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Based on 50 reviews from VENUS Swimwear customers, company has accumulated an average rating of 1 stars, indicating that majority of customers are not satisfied with its service.
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So all in all Venus unfortunately gets a 3.5 from me because although they have awesome clothing and good customer service for the most part, this shipment/return issues and the few rude customer service reps bring their score down... and it's sad because I really like their clothing/swimsuits. I'm not going to be like some and state not to order from them because everyone's experience is different and Im not absolutely sure that Im not going to order from them again. I guess Im just going to wait to see what happens with my refund, my exchange and my now backordered dress before I make a decision!
Pros:
- fast shipping: I ordered with 2-day shipping and received the full order promptly within the 2 business days.
- good customer service: the 24-hour chat feature on the site is very convenient and the employees are helpful.
- cute swim styles: I have not had luck finding cute, trendy (and still affordable) swim suits anywhere else since Victoria's Secret stopped carrying swimwear.
- Triangle push up top: Best fitting top! I ended up buying 3 more! Definitely enhances and gives you a nice lift!
Cons
- not the highest quality material: some of the swim suits feel a bit cheap, especially the bottoms. VENUS Swimwear aren't as "heavy duty" and well-made as VS swimsuits but they'll do. The skirt I ordered was about $24 on sale and was originally 30 or 40 but definitely NOT worth that amount of money. I wouldn't even say it was worth 24, but it was cute and I didn't want to pay 6.95 to ship back, so I kept it.
- return shipping: return shipping is $6.95, but the label is included in the package which prevents the hassle of printing one off or going to the post office.
- cup sizing is sometimes a bit off: I'm a bra size 32-34 C so I ordered all C-cup swim suits. Most of them fit me, but one of the strappy ones (Vixen Bikini Top) was huge on me and fit awkwardly.
- price: These swim suits are overpriced for the quality of the material and the way they're made, but like I said, they are the best looking and fitting swim suits I've found since VS stopped carrying swim.
Clearly, management has not kept up with customer expectations for online chat with retail sites, because agents are unable to customize their interactions unless really pressed to do so. And I get that everyone isn't Zappos, but companies should at least be aware of the standards set in their own market spaces and do the best they can to implement "modern" service solutions that try to meet them in some discernable way. Oh, and by the way, one of the chat agents also "hung up" on me when I asked for specific details... wow.
Calling the toll free number is not much better. Agents still utilize the old-school "it's policy" explanations that certainly don't represent customer service as we know it from virtually every one of venus.com's competitors. In addition, when clarification was provided to me about something I questioned because I saw that it was done incorrectly, the explanation I got was about how busy they were, and that they did what they did because they don't have time to be more thorough. Clearly, none of this is acceptable on any level.
And by the way, in addition to paying for shipping on orders under $100 (unless you're lucky enough to find a coupon code), if you have to return or exchange anything, you are going to have to pay for shipping again to send the item(s) back. Also not in line with many in the same market space.
I didn't want to have to be a formal detractor, but after having 2 extremely negative experiences, here I am... beware!
So I filled out the form and tried to exchange the 32DDD for a 32DD. I got my package today and opened it up to find... a 32DDD. So to top it all off they managed to also mess up my exchange and send me the exact item I was trying to return. So I talked to customer service and HOPEFULLY they are sending out the 32DD this time. However their sizing chart is so messed up, I'm not even sure the 32DD will fit right! I will update with how the 32DD fits!
This last time (mid march to late march) I ordered a bunch of things at different times, for an upcoming trip. I sent some back for refunds, and others I needed a different size. They refunded me back all the items I sent, including the ones I clearly marked exchange on. I have called twice now, first was told it was an internal error and would be corrected, the second time got a rude person who said, just reorder them. I explained they were on sale when I did order them, and just wanted a different size, she said too late, error was made and no way to give me my items at price I originally paid. I am now having to go shop for some items I was hoping to bring on my trip from a local store.
I will think twice before ordering from them again. I used to keep 75% of their items, now lucky if 25% fit for the size they are marked, and if they look like the picture at all. I have items from them that are XS, and then have items that I need a medium in, the sizes vary too much to know what size to order. Between the calls, shipping and return charges and the disappointment of getting an item that looks nothing like the picture, I am just wasting my time with them. I emailed them again today regarding this, but will be surprised if I ever get a response.
This is the worst customer service I have received from a company that sells shoes and apparel + assorted ever! I waited a long time to get an order confirmation that VENUS Swimwear had sent out my shoes that I ordered. This I never got. When I contacted them, they came with an incredibly lame excuse that they had this spring festival so there was no client services at work but they should start improving my order with even speeding it up. Nothing happened. I sent several complaint emails and eventually I got the answer that they had finally managed to send off my shoes. They had then said that I had to prepare myself that it could take up to 20-40 days first. It took total 10 days from they finaly had sent the package til I received it. When I opened the package I was looking forward to open it! Then I looked closer and closer at the shoes. It was $#*!ing glue EVERYWHERE on them, and a large notch in the heel as well! I was so disappointed that I've never been in a long time and pissed as well. This company I have already reported everywhere in Norway on Norwegian websites, even to the consumer bureau in Norway, too all my friends, and facebook friends, and I have demanded that they send me new shoes after I showed them a lots of pictures of the damage shoes. What they say to me then was that it was just a small problem. I wrote back that it was NOT just a small problem! I demand new shoes! They looked and smelled used as well! They refuse to give me new shoes and they refuse to give me my money back! They are even so rude that they say that I can return the shoes back if I insist on returning them back, but that then I must pay the shipping cost as well! I have never said that I will return the shoes back, I said i wanted refund back! I am willing to take this long! To tell the ALL OTHER OUT THERE included DRESSVENUS.COM THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
I RECOMAND YOU ALL TO NOT SHOP FROM THIS SITE AND FOR ALL PART: SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE IN THE WORLD!
You can't even open a dispute case to complain about their site either so this is just scams and a fraud company! BE AWARE EVERYONE!
I waited almost a month for this, and truthfully have lost so much weight that none of my clothes fit. I work a lot and don't have time to go to the mall to shop. I was so hopeful for this and you guys are a huge let down, over $45 and responsibly for your mistakes and my wasted time which is over 2 hours. Shame on you.
This should have been my cue to abandon the whole effort but like so many fashion obessed consumers, I really wanted to order some of the items I saw in the catalogue modeled by women who more closely represent my curvy size 10 figure.
I relented and placed the order, paid the 'Customs Tax' which although reduced was still way more than it should be. Three out of the 4 tops I ordered either did not fit or did not look like they did in the catalogue.
By this time I was so fed up with Venus that I did not even bother with a return. I just took the 3 ill-fitting/not like the catalogue tops, the wrongly shipped size 10 women's shoes and donated them to a local clothing bank.
So essentially with the exchange rate, and double 'customs tax' I paid over $200 and got one blouse out of the whole order. Trust me folks... I never write reviews but think twice before spending your money with this company. I can see from some of the other reviews posted here that people have had similiar experiences.
If a company is consistently getting low reviews online its something that prospective customers need to be informed about.
I assumed with seeing a bunch of good reviews, I would also be satisfied with my purchases when I finally decided to order from them.
I purchased $200 worth of clothing(9 pieces) taking advantage of a couple discounts. I received it at the time VENUS Swimwear said I would, so far so good.
However, when I opened my box and went through the clothing, I couldn't believe how awful every piece looked.
The material for most of the garments I received, where the polyester cheap material, the kind of clothing you would get online from ordering straight from China(in fact-every tag in their clothing said made in China) or what you would expect to see at a swap meet.
I thought there was some type of mistake and went back online to compare the garments I received to their pictures.
Some of my pieces where not even the same material, cut, color was slightly different, even the print was slightly off from what was stated and shown.
I decided to try the pieces on (might as well) they all fit horribly!
I'm now going to have to return everything. After seeing these reviews I'm worried that they'll say they never received my return or charge me for a restocking fee(I did not see that stated in their return policy).
Crossing my fingers and hoping I don't run into a problem.
I cannot believe all the great reviews I've read, when what I received was poorly made and cheapy fabric- clothing.
Wondering if they use different manufacturers to make their clothing and it's a hit or miss, or if a lot of the reviews are fake. I was even wondering if they use cheap fabric for their bigger sizes (I ordered xl and size 16) and perhaps their clothing is only good quality and fit for their smaller sizes.
All I know is, I will never order anything from Venus again.
Now the funny part: I placed my order on May 30,2017, has been shipped on May 31,2017. Today, June 08,2017 I received an e-mail saying that my refund has been processed. I'm calling: "what refund?!? Oh, your dress, you've returned it because it was the wrong size". Let me assure you, I've never received nor returned the dress. My humble opinion, they never even shipped it to me. It wouldn't have been possible to make it to Canada and back in 5 business days. Now we are disputing the shipping charge, they say is non refundable, I'm saying that I don't pay for something that has never been shipped. Show me a proof that I've send it back... They prommised to credit the shipping charge back. Let's hope they'll do it.
Customer service is terrible. Of course that dress is not available now, there is no back order, they are not even sorry for their mistake.
As for duty and taxes paid up front through a website that Venus is partenerred with... I'll say it's a huge scam. 50% on top of the item value (and this is not including the shipping)... I rather have CBSA assesing the duty and tax... but probably because I refused to pay duty and tax to Venus " partner" they made sure that I will never receive my order.
I'll stay away from now on, too much trouble to deal with this company.
PS- They charge you for returns, so I've been told you should make sure you like gambling on ill-fitting cheap clothes prior to purchasing.
I just wanna say to everyone that is/has purchase here I'm very confused. The clothes look great, the company appears to be in Florida offers a telephone number, so, I am looking for real reason not to place an order. I hate writing review like this when I have not even made a purchase but basically I'm writing a review on your reviews and honestly confused. Not my habit of throwing away money and receiving garbage or wrong shaing, colors or other "flawed or misrepresented advertisement, mistakes. Review site survey real images of clothing that actually for the price, took my breath away. Which is it? Good or bad, or scam? (in and of itself So what to do? I believe in checking reviews before purchases even on the major shopping network channels because something that looks good even on the TV, may get 500 + reviews only to learn that item showed 3* out of 5* then I guarantee you I take no further action toward purchasing that item when I see reviews not topping 4 +. With Venus, now I'm really confused with what I'm reading... is there anyone out there that on the fence like me, read s this merchandise from China? And why so many many many reviews that are Unsatisfactory
Seriously though, any clothing website that doesn't allow for customers posting reviews is extremely sketchy. Obviously every site uses models with perfect bodies, a fair bit of photoshop, and deceptive wording. So it's hard to know exactly what you're purchasing. And that's why customer reviews are helpful; they'll tell you how it really is.
Knowing that, and even reading through a couple reviews here, I took my chance. Because the bikini top I found was just SO cute! It was the "color block push up bra top" (a bikini top). I'll include the picture on the site along with pictures of the actual product worn on a more common body-type.
I noticed most of the reviews focused on long shipping time, horrible return process, and overall poor quality of the piece. Well, I wasn't in a huge time crunch (didn't need it for a month), I never bother with returns anyways because they're always a huge hassle, and how can a bathing suit be low qualty?- all bathing suits are made of the same type of material, so I knew I couldn't be shocked there. And from the picture, the design seemed pretty straight forward. What could go wrong?
Well, for anyone figuring a bathing suit is the exception to the "poor quality" complaint, you are wrong. There was nothing push up about it, the fit was horrendous (though slightly my fault because I was torn between two sizes and ended up choosing the smaller of the two), and the overall aesthetic presented on the website is actually physically impossible to achieve without making alterations to remove the convertible aspect.
Though I will say the material, stitching, and mega-cool slider back strap (why don't all bras have these?), was spot on. And shipping was actually decently quick. Only took 4 days.
So yea, like I said, if you choose to shop at venus.com, you're taking a gamble. Because odds are, you're either going to be out $15 with nothing to show for it, or out however much you spent to purchase something, and stuck with what you never would have bought had you tried it on in a store.
-----Picture Explanation-----
So as you can see, the bikini top is very simple. Black cups, blue halter straps. In the product picture, the straps are really the focal point, and cover a decent amount of the cups. But when actually worn, there is no magic that keeps the fabric stretched over the cups. They just smoosh into a thin little hardly noticeable strap! And can you see the support? Or rather, the lack-there-of? Using my hands to hold things up to where a normal push-up would keep them, it's clear to see how small the cups are (unfortunately I don't have 3 hands, so I couldn't get a picture demonstrating the size problems). I would be mortified if my crush saw me in this. Life would be grand if I had fake tits and didn't need any support in a bra/bikini... but for me, that's just not the case.
This might be cute if you had really small breasts. Small enough that support isn't a problem, and your boobs don't come out much and therefore won't push the straps aside. But for anyone B cup and up, I'd say, don't even bother.
Almost 2 weeks later, I received correspondence from Venus stating that VENUS Swimwear would not be giving me a full refund due to the shirt being used and a stain appearing on the inside sleeve (which could only mean either the shirt had a stain before leaving the Venus warehouse or they were providing a reason so a refund did not have to be issued).
When I called to find out why this was stated as the reason I was only getting a partial refund, customer support could only reiterate what was written in the notification email. Not only that, but then she told me that since I had used the return slip provided, I would be charged $6.95 because i used their return slip. See, there's very small font on the back of the return slip. It's very tiny, almost unreadable. Apparently, that little tiny font tells the customer that if they use that slip, they will be charged the shipping fee... which is actually more than if I had used USPS Priority Mail.
Finally, the rep told me that i wasn't actually even going to get the partial refund issued back to my card. No, I was getting store credit. I had to push the rep to issue a refund to the card I used to purchase the item since I had every intention of NEVER buying from this company again.
Trust me, ladies, you want to steer as far away from this company as you can!
On 4/15/19 I received an email saying my item has shipped with a tracking number of 1Z345046YW36033822.
On 4/16/19 I checked the tracking and the tracking showed the item going to NILES, OH, US and not TN.
I contacted Venus by chat to find out what was gong on and to make them aware of the issue. Below is a copy of that chat.
ME
Kali Morgan
4/16/2019 9:47:41 a.m.
Welcome to IC!
9:47:41 a.m.
Interaction transferred to VenusChat.
9:47:41 a.m.
Interaction alerting Kali Morgan.
9:47:41 a.m.
Kali Morgan has joined the conversation.
Kali Morgan
9:48:11 a.m.
Good Morning. My name is Kali. How may I assist you?
ME
9:48:17 a.m.
I received a tracking number. Why does it show the wrong address?
9:48:43 a.m.
Tracking number 1Z345046YW36033822
Kali Morgan
9:48:45 a.m.
The orders are processed based on the information submitted on the order.
9:48:45 a.m.
One moment.
ME
9:49:24 a.m.
It shows Ship To
NILES, OH, US
Kali Morgan
9:49:26 a.m.
I show the address entered on the order is *** (I removed my address)
9:49:35 a.m.
The order is not shipping to Niles OH
9:49:42 a.m.
It is going to TN
ME
9:50:09 a.m.
Why does tracking show shipped to OH?
Kali Morgan
9:50:27 a.m.
That may be a UPS exchange hub. I am not sure.
9:50:38 a.m.
That is not the delivery address for the order.
9:50:56 a.m.
The order will be delivered by 04/19.
ME
9:51:10 a.m.
Since I'm not the shipper I can not call UPS correct?
Kali Morgan
9:51:20 a.m.
There is no need to contact UPS.
9:51:30 a.m.
We do not show any issues with the order/delivery.
9:51:54 a.m.
UPS will often ship orders to USPS etc for completion of the delivery.
This will often update on the tracking.
ME
9:52:04 a.m.
K I will keep an eye on it and see what happens.
Kali Morgan
9:52:10 a.m.
The address for delivery is noted on the order. There are no issues at this time.
9:52:10 a.m.
Great.
9:52:18 a.m.
Is there anything else I can do to assist you?
ME
9:52:26 a.m.
Not today
9:52:38 a.m.
TY
On 4/18/19 I received an email saying
Delivery Date: Thursday, 04/18/2019
Delivery Time: 04:16 PM
Left At: Rear Door
Delivered To
NILES, OH, US
I contacted Venus again and VENUS Swimwear said they would send out another pair but I had to pay shipping. When I checked their site I saw they did not have any in stock. At this point in time I was angry so I informed them I would take this issue up with PayPal.
On 4/19/19 I received a email saying
Venus Fashion, Inc. refunded $8.69 USD from your purchase on April 15,2019.
Total purchase amount $38.17 USD
Amount refunded $8.69 USD
( I had not contacted PayPal yet. Venus gave me this partial refund. After I received this is when I contacted PayPal)
I got a partial refund on a order that never shipped to me or never shipped at all and they sent me the wrong tracking number.
Needless to say I created a case with PayPal and it is now in their hands as of today 4/19/19
Venus response to my review telling me to contact them to make it better and so I was thinking maybe VENUS Swimwear do care, so I responded right away yesterday and NO one has responded or acknowledged me back. I sent two emails to the email they provided below and I also responded through site jabber. I see that they have responded to another bad review today, so they are there... unless these are just automated responses to make the readers believe they actually care? This is really insane! I can't believe that they tell you to contact them but they don't respond to you. OMG - such horrible customer service.
PS Their new sizing as Heidi from Venus explained does not solve the problem I posted, they just changed how you choose the size but their actual products are still the same size which is way different than it used to be and their smallest size A is now like a C so it won't fit anyone with small bust no matter what size you order. I don't know why they can't just acknowledge that and say yes we are sorry our sizes have changed because we have changed manufactures. You can see from my picture that the two tops sized A are completely different sizes and you can't order a smaller one so the new ones don't fit anyone who is an A cup.
I have been a Venus swim wear customer for over 10 years and used to really like their bikinis and they used to fit very nicely but over the last year or so they changed manufacturers and their swim tops do not fit like they used to and are way too big even in the smallest size. Their customer support team told me this was an issue and that they changed their sizing this year back to what it used to be and convinced me to order again and assured me that I would not receive the same bikini top that they were selling last year which was way too big even in the A size (fits more like a C, really wide across chest, see picture). I explained to her that I am from Canada and it is a hassle to return things as we have to pay the duties and its impossible to get them back after we do a return, so I did not want to order if they did not change their enhancer top from last year as they are NOT the same as they used to be. She assured me they were new and I should reorder. Since I really used to like their enhancer top, I reordered hoping she was right. When it arrived, it was the same big top I got last year and it was also missing the enhancer pads. So nothing has changed or they sent me the old stock and labeled it with their new sizing on the package. Anyway, that is not the real issue but it does mean that small busted girls cant order from them anymore which is unfortunate as their enhancer top used to cater to smaller busted women and used to be the best fitting swim top I could find. The main problem was when I called and explained that I needed to return this and I did not feel I should pay for the shipping as I was misinformed that they changed their sizing, they were very cold and rude and condescending and short with me and not apologetic at all and not even letting me speak, rudely cutting me off. It was quite shocking and I told them they were rude and they just got even ruder. I was dealing with a horrible person that does not care at all about the Venus Company and he said he was the floor manager! Maybe that is how the company is now, bad service and poor quality and poorly fitted swimwear and does not care about loyal customers input. It is a shame, as I used to love them.
I would not recommend their swim tops for any small busted person.
I have attached a picture of their enhancer top from this year and from a few years back, both size A, top one is what it used to be and bottom one is what it is now. There is a huge difference in size! The "A" cup size now, will not fit any small busted person.
On saturday 10/3/2020, I still have not received my order. I went to Venus.com to check the status of my order and to track it. It shows that my order has NOT shipped and that it is still "processing".
I called customer service, AGAIN. I spoke with a woman named Van, who quite frankly, was straight up rude. I advised Van of my situation. I was calm, polite, and never raised my voice. Van let me know that my order had not shipped because I did not verify my account. I again explained the situation. She told me that I would have to wait for it to verify before VENUS Swimwear could ship my order. I told her that I would like to cancel my order and Van immediately canceled it, never asked me if she could get a supervisor, and never asked me if she could help me to verify my order ad get it shipped out ASAP. I will NEVER shop with Venus again.
I received the Jacket yesterday and it took about maybe 5-6 days to ship which is expected for standard shipping so no complaints there. The dress/jacket itself came back very similar to the photo, it's not necessarily bad quality but it's also not what I would expect based on the retail price. It looks pretty on, but is a bit loose. I'm about 118 lbs, 5'6 and typically a size 2 will fit me perfectly if not a bit snug so I was surprised as a US size 2 this wasn't very true to size. Aside from the fit, which I can always have altered, there was a slight deviation from the photo to my expectations where the buttons appear to be darker on the dress or black. This is what I thought and when i received the item the buttons were actually the same color as the dress itself which I got in a light/medium grey. I know this isn't huge but I think it would've looked a bit less cheap had the buttons actually been a darker or black color and I was a little disappointed by that small deviation from the photo online.
Overall, if the dress/jacket was priced maybe $10-12 cheaper, I would say it was worth it. However for the prices, I think you could go somewhere more reputable who charges very similarly but the quality is actually there.
The quality of most articles were poor and very few were acceptable. I sent back many of my items and believe me, I thought of exchanging. After sitting and thinking, I've decided to go with a FULL refund. I would NOT recommend this site to any of my friends. Take a good look at the pictures. Some of the back of the dress designs don't even match up evenly with the design itself (which led me to refund vs. exchange). The designer(s) should be ashamed of themselves. At least line up the damn material to make it look half way decent for people who are trying to save a penny by not going to Macy's and other high end stores. This is the same issue with Victoria Secret. If your looking to buy from this site, purchase a SMALL amount items and STICK TO GOING TO MARSHALLS, TJ MAXX, AND BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY.
As for online stores, Amazon will be my number one site since we can read reviews about items people have purchased. I also noticed, the website did not allow reviews, which should've raised a flag for me. Reviews are important and many (especially clothes) websites should have them so that we know whether or not the item fits too big or too little. For instance, JUSTFAB has an excellent customer review measure.
For this, I rather withstand the headache of standing online. At least I know the items I'm going to buy are worth purchasing. I am so disappointed with this website. SO DISAPPOINTED!:(
Back to my online clothing store website search for people my size. Seems like the world is embracing only the larger sizes now. :(