LEGIT or SCAM? Honest, Un-biased Review of GILT.com | Was I sold a FAKE Dior item?
Hi guys, as requested I’ll be doing a review of the website Gilt.com. It’s an honest, un-biased review where I go through both the positives and negatives of the website. So did i get scammed? Was I sold a fake Dior item? I hope you find this review helpful. Pls do share your experiences if you have purchased from Gilt before in the comments section below. Stay safe my loves xx Mel
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Hope this review was helpful! Pls share your experience if you have purchased from Gilt before. Was it good? Or bad? Is there any other luxury websites you would like to me try? Stay safe my loves xx Mel
I actually ordered 2 pairs of boots (dior & Burberry) after seeing your initial video. They took over a month to arrive and as luck would have it the Burberry pair has manufacturing fault 😖 it was definitely a bitch to try to get a refund. Their customer service was not helpful at all, just told me no return as final sale 😪 thank god for PayPal I had to open a case and it was a lengthy process. I was happy with the Dior pair but they told me to send both back to get refund and I wasn’t going to argue as didn’t want to be out $2k
Hello Mel … not really for Gilt but a question for Farfetch, do you still pay duty tax on top of the price listed on the Farfetch website?
Not sure if you guys,the international livings can purchase on the USA retail shopping mall website like Nordstromrack or SaksOFF5th or not.They got a bunch of Sale price a luxury items up to 70%-80% (Sometimes 90%!! like during the Black Friday sale) Just try shopping there! Enjoy! 🙂
Hi! Do you have the link for that dior (purple ish) glasses that you purchase ..
Thank you for the review. Dior sunglasses look great on you but you can tell they are a bit too big… wobbly when you wear them. It's a shame cause they are a nice pair.
Gilt is legit. I did my research. They purchased Hudsons Bay Company (owner of Saks Fifth Avenue) several years ago. Gilt (and Hudson's Bay Company the owner of Saks)) are now all owned by" Rue La La ", also a discount store. While Saks Off Fifth has similar items (they probably share distribution centers), the bulk of high end designer goods seem to be concentrated at Rue La La and Gilt. I have shopped with them for a couple of years now. I bought a genuine Celine bag from them. They have mostly similar items, but sometime not. For example I wanted Castanar espadrilles and while they shared some styles, Rue La La happened to have more styles. The majority of their items are brand new……..BUT BE AWARE that they have jumped on the pre-owned band wagon and they do have SOME pre-owned offerings which are clearly disclosed in the description. They acquire high end designer items from stores that are either over stocks, discontinued or the stores want to get rid of the items to make way for new merchandise. The have several warehouses around the United States. I believe most items like handbags are FINAL SALE and not returnable.
I’ve shopped with Gilt for over 10 years! Back when they started up as a sample sale only site! That is where their flash sale model comes from! They would have a certain allotment of sample items from different designers and would schedule sales at 9am and everything ALWAYS sold out when the sale was over hours later! Over the years I’ve never had a problem with customer service, returns or authenticity! They are great! They also will post if certain items will take longer to ship! My fav Tom Ford sunglasses took 4 weeks to ship but it clearly said that on the item, plain as day!
Shout out to Lily Rhodes-Van Der Woodsen- Bass- Humphrey- Bass for binge buying during home confinement! Gossip Girl fans yall know!
I have bought from Ru LA La and so far so good. I have bought jewelry and beauty products. I have bought some Italian gold. I have not bought clothing. I bought some Tiffany Jewelry from the Real Real.
Hi everyone! What about Italist?
Hi Mel, I am in US, several months ago I did order the exact pair of turquoise, and the packaging as same as yours. When I first received them, I thought they were faked … very light weight, the materials looked cheap, etc. To compare with the others brand name which I had , they are not really protected from UV light as I first put them on. Anyway, they are kind big and loose but I love the shape.
Gilt was owned by Saks Fifth Avenue at one point. Then Saks sold it to Rue La La. I liked it better when they were owned by Saks because returns were free to any Saks Off 5th store and I have one within walking distance in case I needed to do so! Also, I felt the selection was also better when Saks owned it. I keep seeing the same items over and over again now!
I feel they are legit in their product as I have traveled with them and got exactly what I wanted early on in their business. But as time has gone on I feel they’ve gotten a little scammy in the way they charge for things considering the rest of the world’s customer service.
Dear Mel, i currently ran into a similar situation that i bought a red Valentino dress via Mytheresa and when i received the dress, it says “made in China”, on the dress…. I’ve purchased 2 other pieces of red Valentino’s clothings before in store and they all state as “made in Italy” on the items….. do you buy from Valentino’s/red Valentino’s? Is it normal that the clothings states as “made in china” or did i got scammed?
Please if anyone know anything on this matter… help…
Mel, have you ever heard of Valentino by Mario? How dough feel about the brand? It’s marketed as luxury but don’t see much of a retail presence. Thanks for your advice
Thank you for the video.
Yes! They're owned by the same parent company that actually owns Saks Fifth Avenue!
Awesome video!!!!
I never watch videos longer than a few min but you’re awesome! Love you Aussies !
love the sunglass looks good on you. Like the shape too.
I once purchased a Versace watch from Rue La La. Not problem with the product. Very satisfied with the purchase. But that's my only experience with the websites.
My Sister turned me on to Gilt about 2 or 3 months ago, and I purchased a serum set for $58. They stated the retail price was over $2k. I was thinking, this is to good to be true. I received it about a week after I ordered it, and it was old and expired. I notified Gilt about the situation, and I sent them pictures showing how dirty the box was. It was a non refundable item, but I did receive credit back and I purchased 2 items I love. So, I have to say I'm pretty happy with Gilt.
I just received my first order from Gilt (I purchased YSL glasses). They arrived roughly 2 weeks after I placed the order. But like some comments here, I agreed, the packaging are not as well packed like other websites, mine came without bubble wrap. I think that’s why they’re cheap, because they dont really spend much on packaging and use cheap logistics. I got free shipping, and no damages on my items, so I’m quite satisfied. Package was sent from USA to Malaysia. Also, I read from reviews, Gilt is a sister company to Rue La La.