Rowing BlazersReviews of rowingblazers.com

Ordered Babar white polo July 2nd. It is now July 23. No message no update and item has not shipped yet. 3 weeks to ship one polo? And I paid almost 150 for it. I bought this for a trip and am leaving Aug 4. It it does not ship in next few days I will call card company and file a dispute. Unreal and never shopping at this brand again.

I had a complicated issue with an order and the customer service representative, Brook, handled it so thoughtfully and efficiently. Would highly recommend!

I placed an order 3 weeks ago and paid for the additional shipping insurance. RB notified me they shipped the item, but tracking info only indicates label created, they never actually provided the package to the shipper. I’ve followed up 4 times so far with zero response from RB. UPS will not let me file a claim since they never actually received the item, and RB won’t respond to me, so I’m out a few hundred dollars at this point. This business is dishonest and unethical. Avoid at all costs. Edit: Rowing Blazers has reached out to me and offered a discount on a future order. Their 3rd party vendor still hasn’t sent my order (more than a month after the order was placed) but I do believe Rowing Blazers has tried to do what they can. Hopefully their vendor will either ship my order or issue a refund before another month goes by.

Updated March 11: I’ve adjust my star rating up to 3 stars up from 1, due to the responsive customer service, swift reply and generous offer from the store manager to replace the T-shirt with an alternate. Hoping the first t-shirt was just from a ‘bad’ batch I accepted an exact design replacement which was quickly sent to me. I was saddened to find it was no different than the first. It remains unwashed, unworn with tags on and will be stored until I can best figure out what to do with it. A shame, since I adore many of the RB color pairings and designs, they’re fresh and fun and you assume the premium cost means a premium product. Perplexing why the quality (at least for this t-shirt design) just doesn’t live up to the visuals. Note the screen print design itself is flawless, just the cotton t-shirt that’s too rough to enjoy. There’s plenty of excellent, affordable, ethically sourced high quality cotton t-shirt wholesalers out there to choose from.. I hope RB finds one asap to replace whoever they’ve been using. Original review (shortened) from Feb 7: My first purchase was 2 weeks ago of the iconic Harry’s bar t-shirt (in green) which I regret buying. First issue was that it took nearly 2 weeks to get it after I paid since they didn’t ship it for another 5 days while saying nothing in the interim. It finally arrived, I excitedly took it from the plastic bag, felt the shirt, then dread set in. This much hyped $60 shirt was super stiff, literally felt like canvas, no exaggeration. How is it possible to source a t-shirt from Portugal (often known for soft cotton shirts, as France is) that’s cheap, scratchy, thick, sub par quality? A fun screen-print design doesn’t make the feel of the shirt any better, and a wash and dry didn’t change anything except the size- slightly roomy originally so I didn’t mind it shrunk by a whole size but remains dreadfully stiff. I’m experienced with buying tops and indie fashion items (once a personal asst to an high end buyer for a fashion co) and am particularly attuned to cotton quality which can be judged by hand feel. I figured RB wouldn’t exactly use wonderfully soft cotton t-shirts made from durable Tangϋis from Peru- the best in the world, but this is the other end of the spectrum. When an inferior cotton like this (likely a blend that’s been treated in a chemical bath) is such poor quality there’s no way normal wear or a few more washings help soften it. The t-shirt brand source is surely generic and Chinese made, of crappy cotton RB bought in bulk to keep costs down. A made in Portugal tag was added (like in the US, likely a technical thing only meaning it was partly assembled or sewn there) then is added the artsy screen print so they can advertise it as a high end product.. what they pay in bulk versus retail price paid difference means a high profit spread for them while the customer is left with a t-shirt no one could love wearing. Feels like a junky shirt you’d find in a Salvation Army bin you’d only use once to polish old furniture with or clean rust off vintage bike wheels. Since the T-shirt is washed and dried now I can’t return it for a refund. This has been a lose lose scenario. I lost money, they lost a customer. It’s not hard to use decent bulk t-shirt stock, which isn’t expensive. Being cheap shows lack of character and is disrespectful to buying customers who assume for what they spent means they’re getting a premium product. Cute advertising doesn’t live up to the hype.

Love this brand. Great service and great quality

I bought a windbreaker from the K-Swiss collaboration online. It is awesome. I love this brand and received my package within a few days without issue.

Discovered this little gem of a brand from their pop up shop in Covent Garden. Their unique twist on a traditional style really sets them out from other companies I used to use. Not to mention the incredible collaboration that they repeatedly mange to achieve from iconic global brands. This all added with the high quality clothing products, makes this a brand that will be a welcome addition to my wardrobe for many years to come.

Good stuff. Would get again