shonajoy.com Reviews

2.3 Rating 143 Reviews
29 %
of reviewers recommend shonajoy.com
2.3
Based on 143 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 77%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 83%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
6 - 12 Hours
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better

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shonajoy.com 1 star review on 13th December 2023
Manjola Sulka
shonajoy.com 1 star review on 28th February 2023
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shonajoy.com 1 star review on 28th February 2023
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shonajoy.com 1 star review on 18th August 2022
Eglantina
shonajoy.com 1 star review on 18th August 2022
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shonajoy.com 1 star review on 19th January 2022
Will Never Shop At Shona Joy
shonajoy.com 1 star review on 19th January 2022
Will Never Shop At Shona Joy
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
The customer service team were so accommodating to my enquiry and ensured that I would have my order in time at such short notice!
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Posted 3 years ago
I'm really surprised to see the reviews regarding poor customer service. I have had to contact the customer service team twice - both due to my own mistakes - and they have responded within the hour, rectifying my mistakes and ensuring timely postage. Both times I have dealt with Aleksandra who has been absolutely wonderful. The quality of the garments is second to none, hence my constant repurchasing!
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Posted 3 years ago
Customer service is good, the phone is always answered, online chat too but it's a bit slower in response times. The difficulty IMO is knowing your size - I could fit into 3 different sizes depending on style and fabric. Size 10 predominantly but in dresses can be slightly too fitted at the hip. I have recently bought two of their dresses (returned 1 via David Jones) in Ecru and found the colour to be vastly different to what was shown on their social media and website. Their photo editing must be extreme for this to happen. I find the material lovely, albeit non-stretchy to the point that I must be careful when walking/sitting so as not to step on the long hem or move too quickly and risk a tear. Other than this, the styles are beautiful. Points for improvement would be flexibility with returns/exchanges and more standardised fitting so it's not always a guessing game.
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Posted 2 years ago
Shona Joy forest dresses are beautiful. However, this is the third time I tried to order bridesmaids dresses with Shona Joy. At all occasions I had to pay for my own return shipping and could not get a refund only a credit note. I think it’s pretty ridiculous that a brand that only sells online does not allow you to try the dresses on at home and return (for free) if they don’t fit or at least exchange the colour or size. This has made it difficult to find good dresses. The size restocks also did not happen when customer service said they would, so they did not deliver on this promise leaving me with the decision to either wait until January and risk not having bridesmaids dresses or order another colour and style altogether. With my wedding coming closer I had to decide to send them back and change my colour again. The colour of the dresses in Shona pictures are not at all representative and both the sage and olive have a more silver undertone. Forest is much closer to the sage/eucalyptus colour theme I was going for. I am happy with the final result, but the girls have had to make lots of concessions not getting their style of choice due to limited size availability. At a steep price this is something to think about when ordering. Nevertheless, we now have gorgeous high quality dresses. Yay!
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Posted 5 months ago
The last two dresses I bought feel so cheap! Their dresses used to feel so high-quality and they were always lined. Never again
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Posted 5 months ago
I would not recommend buying a dress directly from Shona Joy, the return policy is awful. I wanted to see 3 dresses for potential bridesmaids and little did I know I would be spending close to $309 for shipping alone to return them. The WORST return policy.
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Posted 8 months ago
So disappointed. I ordered the Lana midi dress in green, which looked incredible and was quite expensive and it did not reach my expectations at all. It looked cheap and wrinkled and the fit was horrible. The upper part too tight and the lower part too loose . So I had to return it. The taxes for it to come were £80 and to return it I have to pay £50 and choose my own provider. This is horrible customer service in my view.
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Posted 11 months ago
The fabric and the quality is not worth the hefty price tag. The sizing is off. I would not recommend.
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Posted 1 year ago
Ordered my usual size jeans online, we’re sooo small!! What a waste of time! Now for the not very fun part of returning!! Please please get your sizing right!!!
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Posted 1 year ago
I bought a white linen vest and pants. I washed the pants as per instructions - handwash cycle, cold power washing powder, and the pants have changed to a whiter colour! I can no longer wear them with the vest, which is disappointing as I bought them as a set. Customer service was unhelpful and just insisted that I had bleached the pants. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I am very disappointed!
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Posted 2 years ago
Ordered a dress for a possible wedding dress option. Came quickly which was great! What’s not great is the 10 day return policy as well as the $170 cost to ship back the dress. Be careful when ordering! Make sure you’re really set on the item & not wanting to order it just to “try.” It’s not worth it to send it back. The shipping cost is more than half the cost of the item. When I reached out I was told that this had been an issue recently and that they were “working on it,” but didn’t have a solution. They recommended I use parcel monkey, which is a 1 star reviewed discounted postal service. Super disappointed and will not be ordering from them again!
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Posted 2 years ago
Purchased a slip that was way too short and small despite being a consistent medium. Had to pay for return shipping and selected a store credit as there was a dress I was hoping to buy that was flagged as being restocked January 15. The dress was not restocked on that date so I asked for a refund instead. Took a week to respond and in the end I only got a response because I called. I was simply told that it wasn't possible to convert a store credit into a refund. I explained the situation and explained that the event I was hoping to wear the dress to has passed and asked if they could tell me why a refund was not possible. Another 10 days to respond and was simply told 'its not possible'. Extremely disappointed with the service, would not buy from Shona Joy again.
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Posted 2 years ago
Unfortunately I am more and more disappointed with Shona dresses lately. Majority of the styles are only made to fit size 6 tall women. I purchased a beautiful dress that was worn by a model with smaller breasts, size 6 and very tall. Gorgeous but not the average female. I am a size 10 and the dress did not fit anywhere on me at all. Gaping at the back, breasts and so tight across by bottom. Unless you look like the models, do not purchase. Shona - please start using real bodies on your website so we can see what these dresses look like on the average woman.
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Posted 2 years ago
Overall the service I received from this company was AVERAGE. It took two and a half months for the dress to arrive , only to find that the wrong dress had been sent. The items on this website don't come cheap at all and so one would expect a great quality dress. On receiving the dress, despite it being the wrong dress, I could still see that the quality of all the dresses would be subpar. Personally don't think the dresses look to be worth the dresses are priced at. The team was willing to accept the return of the dress however the refund process was tedious and took a really long time. Overall, a time consuming and frustrating process
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Posted 5 years ago
The worst company I have ever came into contact with. I read there return policy before my purchase but hidden in there which I didn't see since its almost hidden is the fact you have to pay for your return to Australia ($236). ALSO they deduct from your refund the original cost of shipping ($160.) More than the cost of the dress. The customer service is horrid! Never purchase from them
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Don’t buy from the US unless you are wanting to pay the same price as the item to return it. My dress would have been over 200$ to ship. What a joke
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Posted 1 month ago
Do not purchase from this company. Their return policy is horrific. You must pay for your own return to Australia. One shipping service was charging me over 300.00 dollars for shipping. I think Shona Joy has this horrible policy so that you just end up keeping the item!
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Posted 1 month ago
This website is a complete scam. I ordered a dress that was nearly $400 and they tried to tell me it could only be exchanged for store credit when their policy very clearly stated the opposite. FedEx tried to tell me it would be $170 to return the dress. Absolutely do not buy anything from here if you live in the US.
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Posted 1 month ago
Worst shopping online experience ever. I ordered the first time my size (10). The items came wayyy too big and were fitting really bad in any way. Then I paid for the return. Got a credit note. Went to the shop to try other items to check what was my true size with this brand. Got everything in size 6 or 8. Ordered online what I wanted in size 6. Received wayyyyy too small. Paid the return again. Got a credit note. Just spent this credit note in size 8 because it is in between the two other sizes that I tried. NOW It came again way too small and I can't get a credit note because it was the final sales. I lost 500$. Worst brand EVER. NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN.
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Posted 3 months ago
Shona Joy refuse to pay for returns. The whole return process is an absolute nightmare, I will never be purchasing Shona joy online again unless through a more reputable retailer such as the Iconic.
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Posted 4 months ago
shonajoy.com is rated 2.3 based on 143 reviews