Rockport Reviews 183

TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Review summary

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Considering 35 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers reported significant issues with product quality, noting that shoes often fell apart quickly, sometimes within months or even hours of first wear. The materials, particularly the EVA soles, were frequently criticized for being weak and disintegrating. Reviewers also expressed extreme dissatisfaction with customer service, describing it as unhelpful, unresponsive, and often impossible to reach a live person. People struggled with the return policy and process, facing difficulties in obtaining return labels, processing returns, or receiving refunds for missing or defective items. Emails were frequently ignored, and attempts to contact the company for support or refunds often went unanswered, leading to frustration and a sense of being disregarded.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rockport have weak materials and soles of "EVA" material, dissolves. Cheap false leather to save costs make shoes fall apart. Poor customers who must suffer from this crap they have paid big money f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a pair of Rockport's similar to these, didn't wear them right away, they sat in the closet for awhile. Then on the second time of wearing them the sole came apart and started disintegrating WHI... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Should be ZERO stars. Received far too many promo emails. Attempted to use one for “20% off and free shipping” — didn’t work, their website ignored their own promo. Tried to “go to orde... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cant make this stuff up! In the last 3 yrs Ive purchased mens shoes from Rockport. Both times the shoes wore our w/n 8 months, very poor heel quality. Much worse you CANT Reach a Customer Servi... See more


Company details

  1. Shoe Store
  2. Clothing Store

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Visit the official Rockport Online Store to view our collection of comfortable dress shoes, boots, flats, high heels, walking shoes, and more. Rockport


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  • J W Foster Boulevard 1895, 02021, Canton, United States

  • rockport.com

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non existent customer service

When I tried to cancel an order within 30 seconds of ordering, customer service responded with, “You wish to exchange your order?” I replied “No, I’d like to cancel”. They ignored this request, still sent the item, charged a shipping and handling fee so I’m left paying fifteen dollars to return shoes I didn’t want in the first place. The customer service phone number says it is no longer in service and they may only be contacted via email. I will never order from this company again. A total scam for this price of a shoe.

June 28, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE

There is no way to reach someone by phone as I had a specific request.
I bought 3 pairs of shoes. The color was NOTHING like the photo

June 27, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Purchased a pair of shoes & sent wrong size

Purchased a pair of shoes and they sent the wrong size. Followed the directions for returns/exchanges and found the shoes were not eligible for a return. Tried calling multiple times - no one ever answers. Tried emailing- only get candid responses. Tried contacting through social media - and again only got candid responses “someone from our team will contact you …follow the online return instructions.” 19 days later still nothing helpful.
Do yourself a favor and shop elsewhere.
Now stuck with a size 9 shoe when I ordered an 11 1/2.

June 9, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 5 pair

Ordered 5 pair, on line, they’re apparently not an actual store available. 3 pairs do not for. Go to return, all my orders say ineligible for return. Call the customer service number to be to,d that they do not have an active customer service number, to send email. I sent an email, a week later, nothing. I have $400 worth of shoes that don’t fit and I can’t return!! I used to wear Rockport shoes..not anymore

June 22, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

HORRIBLE- I'll never order from…

HORRIBLE- I'll never order from Rockport again. The order I placed never arrived, Rockport will not respond, you can't get a live person any longer on the phone either- The business is unsupported. What a disappointment from a company I have bought shoes from for my family for decades. My order 18 months ago had product quality issues- this current experience is unacceptable.

June 21, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't buy from this company

Don't buy from this company unless you know you won't have to make a return. I tried the return form and got a message stating my item didn't qualify for a return. I emailed through the proper channel asking for an explanation, that was over a month ago. I tried to call the customer service # and for a week straight the message said the team was in a meeting. I've since sent 2 more emails, still no response. I am now past the 30 day return window. Terrible customer service, if I could give them negative stars I would.

May 26, 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

Great shoes, terrible customer service at the company website. I paid $25 for next day shipping. Hasn't shipped more than 24 hours after confirmation email.
Customer service phone line doesn't answer except for a message to call back during business hours even though my repeated calls were between 10-3 central time on a Friday.
Don't buy from the official website, it's unsupported.

June 9, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought a pair of sandals on website

Bought a pair of sandals on website. The site will not let me use the review your order page. It defaults to the refer your friends page. I wrote to the consumer service page at Rockport.com to see how to get it fixed and they blocked me. What the hell is that about! Never again baby. Never again.

I all fairness, the issue appears to have been corrected two days later. But it’s very disconcerting to see a company like Rockport with so many negative reviews.

June 8, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

OMG!

OMG! THIS IS AS BAD AS IT GETS, ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS, SUCH A POORLY RUN COMPANY. BRUCE KATZ WOULD "ROLL IN HIS GRAVE" IF HE KNEW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS COMPANY. UNDER THE NEW CEO, GREGG RIBATT (REMEMBER THIS NAME) THE COMPANY HAS WENT DOWN HILL IN A BIG WAY. THE CURRENT OWNERS OF ROCKPORT, CHARLESBANK, ARE EQUALLY AS BAD, CUSTOMERS, AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT (OR LACK THEROF) MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THESE COMPANIES. THERE IS NO "LIVE" PHONE SUPPORT WHATSOEVER, EMAIL ONLY... FOR WHICH YOU WILL GET A "GENERATED" REPLY. I HAVE TRIED "DILIGENTLY" TO REACH THIS COMPANY, ANYBODY AT ALL, FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS... NOTHING! I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE PAIR OF ROCKPORT PERTHS, THE SOLES HAVE COMPLETELY SEPERATED AFTER A HALF DOZEN USES, THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE PHONE CALL, AN EXPLANATION, AND A REPLACEMENT... IF THEY SEPERATE AGAIN, WE'RE DONE, NEVER AGAIN. REMEMBER, IF YOU'RE FOOL ENOUGH TO BUY SHOES FROM THIS COMPANY, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, YOU WERE WARNED... BUYER BEWARE!

June 4, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So very disappointed.

So very disappointed.
I bought a pair of shoes in 2008 in America, they were superb quality and extremely comfortable. They lasted with constant wear until 2022.
In 2022 I bought another pair, what a disappointment, they were cheap quality, the upper distorted and whilst listed as waterproof were not. The soles have already, after 9 months worn out.
My experience has soured me from the brand which I see has been sold. My shoes were made in China which probably explains the change in quality.

June 4, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WORST EVER...SHOES NOT ONLY DID NOT FIT…

WORST EVER...SHOES NOT ONLY DID NOT FIT I WEAR THEIR SHOES BUT NO MORE WORST EVER CUSTOMER SERVICE EMAILS PHONE CALLS NONE RETURNED..SO I RETURNED THE SHOES ON MY OWN AT MY COST..STAY AWAY ESPECIALLY JOE'S ROCKPORT OUTLET AS WELL.

April 30, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service - never again!

I ordered one pair of shoes from Rockport.com. I paid for one pair of shoes. They sent me four pairs of the same shoe. They cannot be reached by phone and provide no provision for sending them back or crediting the shipping of three extra shoes. Pathetic customer service!!!

May 18, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waterproof boots are NOT WATERPROOF

Bought a pair of expensive Rockport waterproof boots - wore them in the rain...one boot was waterproof...the other boot was NOT waterproof. Tried to call Rockport UK on the number THEY provide on THEIR website (01323 311233) and...you guessed it...it doesn't work! PITIFUL...you have been warned!

April 24, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good price and handles the abuse I give them

I walk a solid 3 miles a day in city and woods, I am extremely heavy footed and I put more pressure on one side with how I walk. All I buy is rockport now because no other shoe can take the abuse I give them. I basically got used to the idea that I had to get a new pair about every single month between the bottom wearing down or side and/or front detaching from the sole. I honestly had to stick to cheap shoes because I can't afford decent ones every month and the "expensive" shoes lasted as long as the cheap ones. Now I get a nice pair of Rockport about twice a year saving me money and looking better than when I wore the prior ones. I can't wait for my new pair coming today btw

April 17, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just FYI to all

Just FYI to all: If you order online and had to return. They don’t provide you a free return box or make accommodations like Amazon to return it for free at UPS or Kohls. In addition, “$5.00 will be deducted from your total refund” as a RETURN REQUEST FEE☹️. What a rip-off!!! Never again!!!

March 30, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I remember in 2001 I had a pair of…

I remember in 2001 I had a pair of Rockport walking shoes. Wonderful shoes of very high quality which lasted years. So in 2019, assuming the quality would be the same, I bought another pair. Sad to say the quality of Rockport has gone down the toilet, which to be frank, is where those shoes belonged.
The poor quality, while not apparent from the photographs, was immediately obvious on opening the box. They only lasted six months
What a shame…

March 25, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shoes came with a *free gift* which ultimately was all that they shipped.

Beware of this company (Rockport Canada). They are scammers. I don't know the extent to which they are scammers. It seems possible that if they have ample stock they will ship the shoes without problem, but in my case, with clearance shoes for which the size I chose was the last size shown to be available, what they did was wait a week to ship and all they shipped was the *free gift* . I'll skip the details in between, i.e. lots of suspicion on my part early on and pestering them with emails... which i think let them know I was laying a clear paper trail with photographic evidence and therefore it wasn't worth trying to "run out the clock " on the 30 day credit card dispute system, so they could keep the money. So they finally did refund the full amount.

March 7, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unbelievably bad service & shoes

Unbelievably bad customer service. The lady I dealt with Tikina should be working at something else rather than in customer service. She seemed absolutely thrilled to let me be stuck with an awful and hurting pair of Rockport dress shoes … hiding behind ‘policy and red tape’ rather than addressing the issue. I emailed first and got no response, then called and Tikina acknowledged the email when I called. But did nothing to solve the problem saying I had waited too long. I had not worn the shoes and only when I wore them I discovered they blistered my feet. I have lots of pairs of shoes and I had no need to wear them, and when I buy shoes I usually buy a coupe of pairs. I was a 30 year+ Rockport customer. I will never buy their crap shoes again after this awful experience. Also any shoe company that provides 4 options when you call … with one specifically being for DEFECTIVE shoe complaints must have a real quality problem. Please save yourself grief, .buy any other brand except Rockport, buy from Zappos (they will take returns ni questions asked and no shipping costs). If you do have a problem with Rockport shoes … they will make it your problem. They do NOT stand over their shoes. I am really disappointed to be stiffed over a $130 pair of bad shoes by what is evidently an awful company.

March 14, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

volky62

receive a pair of your Dunham shoes that i ordered three weeks ago and i was so happy how they felt on my feet, so lightweight and super comfortable, that i had to order another pair. Arrived today and they are even better, even though they are a different style. I am a forever customer.

March 14, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never received my purchase. Terrible experience

Made a purchase that was never received. Customer service would not respond to a refund request after about 60 days. After filing a chargeback, they tried to dispute.

Their own tracking number indicated the item was NEVER DELIVERED.

February 24, 2023
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