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Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019
December 14th 2019 was the third time I had to return my wedding set due to diamonds falling out. Each time my ring is sent to their shop it takes over two weeks to get it back. They continue to tell me that they will inspect and tightened the diamonds. The quality of that ring is not good. I have contacted corporate in hopes that they will upgrade to a better quality or replace the set and extend the service plan we have.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2019
I placed an order on 12/5/19, and to this date it still shows pending on the website. I have followed up and contacted customer support 3-4 times already, and the agents have been telling me that it is "in process" and made it sound as if I have no business contacting them since it is within the "5 business days processing" which is not stated in their site. I contacted them on the 6th business day to check and I was told that it was only the 5th day, when it wasn't. I contacted them again the next day (7th day) and was told that it doesn't update until after the 5th business day, and to me that is very confusing and inconsistent to say the least. Finally, yesterday evening I contacted them again and was told that there has been an issue on their end processing the order, and it should ship no later than 12/16/19. I never got any form of notice, if I had not contacted them, I would've not known.
Take note that in each conversation I had with the agents every time I contact them they made it sound like I shouldn't even be contacting them, and they are always in a hurry to finish the conversation. Today I got an email, which looks automated, saying there has been a problem with processing the order and the item will ship no later than 12/24/19. I bought the item as a birthday gift due on 12/16/19. When I placed the order on 12/5/19, I knew that there's plenty time to receive it before 12/16, but apparently it is not.
This is truly unacceptable and frustrating especially if customers are not kept in the loop until the last minute. They should've at least contacted me earlier and offered resolution to the issue, like offered to cancel or exchange for another item, or something. As a customer, I did not feel valued at all. I now remember that I experienced something similar a few years back when I purchased my wife's wedding ring, which almost did not make it in time, when order was placed over month in advance.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019
My fiance and I bought the engagement ring a year ago and we took it back to Bridgewater, NJ store for cleaning and finishing as we had purchase the warranty. The stone in my ring is certified with the certificate number in carved in it which we paid a lot to make sure we are getting real diamond. When I went back to pick up my ring they were not able to verify the certificate number that was suppose to be in carved on stone and ask me to show what number I have on my certificate. Also they are saying that there was never a number on the stone when I gave it to them.
Moreover the person at store forced me to sign the document that I picked up the ring and also was not helping at all. So I ask them that I want to sent it back for review to get it check by the installer. But almost after 3 year week I checked my status on the email I received and the ring was never sent to design center. So I called and they said the ring is ready to pick up. This is so fishy and the management needs to look into it. I would say never buy anything from KAY Jewelers. They are fraud. I might take it to another store to verify and then file complaint at BBB.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019
I ordered a necklace as a gift over a week ago, it had a processing time of 4 days and then another 2 day shipping, it's a gift for Friday, and it's now Wednesday. I have called and spoke to people on chat and no one has an explanation. They say, "Sorry but there's nothing we can do about it." I'm just sick about it. You take the money out of my account and then have no answers for me when I ask where my merchandise is. Will never shop here again.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2019
I ordered a necklace that takes 4 business day to process and then it’s shipped for me to pick up in store. I calculated the time with 2 days to spare, it’s a present so it was important to arrive in time. It’s been more than 4 business days and my order is still pending. Every time I contact someone gives me an excuse of why it wasn’t shipped or say it’s getting shipped next day. As of now I’m not even sure it will arrive in time anymore. I understand there might be a lot of orders due to the season, but don’t promise a delivery date that you can’t match.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2019
My $600 necklace clasp broke within the first year of purchase. My husband bought it for my birthday and did not purchase the warranty. The manager Clif basically told me that’s too bad, and I should have paid for the warranty. While I understand that you take a risk when you don’t purchase the warranty, I also feel that a moderately expensive necklace should last more than a year before needing a $220 repair...which is what Clif quoted to buy the warranty and get the clasp fixed.
I am disappointed in not only the quality but also the poor customer service. Kay Jewelers has always been excellent. I called and spoke to Farha, a representative with corporate. She also called and spoke with the manager Clif at the Polaris Mall Location and he was in willing to compromise on the repair costs. Farha sent me to the Dublin Tuttle Mall location where I was assisted by a kind manager and associate named Jelani. Corporate credited the Dublin store a portion of the repair cost and I only paid $35. A very reasonable price. The customer service was like night and day between the two stores.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2019
In May 2019 I got a necklace & earring set matching ring and bolo Mom bracelet for Mother's day. My ring had to be resized which we got the warranty for and they resized it and the ring looks great. In September I had broke my bracelet when it got caught on a table and my necklace broke as I was turning the chain. I took them both in to be fixed in late October and luckily they fell under the 6 month warranty. They were back after a week and I went to pick them up. The chain on my necklace wasn't fixed due to too many week link's in chain. Not sure why a brand new 4 month old chain has so many week links?
The lady found another chain and gladly replaced mine. As for my bracelet it looks horrible. They simply soldered 4 links together. They didn't straighten it out or realign the bracelet to make it straight. So now my beautiful bracket has a noticeable soldering blob. While the jewelry is nice and affordable it is very cheaply made and the repairs are sloppy. I don't plan on purchasing from them again. The staff @ store in Fort Smith have always been courteous and helpful. The problem I have is strictly with the repair department and jewelry.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2019
I went to the Conyers Ga. location. To experience a wait of over 45 minutes of a lady that in my opinion was TOO old and not knowledgeable enough for the job position. Just to find out after trying to take my watch apart to change the battery. That they were out of stock! Then went to the Stone Crest Mall location to get my wife and my own battery changed in our watches. Just to see them scratch both watches and tell us they didn't have the battery anyway!!! Then try to deny that she scratched it!!
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2019
We took my engagement ring back to the store on October 29th because it needed to be resized and a stone had fallen off. We were told that the "promise" date was November 14. I thought okay cool it seemed a bit long to me but I'm all new to this. Well, November 14 comes around and I go to the store to pick it up and guess what? They didn't have it and they needed to call the repair shop to see if they still had it. The repair shop still had it because they were waiting for a shipment of more stones to fix my ring that wouldn't be there until the following week and I should get my ring back on November 19. Well November 19 comes and we still hadn't heard anything, so my fiancé calls the store. He was told that the ring was finished but they weren't sure if it was going to be on the truck for that day or the next. They told my fiancé they would call the repair shop and then give him a call back.
Over an hour goes by with no phone call so I decided to call. The guy told me he had to call the repair shop YET AGAIN and he came back to tell me that they needed to wait for a shipment of more stones and I'd have my ring no later than November 22. I'm sorry but WHAT!? Why was my fiancé just told it was finished and now it's not? Now it's getting delayed again!? I immediately asked for the manager and let her know this was unacceptable and I need my ring back. I had family in town who were down from New York and wanted to see my ring for obvious reasons. She offered me another ring that I could wear to dinner which I accepted. She did tell me it would be less expensive but I wasn't expecting to receive a ring that looked like it just came out of a toy machine. She gave me a ring that's on special this month for $25! Are you kidding me... my engagement ring is worth thousands of dollars and that's what you give me.
Anyway, she assured me that I had her word I would have it by Friday November 22nd which I'm telling you if I don't get it tomorrow, all hell will break loose! I'm just flabbergasted and honestly by reading the other reviews on here it really makes me nervous as to what I'll get when I finally do get it back. Side note: The stone that fell out literally fell out the day my fiancé proposed and I had it for barely a week before having to return it for service. I haven't even gotten to celebrate our engagement properly. I feel like Kay's doesn't even care and they've ruined my engagement thus far having to deal with all of this.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2019
I received non-existent customer service by Marshall's Plaza, DeWitt store manager Cody. Unlike previous dissatisfied customers I would assign a negative 5 stars. In a nutshell, I purchased a bracelet from Kay's site on-line, which came with a Full return and refund policy at ANY Kay's store as listed on-line AND on the shipping packing list.
On my first interaction with store manager Cody, he advised me that the bracelet was a custom order made especially for me and thus was not returnable for refund or credit. I tried for at least a half an hour to explain to him that it was not custom and was/is in fact offered as regular stock on Kay's site for anyone to order. He made no effort to to check on-line to validate or disprove what I was saying. His constant response was that it is a custom piece and nonreturnable and not refundable. I left his store totally frustrated with his TOTAL lack of customer service. Once home, I called Kay's customer service 800 number and was told by CS Rep. Teneisha that the bracelet is current stock, fully returnable at ANY store and she would call to approve the return to Cody's Marshall's Plaza, DeWitt Kay's store.
I once again returned to Cody's store to return the bracelet and had in my possession a screenshot from Kay's site showing the bracelet being "current stock". After allowing me to cool my heels for over an hour while his male associate sprayed and wiped off counters, Cody then gave me a half-hearted greeting. His response changed from "it's custom and nonreturnable" to "I can't process your return as I have no means to do it and I'm not in any way authorized to do it".
The best he would offer was to have Kay's Cust Svc e-mail me a UPS shipping label for my return, not his, of the bracelet. He wanted NOTHING to do with assisting me. This was just one more instance which demonstrated a total lack of ANY customer service extended by store manager Cody. Yet another 1 1/2 hour wasted in attempting to return a $137.40 bracelet. I shudder to think of what his and this store's response would be to the return of a "stock" $5,000 diamond ring.
After departing Cody's DeWitt Kay's store, I proceeded to the Kay's Jewelers location in Destiny Mall. Within 4 minutes after arriving, I successfully returned the bracelet and had my refund receipt in hand thanks to the two lovely ladies who worked there. No problems! Theirs was 5 star customer service but that's a different store with a different attitude.
It is quite evident to me based on previous ratings/reviews and my personal experience that Marshall's Plaza, DeWitt, Kay's store manager Cody goes out of his way to make a sale but his post-sale customer service deserves a well earned negative rating. As has been said, "Caveat emptor" when dealing with Cody and his store!
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2019
On September 28th I ordered a ring for my husband for our 50th anniversary. They sent out for the proper size and engraving. I called and stopped by several times and was told it was out for engraving and would be ready before the end of October. I called on November 11th and was told that they “thought they saw it somewhere” and would look for it. I called the corporate office who called and had them find it. Thanks for turning a Joyful surprise into something stressful for me. Amy **.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2019
I visited the Easton Location in Columbus, Ohio on 11/4/19, as my Forever Us Ring and Band needed a repair for the 3rd time. Needless to say, this is the LAST time I will visit any Kay Store, much less purchase anything from them. The Manager on Duty stated that he couldn't find record of me coming in for my prior 6 month inspection. After humiliating me in front of other Kay Customers, by asking to see my cell phone to look at my emails to make sure I was telling the truth about receiving emails from Kay, he blatantly called me a liar. I said, "Sir, can you please review the footage from the day that I was in the store?" He responded, "No, why would I go to that length for you? I am not in the business of giving things away." He said that he thinks that the Employee just got busy and forgot to log in my visit, but that it was my responsibility to wait at the store and make sure that he logged it.
I said, "Sir, I spend a lot of money on this ring and this would be the 3rd time that it needs repaired, so why would I not come in to get it inspected every six months?" I said, "You can see from your records that I have never missed an inspection before, since I have purchased it." His response was "that is not my problem, you can pay to get it repaired if you want". I have never been so embarrassed before in my life about the way he was acting and the way that he claimed that I was being dishonest. I would NOT recommend anyone going here for any expensive purchases. I plan on warning everyone I know about how customers are treated at Kay. Please learn from my mistakes of buying jewelry from this Business.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2019
One wedding band sent to replace diamond, engagement ring and another wedding band sent to have dipped. All size 7. One wedding band came back size 4! They insisted I had to sign their iPad that I received all rings and then they would send back one ring to have fixed. I insisted that they note what happened before I signed they said they couldn’t do that. Not even an apology! They said they didn’t do it, it was the place that did the repairs.
Other problems, they called my house telling me rings were ready day before, I called before going they said pick up any time. When I arrived they gave me one ring and said I was good, I reminded them I had 3 rings they said I would have to come back for other 2. Finally they opened a UPS box that was sitting there and the other two rings were in there. Mind you one worker was on her phone when I went in and the other (manager) was sitting there. Also their iPads would not work, had to keep submitting pics and signatures more than three times.
The pics they took were purple and did not show details of rings at all. Overall took 1 hour and again not even an apology! After now reading reviews I feel I should have my rings checked to be sure they were dipped in 14 k white gold and my diamonds weren’t switched!!!! Horrible experience and not over because they still have to fix my wedding band that they cut up!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2019
Amazed and touched by their generosity. Kay's had a National Cat Day post on Facebook, I replied with a collage of my kitties, they loved my post and gifted me with a free pair of black and white diamond paw earrings...just because! I had them shipped to me in TWO days...and it included a HANDWRITTEN note. I already buy all my good jewelry at Kay, that for sure won't be changing! Thanks Kay!!! That's some pretty awesome marketing and customer appreciation work!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2019
My daughter's wedding ring came from Kay's. 1st Diamond fell out..2nd time loose prongs..3rd time loose diamonds. Had it back 2 days and NOW diamond fell out. They have had it longer then she has told her it's because she sleeps in it. Not their fault. Very rude. Told her no one can help her. Just take it back to the store see if they want to replace it.. I advise you really look at the customer service of the jewelry store before buying. They my have a lot of stars but do you want to be the next unlucky bride? Kay's is not very will to better the problem.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019
At the end of December, my partner bought me a topaz set which included ring, necklace, and earrings. He also purchased the extended plan which we thought would cover everything if something happened to the jewelry. I maybe have worn the set five times since he purchased it. One night after wearing it, I put the ring in my jewelry box without looking at it. A few weeks later I decided to wear the ring and discovered that the topaz stone was missing. I have no idea where it fell out.
We went back to Kay Jewelers in Tigard, Oregon only to be told that the extended plan did not cover replacement of the topaz stones. I don't recall that we were told this when my partner bought the set and the extended plan. The employee told us that purchasing another stone would be around $80.00 (which by the way was only slightly more than the cost of the extended plan). I asked him why would we purchase a stone for a ring whose prongs are set such that a stone fell out of it. He said that sterling silver was a softer material than gold. In my 30 plus years of purchasing jewelry, I have never had a stone fall out of a ring. I do have other sterling silver rings. Also, why would Kay Jewelers sell a customer a ring which is not going to last if they feel that sterling is a softer material. We won't be going back there.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2019
Retuned diamond earrings on the next day of purchase, on 08/31/2019. After several calls and emails I got an answer that there was a glitch with the system and refund failed. According to representative, Heather **, second attempt was made. Another month passed and money have not been returned. The agent now does not respond to email. I had to open a dispute with MasterCard. Very disappointed at the whole experience.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019
On 2 other occasions that the ring needed repairs they always had a reason why I would have to pay.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019
Wedding ring upgrade. The manager at the Paddock Mall In Ocala FL was absolutely amazing. She spent three hours helping us along with another employee. We ran into a few issues. One ring I wanted they just ran out, then I found another one and went to purchase it and it sold online that quick. They did not give up and we finally found something that I love. Needless to say they were extremely helpful and tried their best to help me find exactly what I wanted. Thank you ladies, I can’t wait to come pick up my ring on a few days!!
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2019
I bought my ring a year ago, and 8 months ago I’ve already had to bring it to the store to be shipping out to be fixed. I waited two weeks exactly for it to come back not FIXED. The gem was still loose, so loose I could hear it move around. Like did they not even look at it?!? So then I came back a couple weeks later for it to be send out AGAIN. But this time a diamond fell out. A couple weeks after a “master craftsman” was looking at it. She said she put a rush on it but still hasn’t come yet. It’s really a shame. I get an email saying a “master craftsman” is looking at it but yet it comes not fixed.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2019
While the ring is beautiful, I would caution you in purchasing this ring from Kay Jewelers. It's available only online and not in the stores to try on. Therefore you only have a select few size options to choose from online, 6-8 are your size options. When buying directly from the site, it says you will receive free sizing, but this isn't true. When my ring arrived, I took it to the store to be sized and was told by the sales people in the stores, that they take the size 7 and then size it "free" to the other few size options offered when buying the ring. I wear a 4.5 which wasn't an option and to have it sized would cost me another fee as if we haven't already spent enough buying the ring in the first place. Kay Jewelers was unwilling to waive the resizing fee. I will not be a returning customer due to the principle of the circumstances! This is very deceiving and to me another way to make money off the customer.
Reviewed July 28, 2019
The jewelry is gorgeous, but both the necklace and ring my boyfriend bought me have spent more time broken and apart than it has been worn. The ring is bulky and I worried I would lose the pearl, each time it broke I was lucky enough to find the small piece. I have got my ring back and broke it the following week. I ended up super gluing myself and haven't had a problem since. What glue are they using? My necklace chain just broke, which is exactly what happened to my other necklace. Thank god I had warranty, but will no longer be getting jewelry here, huge disappointment.
Reviewed July 13, 2019
I have been going back and forth for 3 months with a manager named Kristy at Warwick Mall. I took a picture of a ring at Jared, we discussed having two bands just like the ring at Jared but the diamond and sapphire size would be the EXACT SAME as my engagement ring size AND larger sapphire under the halo part of my engagement ring. Kristy said this was no problem and gave us a price cheaper than Jared. We have had to go back and forth 4 times to fix the ring because it would look NOTHING like the one at Jared that she had a picture of the entire time. Finally after the fourth time I went in to try on a mold and it fit and the shape was right. If anyone knows what a mold looks like it is completely green so can’t tell the size of the diamond at all BUT when Kristy is saying they are the same size we agreed on and paid for, why would I question it?
Two weeks go by and the ring is made and I go in and the diamonds and sapphire are SMALLER (about half the size) of my engagement ring diamonds and Kristy tries being me saying it’s because of the bigger sapphire... wait, from day one we agreed on bigger sapphire and same size diamonds - I say who approved that and she tells me she doesn’t know. She said it will be remade after the honeymoon. I go home and think about it and as I get upset I call the store to talk to her and tell her I want my ring that I paid for in time for my wedding day- who wouldn’t? She says she can’t do that. Doesn’t even TRY to call around. I ask her if she knew the size of the diamonds were smaller two weeks ago and she tried blaming it on ME because I approved the mold.... the mold that is GREEN and can’t tell at all!
So I said, "Then you knew two weeks ago the size wasn’t right either and you were going to let me walk out with this ring if I didn’t notice," and she says “I’m so Sorry.” That’s it? She completely approved a FALSE agreement on diamond sizes when we had paid for larger diamonds and was going to say NOTHING. I now don’t have my wedding ring for my wedding day which is AWFUL and there is nothing I can do until Monday when the jeweler comes in. Kristy at Warwick Mall should be fired for what she did and tried to get away with. Please do not go to Kay for anything!!! Awful experience and the most important day of my life I now don’t have my ring.
Reviewed July 12, 2019
I opened a Kay Jewelers Credit Card back in 2017 with the hopes of building my credit. I was approved for $300 which was not much, but I felt was sufficient as so not to overdue it. I had the card for a whole year without using it. In December of 2018 I used the card for the first time for a Christmas gift for my mother. I made the monthly payments give or take a few days overdue, but never close or past 30 days due from Jan-Jun 2019. Then I received an email alert from my credit monitoring account stating I had an account that was closed and did I close it. I looked up my credit account report and saw that the Kay Jewelers card had been closed.
When I called the rep was unconcerned and flippant about it. Then she stated they did a (soft) pull of my credit account and decided to close the account. I never received any notification that this was even going to be done as far as the so called (soft) credit account pull. And on top of that I only owed them $167 and had just made a full monthly payment in June. I have five other credit cards and this is the only card I have had that just will randomly close an account even when it is up to date.
Reviewed July 11, 2019
So let me just start off with buy the insurance on ANY items purchased at this store. Got an engagement ring in March. Prongs broke 3 times so they told us they would reset the band in a new setting at no cost due to the insurance. Get the new ring. Huge flaw in the center stone and the center stone isn’t even center property. Not only has this taken over 2 month to address but the customer service is absolute disgraceful. They should be embarrassed of their company. They don’t even deserve one star.
Reviewed July 10, 2019
I purchased a very expensive enhancer ring for my very expensive engagement ring. The ladies that help me were amazing. However, when I received the enhancer, it did not fit properly in my ring. I took it back to fix and the assistant manager, Kathy, was completely useless, inept and ignorant towards the issue and refused to get it fix. Please do not purchase anything from there, you will be sorry for the rest of your life.
Reviewed July 3, 2019
This was the 4th jeweler I went to to have my wedding set repaired. Not only did they repair the rings to new, it was well above my expectations. The rings look as new as they did 25 years ago. On top of that, the store manager was so concerned with the delivery of my ring on schedule that she personally went to pick up the ring herself. Kay Jewelers will be the ONLY jeweler I deal with now because of their service and the trust I have in them. This is the Kay's at the Berkshire Mall, Wyomissing, PA.
Reviewed June 23, 2019
My husband purchased my engagement ring in late 2014, we purchased our wedding bands from the same store in early 2015. Fast forward to late 2018, the diamond in the inside of my engagement ring falls out while at the store for a regular cleaning and inspection. I’m the one who notices. I’m informed at this time it will be 3 plus weeks and I have loose and chipped stones. I was concerned with the repair time and had it noted in the system. Left the store in the Sanford mall. I decided I would try the store in Orange City do their repair time was significantly lower 7-10 days.
At this time I was also informed that one of my wedding bands did not have a warranty we paid for in 2015 but the store stated they could allow us to purchase one....red flag #1. I allowed my rings to be sent out, to my surprise I received a call my rings were back in 7 days. I arrive to the store to find 1 of my 3 rings are back not all 3. Keep in mind all 3 went out at the same time. It was my engagement ring, however it came back with a bent prong on my main stone and the engraving on the inside was almost gone - keep in mind this is right next to the diamond they needed to reinstall. I left very disappointed with my ring now in worse shape than it came in.
My wedding bands came in 1 at a time. The last one being almost 3 weeks after I brought it in, the rhodium plating was sub par but I wanted my rings back so I left very disappointed again. Fast forward less than 6 months later went in for a cleaning 4/26/19 and to have a stone replaced that fell out plus a chuck of metal that holds the diamond.
Let me pause here and explain how and when I wear my rings. I have a skin allergy so when I clean I have to wear gloves, I also work a desk job that no manual labor is done. I wear my rings only when I leave the house and they are in their case at home. At this visit I informed the store manager of this and my concerns with the quality of work being done on my bands, although very apologetic my concern fell on deaf ears, was advised that I could have the person in store double check at pick up. So they sent both of my wedding bands out to be rhodium plated again and to replace the missing stone. Again they came in one at a time even though sent out together and took over 2 weeks.
Upon my arrival I asked the woman at the counter if she could recheck due my concerns listed above. Her statement was they are checked when they leave the repair shop and by here when they return. I told her I understand but due to them being loose or missing twice in less than 6 months and having no issues prior I would like her to look. Her response was that the settings in my wedding band were not meant for everyday use - keep in mind Kay’s sold these in their bridal case. I looked at her dumbfounded and said why would Kay’s sell them in the bridal case and reinforced again I’m not rough on my rings. She begrudgingly checked them and said, "Yep they are fine." Then proceeds to hand me my rings as she attempts for the 3 time to get her iPad to work to check them in.
I inspect my rings with my bare eyes and ask which one is the one that had the stone replaced - because they both look off to me. She reinspects both and says, “Hmmm this is funny,” on the first ring, gets the diamond pen and it lights up an off color and she say, "Huh. It looks like they put a white sapphire in instead of a diamond." Then checks the second and says, "You have a chipped stone” - which I didn’t have before supposedly. At this point I look at her and say these rings have been checked 3 times and I’m the one who notices the issue with my naked eye. She then begins to go over the top with apologies and offers to resend my bands out to the same place. I flat out said, "No. I have concerns that every time I get my bands back they come back worse." Her “resolution” was to reorder wedding bands that wouldn’t be in until July. I leave the store still in a state of shock to what has just transpired.
I decided the following week I’m going to call their corporate office, I spoke to a sweet young woman who really did nothing. I asked to speak to her supervisor who flat out refused to take the call and was advised their escalation department would reach out in 2 days. I then wrote them an email. I did receive a call from the escalations department. After several phone conversations it was finalized I would pick up new wedding bands and any repairs less my main stone could be done by an outside jeweler after I submitted an invoice to Kay’s for a check to be sent to me. Not fantastic but I felt stuck. She advised I would receive an email which I did.
But here a shocker. It was not what we verbally discussed. I replied stating, "This is not what we discussed per our phone convo." She replied via email I was correct. Then the calls started. "We have great news. Your wedding bands are in early." Like collections calls - this is the only time they have be on it we will say.
To add insult to injury last Sunday 6/16/19 my husband receives and email stating our rings are due for inspection. I sent this email to the same email address I have been corresponding to escalate, "Why are we receiving this email since we were just in 4/26 and do I need to add this to the list of concerns or contact an attorney to handle the situation." I received a voicemail Thursday 6/20 stating the woman handling my case has moved on, I have a new contact and my rings are ready have I picked them up. I return her call and leave a vm about the email just received. Of course no response and I resent the email to them again. To anyone thinking of using Kay’s or any of the affiliates DON’T, go to a independent jeweler where they actually care and won’t mutilate the most important gift you plan to give your loved one.
Reviewed June 17, 2019
I have been on a very long journey to getting 700 credit score. Long story short this company switched their Credit Card Merchant in the middle of a pay cycle for a set of earrings worth $120 as a mothers day gift for my wife. I could have bought them very easy just wanted to have a running credit payment. Well, now I have 1 missed payment of thousands at 100% because they didn't notify me and didn't transfer account info, just left the account to continue missed payments. WTF!!!. Genesis Financial will also be getting a review as they said they understood the misunderstanding, took the late charge off and promised a letter to the credit bureau saying it was an error. I have had a Kay Card for 8 years, they change vendors and I get the short end of the stick. I closed my account and will not be returning to Kay!
Reviewed June 16, 2019
Someone went into a store at Kay Jewelers in Pineville, NC and used my information to purchase over three-thousand dollars in jewelry. The person that did this used my name, previous address, and a FALSE date of birth. They did not verify that all information was correct. If they had verified this, they would have caught this fraud. When I called them, they did not want to help me resolve this issue at all. They referred me to the creditor, Comenity Bank. They won't even assist the police department because they know they messed up.
All I wanted from them is assistance in locating the person who did this to me and they hid and deflected the blame. I just don't want this to happen to other people. I had to go through a lot (Credit Bureaus, fraud alerts, disputes, letters, etc.) to clear my name and Kay Jewelers did not help or take responsibility for their mistake. No apology, nothing! I hope others will see how a some companies will turn their back when they mess up.
Reviewed June 14, 2019
My fiance and I visited Kay Jewelers on April 8th, 2019. We picked an engagement ring and wedding band. We also brought a solitaire ring that we decided to replace the diamond from and place it into the new ring as the diamond clarity and carat was better than what the current ring had. The associate stated that they would be able to convert the solitaire into a heart pendant, use the diamond that was being removed from the new ring and use it for the heart pendant. Brilliant idea as the solitaire ring held many sentiments. I was advised that a service fee would be charged which of course we agreed to pay. We were told that the rings would all leave their store that same day and we were given a receipt with a due date. Estimated a week or 10 days at most. We were excited for this and were awaiting our rings with much anticipation.
After the 10 days, we hadn't been notified so we called the store on April 19th. An associate answered and stated that they have not received our order yet, but it looks like it will arrive on Saturday the 20th, but to come in on Monday the 22nd as it will certainly be at the store. Monday came and as I was ready to head over I called first to confirm if the order was readily available. I was placed on hold for a few minutes, then the associate stated she can't locate my order and needed to call the service center and call me back. After a half hour I was told that my order hasn't been worked on yet and she wasn't sure why the associate told me to come. At this point I was concerned about the rings, frustrated with the miscommunication coming from the store. I was now given a new date of arrival of Saturday April 27th. I thought okay, this has got to be it. Our rings will all be ready, things can't be further delayed, right? Wrong!
I called on Friday the 26th to confirm that the service center had at least shipped out my order, I was put once again on hold. Associate stated she was very sorry, but she needed to call the service center direct as my order doesn't even show that it's been worked on yet. She apologized and said she would call back immediately. After 15 mins she did call back and stated that there is a delay in services and that our rings will be worked on soon and that we are now looking at an expected arrival of Saturday May 4th or Monday May 6th. At this point my frustration grew and I expressed it to the associate. I honestly felt that she didn't care at all and as a customer I felt unimportant. I was just told to call back Monday before driving down, but was guaranteed that the rings will be there. Monday came, I called and was given the unfortunate news yet again that my rings and pendant had not arrived as scheduled.
After experiencing delay after delay I requested to be notified when my order was available for pick up. I finally received a call on May 8th, nearly a month later, paid the remaining balance owed and left the store with the intentions of never being a customer again. I had not planned on leaving a negative review, but what I experienced shortly after taking my ring home was upsetting to put it mildly. Barely a month the mount to my ring has snapped off. THANKFULLY my diamond and prong were found in my purse.
I was devastated that this even happened! My work does not require me to be very physical with my left hand, so my ring on my hand is pretty safe at all times. Only times it rubs against anything is when I put my things in my purse when going into work and leaving. I will be visiting the store this weekend on my day off from work as I have the "Lifetime Guarantee" Insurance on the ring, but right now I am a very unsatisfied customer. I have attached photos of my ring. Is this bad luck or did I get a rushed product where the mounting wasn't properly checked and done poorly? Please advise Kay Jewelers.
Reviewed May 26, 2019
Long story short, Kay Jewelers (Comenity Bank) claimed they needed my address because they were receiving mail back as undelivered. I verified that my address was indeed correct - the same address that I have on a few other Comenity Bank cards. Two months go by and I notice my Experian credit score dropped by 40 points due to a delinquent account. Behold it is Kay Jewelers reporting that I am over 30 days late and the account is showing Negative on my credit report. I made an immediate payment and contacted their customer service through their message system. They issued a late fee reversal for the 2nd payment that "I missed."
As I investigated "my error" further, I noticed that the last statement their system actually generated was 3 months ago. I immediately filed an online dispute with Equifax and TransUnion. (Experian's online system never worked in 3 weeks.) I sent another email to Kay Jewelers explaining what I discovered with screen shots and all. After the next Kay Jewelers statement closes, my Experian credit score jumps 40 points. I check my credit report and Kay Jewelers is now showing as all "on time" payments. My Kay Jewelers account - online - still shows a 3 month gap between statements. Equifax and TransUnion reports were also "corrected." No harm. No foul. And proves that periodically reviewing your credit report has its pay offs.
Reviewed May 11, 2019
I purchased a ring for in April got sent to get sized and when I got it back it was still too big so i went to another store and asked to get it sized smaller again and I was told that they were only going to size it according to how they wanted to even though i expressed that I wanted it to be tight on my finger. Well I get it back (now may 11th) and it's still too BIG. I feel like they did nothing to it and I had to pay for it. It's a $600 dollar ring and it slides right off my finger. I am so disappointed. If I'm paying for it then I should get it the way I want it. Since I have bought it I haven't had it on for more than a day.
Reviewed May 2, 2019
My sister bought my daughter a ring from Kay Jewelers as a gift and paid $110.00 for it when purchased new. My daughter wore the ring occasionally but not daily. The ring was less than two years old. My daughter asked me to take it back and have it fixed because the entire front fell off the ring (pictures will be provided). I expected them to say no problem and fix the obviously defective ring. That’s not even close to what I got. When I took it into the store the employee said she didn’t know how to even describe the jewelry because she’d never seen anything like it before but she had to write a description on the service ticket so her own words that were used to describe the ring were “Top of ring fell off”. I had to pay $37.00 to have the ring soldered back together. That was more than a third of the ring's retail value and it was clearly defective. Should have been repaired free of charge. It was clear my daughter had not abused the ring. Beware!!
Reviewed April 2, 2019
I purchased a Purchase A Le Vian luscious cushion-shaped Chocolate Quartz surrounded by swirls of 14K Strawberry Gold drizzled with Le Vian Chocolate Diamonds® and Vanilla Diamonds. It states that The ring has a total diamond weight of 1/10 carat. Le Vian®. Most natural gemstones pictured have been subject to an enhancement process or treatment (e.g. heating, oiling, diffusion, waxing, etc. ), which may not be permanent and may require special care. Generally, most treated gemstone jewelry should only be gently cleaned by rinsing in warm water and dried with a soft cloth.
So after a few months I noticed that a few of the stones behind the large smoky quartz had fell out so I took it in for repairs. Then I was getting something from my car and the ring got caught in my seat cover and easily stretched the shank. I was beyond disappointed and upset about the ease of the so called 14K strawberry gold (questionable) stretching as it did. I took it to Kays and they sent it out to repairs. I purchased another ring on that same day. I waited to hear from them about my repair, never did.
I went back to Kays over a month later and purchased another ring and asked about my repair. They said, "Oh yes it’s here." I looked at it quickly being I was so excited about my new 1 1/2 carat I had just purchased and didn’t realize until I after getting home and taking all of my rings off and put in their boxes then putting my favorite that was repaired on my finger.
At this point I realized that the ring was too big, the stones behind the smoky quartz were no longer chocolate but white, the shank was disfigured and looking through the device used to determine whether a diamond is real or not showed bubbles not shards. I was beyond furious and questioned whether this was my ring that I gave for repairs. This is a Le Vian (with a hefty price)! With that I expect more than all of the issues I’ve been having with this. So I call the company and file a complaint in which I’ve been waiting to get resolved for almost a month now. It’s being investigated. I was told that Le Vian was the one that did the repairs. Really? This is a repair done by them? Wow! That speaks loudly to me. Then again question that it’s true. I paid for full warranty. There should be no question and this ring be replaced.
I have purchased many Le Vian and high end rings from them but that’s come to a halt. I’m going to take all of my rings purchased through them and have them checked by a reputable jeweler. If this repair situation doesn’t meet my expectations I will file a complaint and let it be known to beware of Kay. You may be buying junk or a previously owned but advertised as new, who knows. If there are issues with any of the others that will be known as well! I’ve invested many many thousands with them and I feel at this point that I’ve been scammed on this repair. Thank you for your reviews. This helps me to know it’s not just me thinking this. There are many that are experiencing the same disappointment and anger that I am.
Reviewed April 1, 2019
I was gifted several pieces of jewelry for my birthday which is Feb 9th, three to be exact. I have had 4 repairs in the last two months to my brand new jewelry. When I shopped recently I purposely passed Kay’s and drove an extra hour to Jared’s only to have the exact same thing happen to two pieces I purchased from them!!! Both pieces broke! After clearly becoming very frustrated I began the task of attempting to reach out about my horrible experiences only to find out they are sister companies. I started with both storefronts...that was needless to say a joke.
I ended up grasping at straws for some sort of satisfaction, just wanting to feel financially whole, so I ended up on a “customer care” phone call. I have never experienced such terrible customer service. The tone and condescending conversation I had left me even more frustrated. I have now not only spent a substantial amount of money with this company but also a tremendous amount of my time! I strongly advise that you DO NOT give one cent to either one of these stores!
Reviewed March 27, 2019
The products are ok but not the best. I don’t like the warranty plans cause you have to keep coming into the store to have items inspected. We have lost stones in various rings. Store always had polite sales associates.
Reviewed March 25, 2019
I went to Kay Jewelers to use my current wedding ring, of which I purchased from them, into a custom piece (new setting). When I came in to pick up the ring, one of the diamonds was yellow. They tried to blame it on the materials they had used from my other ring, but the picture they took proved NONE of my diamonds were yellow. I sent it back in to have it "swapped out" and waited 16 more days. I tried to call ahead to have them verify that it was repaired but they told me they were too busy to look. I drove 30 miles only to find out the diamond still didn't match. I was livid and they refused to do anything.
The AM told me that she would have an email with detailed pictures sent to the manager (who was on vacation) and that she would call me on the following Monday. No one called and when I called the manager had no idea what I was talking about. This store is a joke. How does a custom piece that is obviously flawed make it past 5-6 pairs of eyes??? Once you pay they do not care at all. I called corporate and that was also a joke. Do not give Kay Jewelers any money.
Reviewed March 16, 2019
Originally bought my wedding ring at Kay Jewelers. Religiously brought the rings to be checked every 6 months per their warranty. A prong broke off (for the 5th time!) so they sent it in. It was returned to me and they said they could not fix the prong because "the whole setting would melt" and that my engagement ring was unfixable. So I asked if they could at least separate the engagement ring and wedding band so I at least had my wedding band.
They sent it in again, and when I got it back 2 weeks later, yes the rings were separated. But I could see the saw marks, they never even buffed it out. So my engagement ring was unfixable, and now my wedding band had sharp edges and gouges in it so it ripped up my finger. THEN they said "well you can upgrade your ring" and proceeded to try to sell me a $7000 new ring when all I wanted was a prong fixed! I finally brought my rings to a private family-run local jeweler and they were in ABSOLUTE SHOCK about the whole thing. They said it seemed like Kay Jewelers were trying to damage the rings. So for under $100, this private jeweler fixed everything Kay wrecked, fixed the gouges, fixed the prong, and soldered my rings back together. I will NEVER EVER go to Kay Jewelers again. You shouldn't either!
Reviewed March 6, 2019
I am trying to return a necklace and receive a refund. I paid cash and I literally went to every Kay Jewelers store in my area and was told they don't have the cash to do a refund. What I don't understand is how a billion dollar company doesn't have $400 cash to refund for a product I am not satisfied with. They all say to call back to see if they made enough cash, or to wait till the weekend. My thing is I paid cash and I want my cash back immediately upon return. I will never deal with Kay Jewelers again. Merchandise way overpriced for the quality of the product.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2019
Also, I tried removing my address from their system because I no longer want to receive any mail from them. They will not remove my address. I even called their corporate office and the woman hung up on me.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2019
My husband bought my engagement ring from Kay in Montgomery Alabama, where he was told if he opened a case account he could save 10% oh, so he did. He said he was then given a Rewards Card saying to bring this back anytime and you will save $300 on her wedding band, when he went to purchase the wedding band at the Prattville Alabama location oh, they did not have it so they sold him a plain band that would do until the actual band could be purchased at a different location.
When we went to purchase the real band that match my diamond at the location in the Hoover Alabama store we were told that the rewards were not good until May 2nd, at no point was he given the information that the rewards were not good until this point but we were willing to take 10% off of the band where he was talked into signing up for the Kay account anyway. The assistant manager here refused to give us the 10% off unless I opened an account with them and then put nothing on it. I told her I did not want to do this that he had already open an account and he would have gotten them both at the same time had he not thought the $300 rewards card was good for the band. She refused to do this so we left.
We went to another location five miles from this one in Brookwood Village Alabama and Alexis the manager was very helpful. I called her. She told me she could give me the 10% over the phone. We went there. We purchase the band and I am now very happy with my engagement ring and wedding band. Thank you Alexis for your great customer service! Four locations involved and the last one is the one that made us the most happy, it really shouldn't be this hard... But in the long run Alexis you are awesome and thank you for your service!
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2019
My fiance has a Kay's card. We love shopping for jewelry with Kay's always great product. However, the customer service seems to be slipping so much so that we have decided to no longer return to Kay for our jewelry needs. Reason being - every time we have gone in since my engagement ring was purchased we have been encouraged to spend our $500 Kay bucks. We were told it expired May 2019 by Pam... Then when my fiance went back to get a Valentine's gift he was informed that it expired just days before??? We are so frustrated with this. How can someone look at our account and see that we have credit of $500 and misread the date?? Talk about incompetence. With that being said we have decided to start shopping locally.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2019
I returned a jewelry item that I was displeased with on the same day I purchased it and 2 months later, I’ve not received my credit. Furthermore, this error has impacted the details of my credit with all three credit reporting bureaus and that it’s showing I owe a higher amount on my available credit and interest is still accruing.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2019
Like others I tried to make an online purchase. It failed said to try again. I tried again and it went through. Checking my bank account I saw that Kay had charged my account twice for the same order with the same order number. Called customer service they said they would do nothing about it and the charge would go away. Without thinking I let it sit and this might be my fault, but when the life insurance went through I got popped with a NSF charge thank you. No some days later Order Placed on February 2nd, I talked to customer service on the 2nd as well all was supposed to be fine. Now it's the 13th the day I was to get my order, and guess what, It says the order is pending. Now it cleared my band on the 6th so there is now holdup on my end.
Customer service says they will have to contact the web sales department, and get this "they will have to call me because that department does not have phones!” I stopped buying from them when I was told the earrings they checked for me was about to fall apart by the manager. Who also told me the warranty was no longer good. You know, that lifetime one you get suckered into. I'm sure he didn't know that I have a better microscope than they do and when I took them back home to look at them I could not get the diamonds to move at all with either a dental pick or spring hook. So I no longer will with buy from them online or at Triangle Town center.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2019
I tried to order a mother's ring on their website on Saturday, they did a pre-auth on my bank account but the order never went through. I had to wait for that to fall off and went into the store and spoke to the manager and she tried to place the order on the website and got the same message I got Saturday. So she calls customer service and they tell her it's something with the website not accepting my debit card, so they told her for me to purchase a gift card and place the order that way. I specifically asked her if they were going to charge me twice since she ran my debit card again at the register this time not through the website, she told me absolutely not since the debit card wasn't accepted in the website, I said OK.
I went out to my car, checked my account and THEY DID RUN MY CARD TWICE!!! I went into the store and confronted the manager and asked for their corporate number, she gave me customer service number and she had no explanation as to what happened with the website and offered no apologies or nothing!!! This is the WORST STORE EVER and I will NEVER BE RETURNING TO THEM EVER AGAIN. I will go to a more established jewelry store than this heap of crap!!!
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2019
We bought my enhancer for my engagement ring in 2014. The sales person said once the ring was soldered the first warranty applied. Paid off the ring in 2015. Been taking in every 6 months actually every 3 months because the stones keep falling out. Well this last time 5 years later they say stones are loose in the enhancer and we have no coverage on the prongs etc. I called their corporate office to get records. Don't go back that far. They also send me a new credit card with the new logo. Same day I get the card they cancel it. When I call to ask about that they say "I could not verify my address." THEY MAILED ME THE CARD! This caused a hit on my credit report also. The repair service with them will make a killing without a warranty. 6 times had to fix the original ring. I don't trust them to work on it anymore. I took elsewhere and will never buy anything from them again. I was a loyal customer and bought numerous things through them.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2019
Bought a 6500 ring. They said they could size it later once we were ready because I wanted to hide it for the big day. Everything went great, so we brought the LEO ring and they sent it out to be sized. (Never did they say anything about a sizing issue at the time it was sent to a 3rd party vendor). The ring is gone a month, and they call to say it can't be sized and we need to order you a new ring. Now not only do I have no idea what ring and quality they are sending, it now will take 2 full months longer for the ring to be done.
They will not compensate me nor will customer service rush it because they say they cannot do that with their "leo" rings. This was the worst experience I have ever had. No one seems to help. The manager VJ said it wasn't HIS fault so I am out of luck. I would never ever buy from there again!!! They have disappointed my fiance and myself. Once they get the sale they wash their hands of you. This company has personally caused me emotional distress and terrible regret for ever giving them my hard earned!
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2019
I would not recommend Kay Jewelers to anyone looking to resize a sterling silver ring. My experience was a huge waste of time and could have easily been avoided. Upon entering the store I asked, "Do you resize sterling silver rings?" I was told, “Yes.” It took them three weeks to realize that they do not in fact size sterling silver. No one called or emailed me (despite my being told multiple times that they would do so) and when we finally called and discovered it was ready to pick up, the store associates didn't realize that the ring had never been resized... We had already paid for the ring by the time they realized it, so they had to refund us our money. An associate was then able to recommend a local jeweler to us and called over to make sure they were open and could take care of us that day.
We appreciated the referral but were frustrated with the level of incompetence and three weeks of time we wasted because of the lack of communication between the store and the repair shop. In addition, the level of customer service provided in store was woefully inadequate, even on a busy day, which it was not. As someone who has worked in the retail customer service setting myself, I was taken aback by the utter lack of effort by anyone in the store to be friendly or respectful to me as a customer: Associates talked over me to each other about non-work related things, the associate who I worked with submitted the wrong size on the work order, so had to completely resubmit everything after I pointed out her error, and her demeanor generally screamed, 'I would rather be anywhere else but helping you right now.' I definitely will never go back to Kay by choice for any reason whatsoever.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2019
I bought a ring for my wife on our anniversary (about 3 months ago). At the time of purchase, they said the gemstones were protected under their lifetime guarantee: "We will replace, free of charge, any diamond, emerald, ruby or sapphire covered by this guarantee if it chips, breaks, or is lost from its original setting during normal wear." Well, guess what? The ring's diamond fell off during normal wear and when I took it there to replace it, I was charged for it, almost 1/3 of the original price of the ring. I am extremely disappointed with this very deceitful business practice and will not buy there again.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2019
I had an absolutely terrible experience. Do not go to the store if you have kids or want to be treated as a person. I went to the Staten Island Mall location to look for a couple of pieces with my two boys. My younger son was fascinated with the telescope in the front of the store. While I was looking at the Jewelry a woman approached him not to touch it. Confused as to why she would not just tell me I proceeded to tell my son not to touch it. Then I turned my attention to continuing to look at the jewelry. A few minutes later I see a woman (Rabia) frustrated approaching my son, I told her that I will address my son and she proceeded to approach him telling me with attitude that he is still touching it.
I was upset at her disrespectful approach and attitude and decided to leave the store. I went back to the location to speak to her to let her know that she could of handled herself differently and should of approached me first not my son. She proceeded to tell me with attitude, "how many times do people need to tell you before you look after your child. That's an expensive piece of equipment and I would of needed to replace it if he damaged it". If she would of informed me that my son touched the telescope again I would of held his hand or had him sit down. He is autistic and was fascinated with it. Not every parent can always leave their child in order to shop. She should be more understanding and professional. Also when I asked to speak to her privately she would not move away from her co-workers. Her attitude was completely not necessary. Please do not go to this store if you have children or if Rabia is there.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2019
I ordered a bridal set on 1-4-19. I paid extra for it to be here on 1-15 because I was getting married on 1-18. They printed a label for the ring on 1-12 to be shipped but it never went anywhere after that. The customer service was horrendous. Nice people, absolutely no help. They said that the post office never picked it up. Next person said UPS had it. I was told they would find the order and overnight it and then refund my shipping. If it wasn’t found, they would put out a critical search to find it. A lot of drama later, it was never marked as critical and they said that they never said they would refund my shipping.
I’ve been told 2 business days for a resolution. Each person gives a different answer. I’ve heard 2 days, 3-5 days, 5-7 days, and 8-10 days. Every time I ask for a manager they divert and refuse to let me speak to one. Now they’re billing me for something I have already paid a down payment on and I don’t even have it. No one will help. Never shopping here again. Now, I’m getting married with no ring.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2019
I bought a necklace from the Kay store in Rosenberg Tx in May of 2018, well on Jan 8th I took it to a friend of mine that works in a pawnshop to clean my husband necklace. I told her to test it to make sure it was real. Well come to find out she told me the necklace must be plated because it was sticking to the magnet that they used, so I left from there and went to another pawnshop where I didn't know anyone to see if my friend was correct, well the young man at that pawnshop told me the same thing... Necklace is gold plated not 10k. Then I took it in to the Kay store and the young lady said she would send it to corporate so they could test it. Well now it has arrived at the store and they're telling me it's real just hollow. But I do not want this necklace or anything else from Kay Jewelers anymore or ever because it's not real. It's plate.
I called corporate and spoke to 2 woman and they both said I couldn't get a refund because it was way past my 90 days, which I don't understand. If I knew it was a plated gold chain I would of never bought it, but one of the young ladies said, "Well you should have did your research after you bought it because like I said you only have 90 days for a refund..." Well to me why would I have to do research on jewelry when I bought it at well known jewelry store... I don't want anything from the store just my money have put towards this purchase. I will never refer anyone to buy jewelry from there and of course I'm stuck only because I have to continue to make these payments on the necklace 'cause I do not want to ruin my credit!!!!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2019
We bought our wedding ring 25 days in advance and when I was picked up, my wedding ring came in the wrong size with 5 days before for the wedding and the seller said that I can not do anything before my wedding date, this would have to marry a bigger wedding ring then return in the store to stay without a wedding ring for 15 days and then have to go search it again. I was extremely disappointed with the lack of solution and little case of the shop in solving the problem in time. Summing up I paid for another store to do the correct size and had no refund for that. I do not recommend purchase from this store, which is not cheap at all, let alone with good service to solve my case.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2019
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2019
I purchased a mother’s ring from Kay. I paid $485. The peridot came out of the ring and was lost. I took it back to Wilkes-Barre store where I purchased it to inquire about getting it replaced. They sent it to their repair shop for an estimate and after a few weeks, I was told that it would be cheaper to buy a new ring! Hmmm a peridot was going to cost more than the ring? No way!
I called Kay’s Customer Care to report it and the customer service representative confirmed that there has been issues with this location before. After giving the rep my customer order number, she was able to tell me that the warranty on the ring covered diamonds, sapphires and rubies which I thought was interesting. The store was not able to tell me this and they had the same information. Once I finally got the ring back from the repair shop, I took it to a local jeweler and they replaced the peridot for $49!!! Yes $49! I will never go back to Kay Jewelers! Every “kiss” does not begin with Kay!
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2019
My fiancée purchased a tennis bracelet for me on 12/27/18 using cash as form of payment. After receiving the bracelet I decided I didn’t like how it fit or the quality of this bracelet so I proceed to go return the bracelet on 1/3/18 with receipt and bracelet in its original packaging only to be told that this multi-million dollar jewelry store cannot refund me $215.00 due to not having that much cash in register!! I proceed to ask if she could just put my refund on my debit card and she states “NO” because that’s not what form of payment I used to purchase the item.
Ok but you obviously can’t reimburse me with the form of payment I used (cash) so she tells me the only way she refund me is with a check from their corporate office, which will be mailed to me within 5-7 business day, so with me not quite understanding this policy I contact Kay’s corporate office only to be told the same information by a “supervisor” in the corporate office and she also stated to me with an attitude “if I’m not mistaken the receipt has the store return policy on it," which I in return stated, "Yes it does have the return policy on the receipt but nowhere’s does it state if paying with cash we won’t be able to pay you with cash but you will have to wait 5-7 business days for our corporate office to mail you a check!"
I’m very curious as to why they're still able to be in business. When you look at the reviews on website 90% is horrible, unprofessional and scamming reviews that were wrote on this company. This was my first and last experience with this place and any of their affiliate companies! Someone needs to open an investigation on this entire corporation!
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019
Wife and I went to the Kay Jewelers Outlet store in Charlotte NC on 12/12/2018. Purchased a ring that my wife picked out. The ring needed sized so the clerk sized it and gave us a pickup list for 12/24. Great. It would be in before Christmas. Wrong. They call on 12/31 to pick up. We went in, tried the ring. Too small. This clerk asked us we gave the size. When we said no she asked my wife if she ate salt that morning. They sized it again and sent out (rush supposedly). Told us that it would be in Friday. That didn’t happen. We told them that we would like to take to another jewelry store for sizing. She said we would lose warranty. I told my Wife Merry Christmas 2019. By the time we get her ring the warranty would probably have ran out. Go to another Jewelry Store.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2018
I go into the Vero Beach FL store a week before Christmas. They make a mistake with my card. I go back next day they assure me my kid's jewelry will go out next day service. Two day before Christmas I go back to the store to find out why my kids never got their gift... That's right you guessed it. They never shipped it. They forgot to tell me it would be shipped overnight January 1 when the piece was ready... I know they can care less but they ruin my kid’s Christmas and I will never buy from them again.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2018
Kay Jewelers' customer service is average. I did not get accurate information regarding warranties but the jewelry is good quality and lasts. I will shop here again. There often is not enough sales associates to get help right away but getting credit here is an easy and simple process.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2018
Kay Jewelers is a rip off... My husband and I both called Kay Jeweler in November 2018 for the payoff amount... They gave us the amount. We send a cashier's check to pay off our account. December 22, 2018 I got a bill in the mail... I called Kays... talked to a representative about my bill. The lady Ashley told my husband and I that they was a bank and they don't take interest off when you pay your account off early... She said we still owed the X amount... we told her she would be talking to our lawyer and Ashley said,"If that's what you want to do..." Kay Jeweler has lost a customer... We spent about $10,000.00 in that store... I will tell people not to shop there. Kays don't care about their customers!!!
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2018
Ordered earrings that my wife wanted for Christmas online with Kay Jewelers as I believed (falsely) that their reputation was very good. I even paid for expedited 2nd day delivery (15.95). Four days later (yesterday) I got an email that my order had been canceled. The email was sent at 11:24 p.m. I called customer service this morning, and waited on the phone 20 minutes to get a very affable CSR rep who "apologized for my trouble", and that they "could not source my order" in the 4 days. The apology is irrelevant to me, because now it is the Saturday before Christmas (Tuesday) and I'm not sure what to do.
If the item was unavailable, the website should have indicated "OUT OF STOCK" or I should have been sent an email, indicating that they were trying to find more of the item. Since I ordered on Monday December 17th, this would have allowed me more options or at least the opportunity to look elsewhere for my wife's present. Thanks a lot, Kay. I won't be using you any time soon.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018
Thanks to Kay I get no Christmas gift. My husband went into a store and what he wanted wasn't in that store so the associate supposedly placed the order for it online for him in the store and two weeks later still no ring. He calls and they have no record of the sale. He paid cash so that will be fun to try to get back. They did absolutely nothing to try to make this situation right. They don't care about their customers at all, not our first bad experience with Kay but will be our last.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018
(This company doesn't even deserve one star.) I've heard a lot of great things about Kay Jewelers and was even suggested to go here. I wanted to get my mom a mother's ring for Christmas so I went online and personalized the perfect ring for her. I filled everything out that was needed and ordered the ring. It came back saying it was unable to read my card so the order was unable to go through with my purchase. I waited a couple minutes and tried again thinking the website might be having technical difficulties, it came back and said the same thing. I went to the store the next day to see if they could help me work my problem out, unfortunately they had the same problem and did nothing further to try to solve my problem. The next day I went into my bank thinking there may have been a problem with my card and that's where many problems were found.
Not only was there one transaction but there were three from where the guy tried my card at the store and there was a hold on the transaction I recently made the first night and the money had been taken from my account. My banker told me I needed to get a hold of them cause they made a mistake and needed to fix it. So I went back online to find the number to customer service and found an online chat that is offered. I went on there explaining my issue and waited for a staff member to get back with me which didn't take too long. She took my name and email so she could search what was going on or if there was actually an order, unfortunately there was none and that was the end of the conversation which didn't help me at all. I then proceed to call the customer service line, and waited almost ten minutes on hold before speaking to someone.
The guy finally answered the phone in a very nonfriendly way, he was very snappy/sassy and very rude. He kept repeating himself and talking in circles not helping me at all and said there was nothing they could do because it was on my bank and not them and I would have to wait 5 to 8 days before I got my money back from them. So I went back to my bank the next day and explained to my banker what happened and what was said. He ended up calling and getting a claim put on the transaction from Kay so they would not screw me over. He also called the customer service line again himself to try to figure out what was going on. They still didn't do anything to help, but my banker told me the claim should take 24 to 48 hours.
24 hours later I finally got my money back in my account but I still have no ring for my mom and now I have to rush around five days before Christmas to finish my shopping and find my mom a new present due to this "hold" on my card that took my money I was unable to use. Point of the story I will never shop at Kay's nor will I ever suggest anyone to go there again. I've convinced my personal banker, dad, grandma, and a couple other family members to not shop here again and there will be plenty more after I spread the word. This is ridiculous and I do not want anyone else to have this same experience ever.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2018
My husband bought me a 14k gold round stone engagement ring with total of 16 diamonds in October 2016. It has been 2.3 years that I have had this ring on my finger. I rarely take it off except when I go in to have it inspected. It still looks gorgeous and none of the stones are loose or have fallen out. I have never had a problem with Kay's yet and hope it stays that way!
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018
I recently purchased an engagement ring for my girlfriend. Greatest day of my life! The ring not even on her finger for a week the stone falls out! Store offers a replacement. Upon me inspecting this replacement I notice the stone is placed crooked so I tell the jeweler and they say "Really?" And they proceeded to inspect it under the magnifying glass and say, "Wow! It is!" Now I see this without a magnifying glass? So I say, "I'm not taking this ring. Please send mine out to be repaired and sized." A week and a half later it's finally in so I have to call them and the women tells me, "It might be in. We've had a lot of boxes come in but we've been swamped! So we haven't had a chance to look through them but when I get to them I'll let you know if it's in!"
A day later! "Yes the ring has arrived but we're not happy with the placement of the stone so we're sending it back out, the ring will be back on Tuesday!" Now almost 2 weeks upon purchasing! Call on Tuesday. "The ring will be here on Thursday." I promise I will never ever purchase anything from Kay, Jared, Zales or another Signet Jewelers company and be sure I will write as many reviews about my horrible account with this company and their employees and how my engagement was pretty much ruined because a multi billion dollar company chooses to sell an inferior product to its supposedly valued customers.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018
My experience fabulous. Good quality stones. Very happy with my purchase. Love my ring. No problems with stones. I would purchase more jewelry. They were so helpful and got a beautiful one carat diamond that I am very happy with.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018
Eye catching pieces but not a wide variety. But their item showcased many available some quite reasonably priced. Not for the person shopping for unique pieces but overall nicely displayed and salespeople ready available to assist you.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2018
I purchased a 14K gold diamond and emerald ring while we were in ST Kitts. Alex the person that sold me the ring assured me that the ring was 14K and the emerald and diamonds were real. I did not check the inside of the ring to see what was stamped in it. My receipt states 14K gold. I was cleaning the ring only to find out that the ring is not 14K gold. It is 10K gold. This makes me unsure if the diamonds, and emerald is real or not. Trying to get someone to talk to me about this. Not sure about the outcome.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018
NOT KAY JEWELERS. www.kay.com. I urge all considering a jewelry purchase to do research in customer satisfaction with jewelry quality and durability before shopping at SIGNET JEWELRY COMPANIES, and many mall jewelers are their subsidiaries. If you are interested, here is my experience at Kay Jewelers: beautiful duplicate engagement rings purchased Feb 2016 with warranty. Small stone falls out of mine Aug 2017. Repair. Same stone falls out 3 days later. Repair. Same stone falls out a week later. Repair. This is a pattern. Store manager at Eastwood Mall Kay Jewelers suggests ring may be defective. Tries to get duplicate ring. Discontinued. He gets them to agree to make new ring in my size, tells me they will put my 3 big diamond in newly cast ring. Ring comes in to store in wrong size. New ring is made. It comes to store missing same stone my original ring keeps losing!
Now I am told this new ring cannot have my original diamonds added because it will ruin the strength of the ring. I feel lied to for months. I feel like I have wasted several trips to the store. I have lost hours upon hours discussing this in person and on the phone with store people and Signet customer service rep who was never helpful. Rep offers me to select new ring. I don’t want new ring because I have matching ring with spouse and my diamonds are not only nicer but sentimental since they symbolize our marriage. The only compensation I am offered is a $200 gift card which is insulting to me so I refuse. This process took around SIX MONTHS! I think about contacting an attorney but decide to wait and see how my ring holds up.
Fast forward to November 2018. Small stone falls out of ring and large stone is loose. I take to Eastwood Mall Kay’s for repair. Store manager (who is different from before) writes up repair. I include a rhodium dip on both engagement and wedding ring along with repair so I don’t have to be without ring at a later date. I check repair slip for accuracy. My rings come back SOLDERED TOGETHER WHICH I DID NOT ASK FOR, DESIRE, NOR AUTHORIZE. As of today, 11-29-18, my rings are being sent back to be UNSOLDERED. I am concerned about them damaging them and the integrity of the rings. I was told store manager made the mistake by other store employees. I don’t know who to believe. I have called the Kay’s complaint line again.
Update: 12/4/18: Ring came back...but it didn’t come home with me. Not good. There are gouges in the shank of each ring after being unsoldered. The smaller band is malformed with hump and gouges. Do they check their work? Do they have pride in workmanship? Both of my rings are being sent back to repair again... Employees at Eastwood very pleasant. Manager wrote a personal note to the head jeweler, Bill, requesting he do the work. Also, someone from customer care left a message, unknowing that the work was shoddy. I am super disappointed and let down. Tired from feeling the emotion, honestly.
Now, I am looking at not having my wedding ring back until Dec. 18. I’ve been without it since mid November... This time employees say, “we’ll make it right...restore your faith...compensate.” How? A friend of mine received more care and compensation when she ran into issues with a sectional couch that cost less than 1/2 of this jewelry symbolic of our forever union that she ordered from Macy’s. I feel like this company doesn’t mean what they say. Words are easy... What about the many trips (for nothing) after work I’ve made to the mall, the hours on the phone, etc? Sorry is not enough. What’s going on with Kay.com and Signet Jewelers?
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018
I have lost three diamonds out of my Leo ring in the past three years. We just spent the morning arguing with them about a diamond that is missing now. Apparently when they ask you at the store if you want them to "take a look at the ring", it does not mean they are inspecting it!!! What else would "take a look at the ring" mean? Seriously very upset at this point because they are saying that they will not honor their contract because it was not an inspection. In addition, we had very poor service in the store to explain all this. The 'store manager' laughed at my husband and mocked him. Then when I called, she pretty much told me I was stupid over the phone. What the heck happened to good customer service? We paid cash for this ring and it was not cheap!!!
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2018
My husband bought my ring at Kay Jewelers in 2016. Since then we have gone back to the store multiple times, none of which times have ever been a quick trip. Routine cleaning and inspection at the six-month mark takes an inordinately long time. However this is not the reason for my poor rating. When my diamond was sent out for re-dipping and engraving just prior to my wedding, the store was unable to verify using the photographs taken that the diamond was the same one in my ring before it was sent out as when it arrived back in store. This was due to a combination of poor photography on the way out and also the photography was not done in our presence when we arrived back in the store to pick it up and the photographs provided did not match but this was not brought to our attention.
After we alerted the staff to the problem They kept my ring for approximately a week and a half while trying to determine a means of convincingly determining it was our diamond. The store manager who helped us was honest that he could not do so and ultimately the company line was that they could neither confirm nor deny that the diamond was the same and offered to swap it for another diamond of the same quality as the original diamond purchased if we would like. However hypothetically if this was our original Original diamond then such a swap would be of no benefit and actually make the situation worse. The store manager acknowledge this and offered to have our Diamond inscribed with a special tracking number but that would take about 45 days and we were getting married very soon so we need to delay the process.
Flash Forward to six months later at our next ring inspection and of course this quality manager does not work at Kay anymore. The staff on hand remember the situation however and honor his offered to do the inscribing but again do not feel confident taking a picture of the ring on its way out the door due to the same alleged problem with the scope that takes the photo as occurred six months ago. They cannot offer any timeline for when this will be photographed or when this will be fixed and say it's a corporate level decision when to fix the camera.
They are also resistant to me being referred to another store with a properly working camera and cannot offer any explanation as to how they have been conducting business all this time if their equipment is not working properly. So many different versions of exclamations have been provided it's crazy. The bottom line is something really fishy is going on at Kay Jewelers and I can't recommend this store, to anyone strangers or not. Save yourself the lifetime of heartache and frustration… If you buy a ring from Kay you have to see them every six months for the life of the peace if you want them to honor the warranty.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2018
This week I’m tired of poor and deceptive customer service! I hope that 2 reviews in a week does not minimize the validity or magnitude of the complaints of two separate companies. Not something I ever do but it’s the only voice I have apparently! Thanks to Kay Jewelers I have a red mark on my credit report for a purchase that was returned! I’m so beside myself over this situation. I can’t even pull it together to re-address this situation in person! My son made a purchase that he fell just short qualifying for credit. They don’t allow co-signers so it was suggested they ring me up as if I bought a $500 gift card, give it to him towards the purchase along with his jewelry trade in credit. Ok no big deal. He paid me back.
Long story but this was a second transaction since the original purchase (that he was told by the manager at Kay’s would be $95 mo - was $197 mo) had gone on sale so, the entire transaction was void and started over to reflect the sale. Warning flags should have caught my attention! The “manager“/original and only salesperson, gave us the original paperwork not the sale paperwork back in the plastic sleeve that holds the ring information. No register receipt ever. It wasn’t until the first bill came that we checked it because something seemed wrong. First mistake we trusted them. The amount due should have been significantly less but it had barely changed. First attempt my son made to get the new receipt, she wasn’t in, the other girls were confused and couldn’t figure out how she rang it up. Second time, I returned - his work schedule, she laughed and said, "Sorry for the inconvenience." Ok, It happens.
When I got home and reviewed the barely visible receipt, she had reduced the trade in value of the jewelry by a lot!!! No fuss was made because by this time my son felt no engagement was going to happen anyway, and it didn’t. Ultimately, a few weeks later the purchase and all the paperwork was returned to Kay’s, the trade in jewelry was returned to my son. We asked what we needed to do to receive credit for payments already made. Now she gets fuzzy. They have an outside lender so she doesn’t know but we are all good there. Paperwork is returned and product returned. All done at Kay’s...nope. We received a refund check in the mail for the money paid on the purchase. I called to inquire as to why I still received a bill a month later and was told it was due to the timing of their billing cycle and to disregard.
The following month another came along with an alert from my credit reporting company! It was reported that 2 purchases were made and only 1 product was returned. After a lot of conversation with the lender, we realized the manager processed the GIFT CARD as a second purchase and that had not been returned. Try explaining that to the lender. I never received a gift card, it supposedly went to the purchase of the ring, and that was returned. That’s in addition to the fact that she discretely reduced the trade in value of the jewelry, for which we would have made a fuss over if the engagement would have happened. Shady, shady, shady. Since the lender and Kay’s are separate - good luck getting that mess cleaned up!
Ask for the corporate number and spend a lot of time on a carousel of..."Hold on while I forward you to the next voicemail," that isn’t the corporate office. Oh, and if you have a credit card with this company, other than Kay’s, you have to explain, every time you get transferred, that’s not what you are calling about. Not the lender's fault at all, they go by what Kay Jewelers sends them and that is where they are deceptive. That mark can stay on my credit report. Buyer beware of anything shady... Kay’s the game.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2018
My husband and I trusted in Kay enough to drop my ring off on November 3rd to have sent off and soldered. My expected date back with my ring was suppose to be November 17th. My husband then informed me today on November 12th that my diamond fell out while being soldered and it would be another 3 weeks. I then contacted the Fairview Heights, IL store and spoke with A salesperson who then informed me of this incident. I asked her if there was any way to speed this up and she proceeds to tell me it will take anywhere from 6-8 weeks after she just told my husband only 3 weeks! I then got an email saying the estimated pick up date would be January 14th which is not no 6-8 weeks. I am absolutely angry with this!
The whole reason I had my ring sent off was to have it back in time for my birthday and also for my honeymoon which is in a few weeks. Now I have to drop my warranty and go elsewhere to have my ring fixed so I can enjoy it. This ring is not even 2 years old yet and should not be having diamonds falling out. I have had this ring inspected many times with no report on any loose brackets. I thought I would give their service a chance but not only did this happen to me but my mother and my sister both had the same issues. Kay will no longer have my service. I feel that it was broken in their hands it should be fixed immediately. It should not take 10 weeks to fix. That would be over two months without my ring.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2018
My husband and I have been trying for over a year to unsubscribe from Kay Jewelers' emails by clicking 'unsubscribe' at the bottom of each email. I finally called and they told me it would all be taken care of. Nope! Still got 9 more emails and now they are not just coming from our local store, but from another store an hour away which we've never been to and from their corporate office. Just called again and was told that even though I click unsubscribe, each store had to unsubscribe me. WHAT?! Thank goodness we haven't had an account with them in years!
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2018
I’ve been a customer with Kay for 5 years. Had a $1000.00 limit on my card. I made purchases at the fraction of my limit and have always been faithful to my payments and haven’t missed one. Today I went into the store after putting my balance down to 0, to go buy a necklace, when I went into the store I asked the employee to review my card to make sure I can complete a purchase in the amount I wanted to buy, he reviewed my card and told me I was good for a 1,500 credit limit.
So I chose a necklace for $900 and to pay 20% upfront which I was ok with. When I got excited to complete my purchase and went to the register all of a sudden the employee told me I could not complete the purchase because I no longer had the credit he just told me that I had, because they had a new bank they were banking with and closed all accounts. When reapplying they denied me credit even the one I already had, and told me that the only way I could purchase the items was to have them directly take money out of my work check in order to complete the purchase along with an exaggerated interest. I then told them no thank you and to close my account because I will no longer be doing business with Kay Jewelers.
Such an embarrassing and horrible experience that I had to come and write a review so that no one goes through that. At the end the employee who was dealt nice and I feel bad writing this review because he was really helpful but the back end of the business is what drove me away and to never come back. He asked me if I wanted to buy the bracelet that I really liked which was the same as the 20% down payment and I told him, since Kay Jewelers did me like that on their business move, I too made a business move and chose to give them $0.00. and take my business elsewhere which I’m sure I can find more beautiful jewelers somewhere else that I didn’t have to buy anything from them and don’t owe them anything anymore. 5 years with this company as a faithful customer and that’s the type of customer and business relationship they have. Again a horrible and embarrassing experience, KAY JEWELERS WILL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2018
I was looking for a replacement wedding band as my old one no longer fit. We went to Kay Jewelers because my old wedding band was purchased there many years ago. I had my finger measured, size 13 1/2, picked out a ring in the section that would come in my size. I was then told that It would have to be ordered as they didn't have that size in the store. I gave them $200.00 dollars down to order it and was told that it would take about 3 weeks for it to come in. We waited the three weeks and did not hear from the jewelers so we called to find out if the ring had come in. The sales lady put me on hold for a very long time and I had to call back because I was cut off. When she answered she informed me that the ring I had ordered only went up to size 13. Question; why did it take almost a month to find this out and why couldn't the salesperson take the time to check before taking my money.
Kay Jewelers is not what it used to be and I would recommend finding another jewelers. Update; Yesterday, 22 October 2018, I went back to the store to get my money back and was told that I would have to come back later as they didn't have any money in the store. What!!! How do you run a business without money? I was told I would have to wait 10 business days and would be paid by check mailed to me. In conclusion they took my $200.00 and would have held on to it for almost two months.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2018
We have bought from Kay for years. May of 2016 my husband purchase my wedding ring set. By August 2016 one of the main diamonds had fell out. He proposed in July, so I only wear the ring for a month. We took it back to the store and exchanged it for a Leo certified wedding set. Thinking it would be better. Wrong! I have now had the ring 2 years and have lost 3 diamonds!!! The quality of products is horrible. I called wanting my money back. And of course they say “we can fix it or exchange it”. Great. My options are a third ring or fix it for the third time. I will never buy from Kay again.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2018
So where do I begin? I have been a Kay's customer for years and I built up my credit with them, my credit limit double since I first started with them. Over the years I have spent 10's of thousands of dollars with this company. Recently Kay's switch finance companies and they closed my account. Their reason was that they couldn't confirm my address, well I called their finance company and the lady confirm my address over the phone. They have my information and all she said, "Well sir you have to reapply." Why would I have to reapply? they have my information and since they closed my account my credit score dropped almost 20 points, and if I reapply it will ding my credit score again. And of course the manager at the Kay's store I go to said, "Sorry I can't help you." Is this a way to treat a loyal customer.? I will never go back to Kay's ever again.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018
Bought a little ruby pendant for my 17 year old daughter for Christmas. She only wears for special occasions. The chain broke after 3 months and she’d worn the piece maybe 5 times. I took it in with the warranty they supplied me in a big plastic sleeve with the date of purchase and receipt attached. They did nothing. Basically scoffed at me and said they could only help if the ruby had been damaged. Sadly, the chain was attached TO the setting and the ruby can’t be worn on another chain. It’s one piece. Still, they would not honor me or the fact that their jewelry is POOR quality. Stay away.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
I always buy jewelry there but on August 25, 2018 was the worse day of my life. I went to get my jewelry inspected and cleaned. After she finished I put on all my jewelry back. I left. Didn't even take me 5 min when my husband realized he didn't get his ring back. We went right back. Lady says, "Let me look for it." So she knows she didn't give it back. I know the HV cameras. They can see I didn't get it back. So much $$ on ring and the warranty and they DIDN'T want to give my ring. They lost it. I know they can see on the cameras. Never again will I go again. Very sad.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2018
Kay Jewelers is a first choice for a special gift. Prices vary and not all customers are treated equally by staff. Some reps give great discounts to regular customers but refuse to do the same for a new shopper.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2018
I made a purchase on August 20 for more than $400 and received a coupon for $100 for the next purchase above $300 which is valid for 10 days till Aug 30th, which was written by the salesperson on the back side of the coupon. I came to the store on August 29th and for some reason the coupon code has expired. This is a cheap trick to get the customers back. I am very upset about such behavior of Kay Jewelers. Shame on Kay.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2018
This company is terrible! Bought my wife an expensive diamond tennis bracelet, with extended warranty. The clasp broke and they can't figure out how to fix it. 3 times in, waiting on 4th fix. Don't waste your time or money with Kay Jewelers.

Reviewed Aug. 10, 2018
I took my jewelry in to be inspected on 08/09/2018. I went to the Kay in the Green Hills Mall located in Nashville TN. They inspected 9 pieces of jewelry. The man that inspected my jewelry refused to stamp my cards. We only send an email. I wanted my cards stamped. Again he stated that they do not stamp the individual cards anymore they send emails. So ok I go home to wait on my email. Got it. There were items missing and none of the warranty numbers in my inspection email matches any of my paperwork. I doubt it was even inspected at all.
First I called the store and they stated that 9 pieces were inspected. So I called corporate and they said only 7 pieces was inspected. Now they told me I have to bring it all back in to Kay to be inspected again. Oh by the way they do still stamp the papers if we ask them to. Well Mr Lazy Man did not care what the customer wanted nor did he bat an eyelash when he blatantly lied to my face stating they didn't do that anymore and they do according to his manager. Well thanks Mr Lazy Man you just cost Kay a customer. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER PIECE OF JEWELRY FROM KAY. Jared's here I come. Jared does it the right way all the time.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018
In April 2018 I had taken my rings in at the Oak Park Mall Store to be cleaned and inspected, not professionally done, the little chic said they were fine. On June 16th I had lost a quad diamond out of my wedding ring in which they stated was fine, along with losing a black diamond out of one of my other rings which they said was fine. Took my rings into Kay Jewelers in Zona Rosa Kansas City, Mo to have diamonds replaced. Since the little associate at Oak Park Mall Kay Jewelers didn't do her job none of my information was updated so they wanted to charge me a price to get fixed. 20.00 for one black diamond and 189.00 to replace the diamond in my wedding band.
The manager Jessica at Zona Rosa was rude, disrespectful and could have cared less, little 20 something, that doesn't know her job. Was told I would have my rings back on June 28th 2018, got a call on July 11th that my wedding ring had to go to corporate cause they can't do the quad diamond cut, then get a call on July 19th that my wedding ring is going to the manufacturer. And I wouldn't have my wedding ring back for 60 days. I received my other ring back on July 5th, along with taking all my rings in and having them inspected again. Now being a manager I think you should know the protocol on where rings are going to be fixed in the beginning not weeks later. I take it up with Corporate Care whom really doesn't care, and refunds me the monies for my wedding ring. After I find out it's in Bermuda, Bahamas REALLY.
So I stopped in the store on 08/07/2018 to get printout of my last inspections, they don't have it. Call Corporate Care today and they can't find it and telling me I didn't have them inspected. And since then I have purchased a nicer more beautiful wedding ring from a competitor, along with letting them inspect all my rings the correct way with microscope and a prong tester, lo and behold the ring they fixed that I did get back the black diamond was getting ready to fall out again, along with my other 3 black & white diamonds and one chocolate diamond from JARED, WHICH HAD TURNED PEE YELLOW, ALL HAD DIAMONDS LOOSE AND GETTING READY TO FALL OUT, SHE SHOWED ME EACH ONE.
So with Kay's I think only a few stores really inspect the rings correctly because the associates at Zona Rosa Kansas City Mo Kay Jewelers, and Oak Park Mall don't really care, and let's not forget that they don't update the electronic tablet that they carry around. The assistant manager that was at Kay's in Zona Rosa told me when they switch to tablet that not all people's information came across, go figure electronic world to keep things straight and if they knew this why didn't corporate go back and update all the information of the ones that didn't go through. She updated my information but Corporate can't find it. But another store can, cause they do things the right way.
So for Kay Jewelers, a kiss is a kiss of love. I want to thank you for your messing up, thank you for sending my monies back UPS with the wrong address cause Corporate can't spell worth a ant, Meyer not Meyeer so I had to wait 3 more days to get my monies back for my wedding ring, and I was suppose to sign for it not a co worker. So now that all my rings are with a more reputable competitor I've lost my warranty which you don't stand by anyway... But at least I will have perfect rings when returned to me.
And for the monies I'm going to pay a competitor I will get it back from you, plus all the extra warranty my husband put on them, which you say can only be put on the Kay card, so how can you put monies on a card that has been closed out, and shredded? How does this work, wouldn't it just be easier to end this all now before I head way up the CORPORATE LADDER, and slam you the rest of the way to get what I expect in return. Monies that will no longer be used at your services, because you don't stand behind your work, and for the most it's lousy.
So thank you for everything that you're not, so you really can't say that a Kiss is Kay's way of expressing love. You're a rip off scam artist that your CEO whom lives in the Bahamas. Must be nice to know that all rings that can't be fixed in this country get sent out to another country and they will never divulge that information because they don't want the public to know they are outsourcing your jewelry to another country.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2018
FRAUD! I was trying to purchase an engagement ring on Kay.com and pick up in store since they had a nice 20 percent off. I got up to the checkout and a pop up prompted me to call my bank to verify my card. I did call my bank to allow purchases from kay.com be approved. Went back to check out and the website crashed upon hitting "place order". I reloaded the checkout page and the item was still in the cart. Check my bank account to find that my card was charged. So I called Kay, they said they have no record of my order and my bank will just decline it. So I tried to place the order again and same thing happened, website crashed and item still in cart and my card was charged again. If this isn't fraud then I don't know what is. Called my bank immediately to report this as fraud. Now I'm waiting for my bank to issue me a new card.
Reviewed July 30, 2018
I took my boyfriend's 22' 10k yellow solid gold rope chain into the Brighton Kay Jewelers to repair the lobster clasp that had broken. 2 weeks later we returned to pick it up, they charged us $65 and my boyfriend put his chain on and realized it was longer than before. The sales associate laughed and said they wouldn't just "add more gold" onto a chain. We got home, measured it to be 25.5'! We took it to 2 different jewelers in Brighton who confirmed it was 10k gold but it was HOLLOW! They actually swapped out his solid gold chain with a hollow one that was 3' longer thinking we wouldn't notice or look into it. After doing my own investigation I will be returning to the store tomorrow to depute my case, hoping to leave with a solid gold chain.
Reviewed July 19, 2018
I needed to exchange my husband's ring because it's too big. In order to exchange it, they had to recharge my card to order it and then they would refund me the amount back after it came in. His ring was about $600 and I did not have that kind of money. Horrible customer service. Would not recommend this company. Kay Jewelers - you gotta step up your game or you're going to go out of business. Very frustrating.
Reviewed July 18, 2018
So my diamond fell out of my ring in early April, I had the lifetime warranty on it from bringing it in to get cleaned every 6 months, so I went into Kay to see what they could do. The last time my ring was cleaned they didn't document it so they almost didn't do anything with my ring because my warranty wouldn't have held up. I demanded they did because I was prompt about getting my ring cleaned and clearly was not my fault the person didn't document it. So the guy said since I have such little fingers if I just got the same one and resized it chances are that the same thing would happen again, and it would be better to order a brand new custom sized one. So he did that, told me it would be done early July and he was going to try to rush it. I never heard anything, and it is now mid-July.
I went into Kay today to have it checked out and they never even processed the order!!! So they told me it would be at least another 4 months until the ring is done. I was livid, So when I got home I called customer service and said that I either wanted a different ring or to be refunded for the ring and I would take my business elsewhere, she told me that they couldnt refund me for a ring I've had for over a year and I said, "Well this is not my problem and you're going to sit here and not do anything about it? Thanks for the help." AND SHE HUNG UP ON ME. At this point I don't even want the ring or have to do with that terrible company any longer. Any suggestions on what I should do at this point?
Reviewed July 11, 2018
CONSUMERS BE CAREFUL! We purchased our wedding rings at Kay Jewelers. When we made the purchase, we also purchased the lifetime warranty which had the requirement of having our rings inspected every six months. We fulfilled this requirement for 15 years. Upon the last inspection, the technician knew that a prong was broken on the ring but said the stone was solid. Sadly, the 1/2 carat heart shaped diamond fell out of the setting and was lost seven months after this inspection. I called this store and continued up the chain, requesting that the care plan be honored.
I was only told that I could purchase a new solitaire for $2,000 because I was one month past the inspection. So, after having the ring inspected for 15 years and the technician knowing a prong was broken, Kay Jewelers said they would not honor the purchased care plan. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE and I will continue to advise others to choose a jewelry store that will honor a warranty. It is obviously all about the money and not about the customer at Kay Jewelers.
Reviewed July 6, 2018
They somehow exchanged a different wedding band with a cheaper one and soldered it to the ring hoping we wouldn’t know. Then fighting with them to get it fixed has been a battle and their compensation for the hassle was so minimal it was a giant slap in the face.
Reviewed July 6, 2018
Hubby and I decided to purchase new bands for our upcoming 25th. We looked at Kay Jewelers and found something suitable. I marched over to the case with the female bands, my husband the male bands. The one I chose needed resizing to a 6.5, and we were told "NO PROBLEM." All rings were paid for upfront and we simply had to wait for my resized ring. THAT'S WHEN IT ALL WENT TO A MURKY WEB OF DECEPTION. We waited two months for news of my ring, luckily we weren't in a hurry. When contacted by the store we were told the ring arrived and it was a size 8. HUH? Then the web of lies started:
2. I was told that I had actually chosen a "Male" band - I was specifically told to go to the female bands, which is where this band was showcased!
3. I had tried on a size 9.75! - NOPE, wrong there too. I wear a size 6.5 and the 7 I tried on was slightly loose.
4. They actually found a size 7 at some other store after we were told the manufacturer only makes size 8 and up.
We asked for a total refund, which occurred and then asked what made us feel uncomfortable about the transaction... DUH, HOW ABOUT THE WEB OF LIES AND DECEPTION! I have never in my lifetime witnessed such deceit in order to get a sale. It was incredible to watch, my husband said "almost comical" and to believe that people actually do that every day. Stay away if you can!
Reviewed June 15, 2018
I got an opal ring in December of 2017. Come June only 6 months later there is a crack in the stone... I took it back to the Kays at the Fort Steubenville Mall where I got it and the manager refused to owner my warranty... I had to call customer service to get anything done. DO NOT shop the Kay Jewelers at the Fort Steubenville Mall. The manager will do everything in her power to NOT HELP YOU... But will jump to make a sale and take your money... She has no business being a manager. No jewelry should brake in just 6 months... I have 8 pieces of jewelry from there including wedding bands that cost us thousands, but they will see no more business from me.
Reviewed June 7, 2018
I buy a bracelet from Kay Jewelers. The bracelet was no good. It stretch so much that turn into bangle. Kay Jewelers is not good at all. Pandora jewelry is much better. Take it from me. If I buy jewelry from Kay worst mistakes you ever make. Go to Pandora or Tiffany. They stand about their jewelry.
Reviewed May 29, 2018
Bought a diamond wedding band last year for husband, diamond fell out before 30 days. Got a replacement. He bought me a small diamond ring in Nov. 2017, diamond fell out before May. After a lot of hassle, got a replacement, different style this month, May 9th of 2018. Supposedly rose gold. The entire back of the band has tarnished and turned black. Three for three. Can't take it back because it's an exchange. DO NOT SHOP AT KAY. The jewelry is crap, substandard and cheap. Please heed this warning. The Kay at Brazos Mall in Lake Jackson also has rude employees and zero customer service unless they are selling you something. Worst jewelry I ever bought!
Reviewed May 26, 2018
The reason for my review is I would like to let others know that I am very unhappy with a black diamond ring I am paying for through Kay Jewelers! Very displeased... I bought this on credit in Jan. This year, I have been back to Kay 5 times trying to replace this ring with the same, still finding each time that the black diamond does not test as diamond on the diamond tester in the store and also doesn't test on my tester. This was bought for my daughter because she wanted a real black diamond. So I order online from Kay that states real Black Diamond. I was told by a Assoc. at the store that black diamonds do not test on a diamond tester >>> NOT TRUE.
I have a black diamond and had it for years and it does test on a diamond tester. 4 mo. of paying on a ring from Kay and knowing it isn't real diamond makes me so upset. Running 5 times to the Mall and trying to replace it with the same kind of ring still not testing makes me real upset. I feel Kay owes me for my time and troubles with this ring. Sure I can return it!! Why should I? I bought this ring from Kay and it stated real diamond, and it isn't. They should just give it to me and not make me pay any more payments and that would make it better (doesn't make it right) for all the trouble I been having in these past months. My daughter has her black stone but not black diamond like it's suppose to be. UNHAPPY.
Reviewed May 14, 2018
When advertising Mother's Day gift, this company do not make it easy for the recipient to receive. You as the purchaser must be present to pick up the gift - really in 2018! This company has so many elevations that requires immediate attention! Customer service is quick to tell you to cancel the order & place it over again! No empathy, relating statements or the ability to be an ambassador of their company to resolve customer complaints. I failed as a consumer by not reading the previous complaints. The fact this is repetitive issue, why not make this a priority for your company to resolve. To know better is to do better!
Reviewed May 13, 2018
I went into Kay Jewelers today to buy a ring. I had it picked out from their webpage and had all of the information with me. I went to the counter and stood behind an associate. She was busy finishing up an order. I was willing to wait. However, I expected to be acknowledged and be told she would get with me in a moment. At one point she turned and looked at me. She did not acknowledge me, she did not smile, she did not say anything. I stood there a few more moments, and then left. I bought almost the same thing at a different store where I was greeted immediately and courteously. If you want waited on, don’t go to Kay Jewelers.
Reviewed May 8, 2018
So my husband bought in Nov. of 2016 our rings. Mine was a bridal set. My ring supposed to came with a Engagement ring and two bands. However, we went into the store to buy a Anniversary ring and looked at the ring that he bought me and asked to see the one in the showcase and realized the ring on my finger was not that same as the one in the casing. Mine had two different bands. So we asked how did that happen and they said they didn’t know. Must of happen when my ring was sent to be sized. So we ask if they would correct what happen. They agreed to and order my bands that was purchased. So we informed Corporate because the bands that they order is not the same ones in the showcase with the ring. They said that they will correct everything and this time I asked to take my rings to get them Unsoldered and we will bring the bands to them after. That’s what we did.
Still the same bands from before that don’t go with my ring. Myself and my husband were willing to just take them and be done with Kay. But guess what? There another problem. They're not my size and have to be sent off to get sized. So we wait 2 weeks. No call or letter like before telling us that our rings are in. So we call them. Mow they can’t find the rings. Peter has them. Denise gave them to him and Rita doesn’t know where he put them so we have to wait until Thursday. Really now I think we just would like a full refund or we can just take the route that we didn’t want and just file a lawsuit. This ** is messed up and this ring was for a lifetime. You just don’t do this when it comes to someone's forever. A ring that I wanted to make it a heirloom for my kids to passed down to theirs and so on. Really now we have to start over and this is messed up. It is not the same and getting remarried is not a option.
Oh my God. I cannot believe this is happening to us. I hope that everyone reads this. Kay you are wrong and don’t deserve to be in business when it come to making people happy for the ride of their lives. I have went on to read some of your reviews and I wish that my husband would have before he bought from you all. You are wrong for every person that you have done wrong. Kay we will never buy and make sure that we tell as many as we can not to buy and I will be posting this and more of your reviews on Facebook and any Social media sites that I can so no one has to go through what I and others have been through.
Reviewed May 8, 2018
Purchased an item and was informed by the salesperson that it will be 12 months interest free on my Kay's credit card. Nothing was mentioned of any type of downpayment. My first statement showed an interest charged. Interest free was the only reason I purchased an item anticipating paying it off in 12 months.

Reviewed May 3, 2018
I travel for a living, purchased an item at the Colonial Heights, VA store in March 2018, item arrived on or around April 11th. During such time I relocated 30 minutes away from their area. During this time I was also assigned an unexpected project that took me away March 30th. I made three calls attempting to have the item shipped to my home address or to a store in my new area of residency. I was told they couldn’t ship to my home address, which I understood, but requested to have it shipped to the store in my area, they refused. I made three calls requesting they ship the item to the store in my area, and each time was told they had to check with Chase then it became an adamant no! I offered to pay to have shipped to their store, but they refused to do so.
I spoke with corporate, and told them I no longer wanted the item, and since it was within 60 days should have granted a refund, but the little girl who answered the phone told me I couldn’t return the item unless I drove 30 minutes to sign a piece a paper then she changed her verbiage suggesting I couldn’t return the item. I was within the 60-day window to return an item per company policy, and I had pre-paid. I requested her supervisor, but she put her co-worker Stormy on the line who refused to acknowledge she was a supervisor, and who also left me on hold for 22 minutes only to put Kelly on the line who was nothing shy of rude, disrespectful, and unprofessional and who also refused to let me speak with her manager. All of this while standing in one of their Kay Jewelers stores.
The employees there were quite embarrassed! But they needed to know how I was being treated for the people I spoke with are complacent and do not respect their customers or their brand. I say this with certainty for I could tell it wasn’t an isolated incident for their behaviors was like a constant workflow... acted with ease and if they’ve done this before. This store and the corporate office is not honoring policies and procedures as shared with customers. This means customers are forced to keep products they are not satisfied with, and/or do not want to keep.
Reviewed April 2, 2018
I will let everyone know how horrible of company Kay Jewelers is. When we bought my engagement ring we were told we were being put on a plan that we didn't need a down payment, and wouldn't be charged any interest unless we missed a payment. Fast forward a few months, we have NOT been put on this plan because apparently this plan "isn't an option." Okay, well that's exactly what we were told. Have been arguing with the company for over a year, and will not give us our money back. This company is such a JOKE. I will be telling everyone NOT TO SHOP HERE. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF CROOKS.
Reviewed March 27, 2018
So me and my wife went to the store in The Mall at Robinson Pittsburgh, PA. Since their website is horrible I can't place an order no matter what I do. We went there and looked for something we like. Their store attendant didn't even say "hi" or "I'll just get back to you" since there's another customer. That guy is already facing us but didn't even say anything to approach us. Very bad experience from them. They wouldn't know how much we could purchase in there. So we just walk out and we will try to find another Kay Jewelers store. I hope the store attendant of Kay's are more friendly.
Reviewed March 23, 2018
It was wonderful! Sometimes I can’t get out and she help me out! Always been there! I always dealt with Jennifer! She has class dealing with customers! I say a very great saleslady! I will be doing business again with Kay’s in Auburn, MA and Jennifer **! Very great service! Thank you for having people like Jennifer work at Kay’s part of the team.
Reviewed March 13, 2018
My wife and I purchased our wedding rings from Kay Jewelers in Spartanburg, SC on Feb. 14th. Her ring needed to be resized and mine had to be custom made through an online order. No problem. The store manager gives me a loaner ring in the meantime, although it is useless as it is several sizes too big... The store manager then tells us both will be back in two weeks. Two weeks rolls around... No rings. A few days later my wife calls the store and her ring is in. Mine, however, they have no idea about. Mind you the estimated DELIVERY date was supposed to be 3/1.
3-3 my wife calls the store to see if my ring is in. The associate very quickly says yes. Great! We drive over to the store. Oops, no, the lazy associate thought we were talking about my wife's ring... Which she had already picked up? Waste of time. At this point we call the customer service line, they tell us they will call back. Wishful thinking. We did however receive an email stating that my ring was delayed but that it will be in on 3-6 and it has been upgraded to next day air. Wonderful.
3-6 you guessed it! Still no ring! My wife calls the customer service line again. It seems as though my ring is stuck in New Jersey due to bad weather. Okay... Fine. It is now 3-11. Upon further investigation and finally obtaining a tracking number it seems as though my ring was DELIVERED on 3-9. So why didn't we get a phone call? My wife calls the store... They don't have it. She explains that it's been delivered and signed for. "Oh let me look, we all open those boxes. Nope sorry I don't have it." So who the hell does have it then because it sure as f isn't me. We get married in less than two weeks... This is supposed to be exciting and it's been a real circus. Kay Jewelers is the absolute worst. We will be requesting a refund tomorrow.
Reviewed March 8, 2018
I walked into Kay Jewelers with my fiancé in 2013 and we each got approved for a $2500 credit line. We purchased our engagement and wedding rings. I set up auto pay and never missed a payment. Started at $160 per month and gradually declined from there because I never used the card again. I eventually received a $1500 credit line increase without my asking for it. I decided I was going to get my mother something ridiculously beautiful for her birthday, turning 60 is a big thing! I was thinking black diamonds. I went to the website and noticed my credit limit was back down to 2500. I couldn’t figure out why. I called and they said that I made my payment on the due date after the cut off time. So... I wasn’t even a whole day late. Just a few hours and they reduced my credit line back to 2500. I was so disgusted, I just didn’t even bother doing more business with them after that.
Fast forward to last month when I had change bank accounts so I took off my auto pay, I made my payment manually and then I called up to have them help me redo my auto pay because I couldn’t remember how. I specifically asked the woman on the phone (it’s now Genesis Financial, not Kay Jewelers anymore) and she said “not to worry, because your minimum payment is zero, your auto pay will not kick in until next month.” Two days later I have an overdraft fee in my checking account because the payment came out twice. I called them and pleaded with them to reverse one of the charges and they told me they would send me a letter in the mail within 10 days. No concern for anything that I was explaining to them. 13 days later I got a letter in the mail saying “outcome, charge will not be reversed“. No apologies, no reasoning. Just basically ‘screw you, you’re not getting your money back’.
I called my checking account and told them that it was a mistake and they reversed one of them. The very next day I look at my Kay account and my credit limit is now zero. Mind you, I am not overdue. My balance is perfectly fine and my minimum payment has been paid up to date. But they took away my available credit because I had the second payment reversed. I call just now, and I spoke to an obvious overseas outsourced agent and she told me tomorrow would be the earliest they could take the block off my account. I asked her to ask a manager, since I’ve never missed a payment in all these years, and she came back and said no. Who wants to do business with a company that has no concern for their customers? They just don’t give a ** at all. Little did they know that I’m filing bankruptcy next week and I don’t have a choice but to put this account in there. At first I felt bad. Not anymore.
Reviewed March 5, 2018
Purchased a ring from Kay Jewelers before Christmas 2017. Was charge for a guarantee that I didn't not agree to. Kay Jewelers sent it to sizes, came back the wrong size. These two problems were corrected. Had the ring about seven weeks and a stone fell out. Because I didn't keep the guarantee, I have to pay for the repair, $300. Would not honor warranty on exchange because I had take it to another jeweler to be sized the second time. I wouldn't go back to any Kay Jewelers.
Reviewed March 2, 2018
I recently purchased some rings on Valentine's Day when they had a sale. I received the bridal set. But I have not received the wedding band as yet. I called, I went to the jewelry store and they were not trying to help me with my purchase at first. Then the manager called and said that corporate wants to call me. I don't know what for. I called customer service and they said it was at the store. The due date is March 1st and I still have not gotten my wedding band. I don't know what to expect. I want my damn wedding band!
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018
I purchased a pearl ring with sapphires surrounding the pearl from a Kay in Louisiana in June of 2017. Initially, I was very happy with my purchase, but after having to repeatedly send the ring off for repairs, it became apparent that I was going to have some problems. I continued to have to send the ring off for repairs at least once a month for a total of 6 or 7 times. The store I usually purchase from in VA has tried their best to have the jewelers deem the ring nonrepairable, but they have not had success. I am usually pleased with my purchases from Kay, but after this experience, it will be very unlikely that I continue to shop here. They claim to stand by their jewelry, but refuse to make things right when their product does not live up to what it's supposed to. Very dissatisfied customer!
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2018
I bought a ring from them for $130.00. I brought it in because several people as well as me see that diamonds are missing and all they keep doing is cleaning it and she looked at it under the microscope and she tells me nothing is missing. The screen was so big you can’t see anything and then she tells me "Oh it’s the metal you're seeing" and then has the nerve to call me the customer paranoid. That crosses the line. I will never go back here again and they won’t admit that diamonds are missing from the ring not to mention I also bought another ring costing me $485.10 which is over $600 with them that I’ve spent there and they won’t admit that diamonds are missing from the first ring I bought for $130.00.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2018
I recently applied for a Kay Jewelers credit card and was issued one with a 2000$ limit, so happy to be able to have money to purchase Christmas gifts for my family I went to my nearest Kay Jewelers and surprised when I was told that I would have to provide 20% of my purchase with the credit card upfront, ok I was not informed that would be a requirement but I went ahead and paid the 20% upfront, fast forward to making a payment, I made a payment over the phone using my savings account information NOT my checking account information only to have my checking account debited for the payment which threw my account into overdraft...
So I have to call the company only to be told that they won’t help me with the overdraft because it wasn't their fault but they would be happy to issue me a check for the first payment, so I had to call my bank and have them request a letterhead from the company about the issue so they could reimburse me the overdraft fee. Fast forward next week and the same issue happens, I call the company again and am only NOW told that I couldn't make a payment using my savings account because it will automatically be processed through my checking account, and am told that the company would not issue me a refund for my payment OR issue a letterhead so that the bank can reimburse me for the overdraft fee.
I have had nothing but issues with this company and even when I call their customer service center when they first answer they give me a name that at the end of the conversation changes, so originally I was speaking to "Max" but by the end of the conversation Max has not turned into "Thomas." Just avoid Kay Jewelers cards and Comenity Bank in general, they are useless in providing me the information I need and they refuse to help me with a reimbursement for my overdraft fees due to their errors.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2018
I inherited my mom's engagement ring which shortly after I got the band cracked. I took it in for them to fix. They told me that the prongs needed fixed also. The prongs in the beginning were flat against the stone. When I got it back the band was nice but the prongs were huge and stood really high above the stone. Also they had pits and one looked like it had a crack in it. I had them take pictures of it and send it back. When I got it the second time it still wasn't right.
I took it to a different Kay Jewelers to see what they said about it and they sent it back a third time. It came back and still is horrible. Their comment was that this was the best they could do and if I still wasn't happy I would have to buy a new setting which they quoted $1500. They said the $341 that I already paid would be taken off that price. My mom's ring is not the same and they don't care. The gold ring in the pictures they repaired two prongs which are taller than the rest of them and they filed on one which looks like it's going to crack. The white gold was my mom's. If this is the best that can be done, why do new rings look so good?
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2018
I bought a ring that required resizing so I purchased the warranty which includes resizing. Upon presenting the ring and receipt, they told me that I didn't purchase the warranty. I know I did but the salesperson run it up by adding the prices together and charging me that amount for the ring. They were very unhelpful as if they were accustomed to making this excuse. I will never shop at Kay Jewelers again and I hope they go out of business! Additionally, when I arrived to sort this out, they had two salespeople who were busy frustrating other customers and I watched for 20 minutes while they fumbled around and pissed off everybody they "helped".
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2018
My horrible experience with Kay Jewelers in Marquette Mi almost happened as soon as I walked through the door. I would be rating 0 if I could. My husband lost his wedding ring, as a surprise I went to Kay's to purchase a new one. The sales associate was trying to find my account as I looked around. After wasting 45 minutes of my time she come to me and say my account has been closed due to inactivity. Really, Kay's. That’s how you treat your customers. Against my better judgment I was there, I still wanted a new wedding ring for my husband, I’d just put it on another credit card, so I picked one out. I could of fallen on the floor when the sales associate says to me I’m sorry but there’s actually suppose to be a 1 in front of that price, it must of worn off. Still, biting my tongue after paying a thousand dollars more than what the price tag said.
Then there was some excuse as to why I couldn’t get a receipt, the sales associate ended up email mailing me a copy of my receipt. And, if this wasn’t enough I wanted one of my favorite pieces of jewelry cleaned, they told me the stone was chipped and had to be sent out for repair. This was the end of Nov 2017, I was promised my ring back by Dec 28th. I waited until about the Dec 30 and called. Was told issues with the holidays and shipping has things taking a little longer. Should just be a few more days. Waited another week, called spoke with Nicole. She was gonna call the company and call me back. I missed her call, she never followed up.
I called a few days later called and asked for Nicole, she’s not working. The associate answering the phone offered no assistance. Waited another week, called, asked for Nicole. She was not working but the gentleman answering the phone offered to call the company and see what was going on. He came back saying the store manager was going to look into it today and get back to me. NEVER A PHONE CALL BACK. I call again this evening and ask FYI talk to a manager and there’s not one on duty. So here it is Mid January and Kay's still has my beautiful Le Vian ring. Thoroughly disgusted and Kay's will never get my business again.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2018
I ordered a necklace that was supposed to have a been shipped 2nd day air only to find out that they were going to take over a week to process it. Then once it makes it to the shipping department it sits there for no apparent reason. I called their customer service and they are literally the most helpless people I have ever dealt with. They could only tell me what was on the email I had already received. What is the point of having a live customer service if they can't do anything to help. This ruined the birthday gift for my girlfriend and I cannot state too much what useless customer service people they have there.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2018
I recently purchase a ring on 12/29/17. Their salesman told me it was the wrong size but to come back anytime and he could get it sized for me. When I return they say I must buy an extended warranty and I could pick from a 34 or I believe it was 56$ package and that they would not resize it unless I lid extra even though I had the salesman word. He wasn’t in the store when I first came back but left when I arrived.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2018
To make it short, I wanted necklace with a cross, so I bought one for myself. I noticed when I got home the 24" chain had been spliced about 3" from the clasp... I took it back and ordered another. The one they are going to exchange is 429.00 dollars, 10K Gold. GUESS what? A magnet will move the chain around like iron. I am very upset as the necklace I bought is worth about 10.00 dollars that they sold for 429.00 dollars. DO NOT BUY from this company!!!
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2017
My 81 year old mother purchased a diamond bracelet in September 2017. This bracelet was a Christmas present for me, yet she was not informed of your return policy of 60 days. Had she known this, she would not have made her purchase in September. Since neither one of us knew of the 60 day return policy, we met today in Las Vegas, Nevada in order to return the bracelet. My mother lives in Cedar City, Utah and I live in Blythe, California. Cedar City is 3 hours away from Las Vegas and Blythe is 4 hours away. Imagine how I felt when I was told I could not return the bracelet, and that I could not make an exchange unless I spent double the amount of the cost of the bracelet! My mother and I are both quite upset about this. I will never wear this bracelet for it will only remind me of the pain that I felt as my mother cried as we left the mall.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2017
I've place an online order for a necklace/pendant on 12/21/17, the website indicate if I paid for the 2 business day delivery, my order will arrived on 12/26/17. It is now the 27th and my order has yet to be filled. What's worst is the website has no information on my order, no tracking information, and no activity. When I called customer service, they told me that the two business day start when the warehouse fills the order. WTF!!?? Absolute contradiction from the information during my order placement. I am still waiting on my product. No product updates. No status information.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2017
I got a Kay's card several years back, almost 5 yrs now, put my wife's wedding ring/engagement band, promise ring, diamond earrings, another diamond ring, a diamond necklace over these years, the balance was paid in full over and over again, this was when it was Comenity bank services, I had basically had minimal issues logging into the Kay's website and being able to pay online. Well, sometime early this year of 2017 without knowing I was switched over to Genesis, and they handle all the credit stuff, and suddenly logging into the website was just about impossible, password/ log in info was wrong Every time, so, you would think you could just change your password have a text confirmation sent like they say they will, but for me, the text confirmation would never come, so then you would have to request an email be sent to the account they have, great, but more often than not I wouldn't get, or it would take a day to receive it.
I have other cards where it's a similar setup, but it actually works, the password is always right, if you need to change it the text confirmation takes seconds and paying is easy. So why are they trying to make it hard for us to pay our bills? Am I the only one who noticed this? You have to spend a half a day to take care of a bill. So today Dec 23rd, I decide to go buy my wife a new ring or some hoop earrings, spend 30mins talking to the staff, and setting up everything, but when Dave goes to run the card, he comes back looking shocked, he tells me it's been closed, and not by Kay's, but it's been closed. So, I call this Genesis place for the first time, can barely understand the guy, but the only info he was able to provide, was it was closed on the Dec 7th. All he could say was I would receive a letter about it. Well, if it was closed on the 7th, and now it's the 23rd you would think I would have it already right?
So anyways he can provide me with zero info, so I went from a 3k maximum line of credit, thousands of dollars spent there over the past few years, to Genesis closing my acct with no info but that I'm welcome to reapply for a new card in 6 months. That is utter garbage. This is some sort of scam, so now I will pay the remaining 400 some odd dollars which was up to date, and I'm welcome to apply for a new card in 6 months. I'm furious I was treated excellent and like person for the past 4 - 5 years and they switch me to Genesis without my consent or knowledge and within several months or however long it's really been this year anyways, they close my credit line entirely with no info.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2017
Went into Kay Jewelers to have a ring that was purchased there with a warranty to get cleaned and inspected per the warranty. While I was there I decided to drop off my ring that is a family heirloom to get repaired. Dropped it off in the 27th of November after they told me that they could have it finished by the 14th of December. I tried to call the store on the 15th after not receiving a call that the ring was finished on the 14th. They wouldn't answer their phone. I had to go into the store to find out that my ring still wasnt ready.
They told me it would be ready on the 19th of December. Again, today, the 19th of December I called. No answer. I had to call customer service to get an update. I waited on hold 30 minutes. Once someone finally helped me all they could say was that it was at the repair shop still and will be ready by Monday. I asked about the holiday and they said they misspoke. So they revised their promise indicating it would be ready no later than Monday (the 25th of December).
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2017
Bought my husband's watch from Kay Jewelers and bought the extended warranty. We ended up having to take it in to get repaired. They sent it off to their vendor at the beginning of November, it is now past the middle of December, so I checked my email, received an email that went to Spam, it stated that it was ready to be picked up. I come in to pick it up and they tell me that it's not here, that they had to send it back out because they sent it to the wrong place... This is absolutely unacceptable. Do not buy your jewelry from Kay Jewelers, go somewhere else my advice.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2017
I went to Kay in Paramus Park and showed a picture of a ring I was interested in buying. The saleswoman said, "I don’t think we have that." So she checked the number and came back and said, "No we don’t have that." And pretty much dismissed me. I walked out then walked back in and said the customer service I was looking for is, "We don’t have that here but I can check another store. I can order it for you." I left annoyed at the level of service and purchased a ring at a different jeweler.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2017
I would not buy anything from Kay Jewelers. It started in June 2017. I upgraded my wife’s ring for our anniversary. I bought it from them, then my wife went back to have it sized. They sent off to size and the jeweler damaged the diamond. They offered to repair or make new get new, and she did not get her ring back until November. I also, had my ring replaced, they shipped the wrong ring two times. The staff is nice, but they are not very good at what they do at the Oxmoor Mall location in Louisville, KY. I recommend that you not use this jeweler, they are not good at their job at all.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017
Ordered pendant online and representative indicated 2 day delivery for FREE. Arrived 4 days later. Worse than that, the pendant was shown considerably larger than what arrived. Very disappointed with Kay Jewelers. This item is a definite return. Don't put too much stock into their online pictures of jewelry.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2017
I would recommend everyone in Nebraska to visit the Kay Jewelers store at Sunset Plaza. They are very polite and courteous to all of the customers. They will go the extra mile for customer satisfaction. I am a regular visitor there and always enjoy their way of making my concerns their number one priority.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017
My husband and I decided to upgrade rings and opened up a Kay’s card. We were told we would make 12 months worth of payments at a specific amount interest free. They warned if we did not make these payments everything would be charged interest. I get to my last month (yay!) and then realize I am charged over $300 interest. If you pay the amount they tell you to pay you apparently purposefully go into the 13th month and get charged interest! This is absolutely ridiculous since I paid every payment on time and I trusted their staff when they said if I paid that amount it would be covered. I will never purchase from them again because I honestly believe their company purposefully does this to get the interest at the end either way.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2017
My husband bought me a Neil Lane engagement ring (the live store sample since it fit well enough) in late 2015, and gave it to me on January 31, 2016. He purchased it from the Kay Jewelers in Tuscaloosa, AL. I eventually got the ring sized down. I never actually had a problem with my engagement ring at all. It has many very small stones and one larger center stone.
A few months later I decided to purchase TWO of the matching bands so that eventually they could be soldered together. I was informed that this particular set was now discontinued and they could sell me the ONE matching band as is (it would have to be sized down to fit), but the other one would have to be custom made. They needed my engagement ring to make sure the rings matched up, which was fine. I get the rings in and noticed one of the bands had a stone that was sitting lower than the other stones. To make sure I wasn't being picky (considering I worked for another international wedding ring manufacturer myself and my job was to pay close attention to detail), I asked friends if they noticed it, and they did.
They sent the ring in one time and it wasn't fixed even a little. The salesman helping us always seemed disinterested in trying to fix it. He sent the rings in a second time, telling me when he got them back in, he'd let me inspect it before they soldered them. Two weeks later the ring comes in and the stone looks untouched again, still sunken down, and they had ALREADY soldered them.
The same guy helped us, eventually apologizing ONLY for his bad attitude because he had been to a funeral that day. He told me he thought they might have put a smaller stone in as if that made it better... Excuse me?! I didn't pay $4000+ for a SMALLER STONE. I couldn't believe he thought he could just breeze past what he'd just said. We asked him to send it again. Once returned a week later, it looked a little better. I told the woman helping us that day what the other guy had said about a smaller stone, and she lazily looked under the magnifier and said "it's not a smaller stone." All while looking annoyed, barely speaking to us, and texting right in front of us.
A month or two later, sitting on my couch I was looking at my ring and noticed a different stone was on the verge of falling out. I took it back to the store and spoke to a different guy who was the manager. I explained my past frustrating situation and he was quick to help us. We also asked him if he'd get them to check on the other stone that was still sunken in and he agreed. He was very nice and we decided to ask for him from then on.
They fixed the loose stone and TRIED fixing the other. He told me they got new repair people in hopes of making things better. These new people had built HUGE prongs around this fixed stone. The manager disapproved and said he'd send it back if I wanted. I noticed also that the stone on the same ring at the very end was now sunken into the ring. Note that these sunken down stones aren't shiny like the others, and it looks almost like the stone is missing... very dark. I decided that I'd just take it since I was sick of the back and forth. It's been about four months since then (keep in mind I've only been married 8 months now), and I noticed during Thanksgiving with my family as I was showing off the ring that a stone had fallen out. I don't currently work, and even when I did, it was a desk job. I was not rough with my hands.
This is not to mention that we used a Kay credit card for this purchase, and recently we had gotten a letter saying they changed owners and our interest rate went front 19% to 26%!!! I plan on going to Kay tomorrow and demanding that the bands be remade or they give me my money back. To be fair, they have not charged me for any repairs so far, but this is the first time a stone is actually missing and I fear they are going to try to charge me. I have a feeling, after my past experiences in such short time, as well as all these other reviews, that I've got my work cut out for me. I am pregnant and moody, which is partially why I felt compelled to write a review... but I hope it keeps everyone from shopping here. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
My fiance took me to Kay Jewelers in Bartonsville PA for me to pick out my engagement ring (I'm 50 and this is a 2nd marriage), we did pick one out and ordered one, but it wasn't one that I was 100% on board with. While checking out we were told that there was another Kay in the next town over (Crossings Premium Outlets in Tannersville PA) that had a larger selection. We decided to drive over and check it out. As soon as we walked in the door it was like walking into a car dealer -- pounced on by numerous people, but there was one who was overbearing and took us over -- Andrea. She was all smiles and friendly and asked what we were shopping for. I told her that we were just at the Bartonsville store and had purchased a ring there that I wasn't 100% thrilled with and wanted to see what she had.
She was very positive and said she could help us find something I'd love and that she was glad we were there because they were an "outlet" and could offer 40-70% off the other store prices (our budget was $3,000). So we spent about 35-40 minutes trying to find "the one". It basically came down to 4 then to 2 (one of which was the one we had ordered from the other store). Andrea basically told me that the one I had already picked "simply must be the one" and she began calculating pricing -- her "outlet" pricing was MORE than the price we paid in the other Kay store -- so I told her they gave us an extra 5% for Black Friday and she deducted that... Now that's where I was confused, I mean why is she calculating that when we already bought that ring??
The only reason we went to another store was because I wasn't completely happy and wanted to see a bigger variety, but she calculated away and I said to my fiance "well you have the receipt so see if it's the same price". That's when she flipped out! She looked at him pulling the receipt from his jacket pocket and she yelled out so that everyone in the store could hear, "you already bought one??!!" and I sat there looking very confused because I had already told her that as soon as we walked in the door when she greeted us. So, I reiterated to her, 'I told you that we bought one at the other store and that I wasn't happy with it', she JUMPED out of the chair and walked away! As she walked away she yelled at us "I spent A LOT of time with you!" Shaking her head back and forth and she put the rings away that we were looking at.
Everyone in the store stopped and stared at us and one other gentlemen associate just smiled awkwardly at us as I said that she was extremely RUDE. My fiance and I packed up our belongings and started to walk out. I'm FURIOUS and I figure there are 3 ways to handle this: 1- could stoop to her disgusting level and yell at her and walk away like the toddler she behaved as; 2 - I could cause a scene or 3 - I could 'kill her with kindness'. I chose #3. As we were passing her on our way out I said to her, smiling, "I'm sorry that you didn't understand what I said when we came in here, I thought I was perfectly clear"...all the while she was shaking her head "no" the entire time... I continued "thank you for your time and you have a lovely evening" and we left.
By the time we got to our vehicle I was near tears and furious at the same time. This was supposed to be a happy time for us and this person, ANDREA, was the biggest fake, phony, opportunistic, vile, callous, disgusting excuse for a human being who treated us like we didn't matter at all! Had we found a ring at her store that was better than the other, our plan was to cancel the other order (we were told there was a 60 day return policy and a 90 day exchange) and purchase a new one, but instead she chose to be RUDE to customers.
We are 50 years old and neither one of us has EVER experienced being treated like this by anyone in retail EVER. She ought to be ashamed of herself and she definitely should not be dealing with the public in a customer relations position because she clearly does not know how to deal with customers in a proper way. Shame on Kay for employing people like this!! This was supposed to be a wonderful happy time for us and SHE degraded it and us!
I called their customer care and placed a formal complaint and asked for a phone call back from someone. I would LOVE to get to their corporate offices. (I used to be assistant to the VP of Customer Relations for a telephone company years ago -- I KNOW customer relations and I know that the big guys don't like it when their employees treat their customers poorly!) I've told my fiance to cancel the Kay order completely now and we'll shop elsewhere for my ring. I don't want to give our money to such a company that employs and/or promotes such rude employees and I really don't want the negative event associated with our positive joyful one.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2017
I just purchased a necklace from Kay using my credit card, because one item is 70% discount online shown from the Slickdeal but the Kay website did not show the discount code in a proper way and just let it pay after inserting my credit card number. Feeling like definitely ripped off and feeling terrible.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2017
Received my engagement ring from Kay. After 12 days the diamond fell out. Purchased it at Kay Jewelry store at Chandler Mall. The manager Sue was extremely rude and did not offer any solutions. One of the most memorable things in a woman's life is the man of her dreams asking her to marry him. Kay Jewelry ruined it for me. Do NOT PURCHASE FROM KAY JEWELERS.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2017
I purchased a wedding ring set on credit w/ Kay Jewelers. The sales manager told me that my first payment would be on 12/01/2017. I received my November statement on November 2, 2017 indicating that the amount due for November was $0.00. On November 6, 2017, I received an email from Kay/Comenity bank indicating that my account was 2 months past due and I owed $347.00. I called the credit card company and told them what the sales manager and my statement said. They told me the sales manager didn't know what he was talking about and they changed credit card companies and I needed to pay the full amount to keep my account current. They have also listed my payment as late and charged me a late payment fee. This is wrong in so many ways!
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017
I don't even know where to begin. Well let's start with I could have been sobbing all day! I have had my Neil Lane set for 6 years and it's been one thing to another that needs to be fixed. My original place of purchase was wonderful but it is 2 hrs away. It starts with Xmas shopping 1 month after getting my ring. What should have been awesome time turned horrid.
We went to a Kay Jewelers in Burlington VT still about 2 hrs away from us. I was inquiring about getting my new ring sized to fit, the lady there actually tried to tell me I couldn't size down from like a 7 to a 5. I then said "well can it be ordered in my size and we switch?" She told me we would have to buy a new ring in order to do this. Are you kidding? She try every sales pitch she could to get us to open a Kay's credit line OMG again in years thinking how the heck am I going to keep this thing on my finger?
She went further to say it's not a big deal. Her daughter bought the same set for a right finger ring. You don't just buy this set for a casual wearing! Disgusted we walk out. But before I demanded to speak to her manager to whom was standing nearby (I didn't realize this or I would have walked to her) she actually left the floor and told her to tell me she was busy and there was nothing she could do to help us! That's #1 if many other store visits seemed to go. Our original place of purchased not only fixed the problem but did it without any hassle.
Since I have had let's see prongs reset, some of which weren't even required on the day of inspection. I got my ring back from the Kay's in Lebanon NH and it was sent out to get soldered together and within a week, I noticed my center diamond was rolling all over! They assured me it would be taken care of. They again soldered my center diamond in the setting and swore, you will never lose this diamond it's very secure. (I just had it inspected. It didn't move before this.) Then last April I got it inspected and hmmm needed a ridiculous amounts of new prongs, again not sure I really needed them during inspection.
There were like 4 maybe. The smaller ones that I believe we spoke about, a 3 weeks later after going to the store upon because my ring was supposedly finished only for me to get there to find it's not at the store. Can't find it! Awesome. Apparently they sent it back without telling me for more prongs. After losing all my humor with this very very incompetent store and demanding my ring back (we were leaving for vacation the following week I was assured it would be back before) it took a month to get this back.
And now today, I was working at a big equine affaire, and sometime with me lifting and moving saddles I happened to look down and guess what my frigging center diamond GONE!!! The whole thing! I am beside myself right now! To be able to find it where I am is beyond a needle and haystack! I am so disappointed in Kay's and poor customer service, poor repairs! And a big huge disappointment in Neil Lane!
Pooooooor quality!!! I've had nothing but poor results with my ring, and now because things weren't done effectively or efficiently I am sobbing because my treasured piece of jewelry is missing a very large piece of it! Now I get to have the dreaded conversation with yet another incompetent salesperson desperate for a sale for commissions!
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2017
The "manager" "gemologist" Melissa is a scam artist at the Smith Haven mall in Lake Grove location. My fiancé had purchased a ring from her in August 2017. From the beginning everything went wrong. First she tried selling him a wedding band that couldn't be made into a engagement ring. Then from there she tells him he's "instantly approved" and that his monthly payment would be $160 for a 2 year loan. Then when he went to pick up the ring they said "they couldn't find it." She didn't give him any paperwork and he has still to this day (November, 8 2017) not received anything in the mail regarding his account.
She charged him way more than what the ring appraised for and had a few random charges on the account that even the manager didn't know what they were for. The ring price was $5400 and she had him approved for $4000 and put the deal through anyway without telling him his account was automatically overcharged for the remaining $1400 which is now messing with his credit. She set him up with a loan for 8 years at 24.99 interest with over $260 a month payment which is nowhere near what she had told him in the store. Dealing with her was an absolute nightmare and she has completely ruined the fun in being engaged. This woman should NOT be a manager in any way.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2017
My now husband and I went to the Kay Jewelers in Champaign, IL to find a wedding ring for him before our wedding. We went in about a month and a half before the wedding date. Haylee (not sure the spelling of her name) was helping us pick it out and she was very helpful at the time, especially since they were pretty busy. We picked out the ring, and paid for it and she said that she would order the correct size for us later that day and it would be in the store in 9-14 days, and she would call and let us know when it was in. So we would have plenty of time before the wedding! 2 weeks went by and I hadn’t heard anything, so I called to see where the ring was.
I spoke to Haylee again, and she said they “just found out today” that the ring was back ordered and wouldn’t be in until about 10 days after the wedding. Of course I’m disappointed, but sometimes that happens and there’s nothing you can do. I called back a week before our wedding and talked to Kaylee (again, not sure of spelling), and she talked to special orders and some other places because the ring was nowhere to be found. Turns out, Haylee never ordered our ring. How she told me that it was back ordered, I have no idea. So I’m pretty pissed at this point, because either Haylee had no idea which customer she was talking to and was just saying something to get me off the phone, or just straight up lied and didn’t care that she never ordered the ring.
Kaylee did an amazing job calling all over the place trying to get this ring delivered in time for our wedding. She’s the only reason our ring didn’t get returned. It did make it to the store in time for the wedding, but it seemed like this store was very unprofessional, and I will never return to Kay Jewelers. Not even just the store, the whole company. Considering I called special orders myself and they said they don’t take calls from customers, even though I just talked to special orders myself a few weeks back. I will pay off my husband's ring and cancel my credit card there and not go back. Needless to say, if you decide to risk it and go to the Kays in Champaign, don’t deal with Haylee. Not only will she possibly screw you order up, she won’t even apologize or even acknowledge the fact that she screwed up. I got nothing from her.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2017
During the first week of August 2017 my boyfriend picked out a ring during a business trip and surprised me. He was told to bring it to any Kay to have it sized. We dropped ring off immediately and was told 7-10 days. It was the most exciting time of my life. I never saw the ring again. It's now the end of October. We have been told it had to be remade twice and then wouldn't pass quality control amongst many other excuses. I could go on all day about the many different stories from many different Kay employees. We also were told we would be compensated for the trouble but never were. We ended up asking for our money back and told "you're not the only ones." Please never ever buy from this shady company. It's been a true nightmare to say the least.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2017
My husband and I have purchased several pieces throughout the years from Kay, but lately we have had nothing but problems after the sale. For instance we have two watches that were purchased and was told we have their "ultimate watch plan" that covers the watch for 3 years, however when it comes down to an issue it's only battery replacement that we have and they want to charge as much as the watch cost to fix it. Unbelievable! I will be finding another jeweler to do business with! I do not mind spending the money it's just when I do I expect what I am told to be honored.
Updated review: Oct. 17, 2017
Received a phone call today from a wonderful representative of the company. We identified where the situation went pear shaped and have been promised my refund by the end of the week. Thank you Kay Jewelers. I probably won't visit that particular store again but I know of several other locations that will definitely get my business. Well Done!
Original Review: Oct. 9, 2017
I visited the Kay Jeweler at the Palm Beach Outlets just before Father's Day to purchase a new watch for my husband. The sales associate was beyond pushy and I felt very uncomfortable. I did find a watch I thought I liked and paid cash for it. I later had second thoughts and in looking on the receipt discovered that I had been charged $90 for a protection plan I did not ask for or agree to pay for. I went back to the store the following day to return the watch. Since I had paid cash, I was told they didn't have enough in the register to refund me and after some back and forth about returning to other locations not being an option they said they would send a cheque for my refund. I gave the manager and the associate my information and mailing address. I have to date, still not received my refund and have had no luck with customer service, corporate or anyone associated with the company. BAD BAD BAD!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2017
My fiancé bought my engagement ring from Kay on August 4, 2017 and the salesman at a different location told him that he didn’t need insurance. Two and a half weeks later, one of my tiny diamonds fell out. We took it to the Kay Jewelers in Cullman, AL on August 29, 2017 to get it fixed and to size it down. They couldn’t make a claim because we didn’t have the insurance. So, $180.00 later, they were able to file a claim.
They set my promise date as September 12, 2017. I call on the date to make sure that it came back and was told that they had to send it back, because it wasn’t resized. They set a new promise date (two weeks later) and promised that it would be fixed. I go in on September 26, 2017 to pick it up, because they had called and said that it was ready. I go and guess what?! The diamond was STILL NOT replaced!! They lied to us!!! They had to do another claim ticket and I heard the sales rep say, “Is this a Marquise diamond? Oh wait, it’s round... never mind.” Then she starts giggling... If you can’t identify your shapes, you don’t need to be working in a jewelry store! I was almost in tears not that I was sad, but because I was infuriated with Kay and their sales representatives.
They called today (October 3, 2017) and said that it was ready. I go in and they FINALLY had my ring done. It took them 35 days to do TWO simple things. THIRTY-FIVE DAYS... If you want to have a wonderful experience looking for your engagement/wedding rings or any piece of jewelry, for that matter, do not go to Kay Jewelers!!! They are absolutely horrendous and they have terrible customer service!!! I will NEVER shop at Kay Jewelers or any company that’s owned by Sterling America. They’re so shady, they lie, and they don’t care about your jewelry or the time in which your jewelry should be fixed.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2017
My fiancée bought a ring in August 2016. Within 1 month a diamond had fallen out, it was quickly replaced. Within another 2 months, a second diamond fell out. They attributed this to being resized initially. So they give us an entirely new ring. Here we are, 7 months later and a diamond FALLS OUT. We went to the location which we purchased from, and after the salesman giving us a speech about how I should just wear the wedding band, and only the engagement ring for special occasions, I asked for the manager. The assistant manager tells me she can have that diamond replaced. We asked for a different style ring entirely, because clearly there is a design flaw with the style we have. The store manager informed me that this is why they offer the care plan (which we have) so that diamonds can be replaced.
Then, they insinuate that it may be from rough handling, and dare ask what I do for a living. I reply that I am a stay at home mother, and I only wear my ring if I leave the house, and I don't even wear it in the shower or to do dishes. They informed me that if this happens FIVE OR SIX TIMES that they will review my situation and we can discuss a replacement. I am beyond livid. The quality of their jewelry as well as their customer service are beyond unacceptable. We have put a lot of hard earned money into the wallet of a horrible company that we are unfortunately stuck working with. I guess I'll be making several trips a year to have diamonds replaced (and be without my ring 2 weeks each time) until they are satisfied that the ring is faulty.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017
Went to Kay Jewelers to have my grandma's ring cleaned and check if diamonds were real. The sales associate showed me that there was a loose diamond in the ring. Wasn't secured and loose. He then told me it's not a good thing. I asked if it's secured enough. He said yes, and went to clean it in the clean machine and put it in a ring box. I came home to inspect it in the box and I noticed a diamond is missing. The sales associate never told me there weren't any missing just one was loose. I have reasons to believe the cleaning machine made the diamond fall out. This ring was my grandmother's and she's passed on since July 9, 2017.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2017
I recently got engaged, however my Fiancé wanted me to be able to pick out a ring because I'm pretty particular. Due to Kay Jewelers name being pretty popular, I decided to look there. I'm a young person but have always been very responsible with my credit, so I have a pretty good credit score, so I applied for credit with their credit program to be able to get the ring of my dreams. I got approved right away, and I got an email with the credit card #, a letter saying that I could use the store right away, etc, and they were also having a sale on the ring that I had picked out, so I bought it right away with the credit that I was approved for. The item processed and I got an order confirmation. Their credit program also made me put 20% down on the ring, which was taken out of my bank account. The next day, however, I got an email that my order had been cancelled with no other information.
After waiting for half an hour to try to get ahold of a customer service rep, the rep told me that it was because I had put in my Fiancé's employment information (I'm a full time student) even though it asked for the HOUSEHOLD income, and so my application had been initially approved, but they looked over the application (the one that I had already been approved for) had been rejected and that they couldn't do anything unless I came into a store.
I explained that the closest store to me was over 2 hours away, but I could kindly fax any information that they needed directly to the correct department so they could confirm his income and that we lived together, and stated the fact that the reason that I ordered the ring online was because I lived so far away, and after arguing for awhile, the customer service rep said that they couldn't do anything for me. I ordered from Zales today (they approved me right away for a higher limit with better financing) so hopefully, that will work out better than Kay. I will never do business with this company again.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2017
So, my fiance bought me the two sapphire and diamond ring from Kay's at our local store. Most beautiful ring I could have imagined. The day he went in the sales rep tried her hardest to find the two blue diamond and diamond ring I had noted I liked to my fiance but they were no longer selling this ring but was still on the site. Props to her trying. Now, I have always worn a 5& 1/2 because I have skinny fingers but my knuckles are wide. He had it sized at 5&1/2 before proposing. After about a month I finally worked up the courage to take it off and have it taken down to a 5 because it was too loose and I didn't want to lose it. They told us two weeks or less. He has called a few times and it was still out. The last he spoke with someone they said they would call to have it rushed, which they did.
When he call today 8/4 they said it came back but they had to send it back out because they were not satisfied with it. He hung up with them and told me the news. I said, um, well shouldn't I be the one who has to be satisfied with it? So I called and asked why on earth they would send it back without letting me or him know number on and why are they the ones who decide if they are satisfied with it? Here it came back with a side diamond missing! I said "so not only do I have to wait longer but you're sending it back to the same person to not only fix the problem he created but who doesn't double check his quality of work?" I then asked "how it takes two weeks with this jeweler when the store three doors down can do it within a day." She tells me their jeweler deals with 12 other stores and that he does the orders as they come in.
I then say "well how long do I have to wait now because that ring doesn't belong to you or that jeweler it belongs to me and on my finger." She said "we put a rush on it he should get it tomorrow and have it back to us by Tuesday 8/8." So, I made a Facebook post and have had several close friends reply telling me their horror stories, so I quickly took to the internet and found so many, many more. This ring was not cheap either somewhere around $2800. It's one of the most beautiful rings I've ever seen and well he chose this ring for me and I can't even wear it. I know they said this jeweler is based out of WV, but I really don't trust he will do a good job. How can this company still be in business with so many, many horrible stories like mine or even worse? Why can't something be done about this company ripping people off??
Reviewed July 30, 2017
I've bought an necklace, earrings, and bracelet from Kay's for someone. They went on vacation. So I said there's no need for it. I took the jewelry back to get a refund. Why am I getting the runaround about my refund. Go tell me they could send it in the mail. But it'll take ten business days. Or I can come in the afternoon after they've made some money. So I give them two days to make so money. They still haven't made no money. What kind of business is this?
Reviewed July 25, 2017
My husband purchased me the 5/8 ever us band to go with my diamond he had already purchased. It was expected to be here by 6/16/17 which it was. I have the ring 14 days and I noticed a diamond was missing in the ring, mind you this is a 1149.00 Diamond ring. I took the ring into Kay’s for the man to look at it there. He did in fact look at it, the ring had to be sent off. They don't have that large size diamond in the ring in that style ring I was told. I was asked if I wanted one made or wanted that one repaired, after he further inspected the diamond ring he found a second diamond lose and advised me Not to wear the ring.
So here I sit with a diamond I can't wear. The other one won't be in before 47 days, he put it on rush which it hardly ever comes in early, promise day is 7/28/17. To me that is BS, why does it take so long? It doesn't take that long for them to bill you and they want their payment, I am very very disappointed with Kay Jewelers. This is going to be the last purchase made there, there will be no more, we will be taking our business elsewhere. I am so upset I want my ring but seems it's not even going to be here before leaving for vacation so I don't have it to wear. I Feel they can do better than what they are doing.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
My fiance purchased an engagement ring for me on a Friday. By the next Monday I heard the main diamond moving. I didn't think anything of it because he literally just bought the ring. By Wednesday, the noise was louder. When I took the ring in, the woman working the counter told me that there is nothing wrong with it. I shook the ring and told her to listen to the noise. She proceeded to tell me that the diamonds usually do not get loose until a year into wearing them. After I insisted she look at it, she discovered that they put the bracket on the wrong way and the diamond was barely hanging on. I had the ring less than a week and had to give it up to them to fix.
They shipped it out and claimed it was on rush order to be fixed. Almost two weeks later, I am still waiting for news on my ring. Every time I call they are rude and they do not give me any information. What kind of company sells products before checking the product, then proceeds to belittle the customer, then continues to withhold information and does not do their job. Moral of the story, I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING HERE AGAIN.
Reviewed July 19, 2017
My husband bought me a diamond ring. I've had it expected couple times (every 6 months). March 2016 inspection, I was told they're all snug, 3 weeks later, the biggest diamond fell off. They said it will be replaced with my warranty, gave me promise date of June 23rd. I patiently waited til that date, and never heard back from them. When I called the store, I was just told "Oh, it can take up to 3 months." I requested that they check on it and give me a follow-up.
Couple days passed, no calls, so I called back just to be told "It's still in the diamond room waiting for a stone, please wait full 3 months." -- And that leads me to today. I've waited for 3 months. I called back and was told there was still "no matching diamond that is of equal value to my old one" -- which I can't honestly believe for a big diamond store not to have in 3 months. Then I was told "It's not really 3-month wait, it's 93 business days" -- I think they just want me to shut up for full 5 months and keep waiting for a stone that who knows would ever come. Then I will miss the September inspection because they have the ring which will void further warranty. DO NOT BUY AT KAY'S!
Reviewed July 19, 2017
I would like the share my most recent experience with Kay Jewelers. Here's a little background. I lost my bracelet which I had repaired twice, not even a week after I picked it up for the second time it broke again. Resulting in losing the bracelet outside in the street. At first, the store said they would not replace it. I wrote to their company, let them know about my lost and after they investigated and since my bracelet was just recently repaired, they stood by their guaranty repairs and replaced my lost bracelet (because it wasn't properly repaired). I am extremely grateful for all the efforts made by the company and understanding my loss and replacing my favorite bracelet. Kay Jewelers really made me an exceptionally happy customer.
Reviewed July 8, 2017
I purchased a ring for my fiance in November last year. Working with the company has been a pain ever since as we have had many, many problems. The ring we bought was a beautiful Neil Lane two toned (white gold/rose gold) intertwined band. We sent it off with Kay's to be sized. It came back with the rose gold barely visible on the band. We sent it back again as they said "cleaning product" was left on, making it look that way. The second time we got it back, it was even worse. There was absolutely no rose gold left visible on the band. They said oh, we will make you a new one in your size that it would take about 2 months. We said okay. We waited the two months, went back and got "oh it's not ready yet, it should be done in about two more weeks."
Came back in two weeks and they still did not have the ring. They said THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT!!! So they took the display one they had in the case and said we will give you this one, we just have to send it off to get it sized for you, it will take two more weeks. So by this point she had already gone almost four months without being able to wear her ring or even have it and for absolutely nothing because they ended up just giving us the DISPLAY one. So, in the end we got the ring but it lost much of its value to us as it was not the same ring I proposed with and never could be.
This whole time I have been making payments every single month for seven months even though we didn't even have the ring and went to pay it off this month and they said I still owe 600 more dollars when I should have only owed 200 more. I've been paying them in person in cash every month, obviously a big mistake. They said I had only made four payments total when I know for a fact I've made more than that but no way to prove it since I paid in cash. I am done with this company. It has been nothing but a nightmare. Please do not shop here!
Kay Jewelers Company Information
- Company Name:
- Kay Jewelers
- Year Founded:
- 1916
- Address:
- 375 Ghent Road
- City:
- Fairlawn
- State/Province:
- OH
- Postal Code:
- 44333
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.kay.com
