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Macy's

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Macy's Reviews Summary

Macy's reputation has significantly declined, with numerous customers expressing dissatisfaction with both product quality and customer service. While some appreciate the variety of products, many report issues such as delayed shipments, poor handling of returns, and unprofessional service interactions. Complaints about inadequate customer support and billing errors are prevalent, leading to frustration and a lack of trust. Overall, the feedback indicates a trend of declining service standards and product quality, prompting customers to reconsider their loyalty and seek alternatives, suggesting a pressing need for Macy's to improve its operational efficiency and customer relations.

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service
392
value
350
shipping
320
returns
283
quality
299

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Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered 6 shirts form Macy's online. I had to call customer service because the quoted discounts were not applied at check out. Called customer service (from some country) and the said they applied the discount now. When I received my confirmation email, only half the shirts had the discount. Called again and discount was applied to each shirt. I spent about an hour and a half trying to place and order. Don't buy online from Macy's. Now I remember this happened on a previous order and I vowed to never shop there again. Burn me once and I will accept your explanations: burn me twice and I am out of there.

Date of experience: August 30, 2014
California
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Ordered a few articles of clothing online two weeks ago. They came in and were the wrong size. The wonderful lady at customer service helped me with returning the item and ensured I got my correct size on a timely fashion. 4 stars for sending the wrong item.

Date of experience: August 26, 2014
Germany
5 reviews
62 helpful votes
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My sister and I bought stuffs from Macy's for the first time. It was the best shopping experience ever. She bought stuffs for her new home while I go over the things I love (bags, shoes, accessories, etc). What's best is that they deliver on time and they ship the goods for free! Unbelievable, right? I can't wait for my next purchase at Macy's. Thank you

Date of experience: August 21, 2014
Hong Kong
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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I was going to order from them but learned that if you are not happy with them and give them a negative review, they will fine you for $3,500. If you don't pay, they'll direct you to a collection agency and damage your credit rating thus ruining your credit and leave you with higher interest rates; meaning you spend more money to pay your bills. Sorry not this time.

Date of experience: June 27, 2014
California
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
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I ordered a number of items from Macy's recently. Not all of the items were immediately available, so I received my items bit by bit, but the final delivery was received within three days of the first delivery. Macy's could have just held my items until they were all ready (since the time between delivery of the first and final items was negligible) but went ahead and shipped them as they were ready. Macy's delivery time is always speedy!

Date of experience: May 26, 2014
New York
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I almost wanted to buy something from Kleargear but then stopped myself. I am glad I woke up before the nightmares started.

Worst company on the planet.

Date of experience: May 22, 2014
Massachusetts
1 review
8 helpful votes
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NOT a former customer; I'm just reiterating the warning others have posted. If you ever buy anything from them (DON'T!) they have included in their "terms of service" agreement language which says that if you ever say anything bad about them in public (like here!) you owe them $3,500. They'll try and collect, too!

Date of experience: May 19, 2014
New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I will never order, nor recommend this site to anyone I know for the simple fact that they sue people if they leave a bad review. If they can't do business and maintain good customer service of their own merits, then they don't deserve to be in business. You have to be a real scumbag of a business to sue a customer for a bad review. DON"T BUY FROM THIS COMPANY!

Date of experience: May 16, 2014
Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Macys costumer service is HORRIBLE! Just totally horrid!
I'm an Australian buyer, bought a bag online from Macys, 10 days after not even receiving a shipping confirmation email decided to email contact them. Few hours later they got back with the most appalling reply! Telling me my order got cancelled (and they didn't even let me know that it got cancelled). The thought that the item was out of stock, but then they found out they have more of the same item in stock, so told me to re order! Yes let me just spend more money $$$ whilst the money I already spent on the bag is withheld. They didn't even apologize for the inconvenienced they caused me. Pretty much they explained in a bad manner what went wrong and ‘'HOW I HAVE TO FIX IT''. Instead of fixing the problem themselves, ‘'let me see maybe send me the bag now that you have it in stock''. But no instead they informed me that I have to re order it spend more $$$ and time and then have to go contact their partners to get my money back for the bag spent which is withheld and which will take few weeks to get back. I online shop a lot, If something goes wrong with the order most other companies acknowledge what they did wrong, i. E by actually contacting me and telling me that the order is cancelled, they either fix the problem and if they cannot they would refund the money and apologize, give me a voucher or discount codes for the inconvenience caused. I will never shop at Macys again thats for sure, they receive 0 stars for their customer service. I am still very shocked!

Date of experience: May 14, 2014
Arizona
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Excellent place to shop. A great site for all your needs. They have a very easy to use web site. I have bought several items from them and each one was a great bargain. I had returned one item and got full refund. Overall it was a nice experience.

Date of experience: May 7, 2014
Massachusetts
10 reviews
22 helpful votes
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Decent offerings and sorting make this site a once or twice a month shopping experience.

Their preview of merchandise is not always clear on differences between similar products (pants, for example).

Their sales codes are always spot on (when these don't work elsewhere, it troubles me).

Link to your account for easy checkout.

All and all, a good experience.

Prices can be high sometimes and wish the clearance section was larger.

Date of experience: May 1, 2014
New York
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Shopping on macys.com is a pleasure. They have a great variety of items to choose from and many search options that make it easier for the user to find exactly what they need.

Date of experience: February 26, 2014
New York
14 reviews
76 helpful votes
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I'm not going to lie, customer service in general is usually aggravating, especially when you don't/can't get the answer you are hoping for. I dealt with maces.com yesterday about a misunderstanding when applying for the credit card - they typically offer 20% off - so i decided to buy my wife a burberry purse. There is no fine print that mentions what items are excluded in that 20% - of course, burberry is one of them.

I called up customer service, very upset, and although they could not offer the discount on the purse, they sent me a coupon for 20% off another item - which is a nice gesture. I understand it's a store policy, and the agent was extremely nice, but my only gripe is that they should at least have an exclusions list.

Date of experience: February 18, 2014
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I missed a sale yesterday and they honored the sale price after a lengthy call with customer service today. They were extremely helpful and polite! I was hesitant to call, but I'm very glad I did!

Date of experience: February 18, 2014
New York
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I shop at Macys quite often and I love their special deals and sales but if you need something to be delivered fast I wouldn't recommend their online shop. Sometimes it takes up to a week for them to process the order and waiting for the delivery can be pretty annoying. Otherwise I like the service.

Date of experience: January 27, 2014
Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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When looking for a specific Movado watch, the website states it was a man's watch, however, when I went to buy it at the store, I stated again that I was looking for this particular watch for my husband. They found it, I bought it, brought it home, it didn't fit my husband. Turns out, they had mislabeled the watch both in their store and on their website, and when I went to the actual Movado website, the watch is a women's small. Way to get a sale idiots.

Date of experience: January 19, 2014
New York
3 reviews
44 helpful votes
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Was clued in by my gf, who tries to get me to smoke crack, that macy's is overpriced. Not as overpriced as crack! I went in to get a duvet cover, and I asked him how much a quilted grey cover cost... he scanned and then said $325. I said "that is a little more than I want to spend." He then said something about it being "Ralph Lauren." Must be popular in certain circles.

Date of experience: January 16, 2014
District of Columbia
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Horrific experience
January 15, 2014

Horrific experience. Worst customer service. Impossible to get through. "On hold" for over ONE HOUR as they were trying to figure out a mistake on a refund check they mailed me. The mistake was entirely an error on their part! The tone and attitude of the highest level representative I asked to speak to was dismissive and accusatory as though it were my fault. Unforgettably awful experience. A fraud of an operation.

Date of experience: January 15, 2014
Japan
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I've shopped there from time to time. Now I know why Macys is called Americas' favorite department store.

Date of experience: January 6, 2014
Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Internet businesses like this one should go bankrupt along with their self-serving owners who cares about nothing but personal gain. They think they can treat customers like crap because they can hide their ugly faces from customers over the internet.

Date of experience: January 1, 2014