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Light In The Box has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforLight In The Box

    Online Retailer
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Pattern of Complaint:

    On July 21 , 2020, Better Business Bureau recognized a pattern of complaints from consumers regarding delivery and customer service issues. Consumers allege they order and pay for products from Light In The Box, and after several weeks they have not received their products. Consumers claim the company is unresponsive to requests for assistance.

    On July 21, 2020, and August 06, 2020, Better Business reached out to Light In The Box for a response to the consumer complaints. The company has indicated that they have taken steps to improve customer service. Light In The Box sent the following response to Better Business Bureau to share with consumers.

    We would like to thank Better Business Bureau for reaching out to us. We appreciate BBB assists us in establishing marketplace trust.

    LightInTheBox has taken this opportunity to review our shipping process. For the package delay, it is mainly in April and May due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic situation. Suppliers' production speed has been affected. At the same time, international flights have decreased and delivery of destination countries has also slowed down. These force majeure causes the overall delivery speed of packages to become longer than normal. 

    In this situation, our logistics department has always been paying close attention to information about various countries. For any news related to logistics delay, we adjust our shipment plan at once accordingly, such as changing flights or even charter flights. They also monitors the receipt rate of packages every day, and when a logistic line is found to be abnormal, we will contact our shipping partner or customs clearance company at once. if the delivery time of the package exceeds our promised duration,  we will contact our customer to inform the situation at the first time.

    For example, Canada Post announced on May 26 that there was a delay in their packages delivery. After we learned the news, we sent an email notification to the owners of the 10,000+ packages affected in Lightinthebox to inform them of the delay. And the packages shipped after that are all changed to UPS for delivery. 

    For customers' inquiries, customer service always respond within 24 hours. As long as the customer does not receive any package, we will immediately refund the full amount to the customer if the package is confirmed to be lost after the customer service investigation.

    Some customers reported that they could not contact the customer service before. After investigation, we found that the customer service entrance is not obvious. We added the customer support icon and email address on multiple pages in early July to make it easier for customers to contact us. 

    Above are the measures we have recently done and are still optimizing.  All is to ensure that we continue to provide fast and high-quality services to our customers.

    We hope that with our efforts, we can let our customers feel the progress of Ligntinthebox and the sincerity of our service. Thank you and BBB again for your attention and help.

    Consumers can file complaints with Better Business Bureau at www.BBB.org. Complaints can also be filed with the Federal Trade Commission at

    https://www.ftc.gov/faq/consumer-protection/submit-consumer-complaint-ftc.

     

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.07/5stars

    Average of 828 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    648 complaints closed in last 3 years

    161 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Light In The Box has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      5908 NE 112th Ave, Portland, OR 97250-9606
      BBB File Opened:
      12/30/2014
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/2006
      Business Incorporated:
      4/1/2020
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Mini In The Box
      Business Management
      • Mr. Qianneng Fu, Principal
      • Mr. Jian He, CEO
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Qianneng Fu, Principal
      Additional Contact Information

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      Customer Complaints

      648 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/04/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Delivery Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Ordered clothing from Light In the Box online on 3-11-24. When I got my order on March 29 2024, it was clear to me that the items presented on thee website did not match what was sent to me. This is a classic example of bate and switch. I sent the company an email on the Ticket they opened for my return / refund, which is Ticket # ********* (as of 4-1-24). The company gave me a partial refund on my credit card, only because they cancelled 2 garments in my order, which they did not send. And I found out about that when I checked the order online, after the fact. This company is not legitimate. I want a refund of ****** to my credit card. I am still waiting for Light In the Box to send me return instructions, and hope they don't drag their feet on this.
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      Customer Reviews

      828 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Cathy and Doug B

      1 star

      04/20/2024

      Their t-shirts are sized VERY WRONG! My hubby ordered an XL t-shirt and it was more like a medium, as if made for a midget! What's worse is when we tried to get our money back, all they would do is offer 50% off the shirt. What good is a shirt that doesn't fit, even if it's discounted? We repeatedly tried to work with this company and it there was no phone number, or any way to get ahold of them except through a BOT. We got nowhere! Since their English writing was poor, we assume the company is overseas. HORRID *****************

      Light In The Box Response

      04/22/2024

      Dear customer,

      This is *****, supervisor of customer service, ********************.

      I am so sorry for the inconvenience caused. Now you will receive personalized assistance quickly. 

      I have created ticket # ********* for your issue. The ticket message will be sent to your email related with LITB account. Please review it, we will be waiting for your response.

      My pleasure to help you!

      Sincerely, 
      *****
      Customer Service ********************

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