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I used to watch for their flash sales regularly & actually buy stuff at Gilt. There were some great deals to be had in their early days. Then they moved so far up-market that I might as well have just walked into a Nordstrom or Bloomingdales and paid regular price.

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Completely agree. Often I'd look on the designer's website and find the exact price listed - even though Gilt said it was heavily discounted.

After my last shopping experience with them, I won't be buying again. Whilst it took several weeks for my items to arrive as they picked a cheap shipping option (which I don't really mind), they expected me to pay for fast delivery back to the US when I had to return the items. In the end, I received a little more than £100 back from an order that cost almost £200.

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