Joe Boxer bikini(s) from Kmart - STX

Sorry popflops. I would be PO as well. However if I looked awesome in a bikini I wouldn't care if it faded. Hubby wouldn't care either. 🙂

I am kinda of jealous that (a) you can wear a bikini and (B) that you got to wear it ten times in one month 🙂

pamela

I agree that Kmart customer service could be better. However, it is my opinion, that an item of clothing worn 10 times should not be returned to the retailer. It would seem your beef is with whoever makes "Joe Boxer". If it is a Kmart brand then I take it back and hope that they will stand by their product.

Tammy and Pamela -- you guys are too funny! (It's only because of extreme diets and some great OTC diet pills that I even can, but that's a whole other story!) 🙂

stxer -- I completely agree with that, and ended up sending an e-mail (with pictures of the bleeding) to the Joe Boxer customer service department. I don't know whether or not anything will come of it, but I can't just throw $54 away every month!

Lisa

Lisa, Did you try to return it?

I don't understand why it would start bleeding now. I assume you got it wet during the 10 wearings, or at least some of them. Usually red will bleed the first time it gets wet. There is a very nice lady at the Sunny Isle store. I don't know her name. She is fairly young and quite thin. She's very helpful. Also, there is a lady manager, again..no name (I'm so bad), latino, probably from PR. She really seems to know her stuff. Maybe you will get lucky and get one of them. I'm sure we'll all be curious to hear what happens with the Joe Boxer customer service dept.

Did you pay with a credit card? Maybe they could get the transaction number from the credit card bill and pull up a copy of your receipt??? Worth asking.

Good luck!

I DID pay with a credit/debit card -- I forgot they could do that. Thanks, Juanita! It was very weird that it didn't start bleeding until the last week or so. I've only worn it in the pool, then washed it according to instructions. I'll wait a day or two to see what Joe Boxer says, then take it to Kmart and hope that I don't get the thin, young girl who wears the winter parka. (She positively hateful!)

Lisa

there is a product for future reference, to use on new colored items. called synthrapol. it helps set the color so it does not bleed. you can find it in a dharma trading company website or catalog. also when washing colors use color catcher, not sure who makes it but it can be found on island.
as for what you have already purchased-go directly to the manufacturer.

Email Joe Boxer, customer service with the situation and tell them how disappointed you are in the swimsuit. If they have a half way decent customer service dept they will respond positively.

i would call kmart headquarters. did you soak it first in white vinegar? i always do that. sets the color.

sorry that happened lisa. if i wore a bikini i would be happy the red dye faded on me. could say it was a sun burn.

and it is strange after you wore it that it would finally fade. unless color released for some reason. lol guy friend bought sandals at
kmart and they faded all over his feet. loved the organish color. he didnt

Tami when did you get back??

Haven't left yet Dixie.

very soon tami. B. is on the phone as i type making reservations. i think hes aiming for the 16th of june. and returning the 16th of Sept.
hurricane not hitting us of course. keep fingers crossed . am a bit worried and now they are predicting it to be bad.

getting nervous and excited about going. quite my job here so i guess off i go.

I'm a little nervous as well.

oh you said you have not left yet LOL i thought you were asking me if i had left yet. lol

you are nervous as well. do you have a house sitter you trust? hope mine does not run for the hills if we get a you know what!!!

Well, I've tried since the 25th to e-mail and call different people from Joe Boxer with no response, so I guess I learned not to ever buy Joe Boxer brand again! Just wanted to give everyone the update. Enjoy your day!

Lisa

sorry popflops. guess joe goes back in the box (er)

no really sorry that it happened and they won't respond. but thanks for sharing and i will be careful with the brand from now on.

I used to work for Kmart several years ago. Since you paid with a debit or credit card, they can pull up the transaction for you. They may not be able to give you cash back but they can certainly give you store credit. Worth going in and talking to a manager about it. $54 is a lot of money for a Kmart bathing suit. And fyi, jow boxer is a lousy product most of the time and their customer service is even worse than their products. good luck.

popflops....WE would like to SEE the proof of your complaint...heheheh Please post the pic's ..of course you'd have to model it for an objectivbe opinion...:D

poorthang you're so bad!! 😉 I have pics of the bikini, but... none with me in it!