Here are 16 GREAT Reasons to Bypass Those Overseas Websites with Crazy Cheap Clothes

  1. Sili says:

    This is making me order just to see what I’d get! lol

  2. SuzyQuzey says:

    This is comedy gold!

    I refuse to buy from Chinese sellers anymore. Been burned twice via eBay. eBay also sided with the one seller I reported.

  3. JY says:

    That gray top with the white doily across the shoulders has been advertised HARD the past few days, I’ve noticed. These are classic!!

  4. Lettie says:

    After reading your original report I unfollowed RoseWholesale.com, what a rip-off. If it sounds too good to be true……. Your daughter scored though 🙂

  5. Emily says:

    I searched high and low for a particular style dress for my wedding 2 years ago. I wanted ivory lace, long sleeves and the dress to knee length (2nd marriage, totally non-traditional) … Ended up finding a website with exactly what I wanted and they would custom make it for me (awesome, right?!). I sent my measurements in, not so patiently waited forever to get it, and couldn’t wait to try it on when it arrived… It barely covered my butt cheeks. It was supposed to hit right at my knees, but it hit right at my lady parts! I laughed, cried, and frantically searched for a dress all over middle TN (the week of Christmas no less) and no joke found a short sleeve, knee length, ivory lace dress at FOREVER 21! The original dress hangs in the closet, as a reminder to never buy from those horrible sites again.

  6. Ash says:

    Haha! I know exactly what website this bc I almost ordered from it as well! Crack me up!

  7. Paterson Pulse Paterson Pulse says:

    I was just about to order something from the mens line and then I saw this.. I think I’ll hold back and order one piece with a paid-up CC to see if this is true for the Men. It appears that some of the women who got burned are not as thin as the models, but then I took a closer look at the material and style and notice its very poorly done, so aside from the skinny models, the material and pattens are way off.

    • suburbanturmoil says:

      Don’t do it. There are LOTS of complaints from men on the Huffington Post version of my post. Check it out if you’d like.

    • LeeToo says:

      it’s not that the gals are not as small as the models. these sites have sizing charts, and most of the ladies purchased one or two sizes UP to ensure fit. the charts and quality are both clearly b.s.
      if it’s allegedly a dress, and it doesn’t even cover your coochy, well ….

  8. LeeToo says:

    i LOVED the article in huffpo – and the responses are awesome. thanks y’all very much for saving me from the same fate!

  9. Shelley George says:

    I ordered a cold weather dress and a tube top summer dress…. I ordered the first one. A size bigger to be sure it fit. Haha my mom cannot fit it and she is a small. The other dress fits like a med. I am a x large. 64.00 half was shipping other half product. Never again. Oh and month and a half shipping

  10. Stephanie Simmons says:

    I order from those sites all the time and have never gotten clothes like theses! I even got the white dress with ribbon around it and I wore it for a date night and everyone loved it! So it does work for some people!

    • suburbanturmoil says:

      It’s basically a crap shoot. As long as people understand that it probably won’t fit, it might have holes in it, it might be a totally different color from the photo, it will probably be a cheaper copy of what’s in the photo, the size conversion charts aren’t accurate, it may smell funny, returns are impossible, it may get caught in customs and cost more to get it out, and it may take 1-2 months to arrive, they should totally try it!

  11. cnehdn says:

    haha. spam? really???

  12. Darcy Perdu says:

    Hilarious! Love this!

  13. Lori says:

    If I were not so embarrassed I would post a photo of myself in my lovely rose gal swimsuit. I am a department store s/m, but to be sure I measure myself and used the sizing chart. That put me at an XL. I wanted that suit and that cheap price so I swallowed my pride and ordered the XL. The leg holes try to sever my legs from my body. I actually had brushing around the leg holes after wearing it for a day at the lake. MISERY! Never again was my motto of that day, never again!

  14. SS says:

    A lot of these complaints are very valid. I have also had trouble with some of these sites. I have never ordered clothing because I like to try everything on first, but there are plenty of other areas to complaint about. I just want to make a couple point:

    – The red tent dress: One thing that has not been accounted for is the fact that the sample pic is a photoshoot. I bet that dress was pinned to fit the model perfectly. Notice how you can’t see the back?
    – In some cases it’s just a figure thing. The grey lacey top: The girl who sent you a pic has more cleavage than the model. Does this not happen to people when they try stuff on? It surely happens to me.
    – I would recommend not ordering custom clothing online at all. Custom suggests it is fitted to your body… custom to you. You can’t do that online.

    I agree with most of your points though!

  15. Amy Kovach says:

    I was looking online at some finger puppets for my granddaughter. The comments all said that these shipped from China and did not fit American FINGERS! I would not have believed it, but after reading your article, I stayed away. Thanks for the save.

  16. Tanya G says:

    I must say I feel so much better! I secretly shopped, ordered, waited, hoped….. And was bitterly disappointed by the miniature clothes I received. Every single piece was wrong, wrong wrong…. But I was ashamed and I hid my misfortune (in the back of my closet) from all my friends, and even my husband. Thank you for speaking out about this. I don’t feel alone anymore!

  17. Toleda says:

    Here’s a better reason–don’t exploit third world people to get cheap clothing.

  18. carrolju says:

    wow-now I don’t feel so bad about the swimsuit I ordered from DressLily in a size that should have fit me-but the boob part was at my waistline. the suit is like, I dunno, 12 in from crotch to straps . .maybe I should have my 8 yr old try it on!

  19. I love how your post keeps popping up all over my feed! I’m also glad you took one for the team because I also almost got lured into purchasing cheaply-made, ill-fitting, but seemingly-cute outfits from Singapore…er, China…er, ASIA…after seeing the ubiquitous ads on Facebook!

  20. shawntee says:

    I ordered a month ago from nastydress.com still haven’t got my shoes…they looked so cute but now I’m scared to see them lol. I wonder if they’ll even arrive.

  21. Jerzeegurl says:

    I have found a website that I believe might be one of these type you are talking of. ericdress.com. They have great looking boots but now I am afraid that they will not fit and may not look the same when I get them. This site has beautiful bedspread sets and I am wondering if anyone has ever ordered a bedspread from these sites?

  22. Janis says:

    I looked at things on those websites. Being 5′ 10″ I know better… NOTHING is going to fit me.. even one size fits all! However, I ordered the most adorable wallet with mustaches on it and it was perfect. $9 CAD saw it in a store here for $40 CAD. Costume jewelry, scarves, and things that don’t need to “FIT” are worth the buying from there.

  23. karen says:

    I can not remember the last time I laughed this hard (your original post on Huffington) and these followups. Tears are streaming down my face. This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in so long and thank you for the bittersweet joy! I almost ordered a “woolen coat” from one of these websites and am glad I ran across your post first.

    • Karen says:

      Actually, I want to buy that mitten dress. It would be the perfect ugly Christmas sweater. Do you know where I can get it?

  24. Jan- Janni- Ball says:

    YES! This happened to me! I ordered a few dresses – they would have fit a kindergartener. I went back and forth with the company about a refund and they dug their heels in and refused – finally filed a claim with PayPal (thank GOD I had used them to pay for it) and WON! At first the agreement was that I would have to ship the items back and THEN get the refund, but it was going to cost me over $100 to ship them back. I only paid about $40 for the merchandise. I contacted PayPal and spoke to a very nice man on the phone there and explained the whole thing. He said not only would he go ahead and process the full refund for me, but that he would look into this “company” and investigate them for fraudulent representation of merchandise!!!

  25. Natahanna Bludsworth says:

    Ohhhh my lord. Lol if this wasn’t so sad it would be funny. I myself fell victim to the great ‘deals’. I ordered this adorable lil jacket and after 8 weeks I opened the bag it was sent in and gasped rather loudly and said this us be a mistake. Am I being punked? Where’s the hidden camera? This had to be a joke. The zipper was like 6 inches longer on one side, holes all over it, not to mention one pocket was about 2 inches wide and the other about 8 inches. I finally decided that they must be confused. You use your hands to use a sewing machine, not your feet!!

  26. Celeste says:

    I saw you and your husband on the Today show this morning, and got very excited! That was a great report.

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  28. Min Yong says:

    Absolutely hilarious, Lindsay! Thanks for shining a spotlight on the risks of online shopping! I always read reviews from http://www.ShopVenture.com before buying. Good luck for your future shopping endeavours!

  29. Paradigm Crime says:

    i laughed till i cried

  30. Melissa Martinez M says:

    To be fair the red dress/robe/curtain is juts a piece of fabric warped around the body it is obvious in the ad. You can’t actually expect that to be a proper dress.

  31. Allison says:

    My guess is that it depends on the seller. I have been purchasing clothes from such sellers on eBay for several years. I have not had a problem with buying clothing from them. My only issues came from the accuracy of the colors. Even then, the problems were minimal. At the very least, the sellers offer either full or partial refunds. Be aware that since the clothing is cheaper, you will definitely sacrifice the quality of the fabric. So far, the only type of clothing I buy from these sellers are jackets and shirts. Since I’m petite, it seems like the smallest sizes in a mall are still big on me. This is the main reason I shop from these sellers.

  32. Grace says:

    Thank God that I always look up reviews and I came across your 1st article. Then later, this article. Love the info. Thank you! So my question is, where can we find the real clothes in the pictures? What catches my attention is not so much the prices, but the styles of the pieces. If it doesn’t break my bank, I would spend some money on the “good stuff”. 😉

  33. Jamie says:

    The problem is, How do you really know where the business is located? On a website this is tough.

  34. Jamie says:

    Old Post but still I liked it. Many people dont understand that many of the designer stores have overstock that can be purchased at bulk prices. Explore the overstock online, you might be surprised.

  35. Emily Rose says:

    Oh man. I wish I had seen this post before spending a bunch of money on nasty dress! I’m so worried to see if my stuff even gets here! ???? As a 6 footer, I’m sure the clothing will be even more ill fitting than these poor ladies. CRAP!!!

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