Overstock.com

Armywife

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I was looking at their website and was interested in buying some DVD's from them but I have never used them before. Can anyone tell me how their experience was with them. Good service, fast, safe, etc. I don't want to use them if it will be a headache or they aren't safe just to save a few dollars. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
Hi Toni,

It's been awhile, but I did order some books and DVD's from Overstock and had no problems. The products were new and as described and fast shipping as I remember.
 
I ordered a book from them once and got the wrong one. They replaced it but it was annoying anyway. Have ordered from them numerous times previously and had no problems.
 
If you don't need to return or exchange anything, their service seems good. And I bought a TV from them in the past with no problem, as well as some WHFN DVD's and some HEavy Hands. BUT, the last time I ordered from them, I ordered two pairs of cross trainers (they werew advertised as cross trainers, but where actually walking shoes), and when I got them, decided I didn't like them (and one pair had 2 left feet!). I contacted them, and they sent me the info to return both pairs (separately, because the defective pair was to be returned with a printed out mailing label because it was there fault). That's when I learned about the not-so-obvious $4.95 restocking fee for each item (not bad if you bought a TV, maybe, but ridiculous for a pair of shoes.

And should I even have had to pay the fee, as it was their misleading advertising (crosstrainers vs. walking shoes) that lead me to buy them in the first place.

Also, though I got the refund for the defective pair quickly, I had a hard time getting theh other pair refunded. Every time I would email them and ask them where the refund was, I'd have to repeat the same info, and would get what seemed like a pre-scripted answer. They kept giving me the run around, with the obviously illiterate people I was dealing with claiming that I did get a refund (which was for the defective pair, something they didn't seem to grasp).

After about two months of this crap, I finally emailed, again, repeating everything I'd stated in the past (including the fact that I had delivery confirmation that they had received the second pair) and said that unless I receive the refund by a specific date, I would contact the BBB about the matter.

I got my refund the next day.

I will never do business with them again.
 
I've ordered a few thngs from them, sheets, ottoman, slipcovers - mostly home furnishings, and never had a problem. But, I've also never had to return anything. Always good quality, good prices, fast shipping. And love those 1000 TC sheets!!!
 
so far my mom says she has good expierence with them. she just orderd a flat screen tv so we will see how the works for her. i might be using overstock.com for xmas shopping this year.(since they also use bill me later which is what i prefer to pay off then keeping CC info online)

kassia

http://www.picturetrail.com/ldy_solana

"And do what thee wilt as long as ye harm none"
 
Used them several times with no problem until....

I order 4 watches, I receieve 2 but they billed me for the 4. After a month of them telling me the other watches were in the mail, I had to dispute the charge with my credit card company. I got the charge reversed, but I would be real leary from ordering again from them.

The best thing about them is their shipping.
 
I had a problem w/them when I ordered a DVD tower & it got lost in shipping. They refused to issue me a credit until they could locate the shipment. It took them more than a month.

I haven't bought anything from them since.
 
I bought a couple of sofa slipcovers from them before. The items came, and they were the wrong color. I returned them promptly, paying for even more shipping to return the items. I got no new slipcovers and NO REFUND. To make a long story short, they answered my e-mails with form e-mails. The more I followed up, the more form e-mails I got, each worded differently but doing the same thing -- dodging my concerns. I did get my refund, about 8 months after the whole issue started, soon after I told them that the BBB would hear about the issue. Don't order from them. It's more trouble than it's worth.

Pinky
 
>I
>did get my refund, about 8 months after the whole issue
>started, soon after I told them that the BBB would hear about
>the issue.

Mention of the BBB is what seems to get action out of them. It's a shame it takes that (I would not be as patient as you were! And I wasn't).
 

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