Has anyone shopped at Italist?
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Honestly, I was really suspect of this website. The fact that I had to call my credit company to get the purchase approved really freaked me out, but I figured the worst that might happen is that I would have to have my credit card company reverse the charge. I ordered two Isabel Marant items. Both arrived, and both are 100% authentic. They're both too random and specific for anyone to knock off! But once the order went through, everything seemed totally legit, and communication was great. The site is basically like FarFetch. They work with different boutiques throughout Italy and the merchandise is shipped directly from the store. When I placed the order, I received an email that outlined exactly when I'd hear from them again: when the boutique accepted / confirmed the order, and when the item was shippped. Both took place, and the items were shipped via DHL. Believe I received them in 2-3 business days. I think a big reason the prices are low is because of the exchange rate with the Euro. I've found this to be the case with FarFetch, too. It's my favorite shopping trick!
I've always had great experiences with italist! I'm so happy to hear we have another new italist lover on here! [emoji847]
i just wanted to share my experience with italist since it seems to have mixed reviews. i was really on the fence purchasing from them, but decided to take the risk and took the plunge. i purchased a pair of Valentino gladiator sandals, and i could not be happier with my purchase and experience. it was shipped within 1 business day and arrived in 2 business days via DHL from italy. there were no additional customs fees/charges. the shoes were packaged well and are totally authentic; i feel quite confident in saying this since i own many valentino shoes (most purchased from boutique and department stores). pricewise, i saved about 50% compared to purchasing the same exact pair in the USA (the pair I purchased are not on sale here in the US). i would not hesitate to purchase from them again!
yes they were an additional 20% off but even without that, it was still substantially cheaper than the US retail price!
I agree with you. I am always suspicious of reviews, and seeing these makes me feel uncomfortable too. I bought a Gucci tote from Italist not too long ago and I was very, very concern about it possibly being fake. It wasn't. I had one exact model but different color, which I had ordered from Neiman Marcus prior to me purchasing from Italist ( it had a better price than NM's sale and the color that I really wanted). The bags looked identical with the exception of the color, of course
I got an authentic bag, but I keep checking this site to make sure that ALL their things are authentic since I want to keep purchasing from them in the future. I believe, like others said on here, that they are much like Farfetch.I'm on this thread all the time and completely missed those three posts... I agree with you.
Edit: There is also only one post from each of them ever and it's on this thread. Isn't it against the forums rules to be affiliated with a company and promote? I could be wrong, but I was literally just reading through the rules though [emoji85]
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Italist has good prices, but high shipping charges. Still you come out ahead. For me the biggest downside with them is the speed of their website.
Italist has good prices, but high shipping charges. Still you come out ahead. For me the biggest downside with them is the speed of their website.
Hi, I thought I'd tell you my experience with Italist.com. I love luxury designer shoes. I live just blocks away from Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, FL. I buy from the Boutiques there so often that the sales people call me, in advance, when they have sales. I've been eyeing a pair of Valentino gladiator sandals from the Valentino Boutique for months but I didn't want to spend over $1K on them. I found them on the Italist.com website at 50% off the US price. I ordered them. I was very happy with the communication given by Italist. They send confirmation emails as well as confirmation of shipping via text and email. I received them in a few days via DHL. The quality of the shoes were unbelievable!! If these were fake, someone spent a ton of $ making them! First thing I noticed, is the box is not the same as all my other Valentino red boxes. This one had an Indian print on it. The dustbag for the shoes was not red, like all my other Valentino dustbags. The Rockstuds were not polished gold but were gold matte finish. Due to these few things, I decided to take them into the Valentino Boutique. My personal sales assistant there told me that these gladiator sandals have a special edition box and dustbag. We viewed the sandals and they are identical. The Rockstuds are gold matte and not polished gold. They are absolutely 100% authentic! I was so happy! I ended up paying 50% less than the Boutique prices. I will definitely shop there again. The one thing that I didn't like about Italist is that their website is very slow, but if you have patience, you can save yourself a lot of money.