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JC Penney

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JC Penney Reviews Summary

JC Penney has a rating of 1.8 stars from 528 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with JC Penney most frequently mention customer service, credit card and order online. JC Penney ranks 82nd among Department Store sites.

service
99
value
82
shipping
78
returns
72
quality
73

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Arkansas
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Got an email on 12/20 & 12/21 saying if u order by 12/21 you will receive your order by Christmas... I ordered 12/20 & still haven't receive it and customer service just made up reason why I haven't received the item and I have to pay to return them, according to the supervisor Ebony out of Milwaukee. I order from stage on the 21st with free shipping and received it before Christmas

Date of experience: December 26, 2016
Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Awful customer service
December 15, 2016

Waited for 30 minutes to finally be connected with a rude woman who put me on hold again. I was then hung up on. I tried to use the online chat with no luck. My issue was never resolved.

Date of experience: December 15, 2016
Maryland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Appliance delivery
December 15, 2016

Do not expect to talk to anyone once your appliances are delivered. I've spent 3 days calling all day and waiting 30 minutes each call and still haven't reached anyone at customer service.

Date of experience: December 15, 2016
Texas
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I've become somewhat addicted to shopping at jcpenney.com. They stock a large number of tall and plus sizes which aren't always carried in stores, and most of their clothes are well-made. I especially love the St. John's Bay t-shirts! It's easy to bring returns to the stores (at least, with a receipt - haven't tried without). And finally, if you wait for sales, you get great deals, especially if you are getting their $10 rewards for shopping there. I just found out how wide their online selection is, and I've started shopping for my husband and daughter there, too.

Date of experience: December 12, 2016
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I just wanted to share with you the great customer service that I received from your employee Farrah at the Florida mall.
She was able to assist me with my requests and inquiries. Thank you Farrah.

Date of experience: December 12, 2016
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Online orders
December 10, 2016

I ordered a comforter online back in November and they said it would be here no later than December 7th. Here we are December 10th and they still have no idea where my order is. When I track it they say "order pending", but when I called the hotline number it said "shipped". To say the least I won't order from them again.

Date of experience: December 10, 2016
Illinois
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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We wanted a Faberware cook set, in store the price was 90.00. Online the price was 60.00. I had the price on my phone and showed her, same set, was 60 online. Do you think she would give me online price in store, mind you there was not one customer in the whole store. I bet she hadn't sold 200.00 of merchandise all day. I will never walk in Penney again.

Date of experience: December 10, 2016
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Leaving for a Caribbean trip this weekend; I ordered a dress and had it sent UPS 3 day. Opened it and it is a winter jacket. Perfect!

Date of experience: December 8, 2016
Nevada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Some folks may have won great buys over black Friday weekend but for many jcpenny customers, the nightmare has just begun. If you ordered any item for delivery that weekend and jcp ran out of inventory, you, and apparently customer service reps, didn't, won't know until you "track" your order or check your credit card activity to find the order cancelled. Jcp accepts the order but immediately cancelled the order. Not too uncommon except that you won't be notified. The only way is clicking the order delivery tracking button in your email. The poor tel reps tried re entering my order 3 times. In one instance the order was not cancelled, *but it was not the color I wanted,, the rep went and corrected the color with a new order. Apparently jcp reps did not know any more than the customers that this means the order color is unavailable. By the time, this is over a week later, the jcp reps tell me this, I try ordering the second choice color - except, now this is unavailable! I feel jcp did a bait & switch, locking up my appliance purchase for a "black Friday sale price" that they knew could not be fulfilled but for very few items in stock, but kept me from purchasing from somewhere else. Now, by 12/4, sale days are over and a lot of unhappy online customers are going to be gunning for jcp. Never again!

Date of experience: December 4, 2016
Georgia
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Ordered Good Grips items (on major sale!). Items were received within a week, at their store. All was as expected. Great service.
Love the Good Grips product line!

Date of experience: November 29, 2016
California
7 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Great styles and quality
November 21, 2016

This is the only department store card i own for a reason. Styles are trendy and quality of goods is superb. Sales are fabulous. Often 75% off! The only department i have quams about is the hosiery.

Date of experience: November 21, 2016
California
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great deals
October 19, 2016

Jc Penny always has great deal plus coupons and reward that I love taking advantage of. Love shopping at JC Penny for my children and myself and also whenever I have to give a gift to a love one.

Date of experience: October 17, 2016
Tennessee
10 reviews
0 helpful votes
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So much easier having to look at the sizes and the half sizes are absolutely perfect for my daughter. Very nice and great quality fashion. Easily moved thru aisles.

Date of experience: October 12, 2016
Florida
12 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Evening gown
October 11, 2016

I found the most beautiful evening clothes to wear to my grandsons(2) weddings.

Date of experience: October 11, 2016
Washington
6 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Just go to Walmart
October 8, 2016

Penney's used to sell average, decent fashion. I never go there anymore because the clothes are poorly designed and made. The clothes are usually made from cheap feeling and looking fabric.
Just go to Walmart and save some money.

Date of experience: October 6, 2016
Texas
5 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Good site
October 6, 2016

I shop here some and have always found it easy with great deals.

Date of experience: October 6, 2016
California
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Scam refund policy.
October 3, 2016

Since it was a a builky item, which it wasn't, a bedspread, they are charging me $45 to restock something that I didn't like. Will never buy from them again!

Date of experience: October 2, 2016
Washington
8 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I purchased a comforter, but when it came, it did not look like anything like the one online or the quality. When I went to return it to the store, I was told I would have to pay for the shipping as they were charged by UPS to deliver it. After speaking to a manager, they did give me a full refund, but were not happy about it.

Date of experience: September 21, 2016
Arizona
21 reviews
18 helpful votes
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Can't always get good deals
September 18, 2016

JCPenney is a company that is generally expensive. Sometimes I am able to walk in and find deals that I like, but that is not often. Once I heard about a deal about towels for a penny. I went in all excited and turns out that that JCPenney location does not sell bath towels. Biggest waste of time of my life.

Date of experience: September 16, 2016
California
11 reviews
39 helpful votes
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Good Return Policy
September 11, 2016

I really appreciate a good return policy as a busy working mom I cannot always return things in 30 or 90 days. They have a wide choice of colors for towels at good prices.

Date of experience: September 9, 2016