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Payless ShoeSource has offered footwear and accessories since 1956. It provides a range of shoes for men, women and children, along with handbags and socks.

Pros
  • Affordable prices for shoes
  • Wide variety of styles available
  • Positive in-store staff interactions
Cons
  • Inconsistent return policies
  • Order fulfillment issues

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    I have been attempting to reach a satisfactory resolution with Payless Customer Service for days and days. It has been going on for weeks without a resolution because a different person emails me each time and you obviously don't know what I have already been offered!! Does anyone actually read the emails??? I had been dealing lastly with Tiffani ** Why isn't she writing? Shall I post again on twitter or the Payless complaint site? To date, I have received generic "form" letters from: Violeta **, Kelvin, Tiffani **, Jean **, Marsha.

    The only difference between the letters is that Tiffani ** offered me one amount while others offered a different amount. Who is in charge? Why doesnt a supervisor email me? Besides the difficulty with the Queen and Airport Store, Brampton, ON, Canada (Bobby) Payless Customer Service is non-existent!! Is it any wonder that the company declared bankruptcy in April and is currently closing stores and trying to restructure?! The CEO is W. Paul Jones and his email is W.PaulJones@paylessshoesource.com.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed June 8, 2017

    I walked to the counter with 2 pr of shoes. There was no one at the counter. I started looking up and down the aisles. My mom saw someone and asked if we could get some help. The young lady looked so mean and started walking towards us very slow. It was 3:00 on June 7th at Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin. After I paid for the shoes, my mother said that young lady had an attitude. I hope they have a way to provide a survey.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2017

    I have never had a problem with a Payless Shoe Store. In fact, every pair that I tried on and purchased really were the most comfortable I ever had because of their foam cushions, and it's the only thing I can afford anyway. The staff and cashiers were nice, but I did feel for one Mexican woman who claimed she touched earrings and put them back then was accused of stealing. Looks can be deceiving because she had more than enough money on her.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    I place an order on PAYLESS.COM online through PAYPAL and the payment authorization goes through but on the Payless Website, I get an error message telling me that the order didn't go through AND I have to call their call customer service. When I call the customer service the representative is an absolute moron and she tells me I need to call PayPal. Also, I try to cancel the order and she tells me that the order is sealed and she can't alter anything. This makes absolutely NO SENSE. I placed the order on 6/4/17. The amount was $32.87.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    I received a $25 Payless Gift Card from my daughter on my birthday last January. In March I went to my local Payless store to purchase some shoes using the gift card. At checkout, I was told the card had already been used. This was impossible because the card had never left my house till I tried to use it. The cashier called their customer support for me. The person at customer support took all my information and informed me I would be contacted after they reviewed the situation. I still have not received a reply and my calls to their customer support is transferred from one department to another, and another, and another and so on till I get so annoyed I hang up in defeat. I believe because of their bankruptcy they are stonewalling so they won't have to honor their Gift Cards purchased in good faith.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    I've been working at Payless (Store #3557) in the Morgantown Mall for a year. Our store is currently closing and I quit today due to our crooked manager, Britney **. She has only been at Payless for a few months. My manager schedules herself with one to two other associates and me by myself. I was selling $2,000 worth of shoes a night and she would work me by myself. There have been customers complaining that she's outside smoking, leaving the store unattended. I also work at the store next door to Payless and I saw Britney park her car at the back door one night this past week and carry bags of shoes out to her car. She was working by herself and policy states another associate has to check her out and ring her up. No one else was there. I'm complaining because Britney is supposed to be transferred to the Bridgeport store and I want to forewarn the company of her wrongdoing.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2017

    I shop at the Bristol CT location and I'm always pleased with the customer service! The girls that work there are always helpful and someone says hi when I walk into the store. My only issue is with Payless as a company. I feel as though they need to catch up to other retailers! I tried going on Payless.com to order a pair of sneakers to pick up in store and I couldn't! Other retailers' websites I'm able to order online to pick up in store the SAME DAY! I believe these other stores are just pulling from their own inventory to complete my order and I can pick my items up later that day! It's 2017 and almost everyone likes to shop online as oppose to going into the store only to find they don't have the item they're looking for!

    If I can see that you carry the items I want in store and I can order them online to reserve those items, it's so much more convenient from a customer's standpoint! Most people like that they can just swing by later that SAME DAY to pick up the items that they already paid for! So I guess in the end, I don't have any issues with the store itself and the employees, I have a problem with not being able to do what I stated above! Get with the program, times are changing and customers are getting harder to please. You need to give people more options! Most of the world do their shopping online and if you added that feature to your website, I'm sure you'd get more business and wouldn't have to start closing some of your stores!

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    Reviewed May 15, 2017

    One of the worst companies I have ever dealt with. Darn near impossible to return items if you purchased on the internet through PayPal. If you don't want to pay the shipping back you have to return to a store. Then you're given a credit that you have to then call the company to hopefully get it placed back into your PayPal account. Will never use this company. What a hassle just to return an item.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2017

    I'm very upset. Never in my life have I been treated like this in 42 years of my life and the embarrassment that it caused me. The lady worker stated I was gonna steal earrings after I placed the earring back and didn't buy them. The earrings never left my hand. I never placed them any place on me so I don't know why she accused me of gonna steal them. I responded back, “Excuse me. What did you just say?” She then told me to "Get the hell out the store right now and don't come back.” I said, “For what? Are you kidding me? I wasn't gonna steal nothing.” She still was yelling, “Now. Leave right now.” I was in shock. I'm still in shock to why this lady would accused me of stealing and why she would even speak to me like that.

    I was only in the store for about ten minutes before being accused and thrown out. I wanted to buy these baby shoes for my grand baby. I took a pic of the shoes and the earrings to show my daughter but my daughter said yes to the shoes, no to the earrings and that's when all this happen. When I placed the earrings back on shelf the lady stated with attitude, “O let me guess you’re not buying the earrings.” And I stated, “No. My daughter doesn't want them.” I didn't get the chance to say, “But I want the baby shoes and I'm gonna look at few more things,” because the store had sale buy one get one half off. I didn't get to finish up with what I was saying. She was talking over me and started with all her nasty remarks to me. Like I said I never been so upset and embarrassed.

    I did call in to their customer service last night when it happen but the lady acted like, “No big deal. I will pass it on to the manager there.” I stated, “I believe she might be a manager due to I find it very hard to believe a employee would speak to a customer like that.” And she responded, “Well I still have to send to manager. Have a good night,” and hung up and that was it. I'm still very upset. This never should of happen. I didn't deserve to be treated like this and I know it had to do something with me being Mexican and the way I was dressed and none of that should matter. None of it. And I'm so sick of people thinking they can treat people like that.

    When I walked in the store that lady had a high pitch “Hello. Welcome to Payless.” And as soon as she came upfront and see me her whole attitude changed toward me. I TRIED not to think that but I should of went with what I felt and left but I didn't and look how this lady treated me and did to me. It's not right at all. For the record I had two hundred bucks on me and also a text message from my husband telling me he put more money in my account for me to buy anything I wanted, so I never needed to steal no fake earrings and the way I was dressed was relaxed clothes.

    I'm not a bum off the street. I have a degree and I know I make more than that lady. I'm a surgical tech and none of that should matter but all that lady seen was a poor Mexican woman trying to steal earrings which again the earrings never left my hands, so that lady had no right to do that to me and even if I was a Mexican bum who was homeless I'm still a human. An American human that should be treated fair and I pray something is done about this so she don't keep mistreating people and learn to treat everyone equal not base off their race. She also needs to be retrained on how to handle someone stealing and how to detect if someone stealing and what to do, so she not accusing customers who haven't done anything wrong to make sure this never happens again. Thank you very much for your time.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 26, 2017

    Went to the Payless on Broadway and Berwyn. The manager was really rude. I needed help getting my grandma in the door because she had a wheelchair. I ASKED FOR HER HELP and she stated that was not her job. She showed us to our size. I was looking at other shoes and she said "Why are you looking over there? Your size is over here," and rolled her eyes. She stated that she was the manager and had been here for years so she know what's she's doing. I see why Payless is going out of business because of managers like her.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 7, 2017

    I ordered online and was sent the wrong size. When I called to have the problem corrected there was no "Oh, we're sorry, let us fix that for you". Instead the customer service woman acted like it was my fault for having the wrong size foot. She didn't offer to send me a postage paid return sticker or ship out the correct size immediately. Instead I had to pay to have the wrong sized shoes returned and place a new order for the correct size. Not only would this have tied up my money a second time, I had no faith that they wouldn't send the wrong size again, since we were basically starting the purchasing process over. I can't remember if there was a restocking fee. This was my first, AND LAST EVER experience purchasing from Payless online.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017

    I was very disappointed with the manager at the Owensboro KY Payless. There really were 3 associates working, 2 ladies and a nice young man. The man immediately came to me, asked if he could help - he was very kind. As I continued to shop, I heard the manager having a conversation with him that should have been behind closed doors. She spoke of his "slacking" even though he was the only one working when I arrived. She spoke about other behavior concerns she had with him and told him she was a blunt person and that is just how she is. He looked terrified. I should not have been exposed to his counseling and he shouldn't have been humiliated like that. She needs to be held accountable for HER poor leadership.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017

    I was excited when I first walked into Payless because it was a brand new store opened up down the street from me and the first thing I saw was a beautiful black and white bestanne satchel... I decided to wait until after Christmas (because that was the time) for it might be on sale... Sure enough I go back December 28 to final purchase it. It happened to be the only one not on sale, which didn't bother me so much because I was getting it anyway, and since I am of status, due to being first nations, I was saving a little money that way, and I could also use my SPC for an addition of 10%. Well, once I go up to the cashier and show her my card, she told me I couldn't use it because there was no more paper for me to fill out, and I therefore wasn't able to use my status card... which I have the right to do!

    So she sensed my frustration and called her manager but instead of being concerned with my situation, she told her manager to get her a coffee then turned to a co worker and asked her if she wanted anything!!! I don't know about you, but this is bad customer service... from the get-go! After that she offered to give me a 10% discount with SPC, which I was already going to get anyways, being an SPC member... so really it did me no satisfaction. Not wanting to cause a scene with people around iI simply and maturely accepted the offer and left, with the intention of returning because I still wasn't happy about not getting tax exempt.

    The following day (December 29) I returned with my mother for some help, and walked up to the same lady. From the start she gave us attitude because she remembered who I was from the previous day and started to argue, saying that she offered me a SPC discount which was more of a discount than the tax exemption I should be happy with that... And then tried to tell me that I wasn't eligible for both, because I wasn't an SPC member; well I took out my card and she had nothing to say after that. And once my mother got talking, she magical had the papers for me to sign and was very much silently giving attitude by rolling her eyes and sighing... I got my 15.99 back... BUT, this is THE LAST time I will go to Payless... I was not impressed with the girls working there and not impressed with how this situation was handled. I expected better customer service from a place that sells good products.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016

    I went to purchase a gift card. I swiped my card and the clerk went to swipe the gift card. It took my card, but would not take gift card. It froze the computer, or at least that is what the clerk thought. She called tech support. They could not figure it out but said my card had not gone through, so they could shut down the computer and restart. They did this. After waiting for it to reload, they started the process again. My card was swiped, then they tried to swipe gift card. Again it froze. Called tech support and they passed clerk on to someone new. This person told them how to enter the gift card and this time it worked. So after 25 minutes, I had my gift card.

    Three days later I looked at my account and found I had been charged twice. I called the store and the asst manager told me to bring the receipt and a copy of my account info showing the charges and they would credit me. So 3 days later we made another trip (1 1/2 hour drive) and went to the store. This time I see the manager. The clerk I had had was there also. They acknowledged that it was their error, but after calling someone, told me they could not do anything to help me. I was to go to my bank and have them contest the charge. If it is their error, they should make it right. I am not a happy customer.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2016

    Get it right! When someone places an order, MAKE SURE that their name is spelled CORRECTLY by reiterating how it is spelled. Don't just assume that you know how to spell their name. It just might put a delay on the consumer getting their paid for item!!! And we don't want that!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2016

    I had a black-tie event to go to so I went online and found a beautiful pair of black suede Comfort Plus pumps. They had a sale going on where I could get another for half, so ordered the black and a navy blue suede. I shopped until I dropped to find that perfect "black dress" to go with my perfect black suede shoes. But in a few days I got a notice my order was canceled. When I called Customer Service they said, "No, there are 20 pair in your size, I will reinstate the order." Every truck that stopped near my house I looked to see if my shoes were coming. A few days later I received the navy suede, but the next day I got another email that said "Your order has been canceled AGAIN!" (which was the black suede) I called them and AGAIN they said they have 16 of them left. I called two stores in two cities w/in 40 mins of me and it said they have 20 online available.

    So I called to speak to a manager and he told me that the "online" operators only have 3 warehouses to get their items from" and the 16 left must be in stores and they aren't going to call two thousand stores to find out where they are!!! I have purchased the Comfort Plus pumps in EVERY color that Payless offers which means I'm a GREAT customer, however this manager told me that he can't do anything about it... and too bad. So there are 16 customers going to get the shoes I can't get (even tho they are out there in Payless fairy land).

    The ad for these shoes is still popping up on computers where you can order the black suede which means it's a HOOK AND BAIT fake advertisement for you to buy more of their items like car dealers do!! I am so upset! My "perfect look" for the event was ruined and the customer service manager was uncaring, condescending and harsh... He just didn't care. I even asked said to him "so, that's that???" and he didn't answer... I said, "No consolation prize for my time, effort, disappointment?"... and he just didn't say anything but "Have a good day," and hung up. Payless...you should be ashamed!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2016

    I am writing this because of the horrible experience I encountered with the employees and manager of Payless Shoes. I bought shoes from Payless at Portage Mall in Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada but they were biting my feet so I have to replace them. I took the shoes to the Payless Mall in Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (At different location) for return. One of the employees there was nice and she took the shoes back and helped me in finding the another pair of shoes.

    I bought a second pair of shoes from there and went back. Just after 5 minutes of my purchase I started experiencing the same trouble. The shoes started biting my feet again and I went straight back to the shop to return them. To my surprise, there were still 5 minutes to close and as soon as I was about to enter the shop another employer pointed her hand to my face and said me to leave as she said she can't entertain me because the tills were closed whereas the the door of the shop was still open. I asked her that why she hasn't closed the door if you have shut down the tills. She had no answer for that and said me to leave. I said her that I can barely walk with the shoes and I need the replacement but she didn't listen. She was rude and mannerless employer that I had encountered in my life.

    Next day I went back to return back the shoes and explained the manager the entire situation. She listened to me as I am dumb and that nothing matters to her. This whole incident is of the Payless shop in the Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Initially I thought to just let it go but my husband forced me to write the review to let them know how rude and mannerless employees they are hiring. I am attaching the picture of blisters that I got due to shoe biting and also the receipts of my return. I encourage people not to buy shoes from here and have told my friends and colleagues too.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2016

    I had lost a coupon for a $10 off of a $30 purchase so I called to the company directly to the store and it was to them what it happen but let them know that I still have the receipt proving that I had made a purchase during the timeline when they are having a promotion. The girl that I spoke to said that would be fine and to come in with receipt they give me the $10 off my $30 purchase. So I get there and apparently it was a different girl than the one I spoke to over the phone. I went ahead and got the item that I wanted to purchase and went to the register. I explain to the girl at the register what had happened when you called earlier. She said she refused to honor the coupon that the girl said she would do and then she looked at me and said "are you going to purchase this item or not". Before I even had anything to say back to her she told me that she was needing me to get out of the way so she could help the other people on line.

    I then walked out of the store and decided I would come back to at least get her name. So I called back for a manager. I would know who she was when I walked back into the store. The customer behind me had asked what was going on and the girl to register said that I was a desperate woman trying to get $10 off of a purchase. As I stood there they didn't know that I was there waiting and she said that I was an irate customer which I never said one thing to her and then she continued to say that I must be pretty sad to have to try and get a coupon just to get a pair of shoes. The fact is that I do use coupons quite a bit and I actually don't purchase items at their stores simply due to the fact that I don't like the policy of the items, that they only carried a certain style boot which my son liked. I will never go to the store again. They should be sued for how they treat people.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2016

    The manager at Payless ShoeSource at 13440 Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434 wrongfully accused my husband on 6/18/2016 for stealing. My husband went to the store to buy a gift for my niece, he sends me a picture of the bracelets, I do not liked the bracelets. He places the bracelets back and leaves the store. He then goes to a supermarket and makes purchase. When he is going to the car at the parking lot, he is handcuffed. The NYPD lets him leave because they SIMPLY DID NOT find anything on him because he simply did not steal anything. We want to know the name of the manager and placer a lawsuit against Payless.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 13, 2016

    When I arrived to the store it was very quiet. I noticed that there were only two people working. As I was looking through the shoes I couldn't find the exact color. So when I tried to get one of the two sales associates and it seemed like she ran away from me while pulling out her phone into the little room where there are extra shoes in the back and she did it numerous times. She must be new because I come there all the time but I haven't been since April but the other sales associate was a guy and he was very helpful.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2016

    Whenever I go visit the mall, I always drop by the Payless shoe store. They always have some promotion going on and I have lots of shoes to choose from (different brands ranging from casual, formal, sports shoes). I also like that they arrange the shoes according to sizes so you can readily try the shoes on. I like standing in the aisle looking around and seeing all those shoes around me, lol. The only reason I gave four stars and not five is that one pair of shoes I bought there was very low quality. I only got to use it about five times. A friend also had a similar experience. But anyway, I believe that if you would carefully choose the brand, since there are a lot to choose from, you can always get a good deal with Payless. And you can never go wrong because there are lots of promotions so that you can PayLess.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2016

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A WEBSITE IF THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK OUT ONLINE IF YOU DONT HAVE A US ISSUED CARD/US PAYPAL? It seems as though the payless.com website caters only for US residents. Not sure if the hundreds of Payless stores are not enough but what about the rest of the world who shop online because there is no Payless location nearby? I honestly DO NOT get the point of payless.com. For sub-par quality footwear you really expect customers to go through the process of creating a US Paypal account/issuing a new credit card just to be able to check out. What a JOKE. The logistics of the site is beyond archaic. Not to mention customer service reps who I'm certain are "SO SORRY for the inconvenience."

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    Reviewed May 22, 2016

    The last time I purchased some shoes from Payless Shoe Store, they had a buy one get the other pair at 50% off promotion. It was at the Lucky Chinatown Mall in Manila and me and my friends took this opportunity to do a haul given that the quality of their shoes were fair enough for their price. We managed to cop out 10 pairs of shoes that day.

    However, we were greeted with a very long queue at the cashier. We didn't mind it at first since it was the sale season and there were too many people in the mall that day, but 30 mins later, it turns out that their POS/register was not working. They cannot accept card payments and they could only issue manual, hand-written receipts. Then there was only one cashier at the counter which further delay everything. We spent almost an hour and a half just waiting for our turn at the counter and making our payments. I hope they'd readied themselves better especially on sale seasons where everyone is at the mall looking for really good bargains. Other than that, we still think they have fairly good products at a cheaper cost.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2016

    I bought a pair of sandals over ONE week ago and I was told that they would arrive within 5-7 business days. It's been almost TWO weeks and I need those sandals for my Mother's Day gift. WHAT THE HELL PAYLESS? Corporate stop sitting on your fat ** full of our cash and start doing your job! From a VERY unhappy customer who will NEVER come back and order from your company EVER AGAIN. Thanks to you guys. My mother will not receive her Mother's Day present! HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY!

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    Reviewed March 24, 2016

    October 2015 when walking in a wedge by Mandalay Bay Club the bottom part of the shoe totally fell at the construction of the shoe with only glue which dried out leaving a heavy weighted base separating from the sole which resulted in me breaking my right foot resulting in permanent foot pain. I stand for a living, owning my own business. The pain is getting progressively worse as the years go on. If they are constructed properly for the weight of the sole another means of attachment should be considered like stitching or even staples. When glue is the only connection keeping the sole connected to the heel deterioration must be kept in consideration. When constructing these shoes weight and balance also must be considered. I would have never purchased the shoes if I knew that glue was the only means of the connection to the heavy weighted sole.

    I am now contacting an attorney because of loss of wages and loss of time at my business and for the excruciating pain. I am in trying to raise two children and deal with this aching bone in my foot from the cheaply made shoe that they neglected to put Quality Construction into considering the weight of the shoe was ridiculously heavy. This was only a one and a half inch heel. A wedge style. This is separated while walking resulting in me collapsing and hitting my head and breaking my foot. I have tried to notify Payless Shoes regarding this issue without any kind of response. I also tried to contact Mandalay Bay Club who constructed the poorly made shoe to inform them about other incidents that may occur after the glue has dried out and for them to consider a different way of construction for the shoe because of the ridiculous weight of the heel. Please contact me regarding this issue. My information is provided in the beginning of this review.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2016

    I bought a bag which was half off plus a 15% off discount on March 5. The total was $26.19. I checked my bank account and realized I was charged twice, adding up to $52.38. I contacted the customer service by e-mail, still no reply. I am also setting up a dispute because my order was suddenly cancelled and there was no email to notify me that they cancelled it. If I cancel my order, will I receive my full money back?

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    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2016

    I ordered three pair of shoes online. I received one pair delivered by UPS. I contacted UPS and told them I only received the one box and entered a request for an investigation. Then I started calling Payless -- and calling, and calling. To date, 2 months later, can't resolve the problem and no one is willing to help. I am out $55.00 and still calling!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2016

    Purchased 3 pairs of shoes. Each 1 had sale slips on box. When got to register did not come up on sale. Associate said she DID have authority to give discount, but wouldn't. She said call corp and report her manager for not giving her enough time to pull slips off box. Called Corp, NO HELP!!! This was a price difference of $27.00. Corp then said for me to go back to store and ask (beg) for the correct sale price. Hmmm let's see, on phone for 20 min, then want me to travel to the store where they said they wouldn't in first place give me sales price??? I work 50 hours, raise 2 kids and want me to go back to point A. Corp said THEN if they don't give sale price call and they will do a 3 way conference call. Who runs this corp, kids??

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2015

    I ordered two pairs of shoes online for my daughter as a Christmas present. When I ordered these items the website stated that if you ordered by the specified date and time, your order would be shipped in time for Christmas, and that had me sold. A day or so later I receive a email that only part of my order has shipped. I wasn't too worried about it at first. The website stated that sometimes items will ship separately. I received another notification that the same item will arrive by 12/23/15, and that the other pair of shoes have shipped and I'll receive them 12/26/15 (yes the day after Christmas). This is where my blood starts to boil. It's now the end of the day (around 8:00 pm 12/23/15) and still no package. I check the tracking and it says "no estimated arrival, delivery date unknown".

    I called Customer Service bright and early the next morning to see what is going on. She states that they got backed up w/ orders for the holiday season and that's why orders are taking a while to ship. I can understand that, but when you state that I am able to receive a order before Christmas if I order before a specified date and time, then as a company you need to honor that, or compensate me somehow. This is your error, not mine. She said she couldn't do anything and told me the "good news" is one of the items was rushed and I'll receive it by today, but there is still a wait on the other shoes and her system doesn't tell her when those shoes will arrive. I asked to speak w/ a supervisor and when she put me on hold we conveniently disconnected.

    I would've called back but had to go to work, but they'll receive another call from me when I get off, and any other day until I'm satisfied. I wouldn't have cared so much if this wasn't a Christmas gift. I'm just really disappointed and upset. I wish I would've read all these reviews prior to ordering online. Hopefully, I'll have shoes at my home once I get off work. I'll leave an update once all is said and done. Merry Christmas everyone.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2015

    I placed an order online for 4 pairs of shoes for my daughter (for Christmas) and, according to my email, the products were shipped on Dec. 8th. On Dec.18th, I still had not received my order. I made several attempts to call customer service and was unsuccessful. The last time I called I waited @ 45 minutes before my call was answered. The representative looked up my order and discovered that the order was never shipped out and/or was lost. I received an apology with an offer to resubmit the order or refund my money. The problem... all the shoes were not available anymore, so I requested a refund. I told the representative that this was the first time shopping online with Payless Shoes and it will be my last.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2015

    I recently found the exact shoe I was looking for and went to order online. It appeared my credit card was not working so after a few tries, I called my credit card company to see what was wrong. My credit card company stated that the transaction had come off my card 4 times; even though Payless website stated otherwise. I then contacted Payless to sort this out. I was never put through to a representative and on hold each time for over 20 minutes with ** barely audible music.

    I had emailed customer service expressing my irritation. Her reply showed that she either had the education of a 12 year old or that she clearly did not read my email. Instead of explaining why the error happened she told me Payless does not accept Canadian credit cards and then thanked me for considering Payless and that I would have to go through my bank to deal with the transaction. Idiot, I thought. I reminded her that this was not my bank's issue and that Payless had made the error. I explained that the money HAD IN FACT come off my credit card and that I had mentioned that in my previous email. And now I wait. Worst customer service ever as clearly the staff is not well trained to read or handle customer issues; no one answers the phones; and their website gives false information such as stating your payment has not gone through when in fact it has. Do not order from this company. It will only cause you more issues.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2015

    Had ordered 2 pairs from Payless.com on Nov 15, 2015. Till date, there is no update on my order. Every time I contact customer service, I do not get a proper response. They just beat around the bush. Highly unacceptable. Wasted my time and effort in ordering. On top of that, wasted valuable time to get an update on the order. Neither of them is fruitful. This is not what I expected!! Never ever will buy again from them!! Also, will never ever recommend to anyone!

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    I placed an online order 4 days ago... it has not shipped nor will they respond to my emails regarding the order. After reading all of the bad reviews on this company I fear I'll never see my shoes... wish I had read the reviews before I ordered.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2015

    I paid for overnight shipping and it's still being processed. I've read all the reviews and this seems to be a common problem. Wtf is going on? I needed these items immediately. I paid 20$. I have somewhere to be this weekend. This is crazy!

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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2015

    I placed my order on 10/20/15 & paid $11.95 for 2-day expedited shipping. The order didn't arrive until 10/28/15. When I called their customer service number, I was told that shipping charges are non-refundable. Shame on Payless for charging for upgraded shipping, not delivering as promised, & then refusing to correct the situation.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2015

    I bought a pair of shoes online and paid with PayPal. The shoes did not fit, so I took them back to the store. The first Payless would not take them back. So I went to another store and she said they do NOT give refunds if you pay with PayPal and they have to be sent back to the company. So therefore I would be out the $5.95 to ship the first time and $5.95 to ship back. The second store gave me a store credit (which I will not use) and then proceeded to tell me she would refund part of my sales tax to make me feel better. Their return policy is awful and their customer service at both stores was awful.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2015

    I have shopped primarily at Payless Shoes for the last 35 years. I have managed to find some really high end, good quality shoes. However, I recently purchased a pair of tennis shoes there, Champion, which are just garbage. I mentioned that I had worn their brand before and noticed that most all of the tennis shoes were this brand. Salesperson stated, "We have sold mainly Champion ever since I have worked here." I hate that patronizing comment. As I stated, I purchased most all my shoes for 35 years at Payless Shoes. Never had I seen primarily Champion brand. After making the comment she turned and walked out of the store.

    Suffice to say, I probably won't be shopping there at all anymore, since Champion is definitely NOT a quality shoe and a major WASTE of my money. The salesperson seemed to be a manager as she spouted off some directions to someone at the register on her way out. The worst customer service I have ever received at Payless Shoes as well.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2015

    Okay so I ordered a pair of special occasion shoes for my daughter for homecoming. It was over a week and the order was still "being processed". I had called payless customer service a few days before and was told it could take up to 7 days. I asked them if I could return the shoes to the store if they do not get here and was told I would only receive a gift card because I payed through Paypal. I paid through Paypal to protect my information but it still came out of my checking. She also told me I could not cancel my order even though it was still being processed.

    So I waited until the 7 "business days" were up and finally got someone on the phone again. She said some of the orders were delayed but I got no real explanation for that but asked me if I wanted her to cancel the order and I replied "yes please" because at that time I had already purchased a different pair of shoes for my daughter. As of right now the order has not been cancelled and is still "being processed" which means my funds are still tied up as well. This is my first and last time dealing with Payless.com.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2015

    I ordered two pairs of shoes on 10/5 then paid for the two day shipping. I was expecting the pair no later than 10/8. On 10/9, I called in to 877-474-6379 and the woman relayed to me this information: That both pairs of shoes I wanted could not be found in the factory, and that they had to then go store to store looking for a pair in my sizes, and color preferences.

    When I was told this information, I was obviously upset. No one had notified me about any sort of delay in shipping. She said that although it would take about a week for my sandals to get here, the shoes were already shipped, and would be arriving the next day which was Saturday, or at the very least Monday. It is now Wednesday; nothing was delivered, and no updating notification has been sent to me. The woman, who I now really wish I got the name of, then told me that I would be reimbursed for the two day shipping, and that a gift card would be sent for my trouble. I considered the matter closed. I knew that the sandals might be about a week, but eagerly anticipated the arrival of my shoes.

    Today, 10/14, there are still no shoes. I called in to the same number, and I believe I talked to Gabby. (Customer Service Rep wasn't speaking clearly.) Now, I'm going to assume that my phone accidentally disconnected us, because basically telling someone tough luck, and then hanging up on them is incredibly unprofessional. (It was more of a, "We are waiting on the shoes to be made in the factories and shipped to us, so when we know something we'll let you know.) and then we were disconnected.

    To sum today's interaction up, the woman I spoke with today told me that neither pair could be found, and that they needed to be made in the factory. She had no idea when they would be made, much less sent to me before we were disconnected. That time frame is beyond unacceptable. Nothing on the website suggested to me that this would happen, and that no one would update me at any stage of this entire mess unless I actively bother them for information. I wasn't mad before, I was upset. Now I'm pissed. Like I told the first woman. Payless, the company, normally provides a wonderful product at incredible prices, so it's not like I'm planning to take my business anywhere else, but to receive little to no consideration after having been wronged 4 times in one purchase?

    So to recap: This company... Did not making the agreed upon expedited delivery date. They did not promptly inform me there was an issue with my delivery. They lied to me and said the shoes (not my sandals) were days away, and to expect them Saturday or Monday. Then after failing to make the delivery again, I was told that I was again lied to, and that my shoes haven't even been put together in the factory as of today 10/14/15. 9 days after ordering, and I had to pursue the information myself. I wasn't updated at any stage of this fiasco.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2015

    I placed an order with Payless Shoes online on Friday 10/9. I needed the items by the following Friday 10/16 so I paid an extra fee for expedited shipping. I got a confirmation email stating I would receive another email when the items ship. Now I shop online often & while processing to ship turnover time varies, it normally happens in about 1 business day. I noticed on Sunday I still had not receive an email with shipping details so I gave customer service a call. The rep then informed me that my order was placed too late Friday evening to be processed and that Payless does not process orders over the weekend (So you can place an order and they will gladly take your money any day of the week but the processing center only operates on weekdays). RIDICULOUS. So the order would be processed and shipped by the end of the day Monday.

    I still felt confident my items would arrive on time with the 2-day shipping I had paid for but Monday night I checked my order status on the website and it still read "Being Processed". Again I called customer service. This time I was told the items had been packaged and labeled but had not been picked up by the shipping company and because of this they still had no tracking information. I even requested a supervisor who also attempted to reassure me my item was just waiting to ship. "It's in the last step of processing" she claimed.

    Today is Wednesday 10/14. My order status is still "Being Processed". No shipping confirmation has been emailed. Once again I called customer service and finally this rep explains that Payless is undergoing a "system change" of some kind and that thousands of orders have somehow fallen through the cracks and he can't explain what stage of the process my order may be in. I am livid because I requested to cancel the order and I was told it's too far in processing to cancel (how could that be) if technically it has not been processed. I have been in store Payless customer for many years but this online experience will be my last with the chain. Waiting on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2015

    I gave Payless Shoe Source my email address at the register for promos, while I was shopping for the school year. When I no longer needed them, I tried to unsubscribe multiple times over the course of a week. The emails keep coming, so I wrote to their customer service department. Customer service responded by stating, I had been unsubscribed. The next morning, I got more spam from them. There is absolutely no way to stop these emails, and it is infuriating.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2015

    While placing online order, no clue if ordering was successful. There is no email communication with order summary. When I called Customer service, order is placed and you should receive by this weekend. If not, call us back. When I call back, some warehouse changes are causing delays, order should be shipped tomorrow and you should receive in another week. No estimated delivery dates on their website. I would not buy from them anymore.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2015

    Their website is clearly broken. I've tried 3 different credit card which I know ALL are valid and also a Paypal account and it keeps giving me an error message that my cards are all invalid. The order didn't go through but money was removed from my account. I contacted them and they basically refused to believe it was their fault and instead told me its security measures and my credit card must be invalid even though I used the same credit card in their store earlier the same day. They just lost all my business!!

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    Reviewed June 29, 2015

    I am from Egypt and I was trying to order some things from Payless shoes' website. At first I tried to pay with an Egyptian credit card. The website told us to try again so we tried a total of 3 times. After 5 mins, we got a text message saying that the money was taken from the credit card 3 times!! (remember that the website told us to try again). So we called the store and they have a recorded message to all the people having problems with credit card. They said that you have to buy from an American credit card (they never said that or wrote it on the website before!!). We asked why was the money taken from the credit card if the credit card didn't work in the first place. They told us that the money is taken and then they see if the credit card works or not then they either send the order or send the money back (which is a stupid thing) within 5 working days (we haven't got the money yet and it's been 2 weeks!!!).

    Then we tried an American credit card. We did the same thing again and the money was taken when the website told us to try again. We called them and they told us that "you are ordering from an international country." We told them "Yes, but with an American credit card!" They told us "No, you have to be in America" (which they also never said anything about it). After this not working out, I tried to call a store and hold the items and my friend would go and pick it up. I literally told her the whole name of my sandals with their code and price and still she held the wrong ones!! After all this I ordered it from an American credit card which is in America and luckily it worked. If I didn't need those sandals so much, I wouldn't have made all this effort or dealt with Payless in the first place. Extremely bad experience with Payless!!

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    Reviewed June 11, 2015

    I ordered over a week ago at Payless.com and when I called was on hold 45 minutes and was told they were shipping the next day. When I went online the next day my order showed not shipped so I called again and was on hold for 55 minutes this time and when the person came on the phone and said my order was being cancelled because no inventory. But when you go on their site they are still selling them and taking your money. When I asked why she was very RUDE and said it's not her problem. I told her I was going to complain and she told me to do what I had to do... I would never order from them again. There is too many companies who would love someone's business. Payless shoes needs to get a clue on the business world. So if you're smart you wouldn't order from them.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2015

    This older lady in Payless was getting mad because we were sitting on the benches and we were in the little kids section. And we were looking at little kid things and so the consequence was she kicked us and told us to get out if we weren't buying anything which isn't the store policy. When we didn't really do anything bad the store number is 2364 in Pocatello Idaho. She was incredibly rude and incredibly unprofessional and they will lose a lot of business that way. We buy shoes there all the time but if she is gonna be unprofessional like that we won't buy shoes from there anymore.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2015

    Do not ever work or shop at Payless ShoeSource in any of the 5 Corpus Christi, TX locations. I've work at 3 out of 5 of those stores and have only been with Payless 6 months and I can run the store just like an assistant manager (opening-closing) and I'm only getting paid what a regular associate gets paid. My manager ** runs two Payless stores (Airline and Spid off Greenwood) and only has one assistant manager ( ** ) so while she's worried about her audit at Airline this past month I was stuck running the Greenwood store by myself cause she needed help from ** and had her at Airline. This lasted almost 3 weeks and I was the one doing everything and all that I ever got was that everything wasn't good enough and I got in trouble for little things that don't matter (ex. Not having stickers in numerical order in the backroom).

    I did not get a "thank you" or an "I appreciate you taking care of the store for me" or a "good job" or anything! Long story short… She ( ** ) changes people's time sheets and she'll add in a 1 hr break for people when they really didn't take one. (Which should be considered illegal and I have a witness). She has her "favorite" ** that she goes out places with and helps her find apartments and etc. ** can do whatever she wants cause her and ** are BFF's.

    We have daily goals that must be met with sales and upt's and both ** will cover up the censors that count the people coming into the store so they can look good and at the end of the day have a higher conversion. Which is not fair because she is not the only manager I've ever had and we actually had to work hard to make our numbers.

    ** is NOT A GOOD MANAGER at all. She will completely mess up schedules and have people at wrong stores and she SHOULD NOT even be manager because recently she got arrested for DUI and has to go to court and everything for it.. Like really Payless? You want someone like this to be representing your company?

    She cannot spell to save her life and she takes credit for everything the employees do. And on top of it all, I don't know why this chick is even a manager. She is horrible at customer service and is super awkward with customers when she's trying to explain promos. It sounds like she reading off of a paper with no expression, all mono-tone and robotic like, and she doesn't even offer socks or jewelry. She's even said it herself that she isn't a sales person and that I'm so good at sales. Like why are you working for Payless if you can't sale? That's what they (area leader; ** and district leader; ** ) are always pushing for.

    It is honestly disgusting to me that she's running two stores cause I know both the stores could be run so much better. I've even brought up a couple of complaints to ** the area leader and she kind of blew me off. I now no longer work for payless as of 3 days ago. And I'm so happy.. I don't ever want to go back and be subject to this ridiculously cheap and poorly ran company. Take your money and job interest elsewhere.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2015

    On April 19th, I visited one of your store in 12637 FM 1960 RD W Houston, Texas 77065-4003 and the cashier who was in charge at around 12.30 misbehaved with me because I used coupon for one pair of shoes and I told them that the price they charged for the second one was more than the price that is written on the price tag. The cashier yelled at me and my kids. I request you to please take an action.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2015

    Alarming comment made by what I assumed was the manager. I'm 7 months pregnant, not to mention I also have a 7 year old, and was trying on heels for Easter. When this associate approached me and questioned me about why I want heels when I'm pregnant. Not that I need to explain myself to her, but I was polite and replied that I want to wear them for Easter. She said "well, don't wear them too much cause it'll cause your baby's umbilical to wrap around his neck." She walked away. Excuse me, but that's a horrible thing to say to someone, and it's incorrect. My ob-gyn, who is more qualified than the clerk, informed that it's an old wives tale. I was offended by her comment and felt it was way out of line. Another thing, shouldn't she strive to make a sale, rather than suggest not to purchase something based off of her incorrect opinion. I won't ever go back to that store, White Marsh Mall in White Marsh Maryland.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2015

    I went into the Payless Store in Miramar, FL 160th ave at 1:20pm on Monday, Feb 16. It seems there was only one associate working. I wanted to see if there was anything I liked so I can exchange my shoes instead of returning them so I stuck around and tried on a few pairs of shoes. I had no luck so I proceeded to the cashier and a middle-aged man "helped" me. When he saw that I was returning the shoes, his complete attitude changed from when I first walked in. He was "nice" at first and offered help to me. Then, he did a complete 360 when I didn't buy anything. When I gave him my receipts (one from online order, and another from in-store purchase), he roughly snatched them off my hand and muttered what I made out to be "tronco" in a cursing manner. I imagine it was some kind of curse word in Spanish. I ignored it.

    He proceeded to check the shoes, and asked for my MasterCard. I handed it to him, and told me that he had refunded me $63 to my card. That would have been perfect... If it wasn't for the fact that I used two different cards to purchase the two pairs of shoes I was returning. I told him that I used two cards, and he said that on the online order form I brought, it said I paid with a credit card, which I agreed. However, I actually used a Discovery card instead. He said that there was nothing he could do because he already refunded all $63 to the MasterCard.

    Not only was he rude when I didn't make a purchase, he also neglected to check which method I paid with and how. The online order form clearly said I paid $42 with a Discovery card! I'm going to have to check back on my MasterCard to see if the refund went through because he basically refunded money that I never spent back to the card that I didn't use. What kind of associate gets openly upset about a customer making a return? Super unprofessional!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015

    I picked up shoes and brought it to the payment counter for payment. They charged me a different price that was not as per the tag price. The staff was very rude and told me if I want to buy I need to pay the price mentioned. I left the store. Disgusting behavior. I would never go back to this place again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2015

    I ordered a $13 pair of shoes online, shipped to my house for an additional $6 shipping. Shoes were shipped quickly, but Payless shipped me the wrong size. I ordered a 7 and they sent me a 7.5. I called customer service and they said I have to pay out-of-pocket to ship the shoes back to them, replace my order, repay shipping, and then hope I get the correct size the second time. I asked why I should have to pay $18 worth of shipping to fix their mistake on a $13 pair of shoes. Customer service said my only other option is to drive to a store to return them, and then reorder and have them shipped to the store for free, and then return to the store to pick up.

    I question why Payless would inconvenience their customers to such an extent when it was their mistake that they shipped the wrong size shoes and refuse to correct the mistake. They offered nothing to fix the situation. Not even a prepaid return label. I had to drive to the store to return the shoes, and they refused to refund the shipping. So I'm being penalized $6 shipping for their error. Payless should offer a solution to fix their mistakes and hold accountability to make their orders correct. It can't be legal to force the customer to be out shipping charges for their erroneous order fulfillment, with no consequence to the business.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014

    12/29/2014 - I recently visited one of your store locations in Cary, NC in the shopping mall. Its address and phone number is: Cary towne Center 1105 Walnut Street Cary, NC 27511 (919)467-0145. I was there two weeks earlier, and purchased a pair of slippers with a yellow cardboard kind of sale price tag on it for $12.99. They were on sale from $19.99. They were a Christmas gift. After Christmas, when they were tried on, they were too big, so I brought them back to the same store, WITH THE YELLOW SALE PRICE TAG STILL ON THEM and they were still in the box, although I did not have my receipt. I was there on Friday, December 26, 2014 around 8 pm.

    Upon entering the store, a black girl came to the front to help me after calling out for someone to see me up front (I didn't want to walk the store with the box of slippers). I explained to her I'm in need of the next size smaller. She took my box of slippers, looked for a smaller size, handed them to me, and then tore my sale price sticker off the box and put them back on the shelf while I was looking at the smaller pair. I saw her do all of that.

    I decided to just take the store gift card that was offered because the smaller ones would be too small. I went up front and there was a white girl who waited on me. That same black girl who initially waited on me had left the store to purchase a skirt at the Gap and she was happy at the $34.00 sale she got for that skirt, down from $60.00. She came in and was showing the white girl her skirt, and the white girl stopped waiting on me and I stood there for a bit till she was done admiring her new skirt. It took twice as long and because she was more interested in the girl’s skirt overhearing my thoughts on the slippers.

    Because of her not focusing on me, she rung in a price of $9.99 (sic) and swiped the gift card for that price. I said, "No, I'm sorry but there was a $12.99 price tag that WAS on that box, and that girl ripped it off and I want the price that I paid for it...not what price it’s going for." The black girl said "there wasn't any price on that box." I said, "Oh yes there was and I watched you tear it off, and put the box back on the shelf" and then she began to mock me and said "oh, ya right, you saw me...ya you saw me....sure you saw me," etc. I said to her, "It doesn't matter how many times you say it, it doesn't make you right. You DID take it off, I DID watch you and you know that I paid $12.99 for the slippers and I want that money back in a gift card please." She said, "Well, I'll have to call corporate." I said, "No problem, I'll wait and I'd like to talk to them please."

    She then got on the phone, and said loudly, in front of other customers, "I have an irate customer here who’s yelling at us because she wants $12.99 for slippers but the price on them now is $9.99 (sic) and she won’t take that so what do you want me to do?" At that point, my blood started to boil. I thought to myself, “I have been very kind, tolerant of the two of them, and then to LIE about me saying I was "irate" was it.” I'm not an immature kid, I'm a grown woman, so, I kept my mouth shut, and apparently whoever was on the other end, must have said something derogatory towards me because she laughed and said "ya, no kidding" and then hung up with them, gave me the remaining money in cash (about $3.00) and I said "thank you" and turned to leave only to hear her say a swear at me, in front of your customers, which I will not repeat and the white girl laughed and said “Ya, no kidding.”

    I have never written a letter like this regarding someone’s terrible behavior but felt the need to do so now. I was belittled, humiliated and shamed in front of customers all because SHE took off my original price and put the box back on the shelf and then lied and said she didn't when I confronted her about it. I even said to her, "Then if you didn't take the price off it, where did it go?" She said it wasn't on it. I said to her, "I deliberately left it on the slipper box, because I couldn't find my receipt."

    Anyways, I can promise you this, I will NEVER, EVER return to that store, and I'm not even sure if I'll go back to another Pay Less shoe store again. I have never been so put down like I was there, that night. I'm sure you can watch it all on the camera if you have one there. It will prove my case. Maybe I should contact a lawyer. I don’t know yet. What I do know, is none of that should have ever happened. What you choose to do with this is up to you. I have owned my own business and know what customer service is, and your "corporate office" and those two "girls" have NO idea what it is. Signed, a customer no more. P.S. If an attorney feels I have a case, they can contact me if not, don’t bother and thanks.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014

    So once again order on Dec.5, 2014, 2 pairs of slippers and on the 19 they said call post office. Did that, they had no idea and called back and they say, "sorry we will refund you the money but they are no longer available." Of course I use a coupon for a good percentage off and now here it is, 2 day before Christmas and I'm out one gift for my niece. Never again, never again payless.com never.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014

    Ordered 3 pairs of slippers for close to $50 on their website. Paid with a Visa, got cancelled, then paid with Paypal, also got cancelled! What is their problem!? They don't ship to Portugal? Then they got one customer less and never again! I feel sorry while in USA I bought shoes from them, but now, never again! I hope PaylessShoeSource is BANKRUPT soon. And their owners get janitor jobs in public toilets, if they get any job at all...

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014

    I have order shoes from Payless in the past and have been pleased. I ordered 5 pairs of shoes from Payless. The shipment arrived promptly but did not contain a single pair of shoes I ordered. Instead, there were two random pairs of shoes in a random size. The receipt was for my order. My credit card had been charged. I have tried to email them three times, but they have never responded. I called twice and was unable to get through to a person. I am now disputing the charges through my credit card company and am very disturbed with the terrible customer service at Payless. I do not recommend ordering from them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014

    Waited three weeks, tried to get help from customer service number. Couldn't get through after a week of holding for hours. Finally found a corporate number 785-233-5171. They answered after about 10 minutes and looked up the order and said, "oh they were short shipped and they were not in stock." Don't waste time on the 877 number, go straight to corporate 785-233-5171.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    Everyone in store is amazing. But when it comes to calling customer service I waited on hold for over 30 min for someone to finally answer, and I kept getting different information from different people and attitudes from the supervisor. I wish your customer service center was more like your employees at the store. Never again will I go to Payless for this reason.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014

    I ordered a pair of sneakers for my husband to be shipped to my home. I receive an email saying the order was refused. The order NEVER CAME TO MY DOOR. I spoke with UPS and they said it was refused by USPS. It seems Payless ships UPS to the Post Office, NOT your home. The USPS is then supposed to deliver to your home. The problem is that PAYLESS does not inform the USPS that it is coming or pay any fee so the USPS does not accept and the package goes back and you receive an email that you refused it. NOT TRUE AT ALL. How incompetent is this process!!! Tried reaching customer service and they never answer nor do they answer emails. YOU ARE JUST OUT OF LUCK! WHAT KIND OF COMPANY IS THIS!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014

    I have never ordered from Payless before - but my little girl is crazy about Frozen and wanted these light up shoes that she had seen at preschool. I ordered these and some Frozen boots from Payless. My order shipped quickly - but when we opened the box, it was an entirely different order containing many pairs of shoes for another person, as well as a packing list for her order. When I called Customer Service, the lady was entirely rude and apathetic and told me I would have to bring the box to a physical store, and she "didn't know what would happen about the items I actually ordered". She said we could put a trace on the box. I said "What good does that do me because I ALREADY HAVE IT AND IT'S NOT MINE?" Totally inept.

    I sent an email the following day - at least 5 days ago and no response whatsoever. Then, I tried to call their hotline on a weeknight last week and I never got through - it was about 6:00 PM EST and I was holding for 15 minutes without anyone picking up. I guess I will have to call again when I have time to wait. Utterly ridiculous - could care less about customer satisfaction.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014

    This is the worst online experience I have ever had. Seriously!!! I ordered 5 pairs of shoes to which were all in stock. For no reason at all, they didn't ship one of the pair of shoes. No explanation, no nothing. I called last week to see what was going on with my order. No one answered my call. So I was thinking, well maybe it will be here this week because sometimes orders get backtracked. I went back onto my Payless account and they had changed my shipment order and order number and stated on there that it was partially shipped but doesn't say why they weren't sending the shoe I ordered. CONFUSION MUCH!!

    When I finally got hold of someone being on the phone 20 minutes for someone to answer, they stated that my money was refunded back to my account. Which it was. When I asked why my order was refunded, she couldn't tell me and said that there had been glitches in the systems and they periodically deny orders for no reason. Also stated that I should have received an email about my shipment which never happened. Then, suggested that I re-order the shoes I didn't get and that MAYBE(?) this time, I would get it. I laughed and said, "No, you are no longer getting my business."

    Why would I do business with someone that can't get their orders right and not contact the buyer?? Her reaction was as if she didn't care at all and had an attitude from the get-go. I'm only writing this review to warn others as to what might happen to them if they do business with them. THEY WON'T BE GETTING MINE, THAT'S FOR SURE!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014

    I have been ordering Payless shoes for about 2 years. While not the best quality, it's the best bang for buck shoe company there. Additionally with the coupons and discounted gift cards you can buy online makes it a great buy for anyone on a budget. The Dexter brand does have very comfortable shoes that has helped it quite a bit.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014

    I placed an order 13 days ago on Payless.com. I ordered a much needed pair of sneakers for my 2 year old, a pack of socks for 3 year old and a pair of the breast cancer socks for myself. Few days later, I got a notification from UPS that a package was heading my way. It said it was from Payless, so I went on to my account to see because well, I NEVER received a notification from them that my order even shipped. So I look at my account to see that it says my order "Partially shipped". The pack of socks and my breast cancer socks shipped, but not the most important item. So I contact Customer Service via the email address on their website to find out what's going on with the sneakers... days pass by...no response. No change on my account so I send out another email. 3 days later still no reply.

    So 13 days since my order was placed, I finally called Customer Service to find out where my son's sneakers are...and I'm told they are NOT sending them to me!! It would have been nice to know this 13 days ago when I placed the order. Instead of sitting around waiting for him to get new sneakers, I could've went out and got a pair already! I am beyond angry that first I had no confirmation of my order (partially) shipping, 2nd no response back from Customer Service for my inquiries. And thirdly for it not being brought to my attention that the sneakers I ordered for my son were not being shipped to me. This is poor business and extremely bad Customer Service. This was my first time placing an order via Payless.com and I can guarantee this was also my last. I don't even think I will be shopping in the store anymore. They need some better Customer Service first. Very dissatisfied customer.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014

    I have been shopping at Payless for years. I am satisfied with the product and have not received poor service at any of the stores. This complaint is specifically about Payless.com's "ship to store" option. This option is a convenient way to save on shipping costs, but both times I have used it, I failed to receive any sort of confirmation email telling me that my order has been placed, OR a shipping notification email telling me that my shoes have been shipped.

    Additionally, I never received a phone call from the destination store telling me that my order has arrived. I think Payless should firm up this communication process, because it's not really fun to just wonder where your order is when they have taken your money. I have had to call customer service both times to ascertain where exactly my shoes were, and they didn't even apologize or anything. I hope Payless can correct this issue in the future so I can continue to use this option for shipping my shoes.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014

    Ok so I ordered this similar pair in pink. I can't leave a review on their page, so I was searching for a place to write my review. This seems to be an appropriate titled forum as I am super PO. Anyhow, when I placed the order, the order said it was available. It took my credit card info. A few days later it emailed me saying that my order was cancelled without any explanation (most likely so they can provide me with some bs and force me to call them). I emailed them back several times to ask, but no response.

    I called them just now and the lady told me that it was probably because the item was discontinued. I asked why wasn't it updated on their system and she gave me a whole bs explanation how it doesn't update till at night (which was when I ordered it). Anyhow it's obviously not gone because i can still see it in that link but much more expensive than what I ordered because it was on sale ($9.00 + .30% so it was about 6.80ish with tax included after the discount instead of 22-ish$ right now).

    That's part of why I'm angry. The second part of it is that before I placed the order, I got an email with a coupon code for 30%, I entered it in but it didn't work, so I emailed them. They took a very long time to reply so I just placed my order and googled a different 30% code. But after I placed the order, they finally wrote back to me telling me that the code may exclude some items (which is not what their commercial says or the email that I forwarded to them in asking my question) or that I am not a member (I am as well), so obviously they didn't look into it and only gave me a general answer. I responded back -- no response. I'm done shopping with them. They used to be good and cheap when I was a kid, but obviously, the name is a lie along with their customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014

    I was in a Payless shoes store this morning (Oct. 11, 2014) in Littleton on the corner of University and County Line and the store cashier/associate was singling me out from all the other customers because I had 3 young children with me that I was trying to manage while buying shoes. She badgered me constantly asking me questions as if I was bothering her and she wanted to hurry me up so we would leave the store. When I finally spoke up to her telling her that I felt singled out (while I was in tears) she told me I needed to get my act together.

    My husband stood up at that point and tried to explain how hard it is to look for shoes while having 3 kids, and she said that she has 3 kids too and knows how to keep them behaved. My kids were with me trying on shoes and at one point they went in the back to use the restroom (which had been told to us in the past was OK to use). The associate was upset. They went back there to use the potty and scolded us saying it was a room only for employees. I have never been treated like that before, to be singled out and hounded by an employee was demeaning and not good customer service. Me and my family (and friends) will not be going back to that store ever again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2014

    I was in a Payless Shoe Store in Anderson, SC yesterday, Sept. 22, 2014, and found two pairs of worn shoes in boxes on the shelf. The shoes were open toe and back, they had very clear toe and foot prints on the insides and the outside bottoms were worn. It was obvious they were worn, returned, and put back on the shelf to be resold. I brought this to the attention of the employee/cashier; her response was I just work here as she put the shoes back on the shelf. They were dirty, worn and had clear distinct toe and foot prints on the insides. It was disgusting! Needless to say, I will never step foot in a Payless Shoe Store again!

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2014

    BOGO is a advertising acronym for "buy one get one".... period. Payless shoes blatant misrepresentation of the meaning is unethical. Further hiding the corrupted meaning in the disclaimer only seeks to protect them from charges of false advertising.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2014

    I purchased a pair of shoes yesterday (10/03/2014) for 24.99. Took them back today and got another pair that was 5.00 more. Well, Payless only gave me credit for 19.99 and I had to pay 10.00 more. Was told since I lost receipt, that was what I get. Wow, even Walmart give you your full store credit without a receipt. I will be telling my friends, family and church members to leave Payless alone!!!!! To me that was a ripoff and it sucks!!!

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    Reviewed July 29, 2014

    Found employee in the back room when I was ready to pay for the products I had selected. She then came out to ring up my purchases. There was a credit card slip that should have been in the cash register draw ( from a previous purchase/ previous customer ) that I pointed out to her so that she could secure it. She did not seem to care about securing the credit card slip. As I was writing my check to pay for my purchase, she began drumming her fingers on the register. I told her that it is rude to drum her fingers while a customer is writing a check. She then challenged me, "Why is it rude?" She was argumentative and belligerent in her manner.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2014

    Having worked in the customer service industry, I know when a customer is right, and I felt as my loyalty to Payless for many years was not appreciated at the Payless store inside the Brickyard, (chicago IL). I have been part of the rewards program for many years and have always received my coupon for my birthday month (which is in June). When I went to purchase my two pair of shoes, the associate did not want to honor my birthday coupon. I obviously am part of the rewards program since she was able to pull it up with my phone number & she could've easily asked for my I.D which would show my birthday.

    I am very dissatisfied with her lack of customer service and I felt as if she did not appreciate my business. She said there was just nothing she can do, when in fact, she could've honored the birthday coupon. I have also done that for customers in my previous employment's loyalty program, as long as I ran it by my manager. I am not sure if she was the manager or not, but if she was, she made a bad call. I hope this issue is addressed to this rude and inconsiderate associate. Hopefully another loyal customer does not have to go through this treatment when trying to redeem her birthday coupon. I truly feel that getting a coupon for your birthday makes the customer feel appreciated, and if that perk isn't even available to me by being part of the rewards program, then it makes me question why even be a part of it.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2014

    I visited your store located at MANAPORT PLAZA 8393 SUDLEY ROAD, MANASSAS, VA 20109-3508 on Friday April 11, 2014 at around 8:45PM. I had originally just signed up to your rewards program and bought a few pair of shoes about 2 weeks ago, in which I took a pair of shoes on a Size 6 instead of my actual size 6.5. I went in to your store #6043 without a receipt and without the box. Long shot, I figure I could do an even exchange or worst scenario was to take a loss and find a shoe that would properly fit me. Shoes were never worn nor where there any marks on the sole. As I walked and headed to the register I came across your employer **. I started to explain the situation and her first response was "We don't have that shoe."

    I was taken by surprise as I held the shoe on my hands and was also wearing the same shoe in a different color. I stated again that what she said is incorrect as I was wearing the same brand shoe and was holding a pair on my hands which I had clearly bought from Payless. She then proceeded to tell me that the shoe I wanted to exchange was from 2 years ago. To be fair I am not familiar with your stock inventory but was again taken by the response as I don't believe a shoe can be on a floor for over 2 years. At this point it was clear I was not getting anywhere with your store nor was I been given any help or options to my situation. I proceeded to ask what I could do since a size 6 is too small for me, ** said that she had run her inventory list and there was no 6.5. Which for someone who first told me the shoe did not exist then proceeded to say it was from 2 years ago was quick to do an inventory check while I still had the shoe on my hands.

    It was very clear she was giving me the low-end of her customer service and was preventing me from doing a fair exchange or any type of fair return. I asked if I could do an exchange for any other shoe as I can not wear a size 6, ** response was that she can give me the lowest price of the shoe as I don't have a receipt. I completely understood that BUT as I asked for what that price might be to see if it was even worth doing the return or maybe donated it to someone else, ** response was, "You want to do this or not? I can't tell you the price without doing a complete transaction," which is completely UNTRUE and anyone in any retail store can do a product search without compromising the buyer into a complete sale.

    Now, that was definitely the last straw I could take from such bad customer service and the lack of assistance. I was given such great reviews from others that I wanted to give your store a chance. I was very pleased with my first purchase and was gladly looking forward to coming back until this unfortunate event. It is sad that someone as ** can be running your store but lacks the most effective key of retail which is customer service. Truly disappointed.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2014

    Just half an hour back I went to return one pair of shoes and 3 pair of socks. All were like never worn (just tried) with receipt, and tags on items. Lady on the counter returned the shoes after depth and thorough examine (failed to convince me to buy in exchange) but bluntly said as per policy they don't return socks. Her behavior was also not friendly. She was behaving if I am begging for something. I called Payless online CC, on phone representative told me there is no such policy. Shop : **, Transaction by: **, Date 02/19/2014, Time 2:52:11pm.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2014

    I would like to inform you that on 17 Jan 2014, I bought 2 pair of shoes from Payless Tampines outlet via bill no **. On my way back home my 5 year old son was using the newly purchased shoe. He toppled thrice and the fourth time he felt down badly and injured his chin. Later I realiszd the new shoe is defective (may be manufacturing or design issue). The cause of his fall was truly for the shoe. It was confirmed by me and by fellow pedestrian and the polyclinic.

    18 Jan I went back to your Tampines branch to return the shoes and also spoke to the Mrs ** (shop rep). I also mentioned that I do not want refund and will either exchange or buy something equivalent to the bill amount. First she agreed but after I selected an exchange, she said that the shoe have usage mark, and for the same reason it cannot be returned. I explained to her and other shop reps. several times that this shoe was used only once from Tampines shop to the parking lot, even the price tag and seals are intact. The evidence of dust was minor. The reason of return was manufacture and/or design issue. The return was done before 24 hrs.

    I again explained that after such a fall and severe cut on the chin, I do not have any intention to use the shoe. But your shop representative refused to accept the return telling that there are some user mark and they can't resell the shoe. I objected and said that this shoe need to return to the manufacturer for the issue and should not be resold. Below are the pictures of the shoe and the issue is the back ankle strap is not adjustable and the strap is bigger than the shoe which do not hold the ankle resulting the shoe to come off the ankle. Your shop representative did not agree to this and insisted that they cannot resell the shoe. They showed me a new shoe stating the difference (like the print 10 on the shoe have evidence of use). This was totally not acceptable from such a shop in Tampines. Such unprofessional customer handling was my first experience.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2013

    Yesterday, 9/2/2013, I visited the Kings Plaza mall in Brooklyn, NY. I went to Payless to pick up a pair of Airwalk shoes that were sold out on the Payless website. I walked into the store and easily found the pair I wanted. Then I waited on a line with just one customer before me for 34 minutes because the cashier was arguing about a price with the customer. The customer finally left and then I proceeded to the counter. No manager came over the entire time I spent there. I handed the shoes to the cashier and she asked for my phone number for coupons. I told her I didn't want to register my number that my mother gets coupons already. She wouldn't proceed with my purchase without my phone number, email address, and zip code. I was very annoyed at this point. All I wanted to do was buy the pair of shoes!

    Finally I hand the cashier a Payless coupon for 15-20% off my purchase. The cashier refused to take the coupon. She said she never saw that one before and wouldn't even try to scan it or input it into the computer. I told her to call her manager and she said he wasn't in. I got so frustrated and fed up with the woman that I left the store without completing the purchase!! Terrible, terrible customer service and horrible cashier. The cashier had no social skills and was very arrogant. I am so disappointed. I will tell everyone I know of my experience at that store. I refuse to shop there again!

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    Reviewed June 5, 2013

    We, as naive Americans, bought a pair of dress flats for our 6-year-old granddaughter in the Jerusalem Payless Ramot Mall. After 2 wearings, the front tips already wore off. We attempted to return the shoes with our receipt within the 14-day period as required by law. The manager accused us of improper use of the shoes. We are talking about shoes marketed for small children. The box says "durable design". In America, we could get this at Walmart or similar stores, for under $10. In Israel, we paid over $30. No refund or accommodation was made. In fact, the manager literally threw us out of the store. Sakal who owns the franchise was unrepentant and reiterated that we were at fault.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2013

    On Thursday, January 31st, I walked into a Payless at 1133 W. Berwyn in Chicago. I was immediately greeted by a young sales representative. The young lady was very helpful and quite eager to assist me. At the checkout, I decided to compliment the store manager on the representative's service. I simply commented she has offered me everything in the store and she's doing a really good job. To my surprise, the manager responded, "I never said she wasn't doing a good job. I am training her" (with lots of colorful attitude). Wow, what a response!

    After exchanging words, I explained that I was simply giving a compliment. Whatever happened to listening to your customers? I myself work with the public and know that compliments are rare. I was so embarrassed that I decided to leave. I simply went down the street to Target and purchased two pairs of shoes. It seems like Payless needs customer service training for its managers. Too bad for Payless! Always remember that customer feedback is extremely important. In my eyes, it is the only way a company can continue to thrive.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2012

    Yesterday, 11-25-2012, I went to Payless shoe store in 1406 Kings Highway in Brooklyn, New York. I'm really frustrated with my shopping experience. The cashier girl named ** was really rude. She has to get fired because she wasn't helpful and she wasn't educated at all. I would like to let her manager know about it because when I asked her manager, she said he isn't working today! She really is discriminating customers by saying and separating them by their race, face and language. When I asked her size 7 in the women's shoes, she wasn't answering me. She asked me if I am Russian or ...? Why would you ask this to customer for if she speaks English?!

    Also, I told her to put one of the boots and hold for 5 minutes until I take a look for another shoes. She just threw it so hard on the register floor! She also stood on the register playing, talking on her mobile phone and used all the street language to the person she was talking on the phone! This is not normal! Can someone teach her about company policies and experience? Please, I'm really dissatisfied!

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012

    Today at 12:27:43, I went to shop at one of your stores at Santa Ana Downtown Plaza (407 E 1st St Ste 2A, Santa Ana CA 92701-5340, phone # (714) 543-0504). I bought a pair of shoes at $19.99, taxes were at $21.54. I paid with a $100 bill and my change was supposed to be $78.46. I did not count my change, just grabbed it, and put it in my pocket, but when I got home and counted my change, it was $10 short. I called the store and the guy who took care of me when I was there told me that he was very sure that he handed me the correct change which is not true. Additional info receipt number **, date 11/20/12, transaction by: **, time 12:27:43. Money does not matter, but you guys need to take care of that employee. How many customers with no knowledge on how to submit a complaint have been shortchanged by him?

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2012

    On Saturday, October 12, my husband and I walked in the Payless Shoe Store in Avon, IN. It was about 8:40 pm. I came in knowing what I was kind of looking for but I needed assistance. One lady was on the phone, the other ringing up a customer, but she never said, "Hello. I'll be right with you." Nothing! I used to work at Payless so I know it's all about the customer, sales, and so on. Anyways, when she was done ringing up the customer, she passed right by us, not even greeting us or asking if I needed help. I quietly told my husband, "I can't believe no one has assisted us." She came back with a really bad attitude and said, "What did you say?!" At this moment, I felt very upset she could hear that but not help me. I said, "I told my husband you didn't even greet us." Then she said, "Hi" in a very, very bad tone of voice. I told her, "You don't have to be so rude," and then from here, she just started screaming telling us, "Get the ** out. If you don't, I'm calling the police."

    I said, "For what? We are not doing anything." (I could not believe this nonsense, so ridiculous.) I am a very loyal customer to Payless. I shop here every week! And she immediately called the other lady and the lady while still on the phone told us to get the hell out or else! My husband tried to tell them to calm down. He told them we just want to buy shoes. They started attacking my husband with mean words, so we left. While we were leaving, I heard them tell my husband he's a Mexican ** and there were children in the store at this moment with their parents. I felt very threatened and not safe at all! I could not believe that Payless has hired these unprofessional immature two ladies. I could only imagine if I had my little ones with me! I am very disgusted by Payless Shoe Store now! I'm very upset and now I will have to shop at another shoe store. This was very upsetting, inconvenient and I hope these rude, racist ladies don't get away with it.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2012

    I went to Payless on Central Avenue and 33rd Street in the Plaza to buy my grandkids shoes. After spending 15 minutes finding shoes, I was more than ready to go. I had one pair that was on sale for $9.99 and another on sale for $14.99. When I got to the counter, the $9.99 pair rang up right, but the $14.99 pair rang up $19.99. I told the cashier and he told me that it was wrong. Somebody must have put it on that wasn’t supposed to. The sale sign was stuck on the box the same as all the other sale signs were. It wasn’t my mistake. Do you have to take all the ones that are on sale up to the counter to find out if they are right? You lost my family and my business. Find better employers.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2012

    I parked inside of the Payless store parking lot on Minnesota Avenue in North East Washington, D.C. area. While attempting to go into the store, I was tripped by a hole in the parking lot and I fell onto the metal grate just before the store. When I finally arrived inside of the store, my right knee was scraped and my left ankle was twisted. I informed the cashier upon entering into the store to prevent this from happening to someone else. He laughed in my face. I explained to the cashier that I was offended and I was going to report this incident. He didn't even seem to care. I found another employee inside of the store. I asked him if he was the manager and he said that he was, so I explained to him the event that occurred. He apologized. I'm not sure of these employees' names because neither of them had their name tags on.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2011

    I went to Payless Millwoods town center Edmonton with my husband and a 10 month old baby last Saturday, December 3, 2011 to buy my baby's new shoes. The supervisor offered us 15% then when I am about to pay my baby's shoes and the cashier punched the item, my husband told me that he had a text message from Payless that he can have 20% off and I told the cashier if she could void it and put the 20% instead of 15%off but she insisted and told me she cannot do it anymore because she already ring it and they are not allowed to have refunds because the manager will suspect them that they are stealing money form the drawer. I told her "What?" I cannot believe that she just told me that kind of so ridiculous excuse and I told her, "You know what, forget it but I don't believe you." I think she just don't what to process another refund that will take a lot of time for her. I am honestly pissed off. Transaction by: 2948-5844-1337-53117, time: 5:00:26 pm December 3, 2011

    Bad customer service that will affect the store itself. A great customer service has a great role in the store itself and do not make excuses that are just lie just because you feel lazy doing the right thing. I feel so disappointed and I will never go back to buy anything with that store. I even told my friends about this incident and they say it's so ridiculous. Hope you could improve your service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2011

    On November 9,2011, I purchased a pair of black shoes for my child. On Nov.30,2011, I had to return it to buy an emergency pair of shoes, because the shoe had come apart. I explained this situation to the store clerk, who informed me there was nothing she could do about the issue. Bad store policy for shoes, that were less than a month old. I was forced to purchase another pair of shoes for my child.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2010

    I enter at the store Monday, June 21, 2010 at about 6:45 PM, with mother and my two daughters, 3 and 4 years old. We went directly to the kids section. I move a bench to prove the shoes on my eldest daughter, took 5-6 box of sandal and shoes, and start fitting them to my girl. She chose one box and kept sit with that shoes that she wanted; my other daughter was moving this section. No one of us has moved to other isle or section. My youngest daughter took a pair of sandals and put them in the floor. I have already selected 5 pairs and was going to pick some others when the associate came to us and say that before we must clean the area.

    She argued customers could not go by where we were. The store was almost empty and no one else was by that area that was messy before we arrived. She explicitly stated that neither me nor my daughters were welcome in the store. That was the biggest humiliation and harassment we have ever suffered in front of my daughters. I have to explain my daughter why we could not buy the shoes she wanted. I have to take her out of the store crying for those shoes. Even today I remember that situation and I'm trying to found why that attitude with us. What happened? What did we do to make her feel so angry and offensive with us? But I have no answer. The only thing I know is that we entered to that store with the best intention to buy some sandals for my daughters and it turned to be a horrible experience.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2008

    I purchased some socks that where 2 for 5 dollars or 1 for $2.99. The store had a sale buy one get one half off. I bought 2 pairs of socks but instead of them ringing up my socks 1 pair for $2.50 and the second pair for $1.25, they cheated me out of a discount! They charged me $2.99 for 1 pair and $1.49 for the second pair! Then they told me that I saved $1.50! How is that possible if 1 pair is $2.99 and the second pair is $1.49 plus an allege savings of $1.50.

    To my knowledge, $1.50 and $1.49 equals $2.99! So there for both pairs of socks cost me $6.00 and not $5.00. I should have received the correct amount for my discount because there was no sign stating that the rules are different. If the merchandise says 2 for $5.00 then that's what they suppose to go by. You can't have a sale and cheat customers out of what they are rightfully owed.If that was the case, then why didn't they just ring up my socks $2.50 each and then give me my buy one get one half off.

    The damage as a result to this is that this store is using false advertisement. The prices are not being honored and in my opinion this is fraud!

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