Steven Madden Reviews 337

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Review summary

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Evaluating 61 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the customer service, finding it unhelpful, difficult to understand, and unresponsive to issues. Customers frequently encountered problems with their orders, including items not being delivered, incorrect products being sent, and significant delays in shipping. The refund process was also a major source of frustration, with many struggling to receive their money back or facing unexpected fees. The delivery service was often criticized for being slow and unreliable, with tracking information being inaccurate or unavailable. While some customers were happy with the quality of certain products, others reported issues such as poor material, inconsistent sizing, and items arriving already used or damaged.

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Customer service

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Order

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Delivery service

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Refund

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If there had been an option for zero stars I’d have given it. Matter still not resolved and money still not refunded. Complete lack of transparency. Took money, didn’t deliver, didn’t communicate... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried to return a pair of shoes to the century city location that didn’t work for the dress I was planning to wear it with. The store refused to return the item and accused me of wearing the shoes whi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you live in Alaska, Hawaii, or a U.S. Territory, it is a complete waste of time and money to order from SteveMadden.com You pay $24.99 for the absolute slowest, inefficient and overall worst shippi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst customer service ever. Fraud promotional codes and staff is rude and unprofessional. Called for assistant could hardly understand them and he was sighs in the middle of servicing me. He told... See more


Company details

  1. Shoe Store
  2. Clothing Store
  3. Men's Clothing Store

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Steven Madden, Ltd., also known as Steve Madden, is a publicly traded company based in Long Island City, New York.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

337 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sent me ONE SHOE

Ordered twice and received the wrong order twice. This was my first order from the site and the last. I ordered a pair of flats in black 7.5. The first order they sent me size 7.0. I returned and reordered, the second order they sent me ONE SHOE in size 6.0. I returned and am still waiting for a refund of the restocking fee.

13 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Second time in a row

Second time in a row that shoes come defective. Yes, they may offer a discount for a future purchase, but what good is to keep having issues with the product. I wish they had better quality... Going for Cole Haan shoes.

11 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Piss poor quality

It took me 3 to 4 months before I started to break through the heel of the shoe from the sole. After around five months, I couldn’t step in a small puddle without my feet getting wet because there was a hole. I have a pair of Clark’s that get probably four times the mileage that these Steve Madden shoes get and they still are going strong. I would never buy another pair of Steve Madden shoes again Due to their piss poor quality. I’ve had Skechers that lasted longer than these. Before anybody says that I was probably walking a ton of them, I put maybe 16 hours a week on these shoes…

22 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible shipping!

This is the second time I’ve paid for expedited shipping in less than 6 months and days later the item hasn’t even shipped and all they can say is they’ll refund me the expedited fee.. that’s not helpful if I really needed the item.

16 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I placed an online order shoes…

I placed an online order for a pair of shoes for my teenage son. Waited for days and never got a tracking number. They took my money but never shipped anything. I tried to contact them using the live chat which starts with an AI bot with automatic useless responses. Then it said it would transfer me to a live person. Almost 10 minutes later and I got tired of waiting so I gave up and called them which also proved fruitless. Asked to leave message which I never got a call back. The same day I did get an email back saying the shoes are out of stock and gave me a refund. I wish they said that 7 days ago...or not even allowed me to even buy a pair of shoes that are supposed to be out of stock. Makes no sense to me. I won't ever buy from here again. I wonder if I never tried to contact them would they have just kept my money and have me waiting for shoes that are never to come. Also, I literally looked at the exact same sheos and size are still up on the website for sale and it does not say out of stock. Completely untrustworthy

9 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero if I can

Zero if I can. Fause publicity on the website. After ordering, no items sent. No update and follow up . Bad customer service.

1 April 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am extremely dissatisfied with the…

I am extremely dissatisfied with the online store I purchased from, Steve Madden Australia.The customer service is absolutely horrible and even the store itself is not helpful in tracking where my order is.The customer service team does not engage with me at all and shows no concern after receiving payment.I have not received my order and there seems to be no effort on their part to resolve the issue or provide any assistance.This is unacceptable and I expect a prompt response and solution to this matter.

24 March 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just bought a pair of their dress boots…

I just bought a pair of dress boots from SM and they came fast and exactly what I ordered. Very stiff but that’s ok, it’s just a matter of breaking in.
Quite happy and appears to be high quality at a reasonable price. I’ll stick with them in the future. Poor customer service is one thing but product quality is what I’m interested in and I’m very satisfied.

17 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My heart is bleeding

My heart is bleeding, Am heart broken, I bought my beautiful steve madden red vivion dress heels, it's heel is broken, it's now 6months 2 weeks, I hardly wore them. 😭😭😭💔💔💔

17 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst thing ever to happen

Worst thing ever to happen ! From the shows being the most uncomfortable yet nice shoe ? Dear designer,do you hate women so much , to make a social experiment (statement) of how long they’d endure pain for beauty ! . Not to make it better you have the worst representatives of your company ! How does a cashier miss one of the most important transactions leaving me the customer at distress !? What store doesn’t have a phone or unreachable management not even by centre management of where it is located ? Does that not alarms fraudulent behaviour?

3 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

What a terrible experience

What a terrible experience, the first time I received everything I ordered and had no complaints. The second order went so bad that I lost my money after purchasing a pair of shoes, because I already paid for it online and they lost my shipment.

29 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never again

Never again! Paid $9. for shipping and its been a week! I can ship anywhere in the world for $9 and probably get a shoe box to Uganda faster than Steve Madden can get a pair of 1lb mesh shoes to New Jersey. High volume of orders they say...so then comp the shipping to make up for your lack of customer service!! What a terrible company. They do not have anything I can't find elsewhere and will NEVER purchase from this company again. Still no shoes, btw, as I write this.

18 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste your money if you want.

I’m not sure how this company is managed to get an order WRONG EVERY SINGLE TIME. And who has the time to always return products back. This is the second time now in one year in 2025 that my orders has been incorrect. Never order from SM again nor shop in store (the staffs are rude).

16 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Twice in the last two months they have…

Twice in the last two months they have taken my money for a pair of boots and then just never communicated that they didn't have the item they sold me. I followed up on the first pair after a couple of weeks and they told me they were going to do inventory to see if they had the boots. I chose to cancel. Friday, one week after placing a different order for different boots, I was told they were shipping on Saturday which seemed dishonest because Saturday shipments are obsolete. Today (Tuesday) I called to confirm that they were shipped and was told that they have low stock so they may not have the item to ship. Dishonest, upside down and potentially even a scam. It's clear that whatever has happened to this company is not good.

11 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They sent me the wrong order after 2+ months

I ordered a pair of boots in November around the same time Canada Post went on strike. After waiting almost 2 months, I contacted Customer Care to look into this and they said they would get back to me - they never did. I contacted them again but there was no response on the live chat after waiting over 30 min. Eventually I had to call their Customer Care telephone and they said they would finally re-order them for me after 2 months had already passed. I was excited to finally receive my boots until I opened the package and it was someone else's order entirely.

I contacted them again to express my disappointment and frustration and all they did was tell me my boots were out of stock and send me a return label ie. I had to use my own time and resources to print the label and drop off the return after this entire ordeal. It was truly the worst retail experience I've ever had and the customer service I received was horribly subpar, even for Steve Madden

1 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered two pairs of shoes on the…

I ordered two pairs of shoes on the 18/12/24. I contacted their unprofessional customer service team by email on the 04/01/25 when I didn't receive the items. They admitted to me via email they had made a massive error with the order & that I will not be receiving my shoes. (honestly it's not that hard to do a job). I received another person's order which were a pair of ugly silver worth $69.00 along with that person's private details (including all details which is privacy breach). Attached at the back of that sheet where my details (label to send to my house) obviously minus my shoe order. I has been numerous email correspondence between myself & the customer service team over this last month including today 29/01/25. Within my initial email to them I told them of the errors they made & asked for a return label for the silver pair of shoes so I can return the shoes back to the the company. I have also asked for a refund of my money & they stated in several emails that I would not receive my refund of $110.00 until I send back the silver shoes worth $69.00 (so basically blackmailing me). I told them I was the one who suggested sending it back to you & have asked for the return label on 7 occasions & still not received one. I also told them they weren't even my style anyway. In total I have sent 14 emails back & forth asking for my refund & a return label. They finally sent me the return label today 29/01/25 to which I will post them tomorrow.

I have never ever in my life engaged with a more unprofessional team & I have asked on numerous occasions to have this escalated to a manager to which they continually ignored my request not only that they ignored some of my emails. I have all this documentation to prove this & I will be sending this to their head office in New York. Also, yes I have tried calling their head office (Australia) several times to which they never returned any of my calls.

I would say do not ever buy from this company because not only do they mess up the orders but they in turn blackmail you for their error & do not return your refund even though this is in breach of the Fair Trading guidelines.

I used to be a regular customer but due to the treatment I have received from them for the last month & still trying to get my money back I will never buy from them again. I honestly hope this helps someone before deciding to buy from them in Australia

29 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not buy on line from Steve Madden! They will take your money and forget about your order or give you any apology!

I ordered and paid boots Jan 12 and I haven't received email confirmation that the package has been shipped yet
Today is Jan 27th. When I sent email Jan 23 to asked what is happening they assured me that my order was forwarded to one of fulfillment centers. Canada post no was created and no information since. It is still just in created status. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SITE EVER. They immediately take you money and then they dont care to contact you explaining why delays and if you are getting your shoes or not. After
I emailed and asked if this is a scam I received email assuring me that this is Steve Madden and they are experiencing high volume of orders and apologized for a delay but my order was sent to one of fulfillment centers already! ...
No word since Jan 23...
I don't have my shoes ( today is Jan 27)and my CC was charged Jan 12!!!

11 January 2025
Unprompted review

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