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Kohl’s is a department store that sells clothing, furniture, electronics and home appliances. You can purchase its products online or at a local store. With Kohl’s Cash, customers receive $10 in store credit for every $50 spent during certain promotions. You must return electronics within 30 days, but all other items are returnable up to 180 days after the date of purchase.
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Reviewed June 11, 2014
The purpose for my communication is to inform you of an unfortunate experience I just had with one of your store associates at the Poway location. The store associate's name is Sandy **. Ms. ** assisted me with making a payment to my Kohl's charge card. I informed Ms. ** that early in the month of May when I had made my purchase, the cashier stated that I would be able to use my Kohl's gift cards to pay off my balance. The reason for this was because I had coupon(s) that could only be used if I used my charge card. The cashier was unable to use that form of payment at the front but insured me that it would be no problem to make the payment in the Customer Service Department. Ms. ** told me that she would not complete the payment for me because my gift cards were not in relation to the Kids Care Program.
I reiterated my conversation with the cashier. She said again, if it's not a Kids Care Gift Card then I could not use it to make a payment. She then said she would have to call a Supervisor. A store associate that was next to Ms. ** stated that Anita (Manager) would approve the transaction with the gift card(s) I had, as this was common but did state otherwise on the Gift Card. Ms. ** shook her head in dissatisfaction and said loudly I wish they would stick to the rules. I was shocked by her comment; this was absolutely uncalled for and in front of a line of customers made me feel very uncomfortable.
Ms. ** asked how much was on my charge card. I told her that I didn't know and asked her to look it up. She pointed to a phone and said I could go use that to find out what my account balance was and for security purposes they didn't have access to customer's account information. I told her to put $185 towards my balance. Since I only had $125 in gift cards, the outstanding balance was $60. I handed her a debit card. At this point, she seemed irritated with me and was very rude in her tone; she said that they only accept cash or check. I told her I would pay the remaining balance online. When I stated this, she sighed rather loudly and said now I have to cancel the transaction and reprocess it. I usually always make my payments online and that is the reason for my lack of knowing what forms are acceptable in the store.
After the payment was reprocessed, Ms. ** just stood there; I had a shirt on a hanger that I had placed on the counter in front of her when I first arrived. I asked her am I able to buy this here, she said nothing and grabbed the shirt. She gave me my total and I handed her my charge card. Ms. ** did not hand me the bag she pushed it at me along the counter and in a very pretentious tone said have a nice day as she turned her back to me. At this point, I was shaking with anger and walked away and said nothing. From my experience with Ms. ** today, it is my opinion that this person is not an asset to your department store. She was rude, unprofessional and inconsiderate. It would be no surprise if Ms. ** has a history of complaints as she is completely disregardful of her job and the customers she comes in contact with. Regards.
Reviewed June 9, 2014
Kohl's in Marion, Indiana - I love this Kohl's!!! Everyone there is fantastic and so very helpful. Always able to answer any questions I have and get me to the right department. Also, I love the coupons and other perks that you always have. If anyone has not visited this store, they don't know what they are missing. Just finished Father's Day shopping and saved a whole bunch of money and could buy more than planned. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH KOHL'S.
Reviewed June 9, 2014
Rug ordered online, looked good in the web, very bad quality. Returning was pain at Kohl's Department Stores in Doylestown, PA. The manager in the store and the clerk were rude. There was not an easy way to pull my order number in the store. They were expecting receipt number, and the email send by online store did not have the receipt number. It took more than 45 mins to do the job and they paid me less than what I paid for the Rug. I will not buy in Kohl's online anymore. http://www.amazon.com/ would be the best.
Reviewed June 3, 2014
I walked in to Kohl's near Lakeline Mall (Austin, TX) at 8:58 (according to my cellphone clock). When we entered the store there were literally hundreds of bugs everywhere. I was grossed out. I took photos; I even took some recordings so you could see the bugs were alive and well. I got over the bugs because we really needed a swimsuit for my daughter. We headed over to an extremely disorganized rack of children's swimsuits and found a few for her to try on. As she was trying them on, she noticed a bug on the floor in there. I was waiting right outside the door so I told her to take a photo of it. As she tried taking a photo another bug ran across the floor over her foot. She panicked and dropped her cellphone, shattering the screen.
Wait...there's.....more...she then found PORNOGRAPHY on the floor on a post card... Yes, my twelve year old had her very first sight of porn in a CHILDREN'S DRESSING ROOM. Now, remember we were the FIRST PATRONS in the store (they unlocked the doors for us). The dressing room had obviously not been cleaned from the day before. I was livid, I spoke to Lee, the manager and he laughed about the bugs and made a comment about how "easy phones break" and then when I mentioned and showed him the PORNOGRAPHY he chuckled and said, "Oh we hire a third party to clean at night, I guess they'll have to do a better job." I am furious about the phone, the bugs, but most of all about the PORNOGRAPHY. I have contacted their corporate office, not sure what they can do to rectify this situation. After all, you can't remove what you've seen from your mind.
Reviewed June 3, 2014
I purchased two items on sale in my local Kohl's store. One item, a ring, did not fit. The store did not have the correct size in stock. I went online and found both items that I originally purchased, and for less. I placed my order online for both items and received confirmation of my order. The next evening, I returned the two items to the store. By the following evening, I received an email advising that the second item, a leather bomber jacket, was cancelled due to "system error". I called the help line and was advised that the item was found to be out of stock. I returned immediately to the store to repurchase the jacket. Lo and behold, the item no longer exists. I asked customer service to check inventory after searching the entire men's section. The sku number is no longer valid. I go online and the number provided in the email advising of cancellation cannot be found. It's as if the jacket never existed. I feel like I was mugged by a Kohl's bandit.
Customer service offered no recourse or replacement. It was a great deal for a leather jacket in the summer. I understand an item being out of stock, but to never exist when I held the jacket and my fiance tried it on is ridiculous, I will no longer shop at Kohl's. I don't appreciate shady dealings and they don't deserve my business! So long Kohl's.
Reviewed May 30, 2014
My bank was merging & I didn't have access to my online bill payment. So I called Kohl's to check on this & they said it was due. I paid on the phone only to discover 3 days later they took 2 payments. One I owed the 2nd $509! Still fighting to get my $ back!
Reviewed May 23, 2014
Went there Tuesday 5/20/14 to avail 30% and $10 discount. At checkout when paying, cashier ask for ID but I forgot it in my other purse. Tried to show her my professional ID. She firmly refused stating she can put my purchase on hold. Good thing my husband remembered the American Express card w/ photo but that doesn't please her but she did checked me out and I'm not done gathering my things she call out "next customer." What the heck! Can you train your employee with good customer service and not being rude with customer?... Wanted to complain to the manager that night but was tired and I just let it go...
Reviewed May 18, 2014
Be aware that Kohl's has a draconian Social security number policy to access your information. It's not good enough to provide just your name, account number and birth date. They refuse to give information out unless they get part of your social security number. One may want to pursue this in Federal Court because this doesn't sound legal to me and it certainly isn't secure - not for you at least. Stay away from this card and this store. I've run across other people that missed a payment and they said it was the worst experience, it really hurt their credit rating more so than any other store.
Reviewed May 9, 2014
I paid my May bill and by mistake short paid by $7.01. They called my husband on May 8th three times within 20 minutes about an outstanding balance of $7.01. Long story short, I left work and paid them in full and destroyed the card and as long as I have breath in me I will not walk into another Kohl's!!!!!
Reviewed May 6, 2014
I purchased a skillet for a sale price of $35. When I returned it I only received $25 as a refund. They claimed that I received Kohls bucks and that reduced the return value. I tried to speak to a manager who was unavailable and referred to sales supervisor who said that that is managements policy. I am filing a BBB complaint and have cut up my Kohl's charge and will never shop there again!!! PS: They only give Kohl's bucks on Purchases of $50 or more
Reviewed May 2, 2014
The other day we went to Kohl's and bought the following: 5 pairs of underwear for my daughter, 1 pack of socks, and 3 towels that were on sale for $3.49 each. We were looking for dress clothes and a swimsuit for my daughter as well, but didn't find anything. My father-in-law wanted to pay, so he used his Kohl's cash, his Senior discount, and the remaining amount ($12 and change) went on his Kohl's charge. I don't know what the total amount of the order was before his discounts and Kohl's cash, but when the cashier handed him the receipt, she said "You saved $75.00" and I can't remember what the change was. Saved $75.00!!! For 5 pairs of underwear for a child, 1 pack of socks for a child, and 3 towels on sale for $3.49. What do they do?-- mark everything up 200% then reduce it by 25% and call that a sale??
That was just my most recent experience. I don't really go into Kohl's much because I think their prices are a joke and the quality of their merchandise is very poor. I have bought or received as gifts many things from Kohl's that did not hold up past 3 washings, they had flaws (sheets), hems came out of shirts and skirts, or shirts would come apart at the arms. Fraying, trim FALLING off, a leather jacket that I only wore 4 lot 5 times and it is discolored. Zippers on SEVERAL jackets would just come off after a short time. So I do NOT expect great things from Kohl's.
Reviewed April 23, 2014
Came home to find a voicemail from Kohls. "ATTENTION, THIS IS NOT A SALES CALL. THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN CRIME IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD"......At this point the call disconnected. My caller ID indicated the call was from Kohls. Fearing my account had been hacked, or fraudulent charges had been added to the account I called the number immediately only to be advised it was a COURTESY collection call. OMG my payment was 6 days late!!!! Oversight on my part, the first time ever and certainly not intentional. But to Kohls this rises to the level of criminal activity. I told them it was great doing business with them but when I need cheap I'll go to Walmart. Please close my account and I will pay the balance in full online as I usually do.
Reviewed April 23, 2014
I made a purchase through their website totaling hundreds of dollars. The different items were sent separately through different carriers, oddly. The first was sent through USPS, and was left at my apartment office, so that one I received. The other items were sent via FedEx, with a note left on the tracking, that they were left with customer. NO, they were not. I live in an apartment complex, so they were obviously left with someone, but that someone wasn't the person who paid for the items. It is unfathomable to me they would send these items without requiring a signature, especially when sending to an apartment. I first called FedEx, then when they washed their hands of it and said I had to contact shipper, I called Kohl's.
When I called, they were only able to immediately refund me the item that was direct shipped. The other two items, total of three I didn't receive, would take up to two weeks. Big runaround, because they were shipped from elsewhere. WHY is that my problem? So, a few days later, I received a refund for another of the items, with no email indicating this. I just happened to be checking my bank acct one day and noticed it. This left one item, that I paid $90 for, still not refunded. I waited the total of the two weeks I was clearly told, and called them. Sure enough, they were stalling, and said it could be another week. So at this point, it's four weeks they have had my money, and some unknown thief neighbor has been sleeping on MY sheets.
Here I am almost six weeks after having paid for my order, out $90 with NOTHING to show for it. Kohl's stole my money; no other way to see it. My bank is a great help in that they have an investigation process which could take up to 90 days (purchased with VISA debit, as sadly Paypal not an option), and I could still be left with nothing in the end. BEWARE when ordering anything through Kohls.com, ESPECIALLY if you live in an apartment. They won't even ship anything with a signature required if you request it. You can find yourself out a large amount of money, left with nothing but frustration.
Reviewed April 17, 2014
I went to Kohl’s last week. In going to the restroom I found a gold bracelet. I took it to the customer service desk and left it, with my name. I told the lady if no one claimed it in a week that I would like to have it. At that time, I also asked her about the $10 coupons that I had received in the mail. She told me that they could all 3 be used at the same time. I only used 1 that day and went back tonight. I had just over $20 worth of merchandise and put it and the 2 gift cards on the counter. She rang it up, and THEN said "Oh, you can only use 1 of those at a time". I told her that wasn't what customer service said, so she asked the manager that was on another reg and he said no. I told her to cancel it out, split it up and redo it. She did, very hostile, but she did. The same mgr walked by and said, "If you were gonna do that you could've left it the other way; it’s 1 per customer". I told them that I could go out and get my husband to use 1 card but what difference did it make?
The girl shoved my bag at me and I told the mgr he needed to talk to the customer service desk associates about what was right and wrong. Then I went to the desk to find out about the bracelet. The girl took it out of the drawer and started to hand it to me. The mgr (same jerk) went OFF. I told him I left my name and I wanted it. He said somebody may come back for it as much as a month from now. "I said ok, I will wait 30 days.” He said, "You can't have it. We don’t give expensive bracelets to JUST ANYBODY". I said I'm not just anybody. I'm the person who was honest enough to turn it in. He took it from her, ripped my name off of it and took it to the office. You can get lost merchandise from the police after 30 days. Guess he needs a new bracelet for somebody he knows.
Reviewed April 15, 2014
On March 1, 2014 at approximately 4pm, I entered Kohl's to shop for infant baby items for a baby shower. Shortly afterwards there was a lady that came over to the same section. She looked me up and down. For every move that I made, she also made. I made the sign of the cross and began to pray that this lady was NOT over here thinking that I was stealing. I felt myself getting upset. However, that is exactly what she was there for. After looking and looking for things for the baby, I had 5 little outfits. She would pick up an item off the shelf and straighten it up and return it. She would take clothes off the rack, straighten it then replace it, things of that nature. I could not take it anymore. I proceeded to go to checkout.
I saw a man (Michael) who I assumed was a manager and stopped him to ask him a question. I said (on his name badge it said "expect great things") well let me make a statement first, what I just experienced there was nothing great about it. Now my question, "DO I LOOK LIKE A THIEF TO YOU?" He didn't say yes nor did he say no, he just turned beet red in the face. He asked what I had just experienced and I explained it to him. I said to him, "I'm black enough for you to think I'm stealing, but my money is green enough for you to take it". Still not answering my question. He only stated that they did not have any female security nor female loss prevention officers there, that they only had big burly guys.
I let him know how very offended I was and that I was going to make a complaint. He did nothing to make me feel at ease or keep me as a customer. After all that, I bought the items that I had. I left the store and began thinking, Kohl's does not deserve my money. I cried because I thought that this is a shame that this world has come to something like this, even in a department store. Feeling discriminated against, I returned those items and said that I was going to make a complaint and NEVER EVER shop in Kohl's again. I got in my car and immediately called to make a complaint. The manager that I got was none other than the one I saw, Michael. I did not think that the complaint would go anywhere.
So on Monday, March 3rd I called customer service, made my complaint and asked for a response. To date I have NOT gotten one. In fact, I have made at least 15 calls to customer service as well as to Kohl's corporate offices and to date have NOT received any response. One of my main questions that I have is WHAT MADE ME LOOK SUSPICIOUS? Again, to date, no one has responded to my calls. If it were left up to me, I would picket in front of Kohl's and make sure that no people of color shop there; in fact, because of this I hope that Kohl's goes out of business. Remember the motto, "expect great things", what was great about this? Please help me. What do I do about this?
Reviewed April 13, 2014
Sales rep 4-11 Rocky Pt store - I had a sales rep go above and beyond helping me. Not only did she get 6 deck chairs but checked me out, walked me out and put them in my car which took a lot of ingenuity maneuvering them to fit. I can't thank her enough since I would not have been able to do it.
Reviewed April 9, 2014
I was ONE day late with my payment due to a snow storm in March... I called Customer Service and explained to them and asked if they would waive my late fee. The guy said yes he would. He said I could make my April payment over the phone but it would reflect the late fee. I said no I would just mail the payment in minus the late fee. I mailed it in... They received it 3 days before it was due on 4/3. I received a call from Kohl's saying that I was late with my payment but then that they received it too early so it credited in last month's billing cycle; therefore, I was charged yet another late fee.
I explained this all to the ignorant supervisor who STILL charged me the late fee and then made it sound as if he was doing me a favor by waiving one of the late fees. NEVER again will I step foot in another Kohl's... They lost a loyal customer!! On the phone now with Corporate... Let's see if they can fix this.... Highly doubtful as it seems they hung up on me!!
Reviewed April 9, 2014
You wonder why you never earned a single dollar ever since opening the Kohl's cash reward card? This is because the WHOLE program is a SCAM! If you do not accumulate 100 points (spend $100) within ONE month, you will lose ALL points earned under 100 points. Then if you decide to return an item the next month (Keep in mind, you were UNDER 100 points on the month when you purchased the item), you will be NEGATED the X amount of points you earned when you purchased that item. So what will happen next month is that your account balance will be in NEGATIVE points earned which will cancel out the purchases you make the next month. And this is how the scam loop continues.
Example: If I purchase a handbag for $80 on 03/25/14, I will have earned 80 points. I will not purchase anything else this month so beginning of April, my account balance will be 0 points. Today (04/09/14), if I return my handbag (purchased on 03/25/14) my rewards card balance will be NEGATED 80 points which will make my balance -80. They are taking away points which the customer NEVER received! This is a outright SCAM! Kohl's have lost me as a customer until they resolve this scam!
Reviewed April 9, 2014
Kohl's is advertising free shipping for the month of April. On April 8, I attempted to order some patio chairs online, as the store closest to me did not have them in stock. I did have a promo code (not pertaining to shipping) and I continued to notice there was a $40 shipping surcharge on my order. I tried to figure out why and the site did not provide a reason for the charge. I ended up calling a Kohl's customer service rep by the name of Joshua, ID#**. I asked him about the $40 shipping charge and he finally told me that the State of California charges that amount when ordering from Kohl's. WHAT! I told him that the State of California cannot charge a surcharge when ordering online, especially since I was already paying sales tax on the item. I asked to speak to a supervisor. Joshua checked with someone and came back on the line and told me that his supervisor would discount that amount by $15.00. By this time, I was furious. I asked to speak with the supervisor and Joshua said no. I asked the name of the supervisor and Joshua wouldn't give it to me.
When a company as big as Kohl's advertises free shipping, they should honor that advertising. After more research I finally hit upon why they charge this amount. Instead of using the post office, they use Fed Ex and obviously Fed Ex is going to charge them shipping. It doesn't alter the fact that they advertise free shipping, yet they continue to charge customers. Kohl's is guilty of false advertising.
Reviewed April 6, 2014
Order#: ** On Friday 04-04-14, I attempted to place an order via kohls.com. I had a lot of issues processing the order online. The website would freeze up, and the fields that required numbers wouldn't let you enter any numbers. I called customer service for help, forgetting of my last experience of how they absolutely refused to help me and the extremely bad attitude. I tried placing the order via customer service using kohls cash and my mother's Master Card. They absolutely refused to place the order because the billing address differed from the shipping address and the Master Card was not in my name, even though I had all the required information to use it. To top it off, they were extremely rude about it. I argued that, "if it's not your policy for customers to be able to do this via customer service, then why would I be able to do via their website?" No reply.
I then argued that since I would be able to do this online, why are they not honoring that ability over the phone? No reply. Finally, a manager got on the phone and snapped, "What do you not understand? We cannot and will not help you with your order using the information provided." Afterwards, the manager immediately terminated the call. I was shaking with fury and utter disbelief at how I was treated. An hour later, I again tried placing the order online, and by some miracle, it worked. I have never have had such a nightmare with any other retailer when using my mother's credit card, EXCEPT KOHLS! It's really disappointing because I love their clothes etc. It's not worth the effort to order from them ever again!
Reviewed April 5, 2014
My account with Kohl's was paid in full yet they continue to harass me with phone calls from a collections agency.
Reviewed March 29, 2014
Wish I would have found this site before I ordered from Kohls.com. Not only has it been 1 1/2 weeks since I placed the order but it is also further discounted and they cannot adjust my account to reflect the additional $40 discount. By the time I will get this item, the sale with the further reduced price is over. They say I can only return it to the store and then repurchase online. No way! I will probably never get it. Most other retailers (sears, Target, Walmart) ship in two days. What's up with Kohls?
Customer service is outsourced and responses are scripted. People at customer service desk were rude as I did not understand their answer and while I was standing there took a phone call and started helping the person behind me while I was still asking questions. Never again will I shop online. You feel you are getting the best deal possible and boom! Two days later it is even cheaper. I hate feeling taken advantage of.
Reviewed March 27, 2014
For over six weeks they have advertised a 7qt slow cooker avail in colors (Turquoise). From the local store to online customer service (lack of) to their corporate office. "The product is not discontinued call us back in 7-10 days" to we don’t know, we can't find it, to being advertised over and over again and to no avail. Corporate office says product not in transit or not available, yet they continue to advertise. Very poor customer service, very poor communication, and if not false advertising, then very poor judgement or lack of on their part.
Reviewed March 26, 2014
Kohl's has been extremely unfair in clearing up their end on my credit card and they continually make harassing phone calls on a daily basis. I paid off my account in full and they state I didn't make a payment. I have faxed them my bank statement showing the payment clearing my bank and I received a letter from my bank statement the money was paid to Kohl's and cleared the bank. Kohl's still insist that I have not paid my account and it is past due and they continue to add extra fees. They call me several times a day, and will not stop even though I have asked them to and even mailed a letter to their office asking them to stop. BTW - it is against the law to keep contacting someone once you have been asked to stop. They will not let me speak to Supervisors and no one will give me their name or a contact number to call back on.
Reviewed March 22, 2014
Since the holidays, I have had one problem, followed by another, and so on and so on. The customer service staff are not qualified to answer the phones when I am routed to Wisconsin, let alone the Philippines. I called last evening for assistance with an order due to the size my husband takes. I was routed to the Philippines. The woman I spoke to was pleasant enough but the background noise was very distracting and unprofessional. Then, it got worse. I am waiting for a response and I hear an enormous belch from what I can only assume was a man loud and clear. I was caught off guard. I tried to take it in stride. I kindly mentioned that in the United States, that is not acceptable, working for a call centered based in the United States, you think they would remember to tell people they sub work out to not to vocally discharge bodily functions outside of the rest room.
Today, I decide to use Chat, not wanting to be in another uncomfortable situation in some other country, state etc. I want to change the order slightly. They tell me they can't because it's been processed. I say, "Well it will not be delivered until April 1st per the email, and it is a weekend, can't they make the computer change?" No. I say, "Okay, can you please escalate my question?" No. We can't do that. I am sitting here, wanting to scream with a headache courtesy of Kohl's and maybe I should be speaking to my husband and just say NO to further business dealings with them.
Reviewed March 22, 2014
Long story short. I returned some items and have been waiting over a month for my refund check. I called Kohl's several times and just got the runaround. They told me they sent the check out and are not responsible if the post office lost it. I told them I am tired of waiting and want a check sent to me overnight. They proceeded to tell me that it is not possible to send it overnight. I guess they never heard of FedEx etc.... I will never shop there again. Ever!
Reviewed March 16, 2014
Kohl's has long been my favorite store. As usual I went there to buy some items, this time some Christmas gifts. I spent about $70 at this particular visit. I paid for my purchase with my Kohl's card. I missed one payment due to my poor memory. BUT, my bill DOUBLED. In one month my bill went from $70 to$140! I called them about it but they couldn't do anything about it. This happened in December. I haven't shopped at Kohl's since, nor will I! Instead of getting the $70 they cheated me out of, they would have had the two or three hundred I would have spent since. I won't be returning to Kohl's.
Reviewed March 8, 2014
Been paying Kohl's thru Bill Pay for over 1 year, for some reason my last 2 payments Kohl's claims they did not receive. Same process from my side, bank says they paid them, my account drafted for the amounts. My wife called, to find out what was up, Kohl's rep said, "Well that is not my problem, maybe you did not hit submit." I called back, spoke to Melvin, said my account was being handled by a special agent and put me on hold. I created an account to write this, am still on hold (30 minutes 04 seconds and counting). Don't think I will be shopping at Kohl's anymore, I know JCPenney and Sears would not treat their customers this poorly.
Reviewed March 1, 2014
Recently me and my husband took out a home equity line of credit. One of things we wanted to do was to pay all our bills in full. To make a long story short the lady at the bank confused us with someone else and requested the bills be paid in full and our credit cards then be closed. This was just a letter from some lady at our bank. We did not authorize this and our signatures to give permission were nowhere on this letter. Kohl's closed this account without contacting us first and only considered this written request written by someone at our bank. I should probably add that we were in MVP status, had our cards for a long time and paid EVERY bill on time.
I called up after receiving the letter that our account had been closed. All I wanted to do is explain that there was a mistake and request the card be reinstated to the way it had been before it was closed. I tried to explain my situation to about 8 different people all the way up to the corporate office. They all told me they couldn't speak with me because I was just an "authorized user" and not a joint account holder. My response to them was that they couldn't speak to me about this matter and whose name is on the account but they took some stranger's word at our bank and closed the account without confirming with us first.
No one was able to tell me their policy on this nor did they know who closed the account or what the letter actually said. It should be noted that Kohl's and 1 other credit card were the only ones out of 8 major credit cards that just closed our account without sending us a letter in the mail confirming these were our wishes. If they were our wishes, we would have had to personally put it in writing with our signatures in order to close our accounts with these other companies.
When I finally reached the corporate offices after hours of arguing, they were very unfamiliar with this type of protocol and were extremely rude to me. The last person I spoke with was a supervisor in Kohl's corporate headquarters. She was the rudest of all to me. She requested my husband call her personally so he did. He also questioned her but again no explanation and she could not tell him why it was closed without his signature nor did she care that this action could reflect negatively on my husband's credit score which is in the 700s right now. She did reopen our account after a very difficult fight but didn't even apologize for the inconvenience nor did she offer to check with the credit card company to make sure they didn't record the closing of the card and to see if it reflected negatively on our credit. She did not care at all if there were any consequences on our end. She also basically told my husband that there is no signature needed and a third party such as our bank could request to close our account even when in MVP excellent status.
I want to take issue with this because of the way they handled this case and the complete denial of any fault on their part and also for their inability to share the store's policy on this type of request. I am concerned that anyone could just close this account and I do not want this to happen ever again. Any suggestions or advice??
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2014
to sign up charge card customer's than it is to actually check out people that are buying. And why isn't this done in the Customer Service Dept.? And all the gimmicks are a joke.
Plus the clerk that has a line waiting to check out gets a shout out from someone every time they sign someone up. Are they working for a bank or Kohl's? They lost me as a customer because I don't like being pressured to go into debt every time I go through a check out line. And I wonder how many of the young people they do pressure into signing up end up with bad credit because they can't afford the card?
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2014
I purchased a purse online from them... while I did get it on time, it came with an alarm tag which is impossible to get off. I called Customer service and was told well bring it to the store and they will take it off. Well the whole point of shopping online is not to go to the store, I work 12 hour days and am a full time student. I don't have time to drive an hour to get a freaking tag removed. It's just a hassle and I will never shop there again.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2014
Never ever use the online shopping. You will get half your order and have to pay for the full order. Nobody will respond to your issue and you will be charged... Horrible experience. Hate this place, they do not respond your emails either, will file complaint with BBB.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2014
Over x-mas season I received a 30% off coupon from Kohl's. I have mostly made purchases in the store over the last decade, purchasing online a few times a year here and there. Online shopping had always been slow but never a problem until last month. With the coupon that I was offered in addition to the Kohl's cash I decided I wanted to redo my home with the furniture that Kohl's sold online. I made over $2000 in online purchase in a one month time frame. Nine item arrived damaged, four items were not the items I ordered and the last item was never sent out and I had to wait a month to get my money back. All of these items I had to return to the store for a refund which is quite a hassle on my part to drag heavy boxes back to the store. Mind you I had earned Kohl's cash on these purchase which I had already use. That means I did not get back what I paid and paid full price for the items I used the Kohl's cash on. What a scam if you ask me.
Calling customer service gets you nowhere, they are outsourced and really do not care about your problems, that you have been inconveniencing. I finally was offered $50, 30% off and free shipping on my next online order, for all the trouble that I had had. Which I thought was fair. Considering how many times I had to make trips to the store, and the money I had lost on the Kohl's cash. I only had to call in to use it. So, against my better judgment, I decided to give them one last chance. Wouldn't you know it. They refused to honor what I was offered. This is the last straw.
Simply the worst customer service and treatment from a company I have ever experienced. It's very clear to me that Kohl's does not care about their customers. All they care about is the money and the bottom line. Shopping at Kohls.com has been a huge inconvenience over the last month and a half. The hours I have wasted on the phone, the time and gas money I have spent returning damaged or wrong items to the store which in no way was my fault. This is the treatment that a valued customer gets when they spend thousands of dollars at Kohl's. What's more is I would have loved to keep shopping there and they could have kept me as a customer had they honored what they had offered me. Now they have lost my business. There are too many other places to shop that know how to treat their customers and I will never waste my time shopping at Kohl's again.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2014
In March of 2013, as I was told by the collection company that called me, I made a $35 charge on my Kohl's charge in a Kohl's store. This is very unusual for me as I destroyed my charge plate and only use my charge online. About September, I received a call from a collection agency stating that I owed $100+. I asked for the contact number for Kohl's because I had no recollection of making this charge, what was bought or even what store I used it at. I called the number explained to the customer service rep that I never received a bill or a late statement. I received no communication at all from Kohl's. I asked for a statement to be sent to me. I received nothing! I received another call the following month from the collection agency and I explained that still had not received a statement but I would make a partial payment. I gave them an $80 payment over the phone. I received no further communication from either the collection agency or Kohl's.
Apparently that collection agency had sold my account to another collection agency, RGS. I received a bill from them in October and made a partial payment of $50.80 because I was still trying to locate a complaint address for Kohl's. Again I received no communication from Kohl's or the collection agency until mid-January. I started receiving almost daily phone calls from RGS while I was at work. I do not answer my cell phone at work. I guess they finally got that message and called me at home. I was told that I could settle my bill for a mere $118.54! My $35 purchase, whatever it was, ended up costing me $250 and I still have not receive a statement from Kohl's. I WILL NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN. I will also never use a Capital One credit card. They ruined my perfect credit and lost a customer over $35.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2014
I bought a TV there on Black Friday. Sad to say, the picture in the TV went out only one month after buying it. After a HORRIBLE ordeal with APEX Digital warranty (DO NOT BUY THEIR TVs), I decided the warranty claim was more trouble than its worth. So I called Kohl's and asked them if they would return the TV for me and they said yes. I no longer had the box, but they still took it back for my refund. It took less than 2 minutes to return it. Even though it took $30 off of the return because I used a coupon they gave me, they were very nice (since it's a coupon it's not like they took $ out of my pocket since I used it on something else... sad I lost it, but still happy I could return it).
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2014
I purchased a necklace on Kohls.com that was advertised as a pendant and necklace of sterling silver and the original cost was $100. When the jewelry arrived in a gift box, it had one of those little tabs in it that said $100. I bought it at a deeply discounted Black Friday price. Well, the necklace was worn for several days when the silver on the pendant wore off revealing the brass beneath. I rechecked my packing slip and noticed that in very, very tiny writing it said it was BRASS SL PLT ENAMEL. The item is advertised online as sterling silver. I notified customer service by e-mail about the discrepancy and they told me I could return the item, but I was more concerned about other customers buying this item so I wrote a review, which was rejected by Kohl's because I mentioned the price, so I rewrote it and they said it had been submitted.
Well, the review is there but no one can make it open on any type of computer, phone or I-pad. I notified customer service about this and they said they were sorry I had a bad experience, but no one has yet changed the online description of this item or fixed the link to my review. The item is still offered, now at the full price of $100 for a piece of brass with silver plating! I submitted a question online about the item and the description discrepancy, but have received no answer from Kohl's yet. I was a frequent Kohl's customer and will never buy online from them again, and will never buy jewelry from them in a store either. It makes me wonder if any of their supposedly "real" jewelry contains any real gold, silver, or diamonds.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2014
Called Kohl's twice on a billing problem. Both times (first time on hold 15 minutes+) was hung up on, no recall from customer assistance (they have my phone number) or follow-up. Finally had enough, called back and asked for a supervisor, explained my situation and advised them that for $24 they would lose a customer for life. Supervisor reviewed the data and corrected the situation. I advised him of the dropped calls by their associates, so hopefully they correct that. Could be wrong, but sounds like calls may be outsourced, which can be a problem in of itself.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2014
I purchased several gifts from Kohl's for the holiday, largely due to the 30% discount they offered me on Kohl's Card purchases, as well as the Kohl's Cash they offered. Like normal, I purchased items my family did not like or maybe did not fit. I gave them the receipt to make it easier to return and choose different items. When they processed the return, they lost the 30% discount. Example, If I purchased a $50 item for $35, it was returned for $35, but now they could not purchase a $50 item, they could only purchase a $35 item.
Not only did they lose the 30% discount, when my wife tried to use the Kohl's Cash on a purchase, she was informed that it was canceled due to the item being returned - this, although the return was only for in-store credit. In other words, I am still paying the entire bill, nobody received a refund on anything, but we lost both the 30% and the Kohl's Cash. As you can imagine, my family members were surprised and let down by the diminished value of their gifts. Of course, this embarrasses me as the gifter.
To make this matter worse, I corresponded with Kohl's via email. They responded using canned responses apparently based on a keyword in my email. I presume the email was not read and that Kohl's is not concerned about my experience. In my opinion, Kohl's offers attractive, aggressive discount programs (as described above), but they have designed this in a manner that reverses the discounts and pads their margins when an unsuspecting customer exchanges items. This is not honest and I will avoid this scenario by shopping elsewhere.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2014
Don't trust Kohl's receipt lookup - KEEP your receipts. I once returned an item not quite a year old. I had the receipt but the item wasn't pulling up. The associate then decided to do a receipt lookup with my Kohl's charge card and it didn't pull it up either. A manager was called and after about ten to fifteen minutes the problem was figured out. From what I can figure out, Kohl's changed the UPC number in the system so it wasn't recognizing the item I was returning in the system. Luckily, I had the receipt which matched the UPC number on the tags. Kohl's computer system can't be trusted.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2014
WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE? I placed 3 orders with Kohls.com. All orders were "guaranteed for Christmas Delivery." In the past shipping, times were never a problem as I live right outside of NYC. This year, it was the worst. The first order were gifts for co-worker placed on Dec 11. 10 fleece tops were ordered and 9 items arrived by the 19th. I had to give them out on the 20th. Last item came on December 24. Second order was placed and 3 items were not picked up by UPS until after Christmas. These were not gifts just I had gotten good sale prices and were for my daughter's first apartment. Let us come to the last order which is still in fulfillment. Funny, the complaint I read is about a Keurig. Part of this order arrived timely, but the Keurig ordered and is a gift - which is now over $150 still hasn't shipped. I have e-mailed multiple times.
I have called and spoken with the outsourced customer service people on four occasions who all read me back that my order is in fulfillment - nothing I do not know already. I spoke with customer service here who asked if I could please hold (just last week), and proceeded to disconnect me. The best was the e-mail where they offered to cancel the item and suggested I re-order the item which is not at the advertised price in the circulars they mailed to me after Thanksgiving nor do I have the 30% discount I had too. They went so far as to point out all the additional savings I had. I found this insulting since they sent the advertisements as well as had inserts in my newspapers in December advertising this special. I will never purchase a gift item online from Kohls.com. I would have given a half star but it is not an option. NOTHING BUT FALSE ADVERTISING.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2014
First time ordering with Kohls.com and I will never do this again. I purchased a few items on Black Friday that were supposed to be delivered well before Christmas. I received multiple emails stating that items were delayed due to high demand. After a few weeks of waiting, I finally received three out the four items. Still missing a vacuum which is a Christmas present. I called a few times to check the status and they were telling that they were still working with FedEx to determine where this vacuum was delivered. I called back four days before Christmas and they said still no luck but if I still needed the vacuum, they would have to recharge me but they would eventually issue credit for the lost vacuum. So after almost two months since the original order and multiple phone calls and hours on hold I've paid for two vacuums but only received one. And my most recent phone call was supposed to get me in touch with the escalation department and waiting on hold for 15 minutes before the phone was disconnected. I'm very disappointed in the lack of follow up and the fact that my issue still is not resolved.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2013
I ordered several items online before Thanksgiving and never received the items. I called the week before Christmas to check on them and after a VERY long wait was told that UPS had the packages. They reassured me that the packages would be there in time for Christmas. The day after Christmas, I called to tell them that the packages did not arrive as promised, and then they told me that the packages had never left the warehouse! On top of that, I had received a Keurig Vue 500 as a gift. I had already purchased a standard Keurig (from Kohl's) for $99 on Black Friday, and with a 20% off coupon ended up paying $80.
The Keurig I received was a much nicer model than the one I purchased, but I had already been using the standard Keurig. I sent my husband to return it to the store, and he came home with only $46 in merchandise credit! I know for a fact that they would NEVER sell the Keurig Vue (which retail price is $229 and is currently on sale for $169) for only $46! If I had been there, I would have taken it and sold it on eBay. If Kohl's had EVER sold the Keurig Vue for only $46, there would have been a stampede of people rushing to buy it. They are a crock of a company and have lost my business for sure.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2013
I received a return check fee on my account that I refused to pay. I call customer service to argue that the returned check fee I was charged to my account should be removed. Apparently Kohl's is incapable of pulling funds from my US Bank account despite having correct routing and checking account #. Oh, and yes, I do have funds in my account. Not A LOT - but I think $1,000 should be enough to cover the $150-ish payment I made towards my Kohl's account. I received an email confirmation of my payment. Confirmation # and all. Checked online to make another payment a week after because I made more purchases, and saw the payment was applied, and then a day later, was added back to my balance as an "adjusted payment". With a return check fee added on top. I obviously wasn't pleased.
I am not sure how PayPal frequently can use this same routing and account # information to pull from my checking account with no problems, but Kohl's seems to have a problem - AND they don't inform me of it. I thought the email confirmation of my payment was sufficient enough to let me know, "Hey, good job. You made your payment. Relax." If it "bounced" or didn't work - shouldn't they maybe inform me of that? The customer service clerk told me I should talk to my bank about the issue. What is US Bank going to do about this? Isn't a routing and account # enough? Is there some sort of mystical number Kohl's needs still that Paypal doesn't? I am obviously irate. Annoyed. Waste of 40 minutes of my time to convince the customer service clerk that I refused to pay it and they should forgive it. What a ridiculous mess that system is. I need to cleanse my wallet of that Capital One/Kohl's filth.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2013
I ordered a vacuum as a Christmas present and got a good deal right around Black Friday on November 18. My shipping window was between December 4 and 11. On December 9, I got a message that my item was ready to ship. On December 16 (still haven't received anything), I got an apology form email from the CEO blaming weather for my item not being shipped and assuring me that I would receive the item before Christmas. As Christmas approached, I tried calling Customer Service twice and waited for 20 minutes on the phone on hold both times before I hung up. Christmas came and went. No vacuum.
I was very disappointed, especially because I had paid for the item back in November! I set aside some time on December 28 to call Customer Service to get things sorted out. I was on the phone with them for 30 minutes only for them to tell me they set up an incident report and I should receive an email in 24-72 hours about the status of my order. Today I got an email from Kohl's that asked me to rate and review my vacuum. That put me over the edge from annoyed to angry! I called Customer Service again and they told me LIES. They said that FedEx must have lost my package (even though Fed Ex shows that they never even received the item from Kohl's). They told me that they were cancelling my order and that I would get my money back in 10 to 30 business days. 10 to 30 business days?!?!?!? What kind of policy is that!?
So, I said, "You're telling me that you are holding my money for up to 30 days on top of the month that you held it so that in the end I can receive absolutely nothing and for no fault of my own?" "Yes, that's correct," was the response I received. I was literally speechless. Honestly, the worst customer service I've ever experienced. I am truly afraid that I won't receive my money. I still haven't received an email or any kind of confirmation that my order was cancelled and that they are processing my refund. I am extremely upset that I have waited so long and don't even have anything to show for it. I will not shop there again, as just thinking about that store and this awful experience makes me feel ill.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2013
On 27 Oct 2013, after placing an order on Kohl's.com for pillows for a US Marine stationed in Afghanistan, the website failed to work and required me to call in the order. The lady on the phone was helpful, and explained the delivery timeline to the FPO (Military post office shipping) stating it would be up to two weeks. Little did I know that they are friendly to get your money, but tell complete false statements in order to close the sale.
Well, on 18 Nov 2013, still no pillows and the Marine wasn't able to buy them where he was at. He is protecting our freedom and Kohl's can only say "you have to wait 30 days before we can track it!" Interesting seeing that they took my money on 27 Oct, but won't track a package until 27 Nov..... completely unacceptable! Well, on 10 Dec 2013, I waited over one hour to get a service rep only to be told one of the pillows was returned to the warehouse and I "should" have been credited on 24 Nov 2013 AND I SHOULD RECEIVE A REFUND CHECK WITHIN 90 DAYS if I have a credit on the Kohls Card. So l paid on 27 Oct and I will get a refund check on 24 Feb 2014!
But wait, I still have one package missing and it was paid for on 27 Nov 2013! After 2+ hours on the phone and being transferred to the manager, I was told that the second package was also not delivered (wow, I figured that one out after 45+ days!) and that I would receive the credit on my card. It is now 28 Dec 2013, and by now you can guess the story. 48:05 minutes on hold to be told that they have to initiate a "tracker" on the package that was already "supposedly" refunded. Another hour to get to a manager who now has me on hold! All I want is my refund so I can close my Kohl's charge and NEVER SHOP AT THIS HORRIBLE STORE AGAIN!!!!
Not only did Kohl's take my money on 27 Oct 2013, they have wasted over 6 hours of my time between 4 calls to their worthless customer service department! The Marine has been in numerous firefights and luckily has pillows from WALMART that I shipped to him! At least they care! Please do NOT shop at Kohl's and allow them to get away with robbing us of our money and time! They are a horrible company and a complete failure at providing the products they claim to sale at kohls.com! They have no problem taking your money ....... the challenge is getting it back!
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2013
I placed my order for 7 items on 12/12 & was told it would be here by 12/18. On 12/18, I received 1 item only. I called Kohl's 3 times & held on the line for over 30 minutes each time. I finally got through & was told that my order was guaranteed to be here by the 24th & that I would receive an email update. I never received it. Then on 12/23, I received a package with only 5 items, 1 item missing. I checked the site & that 1 item had a different tracking # but not update so I called again & waiting on hold. The man that answered told me that he contacted his supervisor & that they contacted UPS & put a rush on my order as I was leaving town on 12/24 in the afternoon. He said he promised that I would have it before noon.
Well, noon came & went & at 5 p.m I called again. The agent had the nerve to to tell me that since I needed to leave "I should go to a Kohl's store & try to find the item & buy it there & then return the package when I get it". I said, "Why would I want to go shopping on Xmas eve, hoping to find an item that I already paid for 12 days ago?" All she said was sorry. I was beyond pissed at her comment & asked to speak to a supervisor. So the "supervisor" Karen gets on the phone & said she checked my order & that I would have it by 10 p.m. that they extended their deal with UPS to work later. She said if it wasn't here by 10 pm for me to call back & ask for her & I would get a gift card.
Well, it's not here, I called her back at 10:15 & was told to call back during office hours which are until 11 pm. I called 45 minutes before 11 & got that message. I'm not mad about the gift, I'm mad about the lies & disrespect. If they were honest up front, I would have left on time & not wait around all day on a lie. I then called UPS & gave them the tracking # & was told that they never received the package from Kohl's so I was lied to by all 3 agents & 1 supervisor that I spoke to. I will never shop at their store or online again. I do most of my shopping online & this is the 1st issue I've had in over 12 yrs.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2013
Worst experience ever! I have made several purchases from Kohl's in the past and never have I had any issues like this. I placed an order on December 11th, 2013 with a promised delivery BEFORE Christmas. Here it is Christmas Eve and the delivery is now not going to occur until the 26th. What is even more amazing is a second order that I placed 3 days after this one, was processed and delivered LAST week. I called their wonderful customer service number all to be told that oh well, I just have to wait. Try telling a 9-year-old boy that he has to "Just WAIT" for his Christmas gifts because Kohls.com does not know how to complete a transaction in a decent amount of time, two full weeks to get this order completed, utterly ridiculous. Kohl's has single-handedly managed to ruin Christmas for my son and the rest of our family. I hope this experience goes to help educate others on what to expect.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2013
Order a Christmas Gift on December 9th with the promise to have my order by December 24th. Have been calling Kohl's every day for the last week because I was getting nervous that I didn't hear anything regarding shipment yet. I was told four days in a row that order was ready and waiting on UPS to pick up. Called again today and was told that UPS must have it in their possession. All a lie because I called UPS and they told me Kohl's hasn't turned it over yet! I am fuming because I would have cancelled the order and bought the item somewhere else... That simple. What a huge disappointment and the run around is ridiculous. Never again and I will pass the word on to who ever I can!!
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2013
I placed an order over a month ago. Got most of what I ordered. One box should have had two cookie sheets in it. Only got one. So whoever packages these boxes I guess can't count to two. Two is on the slip, two is what I paid for. I got the runaround, then they finally told me they can't send me the other cookie sheet. If I wanted another one I would have to reorder but they would credit my credit card. It's been a month, got my new statement, still no refund and can't get anyone to answer me. Last time I will ever shop with Kohl's. Plenty of other stores with much better customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2013
I placed an order on 11/30 for a Christmas outfit for my child. Today is 12/19 and still no package. I did receive an email offer from Kohl's for $25; however, I have no intentions of ever shopping there again. Not only do I still not have my order - that they certainly charged me for immediately - I also cannot track my order on their website. If I use the Kohl's tracking, it never works so I have to go directly to the FedEx site. As of right now, my order was last scanned on 12/14 in Mississippi and it has fallen off the radar since! There is no tracking information and the expected delivery date is N/A.
So my package is probably lost but you cannot reach a customer service rep. as the website says they cannot answer email inquiries for 10-14 business days - well past Christmas - and customer service phone number is even worse. So now I am scrambling to find a replacement and to hope that I can get a reimbursement from Kohl's.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2013
Same story as other recent posts. Placed an order on Dec 4th. Received 2 of 9 items the next week. End of last week, I received an email that one of the 6 remaining items had been removed from the order. No telling me if it was back ordered or not. I called on Sat. and was told my order would be FEDEXed to arrive today (Dec 17). It did not arrive. I called customer service tonight, was on hold for 45 min and then a Kohl's staffer picked up and immediately hung up on me. I leave on a cruise in 5 days and the items were Xmas gifts for my children. If the package doesn't arrive tomorrow, I will have to go out and shop for replacements. Especially irritating since I was at Kohl's about 5 days ago and could have purchased all the items then. This has resulted in a lot of undue stress and will ultimately be a waste of 5 hours+ of my time. That's 5 hours I don't have right now. Unless you want to experience the same, I would recommend not shopping online at Kohl's this holiday season.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2013
I ordered one pair of boys' Nike pants and did so to avoid having to travel to the store in another town due to color and size limitations in the hometown store - The order submitted on 11/28/2013. They use FedEx SmartPost whatever that is - Today is Dec 15th and still no package - I have called them. They said it was due to the weather but all my other orders that were submitted from others came last week. The tracking says FedEx received the info on 12/10 and was in DeSoto, TX and showed should be here by 12/17? Now it has changed to possibly 12/18 - it went to Houston??? I could have driven less than 3 hrs to pick it up and would surely have just driven. This is not okay with me - I needed the pants for my grandson who needed them a week ago - I am sure I will return for a refund - They should change their carriers and for sure do not put the status as "in fulfillment" so I couldn't cancel the entire thing. Very disappointed in Kohl's.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2013
I placed an online order at Kohl's using the in-store kiosk. It wasn't until a FULL WEEK or more later they finally send an email stating that my order is "ready to ship" and will take another 8 days to arrive. I expected based on normal shipping times, for my order to arrive in about a week, not 2-3 weeks later. After all, it is being shipped locally and not from Hong Kong. Now I KNOW. Don't order from Kohl's if you need the product soon.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2013
OMG Never again, I generally shop online, and after deciding to go out on Black Friday it was a reminder why I will never do it again. Went to Kohl's, waited in line for 1 hour 1/2, finally get the registrar, and the clerk keep double ringing every thing up, and said she took the overcharges off. I was so tired and exhausted, and so ready to go, when I got to my car I left drove home only to take out my receipt and realize I had been charged an extra $100 dollars in merchandise I didn't have.
Needless to say I got back in my car when back to the dreadful Kohl's, could not get any help. It was crazy. I finally called Kohl's while I was in Kohl's to try and get a manager to come to the phone, after 30 attempts and no answer, and 2 hours later, I ask the jewelry department lady to please call a manager up, she did and one showed up 30 minutes later. I explained what happen. She stated she can fix the problem in 30 seconds, and all of a sudden a call came in she answered and then told me she would be right back. Well another 45 minutes pass, she never came back. The jewelry lady kept calling her. She finally came back and approach me like I was a new customer, totally forgetting she was suppose to help me. I then reminded her of the ordeal and she finally gave me my refund, a pure nightmare from hell.....6 hours later I can describe the level of anger...
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2013
I placed my order online on December 1. After 11 days, the status was "In Fulfillment". I called customer service to see if it was expected to ship soon, as I needed to include the items in a shipment to out of town relatives. I was told by the representative that there was no way of knowing when it would ship. I was then told there was no way to cancel the order and that I would have to wait for the items to be delivered and then return them and that I should return the items to a store. Big help. To make matters worse, the rep would not hang up. I asked her to please hang up so I could execute the survey I was selected to participate in and she huffed and disconnected me totally. No survey allowed. I then emailed customer service to give them my version of their survey, i.e., I'm completely dissatisfied. The customer service reply was that they are currently busy and would respond in 10-14 business days. That was my first and last experience with Kohls.com. I will never shop online or in their stores again.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2013
I will preface this with I have been an avid Kohl's shopper for years. This year something has gone horribly wrong with Kohl's fulfillment process. I placed an order on 11/29 and another on 12/2 on kohls.com. What followed can only be described as hilarious after you calm yourself down of course.
After almost a week with both orders showing only in fulfillment I became concerned and called. On three separate calls each with a 45+ minute wait, I was assured I would receive in time for Christmas. One of the items was on the top of the want list and has since sold out everywhere. I kept being told their standard order processing period is 3-10 business days and orders could not be cancelled during that time and funds would be held. So essentially, Kohl's held me hostage for 12 days until I received an order modification email essentially deleting the item from my order with no explanation. Now, I find I am not alone in this mess. Please share your story here as inevitably Kohl's will delete all negative remarks from their Facebook and Twitter.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2013
Every time I try to access my Kohl's account via their website, I get booted out and told my username and password are invalid. I have them written down so it isn't a case of not remembering them. Today, when I tried to log in, after one attempt, I was locked out for too many invalid attempts. I tried several times after that at differing times. I decided to try the "forgot my password" link. As a result, they sent me a temporary password of about 12 characters and when I put that in, I was given the same message, too many attempts and locked out. Needless to say, I don't attempt to shop or pay my bills at Kohl's website very often. I went online today because I had a question about my bill and wanted to see if there was an itemized accounting of purchases, which is not on the paper bill.
I had paid a bill in October that was a few days late, so when the next bill came, I paid the late fee. All caught up right, or so I assumed. I got a bill this month for $72.00. I was worried that somebody hacked my Kohl's card, happens all the time with my credit card. That is why I wanted to view an itemized statement. Couldn't even get into my account through the website to see if there was one. I called Kohl's customer service. Apparently, it was $72.00 in late fees from that October bill. Really. Customer service waived the fees. I won't be shopping at Kohl's for a long time.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2013
I had placed an order on cyber Monday for some boots (online). I realized they never gave me an order number or confirmation. So I checked my card that I charged it on and it was charged 4 times. I called Kohl's right away and gave all my info and was told that they would fax over a release of funds to my bank. Well that never happened. So when the charges went through on my card a week and a half later, still with no order tracking info, they just charged me 275 dollars and gave me nothing. I called again. I understand it was cyber Monday, tons of people were probably online having issues. But a week later I called and waited 35 min on hold to finally give info again and be put on hold again so that they could tell me that I need to call back tomorrow with the bank on the other line. WHAT THE the bank will not sit on hold for 35 min. I'm 6.5 months prego and started crying. The bank can't do anything and the customer service people tell me to call back tomorrow. My guess is the lady Carol didn't want to deal with me.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2013
My order was not shipped until 11 days after I placed the order. Now I have to wait another week before I receive the item. I ordered from them before and waited a long time before. Don't waste your time with these people and order from someone else.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2013
Not bad, but not GREAT. Not a fan, but buy things there on clearance and using coupons. Good value that way.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2013
Placed an online order with several items including birthday gifts for goddaughter and nephew bday coming up. So I've never had an order cancel in such a late time frame and had to scamble to find gifts for the bdays in less than a day time. So I contacted their customer service via email and their reply from customer service was that they cancelled the whole order because of some missing items in the shipment. Who cancels a whole order rather than just not shipping those that are in backorder or out of stock? So I've told them that's a ridiculous policy and they should change it.
I responded to their email stating this and that I would let other consumers be aware of this extremely bad practice in other sites. So other consumers won't have the headache of getting a whole order cancelled. Their second reply to me was that it was not a cancel based off back order, but a billing mistake? So not sure what to believe anymore, but they completely lose a good online customer. I love Kohl’s products and have shopped here for personal, bdays and Christmas shopping. I no longer have the want to shop here and will shop in JCP, Amazon, Macy's, and Sears, where they have yet to disappoint me in their policy or their customer service. Buyer beware online shopping with Kohl’s!
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2013
I visited Kohl's in Ontario, Ohio on 11/09/2013 and it was a mad house. People pushing and shoving…it was crazy. I am disabled and I was being knocked around pretty good. I asked a sales person to help me find a pair of men's slippers because I didn't know where they were. She said "follow me" and went flying through the store. I told her I could not walk that fast but she proceeded anyway. By the time I got to them, then went clear back to the other side of the store to get a pair of women's slippers.
I was exhausted and my legs were giving out (I have MS). So, I took my 2 pairs of slippers to the front and went to a check out. I was then approached by a lady sales person who informed me the line was "over there". I turned to see about 15 people standing in a line waiting to be checked out. I could barely walk, let alone stand in line. I told her I was disabled and could barely walk, that was not going to happen and I dropped what I had and left. There was nowhere for me to sit and rest while I waited in line, nothing there for me to assist me in any way. All I wanted was a pair of slippers. ZERO STARS IS NOT AN OPTION OR THAT WOULD BE MY REVIEW.
Updated review: Oct. 31, 2013
The airtime is my fault i don't know that is not free on cellphone.
Original Review: Oct. 30, 2013
Is there zero (0) rating here because that is what Kohls.com deserves. Terrible customer service. Read the whole post and you will understand the 0 rating and learn from my experience. This is a real story and hope people may think twice on ordering at Kohl's website. I use a Kohl's gift card and a Visa debit card for 2-pc. clothing. I order for $20.76 I made last October 1. One gets through and shipped for the specified time and the other one didn't. I waited for 2 and half weeks for the other order that they labeled as Partially shipped until I called their customer service and they said that the item is out of stock.
Crazy right? Why they didn't inform me of the status and they didn't return the money on my gift card. One CSR said that they cannot return it on my gift card for whatever reason, they just can't and I don't want it to return on my debit card as well because hello, it is not re-loadable. So they tell me that they will send a store credit via mail that is a 30 min conversation for a simple money back on my gift card issue. Another 2 and a half weeks passed and there is no mail, so I called again and guess what, it is on the way and I waited for another 30 mins just to get that info.
What sad about it is that I that the cellphone I used to call them uses prepaid credits and their customer service "toll-free" number surprisingly is not toll free at all. I was charged a total of $60 for all the calls that I made for their stupid incompetent system. At first I didn't notice that it's charging me because I still got enough balance but for the second time, my phone says low airtime. I really feel ripped off here, not worth for a $13 refund that I don't know if it will ever come. It may not be the case for others but I really feel victimized here if that's the word. I know Kohl's is a big company and losing me as a customer won't ever matter on their sales but come on, Kohl's, be responsible and think of people's hard earn money and not just all the profit you can get.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2013
First of all, I would like to say I have had gastric bypass and lost 150 pounds my first year so I was all excited about running out and buying all new clothes for my new body... Well now two years out, I put on about 10 healthy pounds, No longer starving myself trying to be a size I was clearly not supposed to be at for my age... I returned about $125.00 tonight, but I was willing to spend it like I ALWAYS do in Kohl's, even took $4.80 for a pair of Champs capris with a tag that clearly showed I paid $17.40 on sale for them but with no receipt (clearly my fault). I said fine, no big deal. I was also exchanging 4 pairs of jeans.
Okay, here goes what made me SO HUMILIATED AND ANGRY!! CINDIE, the MANAGER of the Casa Grande AZ location called over by the young lady doing my returns couldn't figure out the codes on how to do the exchange on the jeans. EXPLANATION... Last year, I was a 6-7 junior. I am now a HEALTHY 10. Well, CINDIE wanted to make sure myself and the 1-3 other customers could hear how I was ETHICALLY USING THE SYSTEM, and that I was abusing the return policy all because (yes here it comes) I got FAT!
Well, CINDIE, maybe if YOU knew your company policy, YOU would know that Kohl's the company that pays your bills every month clearly advertises the NO HASSLE RETURN POLICY, something you should know as a manager!?? I would like to thank you for humiliating me and telling me I was fat, my 295 pound ex-self wants to crawl into the food bin and eat away the pain! Thank you for still making this 45-year-old feel that I can still feel bullied and humiliated at 160 pounds! I am sure someone else will want to moo when I walk by them.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2013
This is my last purchase with Kohl's. I tried multiple times to purchase this online and every time I went to complete the order the cursor would just circle and think and think and think. One night I left it that way for a couple of hours and it still never processed. On the last night my Kohl's Cash was valid it did the same thing. I reluctantly called your customer service number. I say reluctantly because it has never been a positive experience. Relaying your shipping information and credit card information to someone who doesn't speak English well always ensures a headache to follow.
As soon as I called I told the representative I did not want to spend all night on the phone. I kid you not, it took over 5 minutes just for her to get my credit card number and expiration date. She asked multiple times if it was a MasterCard and MULTIPLE times I said it is a Visa. She then couldn't apply correctly the discount code I had for this item. I asked to speak to a supervisor. This was after 30 minutes on the phone, and I made it very clear I did not want to spend a lot of time on the phone, IN ADDITION to the multiple nights I spent on the computer trying to buy this item.
I was transferred from Samantha to Veronica (the ID she gave me is **). Veronica was extremely rude and unprofessional. She refused to apply the credit I had to the price of the item, instead to the price after my Kohl's Cash, a price difference of $5. While it is not a lot, she INSISTED the discount is NEVER applied to the price of the item. The original discount code I had apparently was only good until a certain time that day and would not be accepted by the time I was speaking with Veronica. There was another one I found, but was not as good. If your website would have worked any of the previous times I tried, the original and better discount code would have worked. With the not-as-great of a discount code, I told Veronica I was looking directly at my computer screen and it is applied to the price of the item. She said it is not applied that way.
I spent 45 minutes on the phone and got NO WHERE! I told Veronica (**) I would just try again online as it was cheaper than ordering with her and I thanked her for wasting 45 minutes of my time. She replied in a very sarcastic voice and I'm sure a smile on her face, "Thank you for continuing to shop at Kohl's." That is the last $18 you will receive. I, nor anyone else in my family will be shopping with Kohl's again. I include my family based upon an in-store experience and the way my Grandmother was treated after spending a couple hundred dollars. Your customer service is consistently awful and there are too many other retail options for me to continue to spend money with you. Be sure to thank your associates Veronica (**) and Samantha for that.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2013
I purchased 3 items that were on sale and had a 30%o ff coupon and I also had $10.00 Kohl's cash. My estimation was the 3 items came to about $13 and with the 30% off the balance should have been about $9.80. I had $10.00 Kohl's cash and figured it was a wash. I was perplexed when the sales associate said I owed $2 and change. This is what they did: $13.00, deduct the $10.00 and then took 30% off $3.00. My question was what if I paid cash or with my Kohl's card...... when would the 30% apply????? After talking to a customer service rep, they told me that is the way it is done with Kohl's cash. So the old saying prevails... you get nothing for nothing. I am paying off my charge and burning my Kohl's charge card.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2013
If you make a purchase that earns Kohl's cash and then return part of your purchase, the amount of Kohl's cash earned gets deducted from your refund -- even if you DON'T use it. In other words, Kohl's effectively issues you a coupon, which is of limited use, as you can only use for a set window of about 10-14 days, you can't use it on everything -- like the Kohl's Cares items. And you can't get the usual extra 15%, 20% or 30% discount on what you use it. And you're not given the option of just not using it (unless you keep everything you've ordered on an order that "earns" it) because you will still be charged for the Kohl's cash "value" when making a return.
Note: I've been a Kohl's customer for years and that's not the way it used to work. The charge back only occurred in the past if you went ahead and used the full amount of Kohl's cash (it makes it impossible to break up) before making the return. If you did the return beforehand (and I made sure to do that today), you were just told that your Kohl's cash had been correspondingly reduced. But today I was told they don't reduce the Kohl's cash. Instead they charge your for it in full even if you didn't use it!!!
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2013
My mother bought me a microwave as a house warming gift. It was a $200 Cuisinart microwave. It sat in my kitchen for a couple of days before my wife and I decided we wanted to take it out and use it. The first thing my wife noticed was how dirty it was. There was dirt in the cracks, and scratches all over the top and sides. Furthermore, when I opened the microwave, there were red sauce stains inside. The best part was the Kenmore logo on the inside, despite the Cuisinart stickers that were stuck on the outside. I called my mother and informed her of what happened. She was upset, as her goal was to please us and ease our transition to a new place, not make it worse. She went into the original store she bought it at (without the microwave), and the customer service girl behind the counter apologized and told her she could return it to any store. We live an hour away from where it was purchased, so a different store, closer to our home, would have been more convenient.
My mother came up to visit the next day, and we went to the nearest Kohl's store. A manager was immediately called when we told the service girl our story. He asked us who we spoke to at the original Kohl's store. Long story, short, he made several phone calls to the original store. When he asked my manager what the name of the girl was at the other store, my mom replied, "Cindy." After several attempts to figure out who this person was, and many descriptions rendered to the manager, he finally hung up the phone and said there was no Cindy. He then said, "There is a Cynthia." My mom said, "Yes that's it, I spoke to Cynthia." The manager then said, "Well, you said it was Cindy." He actually tried to argue with my mother, and prove she was lying because she got the name wrong. He even took a step towards her to look down on her in an intimidating fashion.
I then stepped in and asked him why it was so important if it was Cindy or Cynthia. He said it was important because he needed to know exactly who she spoke to. I told him that his name (Noman) could easily be mistaken for Norman, and that his boss would know who I meant if I said I spoke to Norman. He had nothing to say, other than he wasn't sure my mother had the right story. I asked him what he could do for me, and he slammed the receipt down on the microwave and said I could go back to the original store. He then said, "I would have given you the money back if you hadn't been so rude to me." Obviously, not a great business decision, nor was it the right thing to do from a customer service standpoint.
My mother ended up going back to the original store the next day, in which they had to call a Loss Prevention person, who then went in the back with the manager. My mom waited in the customer service area, without any sort of acknowledgement from management or staff. She was there fifteen minutes before someone else came out, and asked for her receipt and credit card. She was then given the refund, without so much as a peep from the associate. What a joke. We got the money back, but not without hassle. Best part: The back of the receipt states "Hassle Free" returns, where you can return "any item, at any time, at any place, for any reason, no questions asked." Clearly.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2013
Kohl's created a duplicate order. I had to make several trips to the dept. store to return the stuff I never ordered. They first refused to give me credits. It's been 6 weeks & I'm still waiting for credits. Bedford Fair refused to acknowledge my returned mdse... DID the same thing. It took 6 weeks for them to credit my account. Both businesses are out to make money. They don't care about the customers or the fact that they (Kohl's) created mistakes on their websites. You can't even get refunded for the shipping & handling costs. You have to fight with them online & on the phone. Then you get the credit 6 weeks later. They both suck.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2013
I signed up for a Kohl's charge card back in 2009 and shortly thereafter was diagnosed with cancer. One day several years later I looked at odd billing at the bottom of my bill from Kohl's that looked like a charge for 14.99 and it was billed twice. I had never noticed this billing before the double billing as I didn't realize I should always read the whole bill in case the company is trying to scam me...... Well, they had been billing me 14.99 for three years and I hadn't noticed it until they double billed me!
I called asking what I was being billed for and they said I had "Privacy Guard." I asked what that was as I had never heard of that and they explained that I had signed up for it. Well, how do you sign up for something you don't even know about? They said when I was at the register and signing up for an account a button was pushed (by whom I don't know as it wasn't me) and that is how I got "Privacy Guard". I wrote letters to no avail..... and I lost $540.00. Now can anyone tell me Kohl's is a good company????? NOT!
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2013
Ordered a Keurig online with my Kohl's account and had it shipped to my son as a housewarming gift. The item got stuck in the "fulfillment process". I called the corporate customer call center (in Mexico) and it was obvious a multi-use center where they read from teleprompter. They said "The Keurig Brewer is an excellent choice and will make the most of your mornings. Upon checking your order I can assure you your order is correct and is in the fulfillment status and we will email you as soon as it ships." I said "yes, that is why I'm calling. It's been in that status for over a week. It hasn't even shipped and it was supposed to arrive three days ago." This conversation went in a circle for over ten minutes before I just hung up.
I don't understand how a company can do this to their customers and still stay in business, especially when times are tougher and people will be a bit more choosy about where they spent their money. I emailed and called for several days and even emailed the CEO, Kevin Mansell. Eventually the item was released and shipped with standard ground shipping!!!
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2013
While visiting the Fire Wheel Garland, Texas store, I had a bad experience. I thought I was going in for an even exchange. I had a package of crew socks I wanted to exchange for 1/4 crew socks. Both were same brand, same price. The clerk said, "Since you do not have a receipt, did you charge the items?" I said, "It was a gift card or debit card transactions". The clerk could not find the transaction and said "since I did not have the receipt, I would get a credit for the lowest price over the last 90 days and would be charged at current price." I said, "It seems only fair to charge me at lowest price over last 90 days."
The clerk said, "No, this is not our policy". I then asked the clerk why an even exchange was so complicated and one sided in favor of the store? She had no reply but three other customers in line agreed with me. I received a $3.25 credit and a $18.40 charge making me owe $15.15. I have notified my family not to give me any more Kohl's gift cards and suggested they not shop at Kohl's. I usually receive two or three Kohl's gift cards on my birthday and at Christmas. I have shopped at Kohl's for 30 plus years but that ends today. Sorry, Kohl's, you have lost several customers.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2013
I visit Kohl's in Abilene, TX frequently, at least 3 times a week and spend an average of $50 per visit. I realize that is pretty frequent but they have great sales. I constantly bragged to my friends about my savings until July 30, 2013. I brought one of my girlfriends in there with me after all I did was talk about them for months. I was followed around the store the entire 2 hours I was there. When I finally checked out, the LP guy watched me like a hawk through a checkout. As we were walking out, he stopped me and asked to search my bags. I asked him why? He responded, "I see you come into my store frequently and I don't understand how you can buy so much stuff". I thought they were happy about having frequent customers, not concerned about the shopaholic that I am. So he searched my bags, and then said "may I please check your purse?" At this point I am very, very embarrassed and very heated! I started walking away and this man has the audacity to follow me! I set him straight and haven't been back since. Congrats Kohl's, you are now losing $500 a week!
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2013
Kohl's assessed a late fee on my account. The problem was my account was paid on time. They stated they would not report this to the Credit Bureau. Again, I was not late. Finally Kohl's realized the error. I am furious at this. They offered me a 15% discount on a future purchase. I said, "No, I am reporting Kohl's to my state agencies."
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2013
I thought that their store policy was "no receipt, no problem". I usually make every effort to bring a receipt - but - this time did not have one (for one of the items that I was returning). I came to the store today to return 3 items - 2 of which I had the receipt for. The 3rd item - I did not have the receipt. So, I thought I could still return the item - according to their policy - and not be hassled - according to their advertising.
HOWEVER. The clerk stated she could not find the transaction on my card. Which does not make sense to me - as I NEVER use any other card to shop at Kohl's except for my Kohl's card (can't get their discounts without using my Kohl's card - so - why would I use a different card?). Anyway....when I tried to tell her that - she handed the item back to me and flatly said, "I don't know what to tell you". So...I'm thinking to myself...why doesn't she at least get a manager!?! I asked her if she could get a manager.
So - the manager tries to tell me the same thing. And again I had to explain that I only use my Kohl's card (when shopping at Kohl's). Then he pointed out that I did not have a receipt. So - I said "I thought Kohl's did not require a receipt to return items". Then, he said he'd give me store credit (finally, at least I get something). Then he walked away.
A few minutes go by....and I'm still standing there (really wanting to leave but figure I might as well stick it out). I could tell they were very busy - but - wasn't sure if they remembered that I was still there. So - finally I raise my hand and ask about my store credit. The original clerk comes back and says she needs to see my ID. Huh!? So - I pull out my ID...and finally did get my 14 dollars of store credit. I left after that - just didn't feel shopping there, anymore, despite having the store credit in my hand. I went to Macy's - after that - and had a better experience.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2013
Normal price for box of Keurig coffee cups (18) would be $12.99. Kohl's had special Buy One Get 2nd Half Off. So should be around $18 for two. Found out at register first box was $17.99 so 2nd box was $8, total for two $26. Bait and switch. No wonder they had so many boxes on shelf. There was no bargain. Very deceptive. Not sure I will take their specials seriously going forward. Loss of trust.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2013
My sister & I shopped at Kohl's in Bellingham. We are from BC & Alberta. The girl told us we would save certain amount of money if we signed up for charge card. No problem. When I got my bill there was no way to pay it unless I went back to the store. I tried paying through my bank, my other charge card even with American express. NO way. Finally realized the only way to pay was with a money order. My bill at the store was only $17…Money order, stamp, USA exchange rate came to $25. You’re kidding $25 to pay for a $17 bill. My sister spent over $100 there & had the same problem. I finally cancelled my card after I talked to manager who said, “Sorry but too bad.” Canadians be aware. DONT use the card. I don't even want to shop in the store anymore.
Reviewed July 30, 2013
Consumer Affairs or the Federal Trade Commission should look into the practice of "Kohl's Cash" at Kohl's Dept. store. I believe they use bait and switch. They deduct the Kohl's cash before they deduct coupon amount. If you return an item, the credit is way, way, lower than what you purchased the item for. Therefore, every other item that you kept has risen in price. The clerk cannot explain why the amount is different because it's so confusing that it can't be explained away.
I am an accountant and I couldn't figure out what they did after working on it for 2 hours. Then I had my husband work on it and he couldn't figure it out either. When I purchase an item from a retailer, it's like a contract. I agree to pay the asking price and the retailer agrees to sell it at that price. It is not legal to raise the prices of the items that I keep just because I return one item. This is "Bait in Switch". The price is not set if you happen to return anything. This is very bad accounting practices. I think that the consumer is being hurt by this practice because the scam is not noticed until the consumer returns an item, then it's too late. Please look into this. Thanks.
Reviewed July 29, 2013
I have been a valued customer at Kohl's for over 15 years. For the most part I would pay more than the amount due if not the whole amount. In May, I bought a $13 pair of sunglasses and around the same time I switched to a paperless statement. The next thing I know, a few months later in September, I see a phone number on my caller ID that I did not recognize. I did a Google search and turns out it was the collections department at Kohl's. Concerned, I pulled up my account and realized I had not made a payment for the sunglasses I purchased in May, which I had forgotten about (honest mistake). As it turns out, my statements were going directly into my spam folder.
I immediately called Kohl's, apologized and made a payment over the phone for a $10 fee. I asked if this late payment was entered on my credit report and I was advised that it was. I said "Really? You had to report me for a $13.00 charge without even speaking with me?" I was then told that they have to report any late fees to the agencies. I said that is not true and that if it's a company policy thing, you guys will be out of business in no time. I said mortgage companies don't even do this to people. I was advised "they are not a bank." You will never get a supervisor on the phone so don't even try it. And the people in the "Office of the President" are just as obnoxious as the rest of the company.
Whatever you do, don't use your Kohl's charge. If you get one to get notified of good sales, use another card! But I believe you only get the good sales by using their credit card. Shame on Kohl's!
Reviewed July 4, 2013
Excuse me, but WTF is wrong with your online payment system? I have tried numerous browsers and numerous attempts at making it to the end of the payment process and when it doesn't work, I cannot log out. I have chosen paperless billing for all the right reasons but I am going to have to go back to it until I pay off my balance and then never plan on using this cc again. Thank you.
Reviewed June 27, 2013
I went to the Glendora, CA branch to return a pair of jeans that I had previously bought with the activation of my Kohl's Charge card. I returned the jeans with ease. When I went to check my balance online and through the phone, I had not been credited the return amount of $39.99 for the jeans. Upon checking again 2 weeks later, still nothing. Having already thrown the return receipt thinking I didn't need it anymore, I returned to the store to see if they could help me track down what went wrong. The manager in the store said that they could not track down the transaction even though I knew the cashier and the exact pair of jeans I returned. Needless to say, I am furious that I am now down $39.99 because someone messed up my return process. Definitely not shopping at Kohl's again, deactivating my Kohl's Charge Card.
Reviewed June 26, 2013
Even though I paid my bill ON TIME, I was charged a late fee. I called immediately and they said they would take it off. I asked the girl what my payment would be and she gave me the amount. My next payment again was made on time but I got a phone call. So I called the number and was told I had a past due amount. To make a long story short, Kohl’s has lost a loyal customer because their billing and customer service stinks. Even as I'm writing this, they have called again with the same robotic answers and unhelpful responses to the wrong doing. Basically pay their minimum due which now reflects TWO late payments that they are to give me credit for. Also, I'm sure interest will be charged on these bogus fees. I'm done with Kohl's and this charge card!
Reviewed June 26, 2013
I returned a Neato vacuum that we received as a house-warming gift since we already had something similar to it and we didn't need another one. They accepted it back and I was told due to the amount of money, I would be getting a corporate check in the mail and that it should take between 7 to 10 days to receive. It has now been almost a month and I still have not received a check in the mail. I contacted them several times and they keep telling me that they are looking into the purchase and once they get all of the information, they will send the check.
I have never experienced anything like this in my life. I don't know how this store can take your item and not give you anything in return not even store credit, which I would have gladly taken had they offered it. Had I known that it was going to take this long and be this difficult to receive credit for a returned item, then I would have never returned the item nor should Kohl's have taken the item in return.
Reviewed June 26, 2013
I purchased 3 items on my Kohl's card and was waiting for the bill to come in. I pay my bills as soon as I get them and, as a result, have an 8. credit rating. The bill comes in with no items listed, only a total due with a $25 late fee attached to it. I called and made a complaint that I had never received a bill for the purchases and asked to speak to a supervisor. The person spoke with her supervisor and said they would remove the $25 fee if I paid the balance immediately. I told her that I paid my bills online, but she told me that unless I paid over the phone with a debit card, I would be charged $10 for a processing fee. I paid the total balance of about $89 with my debit card and got a confirmation number. I submit that they purposely send out the bills late so that they can collect the $25 late fee and, on top of it, they coerce you to make the payment immediately over the phone or they will charge you a fee of $10. I feel their practices should be investigated because they are playing games with the consumers. Thank you.
Reviewed June 17, 2013
Ordered items from Kohl's online (one item that I needed for a Father's day party). It arrived with a huge snag and a hole in the front. I ordered online because I got free shipping and 30% off, and had been looking for this particular skirt for a long time. I was so angry when I got the skirt and it had a huge snag and hole on the front. Who would even send merchandise like this??? I emailed customer service... All I got for a reply was, "so sorry," "item is no longer available, can't ship out another" and " we will refund your purchase" blah, blah, blah. How about offering me a gift card for all the disappointment and BS??? NO, of course not. Kohl's can stuff their sorry in a sack...
Reviewed June 7, 2013
I recently went shopping at your Kohl's store in Irwin, PA. You cashier was very unprofessional. She was talking about drinking the night before, and having a hook-up with the guy in front of me. I was with my 4-year-old daughter. She was saying very inappropriate, vulgar things to this other male. Her name was Liz. I love this store but I won't be coming back after this.
Reviewed June 7, 2013
Since I never received my statements or Kohl's card (just have the temporary one), I called the Kohl's customer service line to see how much I owed them to pay off my balance in full. I always pay my balance in full and on time. They stated I owed them 74 dollars and told me I could pay over the phone or avoid the extra processing fee by paying at the store. That same day, I went to the store and confirmed with the clerk that I owed 74 dollars to bring my account current to $0.00. I paid the full amount and went on my merry way.
Weeks passed and I get harassing calls from Kohl's (they don't leave a message nor identify themselves on voice mail). When I called back, they said they never got their 74 dollars and are now charging me a LATE FEE. I told them I had written a check on time at a Kohl's store and also had a copy of the check and my bank statement which showed they took the money out of my account. After much more back and forth (weeks), they apologized to me and stated that they posted it to the wrong account and would waive the late fee.
A few months went by and I made another purchase at Kohl's with my card. A couple of weeks after that, I called Kohl's to pay off my full balance on time as always and they said I have a late fee because I owed them 26 dollars from months ago and have several late fees due to the 26 bucks. When I told them I haven't bought anything from Kohl's in several months, they explained back when they told me I owed 74 dollars, I actually owed 100 dollars (???) so they need the 26 dollar difference and all the late fees it had accumulated. I was upset by this time stating I asked the customer service line AND the store how much I owed to bring my balance to $0.00 and they both stated 74 dollars. They didn't care and would not waive the late fees although it was KOHL'S mistake BOTH times.
I asked to speak to a supervisor and was told one would call me back in the next day or so. I never got a call. I followed up the next week and was told one would call me back. This went back and forth a few more weeks till finally I called myself and a customer service rep, Carlos # 88 stated it was Kohl's mistake and he would waive all the late fees. I paid my balance off to $0.00. I asked him since I had waited so long for a Kohl's supervisor to contact me (which they never did, I had to call) if it would affect my credit score. Carlos assured me it would not have been and would not be reported to the credit bureau.
Three months passed and my husband and I are in the process of buying our 1st home with our credit scores over 700s. The mortgage lender informed me that I have a credit ding from Kohl's for 2 late payments (the 2 late fees that had been "waived"). This brought my credit score down almost 100 points! If Kohl's did not correct this error, we would lose our house. They simply said Kohl's has to write a letter stating they made an error and to take it off the credit report. Kohl's denied my request stating they did not make an error. They told me if I wanted to appeal the decision, I would have to write a snail mail letter to a P.O. Box address! There were no contact names or numbers, no fax, nothing, just a P.O. Box - P.O. Box 3115 in Wisconsin.
I called Kohl's corporate today and explained what happened and to please not transfer me back to customer service because my mortgage lender needs a letter in the next few days. They immediately sent me back to customer service. I cried so hard today because no one wants to help me, I can't talk to a human being in the Billing department and we are losing our home because of Kohl's mistake. I can't believe they would even deny our request for them to write a letter to the credit bureau explaining what happened. I went to the store as well and explained my situation and they told me to call customer service. I had a terrific credit rating all my life, and I lost my chance at being able to buy my 1st house because of 26 dollars. I will never shop at Kohl's again and neither will my entire family. We are all disgusted at how they could do this to their customers. I wasn't even treated like a human being after all they've done.
Reviewed May 23, 2013
Kohl's uses methods to collect late payments from customers who set up automatic debit payments as a way to make money. Kohl's credit chasers call weekly even if a payment is made. Today I called Kohl's from a Kohl's store to verify my current balance. I spoke to a human. I paid off the balance and asked the clerk at the store to close the account. I have been making payments monthly, but they want more than I can afford so they continually charge me late fees. Yes, I have explained my situation to them. The store clerk said she could not do that. I called Kohl's again from the store and spoke to a human being. I requested the card be closed and explained my discontent.
2 hours later, Kohl's is calling me and wasting my cell phone minutes. After I input all the automated information demanded, the phone went dead. I called the number that called me and they denied calling me! Then when I asked for a supervisor, they give me the script responses which does not even answer my stated questions! I have been harassed by Kohl's weekly despite making monthly payments of $25 on a balance of less than $130. I consider this harassment. By the way, Kohl's employees have a monthly quota of credit applications to solicit. Kohl's credit division is making more profit than the department stores. Do not get a Kohl's card. Use your Visa or Discover.
Reviewed May 17, 2013
My husband is an Australian immigrant who came to this country to be with me. After doing so, he has had to build a credit rating from scratch despite his perfect rating in his homeland. We have been married for 9 years now and after working tirelessly obtaining credit card, he eventually managed to gain a credit score in the 700 range. He has never paid anything late, so his record is perfect. When you immigrate to this country, it is difficult to say the least to get credit, let alone build it. He has not been offered cards with high balances for some unknown reason like I have.
Long story short, one of the credit cards he obtained along with several bank cards was a Kohl's card. Sadly though, that has been a disaster. To begin, he rarely receives statements, so being diligent to build that credit rating, he has made an effort to pay his account without them. However, this past year, he spent a month or so overseas visiting family, and while there, of course, he still had to pay his bills. In an attempt to make a payment on his Kohl's card, he went online to do so, but their website would not let him complete the process. He made many tireless attempts to take care of this, but with no success. Phone calls from overseas to America can be quite expensive, so he chose not to phone them.
My husband had no difficulty paying any other cards during this trip. Upon his return, he received a call from Kohl's asking for a payment. He, of course, paid his account while also explaining the issues he had. The representative even acknowledged that others had reported issues using the website not working. After that he set up his account for automatic monthly payment, thinking this would solve the situation in the future. He then went to trade in his car thinking he would get 0 percent interest with the company. To his surprise, his credit score had dropped 130 points due to Kohl's reporting him 30 days late.
He and I have both made several attempts to tell this story and rectify this situation on his credit score, but Kohl's has not cooperated. On the phone, they tell us they understand and will work on it because clearly this was not his fault. Even after saying this, they have sent letters refusing to change the last status with the credit bureau, stating that they have to report the truth, that the account was indeed 30 days late. I am so disgusted at this point with this company. Does anyone know what can be done concerning them? They seem to me hell bent to ruin people's credit just because they think they can. I will make yet another attempt to phone them to rectify this. Please give advice if anyone has managed to get Kohl's to be reasonable.
Reviewed May 9, 2013
I received a call from Kohl's telling me that my wife's account was past due in the amount of $82.15. I asked what the date of the last billing was, and they replied it was April with a due date of May 13th. I informed her that the date was only the 9th. She then informed me that she had not paid an April payment for $15.16. Thus, she was overdue for $15.16 and current on the rest. Nonetheless, I informed the woman that we would pay the full amount due of the latest invoice during our normal payment schedule which is typically the 2nd week of the month. She was satisfied and we hung up.
In less than 1 hour later, I received the same call from another agent from Kohl's. I informed her that I had just spoken to an agent. I repeated my reply of paying the full amount in our next payment cycle. This did not stop her from marching on with her interrogation. I use this word because now I was being subjected to questions on method of payment, amount of payment and when she appeared satisfied, she read me some statement and then finally asked, "What is the date of your next payment?" I told her again, in our next payment cycle, typically the second week of the month for our credit cards. She continued to press.
I finally exploded. I asked her if this is how Kohl's wanted to treat a loyal customer who had made both regular purchases and regular payments. Did they really want to threaten to report her for a $15 charge? When this did not stop her, I asked for her manager. She continued on with the same. I asked again for her manager. She continued on. I hung up in frustration. Twice in one day to be pestered for $15 from a good customer - ridiculous. In the long run, the only thing I like from this store is their socks. Finding elsewhere to shop!
Reviewed April 30, 2013
Starting about two weeks ago, I began receiving phone calls from Kohl's telling me to call and providing the number, 800-564-5740. After about the third such call left on my answering machine, I did call (even though my choice was to ignore the same because they weren't saying why I should call). When I got through the usual nightmare menu and to a customer service representative with a heavy accent, I asked what the phone calls were about but he wouldn't tell me. Instead, he expected me to provide pertinent details about myself and my account without telling me anything. After the third question, I asked him where he was (El Salvador!) and why I was getting all these phone calls - no answer - I hung up. The phone calls continued.
After receiving about 7 more such calls, I called my local store and asked what was going on. The store manager didn't know. He gave me the same number to call as stated above, suggesting that it had something to do with my account. So I phoned again, got through the nightmare menu, got a rep and demanded a supervisor. After the full-blown explanation and a repeat of pertinent personal and account information, he said that the Patriot Act had recently been amended and required that any account holder with a P.O. Box must provide a street address. I advised him that none of the other accounts I have had made such a demand and that Kohl's would now be losing my account because of this stupidity. I demanded that the calls cease.
This all could have been handled by letter and not with harassing phone calls.
Reviewed April 27, 2013
I have never had a problem with Kohl's before. However, my account was past due and Kohl's did not contact me on the past due amount. Instead, they called me and did not leave a message or stated to call them in reference to my account. They kept calling from different numbers with no reference. I called back a number and thought it was someone doing credit fraud and would not give them my information. I finally spoke to a supervisor, who told me the account was past due. I paid it and asked them to please to note on my account, for future reference, the company name and nature of call. He promised he would. Later that day I received 2 more calls from different numbers with no name or nature of call.
I am trying to write to their customer service dept with a complaint; however, I am finding it difficult to find an address. This is a big turn off from the company. When this balance is paid in full, I will most likely not use their charge again. Not all consumers in America don't want to pay their bill. If the company is not representing themselves, you cannot pay in a timely manner. This new bad practice causes consumers to be more late on payment and causes companies to rob more in late fees.
Reviewed April 4, 2013
I made my payment to Kohl's online late by one day. I had a lot going on and thought I had scheduled the payment and when I went in to check the day after, the payment was not there. I went ahead and made the payment on 3/9 and called customer service the next day (3/10) to see if a late fee had been accessed and to try and get it credited back to my account. The late fee was pending in my account already and the customer service person said that they would credit the fee back to my account.
Well, needless to say, when I looked at my April bill online (in which the new bill was not generated until 3/13 - 3 days after the late payment was credited back to my account) for my payment, it still included the late fee so I called customer service again. They told me that I still had to pay the late fee although it was credited back to my account. I was like, huh ... that makes no sense. If I get a credit, I should not have to pay it. I even broke it down in simple math and said if my account balance is $25 and a late fee of $25 was added, that would make my total account balance $50.
Now, if Kohl's gives me a credit for the late fee of $25, that should bring my account balance back to $25 but somehow the minimum payment is still $10 + $25 late fee. That means the $25 late fee is still being included in the account balance. The only people getting a credit are Kohl's because the $25 credit that they give us, we are still paying. This has got to be a lawsuit.
Reviewed April 1, 2013
Monthly late fee was charged on my account on February 18 (Presidents Day holiday) for my payment not posting until the next day. Late fee was credited back the following month on March 12 after talking to a Kohl's account rep. Next month's bill was almost triple because amount was not taken off the monthly payment due and another late fee (even higher) was charged. This next rep on phone was rude and held my account "hostage" and made me pay this month's triple amount due, in order to take the 2nd late fee off! I will not be shopping at Kohl's anymore.
Reviewed March 30, 2013
I have a long history with Kohl's and they have made mistakes but this is the last time I order from them. The order was for Easter and 2 of the 4 items were wrong. I ordered shorts and received t-shirts. I also ordered Nike shoes and received a pair they don't even have on the website. The customer service is rude and informed me that if I wanted to reorder (at my cost), they will send new items, or I have to wait to receive a postage sticker, mail back, and wait and "see" if they can send correct items at which point Easter will be long gone. Don't make the mistake I did and trust Kohl's. It's not worth it!
Reviewed March 29, 2013
I used to love Kohl's till I learned that they started trying to save money on labor by getting rid of older members of their staff that actually cared about the day to day operations and replaced them with incompetent socially retarded kids that are only there to milk the clock and refuse to interact with their customers in a professional manner. Guess what? Without customers, you do not have a job so I say, "Stop hiring people who don't have any social skills." Technology is cool but when I see staff playing on phones or whatever when I am in need of assistance, should I have to get their attention while they're texting friends or whoever they are talking to when they should be working? I think not!
Reviewed March 22, 2013
Automatic payments were scheduled to be deducted from my account. Last month’s payment wasn't deducted - my fault for not noticing on my checking. I was charged a late fee. I called regarding the payment and late fee. Apparently I called India and couldn't understand the fast talking rep. He was rude, talked over me and refused to help. I became very upset and got his supervisor who was even less help. Horrible! I despise this company! Thank heavens my tax return will be in soon and I can pay them off. I refuse to do any further business with them!
Reviewed March 19, 2013
I just spent a good 20 minutes on the phone, dealing with someone overseas regarding the late fee I received on my latest bill. Even though I paid nearly 2 weeks early, it did not meet the $25 minimum payment. I was merely trying to get the bill down to an even number, hence the previous $21.19 payment. I did not notice the minimum. It was my mistake, I do admit that. After explaining my predicament, the foreign man on the other end of the line told me the only way to reverse the charges would be to make a payment with him right then by giving him my credit card or bank slip information.
I asked if he was located in the United States - no, of course not. I said that no, I would not provide my banking or credit card information to any person outside of the United States over the phone (seriously Kohl's, do you think we're crazy?). I told him I would be more than happy to do an online bill-pay through my usual banking establishment, as I always do ... but no, that would not suffice to reverse the charges.
Before the call started, a message came on saying that I had qualified for a random survey after my call was over. After bickering back and forth with the heavily foreign accented "Brad", I asked for the call to be ended so that I could do the survey. Interestingly enough, the call was simply disconnected and no survey was offered. Coincidence? I think not!
Frankly, Kohl's, I'm really disgusted. I will be paying my bill off in full and cancelling my account with you. I was an MVC gold card and everything. I enjoyed your store, spent a lot of money there over the past couple of years. My other issue, in that my credit card had expired in February and I never received a new one is now a moot point. You've lost a customer here!
Reviewed March 1, 2013
My payment to Kohl's was due on Sunday, Feb. 17th. The amount was $22.74. I did pay it one day late, Monday, Feb. 18th. I understand that it was my responsibility to pay the bill on time and it was within their rights to charge a late fee. My complaint is the amount of the late fee; they charged me a 100% late fee. That's right, 100%, $22.74. The customer service department said it was policy. I could have understood a reasonable late fee, say 5-10%, certainly not 100%. To me, this is predatory and terrible customer service. I was a good customer. I cut up my charge card, wrote a check for the $22.74 and returned a $245.00 purchase I made yesterday. I will never shop at Kohl's again.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2013
This is the second time this type of thing has happened to me in approximately 15 months and I got the exact same response. I placed an order online on 2/18/13. Some of the items I was ordering were needed by 3/2/13. Before ordering, I checked to see when the items would arrive and it said on or before 2/27/13. On 2/22/13, I got an email stating my order was ready to ship. On 2/26/13, I checked to see if and when my order would be arriving. The tracking information said the shipping information had been sent to FedEx but nothing else. Giving Kohl’s the benefit of the doubt, I sent an email inquiring about my order.
Now as far as I see it, Kohl’s took my money, and screwed up my order. They are going to do absolutely nothing to correct it. They will keep my money for approximately two weeks and if I want what I originally ordered, I can re-order, re-pay for it and then they might send it to me? I guess they don't really want or need my business. I have been a gold card member for 12 years. I told them to cancel my credit card and got another form letter. And the kicker is, that while they canceled my credit card, the balance that they gave me includes the money they owe me.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2013
Kohl's customer service is one of the worst of the department stores. I pay most of my bills online and paid Kohl's around 12:15 AM actually on my due date of 15th. Kohl’s does state that payment needs to be before 5:00 PM Central Time. Well, I was still charged a $25.00 late fee. I called and the customer service rep told me there was an error and removed the late charge. I already paid what my minimum would have been minus the late charge and asked if I needed to pay more. She stated it was their error and everything was good. (A side note - I usually pay more than the minimum but that month was a little tight on my budget.)
Okay now, moving ahead to my new Feb. bill due on March 15th. Since I did not pay the $25.00 late charge, Kohl's considered me late again and charged me now $35.00 late charge on the $25.00 removed late charge. Is anyone following this? Now I am really angry and of course I called Kohl's customer service and got someone named Lino, who put me on hold and refused to help unless I pay both late charges and the minimum due. When questioning about why I should pay late charges, he said even though the late charges are removed, I have to pay what is due even though what is due is in error. Does any of this make sense?
Kohl's is in error and I have to pay for their error twice but then get credited for the error? Well Kohl's just lost another customer and they can take their Kohl's Cash scam with them, which is another story.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2013
I opened a Kohl's account in August 2012 believing the literature given me that for an account balance of $300 or under, the monthly payment required would be $25. I made a payment of $25 every month - on time - but one month, Kohl's did not credit my payment for 4 days and then charged me a $35 "late fee" which added on to my regular min. payment due, then required a payment of $60. I kept paying the $25 per month on time but every month, another $35 "late fee" was added because I did not pay the $60 per month.
I called Kohl's and spoke to a supervisor who gave me her name as Atrecia ** on 1/28/13, and I explained to Atrecia that I am a senior citizen with virtually no income and that my daughter was giving me $25 to pay my monthly bill from Kohl's and I could not pay any more than that! Atrecia assured me that she would remove the added late fees which she did on 1/29/13 and would make a note on my account file that all that would be required of me would be to make my $25 payment each month.
I just received my newest statement and Kohl's has added yet another "late fee" because (as the rep, Josh, I spoke to today said) I needed to make the past due payment as well as the current monthly payment to stop late fees from accruing. When I spoke to Atrecia **, she assured me that all the late fees were being removed leaving my balance due of $257.67. According to Kohl's literature given me when I opened the account for a balance of $257.67, the required monthly payment would be $25 which I paid on Feb. 13th. On my newest billing, another "late fee" was added giving me a balance of $352.67 and Josh said that I needed to pay $69 to bring my "account current" or an additional $35 would continue to be added to my account!
This is a downright lie from what the supervisor, Atrecia **, told me on 1/28/13. Because of my limited income and no employment, I told Atrecia I could only make a $25 per month payment and she assured me that this would be all that Kohl's would require of me. Unfortunately, according to the statement I just received, yet another $35 has been added to my account - even though Atrecia told me all that would be required of me was a $25 per month payment, the minimum payment due now listed on my statement says I must pay $69 to bring my account "current". Since I have made a payment every month, how can my account not be "current?"
I believe Kohl's customer service is misleading seniors with their literature and with their reps and this is bad business. I plan on picketing my local Kohl's store here in Medford, Oregon and ask other people to not shop at Kohl's after such bad treatment that I feel I have received. I am extremely disappointed in Kohl's policies and in the lack of truth extended me during 3 lengthy phone calls with their customer service dept. I plan on never shopping at Kohl's again!
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2013
On the 4th, I placed an order for new silverware and was told I would have it by Valentine's Day; which as you will soon see, not only do I not have my order, but they are refusing to deal with the fact that I did not receive the shipment and credit my account or ship a replacement. On Saturday, the tracking said it was to be delivered by the post office where UPS had handed it over to them, and it said it was delivered at 11:59 AM. I checked my mailbox at my apartment for the key to a locker where my box would have been placed and did not have one. I called UPS, who said they could not help because of the method of shipment the company had used, and I must call them.
I then called Kohl's and spent 20 minutes on the phone with a guy who just rambled saying that sometimes tracking will say that it was delivered when it really wasn't and it will show up a day or two later, so I should wait until Monday. He repeated this over and over again, even though it made zero sense, and still just kept me on the phone, wasting my time though he planned to do nothing to help. Monday rolled around and still there was no package. So I called back, and the person said they would start an investigation. I then received an email from them telling me that I needed to contact my post office to make sure they hadn't found it. I did that, and spoke to a very helpful man, who said that the driver checked all of the boxes at my apartment, and could not find my box, which he remembered seeing and admitted that he must have placed my key in a neighbor's mailbox.
The neighbor was obviously dishonest and chose to keep my order instead of turning it in to the office; however, the post office took full responsibility and told me to have Kohl's contact them to file a claim. I then emailed back to Kohl's the guy's name and phone number and told them what I had found out. I then received a response that they were going to open an investigation (what they said they did the day before) and it would take 2-3 weeks before I could get my money back or a replacement. I responded, asking what they were investigating, as I had given them everything they needed already. They replied with the exact same form letter response I received before, still not addressing any of my comments or questions.
This morning, I replied, calling them on the form letter response that did not reply and asking that the email chain be forwarded to a manager. I then got another generic reply, stating that I could reorder the product at the same price (and pay for it a second time). Later, I received an additional email stating that they had investigated and that the tracking showed it was delivered. They had seen that on both phone calls I had made. Therefore, they did zero investigating. They then said that in order to get my money back, I had to file a claim with UPS or file a police report. UPS already said they cannot do anything because it was transferred to USPS, per the shipper's instructions.
The post office already agreed to take credit for the lost shipment, but needs the company to file the claim. I do not have the detailed shipping information the post office needs for the claim, and as the customer, it really shouldn't be my job to file the claim in the first place, as the job of customer service is to serve the customer. Filing a police report over $60 seems extremely excessive and will just cost me even more money. I have never received such horrible customer service and had a department waste so much of my time. I called and asked for a manager this afternoon, and he was just as unhelpful. All he would say is that it was their policy and that it takes time for things to be escalated.
I pointed out that I had told the first person I spoke to that the tracking showed it was delivered but I did not receive it, so if their policy was that I had to file a police report, I should have been told that immediately and not have them waste several hours of my time this week, not to mention that that is a lame policy. Again, there was no offer to help in any way. So basically at this point, I am out $60 with no way to get it back, unless I involve the police.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2013
I ordered some items for a new baby that is coming and sent it through Kohl's website; however, the package never got to the destination. Kohl's said they would track it and call me back or email me. They did not do either. I called Kohl's again and requested a credit to my account. I was told it would take 30 days. They take your money in 30 seconds but it takes 30 days to get a credit back. First and last time I order from this store. Very poor customer service. I won't be shopping in my local store either after reading about the experiences of others.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2013
I have always been a loyal customer at Kohl's. I love their prices and their sales. I decided to do some Black Friday shopping at Kohl's to get some clothes for myself and gifts for friends and family. I got in line and expected to wait for a while (which I had expected, and am not upset about). When I got closer to the front of the line, I was told that the line split, and I could either go to the front registers, or I could go to customer service. I decided to split into the customer service line (both were about the same wait).
However, when I arrived at the customer service register to pay, I was told that I could only check out here if I was applying for a Kohl's card. If I wasn't, then I was not able to pay for my items (They even told a lady next to me to leave because she already had a Kohl's card). I decided to apply because I did not want to wait in line for another hour. But I was very upset that I had been told I could split into either line, only to have no choice but to apply for a card. It was very unprofessional.
I paid for my items and left. One month later, my statement came. I paid it right away. Over the next few weeks, I kept getting phone calls on my phone from a Wisconsin number. I often get telemarketers calling my cell phone, so I don't answer random numbers, and I let them go to voice mail. They never left a voice mail. I finally decided to look up the number and it turns out to be Kohl's. They had never left me a message, though, so I was slightly confused. I figured I should check my charge card just to be sure. It turns out, I had a $25 fee plus interest on my account and I now owed over $100. I looked at my payment and it said "payment reversed."
I had received a payment confirmation from Kohl's right after I paid the bill, so I had figured the payment had gone through. Apparently, it did not. I was never informed that my payment was returned to me and I was never told why. When Kohl's kept calling, they never left a message, and I never got a notification or warning.
I called Customer Service and went through countless steps to actually talk to a person. When I finally got through to customer service, the rep was not very nice to me and kept telling me it was my fault and that it was a problem with my bank. I have never had problems paying with my bank account online, nor have I ever had a card declined. I kept asking the rep what she meant by "problem with my bank" and she avoided the question. Finally, my $25 fee was taken off and I paid my amount with my debit card over the phone ... but the interest was still there, and I had a $10 processing fee along with it. And of course, the headache of sorting everything out.
I am very disappointed in Kohl's and in Kohl's customer service. I am hoping that things change and that no one else needs to go through this. Be aware of your Kohl's card payments, and double check that the payments are accepted, even if you have never had problems with you card.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2013
Kohl's won't let you use your extra 20% off for Kohl's bucks. Also, I returned the item and most of the items I purchased with the Kohl's Cash. They took the Kohl's cash off my return amount and would only give me store credit for the items I returned using Kohl's cash. Talk about a rip off, no more shopping there for me. They will eventually go the way of Mervyns, out of business!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2013
I purchased a 2nd Kohl’s e-gift cards for $150.00 each - one, once 12/21 and one, once 12/24. Neither one were delivered by Christmas day. I asked for credits on both and was told it could take up to 10 to 14 business days, which had come and gone! Now tonight they said that when they hit their spreadsheet, that is their problem and not mine. My problem was trusting them with my purchase and delivery of product. Is there anyone who can key in a credit in three weeks? They have not met my expectations and have a different speech every time you call. Done with Kohl’s!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2013
When you return an item that earned you Kohl’s cash, Kohl’s will charge you more than the Kohl’s cash. When you order, the tax will be calculated on the price of the item. But when you return the item, they deduct the Kohl’s cash from the price and then calculate tax on the reduced amount thus reducing the refund amount. I paid $64.46 including tax for an item; I had earned $15 Kohl cash. When I returned the item, they refunded $48.22. When $15 was taken out of my total, it was $49.46. Kohl’s reduced my refund tax by deducting Kohl’s cash from the sale price of the item and then calculated tax. So the tax amount will be less than the tax you paid at purchase, thus reducing my refund amount.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2013
I ordered items on 12/28/12 for Christmas. Now it is 1/15/13 and I don't have the items and Kohl's has no idea where my package is.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2013
I purchased an online order on Christmas Day to take advantage of the sale. I also had $50 in Kohl's cash for the purchase. When my order didn't arrive, I contacted customer service. They told me that FedEx had lost it, and the money would be credited back to my account in a couple of weeks. I replied that I wanted my order, that most of the items were not available any longer. Customer Service has told me to reorder the items (which aren't available, so I can't) and they'll "adjust the price" - which is not possible, since I can't order the items. So ... I wasted my time on the Christmas sale, and am out $50 in Kohl's cash. I wouldn't have bought some of the items that earned me the cash if I'd known I couldn't use it, so I've been doubly screwed. I've asked them to track my package that FedEx "lost", and heard no reply. I'm assuming Kohl's will profit by FedEx reimbursing them for the merchandise. So, they've taken $50 Kohl's cash from me, plus a settlement from FedEx - pretty good deal for Kohl's. I'm absolutely disgusted with the customer service regarding this issue.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2013
I have been a Kohl's fan since they opened in NYS; I spend at least $3,000 a year. This past year, they have gone downhill. I used to be able to go to the store and get pants that fit (I am very small, only a 4 with no trouble at all). These days, this store is such a disaster I am lucky to find a shirt pants. Well, forget it. The worst part is, my family gave me gift cards for Christmas to Kohl's and I will not be able to get anything in that store. I will have to drive a half hour further to get to a clean Kohl's. I wrote to corporate and I am disgusted. Here is the response from the store: "I apologize for your recent shopping experience at our store. It is our mission to make sure you have a great shopping experience when you shop at Kohl's. Thank you for writing in and giving us your feed back. We encourage you to shop here in the future and we will ensure that you have a better shopping experience. Thank you."
There was really nothing about cleaning it up and making it so you can find what you are there for. Come on, in today's economy as well as job market, I would be writing a plan to clean up the store and sending it out to corporate and the customer.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2013
I bought a pair of Levi's as a Christmas gift for my son this year & paid $39.99. They didn't fit so he went to return them - they advertise that they have a great return policy. I gave him the original receipt in case of any problem. The clerk at the return counter said she could only give him $29.99 because I received $10 of Kohl's cash at the time I made the purchase - newsflash: I never used the $10 of Kohl's cash! My son, being a manager at a large retail store for 10 years, confronted the clerk and told her that Kohl's policy was unethical and the whole amount should be refunded. My son said the clerk was rude and tried to intimidate him, since my son didn't know whether or not I used the $10 of Kohl's cash. All he wanted to do was make an even exchange. I am pissed and plan to go back up there today to put my 2 cents in!
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2013
I placed the order on 11/23/2012 and my credit card was charged. Shipping confirmation was sent but for the next couple of weeks, the online UPS status was that label was created. I did not receive the items in two weeks. When I called, I was told the items were not shipped due to some problems and now that the item is not in stock, they will just refund my money - which never happened so far. I called multiple times and sent several emails but these people are not sensitive to consumer's distress. I don't know how long they can run business by giving this type of service.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2012
My husband received a shirt from my mother that did not fit. I went to return with the original receipt since they did not have it in the correct size. I was told all I could do was either return the amount on my mother's credit card or receive a merchandise credit. On top of it, she used a $10.00 Kohl's cash on the purchase. So rather than take a little off each item, they deducted the whole $10. What was the point on saving the receipt? I could have returned without the receipt and still only got the store credit, and not lost the $10.00 Kohl's cash.
Feels like I was screwed for doing the right thing. Kohl's puts their customers in a potential embarrassing position with a returned gift. You look cheap if you used Kohl's cash and are forcing them to shop in their store. They hold your money hostage with returns. Next Christmas or any other time I need to buy someone a gift that I'll purchase for any side of the family, I'll shop elsewhere. Their customer service was nasty too. When I called corporate headquarters to check on their policy, I was told I was a liar. No store returns for cash, even though I just returned items at Penny's, Walmart and Boscov's who did. Then when asked to speak to a supervisor, I was hung up on. Go on Kohl's, keep treating your customers poorly. There are other stores out there we can use.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2012
Okay, so on December 23, my boyfriend bought me a coat. The coat did not fit right, so I returned it. Well, I used the gift receipt he got. I know he spent $73 on the coat. They only gave me $63 and some cents back. I was rather confused, so I asked the lady about it. And in a mean manner, she said, "Well, I scanned the gift receipt, and that’s what it says. So that’s what he paid." I was like OK, well, just give me the credit. After I got out of the line, I went to look at the coats and I called him asking what he spent. He looked at the receipt and confirmed he had spent the 73 dollars. We both realized that he got Kohl’s cash worth ten dollars. So I was like OK that makes sense. Well, when I went up to go purchase a new coat I liked for the same amount of money, I realized that the Kohl’s cash did not start until the 25th! So I could not buy the coat.
I went in on the 24th to return my coat, and they would not take a credit for the Kohl’s cash. I mean come on! They could have just given me ten bucks and then put the Kohl’s cash through the machine on the 26th so it would even out and they would not have missing money in the reports. I was so mad! Another reason why I am mad that they do this is that it was my boyfriend’s money. What if we forgot to use the Kohl’s cash? Then he is out ten dollars! I think it is a terrible policy. They should give you all your money back and say your Kohl’s cash does not work anymore. They are basically making you spend those ten dollars at Kohl’s. And this is just not right. I am very upset. And I do not know if I will be shopping at Kohl’s ever again. Oh, and I came back in on the 26th to get my coat. And it was not on the same sale anymore. So I had to spend 94 dollars on the coat instead of the $73 I would have spent. I am not happy. What a rip-off.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2012
I made a purchase on 12-10-12 of $144.94 at the Kohl's Brookfield, WI location. The next day, which I was unaware of until now, Kohl's offered $10 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent. That would mean that I would have gotten $20 towards my purchase from now until January. I called the Brookfield location to see if they could give me the Kohl's cash, and they said they are redeeming them now, so I cannot get the cash now. I hate retail stores that do this. I deserve $20 in Kohl's cash. I wanted to go back today and charge more on my Kohl's charge, but I am so angry about this that I won't be doing so.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2012
Follow-up: Kohl's has changed their position on reporting me delinquent to the credit agencies. An executive has overturned the customer rep's decision. Kudos to Kohl’s!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2012
Each year my husband and I give our 3 employees Kohl's gift cards for the holidays. We also find these to be great gifts for our sons because everyone can get what they want and need. We are going to Kohl's tomorrow to get the cards but something told me to check my account. When I did, I found that what was owed was over what I knew I owed. I asked if they would give me a credit increase. They said they had a systemwide ban on increases to lines of credit and did not know when they would take the ban off.
Please note that I have been a very loyal customer since 2008 when they first came to my area. I have never missed a payment and usually pay well above the minimum. I decided to look into the matter further and signed up to access my account online. I found that they had charged me a late fee in November and in July even though I had paid the bill on time. I called again, got routed to India, which did not go over well with me, and finally got someone in the US. He told me that while I may have paid the bill on time, sometimes the dates of payment the bank states is not what they mean. Therefore the late payment was my fault for trusting my bank (my words not his but that is what he said in a little nicer way).
He agreed to remove the late fee for November but could only go back 2 1/2 months and July had to stand. He then asked me if I check my statement for late fees. I told him I didn't need to, I paid my bill on time. Honestly, after reading the reviews online, and knowing what I know about their customer service. I will get the gift cards as planned and then phase out my Kohl's card. I don't deal with incompetence or dishonesty very well.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2012
I also have been dissatisfied with Kohl’s online ordering. I placed my order on November 26th and by December 2nd, an email notified me that my order was shipped and would arrive December 10th. It is now December 19th and my order was somehow undeliverable at my house and then sent back to the company! I had no word about this until I called Kohl’s to ask about the situation. I will no longer be ordering from Kohls.com to avoid this mess in the future.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2012
I placed my order with Kohl's on November 26th and it is now December 18th, and I do not have my order. It says that it was supposed to arrive from December 7th-10th. What a joke! I hope that the company changes their customer service and "estimates shipping dates" after seeing so many complaints by other customers as well. It is shameful that a brick and mortar store can be so helpful, but their online store and service is a disgrace. I will never order from Kohl's online again, and it has highly spoiled my view of Kohl's in general.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2012
I placed a large order with Kohls.com on November 23rd (Black Friday). In that order was several Christmas presents and my husband's birthday present. I received an email notification on December 2nd that the order was ready to be shipped. That notification included a UPS tracking number. My Kohl's account was charged for the order total on December 2 also. It is December 18th, and I have never received my order. I called Kohl's on December 12th and was told that they would have to create a Mis-Ship ticket and I would be credited my money in 10-14 business days.
So long story short, I have been charged for the items, I have never received any of them, the tracking status on UPS has never changed, and my husband is out of luck on his birthday present. His birthday was 12/11. I am super unhappy with Kohls.com. I have found out during all this that Kohls.com is not the same entity as your local Kohl's store. Customer service has been dismal. I will never order from Kohls.com again, and I am concerned that I will be forced to pay for an order that I never received.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2012
I placed an order with Kohl's on November 24th and still have not received and it is now December 14th. The order I placed was for my son's birthday that is on Dec. 21st and I am so disappointed that Kohl's could mess up so badly and treat their customers so poorly.
I was tracking the package and it went from New Jersey to Brooklyn back to New Jersey and then on to OH. I was confused because the package was in Brooklyn and I didn't receive a missed package slip. I called Customer Service and they had no clue and it took the entire day of calling the FedEx, post office and then Kohl's and I was told the package was going back to Kohl's because they had the wrong zip code. I asked for the order to be replaced and was told that would only happen when they receive the package back. I then asked to speak to a manager and was put on an indefinite hold. I hung up and called back to speak to someone else, to be told I was misinformed and that she would replace the order and I should receive a confirmation email in 24 hours.
Well, 4 days later and there was no confirmation. I decided to do an email to the corporate office while I was on the indefinite hold and today I received a response. The response turned into a 7-hour nightmare. First, I was told I would receive a 15% discount for my troubles to replace the order. I responded that I had a 20% discount, $30 Kohl's Cash and the item was on sale. The response was that they would give me another 5% discount to make it 20% but I would lose my $30 Kohl's Cash and the sale on the products.
To make matters worse, I have to wait until they refund my order before I could even begin to place a new order and I lose my $30 Kohl's Cash. This is totally ridiculous that I even have to go though this. The order should have been replaced and I should not have to tell my son that because Kohl's messed up my order, he does not have a birthday and Christmas gift. This is not what you call customer service and I will not be ordering again from Kohl's, not to mention I'm cutting up their card. I have been a loyal customer for a decade.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2012
In September, I signed up for paperless billing. Somehow Kohl's got the wrong email address. But the address was invalid and would have returned back to them when they sent me the bills. Since I never got any paperless bills, I made no payments. They notified me after 90 days, by snail mail, that I was delinquent and had reported that to the credit agencies. I have used the card for 10 years and have never been late. When a rep admitted it was their mistake, they still refused to send a correction to the credit agency. Not only that but even after I paid the bill in full over the phone, more late fees and charges showed up on my account the next week. When I talked to a supervisor, she said there was no record of my dispute. I will never shop at Kohl's again.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2012
I ordered 3 items. Two of the three came separately in the mail. The third never showed. I kept checking online tracking and the product got packed, but never left Kohl's. I called every other day for ten days and was told that it would show up by the tenth day. It never did. I called Customer Service and would have to wait 14 days for a case to resolve, then they could place the order again. I wanted to just cancel so I could purchase elsewhere. I needed the item and could not wait another week for it to come in. They said it would take 30 days to refund my money. I will never purchase from Kohl's again.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2012
I am so annoyed at Kohl's right now that I am looking for places to vent my feelings. I really feel that Kohl’s was overwhelmed and under-prepared for its Black Friday sales event. A long time ago, I had stopped shopping Kohl’s online because of the length of time for shipping. I do the majority of my shopping online and I was used to speedier shipping. Over the past year or two, Kohl’s shipping has improved greatly so I began online shopping again at Kohl’s. However, this past Black Friday shopping experience will likely make me think twice before I ever again Black Friday shop at Kohl’s.
It took 10 days before my Black Friday and also Cyber Monday orders were packaged and ready to leave the Kohl’s warehouse. 10 days? That is unacceptable. And then to make matters worse, these orders have been broken into multiple packages. By the time I get some of my items, it could be 19 days. Again, this is unacceptable in today’s day of online shopping. Sure, I could go into the store, but I am saving Kohl's a lot of money by sitting at my computer and shopping online rather than mucking up their stores and taking space. Kohl's should be shipping everything for free and shipping fast!
My advice to Kohl’s is that if it is going to promote a huge sale, be prepared and don’t make customers wait 19 days for their packages. Seven days is long enough from hitting the send button to receiving at the door. 10 days to get the packages ready tells me Kohl's was not ready at all.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
I called the Oxmoor location in Louisville, KY to inquire about a Christmas tree being in stock. I was put on hold for over 45 minutes and when I called back, they stated they were busy and then put me on hold for another 30 minutes before I hung up. I am an extremely loyal Kohl's customer that spends hundreds of dollars in your store and expects better customer service! I plan on cancelling my Kohl's charge and taking my business elsewhere! Horrible customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2012
I paid $502 cash to pay off my account at a register. I did not keep the receipt, my error. I did not get another statement, which I didn't expect to. I got a phone call that payment was late the next month. Apparently, the cash payment was missing; I never got a phone call back with the review or if there were security tapes at the store. Don't pay in cash! It's sad that employees can steal and we have no recourse. Always keep your receipt!
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2012
On two separate incidents, I received a Kohl's Cash award, each one was an earned $20 to spend it on Kohl's online, kiosk or in their physical store. Both times my purchases were refused online, with a message stating that the coupons had expired. They had not. Both were well within the expiration limit dates. Trying to resolve this matter with these characters is like trying to talk to mud. My impression is that Kohl's tried to scam me by invalidating the coupons to get me to pay full and regular price. I'll not be shopping there again with these fraudsters and will pay my bill, then be done with them for good. Consumers beware!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2012
I have had a Kohl's Credit Card for more than 10 years. I do not use it very often and when I do, I always pay the balance off in full every month. Earlier this year I went online to switch my billing address and when I got in there, I somehow inadvertently turned on Electronic statements only (no paper statements). Now, I know it was accidental because I have a personal policy: the only time I will agree to electronic statements only (no paper) is when I have set up an automatic payment plan that automatically pays the balance due every month. The reason I do this is simple, if I miss an electronic invoice, I do not want to risk a late payment. I have had this policy since the dawn of Internet billing and it has served me well, so well, in fact, that in my 30 years of credit history I have never been delinquent on any payment - ever.
Well, good for me, but then along comes Kohl's to ruin it all. Since I inadvertently made the switch to electronic billing only, I guess I didn't pay too much attention to the electronic invoice when it came along, if I even ever saw it, because I "knew" that I would get a paper invoice and would add it in to my bill paying system then. Well, I never got that paper invoice, but I did get sent to a debt collection agency when my bill was 31 days old (15 days past due). I was shocked to get this call because I hadn't received a bill (as I always had for the previous 10 years) and so I apologized for the misunderstanding, explained what I thought must have happened, made sure I was getting paper invoices again and paid the total, plus late fees, immediately over the phone. I actually felt bad about it.
Then a few months later I got my annual credit report. Well, I didn't feel bad anymore. Those ** put a "delinquent" mark on my credit! This decreased my credit rating by many points, making me ineligible for the best finance rates and hurting my ability to refinance my home, and this garbage will stay on my record for seven years! Seven years! All this just because I mistakenly signed up for something I had no intention of signing up for! I think their website was probably confusing and somehow led me down the primrose path & tricked me into it! I am flaming mad! I tried to call Customer Service to find out if there was anyone who could help me out by reversing this horrible situation, and I was told matter-of-factly that since my payment was late, there would be no reversal.
Tough ** for me. Did I say I'm foot-stomping, fist-pounding mad? This company should be shut down by the Better Business Bureau. I hope they go out of business and all of their executives end up in jail.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2012
In July of 2012, I had a Kohl's representative contact me about a late payment on a credit card. The payment was for $80. In talking with the representative, I explained that I have not received bills from Kohl's for months. The representative reviewed my account and stated that yes, my bills had been returned since October of 2011. She also pointed out that I had overpaid my last bill by $30 in March and when I made my charge in May that they were about to mail my credit. I explained to her I was not sure what was happening with my bill, but the credit was there because I was guessing how much I owed because I never got a bill. Since I was a fairly frequent Kohl's customer, I was not concerned with the credit.
In May, I made a purchase that left me owing $80. Well, I forgot about this purchase and again, I never received a Kohl's bill. I did get a call in July stating that my payment was late. As I already explained, the representative noted that the bills were being returned. I explained that I have not moved in years and this has not been a problem until the past few months. Kohl's agreed to back out the penalty charges and I mailed a check to cover the $80 owed. I also checked with the post office to see if any change of address notices were executed against my address. The post office verified that no change of address notices were executed against my address for past two years that they reviewed.
In October, I learned that Kohl's reported a late payment to the credit bureau. I called customer service and we went over everything again and the agent agreed this was a Kohl's issue and would send the information for review by the credit department. I recently received a letter stating that the late payment on my credit report would stand. I'm personally blown away by this. In my 30 years of credit history, I've never had a late payment. As a side note, Capital One recently sent me an email with special offers to help me with my recent move. I didn't know anything about a recent move so I contacted their fraud department. They said the email was legitimate but would not explain why my address appeared to have changed. I know Capital One is Kohl's financial backer. It all just has me wondering. Anyway, I'll be closing all credit accounts associated with Capital One. I can't risk further damage to my credit. That would be my Capital One credit card, Kohl's card, and Best Buy card.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2012
I try to keep my Kohl's credit card with a low balance or paid up. I had it paid off for months. I went into Kohl's for a specific purchase and found it and they had a great special, plus a percentage off. So, I decided to use my Kohl's credit card. When I didn't get a statement month after month, I thought maybe I had used my check card, which I do often or pay it off right away. Then last week, I got a message that I need to call Kohl's about my credit card. So, I did. They tell me I haven't paid it for 3 months and now it was almost up to $150 when the original purchase was less than $50.
I asked what address they were sending it to (as I was still getting the percentage off coupons and fliers, but not my bill). They said my husband's address (he and I have been separated over 9 months and his name isn't even on it! Also, he never told me that he had gotten some of my mail), and I said that wasn't right. They said they'd take all the late charges and finance charges off. I went to use it at another Kohl's store and pay it in full like I usually do and use my 30% coupon off.
First, the card wouldn't go through as he said it was "frozen" from non-payment and then he wouldn't give me the 30% off because I didn't use my Kohl's charge! I haven't even gotten the corrected statement! I called to get this straightened out and the lady said "Well it isn't our fault." Well it sure isn't mine; I didn't change the address on it! They said sometimes the post office does that automatically when there is one person from a household that has an address change! I asked why I was getting the rap when I had nothing to do with it and had no control over it?! She couldn't answer that for me. I told her I would pay the $44 off and never charge or shop there again! They sure don't value their customers or the good honest ones anyway!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2012
I am not angry but I am disappointed that Kohl's would close my account which I had since 2008. I was given the excuse that in May 2012, I missed a payment when I was in the hospital at the time and I did let Kohl's Customer Service know. My payments are $25 and I just paid $200. I was told by Customer Service that it would not do any good to speak with someone else about it. If I had known that this is how you treat your good customers, I would never have shopped in your stores. I will make sure that family and friends are aware.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2012
I used to be a loyal Kohl's shopper. However, after my last experience with my Kohls.com order - I probably will never spend another dime again. I received a shipment of two left shoes. Those particular shoes are not available any longer, nor can Kohl's guarantee they will ever be available. They refuse to correct their screw up by crediting me the full price of these shoes (I paid a sale price) so I can go buy the same pair at one of their competitors. They are completely unconcerned that one of their moron employees can't tell right from left and I got the shaft. In the store, the employees are forced to check for one left and one right shoe, before continuing the checkout process. Maybe they should teach their shipping department to do the same.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2012
My wedding was 06/28/2012. I had previously submitted many, many items to my Kohl's Wedding Wishes registry and did receive most of those items before my wedding date. I signed up for the registry with the knowledge that Kohl's would send me a reward certificate in the amount of 10% of the total of the items purchased off my registry. In the description of the reward, Kohl's indicates that they will email the reward to the recipient approximately 90 days after the wedding date. To date, I have not yet received my reward, which to my calculation should be approximately the maximum reward amount of $200.00.
This is very disappointing. I have called and emailed Kohl's customer service numerous times. The only thing the agent on the phone has provided is that the rebate will be mailed again. They cannot verify when the rebate was or should have been mailed. The agent on email simply states that I should call customer service. I have gone "round and round" without any answer and still have not had the reward emailed. Who can I speak with to get this resolved? No one has obliged my request to speak with the department supervisor or overseeing manager.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2012
I signed up for a credit card in July. I gave them my current address that I have lived at for 7 years. They somehow came up with an address from 7 years ago from a house that I rented for 2 months before purchasing my current home. I had moved across country, so I wanted to know the area better before buying. I lived at the rental home for 2 months and only remembered the street name, not the number or zip. After 2 months of not receiving either card or statement, I called several times before I finally asked them if they were sending it to the correct address.
I have gone by this house several times since moving - it is now occupied by at least 15 people and looks to be a drug house. And Kohl’s is sending credit cards with my name on it there! This has been 4 months now. I just got the credit card last week and still have not gotten a statement. They were going to charge me late fees today again! I am so angry that Kohl’s has compromised my credit this way and I, as of today, paid and canceled this account. I plan to tell this story all over the internet. People need to know what could happen to them with this incompetent company.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2012
My wife tried to pay her bill online, which we had no problems with. We even got to the confirmation page where the payment was submitted. Two months later, she gets a bill with a late fee saying that she never paid it. The payment never cleared her bank account but it's still $25 fee she shouldn't have to pay and $4.20 in interest giving her an unjust and unnecessary extra $29.20 she now owes. Why didn't it work?
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2012
In reviewing my statements because my amount due seemed not to change at all even though I have not used by card in over 9 months, I realized that I've been paying for account guard/credit insurance which apparently is something that I had to have signed up for. It will take them weeks to review and see what they can do about the same. Most importantly, they now say that they don't have copies of my statements for past years, i.e, 2009-2010 (I'm sure I've been paying for this service for years and if not, why the last year?).
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2012
I went in to pay my Kohl's charge on the due date 7th of the month. In the store when I asked what my minimum payment was, the salesperson stated that they can't see that info. So I made the minimum payment I had been making - $25. A few days later, Kohl's started calling me stating that I had a payment of $44 due now and that I was past due. When I called to talk to customer service, she explained to me that the payment should have been $37, not $25 and that I was charged a late fee. So I made the $44 payment on the phone. She said that this would make the account in good standing and that my payment of $25 is due on the next month on the 7th. And next time, I could have used the customer service phone in the store to see what the payment amount is for my bill.
It would have been helpful if the salesperson at the store would have told me this. I then asked the person on the line to change my due date from the 7th to the 18th. She stated that this was put in but it might take a few months to go in. So I need to make the payment on the 7th until I see it changed on my statement. Today is the 6th of the next month. The $25 payment is due tomorrow. I wanted to check on the amount due, so the recording stated that $44 is due on the 7th. I called customer service. The person stated that yes, the payment of $44 is due on the 7th tomorrow. When I asked about the payment I just made of $44, she then stated, "Oh the payment is not due until the next month on the 7th and that no payment is due this month."
I then asked about the due date change, then she stated, "Oh the payment is due on the 18th of the next month." What the hell? They can't even get it straight. What a bunch of crap. I will be paying and closing this account ASAP. And to get online to see your account is a whole other bunch of crap. It is the worst ever. It never accepts your password, makes you create a new one every time and then it won't work. That's why I go into the store now.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2012
I went to make an online payment for my charge account. I input the information and got an error message that the payment did not go through. I signed out and in again, and was then successful in making the payment. I received only one confirmation email for one payment. A few days later, I looked on my bank account and both payments went through. When I called, I was told that there is nothing that they can do once the payments go through. Seriously? They can't credit my account for the incorrect 2nd payment? I will never pay Kohl's online again. I suggest that if you get a payment error, you print the screen in case this happens to you. The customer service person was insincerely apologetic and indifferent. Not a big Kohl's fan after this experience.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2012
Yahoo! I just checked my account online and problem is finally resolved! It never had to be this complicated! All Kohl' fees have also been reversed. Lesson is do not try to pay two different accounts with one check, no matter how well documented!
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2012
This is in regard to my post on August 18th (payment mailed by check). On the 13th, my daughter contacted a gentleman at Kohl's and they supposedly worked things out. She gave him all the information and he said that he would transfer the money out of the credit on her account into my account and also make amends for the charges that I incur for "late payment". I have been checking my account online and there has been no change. Immediately, I checked before writing this second review and there’s still no change in my account. And yet at the bottom of my first review, it is indicated in green that it has been "resolved." There’s no explanation. I guess that means I need to follow up again tomorrow with a phone call.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2012
On August 15, 2012, I went to Kohl's store #650 at Virginia Beach Boulevard and experienced a horrible customer service. I needed to return some items I bought with Kohl's Merchandise Return Credit (KMRC) and some money using my credit card. The clerk ** scanned the items and said that the money I paid with credit card will be back to my credit card, and the money paid with KMRC will be back as corporate refunds - I wonder why. I have returned several times but the clerk gave me KMRC right away, not corporate refunds. I have discovered that she clicked "return without receipt" on her screen that's why the return will be corporate refunds. I told her not to touch anything and scan again. After that, she called someone to help her because I know what she did. Another clerk came, simply scanned the item, and gave me KMRC.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2012
Payment mailed by cheque - hassle! I enclosed a Bank of America check for my daughter's account (as she does not have a US banking account), $42.97; and my account, $65.20, for a total of $108.17 (US dollars). The check was cashed by Kohl's and posted to my Bank of America account July 6/12. I clearly showed how much was to go to my account and how much to her account, with the account numbers. I enclosed her bill, as I couldn't get into mine online, but knew the amount. Today, I received an email stating that I am overdue... on my account. They have probably put all of it into her account, but right now, I cannot check with her as she is working. Now, I am told that I have to get her to call Kohl's and check her balance and give them my account number to give them her permission to put the balance into there. Then told that I have to, keep checking my account online to be sure it went in... Just watch... although they have the money, I bet they charged me late charges! I have no idea how I could have made the payment any clearer! Why can I pay phone bills and other bills in Canada with one cheque for dual accounts, but not for Kohl's? Just one more thing to keep an eye on - that seemed so easy at the time. I’m frustrated!

Reviewed Aug. 7, 2012
On July, 28, 2012, I purchased 3 tops with a handbag, also an iron. The total came to $106.72 with $10 plus 20% off which then came to $82.52. The $10 was a birthday card from Kohl's. The problem was I returned my handbag and a defective iron. It took 90 mins to cool down and I did not like the handbag so I returned them both. When I returned them, the total Kohl's gave me back was $66.15. To break it down, the return amount is $34.80 - Trans. Disc $3.30 and $6.31 for the Handbag, and for the defective Iron, Return Amount is $49.99 Trans Disc $4.72 and $9.05 of which the subtotal was $61.41. Tax of $4.74 made it a total of $66.15. The amount that should have been given back to me should have been $73.07++. Kohl's also double stickers their sales items. We have a shirt that was priced at $5.99 and marked up to $6.99.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2012
I was given a $25.00 late fee on my last bill and it was paid hesitantly. I had moved and did a change of address. My mail has been screwed up for two months it goes back and forth from my old post office to new one. So, by the time I get my bills, they are already late. I wanted to pay my bill today in my Kohl’s store and I was told that I cannot pay with my debit card. Well, I have no checks. They told me to go online and pay and all I get is contact phone numbers. When I call, I get a recording that the lines are too full and to go online! Please, I love your store, but I will stop going tomorrow if I am constantly given a runaround. None of us can afford $25.00 fees; that is like robbery. Any answer would be greatly appreciated.
Reviewed July 30, 2012
I wanted to make a credit card purchase of approximately $50.00 on July 28th, 2012 at Kohl's located at 28 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, NY 11753. The cashier requested my ID and when I refused to show it, she asked ** (the front end manager). He denied my request and stated that I need to show it. The cashier then contacted the store manager who restated the policy. When I insisted that I would not like to show my ID, I was left at the register by myself. The cashier clocked out and no managers were there or were willing to discuss it. I do not understand why I had to be inconvenienced for well over 30 minutes for a simple transaction when others were not in fact required to show their ID in order to complete their purchases.
Reviewed July 21, 2012
I have never been so frustrated as I am with trying to access my Kohl's credit card account. Over and over, I get the same response - wrong password or wrong name. I have changed everything, answered the security questions correctly, and still no luck. I don't want to drive to a store to pay my bill. I would like to pay online. What an unprofessional site. Horrible.
Reviewed July 19, 2012
I have been a Kohl’s card holder for years. On 7/16, I requested a payment come out of my checking account on 7/19. When I checked my bank statement, I had a $35 overdraft fee. I noticed that my Kohl’s payment came out on 7/16, not 7/19. I called Kohl’s and talked to Emily, a customer service representative. She was very unhelpful so I asked to speak to a supervisor. After a long wait, I talked to Sam, a supervisor. I gave her my confirmation number and she said that if I had called to make the payment instead of doing it online, she could reverse the charge which would credit my bank account $35. However, since I made the payment online, this could not be fixed. I asked her to mail, email or fax me a copy of the payment information showing it coming out on the 16th and she said she didn’t have those capabilities. I told her I was very unhappy and disappointed and she said she was sorry. I told her I’d like to close my account and she quickly did that. As we were getting off the phone, she asked if there was anything else she could do for me. I asked her to credit me $35 and of course, she couldn’t. I will no longer shop at Kohl’s and told her I would share this information with my friends and family.
Reviewed July 9, 2012
I am 65 years old, retired with a nice pension, social security and savings. I have zero debt and have a perfect July, 2012 credit report as well as every single year before that. With that being said, I was in my local Kohl's one day last week looking at one item I was considering to purchase. Incidentally, this was only my second time in the store since it opened years ago because I think it is way overpriced, second rate, and confusing to find anything or anybody to help you. Nonetheless, I dropped in there last week and decided to buy a pair of shorts that were okay and were "on sale" at twice the price they should have been. The woman at the checkout register informed me that if I opened up a charge, I could get an additional 20% off. So I said sure, with no intentions of ever using it again of course. Anyway, the request for credit comes back "refused" with no reason and that I would be getting a letter from them explaining why, which I received today with the reason “bad credit and inability to pay”!
Of course I was initially shocked, then amused and then it dawned on me that the real reason, actually, was that my credit was too good and they would never make any money on me because I always pay all my bills in full every month and on time! Kohl's is unscrupulous and preys on people with low income who have to pay what little they can afford every month, and that's one of the ways they make money. Of course, I never ever set foot into a Kohl's again because of this and I will tell everybody what happened and word of mouth goes a long way.
Reviewed July 7, 2012
The sarcastic cashier, obviously, was very unable to handle a few simple and legitimate complaints. I spent like $368 in Kohl’s on Sunday using a 30% off coupon and getting $30 in Kohl's cash. I needed to return 2 items that totaled about $45, but I was purchasing $65 more stuff (like 4 days later when the KC was valid). So, mysteriously my $30 KC turned into only $20. One of the items I was purchasing rang up $12 higher than the sign from the rack. The cashier decided I needed a lesson on how to read the signs in Kohl's that I had to "match up the full price to the sale price,” yadda, yadda. Oh, like I'd never been in Kohl's and didn't know that! They never acknowledged or made any overtures that the stupid signage was wrong! So, I went back to check the signage because the manager didn't offer to come to the register and go check for us to settle the dispute and I left my $30 - I mean $20 - KC coupon with my merchandise at the register. When I decided to pay for the merchandise minus the mispriced/marked item, the cashier gave me the total. I said, “Okay, where is my $30 - sorry, I mean $20 - since I returned some stuff from a $368 purchase. Discount for the KC?”
The cashier said, “What KC? You didn't give me any KC!” I said I most certainly did. I reminded her of our entire conversation verbatim and when she finally felt stupid enough to believe me (I know, I know, I'm only a customer who doesn't understand how to read Kohl's price signs), she reached in her drawer and pulled out a stack of about 40 KC coupons and picked up one and said to me, “Is this it?” I'm like, really, you want me to identify my coupon from the 42 coupons there in your hand? Oh, my God, I am through with Kohl’s. Then, she said I walk away and try to stay cool today. For an old woman, she was a real piece of work.
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