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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered my shoes and shirt on Thanksgiving. It's now December 13th. I never received a tracking number or shipment confirmation. "Its Black Friday" I thought. I was patient. 9 days later I sent an e... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

This website is only good if you like browsing every shoe style and color to find your size. The filters appear to give the option of showing the color and size you're looking for, but when going to... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a pair of Etnies shoes from Schuh (UK) website and they started splitting along the canvas within one week. At a month old they have completely split and look like they have had a hard 2 year... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware of this thieving company- working with Niedecker. Beware of this company! Caveat emptor. They forcefully shipped mistakenly bought goods, I returned them intact, and they refused to refun... See more

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Company details

  1. Shoe Store
  2. Activewear Store
  3. Clothing Store
  4. Sportswear Store

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Founded in 1986 for skateboarding, etnies was built on the passion, rebellion and courage to create what didn't exist.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

81 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Uk website. Item from holland = expensive returns

This is a uk website but the item comes from holland, ok unless you need to return something. Cost me £7 by the cheapest way possible to return a tshirt. I have owned etnies clothing before and they’ve always been good quality but this t-shirt was made of such thin material that it was pretty much see through. They asked me to write a review of the t-shirt on their website so i gave it one star. They said they would look at the review before publishing. Needless to say the negative review has not been posted.

August 8, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay away! Nonexistent customer service

Ordered the same shoe in two different sizes to make sure I would get a pair that fit. I've been trying to get a hold of customer service for over a week because the only was to return things is to request a return form from them. I've sent three emails and left a message on the phone number line with out receiving a response. I'm going to miss the return window of 30 days because no one will get back to me. Worst experience I've ever had with any customer service.

July 30, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

disappointment

I bought shoes from etnies, after more than two months there was a hole in the shoes, I only used them at work and I only clean offices. Thought this might be a single incident. I bought a second pair from another seller ... same heel hole and huge print. I wanted to return, the seller asked a lot of stupid questions because I shipped in a box from the first seller. The seller sent the shoes to etnies, the seller does not write back, etnies advises to contact the seller. One big disappointment, no shoes and no money. No more etnies.

July 29, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unresponsive Customer Service.

I bought three pairs of shoes and all of them are too small. I emailed the customer service team the day I recieved them to return them and I hadn't recieved a response in a month. I emailed them two more times and still haven't had a response. I checked my inbox and junk mail nothing. I have tried calling them multiple times and nothing. I will never buy from them again I wasted over $100 dollar for shoes don't even fit.

June 28, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SITE

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SITE

Like many other reviews on here, my experience was very similar. They dress the site up as a UK site, when it’s actually based in Holland.

When the item arrives and looks nothing like the pictures, you email to arrange a return, to find out that you have to arrange international shipping @ £10 plus to return the item.

Just don’t bother. I will never buy another Etnies product again. Customer service seems non existent.

February 17, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a pair of etnies in a 7.5 for my…

Bought a pair of etnies in a 7.5 for my other half as the full sizes in the schuh shop were too big or too small. When they arrived, I had recieved a size 10.5. When emailed to return they told me I had to pay my own postage to an OVERSEAS address even though it was their fault. Absolutely disgusted is an understatement.

August 1, 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

High shipping fees

Bought shoes online but they are slightly too big (even though every other size 5 fits me). Have to pay return shipping fees and another set of shipping fees to post out a smaller size. Whilst I love the trainers, I won't buy online again. That's not how you should run an online clothing brand in my opinion,

August 16, 2018
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Shoes ordered on UK website but need to pay for return to Dutch address

I had ordered 2 pairs of shoes to see which size would fit me best. I was happy so far until i found out that I have to return the shoes that don’t fit to an address in The Netherlands. I did not buy the shoes on a Dutch website! If you trade in the UK and the customers have to pay for returns, the return address should be in the UK!! I’m very disappointed.

December 21, 2017
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shoes fall apart in days!

Worn a brand new pair of the new RAP CT shoe for less than 2 weeks and their falling apart. Disgusting for a pair of £55 shoes which are pretty basic. Angry considering I have spent £1,000s on Etnies shoes for the past 15 years. 2 WEEKS! The one image doesn't show half of it.

September 30, 2014
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