their practices, I would have returned the gift in person.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

    I bought a MacDougal dress Online in July. It did not fit. I returned it the same day. I received confirmation Saks received the returned item on July 29. I still have not received my refund. I have called several times. They say it takes 10 to 14 business days. Give me a break? It’s August 14th, they should’ve processed my refund immediately. There is no reason for it to take three weeks… still have not received my refund. They must be hurting financially. I never shop at this store and definitely will not shop there again!! Buyer beware! I should’ve bought the dress directly from MacDougal or Nordstrom's. They both have excellent customer service!

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    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2024

    I made a purchase over a month ago on Saksfifthave.com, I kept 1 item and returned 1 other item. They received the item on 7/24. It is now 8/12 and I still have not received my refund. I've never had a company take so long to process a return. It is not as if I returned a damaged or incorrect item. I contacted by phone a week ago and was advised to wait 10-14 business days. Why should it take so long if they already received the package? It has been almost 3 weeks! Today I chatted in, connected with someone, and expressed that I'm disappointed with the return process (I was not being difficult and only simply expressed my disappointment by saying the return process is the longest I ever waited.

    The rep ended the chat with me. I then started another chat and this time I showed my frustration for the previous person ending the chat but I never threw any insults, this person Tryschene transferred the chat without saying a word and got another rep named Salvador. He advised that it's in the process of being refunded this week. It was possibly a bs cookie cutter reply to get off the chat but at least he answered, I replied ok and that I would check back later this week if nothing and he just ended the chat without saying a word. Really? What an experience from a luxury store. This left a bad taste and I'm never considering shopping here ever again and want to avoid this ever happening again. This has been frustrating where I have to constantly worry and check for my refund and has single-handedly been the worst customer experience I've had in years. Great job Saks!

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2024

    I would not even give 1 star review for this. I ordered a Alexander Wang purse in March and returned it within a week, they received it via FedEx on April 7th. I have been waiting for my refund since then. I contacted the customer service twice in May and June. I got two different answers each time. One confirmed the return and the refund would take 1-2 cycles. The other one claimed this was an international transaction which is not true. I live in Portland, Oregon.

    Finally I called Bank of America to dispute the charge since I am ~$600 DOWN WITHOUT ANYTHING IN MY HANDS. They opened a claim and today I saw that the claim was closed and the charge is still there. I don't know what to do anymore. After reading the comments and reviews below I might have to forget about that ~$600. Lesson learnt the very hard way. I WILL NEVER EVER SHOP THERE AGAIN. If you want to shop luxury brands use **. They have the best customer service and you can talk to a real person very quickly. They even do price adjustments. NEVER SHOP AT SAKS EVER AGAIN.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2024

    Ordered 2 items. First was successfully delivered via FedEx with signature. The other item they shipped via OnTrac and delivered at 11:30PM at night! To a commercial address and left at front door in a multi business warehouse. Of course it wasn't here in the morning. I submitted a claim with Saks Fifth Avenue, but it was denied. My motion camera did not record anything at that hour or even close to it. There was no one here. They are both thieves and scumbags.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

    It has been almost a month since I returned a pair of Givenchy boots AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY REFUND. Judging by the previous reviews this is obviously the norm. They need to be investigated expeditiously for deceptive business practices. Hopefully their purchase of Neiman Marcus will be blocked.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

    On two occasions I ordered dresses from Saks. One (picture below) was a jean dress (order #**) that was returned on 4/24/24. Six weeks later I get a message that they won' refund me due to tags missing. The original dress was never worn or tried on. It was so heavy I couldn't imagine wearing it. See tags on picture below. The 2nd dress was a sequined dress ordered on May 28th and returned the same day. I was notified I won't get a refund six weeks after I returned due to a missing sash. Again I quickly returned this dress as it was heavy and not the color displayed on Saks website. Saks refuses to refund the dresses. My suspicion is that they were returned by others for the same reason and they can't sell them. Saks has quite the scam going. In both cases they notified me six weeks after the return. How truthful do you think their customer service department is????

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2024

    They will absolutely never refund you. Please look at the Better Business Bureau and other sites, but there are strength in numbers and I have filed a complaint with the attorney general and I encourage others to do so because this is just Robbery at this point. I would use a Discover card or a credit card that is very good and swift about disputing a charge because you’re gonna need it. They will never give you your money back if you have to return something. Clearly robbery.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2024

    Will never shop here again! I sent back my return on July 2 and they received it on the 12. I still do not have the funds back and customer service John said this will have to go to review and will take another 5 days to investigate. I will be contacting my credit card and dispute. This is a high end store that has now turned into garbage. PS customer service is horrible.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2024

    ABSOLUTELY PITIFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE! I received a return confirmation email on 7/11/2024 stating it will take 10-14 business days to receive a refund on an expensive pair of shoes. 16 business days later, I reached out and they are asking for another 21 BUSINESS DAYS just to give me a refund. I WILL NEVER EVER SHOP HERE AGAIN! They are holding several hundred of my dollars, this is highly unethical and unprofessional. PITIFUL to say the very least! 0 stars! Please see attached for proof.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2024

    I ordered a dress online and arrived on time but damaged. The package was fine, so the damage was previous to shipping it. The dress seems used, kind of dirty. An awful condition, it should had been checked/inspected before shipping it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2024

    Saks Fifth Avenue's customer service seems to be perpetrating a scam. With an F rating on BBB and thousands of online complaints, they're notorious for shipping issues, denying returns, and withholding refunds. Once they have your money, it's nearly impossible to get it back. I had to fight tooth and nail for refunds and even get the BBB involved. Their delaying tactics are relentless. This appears to be systematic fraud that demands immediate action: stronger consumer protection, accountability and a class action lawsuit. After being a loyal customer for over 25 years, my family and I will NEVER SHOP AT SAKS AGAIN.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2024

    Purchased a men's jacket online on July 6th, due to the wrong size, I returned it the next day via FedEx with prepaid shipping label. I also reordered similar type of jacket in smaller size similar one. I never received my refund for the original purchase, although I had received an email confirmation regarding the receipt of return merchandise on July 15th, yet every time I called, I was informed that I had to wait for 14 additional business days after return. The return Jacket was sent on July 6th and as of today July 31st, they are still telling me to wait longer!

    After several phone calls and after speaking to two different supervisor at Saks, I was asked to wait additional 7 business days while they investigate. I find this totally unacceptable, for such an inconvenience while I am charged twice and they kept apologizing. This is in addition to pay extra shipping cost over $30.00. This was my 1st and of course my last time I purchase from Saks Fifth with their horrible customer service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2024

    Ordered a ring from Saks Fifth Avenue and the shipping box appeared off. When my wife opened the box and then the ring box No ring. Just an empty box. Called customer service literally 5 mins after package was delivered and they opened a case and I sent photos and in the end No refund and No item. Said their investigation said no fault with shipping. So I called Capital One who issues the store card and they opened a case separate from Saks and refund the charges back to the card. If ordering online for luxury goods stick with Macy’s or Neiman Marcus. Lots better online experience and way better customer service. Saks brick and mortar store are great but stay away from online orders.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2024

    I ordered two dresses in February from Saks online. One dress arrived with a broken zipper. I immediately took a photo of the dress and filled out a return form and returned it. Since then (it is now the last day of July) they have rejected my return 3 times, and say that the dress was worn and damaged by the customer. I did not wear the dress. I could not have even gotten it on because the the broken zipper. This was an expensive dress, and I've now contacted them at least five times and spent hours trying to resolve this. American Express doesn't seem to be getting anywhere with this either and they are usually very good at resolving disputes. SAKS IS THE WORST customer service I have ever encountered!!!

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    Reviewed July 31, 2024

    Updated on 08/17/2024: Welp, after I submitted the video showing the package was never opened, I got my money back.

    Original Review: It has been 2 1/2 months and. I refund. I tried to cancel my order but was told it was shipped. I called twice by the way. When the package came I never opened the package. I mailed to FedEx and I had to pay for shipping. Luckily I took a pics and video as I always do when returning anything. Saks sent a picture to my credit card company of an “empty” package. Look at the unopened package and Saks picture. Internal theft and loss prevention should be involved. If I do not get my credit on my credit card this week; I’m filing in my local a small claims court.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2024

    I purchased a clothes with medium size on Saks website and paid a shipping fee to ship the order to me. But their medium size is WAY TOO BIG than what I normally wear. (My whole closet is load with all MEDIUM size clothes!) I requested a return with return shipping fee wavier - but "NO" according to their policy! They are misleading customer but not willing to take the loss! End up I have to pay TWO shipping fee for the wrong product! Don't buy their products online unless you shop in store!

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    Reviewed July 30, 2024

    Ordered a dress for a wedding over a month ago and it was too big. Return was delivered to Saks on 9th July and I am still yet to receive my refund. Why a well known retailer takes 10-14 business days to refund is beyond me. I am now at 14 business days and worried I won’t ever get my refund. Called customer service who can’t tell me anything, except raise a review. I would be extremely dubious making online purchases, as something shady is going on. Reading other forums and multiple people having the same issue. Unreliable, incompetent, thieving!

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    Reviewed July 29, 2024

    I ordered a dress and it arrived damaged. I really loved the dress and it was quite expensive. So I called and they sent me a shipping label to return. But then when they refunded me, they deducted the “free” shipping for sending me a damaged dress. I had to call customer service twice before they refunded the money. So I reordered the dress and unfortunately it didn’t work. I returned it and received notice they received it July 3. As of July 25 I still had no refund. I “chatted” with someone online who said my complaint would be “escalated”. Still no refund 24 hours later so I submitted an email complaint. I received a response today that I needed to wait “5-7 business days for my case to be reviewed.” Worst company ever.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2024

    My first experience with Saks Fifth Avenue has been very disappointing. We do not have a store in my area and can only purchase online. I was very excited to order a Farm Rio dress, as I have other dresses of the same brand. The quality is typically fantastic. Unfortunately I received the dress with a broken zipper. I was so disappointed because it fit perfectly and was beautiful otherwise. I contacted customer to inquire about an exchange, even offered to pay for the replacement until the damaged item was received and then refunded. Sadly, customer service said they do not do replacements and I would have to return the item, receive a refund, and then purchase again. Sort of a pain but not the end of the world. Customer service asked for pictures of the damaged zipper, which I provided. They started a return ticket and emailed me a return label. I immediately boxed the item and shipped it the next day with their return label.

    I waited a week and had not received any return notifications. Luckily I saved the receipt from FedEx with the tracking number. The packages showed delivered. I contact customer service again, they stated they had no record of initiating a return, I provided the tracking number of the label they provided, and the representative said it was an incorrect tracking number and couldn’t be tracked. I emailed them a screenshot of the tracking showing proof of delivery and a signature from their return department. I called again a day later to follow up and they had to escalate my return ticket to a manager. After 2 days of no response I called again and was told my ticket was under review and I should receive my credit in 5-7 days.

    I called again 8 days later to be told it was still under review. At that point I contacted PayPal and made a dispute. Needless to say this has been a one month process and I finally received full reimbursement from PayPal, Saks made it easier as they never responded to PayPal’s request for information. Buyers beware, Saks has absolutely terrible to deal with. I wish I could give a 0 star rating. I’m baffled how they manage to stay in business!

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    Reviewed July 26, 2024

    This experience with Saks has been the worst...by FAR... of any I have ever had with any company, online or in person. Got some award points at my company, they allowed them to be redeemed as gift certificates. Hmmm, who would be a good bet for quality? Sure, that well-known luxury brand, Saks 5th Ave. First order, for a purse, they sent a similar-looking but different item. Returned it, got the refund so no problem, right? Should have been a red flag. Ordered some other merchandise, 5 items.

    Two items were sets of dish towels, 3 each of two different colors. Received one set, then the other items but never received the second set of towels. Waited a couple of days to see if it might still be coming and then filed the online claim. After that, same routine as all of you have had, denials after thorough investigations, calls to customer service (all of whom were friendly and sympathetic by the way, just totally ineffectual), escalations, calls after no response, talks to supervisors, promises to escalate, etc. This has gone on for months. Finally got the last denial with "proof" of delivery, basically just a statement saying it had been delivered.

    When this first happened, the tracking info showed a picture of the package delivered, just one small one. This has since been deleted because they are only kept for so long. At first, the customer service people said I received two packages, then when I said the photo only showed one, they said the towels came in one box. This is obviously a company policy, basically deny or delay or ignore claims. Good for profit, horrible for reputation. This would be a great class action lawsuit. I am not litigious but I would join that one. I am also not a protester but I am angry enough to think about going in front of their effing store in Beverly Hills with a big sign. I am freaking enraged at their arrogance and outright theft!

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    Reviewed July 23, 2024

    I have been a SAKS customer since around 1990 and currently hold a SAKS Diamond member card. I’ve been ordering on SAKS.com for many years. Several weeks ago, I received my order consisting of several items, with the exception of (1) missing item. I contacted SAKS via phone and they told me it would be investigated. Then I received an email stating the “Missing item(s) request claim” for case number #xxxx was thoroughly researched and the team has determined they are unable to issued a refund for my request.

    In other words, I have spent thousands of dollars over the years at a company that is now refusing my request to preferably replace or refund the missing item THEY did NOT send ME? On another note, I have never made a claim on missing merchandise in over 30 years. And I can’t remember the last time I had to return an item.

    I am contacting my attorney to persue a $604.00 claim on a printed cotton shirt I ordered, paid for, and never received. It will cost me more money than the cost of the shirt to have an attorney pursue the claim, but it’s the principle of it. I have a feeling there are more similar complaints from current customers. Are there any SAKS customers involved in/considering a class action law suit against the company?

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    Reviewed July 21, 2024

    I made an online YSL purchase on May 29, 2024 from Saks. The item did not fit and I had to return the item. I returned the item a week later and Saks confirmed receipt/processing on Jun 13th, 2024. The confirmation stated that the refund will be issued 7-10 business days. Here I am 6 weeks later and still haven’t received my refund. Each time I call, I get the same messaging that they will escalate. The customer service agent mentioned that they are unable to issue refunds and it must be handled by their distribution center.

    Today I got tired and I’ve requested to speak with a supervisor, and after 20 mins on hold, the agent who was very reluctant to connect me to a supervisor, came back and said his supervisor said there’s nothing they can do other than re-escalate. Any reputable company with an even half way decent customer service allows you to speak to a supervisor upon request. If this wasn’t a significant purchase, I’d walk away. I have no desire to shop at Saks and this was not my first awful experience with Saks, but once I’ve absorbed my GC funds, I’ll never shop at Saks again.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2024

    I ordered from Saks.com - item was sent to me damaged. I attempted to return at my local Saks - told Saks and Saks.com are different companies and my local store wouldn’t accept return. When I returned to Saks.com denied my return was denied because the item was damaged - with a letter on “Saks” (not Saks.com) letterhead.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2024

    I purchased 4 dresses on 05/23/2024 (for my family event on 06/10) and when I got them, I tried on only 2 of them. The other two I didn't even take out the nylon that it was wrapped with, I immediately requested on May 29 a return (the same day I got them) and returned it on June 4 via FEDEX tracking number **. Then on June 29, I received one of the dresses back with a letter that I passed the store regulation and that I wore the dress! This is a lie and they are blaming me for stealing! I tried to contact them a few times with no luck. I never wore the dress or even tried it on, I don't know what or who is playing games but this is not right! I didn't took it out of the nylon it was wrapped with. I would love to see if they have video recording when and how they send it to me. I'm sure the problem start there.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2024

    I ordered a bag from Saks online. When it came it it was missing the leather belt. I called them and they sent me a return label. I refund it right away. After few days. It came back that bag is damaged and rejected my return. I sent them pictures and said it doesn’t look damaged to me. I did not even used it. If you can’t return it send me the missing part. They refused it. These online Saks is fraud. Please don’t order it online. I can’t even use this bag without the belt. I paid around $1200 and wasted my money. Don’t know what to do.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2024

    My young adult daughter was supposed to receive a 75 dollar gift card as part of a Black Friday deal in November. She's called Saks at least 10 times since then. All the customer service agents said she should be getting the gift card and "escalate" the issue to a supervisor. Now 8 months later, they still tell her the case hasn't been reviewed yet. I'm disappointed that a company known for luxury has such poor customer service.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2024

    My return was rejected due to stains inside and outside. I have informed them that I had tried the dress for less than a few minutes. There are no stains, inside or outside. I sent photos and I have asked to return the unworn dress for inspection. After three weeks, I was told that I should review the return policy. They can't accept the stained dress. Ignoring the facts and using falsified information is not acceptable.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2024

    Do Not purchase from Saks online! I ordered a dress that never arrived and cannot receive my money back! They won’t cancel the order though it hasn’t been shipped and the event was days ago. I had no choice but to purchase a dress locally and am still waiting. If I receive it I have to return it and wait weeks for a refund. Don’t do it to yourself. Make a dress first!

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    Reviewed July 8, 2024

    My daughter is disabled of one side of her body, I ordered a dress for her graduation. When the dress arrived, it had the security tag stitched between the front and back hem basically sealing the dress so you can't try it on. SO how do you try it on but to remove the string tag. The dress was too large. It was also only 2 days to my daughter's graduation so I knew I would have to go into a store to get a different dress as ordering online would not arrive on time. I ended buying a dress at Bloomingdale's in SHerman Oaks. When I went to return the Saks dress the woman actually treated my daughter with dismay.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2024

    I purchased a dress online. It’s been almost a month and I can’t seem to be able to get my money back. They keep saying they expedited the matter but nothing is being done. In the meanwhile they already sold my item. Now they have doubled their money but they won’t refund me mine. Would never buy from this store again. Worse of the worse.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2024

    I am deeply disappointed with my recent experience with Saks.com. I purchased an item that did not meet the expected standard of a luxury product. When I contacted customer service on Tuesday (after receiving the item on Saturday), I was transparent about the item being opened and was directed to visit the store for a resolution. After making the inconvenient trip to the store, I was informed by in-store staff that I needed to mail the return instead, which directly conflicted with the first set of instructions. When I called Saks.com customer service again, I was told the return would not be accepted, contradicting both previous instructions.

    This experience has been extremely frustrating due to inconsistent information and conflicting policies. There was a clear lack of coordination and transparency in handling my case. My case number shows I had the item for a short period, and if an exception was never an option, this should have been communicated from the beginning.

    Furthermore, my time was wasted, and I was given false hope. Follow-up communication has been dismissive, and one of the Saks.com managers even laughed during our conversation, which felt unprofessional. The inconsistencies made it seem like a resolution was possible based on who you spoke to, opening room for bias and judgment. I even wonder if the item was tampered with, similar to other incidents reported on Reddit and TikTok where fakes or resold items were returned.

    My only ask, which I felt was reasonable, was to exchange the item and I have been made to feel judged and sent on wild goose chase. Due to how their online site operates, I strongly encourage others to shop with competitors when ordering online. The disconnect between in-store and online operations should not impact the customer. Saks needs to address these issues and improve their customer service to prevent similar experiences for others.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2024

    I used to purchased online with SAKS and SAKS Off because sometimes they have great deals but I will never shop there again. Every time I buy several items, at least one would be missing, they will make you run around making phone calls after phone calls even then they will say they will investigate, and it took 4 months to get my refund. It happened a few times, every time I ordered multiple items this likely will happen. The last straw was I ordered from Saks off and they too did the same thing, it's the same company, but this time they said they will not refund the money for the missing item because they said I have too many returns, so they just took my money!! This company should be shut down, they are the worst. Buyers beware at all cost!! They will say anything to scam you.

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