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Belk

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Belk Reviews Summary

Belk has a rating of 1.8 stars from 340 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Belk most frequently mention customer service, credit card and return shipping. Belk ranks 358th among General Apparel sites.

service
94
value
86
shipping
72
returns
68
quality
81

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North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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18 year card holder
November 6, 2016

I was charged 10 times for the same order pending on my belk statement customer service played phone tag for an hour with no resolve

Date of experience: November 6, 2016
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Why does Belk have the worst employee application proccess that I have ever seen, it's out dated and complicated?

Date of experience: October 24, 2016
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible customer service
September 26, 2016

I ordered Lancome product with a Lancome FREE 7-PIECE GIFT WITH ANY $35 LANCÔME PURCHASE. They sent me my ordered product (thank God) with only 6 pieces free gift. When I contacted them they wrongly interpreted the offer and didn't do anything to resolve the issue. I'm ready to return my order and the free gift but after I read all complaints online I give up. Terrible customer service!

Date of experience: September 26, 2016
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rude sales lady
September 20, 2016

The last 2 times that I have shopped at Belk, the sales associate has been very rude. Don't want to shop there anymore.

Date of experience: September 20, 2016
South Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Rude, poor Management
September 4, 2016

I purchased a watch as an anniversary gift to my husband. The watch was a Mavado bold motion which is a very costly watch. I didn't realize at the time that the sales person packaged my watch in the wrong Movado box and bagged did it for me. I drove 2 1/2 hours to get home to give my husband his gift. When he opened the box he realized that there was no charger included and it was not the correct box. The next day I called the store and explained my situation. The store manager was unwilling to help, nor did she care. I called back later and spoke to a different manager and she was worse. Both managers tried to convince me but I was wrong and that it did not come with a charger. They tried to make me feel like I was inconveniencing them. They told me they would send me instructions to figure out how to use it. I explained to them I don't need instructions I need the charger. They continued to tell me that it doesn't come with a charger, it was pre-charged at the factory, I need to send it back every two years to be recharged etc. When I tried to tell them they were wrong, they got upset. I told them to go on the movado website and look it up themselves but they refused. Needless to say the situation is not resolved as of yet. I will have to spend $85 in gas and five hours worth of driving in order to try and resolve this situation face-to-face. The manager asked me not to come to the store because they could not find the box or the charger. Finally the manager did not know how to resolve my situation so she hung up on me and that was the last time I spoke to them before calling the Belks customer service line to complain.

Date of experience: September 4, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I went into Belk show department to buy my son a pair of shoes. I had to keep searching for an employee to help me. One employee came and checked for a pair of shoes and quickly left. I went and searched for another employee and he said he was busy to ask an employee across the aisle. Approached another employee and she was not nice. She acted as if I was a bother and had a nasty attitude. The customer service was horrible. I left and went to Dillards.

Date of experience: August 10, 2016
California
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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A TERRIBLE WEBSITE
May 10, 2016

They are advertising the sales on their website. So I have placed several orders on their website for my business. They confirmed the orders. Then in few days they canceled them all. I called the customer service. Their answer was they are all cosmetics, so their vendor does not allow me to purchase so many. So many? Four different items! If your company can't afford a sale. Then don't even run one! That's so pitiful!

Date of experience: May 10, 2016
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Poor Customer Service
April 22, 2016

I bought 4 items online because they were out of stock for a particular item I needed for a wedding. I get my items in the mail within a few days which is awesome but of course the item i needed for the wedding was in the wrong color. I called immediately and said they would get everything taken care of and send me the correct color. Two weeks has gone by now and they just YESTERDAY put it in to expedite the process. I called on four different occasions and asked for them to email or call me after getting some type of update. I never received anything. I love Belk and shop there all the time but will never order anything online again. This is absolutely ridiculous and HORRIBLE customer service.

Date of experience: April 22, 2016
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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AWFUL!
March 24, 2016

Last night I purchased a luggage set on sale and the first time I tried to order it, it said my card did not go through. I tried again, and it didn't work. So I tried one more time finally it went through. I got an email saying my order was placed. The next morning I get an email saying it was canceled and little did I know it was out of stock! They charged my card 3 times and failed to tell me the item was out of stock! Terrible service.

Date of experience: March 24, 2016
Oklahoma
12 reviews
27 helpful votes
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Bought clearance
February 13, 2016

I love the stuff, got some cute stuff cheap... ship was ok too.

Date of experience: February 12, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible shipping
January 26, 2016

Purchased a nutcracker online and recieved it in a box 4 times it size damaged in 6 pieces and now received another nutcracker in the mail damaged as well. Very poor packing even an infant could do a better packing job.

Date of experience: January 25, 2016
Georgia
1 review
9 helpful votes
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DOUBLE CHARGED!
December 29, 2015

I placed an order with them on 12/27/15 and then I checked my account on 12/28/15 and I was charged again. I called to ask them why and they said it was my bank and I said no boo boo it is you. They charge when you make the order and then when the ordered is processed and shipped they charge again. I told them I shop at Nordstroms, Macy's and Bloomingdales's and I have never ever been double charged. They say the first charge will fall off after the standard 5 to 7 days. What if checks are coming in and what if you need the money?
I asked them well why doesn't your website make people aware of this before they order. Ummmmmmm dead air. Buyer beware!

Date of experience: December 29, 2015
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Order mixup
December 18, 2015

Ordered two items from belk.com for different persons. They sent the wrong item to the wrong person and then made me pay for it. All they did was agree to let me order a new item for the right person at a discount

Date of experience: December 18, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible!
December 18, 2015

Ordered a shirt from Belk, took a week to get shipped. Took another three days to get picked up by fedex. Another two weeks later the tracking simply stopped. Package never arrived. Called multiple times to Belk's customer service & repeatedly was told different policies. I gave up & requested a refund. This was never offered to me. Don't order from Belk unless you want headaches & hassles!

Date of experience: December 18, 2015
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Disappointed
December 9, 2015

I ordered two pair of boots on Black Friday, my order was submitted. I received an email stating that my order had been received and processed. A few days later I received one box of boots and they were not the ones I had ordered. The mailing address was correct but the invoice was not. They were the wrong boots and the wrong size. I called customer service to see what could be done, all they could do was credit my account. I asked if they could contact the lady who ordered the boots that I have and to see if she had the ones I ordered. As of today I have not heard from customer service regarding this matter. I am sure this lady would like to get her boots just like I would like to get mine. They are sending me a return label to send the boots back. I am sending them back to Belk and I hope they can send them to her.

Date of experience: December 9, 2015
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer Service
December 3, 2015

My daughter was given a coat as a gift. It did not fit and we do not have a Belk's in our state. They told me they would forward my request to upper management and I would hear back from them in 24-48 hours, I still have not hear back from them 23 days later. Nice coat, but bad customer service.

Date of experience: December 3, 2015
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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M only giving 1 star as I have to pick a star in order to post. I am very disappointed in the customer service I received today at Belk. My one and only reason for going there today was, my shoe broke and I desperately needed shoes prior to my meeting this afternoon. I was in the department for about 20 minutes before my friend went to grab someone to help us. Once she did I by the sales associate that she just got there and this is not her department. " they just threw me in this department."

When I had asked for my size, it seemed as if I was putting her out. By the end, I chose 2 pair of shoes and asked her to call customer service to get my card number as I don't normally keep my card on me. She was unable to locate it by my phone number, then that is when the sales assistant called customer service where they were able to pull my account by the number.

They charged my card, once I realized that the ones she charged to my card were the incorrect shoes. I asked them not to return on my card as I was almost at my limit from spending too much smile emoticon at their stores.

They ended up returning the shoes on my card and telling me my card cannot be charged as its over the limit. REALLY? I mean really I just told you this. I have several CC's however I wanted my Belk rewards.

During this time the sales associate told me over and over again she does not work in that department and that she just got there. Constant excuses and the whole experience was stressful. Needless to say I was late to my meeting, this never happens. I had no choice I needed a pair of shoes.
I wasted an hour and 20 minutes of my life that I will never get. I am strongly thinking of cancelling my card and going else where for my needs.
Not one apology

Date of experience: November 4, 2015
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Robbers
October 21, 2015

We purchased using credit card and forgot to pay immediately, we haven't recieved any reminder or mail for 3 months but we were fined and the amount became twice our purchase.
We also have a JC penny credit card and we recieve a mail if ever we miss a payment within 2 weeks reminding our last date. When we called the customer service they said our address was falsely noted which is ridiculous, they are just robbing our hard earned 120$$. I hate Belk beware of this scam.

Date of experience: October 21, 2015
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worst place to work
September 2, 2015

Belk treats its employees terrible especially sales associates

Date of experience: September 1, 2015
North Carolina
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Bad Miss Me jeans
July 29, 2015

We have ordered a total of 4 pairs of jeans, one was fine, second pair had a hole in the pocket( customer control issue) returned after having driven 30 minutes ordered a replacement pair to find out my order was not in stock, after ordering the last pair received today 7-29-15 I first noticed no tags and paperwork stuck to them, after holding them up you could clearly tell they where used and worn. I proceeded to contact customer service and all he could say is return them to the store 30 minutes from my home! Are you serious. Well belk you just lost another loyal customers.

Date of experience: July 29, 2015