My List At Bloomingdale’s Clothing Rental Subscription – Should We Review It?

Did this service close?

I’ve been using this service for about two months now. Overall, I do like it. It does take a long time to get a new box. One customer service agent informed me that new boxes take about 72 hours to be prepared and shipped. They do have a Return Notify feature that lets you inform them when you’re going to ship back your items. This kicks off preparations for your next box. They won’t send you the next box, however, until USPS scans your previous box, proving you’re sending the items back.
I wouldn’t use this service if you want to be able to choose exactly what you want in each box. If that’s you, I would recommend Rent the Runway. I was an RTR member for years before switching to different services. One thing I hated about RTR was that many of the items I had chosen for my shipment would all of a sudden be unavailable when my old items were finally scanned in by RTR. I kind of like the element of surprise here. When I get the email that lets me know what’s coming, I get creative and start planning how I’ll wear each item.
I LOVE how every piece of clothing has a size chart. Thanks to that, I have yet to receive something that doesn’t fit. The size chart so far has been very accurate.
If MyList can solve the delay issue between boxes, RTR will have a some very stiff competition. I’m going to stick with it another couple months to see how it works out.

I currently subscribe to my list and there is too much of a delay between when they put together your next shipment after you notify them that you are returning your current 4 items. I sent items back on Tuesday and on Saturday I have yet to receive notification that they have put together the next box. So I usually see a 5-7 day gap between orders. I don’t think it maximizes the value for me just based on their slow operations. I wouldn’t recommend this service.

Please review! I am an RTR Unlimited member and curious to see how this compares.

I’ve had a terrible experience with this service and I’m beyond disappointed, as a longtime Bloomingdales shopper.

First of all, there’s no guarantee that you get the items you’re interested in. Their structure is to have clients fill a closet with items they are interested in and select some ‘priority’ items. These priority items may or may not be available and, they won’t tell you what they are sending your way until it’s been sent. So, say you have an event coming up that you would like to wear a specific dress for. There is *no* guarantee whatsoever that you will get that item or any way other than generally labeling it as a priority. You cannot even rank priorities.

I have an issue with paying $150 for items when I don’t have much of a say in what arrives in my box. Especially when that money could go towards buying the items you actually need. The purchase prices don’t even match prices on the Bloomingdales website, making it seem like a scam. For example, I ordered a pair of J Brand jeans that were priced at $270 with 10% ‘MyList discount” but they are on Bloomingdales.com for $208 currently…

The delivery time is quite slow, as well. Their customer service is also abysmal. I wrote in with some feedback regarding my concerns and received quite the condescending response in return, suggesting that I simply didn’t understand how the service worked.

Needless to say, I’m cancelling (unfortunately, I’m locked in until the end of the month). But I don’t recommend wasting your money or time with this service until they get their act together–if they ever do. Plenty of better options out there.

Not interested in any clothing rentals.

Not everyone is into clothing rental, but I suggest you review it for those of us that do enjoy this option. I have Nuuly, Armoire, and LeTote. For me (city dweller in a very small apartment) clothing rental has been perfect for me. Instead of stuffing my closets with cheap clothing that I end up getting rid of anyway, I get to experiment with quality, trendy clothing without the commitment. I do purchase shoes and jeans which I am extremely particular about but I love the flexibility of clothing rental for everything else.

Yes, please review this! I’m interested to see what they offer since it’s a lower monthly fee than Rent the Runway unlimited.

If I had a monthly budget of $149 for clothes, I’d use it to buy just one piece in person there that I really wanted and that fit well. Personally, I wouldn’t wear anything from the photo (except the black t-shirt, which I can get from a catalog like Blair or Woman Within for $20). None of the jackets and pants in the photo are corporate-appropriate, and that’s exactly the category where I have to shop carefully and get a great match.

I actually signed up for this to try it out and canceled within the first month. The clothes seem “used” so they are not new with tags. They’ve been dry cleaned and recycled but if you want to keep them they give you a discounted price but nowhere near a realistic discount. I ordered 3 dresses and 1 skirt and the “discounted” price was still $300+ for each item. The fit on all items was off since you have to guesstimate your size. And I think for that price I’ll stick to going into Neiman Marcus (my equivalent to Bloomingdale’s) and try on items I want for that price point. I ended up mailing all my items back and canceled before the auto renew charged my credit card again.

No. $149 for four pieces at a time seems crazy for my lifestyle.