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Zales provides personalized jewelry services and features collections that cater to diverse tastes and occasions. Founded in 1924, the company offers a wide range of products, including engagement rings, wedding bands, necklaces, bracelets and watches.
- Personalized shopping experience
- Good warranty and repair services
- Frequent product quality issues
- Poor communication from staff
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Reviewed Nov. 26, 2024
The employee was very friendly and helpful. The store also has beautiful engagement and wedding settings. What I’m aggravated about is their payment options. The way they word it is very deceiving. We got sucked into their lease to own options. They use a third party financing company which they put their fees to use them as the cost of the jewelry. So in retrospect you’re paying almost double the listed price if not more! It’s been six months since our purchase and have already paid $3000 on our set. This finance company is stating we still owe $3300. This is highway robbery and both companies should be ashamed!!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2024
I took my ring to Zales for an inspection and the woman was like you should get it dipped it's a little yellow, and so I did. When I got my ring back it look different. The diamond looked pushed in. I explained it to her. She said no it's the same, the next day one of the prongs broke. I go back and tell her, "You see it's wrong." She sent it back, came back broke again and I said the diamond not in right. She continued to say, "Things like this happen. Prongs get caught on clothes all the time." I never had the problem before. I said the prongs are sticking out. It's always going to get caught, now cause it's done wrong. Sent it back. Came back and it's still wrong.
I'm so afraid to wear it cause I don't want to send it out to fix again. God knows if they switch the diamond. They have a horrible repair crew and it's apparent that as long as they a sell they don't care about the jewelry once it's out the door. I would never buy from them again. My engagement ring is ruin. And there's nothing I can do about. Cause they only going to mess it up again. Stay away from zales.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2024
Do not buy jewelry from here, I’ve received two rings as gifts & on both of my rings the stones have fallen off, I’m not even rough on my hands for them to have fallen off either, they won’t replace them either. I was bummed about my sapphire birthstone ring when the stone fell out. Never buying from here & will definitely tell close ones to me to never buy from Zales.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2024
My wife and I have used Zales exclusively for 15+ years. We have had all our jewelry bonded and protected with Zales. We have had multiple repairs made over the years. We brought my wife’s engagement ring in to have 3 small diamonds replaced. They sent it to Jared’s for repair (didn't know they did this). After about 3 weeks, we had not been updated on repair. We called the store we took it to, and the manager first said they had not received it back. She then said they did get it back but it was not repairable. We questioned why that was, and we got some excuse about the setting for the diamonds could not be fitted with other diamonds.
We went to the store to pick up the ring and found that ring had been damaged by Jared’s jeweler. The entire top of the ring was mangled. And another small diamond was missing in addition to the three that were already missing. We asked them to try and repair it. Jared’s again said they could not repair it. Zales store manager sent our ring to “corporate office” to see if they could repair it. I also started a complaint case with Zales. A rep called me to get all details. She would be working with the store manager to resolve the issue. Zales corporate had the ring for 30 days to say they couldn't repair it.
Rep said they would see if they could get a special order from the original jeweler who made the ring. They could not because they are no longer affiliated with that jeweler. They could not rebuild it. So the only option is to exchange the ring. They are only giving us what we paid for the ring, and not making us pay for a new coverage plan. So 3.5 months, and we are totally dissatisfied. Not sure if we need to get our damaged ring back or get an attorney at this point. Regardless, we will NEVER use Zales, Signet, Jared’s, or any other of their affiliates.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2024
Zales (Signet Jewelers) committed fraud against me and did a bait and switch with my diamond. My husband originally bought my 1carat engagement diamond in 2006 from Zales. In 2012 he bought me a 1 carat diamond that went into a pendant from Zales. In February 2023 we were upgrading my 1carat diamond to a 2-carat diamond. We purchased the 2-carat diamond from Zales and traded my 1carat diamond that was in my pendant, also bought from Zales. The 1carat that was in my original engagement ring was not being traded in it was to be put into my pendant and the one in the pendant was to be taken out and traded in. I have documentation that shows the one in the pendant was being traded in.
We gave Zales at 1101 Melbourne Rd Ste. 3041, Hurst, TX 76053 my 1carat engagement ring, the 1carat pendant and then they had the 2carat diamond they were putting into my original engagement ring setting. All 3 of these diamonds were sent off to their jeweler. Zales had 2 rings and a pendant necklace. We were to get back the 2-carat engagement ring that the diamond was now in my original setting, and a pendant with my diamond that was in my original engagement ring from 2006. We just discovered on September 23, 2024, that they stole my original engagement diamond from 2006 that was not being traded in and left the diamond that we were trading in, in my pendant. We have to take all of my jewelry in twice a year to get inspected to keep the warranty valid.
Zales has done 3 inspections since this all transpired in February of 2023 and have signed off on a diamond bond inspection for a diamond that is not in the ring, this is fraud and breach of contract. The store manager ** at the 1101 Melbourne Rd Ste. 3041, Hurst, TX 76053 store confirmed on 9/27/24 that the diamond I am suppose to have in my ring, the diamond that was purchased in 2006 is not in the pendant, she looked at the physical diamond in the store and the paperwork. **, the store manager at 1101 Melbourne Rd Ste. 3041, Hurst, TX 76053 then called Sherri, who wouldn’t give her last name, who we have been dealing with at their corporate office on 9/27 and confirmed to her that the wrong diamond is in the ring, that should be on a recorded line… They just keep telling us they need to do more research.
This store did a bait and switch, took my better-quality diamond that I never authorized them to take and left the less quality diamond that was already in the pendant that was signed off on to trade in. Zales has been committing fraud for the last 18 months. We were not aware that this had happened until the pendant needed repaired in September of 2024 and they turned the diamond in the ring to be able to see the GSI number and we were informed on 9/23/24 that the diamond that was in my pendant was the wrong diamond, the diamond that was in my pendant is the one that we agreed to trade in. This is theft by deception, bait and switch, breach of contract and fraud from the Zales at 1101 Melbourne Rd Ste. 3041, Hurst, TX 76053. They have been signing off on a diamond inspection for a diamond that they stole from me and that isn’t in the pendant. I have bought all my jewelry from this store since 2006, and this is how we got treated. I will never purchase anything from this store ever again.
We have been dealing with Zales Customer Service for the last 2 months and they think there is no issue with this going on at their store and are not trying to make this right in any way. Sherri at Customer service just keeps telling us I will call you in 2 days and then she calls and tells us she will call us back in another 2 days. I cannot believe that a store would think it is ok to deceive their customers and switch out peoples diamonds and sign off on diamond bond inspections for a diamond that is not in the jewelry. Be Super Cautious when buying from this store. This is abusrd that a company operates this way and deceives people and steals from them.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2024
Makayla greeted me as I entered in. She was very pleasant, honest and helpful. I was there over an hour and she was patient, determined and dedicated to help me find what I wanted. I appreciated her and would recommend her by name. She represents Zales very well!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2024
Hi there, on August 21st of this year (my husband and I's 14th wedding anniversary) my husband and I took my wedding set in to get sent off for inspection, and to get polished up. We have done this multiple times throughout the years with Zales. Well after waiting a few weeks with no information on if and when it made it to the repair center and multiple calls, it came up "stolen" somewhere in transit. The communication the whole time had been absolutely horrible, never did the manager of the store reach out or take care of it. It was always the employees. The manager was never there nor did she ever call us. After weeks of waiting and trying to locate it, it came down to them just replacing it with the same style/ring because the box it was in had been tampered with and my ring stolen, again the manager never even took care of this part in reaching out to us.
Too many employees' hands where in this whole situation and too many things said about how my wedding set was "stolen". It was all just very unprofessional and heartbreaking. Fast forward a few weeks and they get the replacement in. They called me to come in to come in and get the new one sized and sent off as well as getting it soldered together like my original set. It took again another few weeks, got it back in and the soldering job on it was absolutely terrible even the employee that had been helping me a few times prior agreed. At this point I'm in tears because it's been weeks and weeks of back and forth, no one seeming to know anything about anything, or what was going on. Being upset, the girl asked what they could do to make it up.
My husband and I had actually been looking at an anniversary band to possibly to add to my set next year on our 15th anniversary, so we mentioned maybe a decent discount on that band. The discount they are offering is almost a slap in the face for all the issues. So many issues. Then weeks passed again and nothing. One evening my husband and I went in because the store manager had told corporate I had received my wedding set and was happy with it, but that wasn't the case. There was just so much miscommunication because the store manager wasn't involved with my case at all. She had me confused with another customer. Again, because she wasn't handling my case.
She made us feel terrible about not being in contact with her even though we had been in and called multiple times and she was never there. Her employees were taking care of everything. She said she just had "a lot going on" and "multiple customers she helps every day". And it seemed like a lot of the employees weren't even normal employees of that location "Quail Springs" location in OKC.
The big frustration with this whole thing is the sentimental value of my original ring and how you can't just "replace" it and think it's going to be ok. How you can just have terrible communication about this and think it's ok. No one will budge on the anniversary band to maybe help with the heartbreak/blow to my original set being stolen and all the mess of everything in between August 21st and November 6th, today.
The discount they are offering is nothing by the time you add in tax and the warranty. I want to believe they'll do the right thing and make this better, but they won't. They need to look in to something safer than sending off valuables/sentimental pieces like this. I just got the call yesterday November 5th that my replacement is in. I haven't had a ring since my original on August 21st and corporate won't budge on making this nightmare right. At this point in time I would never recommend Zales Jeweler to anyone and I probably won't be back, despite having the lifetime warranty. It's just not worth it anymore to me.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2024
My boyfriend bought me a gold bracelet with an original price of $549. Within a month and a half it broke we returned to the store and he exchanged it and purchased more expensive bracelet for $1499 that one broke Within 31 days!! Zales products are inferior, and I will never buy from Zales again!! I have had an inexpensive silver bracelet on my arm for 30 years and it has never broken!! These two bracelets from Zales have broken away from the class and the other one, the laps the class part of it broke off very inferior merchandise.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2024
I am highly dissatisfied with their service. I purchase a ring online and they cancelled my order due to billing is what they claim. I am so upset as I wanted my husband to have his ring for our reception that we scheduled for November 2nd now I have to find another place. Secondly their website on a computer and on the phone quotes different prices. I am just done with this company as a whole. I will never shop here again!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2024
One is tOOOOO many stars for this poor quality jeweler!!! I ordered a necklace online and it had been blown up so much that I didn't recognize what I even received and it was so thin it was a joke@!! But that wasn't the worst of it even the necklace came to tangled I couldn't undo the mess and then I sent it back since I couldn't even get it apart to try it and I had to pay for the shipping and they were the ones that sent it and it arrived in such a mess I couldn't undo it even after trying for about an hour!!! I texted them and it was Shailynn P who helped me out and she refused!!!! To refund my shipping of $10.75. Don't go here. It is not worth the awful service and the joke of being made to pay for their crap.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2024
I am absolutely disgusted with my purchase and my experience with Zales! I buy jewelry online and in store. Two necklaces I received were tied in a knot that ruined their chains! I recently received earrings that claim they are silver but in small overview they are rhodium! Rhodium is what you use for costume jewelry. $400 for costume jewelry not to mention that they are earrings fit for a child being sold to adult women. I like to point out. I’m a small person. I have small hands compared to normal people. I have small everything compared to normal people so the fact that these earrings are child size is a big deal to me.
I tried to speak to customer service about this via email via text and the messages that I got via text were very disappointing. Surprised that I was joked at and then when I get mad about being joked at about $400 earrings that fit a child I was told that I should go and have them properly adjusted to fit my little ears. That even though eventually, the sterling silver that comes off will be eventually rhodium that the person I’m speaking to also has stuff like that and cleans it once a week and I should do the same. It's my 10 year anniversary gift and that’s what Zales had to say.
I’ve been buying jewelry from them for over 10 years. I have a card with them. I’m not going to continue to shop somewhere where I am not a valued person who spends thousands of dollars every year there. I’m not going to tolerate being humiliated by an employee because they found it funny about my experience. Customer service here is a complete joke and they are supported by their managers. I will be taking my business elsewhere because I don’t have the same issues when I shop for Kay. I’m treated with respect and the wedding ring I bought from them is real. There’s no jokes behind it. There’s no guessing size. I got the size that I paid for adult size. Was taken seriously so if you wanna be humiliated, be my guest. Shop at Zales, but I will not.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2024
I ordered something online as a gift. The first one didn't come until 2 months later now. I ordered something else to give them another chance. And they're giving me a date within a week to pick it up. When sometimes by the time I get out of work, they are closed. The people that I have talked to at this Zales at North Star mall are so rude. Very, very rude. I'm asking for one more day to please come pick up my item. As I have off that day, today is the last day. Mind you, I have not asked for a previous extension. This is the first one. Come on, people you work in customer service. This is not your life. This is your job. My goodness. This is a horrible place. I should have just stuck to Kay's. Never again will I order anything from zales again.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2024
Zales has HORRIBLE customer service, I purchased a $3600 ring, NO ONE mentioned bringing the ring in for a 6 months inspection at the time of purchase, nor provided the pamphlet, I lost a diamond, dropped my ring off thinking my warranty would cover all, because we bought the EXTRA protection plan on top of it, now, I have to get my ring back UNREPAIRED...because not everyone has 1180 to repair a ring they thought was under warranty, you'd think about big company like Zales would have a contact method in space to remind/tell their customers it's time for your ring inspection. THEY PROVIDED NOTHING...funny after I called I'm automatically now receiving emails from them...nothing but a JOKE and DISAPPOINTMENT.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2024
I purchased my fiancé's wedding ring set in July of 2024. I picked up the ring set on July 26th of 2024. I noticed when I picked it up that day that it seemed a little bent. But I thought maybe it was just my eyes playing tricks on me. I gave the ring to my fiancé on August 1st. Throughout the few weeks, I've noticed it keeps bending. It looks terrible!! No, my fiancé did not accidentally hit it on anything or anything like that. I finally found time to take it into Zales August 28th and they said they couldn't help me and that I most likely would be out of luck. They especially changed their tones and way of "helping" once they questioned me about being a same sex couple. My whole experience has been a nightmare. Me and my fiancé are so upset about this!! I'm going to continue to contact customer service and hope to get this taken care of before it becomes a serious matter for Zales! No ring should be falling apart not even a month after purchasing it!

Reviewed Aug. 23, 2024
I purchased a bracelet online from Zales. Two to three months after purchase the links start unraveling. I did get warranty. Which I suggest if you're gonna deal w these idiots you need it. Spoke to one CVS person who tell me to take it back and if they access it and say it's defective then they'll see what could be done. Number one didn't sign on to deal with these rude people in the Town Center. I'm 60. This is why I purchased online. So want to drive in that craziness and rudeness.. With that being said there was nothing they could do for me. Mind you I've spent a lot of money with them. So came back home. Called CVS again. The agent did give me a warranty which I appreciated it. The first agent could have done this and save me a trip. So went back w warranty. Took forever. Repair took almost a WK and half.
Went to pick up. Thought it was repaired. Also took about 30 mins to pickup repairs. They taking pics and measurements which they did initially. I told I had to do but didn't make a difference. So a day after supposed to be repaired I see another link in my car seat. Wth. I'm really pissed because no 1. I was sold a defective product. Never enjoyed it. Then repairer for Zales didn't do Jack as far as repairs. Called CVS again. Was told it takes 3 repair attempts before or if they decide it can be replaced. Freaking mgr was no freaking help. Zales quality and service sucks. Sucks. Will Never purchase anything else from. Making all this cheap ** products but charging out the ** price. I'm Done!!!!
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2024
I recently visited the Zales store in Fort Worth with my fiancé, excited to explore their beautiful selection of jewelry. While two of the sales associates were extremely polite and professional, we were unfortunately disappointed by the behavior of one of the salesmen, who repeatedly made comments about the size of my fingers. This made us both uncomfortable, to the point where we couldn’t fully enjoy our experience. I truly appreciate the professionalism of the other staff members, and I was initially drawn to the unique designs available in the store. However, this experience has left me hesitant to make a purchase. I hope that Zales can ensure a more positive experience for all customers in the future.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2024
Never using this company again because I feel like they weren’t upfront/flexible. When I bought my ring, the sales woman was not clear at about the terms (though that’s also on me for not reading the terms more closely). Specifically, the purchase agreement was no interest for year. Though I could have just bought it in cash, that sounded great, especially as I wanted to make minimal payments to further bolster my credit. What I didn’t understand, however, was that once the year hit, I would be suddenly charged the full year of interest.
By that point, I had paid off half my ring at that point from $4,000 to $2,000 but suddenly was left with a balance of over $4,000 again at a 35% interest rate. Once I realized what happened and that my amount owed was nearly doubled, I tried to negotiate with Comenity to no avail. I just went ahead and immediately paid the whole thing off (35% interest rate?) but come on. I wish they were more flexible because I would have much rather spent the money increasing my diamond size/expanding my jewelry collection now that me and my spouse are settled in our careers.
Reviewed June 17, 2024
The customer service at Zales is extremely disappointing. As someone who rarely complains and generally gives the benefit of the doubt, I was shocked by my experience. The main stone of my wedding ring fell out while I was cleaning it. Upon examination at the store, I was told it was missing several small diamonds and needed over 30 prongs fixed, which was fortunately covered by my plan. Although the gal couldn’t see any chips in the main diamond, she said it had to be sent to headquarters for further inspection.
Later, I was informed that my main diamond had a chip that wasn’t visible in the store and it would cost $1,000 to replace it. I simply wanted my original diamond put back, but they refused. When I received the ring back, I expected the prongs to be fixed under my plan, but they weren’t. They told me it was all or nothing – I had to buy a new diamond to replace the supposedly chipped one. I could visually see no missing small diamonds as initially claimed. There was no apology, no empathy, and no alternative solutions offered. As I left, the associate said, “You have 30 days to change your mind and come back to get it done.” I’d rather purchase a whole new ring elsewhere. I believe customer service is incredibly important in a business and Zales sadly does not have it. :(
Reviewed May 31, 2024
I’ll never shop at Zales or use a Comenity card again. It’s unfortunate because Zales is a casualty in this situation but because of the cards bad business practices I’ll never use either again!!! And they make sure certain departments are to no avail so timely things are literally impossible to handle in that fashion resulting in the customer to take the fall and this admittedly by bank staff!! Never again!
Reviewed May 21, 2024
I purchased my wife's wedding band set from my local Zales store. The in-store service was good, and they offered to put it on a Zales account (credit card) with a "payoff in 12 months same as cash" deal. I paid the balance off in 8 months, sending each payment to them through my bank's bill pay system without issue. HOWEVER, the last payment for $100 (of an over $2000 purchase) was sent to Zales from my bank on 4/15/2024. Zales did not credit the payment until 5/6/2024 -- making it one day late. For this, they've added a late fee of $37 to my account. A call to their customer service proved wholly unfruitful. I hope you choke at that $37 that I'm going to send you Zales because you'll never get another piece of business from me as long as I live.
Reviewed May 9, 2024
They had our rings almost 2 months, bought an anniversary ring, sent it in with my wife's wedding set to get soldered together. They did not resize it first, sent it back and it came back all scratched up with a hole in the side band of the engagement ring. Got an email saying it was done and ready on 5/6/24. We went in today 5/9/24 to be told they were not back yet. Last time we were in I also told them that the diamond pictures Zales took do not look the same as the last 2 times.
Reviewed May 9, 2024
Very bad customer service at chesterfield mall and attitude. Had to wait more than 45 minutes for pickup and no response. They seem to not even pay attention. Would not recommend Zales. Quality is so bad and always breaks.
Reviewed May 8, 2024
My wedding ring was purchased with a lifetime guarantee and when the diamond came out of it 6 years later; they refused to honor the lifetime warrantee that I purchased even though I had the ring cleaned and inspected regularly. I had it escalated and the case was closed out as customer service does not care. They have a 1 star rating from the Better Business Bureau as they do not have ethical business practices!
Reviewed May 8, 2024
I took my ring in the first time because I needed 3 diamonds replaced. About 5 months later I had to go back because I lost another diamond. Before it was sent off I was told my ring would be $280 to replace because I needed the prong replace as well. I waited 2 weeks. I then received a call stating I was needing all the prongs replaced and the charge was $480. I was livid. I asked her why was this not told on the front end, the young lady apologized and said she couldn't tell me that. I then get a call that my ring was ready to be picked up. I went to pick up my ring and soon as she pulled my ring out the bag I knew immediately that the band was not my band. I told the lady that this was not my band. I know for a fact this was not my band. I have had this ring for over 30 years. She said she was just filling in there, she works at another store.
I told her I needed to speak to a manager. She said they don't have one there but I can come back tomorrow and speak to the Asst Manager. I told her I was going to leave the ring, she said No, go ahead and take it and bring it back tomorrow when someone that works at the store was there. I went back the next day and there were 3 people there but of course I was told they were filling in as well due to short staff. I tried to leave the ring Again and was told to take it and reach out to Corporate.
I called while I was standing there. I called and left a message and I got a return call immediately from a lady name Jennifer. She told me she would be working on this case. I gave her my receipt number as well as the store information, she said she will reach out to the store and call me back. I waited a week w/ no response. I then called Jennifer at 800-201-4222 ext **. I have called her at least 7-8 times, have left several messages w/ her with no response. 5/8/24 I then called a different number and spoke to Salley. He was very helpful. He then said Jennifer should have given me a case #. I told him she gave me nothing, told him as well I have left numerous messages with her with no response. He did give me a case number **. He asked me if I had the receipt number but I was at work, I did not have that information, told him I would get that information once I get home and call back.
I am very upset. I have purchased all my jewelry from Zales and over the years and have spent a lot of money in this establishment. I'm more concerned now that if my band was changed I am really concerned about my diamonds. I will be getting my diamonds looked at to see if these have been removed as well. I'm only giving 1 star because I have no other option. It will not allow me to write a review w/out it....

Reviewed May 7, 2024
Zales Jewelry has the worst customer service ever. It's very hard to speak to a live person which makes it even more unprofessional. When purchasing online products you can never get through a live person on phone, I do not trust speaking in a chat text, and when you check-in online for your order it gives little to no details concerning your order. Zales need to do better when dealing with their customers. I will seek my business elsewhere!!
Reviewed April 30, 2024
Bought a mother's ring for my wife for her birthday. Was supposed to be 10k ended up being 10k plated over silver. She didn't receive the ring till 4/3/24. It's just now 4/30/24 and the gold plating has already worn off. She takes it off to shower or when cleaning. Zales refuses to make the situation right. Pretty much just told me I'm out of luck. I will NEVER order anything again if that's how they treat customers.

Reviewed April 22, 2024
Quality is Superb. Modern and antique selection at very reasonable prices. Their customer service is amazing. One of the best shop with both stunning intricate pieces. This is the perfect place to shop for beautiful jewelry.
Reviewed April 21, 2024
My husband bought me a set that consisted of a ring earings and necklace. I had the set for a month and noticed the stone fell out of the ring. I received a new ring after 2 weeks then the second ring had the stone fall out. I thought I was buying good jewelry. I'm not so sure about that now.

Reviewed April 18, 2024
Every time I call, I am so tired of being angry about customer service and then when you ask for a supervisor, they come on the phone and still take up for the wrong. If the bill was paid all the time and one month is now missed, but you as the customer just started auto pay in February because it wasn't working before because I always had to call in to pay. But I was called stupid.
Reviewed April 2, 2024
I ordered a butterfly necklace 2 weeks ago. I just received it. It was horribly tangled and by the way it was tangled as a hair braid is like something actually did it one by one. My whole necklace is messed up. Now I don’t know what to do. Is definitely worse experience I have ever had. I always be happy when I order stuff from the store but not today. I just added pictures down below on how it look like after 1 hour me trying to fix it and now is messed up :(.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2024
Hidden fees, didn’t deliver promises, bad customer service over phone, all in all both me and my fiance were unhappy. Wouldn’t recommend to an enemy. After spending over 20k the last billing cycle was 1 day late and I paid over 1500$ in full to close account. They said they would waive the late fee and next month I had a 42$ late fee to top it off.

Reviewed Feb. 20, 2024
We bought my wedding ring at Zales. Back then it was still in the Temple Mall and the service was great. Went to the new temple location. The girls there very helpful, very polite. And tried to help. First time I had called to find out about getting a bracelet engraved, was told not a problem, bring it in. The manager there overheard the conversation and said, "No. We don't do that, can't do it on that." Totally rude. The second time same thing. Go in there. The girls were very helpful, one of them found two loose stones in my engagement ring, very loose and I was very appreciative that she found them. She was going to send it to repair. She found a tiny chip in one of my diamonds. Manager comes over and says, "You'll have to buy a new diamond." I explained that I only wanted them tightened. It was my wedding ring. I didn't want to change anything in it. He said, "We are an All or Nothing repair. If you're not going to buy the diamond we can't repair it."
The chip was not in one of the loose stones. I then ask him what he was going to do with the diamond that was chipped that came out of the ring, he explained that they would keep it. So now I've got a lifetime warranty cannot get my Stones tightened in my engagement ring. And if I was to have it fixed I would have to buy a new stone even though I have the warranty and they would keep the chips Stone. I even asked that twice to confirm that's really what he was saying because I couldn't believe it. He assured me, "Yes. You buy a new stone we keep the other." And same as last time. Totally rude and hard to deal with.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2024
I ordered a name plate necklace for my daughter for Christmas on December 10, 2023. It said that my necklace would be ready on January 6, 2024. I waited a month later and called to see if it was ready because I never got an email saying it shipped. They never picked up their phone so I drove to the store. The store manager told me that they don’t pick up the phone when they have customers.
I asked about my necklace. He looked for it and told me it wasn’t there, that they would send me an email when it shipped. I waited and no call. So I called customer service and she told me the necklace was shipped at the store but they returned it because when the store received it. It wasn’t nothing in the box. So I had to wait another week.
I got an emailed saying it was picked up. So I went to the store to pick it up. The manager said they couldn’t give it to me because it was already picked up. But not by me. So now Zales have to do an investigation to figure out what happen to the necklace. The manager did say two different people ordered the same necklace with the same name on the plate. They need to pull those tapes.

Reviewed Jan. 27, 2024
I made a very substantial purchase at Zales. Terrible customer service and support. I would strong encourage you not to shop at Zales. I have closed my account and my $$$$$$ line of credit. Do your research!
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2024
I purchased a ring October 2023 and wore it for a week then I realized one of the stones were missing. I took it back and they sent it for repair. Got it back and started wearing it again, this time two stones fell out. Took it back and waited two weeks to get it back. The first week of December I brought back again to have missing stones replaced and I got it back December 15, 2023. Fast forward to today, I had to take it back to replace a stone. Asked if it could be exchanged and was told it could be done but I would have to buy something twice the amount I had paid and they would deduct the initial amount that was paid. If it wasn’t hard earned money that was spent I would just leave it with them. I’m really annoyed. Zero stars
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2024
I am so unhappy with the service I received. I placed an order 6 wks ago and never got the items. I contacted them several times and they kept telling me sorry but contact the post office. I am military and because the items is being sent to a military post office, once Zales pass the package on to the post office and it goes missing that has nothing to do with them and they also say that they can’t refund you the money. The customer service is also terrible, because it's not their money being spent so they told me to figure it out myself and they can't help me. For all my military folks overseas or using APO addresses, do not order from Zales because clearly they don’t care about us. I didn’t pay the post office, I paid Zales and they’re telling me to contact the post office because they can’t help me. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was told to hold on. The person came back and said they can’t help. If I want to speak to a supervisor I should call a different number. Zales, I will never order from you again.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2023
I ordered a special engagement ring for my fiancé. The order was confirmed. Two days later they without cause reason or notification canceled it. My attempt to contact them was in vain and unable. To then run the gamut with online customer service representative. Wow. Don't recommend or will I do business with again.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2023
Been a long-time customer of this company for over three decades. Went to my local store a week ago to get my wife's rings cleaned. While there, I saw a beautiful lab created diamond that I thought I might upgrade my wife to. In speaking with the store manager, she advised me that I could utilize my 100% trade guarantee to purchase this. What this means is since I purchased the ring from Zales initially, I am allowed to get 100% trade in for what I paid as long as the new jewelry piece is at least twice that cost, which in this case it was. Taking advantage of zero interest, I applied for the CC and was all set to purchase. I am then told that the sales tag that was currently on the ring was not supposed to be advertised until the following week. The manager told me to come back next week, and she put the ring aside for me.
When I come back, the manager was not there and the man who was helping me told me that he was not able to execute the purchase because the ring I was trading was a real diamond and the ring I was buying was a lab created piece. He stated it was against their policy and also illegal. I referenced their website right in front of him and we could find no such policy, but we did find what I was told previously that I could get 100% trade in value but no mention of the rest. Contacted his DM and was told nothing could be done. I contacted the customer service dept. and was told that is their INTERNAL policy and it is not shared anywhere publicly. Have tried multiple people and no one will help, nor will they provide me with a way to contact anyone above the useless CS people. This is Zales fault exclusively and they should do what they need to, to make it right. Doesn't appear they will.
This is the worst treatment I have ever received from this company and am very shocked after so many good experiences. They absolutely do not care about their customer, period. They could care less how long you have been a customer or if you will continue to be one. Basically, that is what I was told from the DM who did reach out to me. She was rude, matter of fact and offered no solution to my problem and finalized our call wishing me luck at my next jeweler. I had bought a necklace for my wife previously and will be returning that as I purchased a new one from a much better jeweler today. After receiving such horrible service from this wanna-be jewelry company, I want nothing to do with them.
Once upon a time, they were wonderful and would never allow this sort of thing to happen. Clearly no more. This also holds true for Kays as they are in essence the same company owned by the same conglomerate. STAY AWAY from this deplorable company and find a true reputable jeweler that truly cares about their customer, and the value they provide. They do not hide policies to benefit themselves and they are able to work problems out. I wish I could give zero stars.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2023
I used the Zales website to order a pair of earrings as a gift to my daughter. The website froze up and the transaction would not complete. I used the chat function to communicate with a representative. It took OVER AN HOUR to complete this sale, and I requested several times that the web order be cancelled so that I was not billed twice. Well, just guess what happened - they shipped two sets of earrings, and I was billed twice. I phoned, and after 12 minutes on hold, I actually spoke to someone. Another 20 minutes of my life wasted- she told me she would send me a pre-paid return label. Turns out that the email she sent was only a link to their worthless website. I again communicated by chat with a representative who was unable to assist beyond that. Never again. Do better, Zales!
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2023
Purchase ring in 2019. Stones fell out. Returned to store after covid. They replaced with same ring. No paperwork was exchanged. Second ring stones became loose had it repaired. Same ring within a small period of time fell apart into two pieces. Will not return my money even though they told me the ring was defective not once but twice. Gave me a gift card. Did not want it making me spend my money in their store for faulty merchandise sold to me. So they have my original ring to sell again and they also want my money we spent in their store. Very poor customer service did not care about the customer at all.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2023
I made a purchase on 10/11/23 for delivery tomorrow 10/20/23. This was for an anniversary ring for my 10th wedding anniversary from my husband. Yesterday I spoke with 4 representative and 1 supervisor. 3 representative and 1 supervisor advised me to not worry that it hasn't shipped yet it will ship overnight and you will have your purchase on 10/20/23. Fast forward today, it still has not shipped. They had to escalate the issue to another team. Follow-up time 10-14 BUSINESS DAYS just to find out why it is late, not to receive the item.
At this point I became very upset and called in and requested a supervisor I was told they would call me back ASAP, after waiting several hours I reach out again just to be told it could be 7 BUSINESS DAYS before the supervisor to reach out to me about the problem. No one will help me, all they say is this other team will reach out. No resolution. No nothing. I feel like I have been complete scammed. I have a hold on the funds in my account so I can't just cut my losses and go elsewhere. They have made this situation such a nightmare and now I don't even think I want the ring anymore. All it's going to do is remind me of this horrible experience. I will NEVER shop here again. They simply take your money and won't even help you without upwards of 7 BUSINESS days for a supervisor to reach out you!
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2023
My husband and I went into the Flint, MI location to pick out a bridal set for me. At first the service was ok, they told us they would have to order the particular set we picked out as they didn’t have any in the store. They said it would take 3-4 weeks for it to arrive at the store and then it would have to be shipped out to be sized, because they only had a size 6. They said that would take another week or so. A month later I got a call saying my ring had arrived at the store and was now being sent out for sizing. About 3 weeks later I got an email saying my ring was ready for pick up. When I got to the store I looked at the ring but was in a hurry so I didn’t look closely at it. When I got home that night and showed it to my husband, he noticed right away that there were 2 very visible black spots on the center diamond.
I also noticed the band had scratches on it, I’m assuming from it being sized. So when I called the store a few days later, I was told it couldn’t be returned because it was passed the 30 day return date. I had just picked it up a few days earlier so I was confused. The next day we went into the store and asked for the manager. She came over and explained that the return time frame starts from the shipping date, the date it was shipped to the store. I said but it was 3 weeks in already when it shipped. Also it was sent right to be sized upon its arrival so I never saw the ring until after all of this. How could I return something that I hadn’t seen yet? It didn’t seem fair or helpful at all, but the manager said we could exchange the ring for something else in the store. Well I asked if this particular ring came in yellow gold and she said, "Let me check."
She went to the computer for a couple of minutes and came back saying she ordered it for us and handed me a new receipt. We couldn’t believe it! We never said to order it, she said she was just checking. So I call the corporate number the next day and tell my story and weeks later I finally got to speak to the man that was assigned my “situation“. He seemed like he would be helpful but proved not to be. So here it is, 5 months later and a solution was never reached. So we’re paying on a ring that I’m not even wearing and never got a call about what was going to be done.
I called the man on my case several times over about 2 months and would have to wait for a call back or he would tell me he was going to speak to the store manager again and find a solution which never happened. Also, I never received the yellow gold ring that was ordered. Needless to say, I’m extremely disappointed and frustrated with Zales, their sales team, and their corporate staff!! They definitely need to make some major improvements, but either way I will never shop there again.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2023
My husband bought my wedding ring, and bands from Zales 10 years ago along with insurance and warranty. Beautiful set, I love them. My issue with Zales, the Houston, TX Galleria location is every time I send my rings off for rhodium refinishing and cleaning there is an issue. It gives me anxiety to leave my rings with them. One occasion they sent it off and broke the channel setting and one of the diamonds came out which required them having to send it off again for repair. Second occasion, they send my white gold ring off and it came back yellow gold. What really made me mad is the store employees were trying to convince me that it was not yellow gold.
I received a call two days ago that my rings were ready for pick up, to get there and only one be there. The one that was there had a spot on it. So guess what, it had to be sent back off again. To receive this level of service is very upsetting from a jewelry store such as Zales. I hate having to send my ring off, only for it to return In a worse condition. Especially when you have did the responsible thing to get the warranty and take care of an expensive piece of important jewelry. I have lost all trust in this company.

Reviewed Sept. 19, 2023
If the star had a ZERO star I would put ZERO‼️ My husband got my wedding ring from Zales 3 months ago and always make our payments on time. Today we noticed a late fee of $41 and called about the issue. The gentleman who helped waived the fee but noticed there was another one. After hearing that I was pissed and asked to speak to a supervisor. I was connected with Eddie who after hearing the issue immediately hung up on me. I called back and spoke to another guy who explained, "Even if a payment is made on time you will get charged a late fee waiting for the payment to process which can take 24-48 hours."
I explained that if a mailed in check has to be received by 6pm EST why can’t I make an over the phone up till 6pm EST. He told me that the late payments are an on going issue with other customers and that maybe a change will take place soon. I said no. They aren’t going to change anything because they are counting on their customers late fees to fill their pockets. All I can say after that is that he DID NOT deny what I said. As much as I hate to say this. Zales has lost me as a customer. I don’t like scammers and Zales banking seems to be on par with scammers.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2023
My fiancé had bought an r gene T ring VS2 diamond, I barely wore it for 3 days when one of the smaller diamonds fell off, when we told them they took it back. Kept it for a month and returned it back the same way, on calling again they said they would send it to the other store, that didn’t work either, then they told us they would give us our money back. Few days later they called and said they have similar style rings and we should look at it, then they would return our money, ($2500 what we paid for a ring ,actual cost of the ring 5000$ as we bought it in a sale). When we went to see the similar rings it was of a lower clarity diamond (S11), on saying that it was not similar the store person (Lisa at Willowbrook Mall said) she would get us the refund, the call center person Kathleen then said they are not returning us our money. #FRAUDZALES #HATeZALes
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2023
Ordered a 20th anniversary present for my wife. Realized free shipping would arrive after anniversary. Tried to contact customer service to pay for expedited shipping. Customer service said they could not change or cancel order slightly over an hour after order was placed. "System" would not allow it. When I asked to speak with a manager, Was told, "They were the ones that trained us on the "system". You'll have to wait until you receive the order, and return it." Would not do ANYTHING to help me. NEVER order online from this horrible company.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2023
We purchased a Disney collection Evil queen. The ring was sent back 3 times to be repaired. Each time it was completely unacceptable and did not even remotely look as if a professional had repaired it. Everything was crooked and the rhodium was done incorrectly each time. They determined the ring would be a damage and destroy. Let me ask how is it my fault that “their” professional jeweler could not repair my ring correctly. I had been diligent with inspections more often than the every 6 months. Yet now due to the fact that “their” jeweler was completely inept and could not repair my ring it is going to cost me another 300$ for the replacement! What an absolute joke! I will never purchase from them again! Unfortunately I have a Majestic that the white gold is yellowing and have the warranty but am terrified that they will ruin this one also!
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2023
I bought a ring and it wasn’t for me and ended up returning it. Zales got the address “supposedly” wrong 3x and I haven’t gotten my check and it’s been over a month!!!! They got their items back but my money is GONE! They keep giving me ** excuses and promises yet I have NO CHECK and I paid with cash! They tell me that they sent it but there is no tracking number even though they sent next day UPS air??? That was 3 days ago and I have no check! Careful buying from them. They will stall and stall and lie and not pay you your money! They STOLE 9K FROM ME!
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2023
I received an engagement ring March, 2023. By May of 2023 my engagement ring literally broke in two. The bottom of the band snapped when I was taking it off. I took it back and asked for the band to be made wider so this wouldn't happen again. It took almost a month to get it back. On July 4, 2023 I got married. Within 2 weeks a diamond had fell out of my wedding band. They told me that I didn't have the warranty to cover diamonds falling out just the metal replacement and recommended that I have it melded together so it wouldn't be moving around. They have had my ring for a month to do those repairs and nothing. I am not happy with the quality of their rings.
There is nothing my husband and I can do since we are at their mercy. I shouldn't hate my wedding set, but the company sure makes it hard to like them when their customer service is sub par. I was met with condescending tones and rude remarks. Basically, "I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you, we can't help." I purchased it online and they were shocked they allowed it to be shipped to my state and weren't even sure how that happened. Ok, well they did send it and have all the documentation to prove it. They tell me to call customer service, customer service says to go to the nearest store. The store says nope, it was an online purchase. I just get the runaround and stuck with a ring that is crap. Do better Zales.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2023
I placed an order for a gift for my son's 30th bday to be delivered on Friday August 11th Provo, Utah ahead of his bday on the 13th. Not only has it not been delivered, but they can't even update the tracking after a "failed early delivery" attempt made, with a note left at their door without any traceable information other than to pick up later at an UPS access point. Went to access point and they had no info on item, said to wait for today. Went back today, now they're saying it's not there at all, but in another city (Orem, UT) and that store is closed until Monday so until then they cannot even provide tracking of item.
Cust. Svc at Zales who INSISTED I could not send directly to access point when I started the purchase, now tells me I have to wait anywhere from 8-14 days to receive an answer from a special type of tracking they' request from UPS. So gift won't be available for bday, my cc has been charged, we don't know where the expensive item is actually located, Zales will do nothing to timely correct their own-made mess but expects patience and understanding from paying customer out of money and goods. Never again Zales.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2023
We just bought several pieces including watches from Zales Outlet at Sawgrass Mills Mall. The manager Ms ** and Haily were so so amazing with their advice and guidance and provided educational value to the purchase. We became friends in the process and we highly recommend them to anyone seeking no nonsense advice on jewelry. What a team!!

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2023
Ok first off the manager at the Poughkeepsie store set out to rip me off and steal from me. I bought 2 ct earrings. Traded in. My real diamonds went gone and what they gave me was fake. No one explained anything to me once I knew the new ones were fake and cost more money for fake. I took them back the next day. Said I don't want them. Sold me something I didn't want so now that I brought them back they don't gonna give me my real diamonds back saying I have to pay for them. This lady is so shady. I am sure she's trying to put 4k Her pocket and screw me over. This is not over. I will bash Zales rest of my life and tell friends family social media will never buy nothing here again!!!! Stay away. Hope they fix this!!

Updated review: Aug. 8, 2023
I received a call and email from the customer service department. I was given a full refund with no issues.
Original Review: July 27, 2023
I ordered a class ring from the Zales website. When I received it, it looked like a knock-off of the website. This ring has cloudy diamonds, and the stone in the middle should be green, it is blackish green, the images on the side are barely recognizable, and the year in the middle is tarnished gold. Everything about this ring is subpar and not in the image on the website. I called to speak with a customer service rep, she informed me there was nothing Zales could do because it was made by a company, Zales outsources, called Art Carved. But I could have the ring remade for a fee. I am so disappointed. Now I am looking for another jeweler to help me celebrate my accomplishments with a nice class ring. I would not recommend not shopping Zales.
Reviewed July 15, 2023
On 11/23/22 dropped off My wife 1 CTW Double Rope Diamond Tennis Bracelet for clasp repair. This was actually the 2nd time the clasp would need repair as it was faulty and wouldn’t stay secure / locked. The completion date given by Zales was 12/22/22. This date would come and go without any response from Zales. After the due date passed my wife and I began to call Zales store on a regular basis to get ETA on when the bracelet would be ready for pick up. The Zales associate Martha it Marta was extremely rude & disrespectful towards us via phone conversations as if she was annoyed that we kept calling to inquire about the overdue time frame.
After 3 months of being given the run around / hung up on we finally decided to drive up to the Zales store, this was now MARCH 2023. Finally, face to face with Zales Manager we were told that the Diamond Tennis Bracelet had been STOLEN by their courier and it never even made it to repairs. Therefore we had been lied to and given the runaround since November when Zales knew that the entire time that the bracelet had in fact been STOLEN. Upon discovering that the bracelet was stolen I broke down crying in the store.
My husband had originally purchased it on 5/12/2018 on his Zales credit card acct as gift for my 10th Year Anniversary. Sentimental value that could never be replaced and I was now being told by Zales Manager Solomon that the bracelet was now discontinued & was no longer available. The Manager Solomon promised that he would make this right by us but this would be nothing more than empty promises & lies. Upon visiting the store this same day, Manager asked if there was something in the display case that I saw that would come close to the replacement of the original bracelet.
However - Every time I would pick out a decent bracelet I wanted to see I was reminded of the original cost of the stolen bracelet paid back in 2018{1339.00} w/ door buster $700. The Manager wasn’t willing to give us a credit of more than 700 even though the value of the bracelet would be worth More after 5 years later not less plus we were not at fault.
This diamond tennis bracelet was stolen while in the possession of Zales. Furthermore all of the bracelets within the store / given the small credit limit I was given were either all lab-created diamonds and or the quality/cut/clarity/color was nowhere near the same quality as my original bracelet but Zales didn’t seem to care. Zales simply wanted me to shut up / take the loss, pick out a bracelet and go away! which at the time I refused to do. Zales manager then promised that he would be getting new bracelets in every week and would call me to come in - I NEVER received one phone call from him.
It would take another 3 months before I finally got frustrated waiting and drove back up to the store. We are now 7 months in since I dropped off the original bracelet for repair. On May 2023 I walk into the store trying once again to get the manager to give me a fair deal/credit & compensation for my stolen bracelet. Zales still refused to give me anything more than measly $700 < I was so frustrated and tired of the whole ordeal of being lied to and given the run around by Zales. I just wanted to put this all behind me. I found a downgrade bracelet plus in terms of design/quality/weight it’s NOTHING close to the beautiful 1 CTW Double Rope Tennis Bracelet I had before.
However, I gave the printout of a tennis bracelet I had found on Zales website to the manager. I foolishly thought the bracelet would be ordered quickly and chapter closed. Boy was I WRONG. The Zales manager then gives me a CASE Number and stated that it would have to be approved by Corporate before anything could be ordered. Why wasn’t this done in the first place? Perhaps I could been given a higher credit/compensation towards new bracelet?
Zales had no intention on making this right on our behalf. It would then take another 2 months before I actually received the replacement bracelet. On July 10th 2023, 9 MONTHS later we receive email that this new downgrade bracelet would be avail for pick up and I would also receive an Gift Card, however no details on the amount of the GC.
Once again we arrive at Zales to pick up bracelet. Upon opening the box the replacement bracelets is definitely a downgrade. I’ll probably never wear it. It looks so cheaply made. I’m NOT at all satisfied with the cheap design single rope tennis bracelet / it looks and feels like costume jewelry. l and I know for a fact I have been screwed over by Zales. I was victimized TWICE. First by courier who stole my original diamond bracelet and again by Zales, they didn’t provide proper compensation or credit for my stolen merchandise.
Upon leaving Zales I ask where is Gift Card I was promised. - The store assoc. Martha is both annoyed and incompetent as she always & states she knows nothing about a gift card and everyone in Corporate is gone for the day. She promises to call me back Wednesday 7/12/23 in regards to Gift Card and the Dollar Amount.
It is now Friday 7/14/23 and I have NOT received any calls from Zales and I’m sure they have no intention on calling me back as I have witnessed and dealing with the last 9 months. I will prob never get the gift card I was promised. I’m now stuck with a cheap diamond tennis bracelet that is not worth anywhere near my original diamond tennis bracelet.
We Will NEVER Give Zales My Busines Again and you're smart you won’t either!!! Heed my advice. RUN! From Any & All Zales Stores / Websites. They Are Nothing more than Corp. liars and thieves!!! Zales is bad business/screwing over honest hard-working customers as myself. Until this day I regret ever dropping off my original bracelet at Zales but no use in crying over spilled milk now. However, we may pursue this in small claims court! I’ll update this post should anything change in the future regarding the gift card. Thanks.
Reviewed June 30, 2023
Mary Kate was a great employee and such a big help! I will definitely be returning. She made my day I love this store. She made sure I got all I needed and more. She was very respectful and outgoing.
Reviewed June 24, 2023
I purchased the Maleficent ring for my wife for an upgrade on our wedding ring. She absolutely loved everything about it. Since then the center stone fell out and she’d to get it repaired. The warranty is not what they claimed it was. $100 and 6 weeks later we got the ring back. It was a black ring and it came back as white gold or equivalent. Took it to a different Zales store and they said the ring will need replaced because it can’t just be dipped but we had to go to the original store. Took it back to the original store in Penn Square mall in OKC and they sent it off again and wouldn’t replace it even though the other store in the outlet shops in OKC said they had to.
6 weeks later we got it back. It was not the same as we purchased. Faded ugly dull shade of grayish black but my wife was very unhappy but figured she’d been without it long enough and she’d just deal with it. The center diamond fell out again and we took it back again. We told them about the color and the salesman said it’s just part of buying a black ring. Before they screwed up the ring there was no fading. Now the only option we have is to upgrade the ring and buy a new one. 10/10 do not recommend Zales. Customer Support won’t even respond. Going to look into the Better Business Bureau for help.

Reviewed June 10, 2023
Let me begin by saying the staff at Zales, in Columbia SC (Columbiana Center Mall) are rare gems! They are amazing to work with and know what true customer service is all about. I ended up at Zales needing to have my wedding rings repaired. They were cut off my finger during a medical emergency 5 weeks ago. I had just had an absolutely horrible experience at a competing jewelry store in the mall and went to Zales. I was greeted by all of the staff, who were busy with other customers at the time, but said someone would be with me shortly.
I had the great pleasure of working with Emily, who is amazing! She is caring, supportive, professional, and very knowledgeable. A real sweetheart. Brandon, the manager, is super too, and is being very supportive of my needs. Thank you, Brandon. I will never return to their competitor and we are cancelling our protection plan with the competitor, and will be doing 100% of our business with Zales, at Columbiana Mall. A huge thank you to everyone at Zales and for brightening my day and knowing how to treat a customer with respect and dignity!!
Reviewed June 9, 2023
I Purchased an $8000 Necklace for my wife for X-Mas. Purchase the warranty which cost extra to ensure the Necklace is protected. The Necklace broke, and my wife took it back to Zales in Stone Crest, Ga. Mall. They explained they are closing and they can't help her. I thought Zales was a WELL NAME BRAND. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED in this store. Not a manager or anyone will help. I have the receipt, and nothing happened.

Reviewed June 8, 2023
I would give 00 stars, but it makes you give at least one star! I purchased 2 mother's rings for my daughters online because they do not offer it in store. One ring was just a promised the other, you could not tell what month the stones stood for. I returned and on the 2nd try around got the same ring back. The store said, If I pay 99.00 for a warranty they will help me. Why would I pay more?? I then called the online store that Zales should be standing behind! They will not exchange and fix the ring without charging me almost $150 more. CRAZY. Where is customer service??
Reviewed May 13, 2023
I don't have a problem with Zales' products. But there's a problem when they advertise a big sale discount on pre-owned online items, go through the process of filling out purchasing info, only to get a message they won't deliver pre-owned items to your state! But if you buy the same item for full price, they'll deliver it!! Seems like false advertising. I called customer service & was told there's a law they can't deliver pre-owned items to certain states at all. What law would that be?
Reviewed May 11, 2023
To start, my husband and I went to select a ring of my choice for our anniversary. A sales associate by the name of Erica was simply amazing. She was so excited for me, helped me pick out the perfect ring with such care & enthusiasm. She truly was excited for me. I chose to not leave my ring for sizing that day but instead brought it back a few days later. I brought my ring in & the associate used one sizer & said "that's fine, it'll fit tighter since it's 2 rings." Assuming she knew what she was doing I let it be. I was told 2 weeks would be the expected return day but got it back in 5 & was thrilled! I go pick up my rings only to find they are still way too large & once again have to leave it there.
I was told by another associate, who sized my ring properly this time, the wait would be shorter for a redo. It has now been 2 weeks & no one knows where the ring is. Only info is that it's been shipped, it should be in tomorrow ... that's it. Tomorrow comes & no updates are ever available. Not to mention I have to give my ring for inspection 2 times a year to meet my warranty & now I'm not feeling so confident about choosing this company anymore. I was on such a high the day of my purchase & haven't had it since last month with no sign of getting it back anytime soon.
Reviewed May 3, 2023
I purchased a ring in store from Zales Wichita Falls, Tx location. The ring ended up being the wrong size. They told me that the ring had to be refunded and purchased again before they can order a new size. I returned the ring and never received the refund (Feb 2023-Present)
Reviewed May 2, 2023
I purchased a custom made bracelet mid Feb online with Zales. I have all the gemstones with my family created as well as just a few diamonds. I also had the names of my family members listed by each birthstone. I noticed this month that my oldest daughter's birthstone was gone. I contacted Zales. They will not exchange or replace as it exceeded the whole whopping 30 day return period. Seems to me that poor quality items would only guarantee for 30 days. Then they told me that I could drive to the nearest store and have them do an inspection.
The nearest store is an hour and a half away and when I called that store they told me they only inspect the diamonds which is not the problem that I was having. That lady in Onalaska, WI was also super rude to me. The missing gemstone is an amethyst which I then learned is not even under the original whole 30 days warranty. So I have a missing gemstone for my daughter and I have to find a local jeweler to fix it. **! Plus this bracelet was $1300 and meant something to me but that did not seem to mean anything to the people of Zales.
Reviewed April 18, 2023
I received a ring from Zales as a gift. After less than 18 months, the setting fell out. Zales will not repair my ring unless I pay for the labor and the replacement stone. I checked their extended warranties and lifetime protection plans. None of them cover the cost of replacement stones and only the lifetime protection plan will cover the replacement cost of diamonds. So now I have an ugly frame for a ring and I will have to fork over even more money, on top of my giftor's purchase price, to have something that I would wear. Make no mistake, Zales---and Kay's by extension as a sister company---*will* not stand behind the products they sell, unless you are willing to fork over even more money for an extended warranty that covers nothing more than the bench fee of their repair service. And don't forget, any piece of jewelry that you might wish to sell, will bring only a fraction of the original purchase price... maybe 25% at best.
Reviewed March 19, 2023
I only rated Zales one star because I didn’t have a choice not to give them one at all. I have had many months of bad customer service with Zales. It started off my diamonds kept falling out. I live an hour from this location and have to continue to take my ring back to get serviced. Then they usually have it for 3 weeks before I get it back. Well I had a diamond replace right before I got married and they replaced it with a gray diamond/ or stone that didn’t even match my white diamonds. I had to get married with my ring looking like that. Then I had a few more diamonds fall out and took my ring back for the 4/5 time to have the problem fixed. They gave me my ring back with three more black diamonds/stones that didn’t match again!
I’m not sure how some doesn’t realize they given you a black diamond instead of white or clear perhaps. A MANAGER took my ring HERSELF to be repaired and told me it wouldn’t take long an hour at the most. I waited 2 hours and still never heard back so I went to check on my ring. She said it was ready and she would go pick it up. I asked if I could just pick the ring up and she told me no. She came back to the Zales store and told me that the ring was never put in the bag that she came back to the store with. How do you not know that the ring wasn’t put in the bag??? Especially the manager that gave me her word that she would make sure the ring was right and safe with her. Come to find out she LOST my engagement ring!!!! She never even told me face to face. Instead she let me wait at the store for another hour before calling me and telling me my ring was lost!!
No one including her even talked to me about my options of my ring being lost. No employee at all came up to me at all to explain anything or even simply say they were sorry and try to fix this situation. I left this store without my ring or any answers because the manager wouldn’t come back to the store. I am furious!!!! I will NEVER do business with them ever again and will make sure anyone that I know hears my story. That ring was sentimental to me. That was the ring my husband picked out himself, asked me to marry him with and we said our vows with. I am Heartbroken and no one even cares. The employees didn’t even look my way as the continued to help other customers instead of helping me with this situation. I still have no ring or answers…
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2023
I had the same experience as many on here. I had to share my experience. Buyers beware of Zales and buying online. I cannot attest to the in store shopping experience. I ordered a ring online and supposedly was to receive this online exclusive discount. The next day, I get an email stating my order was canceled due to billing address error. I called customer service and they could not tell me what happened but they would reorder if I wanted. So I said yes but then they told me the online exclusive discount would not be applied because it ended the day before. Really? How convenient that I was not notified til the next day.
I went ahead and had them reorder the ring because I really wanted it. Full price, they put in the order for me. The next day I get the stupid same email that it was canceled for billing issues. Again I call customer service and they fix the phantom issue and reorder it for me. I get a confirmation email that states my order is confirmed and I should receive it in a week. Yay! Nope. That was Friday, Monday I get an email stating the order was canceled due to inventory issues. It was out of stock! Probably didn't even exist! Scam, horrible company. Waste of time.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2023
I placed an order on February 4th 2023 with Zales. It advertised expedited of 2-4 days. So I placed the order based on that believing it would easily be in by the February 12th which was 8 days away. Twice the amount of time stated for shipping. When I received the confirmation email it had February 14th as the latest days to arrive. I went ahead and let it be thinking that’s the latest so surely it will be here by the 12th. February 10th six days later I received email stating my order had just now been processed and was being prepared for shipping. I contacted Zales immediately and asked why such a delay with processing. They stated the item was a special item not in store so it took longer. I asked where that information was made available for the customer so they knew delay in shipping would be imminent. They responded by saying the information was not available for customer.
I told them I needed it by the 12th really and they informed me that the delivery date given was the 14th. I said that was already and they should have made that processing info available to customers. They said they gave a February 14 delivery deadline and it would be delivered then. Very rude and then ended chat before I could say anything. I contacted again and was refused information on corporate office or upper management contact information. I felt I had no choice but to wait. The item did not arrive until the 15th. I contacted them again informed them. They said UPS was at fault.
I stated shipping with them was Zales choice and they were responsible for fulfilling the transaction. They said I could call UPS but there was nothing they would do. I asked again for corporate contact and was informed there is no corporate office contact. They would not even reimburse me for shipping. They then ended chat without me even being finished. This is unacceptable business being didn’t. I was guaranteed a date and they did not fulfill their contract.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2023
My husband and I bought my wedding set 2 years ago and since in that 2 years that store that we had purchased the ring at closed permanently so that left us with having to travel to Peru Illinois to have it fixed and looked at, well when we purchased the set the warranties that was placed on it is a LIFETIME warranty for the diamond bond and the actual warranty of the ring to be dipped and such no big deal. However when we called the store to explain that we are one income and we cannot afford to travel every six months with gas prices being as high as they have been they are basically refusing services and mind you we are still paying for this warranty as we speak every month and they will not fix a thing unless it’s been in every 6 months which is a joke in my opinion cause why pay for a lifetime warranty if they aren’t gonna honor it all because we didn’t bring it in in their time frame it was supposed to have went in!! My advice stay away. They are not worth the headache at all. They are a complete joke!
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2023
I ordered a necklace from Zales to give as a Christmas present. When I opened it up to wrap it, I realized they sent me an empty jewelry box. I had to wait 3 days to finally speak with someone, then I waited 10 business days for a refund to be processed. When I finally got the refund, they only refunded me the cost of the necklace. Not the taxes or shipping. So I paid taxes and shipping for an empty box. I was also told I could reorder the same item over the phone with customer service to get the sale price that I originally paid. When I called to do so, I was told they couldn't do it because that necklace is now out of stock. This was a complete disappointment, my mom got earrings with no matching necklace.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2023
Worst...paid for a custom band. It arrived late with a missing diamond on mold (why or how this got approved no one knows) was told the 3 diamonds would be bigger and for better (false). Sent back, mold arrived, and we approved. Band arrived weeks late with no calls and the wrong size. Called Montgomery GM and went over all the details and she said felt this was a good experience for myself and other customers. Wanted more money to mend band minor repair, and resize to the wedding ring while pushing a garbage warranty. Who hired this person?
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2022
Worse experience. I recently purchased a ring, and the delivery date was set for 12/23/22. When I checked online the package was never picked up by UPS and Zales only created the label. I called them twice and they were very rude to me and finally, I was told to wait 14 days to get an answer about the package if it was going to be delivered or not. Meanwhile, they refused to cancel the order and refund my money since I told them there is no reason to be given someone a Christmas gift a month later.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2022
Made a purchase on a day before Mother's day 2022 with my debit card. With 2 swipes, 1 dropped, 1 proceed still wasn't able to take the items so ended up paying cash. Till this day I haven't been able to get that debit charge refunded to me. I sent all documents, email and in person. No response. (BEWARE WITH DEBIT - CREDIT USES.)
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2022
I had a $100 giftcard for Zales that I went to use and Zales told me that I had used it 2 months prior which was a lie. I was infuriated by them. I said I had just now scratched off the pin in front of witnesses and Zales said I was lying. I never felt so hurt by a company in all my life. I thought wow they probably collect $1000's dollars by this practice. Buyer beware of Zales and their giftcards as they rip you off. They say you spent it when you did not. Then the rep deleted a part of the conversation... Thank God I copied it. Zales treated me disgusting and I don't recommend anyone go there for giftcards as you're be the victim of this too! Shame on Zales!
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2022
I spoke to 3 Zales sales representatives today because I got an email saying my order was canceled due to an issue with my shipping address. The representatives lied and said my bank canceled the order, though my bank proved they approved it. Zales has cost me hundreds of dollars and ruined my engagement plans and the rude representative hung up on me when I asked for help.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2022
I ordered a Movado watch from Zales for my husband for Christmas. UPS lost the package, and has listed the package as lost on the tracking as well as informed me by phone that it is lost. Zales has opened an investigation, and will reply only by email within 10-14 business days. There are 13 business days until Christmas, so it is very unlikely that I will get a refund or replacement in time. This is an expensive gift that I will not be able to replace without a refund. So I am out the money and have no gift for my husband for Christmas. Literally the worst experience I have ever had with a company.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2022
Made online order on 24-Nov-2022 for pickup at a local store on 02-Dec-2022. Item never arrived and both the store and online distributor blame each other. Never received item and never refunded. Company has "escalated" the ticket number but hasn't reached out.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2022
I made an online purchase of a diamond necklace for my granddaughter, for her birthday. A pair of earrings were sent instead. The earrings were someone else's order. I spoke to customer service, and they informed me I had to wait 7-14 days for them to try and locate the necklace and if they could not locate it, then they would give me a credit. After thinking about it, I decided that was not acceptable. So, I called back and was told if the earrings were returned to a Zales store I would receive a credit. I called the store to confirm that this would happen and was told yes.
The earrings were returned, but they credited the people who bought the earrings. Not me. I called again and was told someone would call within 24 hours. This did not happen. I called the store and the manager, who was very nice, said someone would call during the week. That did not happen. Each time I ask to speak to a supervisor, or manager I get disconnected. I called again today and was told someone would call within 24-48 hours. I doubt that will happen. The bottom line is, they have my money and I have nothing. It seems they should either provide the product I ordered or give me a credit.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2022
First, my husband bought me a enchanted Disney sapphire and black diamond ring from Zales, the sapphire fell out after 3 days of wearing it. Luckily I found the stone. They charged me to reset it. After wearing it 2 days...again the sapphire fell out...again, I found the stone...charged me to reset again. At this point I'm terrified to even wear the ring. #2. My husband bought me my dream ring..The enchanted Disney black diamond evil queen engagement ring...quite a ring!! After a few months the black diamond fell out and I could not find it. I brought to Zales and they told me I have the protection plan and they would replace the stone. A month later I was called to come pick up the ring.
The diamond definitely seemed to look smaller than the one we paid for. I brought this to the woman's attention and she insisted it was the same size as the last...so I took it down to a different zales (Deer Park Tanger Outlets NY) and compared to the ring in the case...lo and behold, they did give me a smaller diamond!! The woman there agreed I was ripped off and said she would take care of it. She proceed to argue with me about EVERYTHING and charged me 280 dollars because she said it was my fault because I accepted the ring when I picked it up. Very sarcastic and argumentative woman!
My ring required a ring guard which I was given for free the first 2 times...she told me it would be 20 dollars to put on my new ring...20 dollars for a crappy piece of metal on a ring we paid almost 3,000 dollars for. I asked for the ring guard on my old ring back. She ripped it off, mangled it and threw it on the counter in front of me...didn't even offer to put it on for me. Very rude, nasty, woman, don't know her name but she said she is in charge there and had an accent! Not nice!!!
Reviewed July 30, 2022
I purchased a rose gold and diamond ring here in November '21. By March, 2 diamonds had already fallen out. I called the store and was told that a manager would be calling me back. To be very honest I wasn't able to wear the ring so I had forgotten about it. I called again yesterday and was told that there was nothing they could do and the repair would be over 600.00. I said the ring was only 543.26. She said repairs were very expensive. They charge 76.00 for each retip of the prongs which she guessed was the problem. I asked how a new ring could have prong problems. She said sometimes it happens. So if the store is aware that sometimes their rings are defective, why would they not take care of the issue, was my next question. I was told it wasn't their policy. I asked how much she estimated the repair to be with replacement of the stones... She said it would 608.00 for the tip repair and 200.00 for the stone replacement.
So 808.00 to repair a 543.00 ring that was purchased 90 days before the diamonds started dropping out. Her final response was, "You should've brought it back before the 30 days was up." I said the diamonds hadn't fallen out by your 30 day mark. "Well...it was out of warranty when they did." I have NUMEROUS diamond rings and have NEVER had a problem. This piece was inferior and the company should stand behind it.
I took the ring down to a local jeweler, as we live 2 hours from the store where I purchased it, and had the jeweler check the ring over. In addition to the missing stones, he found several chipped stones that were in danger of falling out as well. I asked him how much it would be to repair and replace the 2 that had fallen out already... I was quoted 12.00 per tip repair and 50.00 per diamond.... So 196.00 instead of 808.00. This jewelry store not only sells inferior pieces but also gouges on repair costs. This is why most of my jewelry is bought at small jewelry stores and not the big box stores and I will never purchase another piece from and Zales. Their customer service matches their quality.
Reviewed July 28, 2022
Specifically talking about Rafina at the Green Acres location. She have been a great help, since March of 2022 I’ve been seeking help getting my ring fixed and no one cared and help like Rafina did! She’s treated us like her own daughter and son. We have never felt like we would be worried about our wedding coming up and won’t have a ring. Sometimes we don’t even have to go in to get the help we needed. We spoke to her over the phone and our needs are met! If you go there you should ask for Rafina. Majority of the salesperson only cared about the sales and not the customers but Rafina have been with us through it all from the beginning to the very end! I won’t prefer anyone else!
Reviewed June 11, 2022
I called their customer service line to cancel my order and they refused to cancel it and they told me that I have to wait till it get to me then I have to return it and it’s is suppose to take 2 more weeks to get here. They have terrible customers service and are extremely rude
Reviewed June 8, 2022
I bought my girlfriend a $240 gold bolo bracelet from Zales online for Christmas. It broke within the first 2 months. Got it fixed by a jeweler twice but it continuously broke in the same spot. Couldn’t return it because I didn’t get the warranty and I couldn’t get store credit because I didn’t try and get it fixed by the Zales jeweler. Also, No help from customer support, long wait time on phone. Won’t ever be buying this cheap jewelry again.
Reviewed May 20, 2022
Where do I begin...? Do I start with their customer service is rude, disrespectful, liars and condescending not to leave out the discrimination and Zales customer rep Marie asked me why I wanted a store credit Instead of waiting for the check that she and four other CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES told me four weeks In row was on its way, I'm receive it any day blah blah blah! Mind you I returned a watch I purchased because I had felt guilty I spent that much money on myself because of a sudden loss of income for my family so I returned the watch which they made me return to them and given a receipt to prove I returned since all 3 stores within 2 hour radius couldn't come up with $297.50??? Really $300. A corporate chain store in the jewelry industry can't produce less than $300?
So this was in early March 2022. It's now almost my anniversary. The date is May 19! Still no check. Tried to beg literally for them to just cancel so called check and give me a credit for store for my wife on our anniversary. They will not do so. Again rude. After call being dropped 4 or 5 times tonight just to get left on hold for 49min and returned with news I can't talk to anyone higher up than her! This has a name for it. It's called theft by deception. I warn you people. Do not shop here. Anything bad happen in life or get lost in shipping, damaged, not fit, etc. Zales is a bunch of disrespectful, condescending, judgmental lying thrives and cons. Calling Better Business Bureau tomorrow. What's it going to take for this stupid store to take me seriously?...
Reviewed May 17, 2022
I order online my mother a necklace that was engraved with all our names, when it came the names were spelled wrong. They were spelled correct on the receipt and order form. I went to the store to return as I was advise it would be quicker but that was all a lie. Let's just say I couldn't get a exchange or a refund. They had to send it back to corp. They told me I can make a new purchase on another one but now I'm already out of several hundreds of dollars on the first purchase. Needless to say I'm over my 10 day mark. I still don't have my refund. The rep told me it can take up to 30 days to get my refund. This is not customer service and not my fault the stupid 3rd party they have engrave things didn't pay attention to details. I never see a company do this to the customers. I would never again look in Zales' direction.
Reviewed May 2, 2022
PLEASE HELP! I signed up for a Zales account so that I can improve my credit NOT HURT IT! I signed up to have auto payments. My first payment did not come out. I thought I would get a statement but I didn't until March the 27th. When I saw this I called that day & made 2 payments & the lady said I was on a recorded line. If I made my payments it would be fine so I did. But nothing came through. I have over draft protection plus if anything ever happens it would come out of my savings acct. Nothing ever showed up. Then my bank told me that there were some many complaints about them that they had to put a hold on the account which made my payments again 4 hours late.
When I got my next statement on April the 7th I saw 3 payments now needed. I called & made 3 payments. He said on a recorded line everything should be fine if I made my payment and which I did. Then I checked my credit report and now you reported me 30 days late. I clearly trying very hard to make my payments. Can you help me fix this?? I work in credit & this will hurt my employment. They look at credit reports. PLEASE HELP me fix this or I could lose my license. I can prove everything! Then I once again signed up with their auto payments and they drafted my account 3 more months after I manually put in the 4th month on the 25th of April. That's what happened on the 27th of April they drafted out 3 payments again, they responded and said they could not help me. Please help me. Thank you.
Reviewed April 30, 2022
All I want/wanted to do is buy my mom something nice for Mother's Day. Every time I press the next button to continue on to billing it goes BACKWARDS and brings me back to if I want to pick it up or deliver. I can't pick up because it's sold out so I have to have it delivered.. Then is the billing info after I'm done with my billing info it brings me BACK To shipping info. Very frustrating!!!!
Reviewed April 28, 2022
My wife just sent me a picture. On the second day of owing the Marilyn Monroe collection ring, one of the diamonds fell out. You are a fool if you don't take heed to my advice. Keep your money and purchase elsewhere, really!
Reviewed March 27, 2022
I wish I would have read some reviews. Terrible service... the worst automated phone system I have ever used. The ring is small for the price. Zales is a greedy corporation, charged me a late fee twice when I paid on the due date, maybe they will wave it... I'll be asking. I'm going to pay it off rite away before they have more surprises. Support a company that appreciates you... it's definitely not Zales.
Reviewed March 14, 2022
Awful, the sales reps are rude, did not show any understanding of the situation and how frustrating/upsetting it is. Sent my ring in for a prong repair, took over a month in the first place to get it back. Then was informed my ring was "damaged beyond repair". It is clear that the diamond was either swapped or severely damaged while being repaired. The only options were to take my damaged ring and just accept it as is or GIVE them my ring and get a completely new ring... while they keep my original ring. The whole point of an engagement/wedding ring is the sentimental value so the fact that they expect you to just be okay with the fact that they damaged the ring, and then don't want to allow you to keep your sentimental ring is insane.
They really need a better policy or either better jewelers who don't damage your diamond. This has been escalated to corporate and no one is willing to take responsibility, saying it's an issue with the "polish and clean" of the diamond. Took it to an outside jeweler and was told it looked like it was damaged from the heat used to repair the prongs. Very unhappy with the service and of the sales person who was arrogant, rude, and difficult to deal with. Acted as if I was making it up or crazy, but you can clearly see the difference. See the photos below for yourself! Please be cautious if you take your ring for repairs!
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2022
Return an item from a purchase online, to the store and waiting two months now and I still have not received my refund. Numerous phone calls waiting for hours on the phone and lied to about a refund check they send which was never sent. Still trying to resolve the situation.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2022
My wife seen a good sales online from Zales for a bracelet she wanted for Christmas. Which would've made my Christmas shopping very easy. I went on the site, My first problem, I wasn't able to get the discount price, I called the customers care line and was told that price was only available 24hrs and only online. No problem. I brought at the original price because they stated if you buy now you will receive it by December 24th. Am cutting it close. On December 24th UPS knocks on the door I the signed, Package box completely seal. Upon opening the box and seeing Zales beautiful bracelet box. The Zales box was empty. No bracelet in the Zales box. I called their customers service and was told it will take 14 days for them to contact me. No one has contacted me yet. Is Zales running a scam. I left the rest up to my wife who had a very disappointing Christmas. Thank you Zales for ruining our Christmas.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2022
Please, don't believe the commercials you see about this company. They are greedy and unfair. I ordered my grandmother a Christmas gift on Nov 18th and the pick-up date was scheduled for December 24. Strange? It gets worse. I called ahead of time to make sure the item was there and unfortunately it wasn't. I called again later and it still was not there. I was told to call the company and without my knowledge the item was returned to the warehouse. I received no email, text, or phone call about this. So, no special gift for my grandmother on Christmas. Fast forward to now I've gotten at least 20 different responses about a refund and still no contact from the actual company on the matter. So, my advice for anyone is if you have money you want to just freely give away and never see again, give it to this awful company. Save your money and go elsewhere.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2022
I bought a pair of diamond post earrings online. They arrived in a timely manner however one of the backs did not fit the post..it was too big and kept falling off. I contacted customer and was told they could not sent another back. I was also told I could not return them to a local store even tho it said you could when I ordered them. I was told I would have to go online and fill out paperwork and ship them back and repurchase them to see about getting a new back that fit. Absolutely ridiculous and will NEVER buy from Zales again..A Hassle for such a small thing plus false advertising...** Zales.. totally **!!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2022
Bought a monogrammed ring with birthstone. The ring got here and the stone was lose, now a week later the stone was lost and they are not willing to replace/fix it, by the time you pay for the repair it'll cost me more then the ring! Will never buy from Zales again!!
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2021
I ordered from Zales.com November 6, 2021 and the next day I called to cancel the order. I found out this morning December 7, 2021 that they did not cancel the order when I was checking my bank balance. They went ahead and charged me for it and is shipping the order I was led to believe was canceled. Now I will have to send it back and wait at least 21 days for it to be refunded. This caused an overdraft on my account. I’m on a low fixed income and cannot afford the daily charges. I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING FROM ZALES ONLINE. Apparently they DO NOT cancel orders. So buyers BEWARE.

Reviewed Nov. 11, 2021
Attempted to purchase a diamond tennis necklace online during their flash sale. They were offering $50 off $200, $200 off $700. The necklace was $879.99. The site also stated that all discounts would be applied at checkout. As they were also offering 35% off. Well, when I got to checkout, my total was $934.99. No discounts had been applied. The customer service rep told me that the necklace was not eligible as it was already marked down. Nowhere on the site did it state that already marked down items were not eligible nor did it state offers could not be combined. Everything they offered on the website was on sale. I've just received a credit card from them. Needless to say, they can have it back. Their tactics are shady at best and this is not a company I want to do business with! Good riddance!
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2021
Please do not buy anything from Zales. They have horrible customer service and horrible quality jewelry. Purchased a ring set from them and got the extra warranty. They are now refusing to fix the rings due to inspections not being done while their stores were closed during covid!!!! They want me to pay for the repairs before they reinstate the “diamond bond”. Total rip off & disgrace to their customers. Would not recommend them to anyone and will never buy another thing from them.
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2021
Ordered a 3000 dollar engagement ring the end of August and was assured it would be delivered no later than September 15th. Made a 1200 trip for the 22nd and 23 in NYC to propose in times Square. Called 8 times about it not being shipped between the 14th and 20th to get nothing but rude unprofessional service and was told to just calm down. Well went to NYC with no ring. Wasted 1200 dollars to have them not have the ring delivered when guaranteed it would be. Ring came in on the 28th and they refuse to do anything to compensate me. Worst company ever and I won't stop until I find a way to have something done. You can't ruin special occasions and cost people boatloads of money and get away with it.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2021
I purchased $1,100.00 for two pair of earrings including the warranties. After realizing the poor quality, I returned the earrings, and all was refunded except $109.52 for one of the warranties. The initial purchase was on, 9/9/2021. The return was on, 9/12/2021, today is, 9/27/2021, Zales still have not refunded the, $109.52 because of what they claim is a glitch in their system! However, the salesperson who sold the earrings to me, called me on, 9/30/21 and said to do the following;
2. Because I've been out of Town, go to any Zales and sign to get the refund.
Today I returned home, stopped at Zales, Livingston Mall, to no avail, she could not help me! I am currently on the phone, so far, 45 minutes! After I get this resolved, I am closing the credit card account and will never, ever shop Zales again!!
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2021
Brought my girlfriend a ring. One thousand five hundred dollars. They sized her at the store. They had to order it. It came too small. Now to get it resized they want to keep it for a month just to tell me the cost of resizing it. I said the cost WHAT? I guess it sucks to be me. My last purchase from ZALES. Buyers beware.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2021
I had some trouble doing an online purchase with the Zales Diamond card and needed some assistance. I was worried I wouldn't be able to finalize the purchase before the sale ended this weekend. I was fortunate enough to meet Laurel ** on the chat who called me personally to make sure we exhausted every effort to get the order placed. When technical difficulties continued, she stepped in on my behalf and confirmed the order herself and made sure that the discount was still honored. This not only met but exceeded my expectations as I was able to get a discount even better than the one I was gunning for. Thank you Laurel, it's been a pleasure!
Reviewed May 22, 2021
My daughter bought me a Mother’s Day ring. Was given to me on a Sunday. I called customer service on Saturday because one of the gems were loose and because they didn’t purchase a protection plan they will not cover fixing the ring. Very very very disappointed. Will never buy from them again.
Reviewed March 28, 2021
Purchased an engagement ring from these people. They try to make you feel like you're lucky they do business with you and that their stones are such quality. NOT TRUE!!!! Had the ring appraised by an independent, trusted gemologist ... She said the diamond was garbage and not near the rating that Zales claimed. Also, Zales should be more concerned with the diamond business and less with the SOCIAL ENGINEERING business. Their commercials are over-the-top with political correctness and trying to steer social behavior. Stay away from Zales.
Reviewed March 22, 2021
I would rate Zales a -5 if I could. The worse customer service in the jewelry industry in my opinion. I have the extended warranty on my bridal set and I’ve needed repairs not once but twice for the diamonds falling out of the band. They told me I would be responsible for the lost diamond. The sales associate was rude and condescending suggesting that the missing diamond was my own fault. I have rings and necklaces from Kay’s and have never had an issue!!! Will NEVER buy from them again!!!!
Reviewed March 4, 2021
Husband gave me a pair of 1CT diamond earrings for VDay. Got them w/o an appraisal. NEVER NOT gotten one even on EBay. Told not ALL come w/ 1. WHAT? Appraised for a fraction of what we paid. RETURNED 'EM!
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2021
I ordered a pair of earrings on January 25th. I received another customer's earrings in February 5th. I called customer service and explain what had happened. They said they have 2 weeks to pull a ticket. 2 weeks later I did not receive any contact so I contacted them again. They said give them 1 more week. I just received an email on the 27th of February stating they will send me a refund in an e-gift card for the amount owed to me. I responded.. I just wanted the company to credit my charge card. Unfortunately that’s their policy. Buyer beware.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2021
Purchased a Disney necklace in October, and purchased the lifetime warranty. It has since (3 months) broken 3 times and can’t be worn. I’ve only worn it 3 times! It’s been getting repairs more time than I’ve had it in my possession. I was told that it will forever keep breaking in the same spot and needs to be exchanged. But to do this, I have to void my lifetime warranty and buy another expensive one, for a terrible chain that will just break again- in the words of the local manager. So despite spending so much money for LIFETIME warranty, I need to give them more money for them to fix the issue. Beyond frustrating.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2021
Found a really nice sale going on for Valentine's Day. I ordered a beautiful heart shaped pendant for my girlfriend early so I could beat any type of delays. It arrived before the scheduled date which was nice, but after she opened it up, we saw that the chain was broken, making the piece unwearable. After calling customer service they said we could take it to a store location to have it repaired which we did. It would have been 5 stars if it didn't arrive damaged, but happy that we could just go to a store to solve the issue vs having to deal with shipping items back.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2021
My husband bought me a new wedding set for Christmas. He gave them to me early because they may need to be sized, I took them in on the 19th. They said they would be back the 12th. Their online service to see how far it has gotten has had my rings still being shipped and it's a whole later. I cant get a straight answer from the store. He has warranty on them but this will be my last time having them ship my merchandise anywhere, very unsatisfied with this service.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2020
Why I’ve tried 3 times to purchase items on the online store is my own fault but I’m letting others know not to! This company charges your account when items are not in stock and keeps a hold on your money for days almost a week! The charge should never go thru when the item is not in stock and when you try to exit out of the screen it charges your account a second time! Forget this company!! Cheap jewelry anyway! Customer service will only say the charge will drop off but they don’t know when! My money should not be held when I didn’t get to buy anything!
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2020
My situation started on February 17, 2020 when my husband and I dropped my wedding band and engagement set off for our yearly inspection (we get our rings inspected regularly, but we do this check every February) and rhodium coating. This is not something new, but a regular occurrence that we have done to maintenance our ring between the time the rings were purchased in 11/2005 and our wedding date in 6/2007. We purchased the rings and two different warranties from Gordons and have maintained our rings throughout our ownership. We moved to the Frederick area 8 years ago and started working with the Zales in Frederick at the FSK Mall. Let me first mention, that ever since our first interactions and bringing all our original paperwork over, this has been a difficult experience with multiple store owners and little to no communication.
This year, our ring needed a prong fixed and then dipped in Rhodium. The first week in March I reached out to the store and inquired about my ring and they said it should be ready for pick up within the next week or so. By the third week in March the store manager called and informed me that the store would be closing due to the state mandate by our Governor due to COVID-19. Although I was disappointed, I completely understood and was assured my ring would be safe.
In May, I attempted to reach back out to the store and was told by recording that the store was still closed. I was able to reach Zales corporate who immediately found my ring, informed me that the ring was completed and would FED-EX me my ring immediately. I received my ring the first week in June. My Ring which was originally soldered together back in June 2007 was now in two pieces, dipped in YELLOW gold (Not Rhodium/WHITE gold) and had loose diamonds. I reached out to the associate from Corporate and she gave me the contacts to get this resolved but unfortunately due to the circumstances with COVID the local stores were unable to help at that time (Which we still understood and stayed patient).
By August, our store here in Frederick was open, so we made an appointment and went in with our damaged rings. The NEW store managers introduced themselves, apologized and assured us that they would fix the problems. In September, the rings came back re-dipped in Yellow gold and with a big hole in the sides and a terrible solder job. They re-sent the rings out to be fixed. They came back in November finally dipped in Rhodium, but the holes that were once on the sides of my rings were poorly soldered, my Marque diamond was off center, and re-set which caused a gaping hole at the top of my band. Not to mention that there were several diamonds loose.
The store managers smiled the entire time and provided excuses and acted baffled at first, but then agreed that ring was not right. We refused to take the rings back and insisted they get this fixed. This is when I requested to speak with Sean because there was no direct plan to fix the integrity of our rings which was now compromised and at this point was being handled unprofessionally. From November to now (12/26/20) we have been advised that our ring is now in the hands of JARED GALLERIA in Frederick in order to fix these mistakes. My husband has worked with the JARED store and has been pleasantly surprised and impressed with their customer service.
We have been advised that the Zales store has been holding up the process since 12/4/20 and have not approved the work orders until my husband walked in with them last week. The actual managers that we have been working with since August walked to the back room of the store and refused to come out to speak with him, instead had one of their employees approve the work order from JARED. This was all during the Christmas rush while the store had multiple customers. I am appalled at the customer service we have experienced and the lack of ownership from all involved. I STILL HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DISTRICT MANAGER and STILL DO NOT HAVE MY RINGS.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2020
Ordered a 1.5 carrot diamond ring online for a Christmas surprise for my girlfriend. They promised I would get before the 24th of dec. The initial or first order had a confirmation saying it would come on dec 31. I called dreaded 800 # and they gave me the runaround. So I placed another or second order to see if it would yield a different result and sure enough second order had 24th dec guaranteed delivery date.
Problem: Received the on time but guess what.... They shipped me the WRONG RING!! Called dreaded 800 # and the woman was rude, refused to assist me and could not care the least. She said I had to take it to a store to exchange or return it. Well no store near me has the ring in the first place which is why I ordered it online. Bottom line Zales left me hanging and ruined my Christmas. I would buy a ring from anybody but Zales.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2020
I ordered a pair of earrings from the Zales website. The first ordered was cancelled by Zales without my consent and they claimed there was a PayPal error. I reordered and Zales sent me a notice that the order had shipped. After a few days I got another email from Zales telling me that the order had again been cancelled due to damage to the earrings. I contacted customer service and they did not have an explanation of what was going on and made no effort to fix this issue. They did not appear to want to make it right, try to find the earrings in a store or offer to sale me the earrings from their stock. Poor customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2020
I tried 3 weeks ago to order my wife a new ring for Christmas. At the time the item was available and I was told that I couldn't order it and have it shipped to the store closest to me. Nothing but a complete disappointment. Zales sucks...
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2020
This is the worse experience I ever had. I order a set of earrings and they arrived fine. OK quality. I went to order 2 more items. They took my order and I had to provide my Credit Card Information. It wasn't in stock so I didn't place the order. They said, "Let's try it adding your middle initial." "Why", I asked, so they could charge my debit card twice. I never placed the order. While online we looked for another item not knowing they had charged my account. Lo and behold they did the same thing. This resulted in over $700.00 charged to my account when no order was placed. I have to wait 7 to 10 days to get my credit. This is the worse experience I have ever had and I am 63 years old. DON'T order from them unless you want to wait 7 to 10 days for your money back on an order you never placed.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2020
I purchase jewelry and had it resized "Riverhead, NY," and was told I would receive a call when it was ready. I received a call several days later and was told that that I could pick it up from the location that I chose. Mind you, the person stated that it was one repair and I questioned it a second time because I had more than one repair. I didn't like the response and stated that I would call the initial store. Then he said "do you want to hear what I have to say," in a quick monotone manner. I said yes, he said that there were two repairs. I stated that was what I asked you. He then stated it was ready for pick up. I asked, "I can pick it up from the store at Queens Mall Ctr?" He stated, yes.
I go to pick up and no jewelry. The Queens Zales store called and then I called speaking to the same person I spoke to before. He tells store a different date from what he told me while I'm standing in the store. Now I'm angry and asked him, "When will I receive my jewelry because I don't like your attitude then and I don't like it now." His response "when the store gets it they will call you." I called the Riverdale store and spoke to manager. She investigated, found out who the person was to make sure I got my order to a closer location and quickly, however she didn't address the situation as to the demeanor of that person and the fact that they messed up with the shipping.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2020
I'm really big on reading reviews before I buy ANYTHING online and I was really nervous about ordering after I read all these negative comments but I did It anyway. I shopped on Black Friday so I got an engagement ring for around 60% off. When I went on the website It said that there was free 2 day shipping which I thought was great. But when I put the engagement ring In the cart It said that It wouldn't ship until the 7th of November... I was a little mad but I like ok whatever as long as It's here before Christmas. It ended up shipping on the 8th and arriving on the 10th. The ring was what I'd ordered and looks beautiful and durable which I already knew It would because of the reviews It had. It looks way more expensive than what It Is and I'm sure my girl will love It. I will be ordering again on Valentine's day and on special occasions. I'm just going to make sure that I order a month or so In advance. :)
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2020
This location is closing but have had the same experience at multiple Zales. Poor customer service and company does not stand behind their product. Don’t buy for them, and if you do absolutely do not buy the extended protection and then trust to send your ring off with their jeweler for sizing. It will come back ruined with no help from in store staff and no return calls from Corporate.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2020
Called to cancel a ring because I was moving. The lady says ok. 2 months later I get a email saying your package has been delivered. They send the package to an old address, not caring if I lived there or that I canceled because as long as UPS delivered they can charge you even if you moved. They get their money and don't care if you even got your package
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2020
This was honestly my worst online shopping experience ever. I have been making online purchases for many, many years, and this is nothing new to me. I attempted to buy my wife a simple, 14k white gold 4mm wedding band as a replacement ring on the Zales site. At check-out I constantly got an error message. I then proceeded to use my PayPal account for payment and received a different error message stating to call customer service.
In this time, unbeknownst to me, my debit card was hit 6 times for $324 as pending, resulting in my checking account going around 2k lighter than it was. I called customer service, and the lady was really nice but it was all scripted BS. She gave me the ole "clear the cookies on my browser" line and I hung up on her. Mind you, this whole process took around 2 hours out of my morning so far.
Right after I hung up I went to their competitor's site, picked the same ring I was looking for, processed my payment, and everything went through fine and in under 2 minutes! I even paid less for the ring, and it will be delivered quicker than Zales quoted me. Now I sit here patiently playing the waiting game to get my 2k back stuck in "pending" due to Zales crappy customer support and webpage errors. Thanks a lot! I will never return.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2020
I use to love Zales. It was the only place I bought jewelry from. But the all of a sudden took layway away and forgot about the people who can’t get a zales credit cards. A lot of people like the fact that you can pay it off through layway
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2020
I got a credit card through these guy. Was treated so bad by this company. I called and canceled the credit card. I refuse to spend my money with a racist company. It's truly sad when does this stop. Truly truly sad.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2020
It won’t let me give them no stars or else that would be my rating. Purchased a ring from the website. Read the fine print and felt okay about my purchase. A few days later it arrived and they sent me the incorrect ring. I immediately called customer service and was placed on hold numerous times. I simply want the correct ring sent to me. They told me that I could either drive 8 hours away to a store and return the ring in person and then wait 5-7 days for a refund or I could return the ring by mail and wait 30 days. I asked if I could have them ship the ring to the store and exchange it there. I was told no because I can’t exchange an online purchase. This is 100 percent Zales error and they are unwilling to make it right.
I understand if I simply didn’t like the ring and wanted to return it. That is NOT the case. They did not send me what I purchased. This is their mistake. I asked to talk to a supervisor and was told they could put in a ticket and one would call me in 24-48 hours. Guess what, it has been 4 full business days and no call. Basically Zales is holding my money hostage and earning interest on it while I have already mailed back their ring. I would have gotten the same customer service if I had a conversation with a potato in my kitchen. Never again.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2020
Being a young individual I wanted to help build my credit, so once my fiancé received order to PCS it was time to purchase an engagement ring. First place I thought of was Zales. Since the purchase was made with no issue I also made another large investment to add to my credit card. However this second purchase was on a special deal that was solicited by the store to be paid off in a certain time frame you will pay no interest. Of course as any other person you would think that was a great deal? WELL NO SINCE THIS IS A SCAM.
I called customer care the other day to inquire how much I had left to pay off on my bill and it was almost the same amount since I purchased my sale that has the interest deal. Once the associate located my account she verified I had been making larger payments than the amount due and also verified they had messed up on their end and did not apply any of the remainder to the interest free balance. FOR 9 MONTHS! Instead of the remaining portion of the payment being put towards my interest free portion they did nothing at all and put it towards my contractual balance.
I have paid over $30 plus a month and she stated she would have to "request" to credit my account 90 dollars since only the minimum due was $10 a month and "hopefully" that was approved? So 9 months of payments to only get $90 when it should be around $270? Which by the way was not taken off of it once she requested it, and they denied it and did not give reasoning. This is a scam to open the sales account and poor customer service. Once this bill is paid not only will I close my account I will also let other military spouses know as well in order to make sure they are not taken advantage of as I have been. I will not be using Zales as a jeweler any longer for myself or my spouse's jewelry which is unfortunate considering both of our wedding rings/bands and other jewelry have been purchased through this company.
Reviewed July 11, 2020
Worst online shopping experience I have ever had. Ordered ring for my wife for first year anniversary. Ordered May 1st, needing it for July 1st. Thought 2 months advance would be plenty. WRONG. Arrived July 1st, wrong ring, missing a band and the band that was there was missing a diamond. Spent hours and hours on hold with customer service only to get hung up on and told that they can’t see any info. “Expedited” ticket put in to have it resent. Been 20 days and the ticket hasn’t been reviewed. When all else fails, expect customer service to blame COVID. If you want any answers, you will have to contact the vendor directly like I did. If you want your proposal or anniversary ruined, and to get ZERO courtesy from the company that ruined it, choose Zales.
Reviewed July 11, 2020
I ordered a ring May 24 with estimated shipping date of June 26th. Weeks go by and I get no updates. I go to the online chat after waiting 20 minutes just to be told there was no update on my order. I check again the following week and was told jeweler who was in charge of my ring was closed due to COVID and just reopened. New estimated delivery date July 20. Today I received first email ever with the same song and dance and now estimated delivery date is Aug. 7. I thought Zales had high standards and professionalism. I won't purchase from them again. I may cancel order - not sure yet.
Reviewed July 9, 2020
I ordered a ring on June 2nd with an estimated shipping date of June 24th. That day rolls around and NOTHING. I have waited on hold for OVER an hour and half just to be informed that the vendor who supplies my ring is CLOSED due to COVID. Why even list a ring for sale when the vendor isn't open?? I was told then the ring would be shipped on July 10 instead. I check back through the online chat, just to verify and am then informed that whoever told me July 10th was incorrect and that they still have no idea when I will get my ring. The level of incompetence is incredible. I was misled, lied to and misinformed. No two customer service agents have given me the same information. I will not ever be doing business with Zales again and I have cancelled my order.
Reviewed June 30, 2020
Horrible experience with this company. I lied to by the customer that sold me the jewelry, I guess so she could get a sale, she lied to me and now I'm paying the consequences for not reading the agreement and trusting their employees. She told me I had 18 months of no interest and said after that I would just accrue the interest that would accrue on a regular month. Now I'm stuck with 2k of interest for those 18 months. I called and tried to pay the 3k and they did not try to help so now I'm stuck with 5k. I will never go there in my life again, they are very dishonest people!!!! Customer reps are ** too!!!!
Reviewed June 29, 2020
I ordered a ring from Zales on May 18th... It is now June 29 and it still hasn’t shipped. On June 25th, After waiting an hour, I finally got Into a chat room with a “customer server representative” and I asked why it hasn’t shipped yet. The response I got was something like “as you could see on your customer dashboard it says it should get there on the 24th.” (Keep in mind this was the 25th.) “However we have not shipped it. We will ship it when we can.” Then left the chat right after sending that message. Leaving me chance for me to cancel my order (which I’m trying to do now.) So to summarize, Zales has pretty rings, but apparently they don’t have customer service.
Reviewed June 29, 2020
Thought I had found the perfect anniversary wedding band for my wife of only 2 years. Ordered it on the 8th of June with the expected arrival date of June 22nd. It’s now June 29th. I’ve called customer service only to be put on hold for more than an hour. I called an actual store and the lady (who was very nice) tried to help but couldn’t. My anniversary is tomorrow!!! What am I to do???? Zales has to do better with these types of issues. Soon I’ll pursue steps to get my money back. I’m not happy about this company ruining my anniversary.
Reviewed June 24, 2020
Not sure what is going on with Zales right now, but I placed an order over 2 weeks ago. I noticed the disclaimer about shipping taking a little longer. Figured it would ship within a week or so. Most stores are still shipping items within a day or two. Not Zales. 15 days and still has not shipped. I call customer service and sit on hold for over an hour! I can prove it as I timed it. I was able to get through to Cruise ship company to discuss refunds faster than this. Then, I look on website for the "chat" option. It is listed as "Currently unavailable." Been like that for quite some time now. STAY AWAY from Zales until they get their act together. Oh, BTW, they keep posting new items on Facebook, but won't respond to my comments or messages. Despicable! SHIP MY ITEM!!!
Reviewed June 23, 2020
WORST COMPANY EVER. In a nutshell, this company doesn't keep their promises to their customers. I regret giving them my business and I recommend everyone not to. If you are up to wasting time waiting your item go for Zales.
Reviewed May 20, 2020
I've Placed an order on may 10th, it was supposed to be delivered 5/19. Called customer service 5 times. Each time they had no clue about my order. I don't think Zales have any customer service. The Reps are there to answer from zales website. Avoid them as much you can. NEVER AGAIN ZALES, YOU RUINED MY PLANS.
Reviewed May 11, 2020
I planned a trip/flight to see my girlfriend on June 20th for which I'll be proposing. Placed my order on May 3rd, it currently says "Pending". A week later I receive an email from "SterlingWebCCS" (not found anywhere on the internet) stating due to COVID-19 my order would be "estimated" to June 19th. I've rescheduled/paid for my flight a month out to July 25th. I've contacted Zales Customer Support and they didn't have any information regarding my order only that the delay due to COVID-19 (scripted for customers). I asked where my order is being prepared/shipped from and they didn't answer that question.
I asked why my funds were returned to my account and they stated their system only charges you when the order is fulfilled. Many people don't just keep large amounts of money in their bank accounts, this can clash with mortgage, phone, car, insurance..etc payments. So when they decide they want to charge for the order placed, the card may not have the funds and further delaying my order. June 19th isn't a promised date and could take longer.
I'm not sure why Zales is going through 3rd party vendors and if that vendor is closed, you won't get your order as "estimated". I find it very inconvenient that it would take almost 2 months for my order to be here and if I get the order I won't have time to return it whether it's damaged or don't like the look. That would result me in rescheduling my flight and paying more money. Their system wasn't setup to handle such a pandemic or economic crisis. Zales system is bad and they shouldn't outsource their merchandise. I'm just scared I won't even get or like my order when It's here.
Reviewed May 8, 2020
I ordered my ring on 03/29 the delivery said it would get here 04/22 but when I added it to my cart it immediately changed to 05/07 that was upsetting but whatever I can wait five weeks. Come 05/07 it was still pending and no money was pulled from the account. We called customer service and after an hour on hold they picked up and immediately hung up. I’ve found no email to send them an email so I had to resort to their Facebook page. I messaged them saying it was pending and was supposed to be here so I wanted to know what was going on. I also mentioned the issue with the call. Their response was what I told them “it’s pending” well duh I just told you that. I wish I had read the reviews before finding the perfect engagement ring or else I would have looked somewhere else. After all this I will be looking for our wedding bands elsewhere.
Reviewed April 24, 2020
Purchased my wife an anniversary ring. Ordered March 20 at 12 noon. According to Zales they did not process ring order to vendor until the 23 therefore the Vendor closed. So because of the delay with my order I still to date April 24th 2020 still do not have the ring. Mind you, I have had my wife call 3 times and during any of those calls they NEVER, informed us vendor was closed. Today was first time. All the rest told us that is should be out this week (each and every time). First time we ever dealt with a huge commercial jeweler. We only use privately owned because at least they are honest. Poor service. Poor, poor, poor. Never again.
Reviewed April 20, 2020
They have a great selection and affordable prices to many locations all over the place. The customer service is amazing. They will help you to make your selection that fits your budget. I definitely recommend them to everyone.
Reviewed April 17, 2020
My fiancee purchased my engagement ring at Zales. It is a beautiful piece and a pleasant experience. They give you enough time to wear the ring to make sure it's what you love, more importantly as for the warranty and manager I lost the main diamond and brought it into the store the manager personally took it to their repair center and what normally would of taken 20days to repair only took 2 days. I highly recommend Paramus Zales!

Reviewed April 16, 2020
I got a Zales card some yrs ago. Stayed current with my acct, pymt and all. They canceled my acct...due to inactivity. My acct was paid in full. I'm not pissed about the card being canceled. But that cancellation made my credit score drop. When they want money they find a way to get in contact with you. If you're in good standings with Zales they drop you instead of offering you something to enticed you to spend with them. That's bad business, period. So don't waste your time or credit score with Zales.
Reviewed April 16, 2020
They were able to reset my earring which made me very happy. I called to find out if they reset earrings. They said they do. I brought the stone to them, picked out a setting and they sent it in to the jeweler and in 2 weeks I had my earring back.
Reviewed April 14, 2020
I think jewelry is beautiful I can only afford so much. Some is pricey which is what you would expect because of the jewels you want it's so many including diamonds, gemstones, clarity, type of diamond, etc.
Reviewed April 13, 2020
The staff was friendly and they had excellent quality jewelry. I’m happy with the service. I will definitely shop there again. My partner really enjoyed the piece of jewelry I gave him. Thank you Zales!
Reviewed April 11, 2020
Great customer service, knowledgeable staff and great warranty. I like their replacement policy just in case a gem falls out. I was happy with my purchase and my wife loved the earrings.
Reviewed April 10, 2020
Purchased an engagement ring from Zales with warranty for loss of stones etc. Same day gave to my lady. She lost 1/2C solitaire next day - independent jeweler said post wasn't secured. Zales poo poo'd for almost 4 months and then gave us a terrible stone to replace it with. This may have been the local store and Not Zales in general.
Reviewed April 9, 2020
Went in to find an wedding ring for my fiancé and I was immediately greeted with kindness. The staff was so helpful yet I did not feel pressured to purchase at all. It was my first stop on my list of potential stores and when I informed the salesman, he was still willing to help me. I ended up returning to purchase the ring we discussed.
Reviewed April 8, 2020
Our experience at Zales was one of high pressure to buy jewelry that was overpriced. Unlike other jewelers, I saw nothing special or unique, and the salesperson was pushy. I found what I was looking for at another jeweler's, and for a better price. While it's always fun to window shop, I won't go into a Zales. I never buy if I feel pressured, and I prefer to not be made uncomfortable.
Reviewed April 7, 2020
No matter which store I have gone to all the Zales salespeople are pleasant and professional, and the pricing seems to always be fair. The stores are always clean and well stocked. I always buy a gift for my wife at Zales for Christmas and her birthday and have never been disappointed.
Reviewed April 5, 2020
I had them make something for my wife a couple of times for Christmas from some pearls we had got at the dock at the ocean in California that got put in a drawer for a few years, turned out good both times. A pair of earrings and a necklace.
Reviewed April 1, 2020
My deployed boyfriend purchased me an expensive ring for Valentine's Day. When it arrived I was blown away It was beautiful! After staring so long at it and taking care to remove it before I showered or washed my hands, I noticed that one of the four prongs holding the main diamond setting was missing. Without thinking too much into it I called customer service. Joyce answered and couldn’t help me as I wasn’t the person who bought the ring even though we’re both military and he is deployed and my address and name was on the purchase as it was shipped to me.
Eventually with a lot of back and forth and asking how this company supports its military member (which I might add they don’t), the only advise she could offer was a return and refund. That is what we did. I paid $35 in shipping fees to include insurance to cover it as it was pricey. I am stationed in Japan. My boyfriend received his refund and went to purchase the same item and had it shipped to me again. This time the first thing I did was inspect it.??♀️ This one has the same defect as the last just not the same prong so it’s not the same ring yet another with same issue.
Guess who picked up when I called their 1 800 number? Joyce! (Beginning to think they only have one customer service rep) I asked what guarantee does Zales have on the quality of their product? Her answer was “Well we use vendors and maybe this one is just not that good”. My concern was having to pay another $35 for shipping when it is entirely their fault. She offered a prepaid return shipping label to my email address and that was it. I don’t think I will ever buy Zales especially online ever again!
Reviewed March 28, 2020
I will keep it simple. 2-2-20 ordered a diamond bracelet for a Valentine’s Day gift. 2-3-20 received email stating package had shipped 2-day and I was charged for the item. I received a tracking number but UPS never received the package. UPS opened investigation and determined the package was lost. I had 3 chat sessions with Zales and got nothing but excuses. They don't even insure their shipments of diamond jewelry. Whenever I have needed a gift with sparkle zales was my go to place and had been for at least the last 20 years.
It has been almost 2 months and have gotten nowhere, Valentine’s Day is gone, I tracked my time and have spent almost 3 hours in chat sessions and on the phone with UPS, and I am out over $200 so I have decided enough is enough. I am the type of person that when I find something that works online or in person I stick with it. Stay with it. There are plenty of other options available for me to choose from so I will find somewhere else to take my business.
Reviewed March 27, 2020
I ordered a $5,379.00 3CT ring as a replacement for my wife. It was a special moment. Only to have the ring get here in the freaking wrong size. The incompetence here is just out of this world. I did not apply for credit. I paid in full out of pocket. When I requested a refund, I was told it would take a whole 30 days to be refunded my money. I'd stay away from Zales. This is highly unacceptable. Very disappointed. I'd advise all my friends to stay away from this company. Very disappointed.
Reviewed March 2, 2020
$15 balance cost me $93 even though my account was supposed to be paid off with final 3 payments as discussed. Wouldn’t budge. Will never recommend this business or buy from again. Customer of about 10 years.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2020
I had a promotional financing for my wedding ring for my wife. I thought it was 24 months but found out it was only 18 months. The finance charge was $2000 on a $4000 purchase - 50% interest charge!!! I tried to call - once I realized what happened to get some relief to a 50% interest rate and they refused. I went up the chain of people, 1st rep, 2nd Evon, 3rd Perri, told me they would NOT relieve any of the charges even if I paid in full the total balance. There was no notification that this was expiring via email or phone call. If my payment was late, they called every day, send emails relentlessly. NO email or call warning me that they were going to double my balance and charge 50% interest rate. NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH ZALES!!!! This is ridiculous that they can charge that much interest to anyone. It should be illegal.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2020
Zales has extremely deceptive advertising. I wanted a diamond ring for Valentine’s Day 2020. I looked at their website and all across the top of the page talks about guaranteed delivery by 2/14. I went to their Valentine sale section and selected a ring and bought it. When I got the confirmation email it said I had free 2 day shipping and and then it said ETA of 2/28!!!! I contacted their online chat and explained that I bought this for Valentine’s Day and they told me it takes all that time for processing. What?! I’ve purchased from small indie brands that are able to ship same day or next day but a huge corporation takes 1-2 weeks to even ship an order!!!
Their chat customer service was absolutely useless even after I spoke with a manager. They literally copy and paste the same things over and over again. I tried contacting them on Twitter with the same insulting copy and paste results. So I didn’t get my ring on Valentine’s Day. To add insult to injury they ended up shipping it the day after Valentine’s Day. I reported them to the BBB for false advertising. I can’t believe how horrendous their customer service is. I’ll never buy anything from a company owned by Zales. I told my husband I never want anything from this company again. I’ll be buying from my local jeweler that actually cares about their customers. I still haven’t received the ring and it better be amazing or else I’m taking it to a store to return it. I might return it anyway because I’m so disappointed with their lack of customer service.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2020
I was a long time customer of Zales for years. In 2018 I made a large purchase of jewelry. The sales rep talked me into applying for a line of credit in order to take advantage of the interest free program. She stated the interest would start to accrue if not paid in 18 months. My plan was to make small payments and a large payment at the end. Today I went to make that payment and saw a large $2000 interest charge applied to my account! I called Comenity Bank and spoke to quite a few people. I was told by the bank the interest starts at time of purchase and is added at the end. I’ve never encountered this before. Of course Comenity Bank refused to reverse the charge. I feel very deceived. Zales has not been sending me statements to my new address nor wireless. I shouldn’t have been so trusting.
I purchased the agreement to have my jewelry cleaned and serviced every 6 months. My jewelry is returned to me and doesn’t appear to have been cleaned or serviced. Zales is very helpful when selling but not much help afterwards. Zales has gone down so much in quality and service. I will never make another purchase there again. Please be careful of their credit trap. I shouldn’t have been so trusting. This has been an expensive lesson.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2020
Ordered my wedding ring Jan 5th 2020. Ring said it was delivered at store on the 21st. The store doesn't have it and now they have to investigate on how the ring got lost. I have to wait 8 to 10 days for someone to get back with me with info. They are gonna trace the package. Meanwhile I have no wedding ring. They refuse to send another ring. Never again will I purchase anything from Zales. Today is Feb 1st and no response from them.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020
Do not stand by product or warranty. Item was damaged and refused to cover under warranty that they recommended and started would cover damages. Charge later fees even when payments made on due date. Overall horrendous company. Please buy your jewelry elsewhere.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020
I purchased my tungsten wedding band from there along with my wife's wedding band and a necklace for her. Her wedding rings were fine along with the necklace. The staff in the Chicago Ridge Mall location was rude and really seemed like they do not care about the customers. After having my ring for over year it broke. I took it back to the store that I got it from to see what could be done about it. Again I was treated rudely and the staff had the same attitude about not really caring for the customers. After this last experience I will take my business to another jewelry store. Being a tungsten band I would have expected better quality.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2020
My boyfriend went to Zales to buy me a Christmas present, he found what he wanted to add to the gifts he already purchased, the item he found was 750 dollars. As they were processing the payment Zales system malfunctioned debiting the 750 out of his account, the clerk stated she couldn’t let him take the merchandise as the system did not recognize payment, she then told him that he could write out a second check for 750 in which now there is 1500 out of his account on Christmas Eve, she stated it would 4-6 business days and they would refund the second 750. Well here it is the 17th of January and we still do not have the cash back, this is horrible!!! And basically theft DO Not do business with them!!! As the ring is too big and I cannot wear it or enjoy it at all.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2020
Ordered jewelry, took forever to get shipping information, a shipping label was created on January 2, UPS has only a record of a label being created, the tracking number they sent has no substance to it. Zales has no info on my package.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2020
I purchase a silver cross necklace from a Zales store outlet that was closing in my neighborhood. It was supposed to be a gift. The gift was never given. I tried to return it at Zales in Pearland Texas and was told that, "We DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FROM THAT STORE." My receipt does not say ALL SALES FINAL. When I purchased the necklace the receipt read Everything Must Go and up to 40% off. Zales could offered a Store Credit to an OPTION to resolve the issue. To add insult to disappointment the sales lady (Michelle) told me of another who tried to return a item from the closing location who got extremely upset with them. She stated that HEADQUARTERS SAID DON'T TAKE NOTHING FROM THAT STORE. I will continue to tell my story all over the internet.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2020
Bought a diamond and emerald ring from Zales on 31st Oct, 19. One emerald fell out less than two months later - on 30th Dec. Sent an email to the address on their contact us page. No response. Initiated a chat with a customer service rep who was a master of doublespeak and refused to answer my repeated and clear questions about whether they would replace the emerald free of charge, as it was clearly a case of poor workmanship. I wore the ring approx 15 times. Thus ensued a very frustrating hour, with her first telling me they have no record of my email, then saying they “turn off their email“ over the holidays!??? Then she uploaded all kinds of warranty info but then said I had no warranty.
When I said there has to be coverage against defective workmanship she said I had “coverage of the stone” but that the ring was not returned within the “return timeline”, which she failed to clarify. Then she came out with this gem: “As per the warranty you do not have none (sic) since the diamond bond was voided.” What does that even mean? Extremely frustrating and no closer to getting my ring fixed.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2020
Fiance purchased necklace for $160 and paid cash. I didn't like it (chain was thin and not long enough for me) so I told him to return it. He says the Zales store couldn't return it because they didnt have enough cash in the register. He was told to call back and see if and when they had the cash. I called corporate and they said we should have been given a check request. I then called the store to ask whether the check could be sent to the store and we could return the necklace and pick up the check at the same time. I was told no. I don't feel comfortable returning a necklace without getting our money at the same time. I'll have to call corporate again to see if something better can be done. How awful is a business that can't give you cash back for an item that you paid? Do they not have cash on hand? Needless to say, we will never do business with zales again ever!
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2019
I purchased an aquamarine and diamond ring for Christmas and selected the size 8, which was available. When I received the ring, it was a size 7 and did not fit. I called the local Zales retail store to ask if they would re-size the ring and told, “no.” Very disappointed and would not recommend. My receipt also indicates “ring size 8”.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2019
My now husband proposed on Christmas Day 2018. I was over the moon and the ring he chose was gorgeous. It was difficult turning my ring over to be sized down, but that's the price you pay for having small fingers. I was told I would have my ring in three weeks. When I went to pick up my ring, it was scratched both inside and out on the band from the resizing. I had to send it back. After another three weeks, my ring came back and the band was very thin from fixing the scratches. I was told if I wanted to have the band the same size, I would've had to pay for the extra white gold. I was furious as none of it was my fault and Zales' repair center should've never sent it back in that condition.
The store ended up replacing the ring, but sending it back AGAIN for resizing. Once again, my ring was sent off for yet another 3 weeks. Finally, I got my ring back but they failed to stamp the ring 10K like I asked. I felt like I was without my ring during my engagement more than I had it. When it came time to have my engagement ring and wedding band sautered, I was just waiting for it to come back with problems. It did. I asked for my engagement ring and my wedding band to be stamped and neither were. I've had my ring a year now and I'm about to send it back once again because a diamond has fallen out. I am very disappointed as I have yet to really enjoy my ring. My husband regrets going to Zales in the first place. It was supposed to be a happy moment in our lives and we've had disappointment after disappointment. (I have pictures of every disappointment that I would gladly show someone at headquarters.)
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019
I purchased new rings a couple of years ago for my husband and I. Within the first six months one of my diamonds fell out. I took the ring back to the store and the ring was sent off for repair. Fast forward almost two years later another diamond fell out. I take it back into the store and they claim that I haven't had my ring inspected in two years, therefore they won't be able to help me. I think there's something very wrong with the quality of your rings when the diamond are constantly falling out. My sister has a ring from Zales as well and she informed me her diamond fell out as well.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2019
I ordered a ring for my wife on Dec 20th. They were promoting “Order by Dec 20th for guaranteed Christmas delivery.” It is now the 24th Christmas Eve and stopped by the store to find out my order was not delivered. I called costumer service and I was told I will not receive my order until the 26th. I was really excited to surprise my wife with a ring but thanks to Zales and their false promotion, I have to explain my wife I don’t have her gift yet. Thanks a lot Zales. Never again.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019
Zales, Greenbrier Mall Chesapeake -A store worker named Renee, worst customer service ever. She was a hateful old woman. I will never shop there again. This woman should be fired. She was rude and so hateful- needless to say racist.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019
Ordered online well before Christmas. Chose the 2 day UPS shipping method. Money came right out of my account and almost 2 weeks later still no product. Customer Service is a joke as well as their online customer service. Horrible experience and this company needs to reevaluate how to treat and do business with people. Save Your time and money and shop on another website or store. You will thank yourself later.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019
I placed an order on December 2nd, 2019. I contacted customer service on several occasions to get order updates since their website stated that all orders placed by Dec 19th will be shipped and arrive by December 24th. As of 1015am on December 24th, there is no shipping update, and no ETA as to when the order will ship. A company such as Zales is expected to have better customer service, but that is obviously false. Not a single customer service rep was able to provide any updates, they refuse to honor the original purchase price so that I could just purchase my item at a local store, and refused to assist in any way.
Basically, I got a, "Sorry for the inconvenience but there is nothing we can or will do for you." So now I'm left, a gift short on Christmas day, because zales holds their customers orders until the very last second to be processed and shipped, and when they fail to follow through on their end, they are unable to do anything to help the customer. This is the first and last time I will ever place an order with zales. If you require a gift for someone that is only available on their website, second guess making that purchase unless you have more than a 4 week buffer to get your item because they obviously can't produce positive results.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019
I made a large diamond ring purchase a week before Christmas. Zales was advertising guaranteed Christmas delivery all the way up until 2 days before Christmas. They held my order in the pending status for the full week. I called 3 times on different days asking when will it ship. Now it's Christmas eve and I chatted online with a sales rep. It looks like it might be at my local store by 6pm. Maybe, but who knows is kind of how it sounded. Most folks have plans Christmas eve so I'm a bit peeved. They sat on it over a week and I got the same delivery service as the folks who ordered yesterday last minute. Never again Zales!
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019
I ordered on December 2nd. I did the 2 day delivery. My email said the money wouldn’t come out until my order was shipped. My money came out that day. I called twice to see where my order was and they said it’s still pending but you will get your order before Christmas. I call today the 23rd of December and I was on the phone for over 2hrs (on hold) as I’m on hold I’m looking at my email and I get an email from them at 5:30 pm (December 23rd) that my order can’t be shipped before Christmas and they will try and get it out as soon as possible. I called at around 5pm and you have to put in all your information about your order. So you tell someone on the 23rd that their order from December 2nd still hasn’t shipped and don’t know when it will. I was on the phone for 2hrs and 9 minutes not to speak with anyone!! Very mad and want my money back. Will never order again and will tell everyone not to waist their money and time.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2019
Placed an online order on December the 16th, the shipping said 2 day express. 2 days later the order was still pending. Tried contacting them for day, online chat unavailable, called over and over. Sat on hold each time. Eventually the calls just drop. Finally 4 days later the online chat mystically the chat popped up as available. I was told I didn’t place the order in time to make it for Christmas. I then asked him to cancel the order since it hadn’t shipped. I was told they have a 1 hour cancellation policy for online orders. So now not only am I not getting my item by Christmas, I have to return it as soon as it gets here and I have the pleasure of having to go out last minute to find something else to purchase. Very unhappy with Zales. Someone doesn’t know how to run a business, will never consider using their services again.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2019
We placed an order on 2nd December for our engagement on the 27th of December. There was a guaranteed 4 day shipping. However, there was no update till the 11th. I called the customer care and they said they would pass it on to the ecommerce team and it should be resolved soon, we would hear from them soon. That soon never happened. We called them again on the 14th December and they said that our complaint was never passed on to the ecommerce team and they would look into it asap. We called them again on the 18th and someone else was to blame. It is the 20th, 7 days for the engagement and there is no clue where the ring is. This experience has been extremely frustrating and I am never going to order from Zales ever again.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2019
My husband and I tried three times to get what was advertised for my wedding ring. We're students and I don't like diamonds, so we went with a smaller, lower priced set with lab created sapphire in Sterling silver which we ordered online as the store did not carry it. The ring arrived and was missing two stones. So we took it to the store where we were told it would be best to return the ring and buy it again. However, the store would not match the original sales price. Awesome.
The second ring arrived and it had a crack in the band and was also missing a stone. The two bands were also not equally sized, so we had to pay to have it sized. Our wedding was very near, so we didn't have time to return it yet again beforehand. Our photographer did her best with the close up shots. We returned to the store again to see what could be done. An associate told us specifically that they couldn't do anything about it as we did not purchase their diamond protection plan (on a ring that didn't have any diamonds...?), but they could send it off for an estimate. Dissatisfied, we returned a different day and spoke directly with the manager, who was able to do a customer satisfaction replacement.
Ring #3 arrived and it looked pretty good. We were feeling better about everything and were just happy it had all been resolved. Nope. Within 30 days a stone fell out. Now, I'm not hard on jewelry. I took my ring off every day for work so it would stay in good condition. There was no reason other than faulty workmanship that THREE rings should be damaged in the span of SIX MONTHS. We returned to the store once more for a refund. The same crappy associate from before waved us away, as he didn't know how the manger had handled the transaction and couldn't really do anything about it. He suggested we return to see the manager again.
Quick note: we live 40 minutes from the store. Over an hour wasted each time we had to go into the store. We made at least seven total trips to this store, which means nearly 10 hours on the road to sort this out. We both have school and full-time jobs. This was just ridiculous. We called before we drove out again, spoke to the manager on the phone, and got a direct promise that a full refund would be given once we returned the ring. Originally we were offered store credit, but we made sure to point out that we had no desire to shop with this company again. Deal. We drove out one last time to drop it on their counter, grabbed the receipt that stated we would be getting a check in the mail, and left. We got that check yesterday, so at least that was prompt.
Overall, horrendous experience. The manager was the only person in this store that seemed to have a clue what they were doing. We were treated like nothing by other staff members for not buying more expensive merchandise and waved away when we just wanted to be done with the whole ordeal. We got our money back and will not be doing further business with Zales. My wedding ring was replaced with a gorgeous diamond ring from a reputable local New Orleans jeweler and has not had any issues.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019
Worst customer service ever. Ordered a product for my nieces seventh birthday on Black Friday. Good deal, if it actually arrived. Lost in transit. And spoken with an agent that I thought was at least trying to help provide an extension number but no way to get back to her. Seven hours later still not resolved. Finally get a supervisor offer me a replacement have a deep discount. They told me there was no way to get me the item sooner than to 7 to 14 business days. Was not a good listener, told me there was no way she can get it to me by Christmas. I had told her several times it was for a birthday present for my niece. She laid a reference as my granddaughter. While the discounts are appreciated the fact that they could do nothing to expedite the situation was completely unacceptable
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019
Husband bought a Couple’s Birthstone and Diamond Accent Cross Hearts Ring back in Feb 2019. The entire birthstone, hearts accent has fallen off the ring in Dec 2019. I went to Zales The Diamond Store at the Avenues where a representative had me call Zales and was told there was nothing they could do. I have purchased many rings and never has a piece fallen off from a ring. Poor quality if the rings only lasts a couple of months and the ring was not cheap. Never buying from this store again as there is no guarantee to the customer.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2019
Stone swapping. While in the Reno, Nevada Zales looking at Rings with my wife the salesperson asked if we wanted her to clean my wife's wedding set, My wife wanted to wear her new ring home, a few hours after arriving home my wife said that her ring looked different and the diamond looks dull. Also setting has a rough edge that it did not have before.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019
Absolutely terrible. Was never late on a payment with Zales. Literally paid my account in full with a $0 balance. Got a text message two months AFTER paying the balance saying I owed $1115!!! I literally came to the store and MADE SURE I knew the last day to pay: was told I had until the end of October with my promotional plan. If I could give -10 stars I would. Absolutely horrific experience. The only reason I am even paying this ridiculous amount is so I don’t ruin my credit. I am disgusted with this place.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2019
STAY AWAY From this financial BANK. Do not buy something from Zales if there is a promotion with 18 months no interest. I bought a ring for 4,500 dollars and was sold by the sales representative that they have this amazing promotion. They sent us up on a paperless billing and this is how they scam you. We never received a letter in the mail stating our promotion was ending. I found out two months later because I wanted to buy more jewelry. I called their bank. After 1 hour on the phone and talking to three people she are stealing from me 1,700 dollars since I didn’t pay before promotion ending and charging me additional 30 percent interest till it gets paid off.
I was trying to have a resolution with them on paying off the balance and paying half of the 1700 fee and they said no it’s a business decision. It’s not enough that I have to pay 1700 extra but I have to pay 30 percent interest on top of the penalty. I asked the manger Michelle to give me 30 days extension so I can come up with the money and they said, "No. We gave you 18 months." Today is November 26. Christmas is around the corner and this bank is pure evil and steals from the poor to make themselves rich. THIEVES!!! Stay away.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2019
They don't keep your records. If you lose them you are COMPLETELY and totally out of luck. After months and months of calls back and forth between myself, corporate, and the local store, they still wouldn't replace the diamond I lost out of my setting because they "didn't have record of my inspections." I'd had my ring regularly inspected for almost 10 years by that point but they didn't care. They wipe the inspections from their system intentionally so they don't have to honor warranties. You've been warned. Zales DOES NOT CARE about you as the customer.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2019
Aug. 31, 2019 I took my ring in to be repaired under warranty. 2 weeks later I was told I had to have it replaced. I was told it would take 4 weeks. It is November 25 and I still do not have my ring. Each time I call the store I was given a different date of when my ring would be available. After being told the 3rd week in November, I called to complain about the customer service I received to the Zales 800#, only for the customer service rep to call the store and come back on line to give me the 2nd week in December. Again, another date. I ask for a supervisor only to be told that no supervisor was available, they were busy with other calls. I requested a call back when they were free. To date, I am still waiting.
A week later I called the store directly to ask for the district manager. She was more helpful and told me I would get my ring in 10 days. 10 days later, I am still waiting for my ring and now I am being told after Thanksgiving. There has been no sympathy or empathy expressed in this bad experience. They are acting like I purchased a necklace, not my WEDDING RING. I have been without my wedding ring for 3 1/2 months and ZALES does not care. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE another item from your company and we have purchased lots including both sets of wedding rings for my husband and myself 5 and 10 year anniversary sets. It is so sad you have nice items but not nice customer service to follow after the sale with your warranties. It would be better if you never sold items that matter to customers because once you have your customers' money, you no longer care!
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2019
I purchase a necklace in Sept. of 2019 and I did a return in Oct. 2019... They sent it back saying it was not the product they gave me. I order a necklace. Not knowing it was so thin. Went to store to return cause the letter I receive with it said I can go to Kay's and exchange. With that being said I was rip off... No return no exchange cause they said I return wrong item. REALLY. WOW. Never again will I shop at ZALES.COM.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2019
My husband and I bought my wedding ring set including a wedding band and engagement band, both with diamonds in them in Silverdale WA, April 2002. We purchased the lifetime warranty, because we figured that since we planned on being married for a lifetime, it would be beneficial for wear and tear repairs. The first couple years were fine, I went in every 6 months for inspections, with no issues. About 7 years after purchase, a diamond fell out of the engagement band, and I brought it to Zales in New London, CT, and they sent it out for a replacement stone since the warranty covered the loss. When I got the ring back, the stone was noticeably smaller and cloudy, unlike the original stone. (The entire set was certified). So, I figure it's not that big of a deal, I was happy with my set.
The US Navy moved us to San Diego, CA and we kept up with our inspections for 10 years, missing only a couple times (but they would inspect it and let it slide). Then my husband retired in 2015 and we transitioned into civilian life and we moved to rural North Dakota. I missed a couple inspections as it was challenging to get to town etc, but I went in on April 2016 and was told that because we had the ring over 15 years, I no longer needed the lifetime inspections. So, I stopped going in for inspections. My ring was beautiful, and I loved it so much! Fast forward to last weekend when TWO of the stones on the engagement ring fell out.
I went to the local Zales and they 1) had no record of me being a client with an account, even after me giving them every phone number and address I have had since becoming a customer 17 years ago and 2) said that my warranty was void because I missed inspections. I asked them how much it would cost to pay out of pocket for the diamonds, so they FINALLY found my account (after I showed them the receipts with my current phone number on it, which I had given them numerous times). So they send my ring out for an evaluation.
I get a call a week later saying that my ring was too compromised that they would not be able to repair it, in a voicemail. So I went into the store with my husband to pick up the ring, and to ask some questions. The associate told me that the gold was "deteriorated" and was unable to be fixed and it was not worth the time to fix it. I asked her if the gold had depreciated in cost, or what exactly happened, however she was unable to answer my questions. SO... I ask her, "Even if I pay for this out of pocket, Zales won't repair my ring because it's not worth it to them" and she said, "Yes, pretty much."
So, in short, the lifetime warranty is a SCAM. They make you retain your original paperwork with the hopes that you lose it or miss inspections that will void your warranty and they will get to keep the money without following through on any repairs. I am honestly just disgusted. We spent a significant amount of money there, and they simply rely on most couples divorcing after 5-10 years so they get to pocket the money from a ring that no longer has emotional value. The sales associate was taken aback when I asked her how long the warranty would be on the work (that they refused to do if they could do it) and she said 6 months. So, essentially, Zales is banking on you 1) losing your warranty paperwork and 2) getting divorced and no longer needing the ring.
Not only that, but HOW in 2019, does zales not keep a database of accounts that INCLUDE inspection details. I mean come on. IN 2002 when the ring was purchased I understand, but seriously, get with the mother-loving program. Very dissatisfied and honestly will never shop there again. Their treatment of Veterans is appalling.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2019
About two years ago I sent my wedding ring to Zales in Bridgewater Commons Mall for resizing. After I gave them my ring for them to do the job, there were not any message anymore about my ring. I went to their shop twice during these two years asking if my order is done. They said there is no order made in their shop at all. I was so shocked but could not say anything at all and just went back home, since they said so firm I didn't have an order with them. Since then I constantly feel said and sometimes had nightmare in my dreams. The wedding ring was a gift from my mother who brought it for me as a gift. I couldn't tell her that I lost the ring she gave me but could only keep silent and leave the bad feeling for myself. I thought I had lost the ring forever but really didn't understand how this was happened.
One day in last month, an employee in Zales called me and asked if I ever placed an order in there shop years ago. Yes!! I said. I was so excited and also felt so bad to hear that they had found my ring now, which had made me many worries and nightmares until then. When I finally came to Zales shop and meet the lady who called, she apologized that they have mislocated the ring and only found this order recently by accident. Then she offered giving me a 10 percent off discount for customer satisfaction. I accepted her apology and ready to go on and forget about the unhappiness.
However, when I came home and made phone call to ask Zales refund my 10% discount, I was shocked and confused again. The customer service in Zales office said there is no such thing as 10% discount for me. I was so confused. Why the person in Zales shop said she would offer discount but the main office said no? I called back to the lady in Zales at Bridgewater commons shop and asked this question, she didn't gave me a direct answer...
I cannot say anything but shocked. If you said that you are going to offer me discount that you should keep the promise. If you couldn't offer discount then you should not tell me you will offer me the discount. There is nothing complicated about this, why you cannot communicate to customer properly? After all, I still feel very bad and confused. I don't know how much this incidence have caused me, how am I going to trust this shop? how does it follow the rules that they told their customers? I am totally confused and have no faith to have a business with them.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2019
The ring my fiance got me is beautiful and so perfect for me. BUT everything to do with the company is just...off. First, my fiance misplaced the paperwork because he didn't want me finding it. When it was approaching time for my 6-month inspection, he contacted Zales and was given a copy of the inspection form and was told his account could be looked up with the number on that page. I took it in at the end of October (and had a very strange 'customer service' experience). Less than 3 weeks later, a diamond fell out of my ring.
LUCKILY it fell into my sweatshirt pocket so I had it in tact. I took it in, and was told that if I lost the diamond, that would be covered, but the setting itself is only covered under the Lifetime Protection Plan. My fiance thinks he purchased that, but of course can't find the receipt so couldn't say for sure. The store manager couldn't find his account or any record of him buying the ring, despite having the information on the inspection sheet. She even said that it looks like a faulty ring and that there's no way that damage should be a problem 8 months from the purchase date. It is now shipped out to be fixed and I will have to pay $80.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2019
I purchased diamond earrings and a necklace for my daughter's 10th birthday. The items did not arrive when I expected them so I called to get an eta and credit for the expedited shipping on one of the orders. I called in and used the automated system and it did not give me any information. I used the online chat and was given information that I wasn't aware of so I decided to call and speak to someone to get a better understanding of what was going on with the orders. It took me forever to get through the automated system, there was a long hold time. The first customer service representative's name was Kate, I believe, and because of the experience I had with her, I decided to cancel and return the orders and spend my money elsewhere.
I will not do business with a company if when there are misunderstandings or mistakes, no matter whose part... if that is the kind of service I can expect or have to tolerate when I call in about an issue... No sir. She is paid to have a pleasant and professional tone and to provide great customer service. Her tone was unpleasant and unprofessional, she was rude and continued talking over me. I had to ask her to stop and she continued anyway. I hung up on Kate because I was not going to waste any more of my valuable time with such poor service. She couldn't find one of my orders without me providing the order number. How are you going to try to dominate a call with a bad attitude and you can't even pull up an order. That is why I felt she was incompetent.
There are other ways to locate an order without the order number. I placed an order at 2:07 am after being up since 5:00 am the previous day! This was my first time ever shopping with Zales. I called back hoping that the next person who answered would be better. He sounded like he was tired and didn't want to be bothered and transferred me back into the system. I believe the next individual was a young lady by the name of Monica, she couldn't help and had to transfer me back into the system.
I hung up and called back, finally got a young man who communicated the issue and order information to the manager Andrew. If that young man and Andrew would have been the initial customer service representatives earlier in my experience I would not have just gone to another authorized retailer to purchase my daughter's first diamonds or canceling/returning these orders for a credit. I will not waste my time with Zales again. I recommend consistent coaching and professional development for Kate and any other customer service representative or leadership employed at Zales who may need it.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2019
On Sunday, October 13 we placed an in store order for a necklace for our daughter. The salesman entered all the information, took our credit card info and told us the necklace should arrive by Friday (we later learned this was not true). On Saturday I called and he said it should be into the store in a few days (again incorrect). On Saturday, October 26, we called Zales since we still had not heard from them. The manager could not locate the order! So basically we have been waiting for an item that will never come! Do not deal with in store sales personnel - they do not appear to know what they are doing. Place your order online yourself if there is something you want.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2019
Do not purchase any merchandise from Zales. My husband bought me a pair of earrings a little over a year ago. The clasp broke and they wanted to charge me $46 to repair. They do not stand behind their products. You will be on your Own if you purchase.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019
This is now my second ring because I was not happy with the diamond in my first ring. We went back, got a certified diamond, it looked very good. You send the ring out for sizing and when you get it back, it is not the same diamond. I so regret upgrading to a certified diamond. I am sorry, but I do not trust Zales and I never will.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019
I ordered my husbands wedding ring from their online store (which I regret) and he wore it for a couple of months and started to notice his skin on his ring finger was peeling. Not knowing the exact cause we thought it would be a good ideas to take the ring off and let the skin to heal back and then put it back on. The same thing happened so I called the customer service number to inform them what was going on. I was told to send it back for a refund so I did. Was I shipped it off I called Zales to see if they received the ring back and I was told this time that once it’s processed I would receive the refund back to my bank account.
One week later I receive a E-gift card! I called and spoke to Farrah and was told it’s not their fault that their 10k white gold ring peeled my husbands skin. He’s probably allergic to it!!! Wtf!! I told her if that’s the case I want my money back because I don’t want to order another one of Zales ring and the same thing happen and I explained I have photos! She very rudely said I should be lucky to get a gift card! So now I’m forced to shop with them again with their poor quality rings!! I would never recommend them!
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2019
I purchased a diamond bracelet last year, cost me $2400 and I paid $2050 right before the one year contract installment was ended. I was charged $433 two weeks ago without any real communication. If you are charging this big amount you gotta make sure your customer is informed. Instead they prefer to wait the time to charge it. When I called them today to explain the issue. When they sell you they will be nicest on the planet, but when purchased they are like it is what it is.
Reviewed July 15, 2019
I went to the Zales at Sangertown Mall, New Hartford, New York to purchase an engagement ring. I walked into the store at 11AM was approved and picked out a ring. The purchase was never completed because the salesperson was on the phone most of the time trying to reset my account because she was not familiar with the procedure. I'm a very patient person as I was in the store till 3PM and finally just said forget it. All this and the fact that we sent a picture to my girlfriend after the second hour had passed because "we are almost done" only to have to tell her that we didn't get the ring because they couldn't figure out the process. Stay away!
Reviewed June 25, 2019
So I ordered my fiancé's wedding band online. Got the ring in today and it's not the correct order. I called customer service and was told there was nothing they could do about it today and that it could take up to 21 days for someone to call me to get this order replaced. I'm getting married in less than a week and I asked if they could put a rush on this to get me the ring before my wedding day and was told NO!!! What kind of business is that!?! Zales is a terrible company and myself nor my husband will ever purchase from them again. Not to mention my fiancé bought me a tennis bracelet for Mothers Day last year and the bracelet has spent more time sent off to be fixed than I have got to wear it. I advise everyone to do not buy from Zales. I have always had great experience with Kay's and that will be who I use from now on. As for Zales you can kiss my business goodbye!!!
Reviewed June 17, 2019
I purchased a watch for my husband and I did pay off the balance. Zales called me to verified the payment and it was verified. However, they send me some charged with interest again and now over 300 dollars is on my credit and my credit is the lowest ever. They have not removed, it and keep adding interest charges on the balance for something that I have paid off already. This is the most devastating experience I ever had with a company like that. I am asking Zales to remove that delinquent account on my credit. I have spoken to their customer service about this issue but I am not sure if they are working on that. This is not professional at all and for a balance that was already paid off. Worse customer service ever. I do not have words for this type of treatment.
Reviewed June 17, 2019
My husband bought me an engagement ring last year for Mother's Day. Ring was beautiful. After 2 weeks I started noticing allergy on my finger. Was dissapointed with this ring. Up to now don't know if it's real or fake. Every time I wore it I get bad allergy. Could it be fake? I try calling them and they keep on saying that it's probably me but come on. I never had an allergic reaction to gold jewelry. Will never buy from them.
Reviewed June 16, 2019
My ring was sent out twice for resizing and I’m sure it was worked on by two different people. My ring returned with scratches all over the inside and the band is horribly uneven in the back. This is by far the sloppiest work that I have ever seen in my life. This was supposed to be a special moment and the more I look at the ring the more I hate it because of what they done. I do not understand how a ring that was sent out for 2 weeks returned in this condition. I feel so bad for my FH because he wanted this to be special and Zales has ruined our moment. I wish that he would have gone somewhere else or that I would have taken the ring to a professional jeweler that actually knows what they are doing.
Reviewed June 12, 2019
Buy my husband's wedding ring in January. It was really pricey which was fine because I thought I was getting quality. Well he ended up dropping it on our ceramic tile and cause ring to break in 3 pieces. The sales would do nothing about it, told me to contact the maker! Wow! As much money as they make you would think that placing ring would not be that big of a deal. This is just disgusting. I will never do business or refer anyone to them again. I would rather buy a Walmart ring!
Reviewed June 4, 2019
In 2008, my wife purchased my wedding ring with a lifetime protection plan at Gordon's in Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA. A few years ago We relocated to NY and shortly thereafter, the store (Gordon's) closed. My ring fell and one of the diamonds went missing. On Sunday 6/2/2019, We went to Zales at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream to have the diamond replaced. As we entered the store we were greeted with warm smiles and a pleasant welcome from Layla, Sales Associate and Myisha the Assistant Manager. Layla tried to assist us but could not find our information on their system. She gave us the number for Gordons' Customer Service Dept. We spoke to a Gordon's customer service rep but she was of no help whatsoever. The rep told us there was nothing they could do without the original documents.
My wife and I were extremely upset and frustrated that in this age of technology, our information could not be found. As we were about to leave the store Layla said she wanted to check the system again. Her persistence paid off and saved us approximately $200. She found our information and discovered that the telephone number and name in the system were entered incorrectly. She made the correction and updated our data. As we waited, I observed the staff and their interaction with the customers. The Assistant Manager, Myisha, Layla and the rest of the staff were all very pleasant, courteous and professional. We left the store feeling very satisfied with the service we received. Thanks again Layla. You're the best!!!
Reviewed May 29, 2019
I ordered this product on Thursday. This was a birthday gift 5/3/19. This order is still in a pending status. I contacted Customer Care and I was informed that each item has a different processing time. It varies. This item is not on back order and there is no other reason that could be given for the delay. I have ordered from other jewelry stores online I wanted to take advantage of an item offered by ZALES.com however, this was the first and last time I will deal with this store rather online or in person. Order at your own risk.
Zales Company Information
- Company Name:
- Zales
- Year Founded:
- 1924
- City:
- Irving
- State/Province:
- TX
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.zales.com
