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Historical Emporium (historicalemporium.com) has 22 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.7 out of 5.
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Website
historicalemporium.com
Category
Costume & Wedding
Location
San Jose, California
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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They canceled part of an outfit knowing full well that the rest of it is completely worthless.
They have zero customer service and won't do anything about their screwup that they charged me for. Stay away from these scammers.
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Paul E.
Great products and good service.
I have ordered 4 items from Historical Emporium. Two of the chore coats and two working vests. The service has been fine. My emails have been answered quickly and I have had a couple of pleasant phone calls when I needed to clarify sizing information. The quality of the clothing is top notch. My orders arrived in a reasonable amount of time,about 6 to 8 days from the order being placed. I highly recommend these guys.
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james A.
BEWARE~ This is a BAD BUSINESS
The rating really should be 0.
Not long ago, i tried to buy over $2000 worth of merchandise from this, turned-out-to-be, HORRIBLE AND WICKED COMPANY. The Employees scoffed at my ordre just because i politely asked if a discount was applicable. The Creep that spoke to me was utterly rude and disrespectful--- claiming that They "DO NOT MAKE DEALS". To this insolence, i asked to speak to the Owner of the Company. But the same Creep responded "The Owners DO NOT SPEAK TO customers".
From this abuse, i submitted a review of this EVIL Company on~line. In-Response, The EVIL Employees all bore false-witness against me, claiming that i was "abusive" (in-order to cover for *Their* EVIL Disrespect).
The EVIL Owners even stood by Their Creepy Employees sides--- knowing They lied.
If you look at This Creepy Company's Website, you will notice that It has a consistent pattern: Abusiveness. Look at how many times you will see phrases like "WE DO NOT OFFER DISCOUNT CODES", "WE DO NOT PROMO CODES" etc...
Does that sound like a company that cares about sales and customers? It does not. Would a real apparel business reject a $2000+ ordre? No, but a PHONY apparel business would. Because otherwise They would have to waste Their time filling the ordre, when Their real interest and money is something else.
As a general rule {and though i do not know that this particularly applies to this Wicked Company}, whenever you find a Company that has NO real interest in customers, it means that the Company is really just a "Front Company" for more Nefarious Dealings--- like child-Trafficking or Drug-Trafficking.
When i made my initial negative review of this EVIL Company, Its Owners did not even care. That is typically a Sign of People Using Their Store as a "Front" For EVIL-Things, and NOT What They Advertise.
What is more, is that Trust-Pilot, or some Other source, kept my review from being read by the public. Which is another Sign that this Wicked Place is being protected by Nefarious sources.
***don't spend your good money with this Wicked Business, and take the chance that your good money is really going to Things That are more EVIL than The Devil Itself.****
Response from Historical EmporiumAug 7, 2025
Amazing. Again with the abusive reviews, and you never even bought from us. Shoo.
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Stacey L.
PANTS NOT FOR CURVY SIZES
In general, Historical Emporium makes a great product which is wonderful for performer costumes and has good customer service. BUT their products are not made for real curvy women sizes so be sure that you confirm ALL your measurements before ordering. If you live outside the USA, shipping might cost more than the product you are ordering which makes returning the product impossible.
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Lindsey S.
Quality product
Fast shipping, good product.
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Rob M.
Wonderful
The line was fully described in text, with several photos of the actual pieces. The full suit arrived much, much faster than I expected, in fact it shipped the same day I ordered it. The suit (Victorian-Era) is absolutely beautiful. It is period-correct in every way. The fit is fantastic, the sewing and material is high-quality. I look like a million bucks.
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Lauren M.
I had an amazing experience!
I had an amazing experience! Everything went very smoothly. The products came in just a couple of days from when first I ordered them. The skirt I got was a little big on me, so their website requested I go ahead and get another one and then return the other one later so as to get a new skirt as soon as possible. Same as the first, the second one came in just a couple of days. The products are made with an out of this world quality and fit so nicely! I would recommend the Historical Emporium a thousand times over!
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The Extremely Fluffy Y.
Scam-site
I bought victorian ruffle bloomers from this so-called shop. I got alot of the money as a christmas present so that I could get them. I was so excited to get them. I can't say that I'm happy anymore. I was at first, but before half a year was over, there were holes in my bloomers. And I always washed them gently like I do with my other bloomers. These have cost me alot more than any other bloomers I've bought. And I had to pay alot just to get the package from the post office when it finally arrived, due to me living in another country. The amount was over tousand kr. in my valuta. And yet they are the first to go. The other ones I have, have great quality, despite having a nice, affordable price. These, however, do NOT stand up to my expectations or any standards. I didn't use them much either, and when I did, I was careful with them. I complained to the shop, and they tried everything to not give me my money back. I got a few coins eventually today, but that was very far from half of the amount I have paid for it. Do NOT buy from these scammers, they will only rip you off. You will only get bad quality for an unreasonable price. 😠