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Reviewed Dec. 5, 2015
I placed an on-line order with JC Penney for 7 items on 11/28 and utilized PayPal to process the payment. I received notice that the order shipped on 11/30 and tracked it. JC Penney's shipping partner is UPS. The UPS website showed it was to be delivered on 12/02 so I was happy, 5 days from order to delivery. Well, you know what they say about good intentions. It's now 12/05 and UPS lost the package. There is no activity on it since they picked it up on 11/30. They were willing to do a search but needed it to be initiated by JC Penney so I called Customer Service.
Unfortunately JC Penney will not initiate a search until 12/08 so I was told to call back then, even though UPS told me the package was lost... I talked to a Supervisor who was willing to re-issue the order but I would need to pay for it up front and they would not credit the initial shipment until 12/08. I was notified by PayPal that I was credited for two of the items already. They were no longer in stock but Penney's didn't bother to mention it or notify me.
When he went to process the order he found a third item was no longer in stock... So at that point I just requested that he cancel the entire order. He's more than glad to do that, as long as I call back on 12/08 and they request a search and file a claim for the merchandise against UPS. Meanwhile they still have my money, they know my shipment is lost and are making me call them back because it's their policy to give their shipping partner more time to get their act together. I'm done with ordering from Penney's on-line. At least you know what you have when you leave the store and you can walk right back in and return it, without waiting!
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015
In 2008 we purchased Hunter Douglas Duette cell blinds for our back wall. Four large blinds with power lift. We had problems immediately that were reasonably taken care of. Recently one of the power lifts failed. We called the Reno store and we're told they did not handle service any longer and we're told to call the Salinas, California store, and they told us to call Hunter Douglas. Hunter Douglas said the local store should handle any service problems and would call to straighten things out.
I just got a call from Salinas with the following info: Power lift system is out of warranty (so much for "lifetime warranty") - read the fine print folks. Power lift system is not the current one and we need a newer system and remote. Hunter Douglas price was a reasonable $195 for the lift and remote. But Penney's wants $85 to handle the service and will add a 25% surcharge to what Hunter Douglas charges. Now we are up to $332.61! I would boycott Penney's but Hunter Douglas told me Custom Decorating is an independent business operating under the Penney's umbrella. Next time I will deal with a local business with better concern for customers.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015
I tried to order furniture on the computer. Couldn't get the order to process. I called JCP catalog for furniture and placed an order for 2400.00. I ordered the renaissance bedroom set. Gave the order to the girl and got a confirmation number. 15 days later we called catalog to check on the order. They said it was cancelled cause it was over the card limit. Penney's didn't have the courtesy to tell us there was a problem. They said the computer kicks the order out and nothing they can do.
I went to the penney's store and they said there is nothing they can do if it's order through catalog. The manager did connect to a store that had the furniture. They were nice, said they would try to find the order. They called back and said they couldn't but I could order it if I wanted too. The wife was so upset she said "forget it" and she has been a customer for years and does all her shopping there... Penney's is the only creditor I pay as soon as I get the bill. Very disappointed in penney's. I would like to talk to someone who had some authority. Please contact us.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2015
I placed an order for a couch and cancelled it after reading two terrible reviews. Once I discovered 400 additional reviews on the couch most of which were very positive I called J.C. Penney back and replaced the couch order. When it never showed up I was told the order had been cancelled and never reordered. I then asked the sales associate to reorder the couch.
Another six weeks go by and no couch. I call J.C. Penney and discover that the order was never placed because there wasn't enough credit since there was a couch on the credit card, billed for but never received. I called J.C. Penney credit dept. and asked for them to please take the never received couch off my account. I was told that it would take a minimum of two and possibly 3 months to get it credited off my account. I had to ask if they were moving the credit from San Francisco to New York by wagon train. I gave up with that conversationalist and called back two days later and got a chipper young man who solved all my problems and put the credit through in 5 days as opposed to months. It amazes me what a difference it makes on who you get on the phone.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2015
Been a customer for 35 years. Very disappointed. Went to place order that I had in bag which I place 3 days before online. All prices were up over 5$. This was for Black Friday sale, same for cyber Monday. What a joke. You think customers are too stupid to notice (sad to say I was). Always trusted jcp. Send coupon, raise prices. Will do shopping elsewhere.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2015
I've been a credit card holder with JC Penney for ten years. If your payment is even one day late they charge 25.00. No grace period. I tore up my card. Do not use their credit card. They're heartless. My payment was 1 day late. I now have an extra 25.00 on my balance to pay.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2015
This is my first time I have ever filed a complaint about anything in my life. Although I have had more than my share of reasons to do so. I am just not that kind of person. I feel bad in a way, because this is not my thing. I believe in people and we all make mistakes, but I just cannot let this go this time. I am 40+, and in all these years, I have only met one honest hair stylist. That was over 20-years ago. Since then, I moved several times and was unable to continue doing business with her.
I had no idea how lucky I was to have met her. I believed that I had about a 50/50 chance of finding another hair stylist who knew their job. Boy was I wrong, but yet I still have hope and I believed there was someone out there who knew their job. I decided to give up on the small hair salons and try a big corporation. I believed they must be pretty good, because they were so successful. My daughter and I had been researching hair salons for about two weeks, because I was flying to Orlando Florida on 11/16/15 to meet my husband whom I have not seen in 8-months. He works out of the country and this was a business trip for him so we took advantage of the situation. He had many of his colleagues with him as well. So I wanted to impress them with a nice hair style.
I decided to go to JC Penney's hair salon. I called first to find out if she knew how to do a LOOSE SPIRAL PERM, and she reassured me that she had done many of them in the past. (Normally I ask for pictures of their work, but I was too overwhelmed with my trip, that I forgot.) Well by the time she was done, it was hard to tell what it really looked like, because it could not be blow dried. She did not even rinse the back next to my neck. That evening I caught my flight. I went from Orange County airport to Denver Colorado to switch planes. My hair was still wet. I went in the restroom to look at it and I ran my fingers through the back and it felt like a sponge and big handfuls of my hair was coming out. I noticed the back of my sweater had large amounts of hair on it, just from sitting on the plane and turning my head. I began to cry and I thought now I can relate to some of what cancer patients must feel like when going through chemotherapy.
By the time I made it to Orlando Florida, I went straight to my hotel. I felt I had no choice but to wash out what she left behind. My hair is very short, extremely frizzy and damaged and even when I try to get it to spiral, I end up with thick frizzy ugly hair. I was so embarrassed when I had to meet my husband and his colleagues. I told you this, because I just don't know what to do. I don't know where I go from here. I don't know what they teach hair stylist in school, but certainly it is not how to please their customers and how to be a success business professional. I believe a business can make it on one time customers, but they will flourish with repeat customers. They seem to forget that we are the reason they have any success at all. So I am asking you for your help. I hope and pray that someone can fix the damage so I can go in public without being ashamed and embarrassed.
I feel JC Penney's should be responsible for the cost. I don't know where to turn to or who I can trust anymore. I am hoping you have some good resources and will be honest and help guide me through this humiliation before Christmas 2015. I have not complained to anyone else or written bad reviews because I hope and pray this matter can be resolved with a little help. So please, will you help me. I would be so grateful. JC Penney #2649 400 Westminster Mall, Westminster CA 92683.** Date: 11/16/15, Time: 12:59 pm. The first picture is before the perm. The rest is after.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2015
I went to J.C. Penney on 26th November 2015 @ 10:00 PM. Asked a male sales associate for some help at the first floor. He was too rude on his answer. Next day he behaved even more rude at the counter when asked a simple question about the use of a coupon.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2015
Fabric Possibilities - Purchased and it is the worst furniture. Less than a year old had to call JCP to have Fast Furniture Service come out. Cheap foam not holding up. CHEAP TERRIBLE NEVER BUY!!! It will not hold up and low quality. Have been dealing with US Quality Furniture to come replace cushions. Terrible customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2015
As a J. C. Penny shopper for over 35 years, I hate to say that I will never again order from J.C. Penny online or in the stores. I placed an order online today, using the help of a customer service person. After the order was placed, she was to provide a discount of $10.00 to the order and provide a new conformation number. I did receive the new conformation number, but no discount was provided and she changes the quantity from 2 items to 1. When I call customer service to correct this, they could do nothing. I ask for a supervisor and she told me that she could not modify my order or cancel it and that I would have to visit my local store for this correct. I have seen in the media, that J.C. Penny has been dropping in sales over the years and I now understand. Someone needs to restructure the online customer service department before this company goes down like the Titanic.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2015
I have lost count of the times that JCP has locked me out of my online account(s). I always write down my passwords so I know what they are however the next time I try to get back in, I'm once again told that my info is wrong and I can't log in. I have to hit FORGOT PASSWORD once again and then most of the time even their secret code won't let me in. I have been a long time customer but have been shopping with other retailers due to the relentless crap JCP puts me through. Ridiculous doesn't even touch their horrible lack of professionalism involving their online business practices.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2015
Very disappointed with customers service, came with my friend to shop at J.C. Penney in PG mall. My friend forgot her wallet at the fitting room. Came in back in an hour and was totally gone. No one seems to help us to find it. It has all my friends important documents include her driving license, credit cards, gift cards and $200. All they tell us is that they can't help with that. I ask for the video to see they can find the person that took it and they refuse. Worst experience. Will never shop here again.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2015
We ordered a crib when I was 5 months pregnant. We were told 3 weeks for delivery. We also ordered the matching dresser a week later, also told 3 weeks for delivery. I am now 6 1/2 months pregnant, and during that time, J.C. Penney has lost the dresser. We called the day after the delivery was to happen and THAT'S when J.C. Penney said they lost the dresser. J.C. Penney couldn't even call and give us the update. We had to cancel the order, and reorder the dresser. All the while the crib is waiting to be delivered from the warehouse so that both items can be delivered at the same time.
Well, they have found the first dresser that was lost and now has to be sent back to New Jersey before they can send the second dresser. J.C. Penney told us this will take another 2-3 weeks. We are highly upset with their customer service. We feel they don't care about their customers or their products they are trying to sell. Where is the quality control? Where is the training of the employees? Is J.C. Penney at a point where they don't care about anything?
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2015
I am seating outside a JC Penney optical store in St. Louis, 3 o'clock on a Friday. Sign in window says be back at 4:10. Terrible way to treat customers. Will never be back. This south county store should close for good. Store1373.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2015
I called the JC Penny furniture today and a woman picked up the phone and yelled "WE ARE ON A BREAK." How incredibly rude. Here I am going to pay $1,000 or more and you tell at me telling me you guys are on a break? I bet you guys don't be on a break to collect your paycheck. I will never buy furniture from JC Penney with employees that nasty.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2015
For the holidays I need to purchase a lot of stuff so I applied for the credit card and was approved. I received 15 percent off only on the first day of shopping. It was 8:30 pm at night so I should have waited until the next day early so I had time to use it. On the items I did use it on I was excluded from using any other coupon with it. Their sales are very confusing and I am a stock broker. You get 25 percent off this but only 20 percent on that and if you use a different payment you lose 10 percent of the savings but this is only one certain item. I brought item after item to the register after waiting in line to hear that does not get the discount find something else. Ok 22 different items later the store was closing and I received 15 percent off one item.
I returned and tried to make this understandable but the items that would qualify for the discount that I could use were out of stock. Ok so they help me order online... I even get free shipping but all online orders do not get the discount so I then have to pay full price again... So much for saving money. I now spent more than I planned and only purchased two items. In my opinion there is a bait-and-switch going on and the discounts offered are only for items that you would not need during the holidays. I tried to print out the names of the items that the discounts do not apply to and I now have to carry four pages full of printed names before I shop. I just wanted to do my holiday shopping and give J.C. Penney my business as a single successful man. After this horror I decided to just shop elsewhere and was now willing to pay more just to get the damn item in hand.
The other problems you should know is when they say free shipping it is to the store... I could not get home shipping so a return trip is needed. Worst problem is when you call the corporate office to get the card closed or tell them about your problems. First time on hold 43 minutes... gave up. Called back 33 minutes...gave up. Third time was the charm only 42 minutes and they transferred my call and it was lost. I now see why their stock price has fallen so much. Im taking time to write this to warn others of the impending horrors by shopping here.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2015
Really JCP? Are things that bad to where you need to shut the lights off on your customers 5 minutes before the store closes or are you simply saying "Get out!?"
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015
DO NOT go to Stonecrest Mall JC Penney store in Lithonia, GA for catalog pick up!!! On Sunday 11/15 at 12n when store opened the computers were not up and ready; therefore it caused a long line to form. When computer came up one of the employee, older white lady, started a new line instead of taking the next person that was already in line. My receipt show I checked out at 12:49. RIDICULOUS!!! And talking to other frustrated customers in line they tell me this is a known issue at that store. This was my 1st and last time going there.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2015
I selected a few pairs of pants on sale, then went to purchase them the next day, but got a message that ALL were out of stock. What a waste of time. I had also asked the online forum for the length of the petite size -- I received one answer that was just too vague. So I submitted the same question with a comment that the previous answer wasn't satisfactory. And now, I've gotten a message (just the latest of several from "no reply/JC Penney" - all totally useless) that says my question can't be posted because it is inappropriate!! I've actually had good luck with many JC Penney purchases, but the lack of an email contact is causing me a lot of frustration. Is anyone listening??
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015
J.C. Penney should be ashamed of themselves. They have ruined Thanksgiving for me and my family. We have a long-standing family tradition that has been completed compromised due to extending hours into Thanksgiving Day. Their Corporate Governance and Upper Management should take a good hard look in the mirror and figure out what is really important in the world. J.C. Penney sucks as a retailer in 2015 and they could be open 24/7 and nothing will change. They are a dinosaur. Making good hardworking folks work on a national holiday to gain market share is shameful. The company can rot in hell.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015
I will never again order from JCPenny online. They don't have what you need in the store, so you go online hoping to find what you're looking for. You do and put your order in then they say something in not available, after the fact. Not only that I asked for it to ship to my residence, it shipped to store. Picked it up and all was wrong size, not only did they just pick my size for me instead of verifying. They sent it to where they felt I should pick it up from...
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015
Never received any statement thru email. They keep saying they waive my late fee, what about my credit score??? Not trying to help. Customer service is not patient at all. All she wants is to hang up the phone. The customer service survey, says it will come after the phone. It was hung up immediately!!!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2015
We bought a king size Sealy mattress set from J.C. Penney. We used the mattress for few days and every single day we have woken up with back pain. We contacted J.C. Penney and they sent someone for inspection. That inspection was a joke. The person who came for inspection took pictures of the mattress. I was told by the J.C. Penney customer service, the inspection would involve checking mattress structurally with some device. The only device the inspector came with was a phone to take pictures. We later receive a call from J.C. Penney stating there are no damages to the mattress and hence they cannot do anything about the issue. I understand the mattress was not damaged visibly, but there is a reason why me and my wife both experience back pain sleeping on the mattress. Please beware buying anything from J.C. Penney.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2015
First off I believe the decorator Jasmine ** has little or no experience or she just is not a good designer. She came in with her swatches and as I looked over and chose a few to work with and changed my mind and asked her opinion, all I really got from her was agreement. Not a real opinion or custom reason why I should or should not use one or the other. Luckily I knew pretty much what I wanted and made my choices with no professional input except measurements. I then placed my custom order on second visit to confirm my choices in mid-August of 2015.
The girl, her name Jasmine that claimed to be a custom decorator, took my agreed 1/2 down payment. When she took the check electronically through her iPad she hit something twice and was not sure if either time the check went through for payment. She called me a week later to inform me that she thinks it went through twice and said I should check with my bank and cancel one of the checks if it did which in itself was confusing. How could I cancel a check if it had been paid already? As it turned out I only saw my account the amount that the agreed amount was cleared and only withdrawn once from my account. My custom items were supposed to be in 6-8 weeks from the time of order which from mid-August 2015 would have been beginning of October 2015. When that time came around I started calling Jasmine and she said she was checking on the order.
Meanwhile a week or so passed and I get a call from her saying that part of my order was in, which were my window treatments and headboard. However my bedspread was on backorder with no word as to when it would be in or if they even carried that material any longer. I opted to just schedule the install for the materials that were shipped and ready to go because the install could not be scheduled until beginning of Nov 2015. So that left an entire month for her to sort out what was happening with my bedspread that came in the same material grouping as my window treatments. I told her that if they did not have bedspread I needed to order different window treatments and headboard material. She gave me a hard time about this.
I reminded her of her sales pitch to me the day she came over for first consultation was that J.C. Penney will take back anything if I am not satisfied. She quickly denied saying that, of course!!! She should have been checking on my order and why didn't she know earlier that this bedspread was back ordered or unavailable before they custom made everything else. Then to top that off, the day after I scheduled install I received a call from a credit collections agency stating that they were attempting to collect a debt from J.C. Penney.
As I tried to solve this problem I realized this stemmed from the check error she made when processing my partial payment which she made no notation of. So one of the times the check went through it was not canceled through her device properly and went on to be unpaid. I had to fax send in my bank information and copy of processed check from my bank to this credit agency to prove it had been withdrawn and paid to J.C. Penney. It is now Nov 2015 and I had to cancel the install because it is still not cleared up with J.C. Penney or with their credit collections agency. I have talked with the manager above Jasmine ** (salesperson **) and she said she would take care of it.
Clearly no one has done anything except the collections agency which are still trying to confirm I made a payment to J.C. Penney. I have been waiting since mid-August 2015 for window treatments and a bedspread and pillow shams and probably won't have any of it by the holidays and I'm still out over 2,000 dollars with a credit agency harassing me about a payment I made. I learned that J.C. Penney has check insurance of some kind in order to get custom things made even if a check is not honored. So it seems to me that Jasmine cashed the check herself and then apparently another agency pays J.C. Penney for funds and then send it to a credit agency for collection. BEST ADVICE STAY FROM J.C. PENNEY CUSTOM DECORATING AND A DESIGNER NAMED JASMINE ** out of Countryside mall Clearwater, Florida.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2015
JCPenny reward program is a joke. I stop by JCPenny today (10/30) try to redeem my last $10 reward after purchased a pair of shoe and CS told me that my rewards are all redeem. A lady next to the checkout counter said she is experiencing same problems as well. After discuss my concern with the manager I realize that JCPenny reward is totally a joke. First any Customer Service works at the JCPenny can use customer phone number to redeem the reward for themselves. Second any customer heard the phone number from other customer and remember it can use that customer's phone number to redeem other's reward. That's why my reward was disappeared. Now I am cancel the JCPenny credit card and only use my own card. Or I will be totally leave JCPenny for good. Their Customer Service/reward system is the worst I ever seen.... Good bye JCPenny.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2015
I ordered a mattress online. It was a bad mattress so I called to arrange a return. Four weeks later and the company has still not picked up the mattress, despite multiple calls (5 to date) to customer service and assurances that it has been taken care of. Money has not been refunded yet either.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2015
I went to JCP to buy a dress for my daughter and a pair of shoes for me. I had asked the register to price a shirt and it was pricey so I told the cashier to forget about it but he still charged me. I had realized the charge once I got home but it was too late so now I have to go back and dispute something that I had never bought but charged. The worst workers I have seen.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2015
Your website is the worst!!! I went to your Oxford and Tupelo MS store today and found curtains I wanted, neither had them in stock!!! And now I'm on your website trying to order them!!! I am a gold card holder!!! Should not be this difficult to order something!!! All the steps & to get it to pull up the colors!!! Ridiculous!!!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2015
They give you a red bag that looks like a garbage bag to drag around and you're supposed to carry the clothes your kids are going to wear... Nice... They don't make enough money to give us something decent to carry our clothes around... Thank you JC Penney.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2015
THE HISTORY OF HOW I OBTAINED A REFUND FROM JC PENNEY: Beginning in APRIL 2015, my mattress was found to be defective, and I was entitled to a replacement at no charge. Selection of a replacement was allowed in early MAY. The requirement, pay upfront $1,469.58 (charged to my JCP credit card) and within 5 days of JCP receiving my defective mattress I would be reimbursed. The defective and replacement exchange took place the last week of MAY. Early JUNE, there is no paperwork indicating JCP received the mattress. Since the mattress is not marked received, I cannot get a refund.
The last week in JUNE the defective mattress is found. A refund is credited on JUNE 24, but is not appearing in the JCP credit account. JUNE, JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, I have contacted store employees and phone representatives for the whereabouts of the refund. On JULY 27, I learned the refund was not credited to JCP, but deposited to a VISA account closed in 2012. Checking with VISA, they stated, no refund could have been received. The account was closed; therefore, it could not accept a refund. Regardless of the VISA evidence, JCP continues with their narrative, "VISA has the refund."
I contact the corporate office in early AUGUST, but can only reach the operator. I'm told to call the JCP Corporate Office, screener. The screeners recording states leave a message and your call will be returned. I receive no callback. Over many months in an attempt to get my refund, I visit the JCP store three times; called Furniture Corporate, Furniture Customer Care, Customer Relations, Customer Service, Synchrony, the JCP bank (receiving ROBO calls 4 X a day), file incident reports, file a formal written dispute, spent hours on the phone repeating my story and attempts to reach the store manager via conference calls with VISA and Synchrony.
The lack of cooperation from JCP did not deter me from seeking my refund. Beginning in SEPTEMBER, I sent letters to consumer advocates, Consumer Affairs, Better Business Bureau and The Office of The Attorney General. Finally, I received a call OCTOBER 9th from the JCP store manager. He has my refund, in cash and I can pick it up at the store.
After months, I find the sudden appearance of my refund was not because JCP realized a refund cannot be placed in a closed account, or that they accepted the written proof from VISA, or they suddenly saw the light, or the willingness to right a wrong. NO, the refund was prompted by the quick action (less than 3 days) from the Attorney General's Office. I did not accept the cash, I requested, the $1,469.58 be credited to the JCP account with the late fees and send me a hard copy that the account has been paid in full. With some reluctance the manager complied with my three requests. When I asked where they found the refund, his response, "IN CYBERSPACE."
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2015
I'm disgusted with the customer service of J.C. Penney. I placed 4 orders a while back. One was cancelled (without notifying me) and the other 3 were shipped. The shipping info came up as "invalid," so I contacted customer service. Someone informed me that my packages were at my local post office and would be delivered within the next day or so. After a week went by, I still didn't get my packages. Some of my money still shows as "pending" on PayPal. (For the cancelled order.) Don't order from J.C. Penney. They will lie, and steal from you.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2015
I am filing this complaint about JC Penney. On September 24, I placed 9 orders online with JC Penny. On September 25, I received shipping confirmation and tracking numbers for 7 of those orders (I have both sets of these emails). The other 2 said that they were waiting on products to be transferred to ship them out. This never happened and the orders were later cancelled without reason and without my knowledge (to which the company was unapologetic and would not let me receive these items so I just gave up on those). On September 25, when the shipping confirmations were sent out, the money was taken from my bank account (not pending, removed. I have bank statements proving this).
It is now October 5, and I still have not received my items and the tracking numbers provided do not work (it says no tracking information available). This company took my money (as shown on bank statements between September 24 and 25) and I have doubts whether the items were EVER shipped. I want the items that I PAID FOR given to me as was agreed upon when I shopped at this site. I also want the business investigated for theft and fraud and a fine implemented to them. My main concern as of right now is to receive the items THAT I PAID FOR.
I spoke to a representative on October 7, 2015, who kept saying that all the orders were cancelled (despite saying shipped and with no notification of cancel) and that no charges were placed. I have PROOF that the money was withdrawn from my bank account and she said under no circumstance are you getting your items or a refund.. I told her: "so you marked the orders as shipped, never intended to ship them, and took the money out of the bank account. That is theft". She confirmed "yes", that is theft and that is what happened. Theft is illegal. She also confirmed that the tracking numbers they emailed customers were never intended to be tracking numbers, because they had no intentions of shipping products. That is also illegal.
I went onto various sites, including the JC Penney Facebook page and there are HUNDREDS of people having these issues, and JCP is continuing to deny customers refunds. They are also beginning to delete any comment and post on their page that references this theft. I want my items that I PAID FOR, shipped to me, a FULL refund, and the company investigated for fraud and theft, along with a fine implemented to them, and given the widespread nature of the CRIME that has taken place, if it is in your jurisdiction to launch a class action lawsuit, I request that as well.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2015
I recently visited a JC Penney at Fallen Timbers in Maumee, Ohio. I was very excited because I had never been there before. It's actually a very far drive from my house. My mother has a charge card to this store, which has been used BY ME several times with my shown ID. Since the store is so far from my house, I had my mother call in advance to make sure I would be able to use the card because I am not a signer on the card. Upon arrival to the checkout line I had a cart full of items.
I approached the cash register and proceeded to check out. That's when a lady named Yvonne had to call customer service to verify that I would be able to use the card, even though I made it clear that my mother had called in advance and the last name on the card matched my ID. Yvonne left me standing in line for 15 minutes only to tell me rudely that I wouldn't be able to use the card. This ordeal was ridiculous to me and unfortunately this establishment will not be receiving my money in the future. Yvonne is in need of a reality check and you should clarify the card's "rules" to every employee so that people won't be as disappointed as I was. Thanks.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2015
My last experience with JC Penney was the worst experience I have ever had with a business! I saw an item (flat iron) for sale on the JC Penney website and saw that it was in stock at my local store. I went into the store to buy it and it rang up as a different price in the store (about $50 more in-store). I showed the cashier the advertised price online, and the not-so-helpful lady told me in a matter-of-fact manner that JC Penney stores do not price match their website. I thought this was a bit odd, but said okay thank you and decided to buy it online. HUGE MISTAKE!
First of all, my order (which was supposed to take 4-7 business days to arrive) somehow never shipped. Yet every time I called customer service, the rude people told me that my order had shipped and was on the way. Keep in mind that I frequently checked the website, which still said the item had yet to ship. Finally, about a month later, I talked to a person at customer service who told me that not only do the stores price match! I asked to cancel my order but the guy told me it had already shipped, so I could not cancel it.
After speaking to the manager of my local JC Penney store, she was very apologetic (the best part of this whole experience), and allowed me to come into the store to buy the flat iron for the price I had bought it for online. I asked about the item and she said that I could come in when it arrived and cancel it to get my money back. Well, another month passed and still no sign of the flat iron and the tracking on JC Penney's website still said it was pending shipment. I called JC Penney back and spoke to yet another representative. However, this lady told me that for some reason my order had never shipped. I asked her to cancel it and she told me that she would put in a request to cancel it and I should have my money in 7-10 business days.
A couple more weeks pass and I still did not receive my refund so I called back. Another lady told me that no one had put in a request so she would put one in and I would get my money back in 3-5 business days. Even more weeks pass and I finally call JC Penney again, only to be stuck on hold for over 30 minutes. Finally, I decided enough was enough and put in a complaint with the BBB. It was not until then that I received a refund back to my checking account. It is completely ridiculous that it had to come to that for me to receive my money back for a product that never even shipped! It is ridiculous that so many people LIED to me. It is ridiculous that such an old (and at one point prestigious) company would treat a customer in this way. After this experience, I will never shop at JC Penney again, at least not for some time.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2015
While waiting on hold for the 8th phone call to JC Penny in the last 3 months I was reading reviews. Seems like a common problem. No calls back, no record in computer, they say they are sending 'expedited emails' that go nowhere. I have been a loyal customer for 20 years. Wouldn't order from JCP again. This older review is basically the same thing I am going through.
I purchased a chair from J.C. Penney in March. It was a special order, so I had to pay for it before it would be built or delivered. It was delivered to me as promised, but after using the chair for just a couple months, from March until June, the cushion started sagging to one side, and was bad enough that it started to bother my back. I called their customer service and was treated very rudely. After several calls and escalations, I finally got a service call scheduled. After waiting 4 weeks for the service call, the "technician" showed up, took pictures of the chair, and left. My complaint was that the chair cushion sagged, but he did not sit in the chair or ask me any questions about the chair. I was told that the technician would repair the chair when he came, so when he just took pictures I thought he would go back to the store and let them know that it needed to be brought in. He told me I'd hear in 7-10 business days.
After 2 weeks I called, and was told that nothing would be done with my chair, because the "technician" found nothing wrong with the chair. After trying to talk with someone who cared, I finally got the phone number for corporate complaints, and registered my concerns with them. I told them if they can't fix the chair, that I would return it. My return call from corporate complaints was a voicemail advising me that if I return the chair I will get less than 1/2 my investment back. They will not repair the chair because the "technician's" report says that it is normal for some sagging on the handle side of the seat.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2015
OK so earlier this week I was on the Web and noticed the same deal on all my usual coupon sites for $10 off or anything $10 and more plus a code for free shipping. It also showed you that you could use it on mutable transactions. So being the coupon mom I am I ordered my son and daughter their winter clothes. Got 28 items for less than $50 dollars. Felt really good about it. Felt like I could of gotten more but they shut the code down at 10:30 that night but was very excited about the stuff I did get.
Well needless to say they put a freeze on my account at the bank because they thought someone stole my card so we called JCP and they fixed our orders with my husband's card. They told us they would put half the orders in yesterday and to call back today and they would do the rest because they knew a lot of people's cards had been frozen because of too many transactions.
So my husband called today to finish the rest of the orders and they were very rude and said no they could not finish the orders even though they had told him the night before it would be no problem and he had them promise and the lady told him that their call was recorded and that she would have to do what she told him. So my husband called corporate where they told him they would not put those transaction through and that they have cancelled everyone's orders but here is the worst thing about this is they have cancelled my orders but never refunded my money for those 28 orders. And the lady would not go back and listen to the recording of what they told him. They tried to make us feel bad for using the coupon in the first place when they knew what was going on all along. They made the code.
All the coupon sites were advertising the promo code. If you didn't like what was happening you should of never done it in the first place. Don't take it out on your customers. I have been shopping at JCPenney's my whole life. Will never shop there again after how rude corporate was to us and the fact they are not shipping anything and never got a refund. Very disappointed former customer.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2015
I registered online for the text alerts to receive the 20% off coupon that they offer. I never received the coupon. When I contacted customer service, they gave me another coupon code. When I tried to use it in the store the cashier said it was expired. I call customer service back again! They gave me another coupon code, and to no one's surprise, that one didn't work either! J.C. Penney never gave me my 20% off! I am done with them and I have deactivated my credit card account! Horrible, horrible customer service!!!
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2015
I ordered two items from JC Penney, and both were disappointing. But they were dirt cheap, so that in itself would not have inspired me to write in. You get what you pay for after all. My issue is the difficulty of returns. They do not include a return label. Not a free one (as has pretty much become the norm everywhere else) and not even one where they deduct postage from the refund. This makes returns very difficult. My assumption that this otherwise ridiculous policy must be an attempt to discourage returns, but in fact, as virtually every other retailer encloses a label nowadays, it is most likely to discourage future orders. Certainly it will for me. Furthermore, when I went online just now to find a way to email or chat with customer service, to see if there is some solution, I found that YOU CAN'T. Again, JC Penney, you are the only retailer I know that doesn't make this possible.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2015
Tried for 2 hours to order 3 items. First coupon discount kept disappearing on final order page. Could not get deliver to store to work. Chat person said "Try Firefox, it is working today" (I was on my Ipad. Later it went through on PC with chrome but another email came saying jacket to suit not available). Tried to have chat cancel skirt to suit but she cancelled whole order (that's all she could do) and told me to go back and re-enter. Could not use coupon because it had been used on the previous (now cancelled by them) order. I had not shopped a J.C Penney before. Lots of shopping at Dillards, Macy's, Nordstrom, Amazon, Talbots, Ann Taylor etc. Never had problems like this - never again.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2015
On August 25, 2015, I placed my first order online with JCP. I set the 4 items (2 khaki pleated uniform skirts and 2 khaki pairs of boys uniform shorts) to be delivered to the Meyerland Plaza store for customer pickup. Items are to be ready for pick-up within 5-7 days according to the website. On Sept. 9, I received a pre-recorded message stating that my order was ready for pickup and that I only had 10 days to pick it up. The store is located about a 30-minute drive from my house but I drove to get the items that same day.
I arrived at the store and was helped by a young pregnant woman. When she retrieved my package from the back, it seemed too small for all 4 items so I asked if I could open the packaging and she said yes. I did so to find only the 2 skirts. She stated that's all they had. I was upset because the arrival of these items had already surpassed the 5-7 day delivery period and now it was incomplete. She asked if I wanted her to call the warehouse and I said yes.
I was placed on the phone with another woman who apologized and said that she showed that the items were put on the truck and should be at the store as of the day prior to my arrival. The lady at the store stated otherwise and said that the computer showed an "S" next to the shorts, meaning "short supply" so I once again spoke with the representative on the phone who then assured me that she would have the 2 pairs of shorts overnighted to my home but since it was a Friday, I should anticipate their arrival on Monday. She changed the original order number to a new order number ** so it looked as though the order had just been placed on 9/11/2015. I left upset but dealt with the fact that at least I wouldn't have to drive out to the store again and that the shorts would arrive on Monday.
For the remainder of the day, at least 4 emails appeared across my cell phone stating different arrival dates for these shorts. At 4 p.m. CST, I called the customer service number and asked to speak with a supervisor. At this point, I was very upset. I went through the entire scenario again and asked that at this point, my order be cancelled. It was not about the purchase, the money, it was the principle of the matter and there is way too much retail competition out there for this to be happening. The woman apologized and stated that she would look into it further and contact me back regarding a refund. Well as anticipated, that never happened. Let me add that each call to the customer service number, included a hold time of at the very least 20 minutes of a prerecorded message before ever speaking with someone.
I had already made 3 prior calls and by the time someone actually answers, the situation escalates out of mere frustration. So no one ever called me; no refund was ever made and then, on Sept 19, the two pairs of shorts arrive to my front door. Aug. 25 all the way to Sep. 19 in my books IS NOT a 5-7 day delivery. The entire process was not customer service friendly. If your stock is low, how about being forthcoming with the general public so we have the option to go elsewhere for the same item(s)? I WILL NEVER SHOP AT JCP AGAIN.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2015
I recently placed an order with JC Penney online and this will be my first and last time. I ordered a few nightgowns, and bras. When I received my order, everything else was fine but, the bras ran extremely small. So I shipped it back, and was told I would receive a refund once the item was received. It's been nearly a month. The shipped back item was received nearly 3 weeks ago (according to UPS tracking) - and no refund. My issue is not so much getting my back my 15 dollars (even though that would be nice), my issue is more the lack of care they show to their customers. I've spoken to countless C.S. representatives, and they either dismissed me and told me my refund was on the way, or told me to talk to the bank.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2015
I purchased a chair from J.C. Penney in March. It was a special order, so I had to pay for it before it would be built or delivered. It was delivered to me as promised, but after using the chair for just a couple months, from March until June, the cushion started sagging to one side, and was bad enough that it started to bother my back. I called their customer service and was treated very rudely. After several calls and escalations, I finally got a service call scheduled. After waiting 4 weeks for the service call, the "technician" showed up, took pictures of the chair, and left. My complaint was that the chair cushion sagged, but he did not a sit in the chair or ask me any questions about the chair. I was told that the technician would repair the chair when he came, so when he just took pictures I thought he would go back to the store and let them know that it needed to be brought in. He told me I'd hear in 7-10 business days.
After 2 weeks I called, and was told that nothing would be done with my chair, because the "technician" found nothing wrong with the chair. After trying to talk with someone who cared, I finally got the phone number for corporate complaints, and registered my concerns with them. I told them if they can't fix the chair, that I would return it. My return call from corporate complaints was a voicemail advising me that if I return the chair I will get less than 1/2 my investment back. They will not repair the chair because the "technician's" report says that it is normal for some sagging on the handle side of the seat.
I can understand that it would be normal after years, but if after sitting in the chair for about 3 months it sags, there is something wrong with the build of the chair. Oh, and I don't sit in it all day. I work and watch TV in the evening for a couple hours, and that's when I sit in the chair. So there are maybe a couple hundred hours in the chair. So my warning is that J.C. Penney does not stand behind their furniture products. I have experienced nothing but frustration and perhaps the worst customer service in history. I am left with a chair I don't want to use because it is very hard on my back with the sagging side.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2015
Eleven months after ordering a sofa and chair from JCP, the product was in poor condition. I thought I was stuck with it until a random convo with a JCP salesman prompted me to call about my warranty. I started the claim probably three weeks before the warranty was up. Replacement pillows were sent that did not fit properly. I contacted the store again and was told that because the issue was not resolved before the year was up, JCP would not refund my money. Their only option was to send me another set of replacement pillows like the first ones that were unsatisfactory. I was not comfortable with the product or the replacement product.
I spoke to several people and each of them had a different understanding of their store policy. One rep actually told me that the warranty started the day I purchase the furniture even thought it was eight weeks before I received it. That doesn't even make sense and sounds illegal. I'm so disappointed. Please do not waste your money with this retailer. You will regret it.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2015
I am a retired associate and I shop at Penney often. Yesterday went there looking for shorts for my husband and they did not have his size. Went to another store in the Mall and returned to JCP to look for some things for me. Went to counter, asked sales girl if she could watch my packages - I wanted to go get a belt for my husband. She said since they were from a different store that she could not. I said "really, I just need to go get a belt." She said no that she could not. When I worked there customer service was number 1. This store has gone from good to worse in the sales people to the way they dress to the help one receives. I don't shop there that much but now I will stay away and shop elsewhere.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2015
I would give JC Penney's zero stars if I could but had to give one star as the lowest. I tried placing an online order and it zeroed out my $100 gift cards with no explanation. I couldn't place the order so I called the order in and placed it over the phone. I was told they would charge my credit card $21.84 (and I have an email from Penney's stating this as well). When I checked my credit card statement - I had a total of 8 separate charges totaling $130.00.. and counting. I have spent over 3 hours of my time with first customer service and then customer relations being told MANY different things and false promises. Robin in consumer relations told me she would manually credit my card the full wrong amount almost 2 weeks ago and has not done so. Apparently after my 30 minute phone call with her today - she is not going to do it at all now and is totally going back on every part of our conversation we had previously.
I have never been so frustrated with a company before. Right now they have overcharged me $120.00+ and are refusing to refund it to me. Robin could not understand the simple math as to HOW they were overcharging me and only got mad and just rambled on and on about nothing having to do with this overcharge. I have had to do charge backs on my credit card so we will see where this will lead. Total waste of time, dealing with idiots in their customer service department - DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING FROM JC PENNEY'S. NOT WORTH IT!
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2015
On August 19 I purchased a Sealy® Avery Euro Pillow-Top - Mattress for my niece in IN. The reply e-mail stated she would be contacted prior to September 8 to set up a delivery date. She was never contacted. I contacted their customer service department today at approximately 9am CST. I was placed on hold for approximately 20 minutes. The representative that took my call stated she would connect me with the furniture division and once again I was placed on hold. Wait time - 10 minutes. When I was finally connected I spoke to a representative that stated the bed was waiting at MXD Delivery and their delivery service had attempted to make contact with my niece but received no answer.
I was given the number and called them immediately. I spoke with a representative who stated that JCPenney had provided me false information. She stated the merchandise had left JCPenney on August 31 but they had no way of tracking where the merchandise was currently located. Afterward I re-contacted JCPenney furniture division after approximately 15 minutes being placed on hold and spoke with a representative that stated the merchandise was in transit. I SPECIFICALLY asked him to tell me the current location of the merchandise. He stated he could not provide this information and stated he could only tell me it was in transit.
I asked to speak to his supervisor. I requested the same information. She was very patronizing and said she could not provide the location of the merchandise. In other words - they lost the mattress and have no way of knowing where, when, or if the mattress will be delivered. I understand companies will do everything they can to prevent losses but this is beyond exasperating.
In all the years I've shipped items I can honestly say this has never happened. Instead of continuing a circular argument receiving no answers from the "supervisor", I demanded their corporate number. When I was finally connected I was told that the problem would be escalated and I would receive an answer within a week. I demanded that I, or my niece be contacted by the close of business today in order to remedy the situation.
Considering the ineptitude I encountered with this problem I decided I would find an e-mail and/or physical address and write their corporate headquarters with my concern. I was not given this information when I spoke to the corporate representative initially. I was finally connected with yet another CSR that stated her computer screens weren't operating and she would connect me with their delivery service. Basically to make a long story short - CAVEAT EMPTOR!! This company will not/cannot provide any assistance when you purchase an item online. They refuse to call this lost merchandise although they can provide no transit information after being shipped out 10 days ago. I am very angry and hope that this experience will save others with needless frustration.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2015
I was in the JC Penney in Prince George's Plaza. I attempted to make a purchase and the cashier rang the item up and it rung up the item which was the regular price and I told the young man that the item was on sale for $19.99. Instead of him taking the money off he looks at me as if I am suppose to pay that. I double checked price as he should have, it was a labor day sale. I got back in line and received another cashier who took the money off, instead of the first cashier doing his job could have done the same. I wish I would have gotten his name at the time. It was a Hispanic cashier.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2015
I do not even know where to start. We ordered the Charcoal Oliver sofa last spring, and it was supposed to arrive in June, but sometime in early June the order was cancelled (I called and was told it was not our fault, it was a "systems error"). No one bothered to tell us that our sofa was not coming, mind you, I had to make the call. When I did call in late June, expressing surprise that the sofa had not yet come, I was told that the order had been cancelled from their end, but that if I still wanted the sofa, they could still give it to me at the sale price. I agreed, and the sofa was supposed to come in August.
On August 10, I received an email that said the sofa was coming in a few days, but when it did not come, I called because this time we were actually charged for the sofa/ transport ($740). We were told that the sofa had left the warehouse, but disappeared somewhere between the warehouse and our home. I was told that it would take up to 8 weeks for us to get our $ back.
I called my bank, and was told that that was silly - after all, we were paying interest for the purchase. I called back JCP and after much arguing, was told that we would get our money back in 4 days. Well, it has been three weeks now, and no sign of our $. I had our credit card put a stop on the payment, and I will let them take care of it from here on out. I do not know why I trusted a company that could not even deliver a sofa (twice!) to refund me my money, but there you have it. I have a full-time job and five kids. I don't have time for this nonsense. I will NEVER shop from JCP again; hello Macy's.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2015
I purchased a bathing suit prior to going on my vacation to Sanibel Island, FL. When I got to the island I discovered that the security tag was still on. The nearest J.C. Penney store was over 35 miles away. The toll to get on the island was $6.00. The gas to get there and back was an added expense. I first tried several stores on the island but they could not remove the tag. The expense was one thing -- gas and tolls -- but the time I lost traveling to the store and back cannot be replaced. Seriously! Is it not the sales associate's job to remove the tags? Compensation in the form of a gift card would be a small compensation. Not to mention my husband and children's loss of vacation time as well. Not a good to way to start off a vacation that we had planned for over 2 years. I understand that this things happen but I am totally done with shopping at J.C. Penney.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2015
JCP has changed very negatively. If you try to make an order through their website it doesn't let you. It doesn't let you save your items in the shopping bag. They used to have a chat and email contact, but they don't anymore. Horrible service! I had to place an order through them by calling. The person who took my order put a wrong billing address and NAME! She told me there was an item available, but it wasn't that item! I had ordered it before but they had told me it wasn't available... But they still have it as available in their website!
The Spanish speaking employees can't be understood well. They make a lot of mistakes! I placed my order through the phone since the website doesn't work. Then I noticed in my invoice that was sent to my email that they had written the wrong name and address in my billing address. I wanted to add to my order and I called and they told me I couldn't. I called two hours after I placed the order more or less. I wanted to purchase more with a 30% off coupon, but was unable because they told me I couldn't.
They also told me the order was going to be unable to be processed because of the billing address. So I asked if it could be cancelled so I could place another order with more items so I could use the 30% coupon. And, they said they couldn't cancel. The order was placed that same day???!!! I called the next day and the same person spoke to me and told me that in fact the order was being processed???!!! I will wait and see if it arrives. But if JCP's service doesn't change for the better I will not purchase anymore.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2015
I placed an order with J.C. Penney and canceled it 20 minutes later due to some negative reviews I read on Google about the quality of the mattress. I was assured by the lady I spoke with that the charge would be reversed within 48 hours if it did show up on my credit card at all. The charge did show up and to make a very long story short, I had to call J.C. Penney a total of 13 times to cancel my order because they failed. Each time I talked to someone, they tried to ship the order, which I refused, they failed to issue the credit and I had to dispute the charge with my credit card company. I spoke with only two helpful representatives the entire time. The only one who knew how to reverse the charge was Toshia, but for some reason it still did not show up on my credit card so I took matters into my own hands.
All the other reps there failed to document what I asked them to. Monte, a Supervisor, was extremely rude and condescending and has no place in customer service and should be fired or demoted. J.C. Penney has seriously failed to rectify my situation and has lost a long time customer. They need to look at the way they document things when people call for assistance and they need to screen all of their phone calls and make improvements where necessary. I will also be reporting them to the Better Business Bureau for failing to issue my credit in a timely manner.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2015
Today I ordered 3 pair of Levi's jeans online. Mr. O'day (I think O'day is his first name) was the customer rep. I spoke with. He was very helpful and polite. I questioned whether or not I was eligible for the 10 percent off coupon I received in the mail yesterday. He explained that technically I'm not, but would grant me the discount as a one time courtesy since I called to question it. Mr. ** was so polite and professional in his dealings that I would not hesitate to order online again. I have had negative feelings concerning my dealings with JCP employees in the past, but am delighted with this recent experience. Since customer services is so vital to your company's success, please give Mr. ** a raise!!
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2015
I made a large school clothing purchase online with JC Penney's through PayPal on 07/31/2015. I then received an email stating that it was delivered on 08/05 to my local post office. I waited a couple days thinking maybe it was going to come to my house which it never did. After 8 days I called them and asked where is my package? They could not tell me anything not even what post office it was delivered to or anything. I was furious. I then asked to speak to a supervisor who then informed me I had to make the purchase all over again and could not use my PayPal credit and most of my items were on back order or out of stock.
I told him that wasn't going to work because these were my kids school clothes. He told me there was nothing he could do not even a discount. I just finally received only a couple of the items off of my list 2 weeks after school started only 2 shirts and a pair of pants. I tried to write a review on their site but they denied it. I also received an email that my items were cancelled too and still have not received a refund for those clothes. I would never recommend them or shop there again. The worst customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2015
What turned into a simple 150 dollars order was a complete disaster. It took at least over 20 phone calls and another to 8 supervisors to finally get my order after 2 weeks. Their online system has to be the worst there is. Their dumb coupon codes and their rewards are one big joke. Never again.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2015
I bought my wife a jewelry box from JC Penney for her birthday. It was at a discount, but nothing was noted about the defect. Turns out the box will not lock because the mechanism does not line up with where the lock is supposed to attach. It was simply milled incorrectly. So she opens her present and finds we have been cheated. Now I have to drive 20 miles to return it and waste an entire afternoon because they thought it would be a good idea to just liquidate them instead of returning them to China to be replaced or whatever. And it pissed me off and disappointed her during what was supposed to be a happy occasion. Stupid, crappy management that sucks.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2015
I had an appt in Plano, TX to get my hair cut and it was with a different salon, not at JC Penney. The salon there told me that they could not let me through @ 9:30 and I explained I needed to go to the other side of the mall to another salon and that due to my disability, it would be almost impossible to walk around to the other area to try to get in. My appt was at 9:30 am.
Too bad for me... One JC Penney employee offered to help, but someone else called the store manager to tell me the same thing that 3 others had already told me, they did not intend to assist me in any way. I had to sit down on the floor in the entrance and was calling the other salon to ask for their help and the store mgr... (At least he said he was. Had a 3 day growth of beard and looked ominous and not at all professional) came out into the entrance area where I was and literally started yelling at me about, once again, I could not go through the store until 10.
This was at 9:30 am. I told him I was on SS disability and he told me he did not care at all about that. He approached closer to me and again said that security would not let him or anyone else escort me or even help me get up. He had the other salon's phone # on a piece of paper and I told him I was holding on the phone with them and did not need it, so he threw it at me. By then I got someone on the phone in the other salon and cancelled my appt. I am very upset at being treated this way. I am 65 and on SS disability due to several things but mostly because I have a hard time walking much distance. I managed to pull myself up, call for a ride home and leave the mall, but believe me I will never shop at JC Penney's in Collin Creek Mall in Plano, TX or any other JC Penney's again.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2015
I filled out their online credit application and never heard anything from them. When I called customer service to see if it was approved or denied, they say I've never opened a Credit line with them, but I did open an online account and authorized them to spam the crap out of me with sales and coupons. Funny, I always save applications, bill pays, contact, etc to my desktop. It was definitely a JCPenney Card application I filled out! Thanks JCP.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2015
I placed an order online with JC Penny. I received a confirmation email. I later received a follow up email stating that my order had been cancelled. I tried to call the number on the email and was told that the customer service center was closed and to call back during normal business hours. I called today and explained why I was calling, provided the order number, confirmed my personal information and then I asked why the order was cancelled. The representative told me that it was most likely viewed as fraudulent. I asked what would have made them think I was placing a fraudulent order. She started getting hateful with me and laughed at me. She said, "if I tell you what we look for you will be successful the next time you try to place a fraudulent order."
I was SHOCKED! I'm calling to find out why my order was cancelled and I'm being accused of doing something criminal? I then asked her to let me speak to her supervisor. I was told that at the corporate office they don't have supervisors and she would not let me speak to anyone else. So, I can't speak to anyone about my order who isn't accusing me of being a criminal and there is no consequences for the way they have treated me.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2015
Biggest mistake I have done was order window treatments from J.C. Penney! The sales lady came in, took measurements and promised I will receive my window treatments within 7 weeks. I paid her half the bill which was $4000. They never updated me on the status. After 9 weeks of waiting I contacted the sales lady for status, "oh yeah they will be hung next week." When the installers came to hang them one of the Roman shades was wrong size, 3 cornices missing and two-panel draperies missing. So I contact the sales lady, "oh yeah we are on it." We ordered the cornices, I don't know what happened to them. And the fabric should be coming in next week in which I have to wait another two months. I will never trust JCP. I asked for a refund. What a waste of time.
Reviewed Aug. 25, 2015
I work at the J.C. Penney store in NH and I have been there for over 10 years. In that 10 years I have seen this store's business decline and I have seen a lot of employees let go for no reason but to SAVE MONEY. We work with skeleton crews and they expect us to get credit applications (MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM), TRY to give good customer service but cannot because there is not enough help there to do everything. We must ring out customers, straighten clothes, clean fitting rooms, dust racks, answer phones, do catalog orders (used to be a catalog dept for that, but that went too), retrieve catalog orders, help customers find things, straighten out the work area, do returns, and other numerous things. Sometimes one person has to do all this alone, and the pay is way below average. After over ten years, I still make about 9.00 p.h. for all this, my children make more than I do doing less.
They say customer service is important but if it was, they would have more help so we can give good customer service, You can't do that when you have ten things to do at once. The ALMIGHTY CREDIT APPLICATION is all that matters to them. You are expected to get so many per week, does not matter if every customer you waited on already had the card, they want you to pull one out of a hat I guess!! Your performance report, IF you get a so called raise (probably 5 cents), is solely based on how many credit apps or catalog referrals you got. Not enough apps, no raise!! Oh, one year I did get a 2 cent raise. Well you know what they can do with that two cents don't ya!! Nothing is mentioned about your hard work, or how you are always on time, rarely absent, how dependable you are, none of that matters and is not mentioned on your performance report. It's all based on your credit apps which is totally wrong.
What about great customer service we give, does that not account for anything? Seems not at this store, or any Penney's probably. I am getting tired of managers walking around doing nothing but asking if you have a credit app yet. Ya know what J.C. PENNEY - people are getting tired of being asked to open a card. People even tell me they already have a card when they get to the register so I won't ask them. It is very annoying to them. It's very annoying to me not to be shown some recognition for the good things I do there, even if I don't get as many apps as they want. They do not appreciate good help and a lot of good people have left for that reason, I'm on that leaving soon list. The store is just becoming impossible to work at and it's just havoc all the time because there is not enough help. You pay people PENNIES and expect them to work like dogs, even worse.
Do Not work at this place, you will be very unhappy and not appreciated unless you get about 50 credit apps a month. Then you will get your minute of fame and glory, and a one dollar bill for your efforts!! Worse place to work and VERY low wages, and you all thought Walmart was bad!! At least you don't have to BEG people to open credit cards there. That is what Penney's expects you to do!
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2015
Do not ever order anything from them. I shopped here for years. Recently relocated and ordered a bed. It has been a freaking nightmare. Very very disappointed in the customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2015
I bought a Rowenta travel steamer fall of 2014. It stopped working spring of 2015. I went to return without a receipt and the manager refused. I will NEVER EVER shop there again. EVER.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2015
I purchased several pair of little girls' princess shoes and several pairs of pajamas. I had my granddaughters try on the shoes and walk around the living room. My daughter decided they would outgrow them very soon so I took them back, along with the receipt, tags and all. The sales clerk, a very old, redheaded woman was incredibly rude. She claimed that she could see dirt particles on the inside and even said she could detect an odor.
We explained that they had only worn them indoors for less than 10 minutes and as much as I tried I couldn't see the dirt. She wouldn't take any of the items back. I replied, "Ok, that's fine. Not a problem." The clerk then proceeded to exclaim in a loud voice as we were walking away, "I know when something's been tried on. These can't be resold!" We did not argue but needless to say J.C. Penney just lost a customer of over 40 years. I probably spend in excess of about $2000.00 a year for my 4 grandkids who are ages 6 months to 11 years old, not to mention bedding, jewelry, etc. for ourselves. Never again will I purchase anything at J.C. Penney.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2015
I'm going to start off by saying I live pretty far from a JCP so I do most of my shopping online when I go to buy from them. Lately (past 5 months) I've been trying to do some online clothes shopping. And every time I want to buy something or when I go add it to my bag it says "Oops we have encountered a problem", then says "please continue shopping". So I hit that, and I try saving it for later, then it says that item isn't available any longer. It says that for EVERY product. Which I know isn't the case. And then when I go to look at my account, It says my session is expired. And I have to relog in. It does this all the time. I literally can't buy ANYTHING on the website. I also have a credit card with JCP that I haven't been able to use due to this problem. Please resolve.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2015
I bought a 3 piece bedroom set for my daughter prior to her birth in 2012. Today, was the BIG day for her and we were going to convert her crib into a "Big Girl" bed!!! I went to get the toddler rail to finish the conversion and discovered it was missing. After 45 minutes on the phone with JCP they confirmed that yes I should have received the rail, but it was too long ago to do anything. I explained that I spent over $700 and assumed that all parts were included. I had NO NEED to open all boxes back then as I only needed the crib.
After a back and forth I was told they would get in touch with the manufacturer and help me replace the part. The manufacturer had the part but would not issue the credit as it was the fault of JCP. But of course now I am no longer connected to JCP and need to call back. I call back and spend 25 more minutes with the next person to get to the same place. She puts me on hold to speak with her supervisor and I am DISCONNECTED!!! So I call back AGAIN. Now I spend 37 minutes to find out that because there was no note written about me getting the credit that they would not give the $34 credit for the rail. I asked the woman if she was familiar with Whole Foods Market, she said she was and I told her to take a lesson from them in proper customer service.
I explained that I would've spent another $700 in 3-4 years for my daughter's next bedroom set not to mention all her clothes and Christmas gifts over the years, but she just threw that sale away over $34. She put me on hold one last time for 3 minutes, came back and said a final "no". Needless to say I hung up on her without any thank you or goodbye. I am DISGUSTED by this level of service. It is no wonder why they have the poor reputation that they do in the retail world. They just lost a customer for life, not to mention as an executive in a prominent retail company. I will pass this experience on to many others.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2015
I am just letting you all know don't do your back to school shopping at J.C. Penney. They don't honor their ads. I will never shop there as long as me and our family lives. I will make it my goal to let everyone I know that goes to J.C.Penney never to shop there again.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2015
Had to wait 2 months to get furniture. Talked to someone on chat and got the runaround. Was told a lot of misinformation. Was told I would get a refund for delivery charge and that never happened. Called customer service - no help. So I guess no more shopping here.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2015
I have been a loyal JCP card holder customer for over 20 years. My account has been in good standing, never missed a payment. Recently my credit limit was reduced. I strongly believe this so unfair, make my payment on time every month. l have also been @ platinum status for 3 years or more.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2015
Signs were clearly posted in regards to items that were $14.99 now $7.99 and up to sale price of $17.99. However, according to the salesperson, there NEVER were items for the sale price of $7.99. We asked to speak to a Manager... which didn't do any good. The Manager said 'these are standard signs we use and not every price is there'. She had no excuse why everything on that rack was originally $30.00 and $34.00. Complete False Advertising. Will never enter another JC Penney's store. Their quality has gone down, prices have gone up and they have no idea what Customer Service is.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2015
I purchased some clothing online and realized only after, that I had gotten the wrong size. I called customer service immediately, to see if I could cancel the order. Apparently you are unable to cancel orders, on anything, at anytime and have to wait to receive the product, only to return it to a J.C. Penney store. I think that's silly and pointless. Why not just cancel it on their end and return the money to my account. Now I have to wait a week for something I don't want, return it where I probably won't be refunded shipping and handling, just to purchase the correct size later.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2015
Do not buy anything from JCP.com, they do not care or are incompetent, and can not deliver the product we ordered! Order process, I was quoted a price on a nursing glider chair with a 20% discount and free delivery, but I was charged full price plus delivery ($75). I finally, after several calls, got a 20% credit applied, but had to pay delivery!
I requested delivery to my daughter's home address instead of my home address since it was a gift for my granddaughter (who was expecting) and since we would be out of town on expected delivery date. I got an email with delivery to my home address and I called again several times to assure they had my daughter's address? Sure enough, while we were out of town, they attempted to deliver twice to my home. When we got home, there were several calls from delivery company, and so, in desperation to get chair, I accepted delivery to my home. Of course, then it was up to me to deliver chair to my daughter, after I was charged $75!
When we finally unpacked chair, it was not the adult size chair we ordered (32.5 X 36 X 35), but a child size chair (26 X 26 X 24)! This was a nightmare that never ended. The new baby was now born, we needed the chair. It was a least a two month process to return and receive another, so we were forced to keep! Eventually, again several phone calls, got a credit for $85, but this was a totally unacceptable process. Let buyer beware!
Updated review: Aug. 14, 2015
I would like to update my earlier review. A manager from JC Penney phoned this evening, and they are sending me the complete bed that we had assumed we'd ordered. It will all arrive together this week at no extra charge.
I would like to believe if I had waited for the manager to phone instead of being impatient, I would have received the same level of service. I am very relieved it has been sorted.
Original Review: Aug. 10, 2015
My husband and I went shopping for a new mattress set. There was a large bed with a sign in front stating QUEEN at 40% off, $1499. Beneath the title, the other sizes were listed with costs. A sales associate told us that the bed was actually a king (misleading sign). She said she could give us an additional 25% off and quoted a price. We said we would think about it. We walked around the mall and decided we could afford to purchase the bed. We returned. She spent a while trying to figure out how to ring up the bed. She said shipping was free and asked us to pick a delivery date. We chose the following day.
The next day, the furniture department phoned and said there had been an error. The sales associate had not charged us for both pieces of the base of the bed. I asked to speak to the manager. I didn't feel we should be charged the additional amount, because we had received 2 quotes, and we had a receipt. I was angry that they sold us a bed that couldn't be used unless we paid an additional $300. I waited for the manager to phone back, worried we would have to wait until the next day for the bed to be delivered because of their mistake.
Finally, I phoned customer service. She told me I was again misinformed; the delivery date was actually the shipping date. (The receipt clearly stated "delivery date" not "shipping date".) I spoke with 3 members of customer service throughout the day, and not one could refund my money until the bed arrived at the warehouse. Not one could send me an e-mail to confirm my order was cancelled, nor confirm by e-mail I would not be charged for the delivery. Although the customer service representatives were unable to help me because of the ridiculous procedures put into place by JC Penney, they were all very kind and respectful. Unfortunately, patience and kindness could not refund my credit card or ease my mind with an e-mail stating exactly what I could expect once the mattress arrived at the warehouse.
Now, I have to wait for the mattress to arrive at their warehouse. The warehouse will phone for a delivery date and time. At that moment, I will be allowed to say I do not want the mattress. According to Customer Service, it is at that moment I will be allowed a refund and will not be charged any penalty. I have to take THEIR WORD. They have deceived me. They have wasted my time. What happened to the JC Penney I shopped at in the 90's? All I want is confirmation that I will be refunded in full, but Customer Service cannot do that because my mattress is sitting on a truck somewhere? That seems ridiculous.
I tried to use the access code on my receipt to complete their survey of my experience, but my number was no longer valid (should be good for 7 days and it has been 1 day). I can only assume they do not want my feedback, so I am placing it here. Unfortunately, I ordered a sofa cover a few weeks ago that has stayed in pending status. I thought nothing of it, but after reading reviews from this website, I am afraid I will have to waste even more time with this company. The staff in the store have been lovely and always have coupons for added savings. Customer Service has been kind and seem embarrassed. I will no longer shop at JC Penney, because I feel a company of this size should have effective and efficient customer service procedures in place, because mistakes do happen, and their problem should never become the customer's problem.

Reviewed Aug. 7, 2015
This once awesome store has become nothing but a bunch of rubbish with incompetent employees. Just over a year ago I bought a queen size mattress set from the JC Penney store in Altamonte Springs, Florida. In less than a year the rubbish mattress set began to fall apart. After an insane number calls to customer service, they sent out a "Technician" to examine the mattress set, who determined that it was indeed a rubbish mattress set. I was assured he would send in his report that day and that I would hear from customer service shortly. And when I heard nothing, it was back to multiple calls to customer service, where finally, I had the option of having the set replaced with the same rubbish model or I could pick out a new mattress set at the store, pay full price for it up front and then be reimbursed for the cost of the original mattress set. I chose that option and paid around $1600 for the new set.
When they delivered the new mattress set I was informed that they had no paper work to pick up the old mattress, so back on the phone to customer service yet again, it seems that the clown at the JC Penney store didn't bother to included the pick up - refund information when the order was made. This despite tell myself and my wife that she would absolutely take care of it. Now it remains to be seen if I will have to go to court to get my promised refund. A few things are sure - I will NEVER do business with JC Penney again. I just closed my credit account with them. I made sure to use a Visa card to purchase the new mattress set, and I would advise you and everyone to avoid JC Penney at all cost. This has become the worst retail store ever.
And the parade of incompetence that is JCPenney just continues! This morning, August 7th, 2015, I get a call from the delivery company wanting to schedule a pick up of the old mattress, that was picked up yesterday, for which I am supposed to get a refund. Considering just how incompetent and clearly clueless this company has become, it looks more and more like I will have to go to court to get my refund for the garbage mattress set. It would not surprise me in the least if the rocket scientist at JCPenney delivery trashed the old mattress.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2015
I recently purchased 12 new shirts and 12 new pairs of shorts and if anyone ever purchased big men's clothes know they are more expensive than normal. Now I bought the clothes and brought them home, cut the tags then packed them for vacation, get there and they have holes in the shirts on the seams. The shorts have excessive strings hanging off the pockets and I am just very disappointed in the purchase of the items.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2015
I ordered a mattress online. When delivered and set up I was downstairs. Signed for delivery without checking (my bad). Within the hour I found the mattress was too hard and thin for my taste. Called for a return and was told it would be $125 return for a $210 mattress. Crazy! Obviously I had not slept on it. Advertisement did not say it was firm. I decided to send it back just not pay for it and close my account. But supervisor Tosha in furniture worked with me and I appreciate that. I can wear clothes for a month and bring back. But a mattress in my house for 45 min. that I couldn't "try on", I'm obligated to keep or pay a penalty.
Reviewed July 28, 2015
I am very disappointed with J.C. Penney. I paid online for 2 skirts 7/15/15 which were to be sent to the Stonecrest store. After 12 days, noted the status was still pending. I called 1.800.322.1189 and spoke to a very mannerly service representative, who stated he was unsuccessful (after many attempts) in contacting anyone at the store, or his supervisor for help to resolve the delay. He offered to cancel the order and refund the money; then reorder the identical skirts, but the new cost with a "25% discount + 1 business day free shipping" would result in an additional $10 ($51+) in comparison to my initial ORDER TOTAL: $41.71. This is UNACCEPTABLE. I definitely DO NOT wish to reorder the skirts and will await my refund "in 3-5 business days."
Reviewed July 23, 2015
I walked into a JC Penney store with a 95% certainty that I was going to get a recliner that I wanted. Little did I know, I started to ask question about the product but the sale rep was extremely disrespectful and wanted me away (not to bother her). I then asked her to close the deal (aka, write up an invoice for purchase), and she disrespectfully answered back to me along this line: "I work and earn hourly wage; I am not on commission; and I do not need to close a deal with you!"
I was very disappointed b/c I had been in the retail business when I was 16 yr-old and the first thing my boss taught me was: "Treat your customer nicely and do whatever you can to sell." The employee at JC Penney treated me like a piece of rug or spider web, as if I was a splinter in her eyelid. I then asked to speak to her manager; little did I know, she brought out her co-worker, who did not know anything. I then reported the misconduct of the original rep to the "coworker/manager" but she did not say a word (I promise, not lying). I ended up not getting anything from the store and walked out empty handed.
Little did not know while walking out of the store-front that the original rep who was helping me was leaning on a piece of furniture doing NOTHING. I hope that she would be able to find a new job because this job is not for her! I am sorry to say, if JC PENNEY can not sell to a customer who walks into a store with 90% confidence in buying a particular item, JC PENNEY has to reevaluate its customer service. I still have the name and store location of the rude employee, let me know if you need the info to teach her a customer service lesson.
Reviewed July 21, 2015
12/11/14 We purchased a crock pot in full, but the Newberg, Oregon store had a rebate promotion attached. We submitted our Rebate Receipt Information by mail on 12/15/2014. We waited the 6-8 weeks as required but did not receive a rebate. I phone Valery at JC Penney's Rebate Center on 4/22/2015 and she asked that I scan my information and e-mail it to her. I did this the same day of my phone call.
Today is 7/21/2015 and I've placed two more phone calls into the Rebate Center. Spoke with two different managers, Pedro and James. Pedro asked me to scan and e-mail the information but he gave me an "entirely inaccurate e-mail address." Quotes from his coworker James. Ended up sending the information scanned and e-mailed now to James. They told ME to call them back. They said that they would not be calling me. Terrible customer service. I would like this Christmas Rebate investigated. I have a feeling they have scammed others and have kept the money.
Reviewed July 20, 2015
Placed an online order. My card was charged. No merchandise, no answers to emails 5 sent, no reply to any of them regarding the merchandise ordered and using my credit card number. Called their customer service phone number - on hold for almost an hour. Finally someone answered telling my email address, name or order # do not exist. However, I am getting solicitation emails from jcp.com, then I got the explanation "we are having a glitch with the computer". Will have to dispute the charge on my credit card!
Reviewed July 19, 2015
They're all cheaters in every possible ways.
Reviewed July 17, 2015
JC Penney is by far the worst company especially their jewelry department! I WILL NEVER STEP FOOT INSIDE ANOTHER ONE! And I encourage anyone reading these too seriously take everyone's advice and run! My now fiance purchased a $6000 2 CT ring from here. Sent it out to get it sized, had it back in two days! YAY! NOT!!! The main center stone was falling out and crooked. Now, I just got engaged and didn't want to ruin the moment so we didn't do anything until we got back home. We went to JCP to get it looked at and find out what was going on. The advice Gloria gave my fiance after poking and prodding at it was to "Let the stone fall out and then bring it into us so we can send it out for 3-4 weeks"! Mind you I have only had this 1 week!
So we left unhappy only to find ourselves back in a week later to return it and repurchase the same one because sizing only took 2 days. Sounds perfect huh? NO! The supervisor Grace, after twenty minutes of going back and forth about what to do she suggest buying a completely different one and just doing everything online because we would have it back in 5 days max!!!! So fine, 5 days is better than 3-4 weeks, so that's what we did. Only to find out we have to now wait 20 days to get it after we were promised 5 days by the supervisor! So waited and waited and waited and it finally came in and there was a huge carbon spot in the main center diamond! So we eventually returned it and are looking elsewhere.
I am still left without a ring or any promised phone calls from the supervisors, gm, or corporate after many, many attempts to reach someone! Do not buy anything in their jewelry department! IT IS AWFUL AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AWFUL!!! A $6000 RING SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ISSUES FROM THE MOMENT WE GOT IT! IF I COULD 0 STARS I WOULD. ABSOLUTELY AND BY FAR THE WORST EXPERIENCE IN ANY BUSINESS!!!
Reviewed July 15, 2015
I ordered a mattress in early June. After hearing nothing for about 2 weeks, I checked my account. They showed the transactions as complete. On further follow up I found that complete meant cancelled because they were out of stock! They had not communicated this to me at all. Like a dummy, I chose another mattress and ordered it. They charged it to my card but 3 weeks later, still no mattress. I called today. I was transferred to 4 different "customer service" reps. Each transfer meant about 15 minutes on hold. The third one tried to tell me that they had called several times and I had not answered (this on a cell that I carry always)! Finally transferred to an outside moving company who had been given the wrong phone number. Supposed to deliver next week. We'll see! Obviously, I now understand why Penny's is going bankrupt. I would never use their service again.
Reviewed July 14, 2015
I sat on the model before ordering, guaranteed delivery date, did not happen, excuses after excuses. Repeatedly telling me it must be inspected before delivery. Sofa came with large tear/hole on the inside back. The soft down wrapped seat cushions are hard rocks, the back pillows are missing half the fill leaving large gaps in the cover--it's a slipcover so the pillow covers aren't filled because there is not enough fill. This makes the seat depth very deep because the back pillows are so thin. Customer service over these issues has been a nightmare, rude, this issue is still not settled and I have put a claim against them with my credit card company. I will never buy another thing from this store.
Reviewed July 13, 2015
Fighting over $125 faulty product. Restock fee for pickup of item. Online only item. Not to specifications listed. Dealbreaker, standard seat height of sofas, 18 inches as website stated, it is 14 in. A full bed, ludicrous, seat depth is 19 1/2 in. Twin? Faulty, shoddy product. Email to corporate next step, given up with customer service.
Reviewed July 12, 2015
Worst store with the worst customer service! Stay away! I'm on a mission to warn everyone I know. I bought a mattress at the JCPenney in Dallas, TX that NEVER came and they never even called to tell me. This is the first and LAST purchase I will EVER make from this crap store. After I thought, on my own, to call in and make sure my order was set and all was still in place for delivery 2 days from that time, I had to wait on the line for over 3 hours to get someone to speak to because no one knew what was going on with my order.
The representatives from the Furniture department (Charlot and Jessica) were both so incredibly rude, loud, argumentative and both hung up on me! Don't do it! So not worth it. My purchase was over 1K which I paid for in full only to be treated like crap and to be yelled at and disrespected by Customer Service. Save yourself the stress and RUN the other way!
Reviewed July 10, 2015
So I am currently in the process of establishing good credit/score. So I decide I wanted to buy something nice for myself from JCP and to keep my card current, as I was told it will help my credit score. So before I could even order anything I received a letter in the mail from jcp. To my surprise they decided to shut my card down in 5 days, when I got the letter my 5 days were up! It was dated for July 2 right before a holiday and the weekend, being sent from Orlando and I'm in rural ny. Really! Why is it so hard to succeed in life, agh.
Reviewed July 8, 2015
My daughter has been a long time purchaser of two styles of black pants for work which have consistently been priced at $18. She loved the price and the fit. Yesterday we went into the JCP in Cape Girardeau, MO, and those same pants were priced at $34, with a buy one pair get one 50% off "sale". Interestingly there were price stickers placed over the original price of $18 which was discernible through the sticker. One pair of pants on that rack didn't have a new price and was still priced with the original tag at $18. My daughter took a photo of two price hang tags, both with the original price and the "new" price.
When we brought this up with a sales associate, and floor manager we were told this was a JCP policy to encourage people to buy more. I've heard there have been long allegations against JCP regarding this practice of jacking up a regular price, and creating the illusion of a sale which in reality is more expensive for the customer. This is customer deception at its worst. We have lost confidence in JCP and so called sales! We're taking our business elsewhere.
Reviewed July 6, 2015
I ordered custom made drapes and blind for my windows costing over $3000, I placed the order in February. After two month of waiting the scarf for the drape were too short, the ends weren't tapered properly, the brackets for door blinds weren't in the box so they wee unable to put the blinds up. The black out blinds were cut too shot therefore light still come through the windows. I had to pay the balance of the $300. I had to another month for the brackets for the shades. I was told the scarf would be redone. It's been almost three months now and I still have not received the scarf or the proper size shade. I contacted the sales person a month ago to find out the status of the window scarf, she said they were in transit. It's now July and they're still in transit!! Will NEVER USE AGAIN OR RECOMMEND!!
Reviewed June 29, 2015
Penney's used to be able to look up a store return on the credit card that the item was purchased with. No need to keep track of the receipt. Well now they have changed their policy and can no longer look up receipts with a credit card. So if you have no receipt you're out of luck. Kohl's lets you look the receipt up with your credit card so I guess that's where I will do business from now on. Bye-bye Penney's... It's been a 50 year relationship but it's over now.
Reviewed June 24, 2015
J.C. Penney is such a ** company. With my unpleasant experience with the lady I dealt with who had no idea what she was doing because that was not her department. Then I went another day and the guy who was there, who did a much better job, but still, it wasn't his department. I should not be making 4 trips to jc penny because they are careless about who works what department. I do have to make another trip because the lady told me to get the wrong rods even though dimensions were given and pictures were shown. Because of my horrible experience I refuse to step into J.C. Penney ever again. Unprofessional and careless. I guess their reputation isn't much of a concern.
Reviewed June 19, 2015
I used to shop a JC Penney all the time, until... I had an outstanding balance of $23, sent the check for $23 but it arrived ONE DAY LATE. They promptly sent me a late fee bill for $23!!! I called customer service and they told me I am lucky it was $23 and not the usual $25! I told him that's a 100% late fee! First he kept excusing it and eventually after I kept pounding the fact that it's an outrageous 100% fee, he said "yes, basically it is." Needless to say I cancelled my card right then and there and after years of loyal shopping, I quit going there.
Reviewed June 12, 2015
I am disabled can only walk with two canes and these nuts at JC Penney now want me to quit picking up my order at nearest to door and parking cus. service station but to walk all the way across store and then ride an escalator or elevator up to the second floor and walk all the way back across store and then wait in line 15 to twenty minutes while they have one very slow clerk both helping retail customers and retrieving online packages. Never again. Their online policy is outrageous with no accommodation for disabled. And on top of the terrible inconvenience they sent me the wrong merchandise, broken merchandise and I had to drive back up there and go thru all this again. Boy has Penney's changed. If they cannot do online right, which they cannot, they should get out of it.
Reviewed June 8, 2015
On June 7th at 12:00 I went with my 10 yr old for getting her hair colored and straightened for a concert. I asked the lady at the desk, the price for coloring and straightening my daughter. My daughter was standing right there with her hair down. The lady told me $55 if it is not done by a master. I also asked her how long does it take. She told me 2 hours but we were asked to go back at 3:15 PM. We went there as agreed. We were taken inside by a staff (Last name **). She shampooed my daughter's hair and made her wait for her hair to dry. After about 45 minutes later she came back and put the color on and let her sit with the color for another 50 minutes. While we were waiting there, she finished another customer's hair washing and hair cut.
Then she took my daughter to wash the color and came back with color on both sides of my daughter's face. By that time it was 5:30 PM. Then she told me "I am done with my work and you have to pay me. Someone else will do the hair straight". I followed her and she asked me to sign a receipt electronically. I said "how much I am paying? I do not see any price". She said it is $70. I was told $55, why am I paying $70 for half of the service? She said her hair is long that's why. I said the people who made the appointment they did not tell you that. So, it is not my fault. She also said the other lady will charge $10.
I was angry but my daughter needed her hair done so I paid the $70 and waited for the rest of the service done. Feeling helpless I kept asking who will complete the rest of the work done. My daughter has color on her face, her hair is not done, the mall is about to close. It was already passed three hours. One lady came forward to help us. She incompletely removed color from my daughter's face, blow dried my daughter's hair, and the manager was called for me. She told me it was problem of the people who made the appointment.
So, she (manager) took away $15 from my receipt and told me to pay $15 to the other lady who was drying my daughter's hair. I agreed even though both the money and time was way beyond what they told me. When the work was done, they printed a receipt like bill with $32 bill. I said "I was supposed to pay $15 why are you charging me $32?" She said the additional charge was for drying my daughter's hair. I signed the paper and I was leaving. Then the ** started to smile and the cashier said "now you have to pay. You signed the other paper to agree to pay. Now you will sign the actual receipt". I said I need a copy of the paper I signed. Cashier said we do not have copier here. So, I took a picture of the receipt like bill. Signed the electronic receipt for $32 and left.
So, the initial price $55 and 2hrs service ended with $87 and 3:15 minutes of waiting and for sloppy work. I do not mind paying $100 for having my daughter's hair done but these people are lie, cheat, and trap customers and squeeze money from customer's and smile (showing disrespect) when they are successful with the cheating.
Reviewed June 7, 2015
I had purchase 2 bra and the clips fell out and your store would not take them back...
Reviewed June 6, 2015
Visited Longmont, CO store, 6/5/15, 7:15 PM. The only employee at the jewelry counter was holding a personal conversation with someone. When I approached, she made brief eye contact but did not otherwise acknowledge me. Waited politely for them to finish or put their chit-chat on hold. They did not wind up; I received no further acknowledgement. I left the store rather than attempt to deal with this rudeness. Haven't been shopping JCPenney much and they will now stay at the bottom of my list.
Reviewed June 6, 2015
Recently I checked into my closet to find 10 unused XL golf shirts and realized they were the wrong size. Although I didn't still have the sales slips and couldn't trace the purchases I attempted to exchange them for XXL. This was at the Gulf Coast store in Fort Myers Florida. I was offered $.97 each for shirts that I had paid $10- $15 each and told that was their new policy and I told them that was unacceptable. I called back later, asked for the store manager. He was out and I was referred to the manager of the day who flippantly told me that was their policy. AFTER OVER SHOPPING THERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THEY WON'T SEE ANOTHER DIME.
Reviewed June 5, 2015
My husband bought me a diamond ring 12-26-14. Received the ring late. Had it 3 days diamond fell out. Had them fix it. They had Kay's jewelry fix. JCP lost my paperwork and I didn't get my ring till weeks later. Told me that happens to floating diamonds and I have other jewelry and that never happened.
Reviewed June 4, 2015
I was shopping online for a particular shirt in three different colors (1 shirt 3 colors). The size I needed was not available online, but was available at a few different stores, but not one that was close to my area of where I live (Well that's what online said). I contacted customer service and they said "If I opened a JC Penney's account at the nearest JC Penney's to me I could order the shirts from another store and they would ship it to my house. So, I drive 45 mins. to JC Penney's, open an account (which of course dings my credit), have the customer service lady call the three different stores (which said they had this shirt in store in the state I live in, on the Online system for Jc Penney’s) only to find out that none of the stores had these shirts (But online said they did).
I spent literally about 2 hrs. calling all the way from Washington State to New York City, calling all the JC Penney's that said they have this shirt in the store (Online says these stores have them). Not one store out of about 13 different stores I called had this shirt. By this time I'm so frustrated that I was told "Yep, go open an account and they can order the shirt for you from another store". I call JC Penney's headquarters and speak to a gentleman who is in charge of the Online and Marketing dept., I explain to him what had happened, and he was very polite, asking me for the item # of the shirt and he was going to look it up in his system, he said "There was two stores he found that still had this shirt in my size but in only two of the colors I wanted".
He said he would call the stores and have them ship the shirts to my house, after about an hour and half of being on the phone and being on hold, he tells me “Sorry the stores don’t have them, for your troubles I will give you a $50.00 gift card.” I order these shirts only two of them because everything else is out of stock online, and I order them in the sizes that are available online, (Not the size I really needed), and a pair of shorts. Today 6/3/2015 my order was delivered, I open the box, it’s 2 curtain panels. My order summary is in the bottom of the box stating exactly what I ordered. 2 - shirts 1 - pair of shorts. I call customer service, ask to speak to a supervisor.
The supervisor says "Oh, I'm sorry. Let's just re - order your items and get them out to you via express shipping". I said "ok". He goes to look up the shirts and he says "They're sold out, I'm sorry." I said, “So I have someone else's order, and someone has mine, why can't you write down these order #'s put it in the system so that when this person calls wanting to know where their items are, they can send it back to the warehouse correct the address and send it to me, same with this person's order that I have.”
The supervisor tells me "If someone sends back clothes we don't re-sell them, they go to a liquidation warehouse. I said, I'm sure this person wants their items, just like I want mine. Supervisor says again "Sorry we don't re-sell clothes that get shipped back". I told Customer Service I wanted my money back. I am completely disgusted at the lack of thoroughness and the lack of double checking that a customer's order has been fulfilled correctly. I liked shopping at JC Penney’s, but after these incidents, I will never shop there again.
Reviewed June 3, 2015
Ordered a mattress top only online on May 7. On May 13 a utility delivery truck (not UPS or FedEx) shows up but the guys say they won't bother getting the package out of the truck because they know the order is wrong. They said they told the warehouse it would be wrong but they loaded a mattress bottom box spring anyway. So I call J.C. Penny telling them the problem. They said they had to wait till the item was returned to them and they would send out another. It would take a week. I call after the week is up to track my mattress. They can't give me tracking info cause they are using a new shipping company. This is the end of May still no mattress, no way of tracking, my J.C. Penny card is charged the price of the mattress and I am disgusted. How hard can it be to get the order straight?
So today, I call them back and tell them I'm canceling the order cause I'm tired if waiting. I called a total of 4 times and a total of over an hour of just waiting time to speak to someone. It has been frustrating and I feel that the people in the warehouse are incompetent and it almost seems there is some kind of fraud going on. I mean why would you ship a box spring? Such a large item, couldn't they double check the order before shipping?
Reviewed May 31, 2015
I am a regular client and I love to go shopping very often to Orange Park JCPenney, but when I was there today I got the worse experience in customer service. ** who is the lady that assisted me, is the most rude associated that I have never met, in addition she didn't help me to solve a little problem that I got with my rewards. This kind of persons is the reason why we can stop shopping and don't recommend go to JCPenney. Unfortunately **, who always is ready to solve any situation is off Today.
Reviewed May 30, 2015
I had opened a JC Penney card last month to get a 25% off on some stuff I was buying for my son. I received a statement for a payment of $64.11 due on 5/27/2014. I lost the statement and could not remember when the payment was due. I went online today, and found out my payment went up to $89.11. I called customer service and she told me my payment is late and I was charged $25 late fee after 3 days. She went on to explain to me JC Penney does not have a grace period. All I did, I made my payment and cancelled the card. I rarely go to JC Penney, now they will never see me again. Being charged $25 after 3 days, it is unacceptable. Good luck to you all customers, make sure you check your statement before making your payment!!!
Reviewed May 23, 2015
Bought an expensive ring for my wife for our 15th anniversary. As it was so expensive, it was never in my mind that real gold was going to change color. My wife's beautiful gold ring change color to a pink copper color and one of her stones fell. No warranty, no nothing we were able to claim. In other words I found out in other Jewelry, it was a mixture of cheap bad quality gold. After many years of buying at J.C. Penney, never going back. Lost my money and so sad, because of my hard effort for this present for my wife.
Reviewed May 21, 2015
I've been shopping at J.C. Penney at Eastridge for many years and I'm so disappointed that this company doesn't spend more time training their employees or at the very least screen them or possibly drug test them! I was in the woman's apparel department where I encountered an employee named **. She was quite possibly the rudest and absolute meanest woman I've ever had the unfortunate displeasure in meeting. First she yelled at me for asking if she could search in the system for a certain blouse I was looking for in another size. Then she insulted me by saying I was too overweight for the said blouse.
She refused to help me and I would have gladly asked someone else for help but there was no one else. Then she yelled at me for standing in line and said she was closing the register and told me to go to another register. I would have been ok with doing so except she was speaking to me like a dog! I'm so astounded that she is still employed. She is by far the most unprofessional woman I've ever come across. I will not be shopping here anymore because I can't stand the thought of our paths ever crossing again!
Reviewed May 20, 2015
I placed an order on JCP.com & paid extra for the express 3 day shipping. When I checked out and paid for the order, it provided me with an arrival date of 3 business days. However, my order did not arrive in the 3 business days. Apparently, we are paying for the shipping method after it leaves the warehouse. However, nowhere on their website does it explain that. Nor does it explain it could take several days for the order to leave their warehouse and my 3 day shipping begins at that time - so providing us with an arrival date of 3 business days upon check out. It very misleading & quite a profit center for JCP.com since they don't seem to handle the orders any differently other than sending it 3 day once it ships out. Standard shipping is 4-7 days, so there is no benefit to paying for expedited shipment.
Reviewed May 16, 2015
Had the card for over 15 years and guess what. They decided that some false credit score which isn't true at all (own my house no mortgage) and they are lowering my credit limit to what my balance is which is at this time $125.00 from $1200 dollars. Guess what? I am paying it OFF NOW and closing this ** DOWN. Will pay cash at Macy's and NEVER shop and JC PENNY'S again. Good bye and good riddance you piece of ** credit card from ** hell. BYE! FOREVER!
Reviewed May 15, 2015
Your website is very user-unfriendly, complicated, repetitive, so bad you just give up. I like your store; however.
Reviewed May 13, 2015
I had a hair cut at this salon. The cape she used on me had a terrible smell kind of BO. I asked her if the cape was clean? Asked for a clean one and she said it was clean. As far as hair cut I could have done the about the same. My hair was cut 4 inches shorter than I asked, and back of it was 2 inches longer than I wanted. I did take a picture to show her what I wanted, don't know what she would have done if had no picture. A good advice - "stay the ---- out of J.C. Penny all together."
Reviewed May 12, 2015
I went to JC Penney salon in Kingsport Tn to have my hair highlighted. I waited 25 minutes before someone decided to do my hair. The employees were doing more cigarette breaks than worrying about if they can help me do my hair. I felt like they had an issue with me for some reason and I call back on Sunday to go back in and have some more things done to my hair. The young lady ** that worked there told me I couldn't it and it had to be ** person. Found out that this wasn't true anybody can do your hair. It doesn't have to be the same person. I felt like I wasn't good enough for them to do my hair and as well I was told that "you get a free gift when you spend a certain amount of money."
When I went to pay for my hair I was told I couldn't have it but had a call from ** yesterday and she told me to come and get my gift that should've been given to me on Saturday. This has very much bother me a lot and hope to have a respond back from the salon manager and I have already spoken to three managers that hasn't been able to do nothing!!!!
Reviewed May 10, 2015
I ordered blinds for my entire house from J.C. Penney's website in mid February. I have spent way too much time on the phone and running back and forth to the local store picking up staggered backorders, and now, with just two window blinds remaining, I find out that an order that was re-ordered due to a "glitch" had to be re-ordered and BACKORDERED AGAIN. After two more weeks (three and a half months after the initial order) I discover that the order was CANCELED, and with no notice or explanation to me by J.C. Penney. I've had to reorder them AGAIN!!!
Reviewed May 8, 2015
Ordered a jeans in Alamogordo JCPenney store on 5/1/2015. I received a phone call this morning about my jeans has been arrived, and I need to pick it up from local JCPenney store. I went to JCPenney to pick up my jeans after work. After the store worker searched my jeans for over 45 mins, they finally call a department to find out where is my jeans. They was told my jeans were not been shipped yet? My question is why I received phone call? Is JCPenney made a joke with me??? Unbelievable!!!! 5/8/2015
Reviewed May 2, 2015
Went to JC Penney, had a 10.00 off coupon and save 10 percent on purchase. I was told that it does not apply to Clarks sandals and all sneakers that some of the companies do not want you to use coupons. I went to Bealls and they were more than happy to take 10.00 off. Will never shop at JC Penney ever again.
Reviewed May 1, 2015
I have shopped at JCP since I was a teenager. I am now 60 years old. I have spent thousands of dollars at this store. In all those years, I was 30 days late with ONE payment, due to the fact that I had money stolen from me. It went onto my credit report and they promptly closed my account. For the 2 years since, I have made timely payments. I had one returned payment, but promptly made a follow up payment. I called recently to have my account reopened and they refused. Since then, I have used the service of a Credit Repair agency, who sent out a verification notice of the 30 day late payment. I got a letter in the mail, saying that the 30 day late payment was accurate.
I called up JCP again, and told them that I was aware that the information was accurate, but that I am using the Repair Service to fix my credit and asked for cooperation based on the fact that I was a very good customer until they closed my account and have made timely payments for the last 2 years! The letter also said they APPRECIATED me as a VALUED card member and hoped that I would continue to enjoy shopping at JCP!! How can I if my account is CLOSED??? I have used cash since, but always assumed they would reopen my account! The girl on the phone said "There is nothing we can do"!! I said, "Is THIS how you treat a good customer??" Obviously, JCP has LOST the idea of GOOD customer service… I will never SHOP at JCP again!
Reviewed April 25, 2015
Recently, I placed an order on JCP's website. I paid a little extra for the premium 3-business day shipping option. Well, here I am 2 weeks later and my shirts still haven't arrived. Growing quite tired of everyday worrying that I'm going to be out $40+ and never receive my items. I know I will never again order from their website. Should my shirts ever arrive, I'll update this post (though I'm new to this site and unsure if that's possible).
Reviewed April 22, 2015
I've always been a loyal customers at JC Penney. My fiance purchased both my engagement and wedding rings from their jewelry department. The rings are absolutely gorgeous! When we took them back to be sized we were told that there is no information in their system to confirm that the rings were purchased there, even though we had provided both the receipt and the jewelry care plan. After about 30 min our information was finally located. We were then informed that it would take 3 weeks to size the rings, a completely unacceptable and ridiculous amount of time. I've had rings sized in other stores that took no longer than 5 days! Will NEVER purchase another piece of jewelry from this store again. Very disappointing.
Reviewed April 20, 2015
I went to Pier Park JCPenney on Panama City beach, FL yesterday to exchange. ** at customer service did not greet, smile and had attitude. She act like she didn't want to do her job. If she was the customer I am sure that’s not how she wants to be treated. It was like she was just telling me “No, I can't go home!” I don't know what her problem was. I have worked as a customer service for awhile and this is not how my manager trained us to treat our customers. ** needs training and the store supervisor or the store manager should take care of this immediately.
Reviewed April 20, 2015
Sadly, the extremely high interest rate that they give to everyone, no matter how good your credit is, makes this card worthless unless you do not carry a balance. They have high fees also if you are late by a time or two and will soak you. I've had other cards that do not do this, and have rescinded fees. Bottom line is that we're paying all this for bad management. My card will be paid off next month and I will be glad to see the back of them.
Reviewed April 15, 2015
I went to JCPenney salon in PV mall Arizona. The hair stylist over there recommended me to do the very expensive hair straightening and promised it would remove 95% of the curls. After 1 week of doing straightening, my hair appears to be same as they were before. When I asked them to repair it or do it again they are refusing me by saying you may lose the integrity of the hair. I also bought very expensive products. The owner please help me to resolve the issue. I want my hairs to be straight or my amount back.
Reviewed April 15, 2015
I worked during the season at JC Penney. I was harassed and treated with disrespect as an elderly person. You filed a complaint with EEOC but they didn't investigate. I went in after Easter because I'd tried all other stores in the area to buy what I was looking for. The store was a MESS and there were 3 people at one register talking to each other. I asked one female to help me but she wasn't much help. The merchandise was poor quality. I made a purchase and the other 2 women went to the cashier ringing me up and was telling her who I was. They were laughing and poking fun. I call these type women dumb Kentucky Hillbillys. Bad for business.
Reviewed April 14, 2015
You end up paying way too much for a badly run company. I used to shop frequently there but between a number of mix ups, and poor products with high prices, I quit. The last time I did a small shopping run at Christmas, and will not do it again. Beware of the extortionate interest rates, poor products and bad management.
Reviewed April 12, 2015
J. C. Penney refused to accept a check from me because of information provided by the fair credit act. So come to find out it was a false report from Check 'n Go Online that I had committed check fraud. I contacted Check 'n Go and they could not validate there being a debt to be paid. They took advice from a third party company that doesn't validate a debt. So in short, anyone can report you by just going online and putting your name in. I feel this is bad business to refuse to do business with you based on a false report.
Reviewed April 11, 2015
I just had the worst customer service at JCPenney. I placed an order online on March 31 to be ship to the store for me to get it there. After no receiving any sort of communication about my order, I called their customer service on Wednesday April 8 to know about when I would be able to get it. They told me the order was shipped on April 1, that I need to wait one more day because they have a window from 4 to 7 business days for the store to get in touch with me to go and pick it up.
After waiting two more days, I called on Friday the 10 and they called the store and didn't know what happened with my order. In other words, it got lost or something. They don't have the product at the store, which is not my problem because I bought it online and it was available. Now they are telling me that I can go to the store to get a refund, and I am so upset because they never try to get the issue resolve. The only option they give me was to go to the store for a refund. I even ask if it was available on other store or something. I asked if I can get the product shipped to me instead, that I pay the shipping and handling, and they told me that I can place the order again. It is funny how I go online and the order says completed. I am never getting anything at JCPenney again.
Reviewed April 9, 2015
JC Penney's must think its customers are stupid. When they were doing their no sale just low pricing thing, I was buying my work shirts from there and I was paying 9.99 for them. And when they went back to their big sales they went up to 19.99 and now when they’re on sale they’re 14.99. I complained about it but it’s really not the associate's fault, so who do you complain to? You don't, you just find somewhere else to shop.
Reviewed April 8, 2015
JCP website does not allow customers to input PO boxes and RFD addresses. For anyone who lives rurally and does not have to the house mail delivery, po box is our only alternative, we cannot input box #s on the orders!! Even if things come UPS, they usually "drop-ship" to the post office and without a box # and/or RFD information the post office has no idea what to do with it, so it gets returned to sender marked "undeliverable as addressed". JCP cannot tell you if it will come UPS to the door or dropped at the post office or USPS.
The website should allow people to input BOTH the physical address and box # or RFD information. Otherwise chances are good you won't get your parcels if you have PO Box or RFD, then you will wait weeks for refunds. I tried to explain this to customer service but they can only do what the computer allows. I cannot reach anyone in their web design department nor can I reach anyone in their supervision or corporate group to report the problems. I will shop other places in the future.
Reviewed April 5, 2015
I purchased a 1.5 carat diamond ring for $4,828.00 (the value was stated as more than $7,200.00). I have a certificate of authenticity and the receipt of the purchase. I took the ring to a jeweler as the stone was getting loose. The jeweler wouldn't touch it after looking at it. "It is fracture filled and will fall apart" is what I was told. When I contacted ** the sales manager at J.C. Penny in Richland Washington I was informed they did not sell fracture filled diamonds but if I had insurance I could file a claim, and if not they could send the ring to their Texas lab to verify that the fracture filled diamond is not from J.C. Penny.
I can't wear the ring in a loose setting and I paid almost 5000 dollars to wear it. I have no paperwork that states the diamond is fracture filled. This was supposed to be my engagement ring and certainly be wearable for many years or even passed down. It is none of that, and I don't have 5000 more for a real diamond. I am heart broken and don't know what to do.
Reviewed April 2, 2015
I have been a J.C. Penney Customer for many years but I am in the process of paying my account off. I will continue my shopping with Macy's department store because when they give you a discount slip there are no exclusions. I spent about $300.00 over the weekend (March 28,2015). I was given a $20 off JCP bonus cash but you have to spend $50 and it has to be housewares but has a lot of exclusions. I then received a $10 JCP bonus cash and it said could be used on handbags, women's accessories, shoes & etc., you had to spend $30.00.
They had 3 signs on the Clark shoe table saying 25 Percent off. I picked up a pair that I liked. I was told I could not use my $10 JCP bonus because it was Clark shoes. I then said, “then, I would use the 25 Percent off,” but you have to buy a pair of shoes worth $80.00 to $120.00. There was not one pair of shoes on the table worth that much. This is so deceptive but this is J.C. Penney. I have a $15 dollar promotion card for Macy's. No exclusions or amount has to be spent. Macy's also sends me $10 off and 20 to 25 percent cards about every 2 months. Their sale prices are much better. I will cut up my card immediately.
Reviewed April 2, 2015
I went shopping in J.C. Penney and as I was leaving I fell and my phone dropped out of my pocket. Without noticing right away I left the mall then later notice and immediately returned to JCPenney. The phone was turn in to them but they gave it away to another customer who said she was missing her phone. I was sure to ask the J.C. Penney associate just in case their manager asked her after I did, did she ask the young lady to describe the phone before giving it to her.
The associate said the customer was looking around acting depress and said she drop a black phone so the associate said she gave it to her as soon as she mentioned it was black. When asked can they review cameras and report the picture to the police they said they couldn't help me. I asked for a number to corporate and they said "there's no need to call them because they won't be able to help you either."
I feel that if J.C. Penney's really care about their customers like they say they do then why don't they let their associates know the proper way of handle the situation such as asking them to describe the color of the phone, the make and model, the background pictures or even the carrier of the phone. She didn't ask any questions and just gave the phone away. It's my fault I dropped the phone but it J.C. Penney's fault it was stolen like that and the fact that they can't even help me catch who did it makes things a lot worse. If I were to go into J.C. Penney and steal something right now I bet they would check the cameras but seeing that it's my property and not their, they don't care for it.
Reviewed March 29, 2015
I placed some orders online, 2 on 3/19/15, 2 on 3/20/15 and 2 more on 3/36/15. I placed all orders but one for ship to store. I received my confirmation emails stating that all ship to store items will be available in 4-7 business days. I figure OK. The one item I shipped to myself was said to be coming from the manufacturer so it would not arrive for about 2 weeks. I didn't like it but I figured I could live with it.
On 3/23, I received the 1 item I shipped to my home. I was very happy as I was told by email it would take 2 weeks. On 3/26, I get a call from JCP STORE that my order on 3/19 is in and that my order on 3/20 will be in on 3/27. I was thrilled so I took off early to get my items. I get to the store and I am told that the order is not there. I tell the rep that I got a call. She doesn't know anything about that. She calls JCP Customer Care, they say order has not arrived. I'm pissed as I just left work early to drive 45 min to the store. I was told to call the next day to check on status. I offered to pay extra to just have shipped to my house but they said it was too late since orders were already in transit to store, so feeling like I had no choice I said OK.
I called back next day 3/27, I was told that my order was cancelled due to damage and defective product. I asked why I wasn't called, he didn't give me an answer. I asked had items arrived, he said “no”, so how do you know it is damaged. He gave me a 800 number and told me to call it for more info. Pretty much that conversation summed up to "too bad, so sad tell someone who cares". I'm LIVID, so I call 800 number and I go off. She tells me that she doesn't know anything about the items being damaged and that she still sees it as being in transit. So now I am very confused. I express my dissatisfaction and she suggest to have everything shipped to my house. I advised her that I was denied that option at store the day before, but she said she can override the system and what she will do is cancel the original orders and instead of refunding money she will immediately reorder items and use credits from original items to cover all charges.
I asked her very clearly "are you sure I will not be double charged?" She said, “no”, I will only be charge 6 cents on debit as she has to put an amount on the order but I will not be charged for any of the items again. I said fine. She states that she reordered everything and made it 2nd day express, gave me order # and said everything is fine now. I went on my credit acct today and I was charged twice for some of the items. Now, I'm beyond livid so I call my credit company and was told that the double charge was pending and that I need to call JCP and make sure they don't actually take it as the credit company can’t do anything while its in pending status. Fine.
I called JCP, I told them what is going on. They tell me they don't know what I'm talking about, I was charged once. I told them again and then he said, it may have been due to the cancel and reorder but that the charges will drop off my statement as I did already pay. I said OK. Then I asked about my order. I was told I have a tracking number for my order, I said great. Then I'm told it's only for a part of it. Apparently the 2 pairs of shoes I ordered on 3/26 are now on backorder so they won’t be shipped till 4/6. I didn't even know what to say. I was dumbfounded as again no one alerted me to this. I was told to have a good day and they hung up on.
So I went online to check this tracking number. When I click on it directs me to a JCP page that states "waiting for UPS pick up". I thought that was odd as I expected that the link would take me straight to UPS website, so I went to UPS website put tracking number in and its not found. It doesn't exist. I don't know what to do, I feel that I was duped out of my money and I may never see these items. My husband is a judge and attorney and I am seriously considering letting him file suit at this point. We are actually looking into it now as this is a terrible way to treat a paying customer. No one had any empathy or offered any compensation of any type for all this drama. They seriously need to be closed down. I will NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN.
Reviewed March 25, 2015
My sister, who is a diabetic, and her family and I were shopping at Penney's on Saturday 3/21/2015. My sister's blood sugar dropped suddenly and she started getting sick and shaking. We rushed her to salesgirl at checkout telling her what is going on which she clearly see my sister was in distress. We noticed there was some candy for sale at register and we asked if we could buy the candy to raise my sister’s blood sugar. She pointed to us where the end of the line was (which was a long line). We had to sit my sister on the floor and feed her candy to raise the sugar which took awhile.
The sales girl acted like she could care less and never even called the store manager or raised a code red to help her. Finally my sister's blood sugar got better so she could walk and went rushed her home. This was my shopping experience with Penney’s in Orlando at Florida Mall. We will never shop at Penney's again. Penney's need to train their employees to be respectful to customers and how to handle emergencies.
Reviewed March 24, 2015
My complaint is with the way the company maintains your credit card status. The status of any other should not affect the current standing that you have with them. It's known with other cards to not make any advances while delinquent but JCP drops all activities including any other attached to this bank. Please READ FINE PRINT BEFORE SIGNING FOR A CREDIT CARD!!!
Reviewed March 21, 2015
Somehow a JC Penny's Credit Card account was placed on my credit report. I have contacted them twice and now placed a BBB complaint on them. The account was opened 3 years before I was even born. Not my SS#. I can only assume people’s personal credit information is not important to them being how I have to go to these measures to attempt to correct this.
Updated review: April 25, 2015
Customer service agreed to notify the credit report bureau and tell them that I didn't receive the bill so I wasn't delinquent on the payment. They however didn't volunteer to refund the two months late fees for which they billed me and I paid.
Original Review: March 20, 2015
I charged about $15 at Christmas, 2014. A few days ago, about March 15, I received a letter from them saying I owed $88.11, $70 of the amount were for late fees. I called customer service and said I have not received any statement from them until this one. They said I was on e-statements, and they had emailed my bills to me. The last time before this bill was back in April of 2014 and it was by paper bills. I did not receive any emails of bills from J.C. Penney. They would not reconsider this bill so I paid the bill and cancelled my credit card. I had been a customer for 10 years or longer. Then I found out my credit score had been reduced by 47 points, 757 down to 710 by these late payments.
Reviewed March 11, 2015
J.C. Penney really disappointed me, and I hate that they have lost me as a customer but I would be dumb if I continued to do business with them. So I order a jacket in February. So to the free shipping to the store, I decided to choose the Ship to Store option. Estimated delivery date to that store was Mar 2nd. So when I checked online to see if the item was shipped. It stated 'pending shipment'. So I called the store and was advised that my item was damaged or discontinued and that I would receive my order by the 6th of March.
So when I looked online and saw the same message, I called back and was advised that my item was LOST and it should be in the store by the 10th. SOOOOO when I checked online on the 10th and saw the same message, I called and was advised that the man who normally scan in shipments had been on vacation and so they're backed up and I can check back in a couple of more days. Like why should customers suffer because someone wanted to take a vacation!!!!
I was fed up by then and asked for a refund. They informed me to call a 800 number which is the jcp.com number to get a refund. So I called the 800 number and was advised that they don't believe what I was saying so until they get confirmation of that, then they would not refund me, and that I would need to wait until my item come then return it. So I told the man that I believe that he should call them to confirm. They called and confirmed my situation, and then advised me that I will receive a call from the store that will refund the money back to my card.
The caller didn't know when they would do this, so I called the store back just for the manager of .com at that store to tell me that I should get the refund from the jcp.com people. I told her that J.C. Penney is MISCONTRUING INFORMATION and is GIVING THE RUN AROUND ABOUT MY ITEM AND NO REFUND. So the manager said she would call me back in 30mins to confirm everything with everyone to see what's going on. After all of this stress, the manager calls me back to tell me that my item had been at the store and I could go pick it up. I was like DAMN, ALL THIS FOR NOTHING!!! They are too big of a company to put their customers in such situation. So, I would never go through that with them again.
Reviewed March 10, 2015
Just received an ad last night with a beautiful outfit that everybody likes and wants including me. I want this for a cruise that I'm going on however I just received it yesterday, and you do not have it online, you do not have it in your stores. Why do you send out an ad when you don't have the clothes to back it up? This is a very poor business practice to just to try to get people in your store. I didn't buy thing, I'm very disappointed with JC Penney and I have an account with you for a very long time. I'm done.
Reviewed March 9, 2015
I’ve been working at JC Penny for almost a year now and I have had nothing but problems - almost calling the hotline on several occasions and went home crying a lot of nights. I can write and will write several stories I’ve experienced. They may not be in order but I will write most of them. This incident happened two days ago. I went to the doctor and had strep so I asked my manager if I should stay and she told me it was my choice. I called out and decided to just walk around the mall instead of drive home. I just didn't wanna get co workers sick. The next day two of my managers ** and ** pulled me into an office and yelled at me calling me an embarrassment to the company and that I let my fellow team mates down. I was also told that I didn't have strep throat by **. To have two managers sit me in a room and say that I must not want this job that much is disturbing. I have gone to the head store manager about ** and nothing has ever been done about it.
Reviewed March 6, 2015
January 18, 2015 I placed an order for blinds. It is now March 6, 2015 and I still have not received my order. I never received any updates on my order. I am the one who had to inquire about the order. I just received an email stating my order is held up in customs. I decorated my bathroom and have been waiting for these blinds over a month now and they never even had the courtesy to keep me updated. I just called them and asked them to refund me. They told me they could not, my order is at the dock (I don't know what that means) and they could not tell me when I will receive it. The only way I could get my refund is wait till I get it and go over to a JC Penny and get a refund. Which since it is custom made I don't believe I will be able to get a full refund. I am very disappointed in the customer service from JC Penny and will never order from them again!
Reviewed March 1, 2015
I ordered online. Credit card was billed. I received an email saying CONGRATULATIONS YOUR ODER SHIPPED and it gave me a UPS tracking number. I checked with UPS online. It says the tracking number can't be found. Not happy!
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2015
I've been a loyal customer with JCPenny for about 14 years and spent thousands of dollars through the years. I was a couple of months late because of miscommunication but was told when I called in Dec if paid in full, it would stay off my credit and I could use the card the next day. They lied to me. They marked it on my credit and cancelled my cards and I had never been late. What a nice way to be treated but I could reapply for a new card, what a laugh. JCPenny treat me horrible.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2015
On 10/13/14 I placed an order for nursery furniture. The 4 drawer dresser was shipped to me 4 separate times because each time it was damaged. On a 5th time I had all the furniture returned. Each time required me to be home from work to accept the delivery and each time the drivers were late to my house. Throughout this time I was promised by JCPenney customer service that they would contact me and help with the process but that never occurred requiring me to call JCPenney over 10 times for this issue.
I was promised by JCPenney customer service that a check would be issued to me because I did not want it issued to my JCPenney card (the original source of payment). Now that my furniture has been returned I called JCPenney to find out about my check and they said it was issued back to my card. After talking to 2 separate "supervisors" they were not able to fulfill their promise and told me that I had to call the JCPenney credit card company. I now have to wait an additional 5-8 business days to get the check issued to me. JCPenney has had my $1,027.71 since October 2014 and has not attempted to speed the process up of getting me my money back from this awful experience.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2015
I saw an advertised sale for a Hoover WindTunnel 2 T-Series Rewind Vacuum Cleaner web ID: 8691076., 02-21-2015, Original price $220 Sale price: $129.99 supposed to be 40% off. I went to the Carson store #0246 and purchased one with my JCPenney Credit Card. Upon getting home I checked the receipt and noticed they had charged me $149.99 instead of $129.99 as advertised. I contacted customer service via chat and was given the run around and then "dropped" from chat line. After 15 mins I was able to get back on chat line but with someone else. I asked if I could get back with "Jewel" whom I was chatting with earlier. The chat person said that "management" said to go back to store. When I asked for a name of management, she replied JCPenney.
These all took time within 1 1/2 hrs+. ONE: I didn't feel the need for me go back to the store if my purchase was done with their credit card, in which I would've been happy with them adjusting the difference and I had all of the receipt info. TWO: They did not honor the 20% off coupon if used with JCPenney which is a little misleading. THREE: If I had not caught this by reviewing my receipt I would've been "duped" into paying a higher amount than advertised on the sale price, in which I am not very pleased with of what transpired.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2015
I am a long time JC Penney second generation customer. Paid off card in full and had $3,000 credit limit. I went to the store yesterday to use my card for an important purchase and was deeply embarrassed when card would not work. As there are only a fee JC Penney stores left wasted several hours and time traveling to the store and was unable to attend a function as it took forever for the customer associates to find out the problem. She called and was on hold and finally informed me that my card was in good standing but cancelled a couple days ago for inactivity. I never received any notice or contact. My phone number never changed yet JC Penney failed to call me or email or mail me any information.
This company is horrible, unprofessional and when I contacted customer service chat the rep named joy gave me this false information: "You may send your complaint to JC Penny Company Inc. Ron Johnson President of JC Penney Co. INC PO Box 10001 Mail Stop 7303 Dallas, TX 75301." Ron Johnson? He hasn't been the CEO of JC Penney in years. Just an example of an unethical poorly run company. Do not shop at this store!
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2015
Have used my JCP card on several occasions, and whenever I have had a sizable balance, I split the payment up into multiple installments, and schedule them via the website. I get paid every other Friday, and have scheduled payments for those days. Twice now I have been hit with overdraft charges by my bank as a result of JCP payments being charged to my account on Wednesdays - two full days before the date authorized.
If their intention is to move a scheduled payment forward to meet a monthly 'due date', then their website should make clear that customer scheduled payment dates are subject to change without notice. This change seems especially capricious considering that I had on both occasions already made more than the minimum monthly payment--two weeks prior, on my last payday.
I shall not be using the scheduled payment feature again as a result of this arbitrary action on the part of JC Penney. It is inconvenient to have to make each payment manually, but no matter. Once I pay off my current balance I will be destroying my JCP card. Never again, JC Penney.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
I remember the day I got hired at JC Penney, at the time I was so excited to work for their salon. I was finally moving up in my career path. I was hired on as a senior stylist and was only one of two young stylists. My coworkers were basically my second family. I enjoyed coming to work and liked being there. We all felt like a family so this is why I'm still so baffled about this situation.
In EVERY other salon I've worked in, the company allowed family discounts (family can make up a huge part of your return clients). I would think the company would want some money rather than none. On Tuesday Feb 4, 2015 my 80 year old grandma who's on disability came 45 min away to get her hair done by me. Never have I ever had to charge her normal price so she's expected to pay 75$ for a cut and color.
I basically feel like I'm robbing her considering it only costs the company about 8$ for the materials needed. By the way the company did a very poor job on explaining all the rules and regulations when I got hired also. When it was time for my grandma to pay I just couldn't bring myself to charge her that much. I rang her up for a cut and style which was about 30$. It made me sick to my stomach to think I had to charge my 80 year old grandmother that kind of $. She fell and broke her hip 6 weeks prior so she wasn't able to get out. Her hair was long overdue but to see her smile and thank me Made me feel so happy.
So I get to work Wed Feb 5, (this is a prime example how JCP could care less about their customers) I was in the middle of doing a color on a client of mine, she was processing, a manager came in the salon and said, “Anna we need to see you a min.” I said, “I have chemicals on someone's head.” She insisted the meeting, couldn't wait...
So I got in the office and our pretty much dog the bounty hunter guy was sitting at the table with a paper in his hand. I was thinking to myself what the heck is going on so he first asked who this lady was to me. I said, “my grandmother”..then he asked some questions and I answered truthfully, did not try to hide anything. I told him how I charged my grandmother less than the service. I started tearing up because I was angry and baffled that I was put in this situation when I was in the middle of a chemical service. They had me in the meeting for a good 15 min. The guy in charge said to me, "They will probably just tell you not to do it again." Luckily I got out just in time to get the chemicals rinsed out.
The whole rest of the time I was doing my clients hair all I could think about was this situation. I was tearing up trying to hide it..It was so unfair to my client. She only got half my bubbly personality. POOR MANAGEMENT SKILLS.. So later on that evening just as I thought it might have ew over the manager comes in again and says there is someone here to talk to you.. So for 45 min, no joke this guy was telling me all the different kinds of theft and totally unrelated to the salon. He asked me questions and I told him the exact truth to..He said I need to step out and make a phone call. He came back in 2 min later and says, “Well this is what is going to happen now, we're going to suspend you until the 7th of Feb and you'll come back in and have a meeting”.. I thought that was a little ridiculous..as I had time to think, the next day all my coworkers were like “You'll be ok, I'm sure they're just going to give you a plan of action”..
The morning when I returned the store manager brought me in his office and said, “We’re gonna have to let you go FOR DISCOUNTING A FAMILY MEMBER!” That was the exact words ..I was furious I was like, “Well I'm not throwing anyone under the bus but you should monitor everybody else too, how do you think I was taught that?” So the whole reason I'm writing a complaint is because I have never gotten in trouble before. I'm a single mom of two little boys with a big heart and these heartless $ hungry corporations don't even care 38$ difference to them that I offered to pay out of pocket. If it was a random discount to a random person I would be more understanding BUT MY GRANDMOTHER.
Congratulations JCP you just hit your statement "the company everyone loves to work for" out of the park. YOU ARE FAR FROM A FAMILY company. If you would have been that family company you market off to be I would still have my job and my teammates...38$...REALLY THOUGH I think Winchester store needs to do some rethinking..
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2015
I was given a bracelet for Valentines Day. It came with a service agreement. The bracelet had an issue with a "tooth" breaking so I brought it in to be repaired under the service agreement. After 2 hours that day several phone calls, my bracelet came back damaged in two areas, (much worse than the condition I originally hoped to fix). The sales person was cavalier about the damage.
After another hour and a half I was told the bracelet would be taken to a jeweler to be fixed. I also requested that Danielle, (the assistant manager was on a conference call and not able to assist at this time), call me to discuss several of the concerns that I had. This did not occur. I came to pick the bracelet up, after another several days, and it was still damaged. I asked for my trouble at this point that I get a new service contract which I'm told occurred but did not receive any paperwork for. Then the salesperson's response was, "Well it's not as bad as it was." I did speak with Danielle who offered to give me a different bracelet, (this one was sentimental to me), so this was not an option. Danielle was not able to offer any further resolution even after I was very clear how highly disappointed and dissatisfied I was with this situation.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2015
I have called corporate offices to lodge a complaint against the Ft. Smith, Ark. store. The man is very rude and should not be in charge of anything to do with the public. I have personally seen and heard him berate his employees on the sales floor in front of customers. I have been shopping at this store for over twenty years and the past five to six years it has really gone down hill. Not only does he berate his employees by yelling at them, but he also makes foul remarks about them so that the customer can hear (such as an employee's thighs rubbing together when she walked because of her size). I'm shopping and can hear him talking to these employees.
I don't feel this is the kind of atmosphere I want to shop in anymore. When the Ft. Smith, Ark. store has a manager by the name of anyone other than Steve ** they will get my business back. Until then my poor Kohl's card will be getting a workout. Sorry jc penney, start paying attention to your store management and I might come back. Thank you.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015
Worse shopping experience of all time. I went in to JCP around 12 pm. I signed up for a credit card because of Sephora and my love for makeup. I went in there several times to return a concealer. I got naked concealer the first time and lost my receipt. As soon as I walked in and asked If I could exchange it, she told me no. I know for a fact we can't return but can exchange the product especially in the original box and barely used. Anyway I let it go and continued to shop. After I purchased my items I was stopped by the loss prevention who grabbed me and rudely asked me to go to the back to check my items. He found nothing and I went home.
Wow JCP! Your loss prevention is thirsty. Worse experience ever! Never again will I return to your low-income store. It's better to have high theft store with high income than a low theft store that's about to shut down. Think about that next time you think of saying someone stole especially because everyone knows Sephora is why you're still in business. He didn't even apologize.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2015
I have proof of purchases of 500.00. My last purchase of the year was 76.98. I received a post card that I had been billed for jewelry, that would have put me over 500 dollars for the year. This is what they advertise. After I made 500 dollars in purchases, they are refusing to send me my Gold Card. They are misleading the customers. I have paid my bill on time for years. I will be sure to let my friends and family know that they are misleading customers.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015
I received some coupons in the mail around New Year's. When I went to use one today, it said I had redeemed in Dec. 22. I got coupon, and put it into my purse. Hadn't been in J.C. Penney since Dec 24!!! Don't send out coupons if they can't be used!!!
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2015
J.C. Penney - Staunton VA. I wanted to buy a pair of black slacks. The clerk wasn't sure of the price as a sale was starting today. She scanned the ticket and said the price was $36.00 and showed the computer screen to me. It also had a sale price of $18.99. The sign stated $19.99. The clerk said that the sign hadn't been pulled yet and scanned again. This time (didn't show me the computer screen), she said the price had just changed and the pants were $38.00!! Ripoff!! I left and went to Belk where there is one price only and no Ripoff!
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2015
The account profile page online will not allow me to type in a different (post office box) for my billing address, therefore I could not complete order. I called the 800 number for customer help. I was told that my computer is faulty because it isn't the right brand. (Can't use an apple computer). This, I told the clerk is preposterous because I shop on many websites regularly. I want to know if others are having this same problem which I am certain they are, and what they are doing about it?
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2015
I wanted to write to let customers know they are not alone & I know exactly what they went through when they ordered from jcpenney.com and received an email confirmation of shipment but the order was never actually shipped. I stopped ordering from JCP a couple of years ago after this happened to me several times. I would shop, order item that stated IN-STOCK and place my order. I then would first receive the email that order was received and would be shipped, next email order, shipped. Then the third email would be the clincher! "The items in order # ** are no longer available" - like what? They were suppose to have already been shipped, how could they have been shipped if they are not available? I went through this and also the back order scam several times, when the items were clearly available when I placed my order. It's like they pull you in so they can charge your credit card.
There has to be more to this than meets the eye because it has happened to others I know too. I am thinking that maybe for that short time they are collecting interest on the money from the credit card charge. No matter if only for a small or large amount, it would all add up when it comes to millions of people everyday. All the money is going into a JCP account somewhere for a while until the charge is refunded or credited back. The customer gets nothing and JCP gets at least the interest off the amount that was charged. This is only something I thought up and by no means know for fact. But why so many times are orders out of stock, back-ordered or never received. I think they want customers to get discouraged and cancel the order instead of waiting for 2 months.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2015
Charging $125.00 to deliver a dresser that costs $250.00 is outrageous especially since I live less than 10 minutes from a distribution warehouse.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015
My sister and I both had our credit cards changed. Sis's card was reduced from a high to a very low amount and my account was closed because of a late payment. We've both been with JCP for many years and we are treated like this! I ask to speak to someone in the USA and get hung up on, try to go online to make payment can't get through! I get a 35.00 dollar charge at no fault on my part.
Jan 16th 2015 is the same story, I can't get through or when I did this am, I was hung up on. I call the number on my statement and I get catalog sales? I'm transferred overseas after asking for the US, I'm disconnected! Online I put my info in right, then ask for my acct #, "it's on my statement", "NO it isn't! Only the last 5 numbers and that doesn't work!" If I mail my payment it doesn't take care of the unfair 35.00 interest charge! OBTW there is not a number to call Synchrony Bank! SHAME on JCP & SYNCHRONY BANK!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2015
We purchased our wedding set February 2013, put them away in closet 'til our wedding day May 5th 2013. Since then I have wore the ring every day, only taking it off to clean it with a sensible jewelry cleaner and soft cloth. I feel naked without it. That brings me to today, January 14th 2015. I go to J.C. Penney's at Castleton Square in Indianapolis, Indiana, was told to speak with Kyle the jewelry manager. I tell him that the ring has dulled and does not have the shine, instead it looks dull with bare metal showing in spots and small diamonds missing. I also showed him my ring finger where it has cracked & split open, with burning blisters! I told him the doctor said that it was made with platinum-type substance overlay which was inscribed inside of the ring. He wasn't sure nor am I exactly what that is, but he said it looks as if it's been coming off and the metal underneath is causing this problem with my skin.
The manager became argumentative and combative with me. There was no sympathy, no understanding, and I was not even able to explain what I had experience or what I was going through. He became defensive, and began a mocking tone to discredit what I've experienced and what my doctor suggested as an educated guess that may be happening to me. The manager proceeded to tell me that when I purchased Modern Bride jewelry, it should be professionally cleaned every six month & sent off for 2 to 3 weeks to be steam-cleaned and repolished. Then told me that what I experienced had nothing to do with the ring, but was due to my abuse over many years with the ring. At that point I knew he had not even heard what I said. He did not acknowledge that I had only had the ring for less than 2 years, and he did not acknowledge the pain and suffering and the damage that he could see right in front of him regarding my finger, nor to the ring.
I highly recommend if you're going to purchase a wedding ring, to NOT purchase from the Modern Bride line, I also feel that Kyle the store manager should not be in the position he has, and if there was someone at the J.C. Penney's company with a phone number and could speak to me about this terrible experience, that would be acceptable to me (but there isn't - I've looked online and tried to call someone about him and there isn't no one that can help me). I would've been able to express these concerns to them so that I could express why Kyle the manager shouldn't even be with the company. He is NOT in the company's best interest. But because I have not been able to contact nor get ahold of anyone who seems to care about their customer service or the name brands that they carry, I'm writing this review.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Tried to buy a dress and some pants this am; the sales clerk (snotty) said my debit card was declined. I immediately called my bank; JC penney debit my acct and then immediately credited it back. Guess they don't want people to buy their stuff!
Updated review: Jan. 31, 2015
January 4th: I submitted a complaint about jcp.com delaying my December 17th order for a coffeemaker until January 15th, and a subsequent call to customer care that went nowhere.
January 13th, 9:28 am: ConsumerAffairs informs me that my review has been approved for publishing on their website.
January 13th, 11:23 am: J.C. Penney writes me to say my coffeemaker is available for pickup.
January 13th, 6 pm: I brew my first solo cup of coffee. Thanks, ConsumerAffairs.
Original Review: Jan. 4, 2015
My aunt placed an order on jcp.com on December 17 for a Keurig K45 Elite coffee maker and had it shipped to my local store with the standard 4-7 day shipping. Though it was a Christmas gift for me, I was okay if it arrived a day or two after Christmas, since shipping can be out of whack this time of year. The next day I received a confirmation email that the item was back-ordered and would not ship until Jan. 15. Really?! It seemed a little unseemly to me that the day before when it was ordered, it was four days out, but once the credit card processed it was suddenly back-ordered and I'd need to wait a month for it.
New Years Day I was bored and decided to see if I could go on jcp.com and put in an order for the coffeemaker. It was indeed possible. The page does say that there are limited quantities, but the expected delivery date for standard shipping is between Jan. 8-13. I found this confusing since my order is not scheduled to ship until the 15th. It seems a little unfair that new orders placed 2 weeks after my order was placed would arrive first.
Jan 2, I called the customer care line. Once I got through the waiting period I spoke to the employee and explained that I was confused about how an order placed 2 weeks earlier was scheduled to ship 2 weeks hence, yet their website is promising that a brand new order will arrive in a week with standard shipping, or sooner if a faster shipping option is selected.
Also I told the man on the phone that I checked the "find in store" feature and it lists that all of the stores in my area have the coffee maker in stock, including the one that I am having it shipped to. The man responded that website orders are fulfilled from a warehouse and that a back-order means the warehouse is out of stock, not the store. Also, the store would not be able to fulfill my order since it was done on the website.
I asked the man "where are the new online orders getting their coffeemakers from?" He didn't answer that. He told me that I could cancel my order if I wanted to. I told him I was not interested in canceling the order, I wanted the coffeemaker. So he repeated that it would ship after the 15th. That was the end of the call. Completely unhelpful. It just seems like terrible a business practice to make a customer in hand wait a month for an item, in the hopes of getting new customers in the fold with the limited inventory. If this is jcpenney's strategy to increase revenue, I'd have to say it is a bad one, since I doubt I'd ever trust them enough to order from their website again.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2015
This used to be a awesome company to work for until recent store leadership changes in the recent months. I was a 10 year employee that had moved up in several positions, had opened many stores and trained staff and had several merit increases within my years there. The store was always in the top quartile and I helped achieve several best presentation awards. I was devoted and loved working for this company. Then the old store manager and the merchandise manager left seeking a new ones, they hired Mr ** and Miss ** . Mrs. **'s lack of communication, unprofessional demeanor and consistent harassment of employees made it very hard for us to do our jobs. I tried to discuss this with Mr ** and he did nothing. Weeks went by the abuse continued making it very uncomfortable for all of us to work there.
Several others try to complain about Ms ** also and still Mr ** did nothing. After going out for our normal smoke break around 8 a.m., several of us witness Mr ** and Mrs ** always coming in together. We tried to communicate this to their system called power line but all that did was get back to the store manager who retaliated against us. I would was told almost everyday if I didn't find a new job, they would find out a way to get rid of me and they did. A delivery was being made after my shift had ended and another manager didn't not rearm the receiving dock. Since my code was used to unarm it, the blame came back on me and I was fired even when I had asked the other manager to rearm it after the truck had left the receiving dock an hour after I had left the building. This greatly saddens me to lose a wonderful job like this but I cannot work with this lack of communication, fraternization and unprofessionalism.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
I opened an acct in June and never received a card. I hadn't thought about it. Then in December I shopped putting over $400 on my card. The next day I returned approximately $75 worth of merchandise then saw a bracelet at the jewelry counter that I wanted to purchase. I explained to the saleswoman at jewelry that I'd like to buy the bracelet but didn’t have, and had never received, the original card. I told her I'd like to know my exact balance after now charging the bracelet so that I could pay the card off in full. She called customer service explaining my situation and the gentleman from CS asked to speak to me. I verified that I'd never received the card and that I needed my present balance so I could pay the card off in full. The gentlemen, after much conversation, told me I had zero balance. When I explained that wasn't possible, that even if he couldn't yet see the return and purchase I'd just made, he should have seen yesterday's purchase; could he give us that amount. He told me I had zero balance. I told the saleswoman I believed he just didn't understand what we were asking.
She called customer service back thinking we'd get another rep. We did! This customer service agent had the story told to her by the saleswoman. The agent then asked to speak to me at which point she commenced to ask me numerous questions that after awhile occurred to me, weren't necessary for my present needs such as; my income group, age group etc. I explained I didn't want to open a new account; I just needed my present balance, then, to see about having a new card sent to me. She argued that I was refusing to answer her questions. Then she asked me if I was calling her from my home phone!! At that point, realizing I was getting impatient and that I was being asked unnecessary questions, the saleswomen, who now had her supervisor standing next to her, took the phone and attempted to re-explain the situation, to no avail. At that point the supervisor then took the phone and tried to accomplish the task. The customer service rep ignored her explanation of my needs and started asking 'her' unnecessary questions. She was then told that this would affect 'my' credit account.
Not being able to get anywhere with this customer service agent, the supervisor just hung up. The salesgirl and I figured out my balance on our own and I paid my bill in full. Later that week I purchased another item at Penny's and the salesman asked me if I'd care to charge it to 'one of' my accounts. He said I had four accounts opened at Penny's!! Later in the week I received a notification from Penny's fraud department. The woman I spoke to verified for me that I had only one account at Penny's. After all that had gone on with the two customer service agents, and the salesperson claiming I had four accounts with Penny's I asked this person if she would close out my account!!
If it weren't for her I'd have never bothered with Penny's again. She was very nice and professional, and arranged for my card number to be changed and re-issued. She also arranged for Penny's to send my correspondence to my correct address. They insisted, when I applied for the card originally, on a home address, which I explained is not my mailing address. I explained it would be necessary to use my mailing address for all correspondence. I rarely get the mail sent there which may very well explain the loss of the initial card. I appreciated the help of the two salespeople from jewelry and the woman at the fraud department who all went out of their way, as professionals, to help me.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014
Spoke with a Dingbat named "DIAMOND" at the JCP customer line: 800.322.1189 today, 12/28/14, 2:45 pm PST. I told her that the order I sent to my sister not only arrived without wrapping (which I paid for), but there was no note or invoice with it. I wanted my measly $4 back. She told me Dearfoam Slippers are not eligible for gift-wrapping! When I asked where she was calling from, she said that was none of my business; then hung up on me. JCP wonders why their profits are so low? Calling Corporate next. To no avail, I'm sure.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014
I placed an online order for furniture December 10th, on December 14th I received an email stating my item has shipped and would be contacted to schedule delivery. On the date I had scheduled the delivery, I got a call saying the item never actually shipped and it would come in three days later. Three days later I received an email saying my item was now actually on backorder for another TWO MONTHS. When I asked JCP customer service how they could send me an email that the item has shipped when it clearly hadn't, the lady on the phone just said, "I don't know, that's weird". Now, I'm a whole month past the date I ordered this furniture and will not be able to get that item from another company in the time that I need it.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014
I placed an order on December 13, 2014 at JCP.COM. The order was processed same day and was given an expected delivery time of 4 to 7 business days. Item was to be picked up at a JCP store. I was at my local JCP store from day 4 through 7. My item had not shipped. I also called JCP.COM 1-800 number throughout these waiting period to check to inquire about my order. I wasn't able to speak to a customer service personnel because I was kept on hold for more than 15 minutes, each time I called. I went to the local JCP store on December 24 with hope of striking a Christmas eve luck. My order had not shipped, I was told. I checked the order status online and it still gave the "4-7 business day" delivery info. I checked again online, early Christmas morning and the order status had been updated, "Pending Shipment." What's going on JCP. You screwed up my Christmas. Thank you. I am deeply disappointed.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
I ordered a diamond tennis bracelet (not really expensive one) on dec.11. Well I received an email saying I could expect my order to be at the store for pickup in 4 to 7 days. So tomorrow is Christmas Eve. For days they have told me to keep checking as trucks deliver each day or so. Today they track it and tell me it won't be here before the 29th of this month.... Days after Christmas! It was just plain WRONG the way they don't say when you order that the order might be here AFTER Christmas! I just like honesty.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2014
I did not realize how rude, unprofessional JCP could be: Just really rude, I could not believe it! I'm saying JCP because any and all employees are representatives of JCP. This includes the department that delivers furniture. My friend purchased furniture for me (dining room set, $1600 - only 4 chairs/$248). The driver realized that the legs were missing and 3 chairs broken. (Nobody checked before the order came out.) Fine, whatever! The first rep (very rude - again I couldn't believe it) in the middle of our conversation abruptly placed me on hold for 16 min. The delivery department finally pick up while I was on a phone with a different customer rep, and tells that person that I should be placed on hold while and I quote, "I don't have time for this, customer or no customer, people gotta wait!" Needless to say that person cost JCP 1600$ + 29.99% interest fees. First time I ever attempted to purchase furniture from JCP and my last. I am going to write this complaint and forward it to MACY's HOME, GARDNERS, to name a few to remind them this is not the way to speak to a customer.
Customers will not give you JCP, their hard earned money if you don't have time to correct a problem that you, JCP; are responsible for in the first place. These are your words JCP, "I do not have time for this, customer or no customer!" JCP you should be ashamed of the way you treat your customer! Such a pity. Please remember that Walmart have many affiliates that uses their website to sell their merchandise. The quality and prices are just as good. If you don't do a better job with your customer services - well, please see K-MART and SEARS. Thank you. #nolongeracustomer.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
Ordered a table & chair set end of Nov. Was charged the full amount Dec 3. After 7 phone calls I learned they shipped the table only & am still waiting for its actual delivery. Was told the chairs & bench I paid for are out of stock & they'd refund for them. What exactly is the point of a table without chairs? Asked for a manager on the 7th call & the rep sent me back to the original phone prompt to get a rep. Not a manager. 45 mins on average per call. 7 calls. No table. No chairs. And they have our $.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
I placed an order and received notification that the boots that were in my order were "no longer available". Funny, because they're still on the website as available. That wasn't the issue though. When my shipment arrived, the slippers were missing. So I call, and I get NO explanation as to what happened, only "they are not available". There was no solution offered, only a diluted apology and a "have a great day" at the end of the phone call. If I decide to spend money at JCP in the future, I guess I will have to physically go into the store to make sure I get my purchase. Poor business practice, poor service recovery. The prices they offer do not make up for this.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
I was shopping for a comforter at JCP in Woodfield, but wanted to open the container for a better view. Clerk opened one. I helped her repack it and she said "I can't be opening all of them!" Really? Why was she there? I know why I won't be again!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
I placed an order with you on the 1st of the month for some presents. After receiving one of three items, I called to check on the other two and was told that they were being shipped by the manufacturer and I should receive them this Monday or Tuesday. I didn't and I called again. After being put on hold for 13 minutes (my phone tells me such things) I was informed that my order was cancelled because they ran out. I told them the item still showed on your website (and still does show) and if they didn't have it, they should have told me when I called before. It should not have allowed the order to go through and it should no longer be listed on your site. I got a snotty attitude from the woman on the line and these things happen this time of year and I need to just accept that. If I place an order with Amazon, they tell me right off the bat if it's backordered and ask if I want to keep it. I will be posting this on the web. This will be my last order with JCP. So much for cyber Monday savings! From Penny, they seem to be a scam.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
The J.C. Penney’s store at the Mall of Georgia has the most unfriendliest management and employees of any store I have ever shopped at. Long Lines. No one to help you. If they do help you they hate helping you. They always make mistakes when ringing up items or returning items. The store owner and managers are the worst. The clerks just hang out talking. The older clerks hate their job. The management will lie right to your face. Go to North Point in Alpharetta you will have a much better experience. They need to close the Mall of Georgia’s J.C. Penney’s or fire all of the management. Because the management is the worst. A few years back they had the nicest people working there. But they must have fired all of them. Or like me they couldn't stand the management so they quit.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
One would have hoped that by doubling my order, I would have received a little higher service. However, here's the order of events: Dec. 1, order placed for two men's Claiborne coats. Price was too good, so I purchased two. Dec 5, email from JCP.com, "Your jcp.com order is ready for pick-up!" Dec 6, 30 min drive to Owings Mills, MD location - "Sorry your item is not here, you were supposed to wait for a call." I called corp. headquarters in the parking lot, spoke to a manager - she said items would be mailed to me.
Dec 8, voicemail received from JCP, "Your order is ready for pickup!" So which is it, they will be mailed or I have to pick them up? I call store - no one answers any line except the Salon department, who transferred me to a number that never answered. I called Corp. Headquarters again. The rep. told me that I should call the store because they will send my item back if I don't pick it up. Their systems say it was delivered days ago. Apparently the system says delivered if only half my order is there. I'm at a loss for words.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
I've had natural hair since 2004. I am very hesitant about putting chemicals on my hair, but I gray around my temples and roots and normally use a semi permanent color to cover the gray, which only last 2-3 weeks, and then my gray is back, and I really don't like coloring my hair that often. I went to JC Penny's to get an expert opinion regarding what to use to make the color last longer. I was told that I would need a permanent color, a master beautician suggested a dark brown that she just used on her previous client (african american client), that turned out beautiful. I agreed to the color and it was applied. I paid for the service with my credit card, and left a tip. Two weeks later, I noticed that my gray was starting to show around my temples and on my roots and no trace color. I had no time to contact the salon, busy with the holidays.
4 weeks exactly I contacted the store, spoke to the manager, explained the fact that I paid for permanent color, and no color is present in my hair and my gray is back just like it was before the service. I was told that nothing could be done since it had been 4 weeks and that I should have contacted the store within that two weeks of seeing my gray. I asked her what the beautician used in my hair, she states that nothing is documented and the lady is out on medical leave. They have no record of what chemicals were used. I asked her, "so what if I had a chemical reaction to what was used, what would I tell my dermatologist?" She just said "I don't know." She asked me what do I want her to do, I told her that I would like a refund for services not rendered. She states that the only thing that she could do would be to give me a 20% off of next service since it had been 4 weeks. I told her that I would never come back for service there again.
I really don't understand how this expert beautician could look at my hair, did not see any trace of color and still said she couldn't do anything. I've had permanent color before, and it normally takes 6-12 months or longer before the color grows out. I believe that she used a semi, but I paid for permanent. I have no color on my hair at all, and they have no record of what was used in my hair. I will never go back to JC Pennys to have my hair done, and my family and friends will definitely hear about this store and the unprofessional way that this situation was resolved. Regardless if I went back 2 or 4 weeks, I should still have some trace of color in my hair if it was permanent, you don't need to be an expert to know that.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I went to the store to make a purchase. My card (since about 1960) was too old. The clerk phoned a request for a new one. Got new card in the mail; it did not work online, used Discover. When I went to Pickup, I inquired. My new card had been cancelled. The location of pickup was now at the very back of the store and no chairs. I am disabled and it hurt. Shopped in store - no pants my size. Tried shopping online today. Took an hour. After typing in the discount code, I tried to change an item and the whole order got lost. No sale. Not going to risk my credit rating on yet another card. GOODBYE.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I decided to do some black Friday shopping on JCpenneys online website. I went to check out and I had noticed that it changed the items in my checkout bag to items I had previously deleted after I had already checked out completely! I called a lady in the Columbus Ohio location to tell her the items had been changed midway through checkout and to delete that order. She told me she could not even pull up the order and that it had definitely NOT gone through. I then tried ordering again, I noticed the same problem as I tried to checkout. Before I had completed the order again, the items in the bag changed AGAIN! I called back to speak with Janet in Columbus Ohio to have her place the order for me since the website was not working correctly. She placed the order and told me that she could NOT include the Shop Fanatics t-shirt I had in the bag & she didn't apply the savings code which she has clearly stated "was applied." I then notice my bank account has been hit twice. Once for the order that was first place, that I had been told was "cancelled."
I called the next morning to straighten everything out. Evelyn from the Kansas location answered and was rude and very unhelpful. She said she couldn't help me as far as the savings and to call back later. She had only done the bare minimum and cancelled the first order but could not guarantee that it was actually cancelled. She also said that she couldn't do much since the order was not invoiced yet, but you can clearly see the invoice number on the email confirmation that I received. This has been the worst online experience of my lifetime. My money is tied up for the holiday Cyber Monday Shopping because of the lack of honesty from JcPenneys. I will never buy from JcPenney again although I have been buying for several years in favor of their products and have recommended them to all my family and friends... no more!
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014
Jcp is a place that does not offer comfort for families shopping with kids. They don't have the convenience of baskets to push. At just about every store the worker seem as if they hate their job. No one smiles and they barely greets you. The shipping is awful. I ordered 1 day delivery many times and it never came in one day, not one time. They always had to refund my 1 day shipping back. It's just a store that really needs to get it together and do what they say they will. It's a shame the whole company is like that no matter what city or state I'm in. That is my experience including online with the shipping.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
Recently ordered "custom" draperies from penny's. Without going into long detail, they were not even close to specification. The "manager" in the drapery department at the local store is rude and anything but accommodating or helpful. I tried to be very patient and tactful but received less than like treatment in return. The cornices, which were painfully oversized, were eventually remade, but the panels I am stuck with. Panels, that hang like something I pulled out of a plastic bag from any discount store. I became very upset with hearing "industry standard" from everyone from the installers to the individual who took the original order. If this is "industry standard" we have sank very low in the quality department in this country. When I am paying nearly $3,000 for two small windows for "CUSTOM" draperies, I don't really care what the "industry standards" are. What I want is what we talked about and supposedly ordered for my particular window settings. Isn't that what "custom" means? If I wanted "standard" I would have purchased something premade at about one/tenth the cost.
I am tired of dealing with curt people who treat the customers like they simply aren't knowledgeable enough to warrant conversation, and basically give one the idea that "you bought it, you're stuck with it, and I can't be bothered with you." That, in a nutshell, seems to be the new Penney's mantra. Don't bother to order anything custom from this company's drapery department, unless, of course, you are okay with paying top dollar for third rate quality work!
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
Bought white gold wedding set on 6/8/2014. Now the one with the one carat stone, the band is tarnished. Should not be doing that for the price you pay, they will not work with you.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
I would like to give a very positive comment on the dept. Manager of the drapery dept at J C Penneys store in Florence KY. The managers name is Dean. He went way beyond his job to find the solution to the issue I was having with my curtains. I really appreciate his positive customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
On 121400 Nov at the Manassas, VA mall, my wife and myself approached sales clerk in the bed and drapes department. We had selected a certain curtain. Clerk was rude and did have time to immediate service us. She was training a new clerk and departed the scene with promise to return. We waited 15 minutes - no clerk and departed the store. We will never visit JC Penney's again. Love sales and merchandise but treatment of customers is unacceptable.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
JCP online website, I checked the "pay current balance" button and hit NEXT. On the new page the minimum amount due $25 was selected. If I had not noticed this, 25.99% APR interest would have been applied to my account. I will monitor & update.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
Actually I have no basic complaints with JCP. They have good products and make coupon codes easy to apply when shopping online. I hope they stay in business.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
A new bed. Not happy at all. I wanted a Firm Mattress but I got a soft one. They would not exchange it for a firm one. All they will do is exchange for what I have. My Advice to you is not to buy at JC Penney. Customer service is bad, manager not good.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2014
Horrible saleslady in Home Goods, Eastview Mall N.Y. She never acknowledge me, when I asked if there was anyone I could speak to, (she was talking to a lady for about 10 min., before I asked her this, she never even looked at me!!!!). She said and I quote, "no there isn't", turned her back and walked away. Is this a person J.C. Penney's wants to represent their store. I'll be staying away from there for a long time. I'll be sure to tell anyone that will listen about my experience.....
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2014
Store Management in this store (J.C. Penney) is beyond incompetent. Seems like the store manager did not make it beyond middle school with the vocabulary of a 6th grader. Anger management is the way to go when you find yourself being frustrated with the policies and procedures deployed many chains above your pay grade. If you have an issue or a questions about products in this store, looked to the masculine red-headed monster that calls herself a leader to not have the answer. Note to upper management - please perform psych assessment in management before labeling an individual a "leader" because they will lead the great associates down the wrong path.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
I have a very close friend that is employed at a JCP, the location of the store is irrelevant. The young women in which I am acquainted with was and is still frequently being harassed physically and verbally, while on duty at work. And she has tried to speak with management and received no aid in the removal of the disrespectful and repulsive customers who make her scared to come to work. This is an outrage and it will be fixed. You as a corporation are responsible for employees safety. I am reporting this because she's afraid of losing her job for speaking out. But I will and can not hold my tongue. Fix the problem. Fast.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
I ordered 13 items on 10/19/14 to be delivered to the store for pick up. It's been 11 days and I haven't heard neither from the store nor jcp.com about my order so I called the store and asked if it's ready to be picked up and guess what?! I was told by the guy on the phone that ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE DAMAGED EXCEPT FOR 1! How careless could you be and damage all 12 items?! Huh! I was so disappointed I told them why they did not communicate with me through phone or email about my items. What's the point of giving my contact information whenever I order stuff and they couldn't even hit me a message to let me know about what's going on!
So I was told it's the warehouse's fault and the delivery that caused the damage, but I don't care! I'm the customer and all I want is to have my items since I paid for it! I asked the store if they will get me new items (undamaged items) to compensate me from this inconvenience and I was told they could not do it, they can only refund me the money to my credit card. I was so pissed I had to cancel all my orders and the very least I need them to do right now is to refund me the payment. They said 4-7 days to credit back (hope it's true) because I'm not paying my credit card bill for nothing, it's almost due in 10 days. I've been a loyal Jcpenney customer, but one thing's for sure. I am never going to shop at this store ever again!
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
I took my friend to J.C Penney's to be fitted for bras. She had lost lots of weight and didn't know what size to look for. We asked the clerk if she could fit her, she said yes and started to measure her in the open over her clothes. I asked if she wasn't suppose to measure without clothes. She said no, give her a size and said she was busy with something else and left. I tried to find bras but none fit because the size was wrong. She had said 40 d. She never came to ask us if we needed help or anything. So we left and came to Dillard's, got Great service, fitted correctly 38 dd and bought 3 bras. This was Northeast Mall Hurst tx on October 28, at about 2:30.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
I'm writing to tell everyone that if you do not use your JCPenney credit card they will close the account. I had my credit card since I was 19 years old. I am now 39, they closed my account because I did not use it which Intel bend my credit because the oldest credit card I had was from JCPenney so if they required for me to open a new one it would be considered new credit which would lower your credit score. Thanks a lot JCPenney. For me being a loyal customer, now I will no longer shop for you or with you.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
I went online to purchase a 4 piece bedroom comforter set along with blinds for my new home. When I went to check out the comforter, I noticed that it was not available in the Aqua color that I originally wanted. I did see that my local store carried this and it was in stock. I called customer service for the online store and spoke to a young man about my situation. Online was offering free shipping and 25% off purchases of 150$ or more and my local store did not. I wanted to see if they could honor this. I was placed on hold several different times.
I gave the guy the benefit of the doubt thinking that he maybe new at this so I didn't show my frustration. However he was unable to help me and after I asked to speak to a manager he placed me on hold for the fifth time. When he came back to the phone, he laughed and said that he suggests that I contact my local store and hopefully I would "get lucky" and they might be able to help me. My response was..."Excuse me young man" and he said "like I said, maybe you'll get lucky". I was speechless after the way he spoke to me. I will be taking all of my business elsewhere.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014
I purchased a $1000 sofa from JCP. With that transaction I opened a charge account to take advantage of the rewards program. Over the past 7 weeks I have had many conversations with in-store sales associates, store managers and multiple phone customer service representatives. At each interaction the individual was either uninformed or the conversation ended without resolution. No one in the store, sales or management, is informed of the rewards program. Once I was able to figure out the program, redeeming the points is awkward. It seems set up to de-incentivize the customer from taking full advantage of the program. I ordered my sofa on Sept. 3. Have heard nothing from the store. I called to inquire about the status, was told I was called on Oct. 17. No call was ever received on my mobile phone. No offers have ever been made by any customer service rep to amend this series poor service, lack of communication or poor management on the part of JCP. My suggestion, run from doing any business with JCP. Ever!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
I placed an order on 10/10/14 of 3 blouses shipped to the store in 4-7 business days. Here it is 10/23/14 and I still don't have the order. According to my internet account, my order has been completed and of course my credit card has long since been charged. I called the store and was told that the problem was a result of UPS or FedEx shipments being backed up for 2 weeks. LOL! Items are not even shipped to the store via UPS or FedEx but by J.C. Penney's very own truck! Then the store employee said it was possible the items were misplaced and she would go look for them. After a long hold she returned to tell me that one item had shipped but she did not know the whereabouts of the other 2 items nor when I could expect them. She also said I could not pick up the one item but would have to wait until all 3 items were available.
I then called the 1800 service number twice speaking to 2 different representatives. I was told I could not get a refund and was unbelievably accused of trying to get the one item that had shipped for free. So at this point I have no items in hand, no refund possibilities and have been criminalized by J.C. Penney's! (Bigger LOL) I was also told that the items had been damaged in shipping and then I was told the items were no longer available since they were clearance items. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was placed on hold for more than 15 minutes until I finally disconnected. Needless to say, I felt like I was given the run around, imagine that!
(Biggest LOL) Ironically I was asked to take a customer survey. Unfortunately, I had a bad opinion of this company at this point and gave a low rating and detailed explanation. A supervisor called me back with excuses but finally agreed to give me a refund, although it could take up to 2 months to actually see the refund on my credit card statement! I guess the final LOL is on me!!! I told her the store's internet ordering system was flawed but she didn't seem to really care. I will never place another J.C. Penney's internet order again.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014
I've placed the order online with J.C.Penney but after five days I've received an email saying that my order didn't go through and that I should contact their customer service number which I did. The customer service personnel verified everything (including my payment details) and told me that I should be all set. But four days later I checked their website and found that my order was cancelled, yet I haven't received any notification from them. I called customer service again and asked them the reason why my order was cancelled and requested to re-new my order. Customer service person said that my order has been renewed again but since I used a discount code she put me on hold for 15 minutes as she was trying to find a new savings code but never got back to me. So I called them again after 2 min and this time they told me that this item is no longer available. I strongly recommend to do business with jcp.com
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014
My account was blocked when I tried to purchase glasses and I didn't have my card, even though I entered my social security number and presented my driver's license and other ID. Then I was unable to make a payment online or even close my account until talking to four people for an hour over the phone. I'll take the hit to my credit by cancelling this card, but I shouldn't have to spend so much time and aggravation to accomplish this. I'd rate no stars, but this isn't an option.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2014
We thought we were making an investment on some furniture when we paid $1,000 on a set that was supposedly normally $2,000+, haha yeah right! 2 years later this crap is falling to pieces from just normal usage. I have never in my life sat on more uncomfortable couch, loveseat or chair! The quality of this junk is just terrible! I will never shop at JCP again! The worst part is now we are in a bad spot with a not so good job and stuck with this junk because we thought we were making a good investment. I grew up in a poor house we had the same couch for 20 years. It was ugly and dirty, but my gosh it was 1,000 more comfortable than this garbage! The springs are out of place stabbing me and the material ripped and is falling apart on the cushions.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2014
Went to JC Penney at the Charleston Town Center, had 3 of the kids with me shopping alone. They all had sunglasses and a few other items they carried from the car. Went to customer service desk, asked for a small bag so I could condense the items from the car and continue shopping. Was told I had to purchase first. What a joke. Took my money on thru the mall. Will never shop there again and by the way, me and the kids had a hard time carrying all the stuff we bought. Way too many bags from courteous stores.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2014
I placed an order for a king bed frame, a king size mattress and king size box springs. Before the order was delivered, I canceled the order for the bed-frame due to poor ratings for the linear bed frame on the internet. I was told I would be called by the delivery people and a delivery would be set up for my box springs and mattress. After almost a week, no one contacted me. On Saturday I reached out to my salesperson and she said they "lost" my order because I canceled the bed frame order. She called the delivery people and told them to reach out to me to schedule the delivery of the mattresses because the entire order was not cancelled, just the bed frame. On Monday I requested a Friday delivery as I was entertaining company for the weekend and needed the bed.
On Thursday a representative from JCP called and asked if I wanted a Friday or Saturday delivery. I told her I wanted Friday. On Friday I took the day off from work and waited for the delivery. It did not come. I contacted my salesperson and asked where the delivery was. She stated the delivery was scheduled for Saturday between 10 am and Noon. I was upset but it was agreed on that I would receive a call 30 minutes prior to the time they would show up to my house. At 9:35 AM, I received a phone call from the delivery driver and he said they were on the way and would be at my house in 30 minutes. I left my grandchildren with a neighbor and promised to be back to them within 30-40 minutes.
At 10:15 AM the driver called me and said they had an "issue" and it would be 30 minutes before they could make it. The driver did not show up until 11:45 with no explanation and no apology. So my 30 minutes of relief my neighbor offered me to care for my grandchildren ended up being 2.5 hours. Once the box springs and mattresses were delivered I realized I needed to swap out the regular box springs for the low profile box springs. The next day (Sunday) I called my salesperson and she explained that they would do that but I needed to pay for the low profile set before they would swap out the box springs. Imagine! I already paid for one set and now I was going to pay for another. The salesperson told me they would credit the first set when they swapped the box springs. Every other store I have worked with would have done an even swap.
I paid for the second set of box springs on that day (Sunday) and by Friday I did not hear a thing from the delivery company. Again, I called my salesperson and she said they transposed my phone number and did not call me before they attempted to deliver (error made on their part). She straightened out the phone number and after I did not hear anything by Monday, I called the store again. I explained to a sales rep (mine was off) that I wanted the delivery this week and needed to have it on a AM time slot. I got a call back from the sales rep assuring me the delivery would be today (Friday, September 19th) in the AM time slot. I arranged to have a neighbor available to be there for the swap.
Yesterday the delivery people called me and told me the delivery was scheduled from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. I explained that the sales rep told me I had an AM delivery and the delivery company told me "too bad, we cannot change it now". I called my sales rep again and told her to cancel the entire order and get the bed out of my house. I talked to corp customer service at JCP this AM and she told me the amount for the low profile box springs would be cancelled but I would need to pay a $125.00 restocking fee for them to come and get my bed which has been a complete nightmare experience from beginning to end. When I told her I did not think I should have to pay the restocking fee (since all of this was created by JCP and their delivery team) she kept asking me for my credit card number. I told her I was going to report everything I had experienced to the BBB and she stated "if you mention the BBB to me I have to end this call". She said I would have to call back and ask for someone else. CRAZY customer service. Most companies elevate the call to a supervisor.
Here is my suggestion: DON'T BUY FURNITURE OR MATTRESSES FROM JCP. Go to a bed store, get the same or better bed, get same day or next day delivery and someone who stands behind their word! WHAT A NIGHTMARE PURCHASING EXPERIENCE!
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2014
What a joke. I placed an order for a Gift card for my daughter's birthday @ 7:55 PM. The site says they will deliver the eCard via email to my email address (stupid why can't they just send it direct to her) within 12 hours (12 hours? What? I can do it on Amazon in about 12 seconds). Well 22 hours later... no email and no eCard. I called. They said they had to verify my information to avoid fraud. They also said they tried to contact me... BS no missed calls, and if they were going to send the eCard to my email address, then why not send me an email asking me to call with additional information. They had no problem send me several emails within minutes for other offers. This is customer dis-service. I will not recommend JCP to anyone.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2014
I placed an order for a mattress through JC Penney online system. After 11 days I received an email saying I needed to contact them regarding the order. I called them and was told due to an error in the system they had cancelled my order. The rep did not really have an explanation other than the word "glitch." My order was cancelled, but my funds were not refunded. I cancelled the order and am still waiting on my refund. I would not trust using JC Penney again if their only explanation is a glitch. They need to work on the system and the customer service. Waste of time and hold up on funds to purchase elsewhere. I tried to do a review and they locked me out and it would not let me change the nickname. I am sure they did not want to post it.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2014
For years I have had a JC Penney credit card as long as I can remember. My account was paid and I had no outstanding bill. Never late on a payment. I recently received a letter in the mail stating the company was canceling my credit card due to "serious delinquency". I was very upset because everything with the account was up to date and never had a problem. When I called the company to ask why I had received the letter the representative advised that a recent credit check showed delinquency with a different company not even affiliated with JC Penney. I explained that I had my identity stolen and was dealing with the aftermath with that issue which has nothing to do with JC Penney which I have never had any issues till now. The rep apologized but said there was nothing they could do.
I just can't believe a company could treat me like this with no negative mark or any problems with them personally... I use to like the company but after this experience I'm recommending to all friends and family to shop somewhere else... I may be one person but one voice can make a change. Think twice before shopping or doing any business with this company because if they can treat an average customer like me in this way after years of service, they may do same to you. Be safe and thanks for allowing me to post this message.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2014
I purchased a leather sofa from J.C. Penney and after approximately one year the recliner broke. I called JC Penny to see if I could have it repaired and was told they no longer deal with that company. The woman on the phone was very nice and told me to order a new sofa and that they would use the credit from the original couch towards my new one. The original couch was $1300.00 (which I paid off), the new one was on sale for $800.00. I was also told I would receive a ck. in the mail for the remaining $300.00.
I received the new couch and my next statement stated I owed $800.00. I called and was told that they never received the old couch which was on my porch and not picked up. I was told that once this was done I would receive my credit. Approximately a wk. later I received a message that they were coming to pick up the old couch, which by now was sitting in the weather (snow and rain) for a month.
I was at work and unable to call them back but did text my brother to uncover the couch and put it in the driveway. When I returned home it was gone and I expected my credit. The following month the $800.00 was still on my account and I called Penny. I was told that they would file a dispute. Once again I spoke with JC Penny and they said everything was rectified. Once again I received a bill for $800.00. Numerous calls have been nothing but a headache and I will never purchase anything from JC Penny and I will make sure everyone I know does the same. The sad thing is that I have been a loyal customer but I can see that means nothing!!!
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014
I have been to this optical center multiple times. Each time that I have gone, I have encountered additional problems. The first was 3 months ago. I dealt with a woman named Ruth. She was rude and was on a private phone call while at work. There were multiple customers in the store waiting to be helped. She left her other associate to handle everything. I came back on another day and Ruth had her husband and son in the store waiting on her while she was again on a private call. There were customers at the register and being helped by her associate. I was also waiting for help for 20 minutes. I have called this location multiple times and was asked to give my phone number so they could call me back because they were busy. I never receive a call back.
The last time I called I just said I will wait on hold until they get done. I have also gone back to the store for a recheck of the prescription because it was wrong twice. The last time I made an appointment and she told me to come in Wednesday. I came in and Ruth was rude and said while raising her voice that my appointment was yesterday. Ruth then said I could get another appointment days later. I was left a voicemail for my appointment but she changed the time of the appointment and I had to wait. What I found out is she double or triple books appointments. Overall, the rude attitude by Ruth and the lack of customer service should have her fired. She lacks motivation for her team, other customers have complained about her and she is lazy and doesn't do her job. The whole process for glasses for my daughter has taken months and we still do not have it resolved.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2014
I had an appointment this afternoon at JCPenney salon in Northtown Mall located in Spokane, WA 99208 with a hairstylist. Her name is Raven. I asked Raven to clean up my eyebrows, but she damaged my whole eyebrows leaving me with very embarrassing shape that I can't go out with. I had to go to another salon to get a hair bang to hide my eyebrows. She was so mean to me and damaged my eyebrows. I used to have a great shape but not anymore. She was so stupid and unprofessional with me. She kept telling me, "Yeah I got what you mean and what you want me to do" BUT it seems like she never did what I asked her for because she waxed almost all my eyebrows. SO I don't recommend Raven to anyone. DON'T get any services with RAVEN. She is the worst hairstylist I've ever got. I ask the company to fired her. She doesn't deserve to work in a company like JCPenney.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2014
I placed an order on Aug 15th. After a week (Aug 22nd), when I received another order that I had placed after this one, I was wondering what happened to my first order. I went on the website to track my order. There was no order under my account! I had to call in and wait on the line for almost 20 min to talk to a person. Finally, she found my order and told me that my credit card has been declined. First of all, that is highly unlikely, because I placed my second order right after the very same day and used the same credit card and it apparently had gone through, because I received that order.
After all, I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that my credit did not in fact go through. Even so, they should have contacted me and let me know that there was a problem with my order, especially because I had already made 97% of the payment with a gift card (I used credit card to pay the remainder which was only a couple of bucks). Above all, when I talked to the agent, not only she was not apologetic, she was very unfriendly and unwilling to solve the issue. And she hanged up without really addressing the issue (and believe me, I am a very calm person and wasn't rude or anything at all on the phone). Given that I already made the payment with a gift card and my gift card shows 0 balance, I am not even sure if I am ever gonna get my money back.
JCPenney Company Information
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- www.jcpenney.com