KARL LAGERFELD Reviews 502

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the quality of products, citing issues like handles breaking, leather peeling, and items falling apart after minimal use. Customers also frequently report problems with customer service, describing it as appalling, rude, unprofessional, and unhelpful, with many experiencing difficulties getting responses or resolutions. Issues with refunds are also common, with customers struggling to receive their money back or facing deductions for return shipping fees. Some people were dissatisfied with their orders, encountering problems such as missing components, incorrect sizes, or items arriving damaged. Additionally, some customers reported significant delays in receiving their orders, with some items being on backorder or not arriving at all.

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Product

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Order

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Quality

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Customer service

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Refund

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Based on these reviews

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a Karl Lagerfeld Paris bag in store, and within just six months the handles were already breaking. Now they’re practically gone. I contacted the company online and have spent more than a mo... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely appalling customer service and will never purchase from this company ever again! Purchased a "premium brand!" Hand bag for my wife. Item came with missing dustbag for storage. After many... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a bag from Printemps. With very light and occasional usage the leather handles have completely peeled amd frayed. Poorest quality I have experienced. Have emailed and followed up several times... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a pair of boots but they were too small, so i thought id have no problem returing them, in the meantime i ordered a bigger size. Its completely impossible to return anything nor to get assist... See more

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Company details

  1. Couture Store
  2. Clothing Store
  3. Fashion Accessories Store
  4. Handbags Shop
  5. Haute Couture Fashion House
  6. Shoe Store

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Contact info

  • Herengracht 182, 1016 BR, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • karl.com

1.4

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502 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They didn’t deliver my order

They didn’t deliver my order, I started a dialogue with them by email, at first everything was kind, they sent me a declaration and asked me to fill it out, which I did, after which I sent it to them in response to their email, then silence began. They didn't respond to emails or calls, I thought maybe some kind of problem, I sent it again through the site form and in response I received automatic replies, they say we will contact you within 24 hours. Offline I mean local store this is a great store but online it looks like it's a completely different company that is not responsible for their actions, I will boycott this brand in the future, I, like any other customer, do not deserve such a disregard, shame. Minus one client, scam!!!

July 11, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Ikea,

We are sorry to hear about your inconvenience.
Nonetheless, we are delighted to inform you that the refund of your order was successfully processed on the same payment method used at the moment of the purchase .
Thank you for your understanding and patience. We would like to assure you that we are working hard to improve our operational services and will consider your feedback carefully.

Sincerely,
Team KARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never order from them

Never order from them! After 4 days they cancelled my order! Emails are not answered! The money has not been returned yet! Scammers!

August 17, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Anastasia,

We apologize for the delayed reply.
Your order was cancelled due to an operational issue.
Unfortunately, we couldn't refund any returns before receiving the package back to our warehouse which took longer than expected.
We would like to assure you that we are working hard to improve our operational services.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
You can contact our customer service to request a promotion code for your future order. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Kind regards,
Team KARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad experience

Was calling every day, Karl’s team confirmed that refund was issued for a returned items and they told me that will send me an email confirming a refund, I did not receive anything until now, waiting 3 weeks already

August 17, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Genkas,

We are sorry to hear about your inconvenience.
Nonetheless, we are delighted to inform you that the refund of your order was successfully processed on the same payment method used at the moment of the purchase .
Thank you for your understanding and patience. We would like to assure you that we are working hard to improve our operational services and will consider your feedback carefully.

Sincerely,
Team KARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pathetic

Pathetic , if there was option of giving negative stars i would have given that . On make several calls with them and told them i am leaving NL please cancel my order . They didn’t do that and now it says it is delivered and not even to the address which i have mentioned . They are fraud .

August 15, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Sahaj,

We are sincerely sorry for the late reply. According to our internal procedures, we can't cancel orders. However, we would like to assure you that we are working hard to improve our operational services and will consider your feedback carefully.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Two orders not shipped, they took money and don't answer

I placed 2 orders during the previous weekend on KARL.COM, paid for EXPRESS DELIVERY and it has not been shipped or even prepared for transport for over 7 days. There is still no update and customer care don't know what's going on. "We have high amount of orders due to Final Sale", so maybe add "CANCEL ORDER" button or anything? You took the money and can't ship or cancel my order. I don't want to order it anymore.

August 7, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Wojciech,

We are sincerely sorry for the late reply. We are delighted to inform you that we have already addressed the concern you raised, and the problem has been resolved. Your detailed feedback is invaluable to us, and we assure you that it will be carefully reviewed by our team.

If there's anything else you'd like to share or if you have additional suggestions, please feel free to reach out to us directly at care@karllagerfeld.com.

Kind regards,
Team KARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t order here

Don’t order here, you”ll get your ass scammed. I’m already waiting weeks on a order which should be shipped in a few days. I’m trying to contact the client support, because the shipping carrier didn’t receive the goods but their response is simply “contact PostNL we can’t do anything”. What kind of response is this? I have to fight to get my money back. Garbage company

July 20, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Joshua,

Firstly, thank you for taking your time to write this review, we believe it is vital to hold ourselves accountable for our mistakes. On behalf of everyone here at Team KARL I would like to apologize for the any inconvenience caused.
We are currently internally investigating this issue as well as with our logistics partners and are working hard to correct it. Our customer service department will reach out to you as soon as we have an update.

We thank you for your patience,
Team KARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would like to enquire if Karl…

I would like to enquire if Karl Lagerfeld South Africa website is legit because the prices are extremely low.

July 16, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Good morning Lerato,

We would firstly like to thank you for reaching out to us before taking any action on this website. We can confirm that "Karl Lagerfeld South Africa" is in no way affiliated with Karl Lagerfeld and we are currently working on taking it down.

If you have any more questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to our customer service, we would be more than happy to assist you.

Kind regards,
Team KARL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Indoor boots

Purchased a pair of black Chelsea boots, only for indoor use, to match my blazer and black pants, boots fits perfect for this purpose and worth the money. I can recommend Karl Lagerfeldt.

June 23, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Anders,

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review of our product! We greatly appreciate your kind words and are thrilled to hear that you had a great experience with it.

Thank you for choosing our product and for sharing your wonderful experience. We look forward to serving you again in the future.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I ordered a handbag

I ordered a handbag
I received it in 4 working days .
So happy it looks gorgeous .
First class service from start to finish .

June 8, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Carole,

Thank you so much for taking the time to write us a review. Your feedback truly means a lot to us and serves as a source of motivation for our team. We are committed to delivering high-quality service and it is motivating to hear that we are on track.

We look forward to serving you again in the future.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Talek

Dear Karl Lagerfeld,

I am writing to share my recent experience with your customer service and exchange policy. A few months ago, I purchased a pair of shoes from your brand that unfortunately get broke. I visited one of your stores to exchange them and was initially pleased that the staff member took the shoes back without any issues and asked me what I wanted to do with the voucher.

However, when I asked for the same shoes as a replacement, I was informed that I would need to pay the difference between the price I paid and the current price, as the shoes were no longer on sale. While I understand that sales and promotions have specific terms and conditions, I find this to be an unfair policy. First time I ever heard.

I would like to suggest that you consider a more customer-friendly approach to your exchange policy. For example, if a customer has purchased an item at a Original Price and the item later goes on sale, would you offer to refund the difference to the customer. This would provide an incentive for customers to continue shopping with your brand and help build a loyal customer base.

I hope you will take my feedback into consideration and review your exchange policy to ensure that it is fair and equitable for all customers.

Thank you for your time.

March 28, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Talek,

Thank you for taking your time to write us a feedback. We are very interested in investigating this situation. Could you please mention the name of the store?

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid/poor quality/not taking care of their customers

I absolutely love the look of kl goods, however after-sales team is terrible(not attacking anyone personally - its the company issue). It is stated that items are under the 1 year warranty and I have reached out as my body crossed bag appeared to be poor quality/damaged and I asked if i could get this fixed and I was left to wait. I reached out again after a month and been advised that they cannot fix it or exchange the item for me so I’ve been offered a 20% refund. Now waiting for 5 month for a that complimentary refund and still going haha! I’ve been really looking forward purchasing more of the beautiful items however, price has to match the quality or at least they should be prepared for exchanges or refunds… Warranty service not provided will be taken this to customer rights so they can deal with it.

April 28, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Monik,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a detailed feedback. Your points are well noted and we will ensure that your 20% Price Adjustment will be issued as soon as possible. Our warranty period is 2 years, hence we take the full the responsibility to help you for your damaged product. We fully understand that our internal changes should not have been your concern. We are sincerely sorry for reflecting this issue to you. Please be ensure that we are doing our best to solve this problem and issue your price adjustment. If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us, we will ensure that your case is treated with priority.

Kind regards,
Team Karl

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Amazing! I received my order within 2 days with a cute package.

April 24, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Ahmet,

Thank you so much for taking your time to write us a review, it means that we are on track!

Wishing you a wonderful day.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy shopping experience

I ordered a beautiful Karl Lagerfeld ring and that was exactly as described on the website. The flawless and luxury design really makes me feel special. The service was also very smooth. The item was shipped the next day and arrived without any problem.

April 3, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear YFS,

Your review means a lot to us! We worked really hard to reach our operational services to high standards. We will continue doing our best to provide you great services.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

POOR AFTER SALES SERVICE.

POOR AFTER SALES SERVICE.

I bought a KL product as a gift from their online website and had it shipped to UAE where I am based via my shop and ship account. I then noticed the product although plastic was badly marked and defected. I reached out via email to their customer service informing them about this and was casually brushed off by being told to take it to the shop of purchase. My request wasn’t even read. After repeated follow ups, I am now being ignored.

Extremely disappointing when big brands like this behave so poorly!

Latest update - I’ve been offered a 20% return on the item price. May be I should hand over the defective piece to my friend only with the 20% cash back and that should sort the matter. Please don’t call yourselves high end brands cause the likes of Marks and Spencer do much better.

March 6, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Mariann,

We are sincerely sorry to hear about your experience with our brand. We checked your case and saw that our customer service agent made a mistake by reading ''online store'' as ''retail store''. We gave a feedback to our agent about this. Regarding the damaged item you received, unfortunately there is nothing else we can do then offering you a return or price adjustment. We are doing our best to improve our product quality and will definitely forward your case to our manufacturer as a feedback.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE NETHERLANDS

PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. I am in USA and ordered a few items from them. I created a return label using their website and they issued me a DHL label. The next next day I dropped it off at DHL and the next day DHL called me and informed that the shipment is on hold. DHL was asking for the IRS TAX-EIN number from me.

I do not have an EIN number, I am not a business. The DHL people are so stupid that they wanted me to apply for the EIN number or provide them one, else they would return the shipment back to me.

I have been trying to reach Karl.com's pathetic low life customer service for days, but ZERO response. Right now I am stuck with $3000 of merchandise and will probably end up filing a dispute with my credit card.

DHL and Karl.com are not being helpful and I have no idea how to return the merchandise back to Karl.com. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE NETHERLANDS, PLEASE DO NOT SHOP FROM THIS COMPANY.

March 5, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear De Usman,

We are sincerely sorry to hear about your experience with our brand. Our agents are working on your case and they are in contact with DHL and our warehouse partner. It might take longer than expected to reply back to you since we are also waiting a reply from those parties.

We would like to ensure you that we are working on your case and doing our best to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have ordered a crossbody bag on…

I have ordered a crossbody bag on 17/01/2023 and have not received it yet. I have been contacting the support via email, but all I got is a no-reply message from the Customer Support Service that I’m GOING to be contacted back, but this is the 3rd day I’m waiting for the explanation about my package. I’m just exhausted!
I would like to have at least a refund, because I’m so tired… Horrible!

January 16, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Christian,

We are really sorry to hear about your experience with our brand.

Unfortunately, your order was lost in transit. Our warehouse partner started an investigation on 20.02.2023. Investigations might take up to 2-3 weeks to be concluded. At the end of the investigation, you will either receive your product or your full refund.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed

The customer service of tis company is just shocking! I ordered a bag on 20.01 and I still haven't received it almost a month later. I would have never expected this from such a big brand. I have emailed and called them a several times,and although the advisors I spoke with on the phone were very polite, they keep saying that they have no update for me and I just have to wait. No offers to resolve this,no suggestions for solution and I haven't been advised on timeline when this will be resolved. I feel absolutely scammed and really upset as the bag was supposed to be a birthday present. The birthday is now long gone and so is my money,but no present.

February 13, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear customer 2,

We are really sorry to hear about your experience with our brand. We would like to inform you that you shipment was lost in transit. Your refund was issued today, on 15.02.2023. We are doing our best to improve our operations and we will forward your feedback to our operations department and warehouse partner.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service

The customer service here is terrible. Clearly many many people have complained about it on here but nothing has changed.

Ordered three bags. Two cross body bags. One has a dust bag, but the other doesn’t. So I request another dust bag but they won’t send one. Even out of common courtesy this ‘Karl’ should send another dustbag. Same bags, same price point. Stupido!

What a shame when the bags are nice. Unlikely to use again!

February 7, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Craig,

We’re sincerely sorry to learn that your experience with our brand has not met your expectations. We understand how frustrating this must have been for you. Unfortunately, we do not send dust bags with all of our bags. This is depending on different factors such as material, collection, etc.

Thank you for your understanding. Please let us know if you have any additional questions, concerns, or comments.

Sincerely,
Team KARL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service, F A S T refund.

Quick delivery in the Netherlands and great service. I returned an item and the refund was completed the same day as when I shipped it back! Never has that happened!

January 9, 2023
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Craig,

We would like to thank you for taking your time and writing us a positive feedback. It means a lot to us and lets us know we’re on the right track!

We’re very grateful to have your trust and support, and we hope you stick with us for years to come!

With love,
TeamKARL

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Their courier couldn't find my address…

Their courier couldn't find my address and the item has been returned into their warehouse....
I'm waiting for refund more than 2months....the worst costumer service you can ask for
Every time i call them they say we will give you new information but they don't have any new one!!!!!
How is hard for a company to refund an item?😂
I will never buy anything from this website NEVER

November 24, 2022
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Reply from KARL LAGERFELD

Dear Sanam,

We are really sorry to hear about your experience with us. We are aware that the time it took to solve your query was not convenient. We would like to inform you that we are currently working on improving our process for delivery issues. Hopefully we will provide you better service in the close future!

Kind regards,
TeamKARL

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