I would be leary of any business that did not have a lot of comments on their FB page. See only a couple that ask questions.

The scam detectors don’t rate KLYNU favorably. Too bad, because they show some cute things.

So many of those sites are based in China and despite the made in Usa claims the stuff ships from there.and takes weeks/months to arrive. I recently got suckered into ordering something from one of those sites, took forever to get it and the quality was dollar-store. I tried to return but they don’t publish the address to return to, but say you must contact to start a return. Short return window. And then they do not respond. Luckily, I used paypal, so contacted them. They refunded my money and I could keep the crappy item. It’s so bad, I don’t even want to donate. Don’t do it!

Maddielee,

You probably already decided against ordering from that company.

A few years ago I too had some impressive ads on my FB for a nice looking (in the photo) major league football team jacket. My dh would love it! The ad made it look like a real company that knew what they were doing, and based in the US.

Months later...the item finally arrived. It was embarassingly horrible. Instead of embroidery, it was and iron on patch! That was misspelled!

We tried to return it and get a refund. What a wild goose chase. Gave up. No one in this country can deal with these companies based in China. Might as well throw money out the window.

We kept the item for dh to shovel snow in as it didn't matter if he torn it up or not, it was so bad. I washed it once and it went from looking bad to worse. Made a mess of my washing machine too.

Lesson learned.

Stick with the big name stores. Nordstrom, Macy's, JCP. If you must have unusual, there's Etsy.

When these scam companies first started scamming, I fell for it. A darling fringed bikini (this was years ago) … when it finally came, I don’t think it would’ve fit a thin six year old. I hardly weighed anything back then and couldn’t get the bottoms over my knees.

Apparently, they use pictures from designer sites and then copy the clothes … with half the material and/or cheap material.

It’s so frustrating because I see such cute things all the time!

Oh, I'll add that after I contacted Paypal, the Chinese company offered me a 10% discount to keep the item and withdraw my claim. I really laughed out loud. I wasn't settling for anything less than 100% refund. And I got it. If anyone takes a chance with a company, only do it if you can pay with paypal. Even if your credit card company offers protection, I think these companies draw out the refund process to get beyond the window of time to file a claim with your credit card. Use Paypal, if you must. It was a very easy process to get my $ back. ETA: they are on Etsy, too. I think that's where I found the items I ordered; they popped up in an Etsy ad. Etsy is starting to offer protection in August, but until then, you are on your own. Use paypal.

I also got scammed from a FB clothes store. I bought the most beautiful blouse I'd never find in a popular retail store, when it arrived I still loved it. I couldn't even get my arm inside the sleeve it was so small.

I've mentioned before, why do these type of clothing stores have perfect outfits but name brand stores don't even come close?

The photoshopped clothes on models are the red flags. Several A-zon vendors use this approach, too, but with reviews and return policies, they are a better bet.

I think most of us have fallen for this once. Only once though! Sorry.

Website created 12/21 tells you something. No US mailing or physical address. https://www.sabireviews.com/xbp-international-scam/ run, run, run away from the plethora of Facebook clothing sellers!

I agree with others that these sites are garbage. If you look around, you will find similar websites that have the same layout but slightly different fonts or colors. That's because these people use web templates, so literally any rando can open an online "store". The owners buy from super cheap-o Chinese distributors, and have it drop shipped straight from the factory (which usually means you have to wait a long time for it to be shipped overseas). It is the lowest form of garbage shopping.

Sometimes you might luck out, but I'd say you have a 75% chance of not being happy with the fit or quality, and then returning it would probably be a total mess.

Honestly, when I'm looking for something specific and can't find it with real, known brands, I turn Amazon for their weird off-brand clothing. I'm sometimes surprised at some of these clothes, I don't have to wait very long for it, and they have free return shipping.

Even on Amazon, I am leery of oddly named companies. I stick with names I know. I never orderd from FB but my friend ordered a blouse. It was horrible and the fabric was so cheap you couldnt even use it for a dust cloth.

Once I ordered a Eileen Fisher top on Ebay, listed as new with tags. yes yes, it was new with tags but it looked like it had been kicked around on the floor of Goodwill. I couldnt return but at least i could leave a lousy review.

I like Shein for cheap dresses. They have lots of customer reviews with pics that let you see how the clothes look in "real" life. Many things are thin or excessively wrinkled or nasty fabric but the customer pics and reviews help weed out the garbage.

Also, their home page seems to highlight the "stripper on her day off" style but they do offer a lot of more modest options.

Both of my granddaughters have ordered clothes from Shein as well, and were satisfied with their purchases as far as I know. I've been to their website and I don't like their "Stripper on her day off" styles as deegw said, but thankfully my girls order modest items,

Never.

Even on Amazon, I am leery of oddly named companies. I stick with names I know.

I agree, and most are crap. But there have been a few times where I couldn't find something anywhere else and got desperate. The super easy returns is what tempts me. My favorite item is a utility jacket that was immediately soft yet has held up with constant use for over 5 years -- a total surprise.

ded, anyone can buy a garment tagging gun and simply reattach the tags to the garment after wearing it. You would never know.

i didn’t think of that. so many scammers out there.

Yep - I do not fall for those sketchy ads. My dad impressed on me to never order anything off TV ads back in the day, and now that we have the internet, it's virtually the same thing, IMO. Something about those ads triggers my spidey sense.

And FWIW, ” 40% Elastane, 60% Rayon” would be a stretchy, clingy fabric, I think.

You can see where the print on the dress has been basically cut out and pasted in.

I ordered two dresses about a week and a half ago. I'm leaving in 9 days so I don't think I'll have the dresses on time. I should have known better. I didn't realize it was a business from china till after I clicked place order. I am done with these sites, I don't care how bad I want it, NO WAY. no way to track even though they send you a "tracking" email. I'd rather pay more for 1 dress than get ripped off. I am going back to shopping at a store. good bye internet sales. keep your junk.

That seems a bit of a broad brush condemnation. There are plenty of legit online retailers that offer rapid shipping.

Maybe for you but I have had a ton of bad luck with this so for me, I'm done.

I'll admit I got suckered into buying that exact same "pretty dress" about 3 weeks ago, along with the same dress in the blue and white print. Same style and size, just different print. They came today (from China, yes). One fit somewhat ok but wasn't very flattering. The other one was much smaller and didn't fit at all. (I ordered the dresses in size M, as per their chart. I'm about 5'5'', 130 pounds, and I usually wear a size 8). The floral print is pretty but the blue and white print is a bit different than shown in their ad. I can't find any tags or info on the dresses stating what the fabric is but it's kind of weird. Very slick and shiny, maybe some rayon but no spandex or stretch. Doesn't seem like it will "breathe" at all and there is definitely no give to the fabric. Also, the dresses aren't cut quite like the ad shows. There are no darts for the bust at all, just one straight up and down piece of fabric (front and back) with little to no flair at the bottom. This dress does not flow like the ad suggests. Again, it's cut straight up and down, like a tube. If you have much in the breast area, I don't think you're gonna like this dress at all! I'm going to try to return them (at my own expense, of course) but if they don't want to take them back then I'll try to dispute the charge on my credit card. Ha! Good luck to me! Another lesson learned, lol!

Read this, it tells all. I once found a site that showed beautiful clothing and what the customer ordered. It was hideous. https://de-reviews.com/klynu/

Helpful sleuthing Yayagal!

This stood out to me:

"It has provided the fake trust seal logo of McAfee at the bottom of its Checkout page. So if you shop at this site, your personal and financial information such as your credit card information might be stolen."

SCAM, they are made in China, some weird fabric, not Boho at all, nothing like the photos, I wish I knew where the real dresses from the photos were from, maybe Sundance catalog.

Scam scam scam! Reel you in stating clothes are USA made. Made in China, cheapest materials, what you receive looks NOTHING like catalog pictures, clear down to print and design. Good luck getting a refund - no return info included, just an email address and you’ll play ’Lets Make A Deal’ as they offer pennies on the dollar for refunds and you cant directly contact company - addresses include N. Carolina, London, Dubai, and China - none verifiableliable. Facebook fails to protect consumers by vetting legitimacy of these businesses - the mighty advertising bucks are their only concern. l will never buy from unknown Facebook sellers again. :/

Cherylcat, I don’t know if you saw my tip about using paypal if you are ever tempted to order from one of these sites? My experience was exactly like yours, but paypal refunded my money and I kept the clothes, though they are unwearable.

Like all of you, I was skeptical.( First red flag). Same site under these names on my FB " Sponsored" feed - Rafoa, Aszat, Isoru, Panrila Lryle, Arwyy Laeyi, Rowye, Yaroi, Nnesi, Ryluc, Cayred, Gokyr, Algia etc.....( huge 2nd red flag). I looked up the return policy ( 3rd huge red flag, it didn't make any sense). I checked to see if they were made in the Carolinas, as stated ( No, they are not made in the U.S 4th red flag.). Contact emails, different on each site of course. On the bottom it stated UK. Clothes look great in pics, prices too cheap, too good to be true, sorry ladies. You know this is a scam Facebook, shame on you. I reported it, but they change their names to dodge their scam/misleading business. DO NOT BUY.

I don't think many of these sites are actual scams though. It has become really popular for people to buy clothing wholesale from China and then use a template website to open their own store. It's a really cheap way to operate a business. Super low quality items, slow shipping (because most of these drop ship from China), but not necessarily a scam.

If you want to try out some items like this, then see if you can find it on Amazon. the kinds of goods these people sell also try to hawk their wares on amazon too. I will see the same exact sweater being sold by 20 different "brands" over there.

I saw beautiful sandals on Facebook that were a gorgeous coral leather. I received plastic knock offs that no one would be able to wear on their feet.

We've all fallen for these ads, but for me the one time I did actually turned out to be a win. Saw a beautiful sweater for a child. Ordered it for my granddaughter for Chanukah. It of course does not arrive by then even though the website said it would. Waited and waited. Finally contacted my credit card (AmEx, always use AmEx). They credited me. Totally forgot about it. Many months later it actually arrived. And it was gorgeous! And extremely well made. Granddaughter wore it all the time for several years (oversized) and loved it (as did her mommy, my daughter).

I did kind of feel bad that I didn't pay for it since it was really nice. But it didn't arrive when they said it would (not even close), so I let it go.

After that, I always google reviews for any unknown site before ordering. Have definitely saved myself some headaches by doing that.

@User I think the scam is that the quality looks beautiful in the pics but what you receive is not even close to what the photos show. Someone here pointed out that if you look closely at many of them, the clothing is actually photoshopped onto models. I have never seen such poor quality, ever, as was the stuff I received from my order.

Originally this dress is from $18 at AliExpress...chineese retail platform. Some kind of "Amazon". Walmart $22.

I had bad experience in the past with Ali Express. Sizing chart are wrong, everything come small.

Here is my experience with Nnesi:

4/18/23- I ordered 3 shirts from a Nnesi “sponsored” Facebook ad. What appealed to me besides the attractive clothing was that the clothing is “made in Fort Mill, South Carolina” and “shipped from Fort Mill, South Carolina.”

4/22/1/23- I received an e-mail from Nnesi saying my order was shipped.

4/29/23-package still hasn’t arrived. I commented on their Facebook ad post about not having received my order a week after the e-mail said it had been (supposedly) shipped-from South Carolina. Red flag raised. It should not take a week to ship from SC to PA. I immediately received a FB message from Nnesi asking for my order number. I responded. They immediately sent me the latest status of my order, which I already had been tracking. Very responsive.

5/1/23-My package was delivered. There was a shipping label from China on the package, partially covered over by a USPS mailing label. Inside the package, all 3 plastic bags that contained the shirts said, “Made in China.” What’s more, the beautiful, well-designed, removeable paper tags on the shirt were littered with grammar mistakes; it is obvious the tags were written by a non-native English-speaking person. There is a sewn-in label with laundering instructions on each shirt, but there is no label with material contents nor where it was made.

5/1/23-I messaged Nnesi and told them what a fraud their company is. They immediately blocked me from responding again and blocked me from commenting again on their posts. All my comments warning people about their false advertising had been removed.

To add salt to the wound, none of the 3 shirts fit. I am not going to attempt to return them; I will save myself the aggravation. I am out $104.37. Luckily, I paid via PayPal, so this deceptive company does not have my credit card information. I will donate these made-in-China-shipped-from-China shirts to a charity where someone will enjoy wearing them, not knowing the fraudulent story behind them.

If you look at their posts, they only allow questions or comments that are favorable to them. I believe that Nnesi also operates under different names because I see the same articles of clothing and “Made in Fort Mill, South Carolina,” and “Shipped from Fort Mill, South Carolina” under several different company names advertising on Facebook. These companies need to be shut down!

Actually suprised that legit companies advertise on Facebook these days. So many scammers that I will not buy directly from any Facebook ad.

@Allyson Gillinder it might be worth attempting to return. You probably will be thwarted and if you are, complain to paypal and they may refund your money and you can donate the clothes. I wrote above, that is exactly what happened to me. You can be sure paypal is getting their money from the fraudulent companies.

What I have been doing when I see something I might really like, is taking a screenshot of it, editing off any wording, etc etc. and having Amazon do a photo search for it. If I do locate it there, I’ll first read the description and then all the reviews (if any). And only then will I consider ordering it, BUT only via A because of their easy, safe returns.

Lately, i’ve been seeing some really cute clothes from different so-called companies with (frankly) weird names. All claiming that they are in South Carolina and the clothing is all made in the US. Doing some deep research on the internet though, I discovered they’re all in China! Cute clothes, but I refuse to buy from companies that are not honest.

I do that too! I have found that sometimes the same exact item is available there, but sometimes there are modifications.

I took a leap of faith and ordered bralettes from one of those weird chinese sites. it was mainly because I simply wasn't finding anything good at local stores and was getting desperate. the bras were actually really great, but I really don't want to support those type of stores if I can help it. so I found some on A-zon that looked identical. unfortunately the fabric was not as good and I had to send them back (which I also really hate doing because they might choose to just throw them away). so your mileage may vary.

ugh, I want to do the right thing when it comes to shopping, but sometimes all the choices are bad!

@Allyson Gillinder - I would start a return process with Nnsei, they might just let you keep it for free. those clothes are cheaper than the actual shipping cost.

if they approve a return and you don't get your money for a very long time, one thing you can try is reporting it to your credit card as a "chargeback".

you can also try reporting them to the FTC.

if you ever see those ads again on FB, click the three dots and report the ad a scam.

however, reporting these types of companies might not really work very well. they can very easily and cheaply shut down and start a new company.

hmm.I thought I had commented here but it was likely another thread about those super attractive facebook ads. There was another company that kept coming up on my facebook feeds- talk about great targeting. The styles were exactly what I want. I started seeing tons of favorable comments, and from time to time a poster asking for more info.

The ads I saw only had Made in USA (not a specific). Itried googling with the name, and nothing came up. I commented on the post asking where in the USA it was made, and they replied South Carolina. I then googled and did find an address in South Carolina, but it was clearly not any place for manufacturing. If I remember correctly, the google earth image was of a store front in a strip mall. Probably just a mailing address or maybe a shipping depot. I decided not to bother ordering.

@Allyson Gillinder My husband had ordered from one of these sites-- a jacket that actually was really great but was not the size it was supposed to be. He reached out and was told he needed to return it. Yes shipping and all was going to cost plenty and they said "once received" they would initiate the credit. Since he didn't want to spend another $20 or $30 to ship it as a gamble, he disputed the charge. He also posted some very negative reviews. It took a few weeks, but the charge was ultimately reversed. I offered the jacket on buynothing.

It's definitely worth disputing.

For anyone considering Shein or other fast fashion retailers, here is an article that I stumbled across awhile back. Another reason for buyer beware.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-fast-fashion-chemicals-1.6193385

"Scientists found that a jacket for toddlers, purchased from Chinese retailer Shein, contained almost 20 times the amount of lead that Health Canada says is safe for children. A red purse, also purchased from Shein, had more than five times the threshold."

This is a scam. I ordered a patio set. First I was told to be patient, it was in transit. Again, I was told the same thing. Next, my email was sent back as “no email available”! Total scam! Don’t buy anything from them.

For some items Amazon has a Prime 7 day try before you buy program where it makes a clothing item easy to return and one is not even charged until 7 days later if one keeps the item.

Also the Amazon Warehouse has customer returns/open box dresses. While there still is no guarantee of quality and they use the same photos as the original ad, all of their stock is in the U.S. and can be easily returned for free to Amazon via UPS dropoff without dealing with some deliberately difficult company.