Free People Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Review summary

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Looking at 37 reviews, most reviewers were deeply let down by their overall experience. Consumers frequently complained about exceptionally unhelpful customer service representatives and severe shipping delays that left orders stranded for weeks without updates. Many shoppers also struggled extensively when trying to secure proper refunds for missing packages, damaged goods, or returned merchandise. Some reviewers were happy with the actual items, noting that the clothing and products look truly great when they finally arrive at their doorstep. A few customers additionally mentioned successfully receiving certain smaller purchases right on time without ever encountering any unexpected delivery problems along the way.

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Customer service

Reviewers highlight negative aspects of customer service, describing it as an unhelpful automated experience... See more

Order

Consumers find order dissatisfaction to be prevalent, frequently experiencing significant delivery delays,... See more

Product

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with product quality and availability, as reviewers praise... See more

Refund

Users describe negative interactions with refund processing, reporting long delays, missing payments, and... See more

Delivery service

Customers felt deep dissatisfaction regarding delivery service delays and missing parcels, as reviewers... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not waste your money. There’s virtually no customer service support at all I got lucky that I was reimbursed for a skirt that was advertised as 100% cotton , but the version you get is 50% polyeste... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please do not be conned by the promise of free delivery on your first order. I ‘signed up’ in order to qualify & received an email with a code. I placed the order (the code didn’t work) as I needed... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please don’t order from Free People unless you’re absolutely certain you won’t return items and want a refund. Despite returning my items in July, I have only just got my refund through Paypal dispute... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would give less if possible. Essentially taking money from customers with no conscience! Never received delivery and sent picture proof that the photo provided was not of my door and was told they wou... See more


Company details

  1. Clothing Shop
  2. also in
  3. Ladies' clothes shop
  4. Men's clothes shop
  5. Shoe shop

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Free People is an American bohemian apparel and lifestyle retail company that sells women’s clothing, accessories, shoes, intimates, and swimwear.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately I have not received my…

Unfortunately I have not received my order , I have been in touch with customer services who refuse to help despite the fact that delivery company admit there is an issue.
I have been told to wait until Wednesday the item was a gift currently they advertise free express delivery…
It will be almost two weeks by Wednesday since I placed my order.

20 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sadly not good quality

Sadly not good quality. Frilled socks bobbled so badly after 3 hours wear and they look so tattered that they are no longer the cute styling piece I was looking for. Also got a lace top - 100% polyester and ripped on the first wear. Sadly this is fast fashion at a higher price 🙃

30 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have no faith in this company.

I visited their Cambridge shop. The staff were super friendly and helpful. I had to order online in-store as they didn’t have my size in the trousers and the skirt had a mark on it. They made a very slight error adding my postcode, which resulted in Evri trying to deliver to an address that doesn’t exist in Liverpool rather than Leics. No joy with Evri, so I rang the Cambridge shop and spoke to the assistant manager, who promised to call me later that day with an update. I received no call. I rang her again a few days later and again she promised to call me back on Monday. I received no call. I therefore rang her again and apparently Customer Services were supposed to call me to advise they would refund and I needed to re-order online but they didn’t contact me. The trousers were no longer available in the UK! Splendid! There are now on sale in the US.

7 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good, easy experience and some great products

I have made a high number of purchases from Free People this year. All of them were fine, hassle free; returns have also been super easy and processed without delay. The quality of the goods has been sometime superb, other times not so good in terms of quality of material/styling (but not necessarily different from the description). My one bugbear is that in the UK the discounts tend to be significantly lower than on the US site. But overall a good, straightforward experience and some great products.

11 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give 0 stars I would

If I could give 0 stars, I would. Ordered a Christmas present for my mam, didn’t arrive within the predicted 5-7 working days. Contacted customer service who said Evri “lost” my parcel. Contacted Evri, they said they never received it. Contact customer service again, they said they’d send another, still has not arrived, ruined my mams Christmas present. So don’t order from here!!

1 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Should be no stars

Should be no stars! useless customer service! They lost my order, then the item, which I'd been waiting weeks for, was out of stock. So I'd have to wait 3-5 days for a refund. They hadn't contacted me to tell me this either I contacted them! I'd never buy from them again.

11 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible service

Absolutely terrible service. I sent a jumper back costing £158. I changed my bank card in that time so when they tried to refund my card it failed. I contacted them repeatedly by messenger/ email / phone and they would not refund me to my new card. A month later my bank sorted it out for me and took the money. Now they have their disputes management team email saying they are blocking my orders until I send them £158. Terrible - do not order from them!

16 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

UK site but no UK warehouse!!

Has a website which makes it seem that you are ordering from the UK and so a UK warehouse, but shipping is from the US! I chose faster delivery as I need this order this week, but we’re 2 days into the estimates 3-6 days for delivery and it’s still in the US? I would have chosen a local shop if it was made clear!

20 November 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid! Very poor returns process

Poor Customer Service! If you return items please keep hold of your postal receipt even after confirmation email or partial refund. The company will do nothing unless you have it.
Sent back items received partial refund, contacted customer service they assured me that the rest will be processed separately and within a time frame. Still no refund contacted them again but as I do not have my proof of postal return receipt anymore (it has been over 4 weeks and I have received some of my refund), they can’t look into my complaint. Absolutely ridiculous as they have partially refunded me so surely that is proof they have received my returns?! Obviously have a very poor returns logging system and customer service or just taking advantage of customer and scamming them out of their hard earned cash! Shame on you Free People! I will be avoiding from now on which is shame as I like their clothing.

Also I would like to note that my 1 order of 5 items came in three separate parcels which isn’t very economically practicable. I returned all together which I thought was the right thing to do but it hasn’t worked in my favour. Be wary wish I sent back separately now

8 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not happy with the refund process

Not happy with the refund process. They still owe me £32. Not sure how I can resolve this! Really disappointing.
Would never buy from this company again.

26 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers

I ordered a dress from here but sent back as it was bad quality.

I received a notification from Free People that my return had been received at their warehouse and my refund would be processed within 28 working days. Two months on, still hadn’t received a refund.

I contacted via the WhatsApp chat and provided a screenshot of the confirmation email but the customer service assistant said there was nothing she could do without a photo of the receipt from the post office I returned it to. I explained that I no longer had this (it had been 2 months, I’d moved house and I’d already received confirmation that I’d get a refund).

It was only after I said I’d go to the Financial Ombudsman that suddenly my case got escalated and I got a refund 2 days later.

It’s a shame as if I’d forgotten they would have happily kept my money and £78 is a lot to lose but I’m glad I did get it in the end, have seen a lot of reviews from people who didn’t!

4 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’ve been waiting for a refund for…

I’ve been waiting for a refund for several weeks now. Instead of receiving the refund I’m owed, I was sent an e-merchandise credit, which I tried to use for online shopping, only to find out it can only be used in a Free People store. I live far from any Free People location, so this is impossible for me. After years of shopping with them online, this experience has seriously damaged my trust. Given the higher price point of their products, I’m not willing to risk future purchases if I can’t rely on receiving a proper refund for returned items. Despite multiple emails being forwarded to the head office, nothing has been resolved. Free People, you need to do better.

26 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

have been waiting for my order since july 8th

have been waiting for my order since july. had been delayed a few times with no contact and no update. had also been out for delivery but never arrived. free people have now cancelled my order but have given me no update on returning my money or even another option?

8 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never order from them.

I’m having a terrible experience with free people returns. I returned my order in July and they still haven’t amended the return amount which is incorrect, nor processed a refund. This has caused me SO MUCH stress, I will never be ordering from free people again.

Customer support have been very unhelpful with automated responses and keep saying I need to wait 3 days for a response and keep moving it to another colleague.

3 September 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling service- the second part of…

Appalling service- the second part of my order did not arrive, i have chased it up multiple times and its 3 weeks with zero communication or updates. I am sure if I do not continue to chase they have simply taken my money! So much time waste in trying to contact them. Upon my second 30 min phone call i was offered a £6.80 compensation! Utterly laughable

16 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SENT ME THEIR WAREHOUSE TRASH

Refer to email I have sent to free people:
Good Afternoon,
I would like this to go directly to a manager or someone of higher authority. I will keep having to send the same email over and over again if I do not speak to a manager promptly. I am writing to express my frustration and concern regarding the ongoing issue with my refund, reference number _____. Over the past month, I have contacted multiple agents about the status of my refund, each time being assured that the amount would be credited to my bank account within "72 hours." Most recently, I was informed by another agent that the refund would be processed on August 15th. The refund has still not been posted.

This matter has become increasingly urgent as l am scheduled to move across the country this Saturday. It is important that this issue is resolved before then.
Today, to my shock, I received a large box from your company containing items I did not order and have never seen before. I assume these were discards meant to ship for another person. The package included collagen powder, green juice powder, vitamins, an outlet plug, and three pairs of jeans, along with a letter stating that I am not eligible for a refund. This situation is unacceptable and deeply concerning. It appears that your company is resorting to sending random items in an attempt to avoid processing my refund. I do not want discards from your warehouse and it is utterly disgusting that your employees have the audacity to send a paying customer trash from your warehouse all to avoid giving me a refund for items I returned.

After talking to 14+ agents who just wasted my time and gave me the run around and this matter still hasn’t been resolved, I have decided I will take this matter to social media. Hopefully then someone will take me seriously and I can inform friends and family that this company has messily thrown in their warehouse discards as well as 3 pairs of pants that I have never seen, crumpled pieces of paper in a box, treating customers like their personal garbage can.

I request that this matter be escalated ONLY to a manager immediately and that my refund be processed without further delay. I have never ordered or received the items mentioned, and I find it appalling that such tactics are being used to withhold my rightful refund.
Please address this issue as a priority and confirm that my refund will be issued promptly.

22 August 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Colour not as described.

Ordered a tee that had been out of stock for ages,the colour was very important ,it was to wear with a particular outfit.
The website showed a pale Pinky Mauve,in reality what I got was a Bright pink.
Can I be bothered to return, NO,After reading other reviews on here the likelihood of receiving a refund is probably nil,so better to have something to show for my money than nothing.

24 August 2024
Unprompted review

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