Susan2021

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Complaint

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Original review Nov 05, 2021
So I ordered a item and have ordered another item in the past. My husband and mother live in the same household so we all have the same address! My husband and mother opened up new accounts to take advantage of new customer coupon and they wanted the item they saw too. Anyway, they all have separate legitimate emails and legitimate credit cards. When they went to track the status of shipment, this is when they found all our orders were canceled! So, all of us called to say we are legitimate and each placed the order. Grace(800-436-****) the rude employee at security just unilaterally canceled all 3 of our accounts and we are basically banned from shopping at HSN. She claimed it was coupon abuse and that I should not have helped my husband on the computer. My husband has glaucoma and he is not as computer literate as I so I helped him but he still placed the order! Grace is allegedly a supervisor who refused to give us the name of her supervisor. She closed my account and I was shocked as was my husband and my mom. Grace abused her power and abused us also! Grace overstepped her authority as a supervisor by canceling all 3 accounts for no reason even after all 3 people spoke to security. For a $20 coupon abuse, how ridiculous that sounds! Grace is a bully and HSN should be ashamed to have such an abusive, non-sensical woman on their payroll who insults and abuses legitimate, decent customers like myself and my family.
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Pros:
  • Inventory
Cons:
  • Incompetent fraud dept
  • Terrible security department
  • Lousy ordering process

Preferred solution: I would like all 3 of our accounts reinstated, allow the coupon used, and allow us to place our orders. I also want a apology to my elderly mother and visually impaired husband! Sorry but Grace was also discriminating based on age and disability.

User's recommendation: Do not recommend

Janet L Srb
map-marker Grayslake, Illinois

Changing telephone number

It was a great experience and we enjoyed the time that you took. They also have my name and my email address.
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User's recommendation: I highly recommend my friends to shop !

Patricia B Yvz

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Not happy

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Ordered a vaccum cleaner for a Christmas. Her son brought heraone the same day mine arrived. Went to post office to send back cost me 46.85 to send back. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, SO I AM OUT THAT MONEY AND HAVE NOTHIng TO SHOW FOR IT. SO MUCH FOR 30 DAY RETURN. WANT ORDER ANYTHING FROM HSN BE WEARY
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Loss:
$83
Pros:
  • Never had a problem befour
Cons:
  • Customer service not helpful at all

Preferred solution: 46.85 postage plus payment

User's recommendation: Stay away

Anonymous
map-marker Youngstown, Ohio

Send back

Sent back 7 water filters. Had to get the post office out here to pick them up. 1st person had no sympathy, the 2nd one was nice. Hopefully you received them.
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Kathie S Chz

Unauthorized charges!!!

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My debit card was charged 1999 and I did not order anything I want my money refunded today or I am reporting this to the BBC
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Loss:
$20
Cons:
  • Fraudulently use your card info

Preferred solution: Full refund

alvah f

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COINS NOT SHIPPED

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ORDERED TWO TYPE 1 MS70 IN THE SPRING AND WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO MS 70 TYPE TWO COINS WHEN THEY GOT THEM HAVE CALLED FOUR TIMES IN JULY AND AUGUST AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SHIPPED AND IF I STILL WANT THE COINS THEY ARE NOW DOUBLE THE PRICETH
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Cons:
  • Not shipped and not notified it wastold were shipped

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

User's recommendation: DON T BUY ON AUTO SHIP

Eytan Elw

Return

My order fir compression socks was returned a month ago. Dont know what happened I used proper mailing address Please let me know what happened o need to get credit for this item
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Toni A Mta
map-marker San Rafael, California

The Dash blender I purchased does not handle bread dough well

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I purchased it in the belief that was strong enough to knead-bread properly. I would return this item.i Thank you.
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Loss:
$250

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Good blender unless you wast to make bread - not as advertised

Tahiry Fkc

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Want to know if you have a record of purchase from HSBI form April 2, 2020?

I bought a wave radio/CD from HSNI on April 2 202. It was working fine until a week ago when it started to play by itself just upon a touch. It is truly weird. I cannot even wipe it or puts a piece of paper on it without it starting to play.
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Anonymous
map-marker Woodbury, New Jersey

Buy bronzer

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I rec'd today, but I'm not happy with this product, very nice, but didn't seem to apply like I would like it too. Really showed no difference. My girlfriend is a hair stylist, and thought it was not applying to make a difference. I would like to return, but will keep shopping my favorite network channel
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Anonymous
map-marker Kings Mountain, North Carolina

To see what my balance is

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No problem when I called .The person I talked to was very nice and prompt and answered my question right away
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Shop somewhere else, ANYWHERE else!

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Updated by user Dec 31, 2019

On December 26 I received the following email from a "Senior Account Supervisor" at HSN, "I have received your e-mail regarding your concerns in regards to your recent interaction with HSN customer service agents via phone,email & chat. Thank you for taking the time to...

Updated by user Dec 25, 2019

As of December 22 I received an email from HSN Customer Service with the usual apology, and claims that our business is "important" to HSN. I might as well change my name to chimney with as much smoke as they have tried to blow up my butt! However, for the first time...

Original review Dec 15, 2019
On 11/22/2019 I ordered a Shark Vacuum from HSN, which was the Today's Deal priced at $199.99, and I had a coupon code for $15.00 off. Since my current vacuum is not doing so well I thought I would take advantage of what I thought was a great deal, especially when offered Flex Payments of about $33/mo.

So I added the vacuum to my cart, proceeded to checkout, filled out all the information and entered my coupon code. After a quick once over I submitted my order, at which point the page reloaded, said my order had been received but the total was a different amount than it was prior to submitting the order. I quickly realized my coupon code had been removed and immediately contacted Customer Service. First I was told they could apply it, then I was told they could not due to my having selected the Flex Payments.

I was then instructed to wait a couple days and contact them back for a refund. I told them I would not do that, my code had been accepted and the amount adjusted when I had already selected Flex Pay. It was not until the order was submitted that the coupon was removed resulting in an overcharge and I expected it to be refunded immediately. Well, that fell on deaf ears, so I waited a short time and contacted them again.

This time I was told I would have to wait until I received the order to have the amount refunded. So I sent Customer Service an email having a fit that I was overcharged and being told I would have to wait to be refunded.
In the meantime, they had a pair of BearPaw Suede Sheepskin Boots I just loved and could desperately use for winter. So my dad gave me his credit card and told me to order them for myself, and they could be a Birthday/Christmas gift. This time I made sure to take plenty of screenshots just in case!

I added the boots, Size 7 Wide in Wine then went to checkout and ended up getting lucky as I was able to use two coupons and save $25.00. I submitted the order and it went through perfectly.
The following week I received my vacuum, which was fair heavier than I had expected, and almost as tall as myself! I unpacked it, put it together then proceeded to get the information together to register it with Shark. That is when things got very weird.

I had difficulties registering it because the model number could not be found on their website. I then looked through the booklet which came with it which had a number of accessories and replacement parts listed. So I began looking them up on the Shark website only to discover the parts were there, but any given part required a model to be selected and this particular model was not listed for ANY of the parts. At that point I did a number of Google searches and much to my surprise, I could not find the same model vacuum anywhere.

I did find a Google Cached web page for the model which was on the Shark website only a day or two prior to it airing on HSN, but that was literally the only thing I could find anywhere. I even tried calling Shark, but they could locate no information on it either. Since it was obvious that I would not be able to get replacement parts for it, since according to Shark the model did not exist, I decided I was going to return it and go with another vacuum instead. But I did immediately return to HSN and leave a review, which I just went back to look at this past week and it was followed by more than a DOZEN reviews just like it.

I also should mention they provide a second rate shipper, UPS Mail Innovations who are absolutely terrible. When I returned the vacuum it was lost almost instantly, and HSN's answer was "just wait". So I had to do the work of getting someone to locate the package, which it thankfully was. But to this day it still is not in, what HSN calls "Easy Returns".
Right behind the vacuum, my BearPaw boots delivered, which were very nice, but I was surprised to see the color Wine was not a reddish-purple like I thought it would be, but rather a deep (ugly) purple more along the lines of eggplant.

I also discovered that HSN advertised them as having been treated and water resistant, but according to the manufacturer tag they were treated and stain resistant, not water resistant. So I contacted Customer Service, who believe it or not first told me to"try pouring water over them, and then agreed to waive return shipping. After thinking about it, I decided to exchange them for a different color instead but was heartbroken to see they were out of stock in black. I contacted Customer Service again to find out how to go about making an exchange, as well as to ask if the black would come back in stock.

I was told I could add them to my favorites and be alerted when they returned to stock, but I informed her they were in my favorites, and I was not even alerted that they were out of stock. So I had Hickory, which was a light brown to choose from or Blue which reminded me of denim. I was not exactly thrilled about it, but decided to go with Hickory because I sure did not want stuck with the ugly eggplant purple I already had. So I return the boots with the slip to make an exchange, and the replacements delivered a week ago.

As soon as I opened the shipping box the first thing I saw was the BearPaw shoe box which had a rubber band wrapped around it, then upon taking it out I saw the corners of the lid were torn and the front smashed but the shipping box itself was not damaged. I proceeded to open the shoe box, pulled out one of the boots they had wrapped in plastic and as soon as I unwrapped it a smell hit me that about took my breath away. I still have no idea what it was but it smelled like wet, moldy and musty leather. Immediately I noticed, unlike the first pair I received, this boot was untied with the manufacturer tag nowhere to be found and scuff marks on it.

It was more than obvious the boots had been sent to someone else who had returned them and then sent to me.
I contacted Customer Service the next morning and initially it seemed to be going as I expected. I had asked, since I obviously will need to return them for new ones anyway, would it be possible to get them in black instead since they are back in stock. I was told there is only one exchange per order allowed, which was news to me, but given the circumstances she would allow it. She put me on hold to get this taken care of, then came back to speak with my dad since he had ordered them and needed to give authorization.

He hands the phone back, at which point the woman tells me, BearPaw is offering a 3-Pack of socks or hat and scarf, and asks if I would care to add either one or both. But the way in which she said and phrased it VERY much came across as though she were saying it was being offered for my troubles with the order. So I pointed out the order is on my dads credit card, so I did not know why she was asking me about it anyway, and I proceeded to ask how much. She quickly rattled off prices that made me laugh out loud because they were just absurd, and I could not believe that given the situation she had outright tried to con me.

Next thing I know she asks if the replacement boots will be on Flex Payments, and I was thrown through a loop. I said no, remember they are an exchange for the used ones I was sent. She then proceeds to tell me I am only allowed one exchange per order and I had just received that exchange.
Since then, I have spoken to at least a half dozen people in Customer Service, as well as a woman who may or may not have been a supervisor I requested to speak to that blatantly lied to me claiming two orders had been sent, and they had received neither back and I knew for a fact the original order was received by them almost a week prior to this.
In the end HSN flat out refused to replace the USED/previously returned boots they sent me for new boots, which was what was ordered and paid for. They repeatedly hid behind a one exchange per order policy which is not disclosed anywhere on their website, in paperwork...nothing.

At one point I was told, it does not matter if you receive the wrong color, size, product or do not receive it at all, our system recognizes it as an exchange and there is no way to override that as it is built into the system. So my dad order and paid for new boots, whereas Han sent used boots and I do no believe it was an accident since it is as obvious as the nose on someones face just by looking at the OUTSIDE of the shoe box. Being the nice guy he is, my dad went with the only feasible option he was provided and made a second order since the color I wanted, which I was initially told I would be sent, had gone out of stock twice already, and was wait listed once. So he tied up another $45.00 just to make sure I got the ones I wanted, since HSN refused to fix the mistake they made.
The new order was supposed to have shipped within 24-48 hours, which was Friday at the latest but has been sitting with a status of Packaging.

So now, after HSN has forced my dad into ordering TWO pairs, they are holding the new pair hostage while they wait to get the used pair they sent back. So while they were supposed to be delivered back to HSN today, they now will not deliver until Monday and I would be willing to bet when they do, the second order my dad placed to fix HSN's mistake will finally be shipped.
Overall, I have had more than my fair share of bad experiences with stores, websites etc. that have questionable ethics and HSN is definitely in the top three worst businesses I have ever dealt with. I never did figure out what mystery Shark vacuum they were selling, but it was more than a little sketchy and very much seemed to be a scam of some sort.

As far as what HSN has done with the boots my dad purchased, I cannot imagine sticking a customer with used boots is entirely legal but it is entirely as disgusting as they are a business. Never again will I do business with HSN, who in my opinion are nothing more than cons and crooks hiding behind a business name.

The only thing worse is the people they have working in Customer Service, who I have zero respect for because they are literally paid to make up excuses to avoid doing what is right. If you are still unsure about shopping with HSN, stop by their website and visit the HSN Community where I have seen a great many complaints from buyers and that says a little something since those are directly on the HSN website.
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Pros:
  • Flex-pay
Cons:
  • Horrible customer service
  • Refused replacement
  • Misleading practice
Reason of review:
Sent used product, refused replacement, force additional order to correct their mistake, unnecessarily withheld additional order, terrible customer service, argue policies otherwise concealed from customers, blatantly lied to by supervisor

Preferred solution: I feel it only fair that both my father and I be compensated for the hassles experience, as well as for my father having to tie up funds on two orders to correct HSN's mistake. Therefore I feel they should pay for his order totaling $44.64 in full.

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So glad I read your review. I’ll definitely not be ordering from this place.

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These days who has the $$$$$ to spend on unnecessary things?? Certainly not me!!

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Anonymous
map-marker Wildwood, Florida

I have not heard from HSN

Complained about their sweepstakes being only for Facebook and/or Instagram. They are not a good company to deal with at all
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User's recommendation: don't shop there

DONNA S Rtr

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Returned Items/Refund Request

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Updated by user Feb 03, 2021

I filed a complaint with the BBB on Friday 1/29/2021. HSN got it on Monday and asked for the tracking numbers of the returns.

I supplied them, they responded tonight and are refunding the item costs back to the credit card used. As a consumer, I use every avenue at my...

Original review Jan 25, 2021
I returned some items for my daughter that she got for me for Christmas. Those items had the extra holiday return policy through 1/31/2021 on them.

HSN has had them at their return facility since 1/18/2021. They were very expensive electronics - about $1500.00 worth. Still have not had a confirmation from HSN about them having them, so also a significant delay in processing any refund. I have the receipts from UPS (I learned a long time ago to always get a receipt for returning items to anyone - companies really hate to refund stuff for some reason); as well as the PODs (Proof Of Delivery).

These particular items were defective as well.

It is just a shame that these companies want to push the envelope when a consumer returns something. They are very eager to take your money though.
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Loss:
$1500

User's recommendation: Get receipts for returns always

Shannon R Rsq

Unable to Return a Gift Received

HSN would not allow me to return birthday gifts received because the purchaser of the gifts, purchased them 75 days before they gave them to me. Apparently the gift needs to be returned within 30 days of the date of purchase. The problem with this is that the purchaser cannot really purchase a gift early if they want the receiver to be able to return the gift if it does not work for some reason.
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Pros:
  • Pricing
Cons:
  • Terrible gift return policy

Preferred solution: Should have at least been offered a credit to use on a future purchase.

User's recommendation: Do not purchase gifts early from this vendor if you want the receiver to be able to return it or exchange it.

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