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Nordstrom Rack

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Nordstrom Rack Reviews Summary

Nordstrom Rack's reputation is marred by significant customer service challenges, particularly related to shipping delays, order cancellations, and issues with returns. Many customers report dissatisfaction with the responsiveness and effectiveness of customer support, which often leads to frustration and a lack of trust in the online shopping experience. Conversely, some customers express satisfaction with product quality and the resolution of specific issues when they proactively engage with customer service. Overall, the feedback indicates a critical need for improved logistics and customer service practices to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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service
157
value
135
shipping
141
returns
124
quality
125

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Virginia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Horrible
March 6, 2019

Exactly what Amanda K. Said. I am a Nordstrom card holder and Nordstrom Rack cancelled my account with no notice due to my purchase to return ratio. I had to call them to find out after I wasn't able to log into my account today. I shopped with them exclusively for almost 10 years and spent tens of thousands of dollars. Like any consumer shopping online, I would purchase multiple items and sizes and return what didn't work to my local Nordstrom Rack. So fine, change your return policy and let customers know they need to keep a certain percentage of their order so they can be more selective of their purchases. But to make this rule and then blacklist everyone who violated said rule before it was even effective?!? Absurd. Nordstrom has lost a loyal customer and credit card holder.

Date of experience: March 5, 2019
Illinois
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Worst experience ever. I made a purchase online for some boots. They were paid for and in transit with UPS. Then bam no package Nordstrom decided to intercept the package and have it returned back to them. I was told it wash a human error in pricing. Well ok that was not my error. I was purchasing these boots as a Birthday gift for myself. Thanks now I have to run around looking for a replacement... this is not how you conduct business and expect to keep customers

Date of experience: March 2, 2019
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Quality
February 18, 2019

The merchandise that are in the rack stores most of them are such a bad guality and cheaply made. I don't think they come from Nordstrom stores.

Date of experience: February 17, 2019
Oregon
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered bright-colored Brooks Women's Running Shoes and received Grey/White Brooks. Now, they're out of stock in my size and they can't do anything about it... annoyed with having to return and shop for a different shoe now.

Date of experience: February 13, 2019
Rhode Island
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worst customer service I've ever experienced. I placed a shoe order for my husband in a size 9m, they sent me a size 10. Refused to fix their mistake. Made me go through the entire return process. It took me 3 weeks to get refunded. Horrible Horrible business practices, if you make a mistake own up to it and make it right for the customer.

OVERALL HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

Date of experience: February 7, 2019
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Customer representative Samantha is very unprofessional. I wanted to change the shipping address before it was shipped. She told me she was not able to change for me. Then I said I am going to cancel the order and replace the order, she said she is not able to help me either. She is very rude. Then I opened a new chat and chatted with Kayla B, She is super nice and updated my shipping address immediately. Samantha was trying to tell me that it's not her but the system's problem. Apparently, it's not the system but her because Kayla helped me with the same system in a second. If it's not Kayla, I will probably never come back to Nordstrom Rack forever because of Samantha's unprofessionalism and rudeness.

Date of experience: January 31, 2019
Puerto Rico
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I was so excited to find a discount store for Nordstrom. And when I saw the cheap prices, I wanted to buy everything. I ordered 8 dresses and had to send ALL back! The polyester fabric was the scratchy type! I had in fact overpaid and could have gotten better fabric in the flea market. Yes, the more expensive items on the site may have come from their Nordstrom store--I don't know. But the items on the cheaper end definitely did not!

Date of experience: January 29, 2019
New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Your account will be closed if you make too many returns. So I guess they want you to keep the items that you do not like or that don't fit. HELLO you are an online store so things do not fit or are not what you thought once you receive them in the mail. Just dumb and lack of common sense in the corporate office. Who are they to tell you that you made to many returns? So don't you (PPL IN THE CORPORATE OFFICE) buy a thing and return it, just keep the item and waste your money.

I see all the other bad reviews, obviously the lack of customer service is not satisfactory.

Date of experience: January 16, 2019
Minnesota
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Absolutely dissatisfied customer. Made a card payment in-store Maple Grove, MN. My debit card information was stolen and had over $3,000 stolen from my bank, the next day from Oklahoma! Of course I opened a police report. I want to warn customers that this is a concern when you make payments in their store! Bad experience overall, will be taking my business elsewhere!

Date of experience: January 14, 2019
Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Wrong order
January 10, 2019

I ordered 2 Vneck sweaters one in black and one in Navy. They emailed me saying it would be split into two orders. They both arrived at the same time and one was a black shirt by the same brand NOT a Vneck, and the other box is a 420 dollar woman's designer coat. I am more disappointed that someone is going to miss out on such an expensive coat and get potentially a Vneck instead. Sad that it's a lottery of items to recieve. It's not very hard to also your employees to do their job right or replace them.

Date of experience: January 9, 2019
New Mexico
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I will never buy from Nordstrom Rack again. They sent me a jacket that had obviously been worn, washed, and shrunken, with no tags attached. I returned it to them with a letter asking for a full refund, including shipping both ways. They refunded only what I paid after deducting shipping costs both ways. They cheated me, and I will not do business with them again.

Date of experience: January 9, 2019
Texas
1 review
5 helpful votes
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This happened 3 times in the last 2 weeks: after 24 hours of placing an order this is the email you will receive:

Thanks For Understanding
Hi there,
We want to say that we're sorry. Unfortunately, we will not be able to fulfill your recent order.

Date of experience: December 28, 2018
Ohio
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never buy from them again
December 21, 2018

Bought a pair of Sperry boots online in May, then started to wear them in Oct, the zipper already coming apart in two months. I called their customer service and was told they can't do anything about it... Bad customer service and bad product

Date of experience: December 21, 2018
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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BAD experience. I ordered and paid for a Kate Spade purse, which (supposedly) arrived three days later. I had been wanting this purse for a long, long time and was really looking forward to receiving it. Upon opening the box, I discovered, NOT the purse, but a men's size large pajama top... just that... nothing else in the box, no packing material, purchase receipt, etc.! It was so strange! I called and asked to speak to a manager and was told in a very demeaning, rude tone that the purse was now sold out and there was nothing that could be done about it other than issuing a refund, *after* I had to go to the trouble of returning the pajama top I did not order. Is there something wrong with this picture? Yes, indeed. I was actually punished for the inefficiency of Nordstrom Rack online customer service. I did not receive my long-awaited purse and was treated very rudely to boot! I will never order online from Nordstrom Rack again. I will go directly to an existing store, even though, sadly, I have to drive a two-hour round trip to get there. I wish you all a better experience.

Date of experience: December 19, 2018
Wisconsin
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Nordstrom Rack Rocks!
December 17, 2018
Updated review

Nordstrom Rack Rocks! There is nothing more satisfying than a customer service problem solved. After complaining about the hopper boot stockout issue, Nordstrom Rack restocked at a higher price, but they gave it to me at the original discount. Boot arrived and I'm really enjoying it.

Date of experience: December 16, 2018

Nordstrom Rack sucks!
December 2, 2018
Previous review

Nordstrom Rack sucks! Bought Hopper boot (Lucky Brand) online and was really looking forward to receiving it. Aftet a whole week, Nordstrom Rack emailed me that they would never ship my boot because they didn't have it in stock. And that's it. Worst customer service ever.

Date of experience: December 2, 2018
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Nasty employees
December 15, 2018

Employee number: ******* doesn't even deserve 1 star! Was so disrespectful and nasty will never return to this store in monmouth county.

Date of experience: December 15, 2018
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This place went downhill!
December 12, 2018

This place is not what I remember it to be. What the hell happened to Nordstrom?! I can't even believe I just opened a platinum Visa with Nordstrom too, and I have had nothing but problems with my orders. I will be cancelling my card and shopping someplace that has good service. This is ridiculous, especially since they give you no resolution and basically say screw you when you call. I don't understand?

Date of experience: December 12, 2018
Ohio
18 reviews
31 helpful votes
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Unethical
December 7, 2018

Nordstrom Rack you shouldn't be playing with your customers money like a bank. You shouldn't be charging for items that are clearly out of stock only to take six business days to refund money that was never owed! You should be ashamed!

Date of experience: December 7, 2018
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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BAD BAD BAD service.
December 5, 2018

Bad service online a shoe online and waited and still waiting for the product. Service is clueless of when the product will be sent out. BAD BAD BAD service. Will NEVER order from nordstrom rack again.

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Incompetence Abounds
December 5, 2018

I originally placed my order on November 23rd. As I live in Canada, I had to pay the ticket price in CAD rather than USD. That's fine, however when they cancelled my order over a week and a half later (without telling me), they refunded me less than what I had originally paid! The exchange rate had fallen between the time I placed my order and the time they cancelled it, so they refunded me the full amount in USD, however that was less than what I paid in CAD! As a consumer, why am I taking on the exchange rate risk when this was their mistake? They were the party that didn't fulfill their obligation, so they should incur the loss on exchange not me! When I called in to complain, they informed me that they don't have a complaints department and all I could do was tell the customer service supervisor. She has no authority to change this at all - so really they're telling me they don't care and there's nothing I can do to get my money back. Horrible business practices. Will not be shopping here ever again.

Date of experience: December 5, 2018