Not fit for Gifting, Re-Gifting or Donating (or Recycling?)
Don't know what I was thinking, and it's experiences like these that make me believe that I probably suffer from some sort of shopping disorder, so there's that. I got sucked in.
The merchandising and styling, photography, website design and slick promotional for Judedress.com is done really well. Judedress has nailed how to create allure and they do a GREAT job of representing clothing. Too bad the product they ship is NOTHING like what they either represent on their website OR (at least 50% of the time in my experience) in the written product description.
Taken to task over the fact that they described a tunic as being "cotton" and it was polyester, they offered a 20% refund or if I wanted to pay for shipping and handling to return the item to CHINA (ahem, at a cost much greater than the 20% which I guess they already figured out) then that was my choice. THAT was the extent of their customer service, a rather "take it or leave it" approach.
Product sizing is off Off OFF - a XXL has the shoulder dimensions of a petite small and the arm size of a child's medium, and don't even get me started on the fabric. I mentioned polyester, which, like everything, has levels of quality and this is literally the worst quality I've ever touched. It made me ... crawly. I suspect it would melt within close proximity to a heat source (not EVEN an open flame, mind you).
In all seriousness, the styling and photography really makes Judedress items appear quite nice and they are anything but. I honestly wouldn't use either of the tunics I purchased for gift wrap (even ironically). I wouldn't gift, re-gift or donate the tunics I purchased from Judedress. (They may not even be recyclable!)
The worst part (for me) is that I've done this before, lured by the glimmer and sheen of well executed styling and promotion only to find myself in possession of something from a company that probably won't be in business within 6 months, couldn't care less if I'm a satisfied customer and doesn't HAVE a policy to resolve "discrepancies" in their sizing (much less blatant product misrepresentation), and their "refund policy" is nothing but lip-service.
This take-your-money-and-run company is only good at presentation in the virtual realm, they outright suck at manufacturing and fulfillment. (Did I mention the awful polyester?!)
August 2, 2019
Unprompted review