Sara Y.
Their online return process is a…
Their online return process is a nightmare. It's a separate department? from the retail stores. I placed an order online with a complimentary promotional offer. The order came with no complimentary promotional product inside. I chatted with customer service and they informed me it was out of stock. Thank you for not letting me know! I gave up a discount just for the promotional offer since they only allow one offer code at a time. They refuse to honor me the alternative discount for not shipping me what I ordered. I proceeded to return my order to a store for store credit since I have to pay shipping to ship online returns back as stores do not accept online returns. The flagship store I went to in NYC surprised me by offering to ship it back for me free of charge. So I hand them my order including the samples that came with it and the receipt-basically everything based on my trust that the store would ship it back for me. Store associate told me that I have to call customer service myself to inform them the return is on its way (very strange process). One week later and still no news, no email confirmation. I once again chat with customer service online who cannot locate my return (of course) and requested a tracking number which I do not have because they did not provide me with one. I call the flagship store to ask for one and the very rude associate tells me that they do not provide tracking information since this is a complimentary service (thank you?) and took my name down for reference although I don't know what she can do with it as her job is basically done according to her. There is a huge disconnect between their physical stores and their e-commerce segment. I just have to TRUST that my return will reach Kiehl's sometime in the near future hopefully and get my refund back. I honestly had no problem with store credit but even this they did not offer. I really would never order from Kiehls' online store ever again until they change their very outdated return policy and customer service. I am a huge fan of online shopping and return policy is the TOP reason for me to do any business with the company. You cannot survive with this kind of service and policy, Kiehls.


