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Ross Dress For Less is an off-price retailer offering discounted clothing, footwear, accessories and home goods. Operating since 1982, the company provides a rotating selection of brand-name products at reduced prices.
- Affordable prices and great deals
- Wide variety of products available
- Clean and organized store environment
- Poor customer service experiences
- Long wait times at checkout
- Inconsistent product quality
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Reviewed July 3, 2010
On July 1, 2010, I went in to Ross and bought 9 items of children's shoes and paid cash with a $100.00 note. When I got home, my oldest daughter tries two pairs I bought for her and told me that it was too small and I should return them for a bigger size. On July 2, 2010, I returned to Ross to exchange the small size for one size up. At the register, the cashier told me that I did not pay for one of the shoes and therefore, I would not get a refund. I pressed upon her that I did because I just bought this less than 24 hours before and I have not removed them from the bag. She still said that she would not refund me and called the manager.
When the manager arrived, I explained to her the situation and she said that she would go and see in the shelves whether another shoe has a similar tag. She returned and told me that she did not and insisted that I did not pay for the shoe. They were literally accusing me of theft in front of other consumers. I was totally humiliated. She said that if I insisted that I paid for it, she would go in use their hidden camera to see if I really did. While she was gone, I went to the location where I find the shoe in question and found similar shoe on the shelf with the price listed on the receipt. I approached the cashier and told her to call that manager because I found a similar shoe. When she came back, she did not say to me that I was right, only said that she will refund me the highest amount on the receipt. I told her that I would rather go home with the shoe because I needed to go to pick up my child from daycare.
I came back to the store later with all the 9 items I purchased from the previous day and requested to see the store manager. The person that came was the same lady that accused me earlier that I did not pay for the shoe. I told her that I was surprised that she was the manager and had accused me earlier. She said that she does not have time and called the security to walk me out of the store. I told them that I wanted to return all the items that I bought and get my money back. She said that I cannot return it back in her store and the security ushered me out of the store.
It is pertinent to note that I am African American and this town is known to be hostile to people of color. I would add that the reason I was accused and treated this way is because of my color and national origin. I was humiliated and convicted by the manager and staff of stealing while I paid for the item. This caused me emotional distress.
Reviewed June 29, 2010
I was reading all the comments about people complaining about Ross Stores. I would just like to say that I shop at Ross a lot and have never had a problem with the employees who work there or with the store being too messy, yeah sometimes things are found in other places of the store where they shouldn't be, but that is because customers grab things and walk around the store with them and then are too tired/lazy to go put them back. Ross is always crowded because they have great prices on their merchandise, so they cant follow customers around picking up what they put in the wrong place but I'm sure they do their best at the end of the day to put most, if not all of it where it belongs.
To the people who are complaining about the stores being messy, well my advise is either do your part to put the items you don't want back where they go, or don't shop there if it bothers you so much. I mostly shop at the Ross in Ukiah, California and I would like to say, thank you to all the employees who work there for their hard work.
Reviewed June 25, 2010
I shop at several local Ross stores and pretty much love them all. Of course, I am aware they are discount stores and don't expect employees to watch my stuff, carry my purchases, or really anything, other than ring up my purchases. Though the clerks are usually busy, in my experience, they are always pleasant. But I do make an effort to be pleasant, too, which means I'm not on a cell phone or making demands (I worked in the service industry when I was younger and people can be real jerks). The stock does vary and I do not shop expecting to find a particular item, but I think there are, and I have found great bargains. Thank you.
Reviewed June 14, 2010
I went to the Ross Dress for Less in Old Town Alexandra, VA, a very upscale neighborhood, on Saturday, June 12 around 3pm. I've been shopping at Ross for years, and it's no secret that there's better inventory in better neighborhoods. I've shopped there on and off for years, and enjoyed my finds for long periods of time. Unfortunately, while the stock was great, I found all sorts of Calvin Klein dresses that would have been perfect for day-to-evening, that store has taken a severe downturn in customer service. After about an hour of shopping, I brought a cart full of clothes to the dressing room to try on.
Since I could only take in 8 at a time, I left my cart outside the dressing room as I have been accustomed to doing for the last 20 years or so. When I came out, the dressing room attendant was gone, and so was most of my stuff. I saw a few pieces hanging on the rack. I asked the new dressing room attendant (an older Latina woman) what happened, and she replied, with a fairly nasty attitude, that she didn't know, that it wasn't her fault, and that it had nothing to do with her. She then proceeded to try to take more things out of my cart to hang up! I told her to stop taking my stuff, and tried to give her the clothing that I had tried on, but didn't want. She refused to take the clothing and walked away from me.
I was so angry and frustrated that I attempted to throw the clothes on one of the 8 empty carts taking up space that should have been clear for customers to leave their carts. Unfortunately, I missed and most of the clothes fell on the floor. She then whipped around and accused me of throwing clothes at her! She then yelled to a line of customers (all white), "She's an animal!" She then ran to fetch two black security guards. They tried to tell me that I was only allowed to bring 8 items to the dressing room, and that there was no room for me to leave extra items off to the side (since obviously the empty carts were there to prevent that).
So according to them, anything I left outside the dressing room was subject to be taken. I explained that in the 20 years I had been shopping in that store, this had never happened. They said that was the store policy, and that they couldn't hold up the line, and that I was free to go back on the floor and bring back 8 more items to try on! At that point, it was clear to me that these people were complete idiots, and that the store did not deserve my business, but I decided to complain to the manager. Despite continuing interference from the security guards, I managed to explain to the manager what had happened, and that she had just lost a U$300-$400 sale. I suggested that she offer customer service training to her dressing room attendants. She was as shocked and appalled as I was, and left immediately to address the situation. Unfortunately, I never got an apology or an offer from her to rectify the situation, and needless to say, the whole experience ruined my weekend.
Reviewed June 10, 2010
I asked the checkout person not to put a hard bristled (prickly) grill brush in the bag with my polyester blouse that I bought. She said the bag was big enough, and that it won't hurt it. I stood there, and she put it in another bag, and set it on the counter. I went to the end of the counter to pay, and she laid my receipt down on the counter. I had to pick that up, and go over to the beginning of the counter, in front of the next customer to pick up my items. I looked at her name tag, and she pushed it out there, and said "it's Letha!" I told the person at the customer service desk on my way out, that Letha has a serious attitude problem. With that kind of attitude, I can do business elsewhere!
Reviewed June 7, 2010
I made a stop at the Ross store at City Place on Sunday 6/6/2010. I made a quick look around the store to see if I could find some colorful glasses. I then looked at the baby clothes, which were also in the very back of the store. I went back to the front where the slippers were. I was looking at them when this very large security person came right for me and looked at me. He really scared me when he came upon me because he was walking very fast toward me. He was on a mission. He watched me very closely until I paid for my slippers and left. I had a very small shoulder bag and one that was a clear plastic that you can see through. Only my wallet can fit in it.
I shop in the City Place store in Dallas and have never had a problem like that. My husband is an attorney and is going to look into this further. After all that, the slippers are too small. I was going to throw them in the trash, but why should I? Thought I would let you know. This is not the end of it. I am not going to let a rent-a-cop intimidate me.
Reviewed June 5, 2010
While waiting for the cashier to bag my order, I counted out the amount due and placed the money on the counter for her to get at her convenience. When she was done bagging, she held her hand out to me to collect the money and I scooted the cash towards her. She said "that was kind of rude, the money should go in my hand" and continued to hold her hand out. I asked her "are you serious"? And she repeated her quote then turned around to another employee and asked her to complete my transaction. For her rudeness, I would like compensation because I was completely humiliated in the presence of other customers!
Reviewed May 25, 2010
I would like to say that Ross Dress For Less is a very mixed up company. Their stores are unorganized and messy. I have never seen a good clean store in my area. The employees all run around in a frenzy trying to catch up on recovery and never getting anywhere. The managers are sitting in the office with a finger up you know where. I have never seen grown adults totally annihilate a store like the customers do. The company as a whole needs to spend some of their massive profits on some extra payroll for some competent employees. As a whole, I feel sorry for the employees making minimal wage and working like dogs while the managers rake in the dough and do nothing but complain. I can't believe the way that company is run!
Reviewed May 24, 2010
You know I've worked at Ross going on 1 year now and it has been alright at times and then just horrible, awful, and stressful. The people that complain on here are probably the rude messy customers that shop in the store who completely destroy everything and make the store look like **. If you don't want something put it back. It’s not that hard to put something back on the shelf rather than throwing it on the floor or shoving it in another isle. If more customers were respectful and considerate of other customer's shopping experience as well as the employees the store would look 110 percent better. Every employee at my store is alright with customer service (that I've witnessed) and the customers are not all to blame. The stock crew does not do a very good job at putting out merchandise. Instead of putting it where it belongs and making it look nice and presentable on the shelf they just throw it out so they can go home early that hurts recovery when we close cause it wasn't organized right to begin with.
Then there's the lazy or dis-encouraged employees who are either just slack to begin with or just plain fed up with the rude messy customers that they are not willing to put in the effort to clean and organize properly because it will just be thrown around and destroyed the next day. It’s actually amazing how something could get messed up so fast at this store. I do many special projects to clean and organize certain sections of the store. I work my whole shift colorizing, folding hanging moving etc only to discover the next day I come to work it looks as though it hadn't even been touched. It’s ridiculous and kind of ** you off. We get paid minimum wage to do such hard work to keep customers satisfied as well as our management but yet you can't even tell it was cleaned. WHY? I mainly blame the messy customers. Yes I understand it is a discount store and it’s not like a huge designer high priced store. But just because it is a discount store doesn't mean it should look like ** because the items are cheap.
Sometimes I get so annoyed that customers complain when they are the causes of mostly every problem that occurs. The loss prevention is there because we have such a high theft rate that is not good for any business. It might offend u if they have to check your bags but it doesn't mean they accuse you of stealing maybe a cashier left on a sensor and they need to take it off for you. Wouldn't you be really upset to get your new clothing home and discover you can't wear it because they didn't take off the security tag? Then you have to make an extra trip to complain about it. And to those of you who get upset about returns the policy is on the back of the receipt! If you don't return something within 30 days sorry but its corporate policy to issue a voucher if you don't bring a receipt sorry its corporate policy to issue a voucher how do the cashiers know you bought something within 30 days if there's no receipt to prove it? You receive your money back the way you paid so no you can't get cash back on a purchase you made with a debit card it has to go back on your card. If it’s that big of a deal look for something to exchange it for instead of standing in line ** about it and holding up everyone else for 20 minutes.
The buggies don't go out for a reason because we don't have a designated person to do that such as Wal-Mart or target. Have you seen the Wal-Mart parking lots lately? No one even uses those buggy holders they just leave them everywhere! Why on earth would we want to make extra work to go get 30 buggies from the parking lot when the lines are piling up customers need help and people are trying to clean and recover so we can get out at a decent time? You know, we close at 930 and sometimes we have been there until midnight on a normal non-holiday night just because of the mess. We usually have about 3 return racks full of clothes due to the immense amount of clothing people return or all the customers that get to the front and then hold the lines up for 20 minutes because they want to put all their stuff back. Then we have about 10 buggies that are just abandoned by customers who fill up a buggy and then just decide to leave it in the middle of floor!
Not to mention the rest of the isles that is basically all on the floor instead of the shelves.If you want to complain about the mess look to your fellow customers and preach to them. There are many things the associates do not control in this store so please save your complaints for a manager, all you have to do is ask. If your having a problem that doesn't deal with the way you've been treated by an employee don't stand there and yell at the cashier and hold their lineup for 20 minutes, then you will have more people complaining about how the lines are too long and there aren't enough cashiers. Get over it, when you shop at a discount thrift store expect a lot of traffic a lot of mess and long lines. I do as much as I can to help clean the store and it is very irritating to be in the process of cleaning something only to have customers going behind you and throw it only the floor.
It’s unreal what I've encountered since working here a new pair of men’s underwear found in the men’s fitting room filled with sperm, a used bloody pad that was changed in the middle of the store and thrown under the underwear and lingerie rack, a bathroom rug that had been ** on by a child (or adult I'm still pondering that one) and shoved back on the shelf, someone starting their period and dripping blood all over the floor, someone ** on the floor and bench in the women’s fitting room and then having a customer complain because she sat in it, oh and I can't forget about the 4 new pairs of underwear (still on the hangers and with tags attached) that were found shoved behind other merchandise with dirty crotches! And customers want to complain about THEIR daily experiences? Imagine being an employee and discovering the nasty disgusting things you encounter and have to clean on a daily basis thanks to the lovely Ross shoppers.
And some of you wonder why some of the associates are rude or come off with an attitude when you approach them? They've probably been having a pretty bad day putting up with customers that do crazy inconsiderate things such as the ones I've listed. If you’re a Ross employee I'm sure you've encountered similar occurrences and I know you’re sitting there shaking your heads agreeing. I know that it is my job to meet customer satisfaction, make shopping experiences pleasant and help keep the store clean and presentable but with the horrible clientele that shop in the store, it’s really hard to satisfy the wonderful customers that actually treat the store with some dignity.
Reviewed May 5, 2010
They have a no cart outside policy, security forces the elderly and moms with children or babies to carry their purchases outside without carts or any help. As a result my bags broke, I almost dropped my infant and employees did not care, and hung up phone while I was complaining.
Reviewed April 30, 2010
Well first of all, I love shopping at Ross in La Quinta CA. I'm so tired of people complaining about how all Ross stores are messy, and how the employees don't do their job. It's not them, it's the customers who are so lazy to put their stuff back the way it goes. I mean I can't believe people make that much mess in a store. C'mon were all adults, I understand the kids department being messy but not the adult sections. It ** me off when people just throw their shoes everywhere, is that how messy your house is. Do yourself a favor, if you cant shop right then, don't do it at all, and if your gonna complain about all Ross stores being messy, check yourself first cause it's the customers!
Reviewed April 29, 2010
After a disappointing 1/2 day of shopping at the store in Medford, OR we stopped at the Grants Pass store on our way home to Brookings. I was thrilled to find more stock at this store that matched my shopping list. I have access to very little shopping in Brookings so a trip over the mountain range once a year is a big deal to me, as are the low prices at Ross. I've long been a fan of the store.
However, this time I found a pair of thong sandals that had been reduced even more but not all the sizes showed the same mark-down. The lower price obviously went with the item because I compared the skew number of the item. I took the pair of sandals with the mark-down tag to the cashier along with the size of sandal I wished to purchase and explained what I had noted. I wanted the sandals at the lower price. It turned out this was one of the employees who was involved in lower the price of the sandals and she admitted this to the supervisor she called over. Both of them were involved in checking the information in the cash register computer and both agreed the mark-down price was correct; the employee was surprised that she and a co-worker had missed marking down so many pairs of the shoes.
I spent almost $200 at the store. I needed help getting all the items to my car as I have a painful back problem and a wrist in a brace but the employees aren't allowed to leave the store to provide this type of help and the carts have metal poles attached so you can't get the cart out of the front door of the store. After shopping I was stressed by the time I got the items to my car. I didn't look at my receipt at the time but when I arrived home I did, only to discover I had been charged full Ross price for the sandals instead of the correct mark-down price.
As we generally only go to Medford/Grants Pass once a year for a medical appointment this is a big problem for me. I'm generally not able to return items due to the infrequent trips. However, this time (luckily) my husband will have a medical appointment in Eugene and I've asked him to return the shoes as I have no proof that they were ever offered at the mark-down price. So, I have a feeling of ill will and no sandals left from this shopping trip. I'll try to check my receipts as soon as I reach the car if I'm able but sometimes we're really in a hurry to get back on the road.
Ross employees: be aware of what you're doing. Ross headquarters: keep the stores fully stocked. It’s so disappointing to shop and leave with next to nothing. Ill will towards the employee. I feel cheated. I'll be able to return the sandals this time but it's a sale that didn't happen (essentially) as I'll be able to return the shoes easily this time but I'll be left without summer sandals. This is not an item for a law suit but a consumer complaint.
Reviewed April 25, 2010
I had an item to return, and they would not take it back. (I thought they should have.) But my complaint is not that they did not take it back but how the manager Tameka talked to me. I was there with my granddaughters, returning a purse my one of my granddaughters (8 years old) had bought with her own money; and Tameka talked to us so rudely. It was so uncalled for and so embarrassing. We were not being loud or rude and only wanted a reason why, and she talked to us like we were saying stuff like "You better take this back or else." but we were not. We were nice, and she was not!
I think it also embarrassed the other girl who had asked the manager for help on the matter, and of course, other customers could hear how she talked to us. I like to shop at Ross, and this experience will keep me from going or at least going there less. And for sure, if I go in and "Tameka" is there, I will leave and will also let my family and friends know how we were treated.
Reviewed April 20, 2010
I tried to redeem an old voucher card that they issued to me in 5/07. I was treated like dirt. The clerk called Samantha over to give advice. Samantha told me they could not redeem the voucher and gave me a number to call. They refused to call the number for me. I went to my car to call on my cell. I spoke to Dalia in Pleasanton and told her what had happened. She said she knew how to ring it up and that I should go back in to the store. She was going to call the customer service desk and walk them through it. I stood in a very long line and waited my turn. Clerk said Dalia told her to call back and she would assist. Samantha walks up and intervenes.
She takes my voucher and goes to the back on the store. I waited for 30 minutes while the clerk helped others. Finally, Samantha resurfaced only to say the same old thing. She said Dalia was on the phone. Another clerk picked up the phone and hung it up! Samantha said, "That was customer service, why did you pick up the phone and hang up?”
The clerk replied, "I wanted to use the phone.” I was good and ticked by then and told them, "You’re all so incompetent". Customer service called back and this time Dalia had changed her tune, now she could not help me. I kept stressing that Ross has their merchandise and my money. I have nothing to show for it. They stole from me.
Reviewed April 14, 2010
This is about the messiest store I have ever been in. The employees are ill informed and not helpful at all. I have bought jeans and found holes in them when I got home. Bought a large shirt, expecting a 12/14 size and when I brought it home it actually fit like a size 8.
Reviewed April 12, 2010
When I asked the lady in the store if I could use the restroom, she said no, and that it was a store policy. I'm a regular at the location. I have a physical problem so I used it on myself. It was so humiliating, having people look at you. I asked to speak to the manager but he was nowhere to be found. I'm thinking about taking this matter public. This is a major department store. I felt sick and humiliated.
Reviewed March 13, 2010
I returned a picture that was torn I got a six dollar off the original price. Then I went back because it would cost me $30.00 to fix so I went back to see if I could get the $30.00 off and they were going to go $15.00 dollars off. I told them to forget about it. They have the picture but they are sending it back. I told them that I would just take the picture the way it was and they said no they had to send it back. Saying it was MOB they were going to return it to get their money back. I informed them that I would be more than happy to buy the picture back. I was not happy with this decision because as a customer I feel I should have the right to purchase this item if I am willing to fix it. It seemed as if they were more worried about their money more than my wants as a customer.
Reviewed March 7, 2010
I just want to say I am a regular shopper at Ross. I was in the New Braunfels store and it is by far the cleanest Ross I a have ever been in and the employees are so friendly. When I went to check out the lines were long, but the cashiers were doing a good job working fast to check us out.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2010
On Sunday, February 14th my husband and I stopped into the store to purchase a pair of warm-up pants. After waiting in the communal line for approximately 10 minutes, it was our turn at the register. The cashier did not say one word in the way of a greeting, etc. (this did not concern me). However, when she gave us our total, $16.30, she also asked if we, "Would like to make a donation.” I politely said, "No, thank you.” When giving us our change she also said in a soft voice, "By the way, you were very rude to me.” I was startled and completely confused so I just said, "What?” She responded, "You cut me off.” Still confused I hesitated and then it hit me. I said, "You asked me if I wanted to make a donation and I said no thank you.” She then responded, "But you cut me off.” I had been standing in line for some time and I had heard that it was a request for the Heart Association; also there was a placard on her counter. It never dawned on me that I had "cut her off".
I was completely taken aback and felt insulted, so I calmly said, "Well, we won't be back.” She then responded, "Good, don't come back!” I then became so angry that I acted out of character. Instead of asking for a manager, I walked to the door and said in a loud voice, "What a **!" as I exited. I regret that behavior as it was completely inappropriate. I am a 55-year old female business owner. I would never tolerate this kind of disrespect from one of my employees. It was one week ago and the incident still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2010
I just want to say I’ve been a customer of Ross department store for years. I love shopping there and will continue. I have read some complaints from other customers for one people have nothing better to do than complain so there you have it. There are always lines in Ross and every where else you go you just can’t just walk in and walk out. If so, tell me where that place is. The cashiers do the best they can and I appreciate them. I don’t mind waiting in line, you do everywhere else you go. Yes, sometimes the store is unorganized, but it’s customers that complain that make the mess. If they put things back where they got them from that they don’t need, then things would be better. I have shopped at all the Ross stores, LA, Austin, I love them all. They have nice things for low prices, and with the economy these days, if I can look good for less, I am all for it.
Like I said, people complain because they have nothing better to do. Get a job. Put yourself in someone else’s place and I bet you will see the difference. Have a great day and keep bringing in new things. Every day I go to Ross, there’s something new. Now I really like all Ross employees everywhere. Thanks for a job well done and have a great day. Remember this, we are all human. No one is a robot.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2010
I've been shopping at Ross for quite a while and I must say I'm not a fan of their new loss prevention tactics. I don't enjoy being treated as if I'm about to steal something at any moment! One example: I had tried on several clothing items in the dressing room but when I came out the attendant wasn't there. I hung the clothes on the provided rack and put the number card in the correct spot and walked away. Suddenly the attendant came running up, yelling, "Ma'am, ma'am! I need to count your items!"
I had to stand there with other customers staring at me while she carefully counted the clothing I'd just put on the rack, eyeing me suspiciously the whole time. I'd tried to be helpful by putting the clothes back instead of dumping them on the floor like some people do, and I was being treated like a criminal! This is not the first time something like that has happened.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2010
I went shopping and I bought a furniture, it was heavy and I asked for assistance but no one helped me. The employee that was working there said they're not allowed to help customers, because it's not his job. I spent my money at this store. I'm very upset.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2010
I also work for a Ross store and I would like to clear up some of the complaints I've read.
To start, Ross employees are people just like everyone else. And while it is true that we are getting paid to have a certain attitude and behavior while at work, we also get angry and upset and hurt. I work in customer service and I always start the day with a smile on my face, but there are always customers who come in and behave rudely no matter what type of treatment you give them. This, combined with the fact that you're being timed while on your register and your boss is constantly nagging you to get your time down, can lead to a lot of tension for those working registers.
It is also hard to keep the line moving fast when you have people coming to your register needing at least three price checks, not knowing exactly what they want out of their cart load of items, not being able to pay, or not knowing how they want to pay. I have had people come to my register with carts full of items, and the look at each one individually before decided they only want four of the items. Then the last item is too expensive so they don't want it anymore. So if you have a complaint about the time you spend in line, look to your fellow customers, not just the employees who have to sit there and patiently wait through all this.
As far as the number of cashiers, this may differ with every store but at my Ross we have a certain amount of hours that can be given out a week. With these hours the manager has to make sure there are stock people, people to work the sales floor, the fitting room, and the register. So trying to find a good balance to this is hard work. It's not a store thing, it's a corporate thing.
As far as the dirty and unorganized part, I'm well aware that the store is unorganized and the blame for this is an even split between customers and employees. During the day you may see people in departments trying to clean them up. In the meantime, you may also notice the over-stuffed baskets of items in the front. All of those items are items that customers leave around the store or at the register because they do not want them and must be put back on the floor. The more we try to organize and put back, the more it seems people mess up. I once helped organize an entire department, the next day it didn't look like we had changed anything. This makes the employees not want to put in the effort to organize the store. I've literally watched customers put clothing and shoes in the home department and leave carts of items in the store. When the store closes we have a time limit. So not everything gets put back. And as for the mess, my suggestion is that people don't give their children candy, food, or drinks while there in the store. And some adults shouldn't have them either, because I have picked up many a drink and food wrapper from the floor and that is not part of my job, that is for the janitorial services.
As far as the carts not going out of the store, come on now. We've all been to grocery stores and seen their parking lots littered with carts that people didn't feel like putting in the right area. Or seen that random cart on the sidewalk by the corner of our houses. So there should be no question as to why we don't allow the carts out. And if we had to hire someone to retrieve carts, then that's just one more person who won't be on a register.
Ross employees (at least the ones I work with) usually try to be polite and kind. I have had people call me out of my name because they couldn't return certain items, yell at me because the line was too long, and everything in-between. By the way, complaining to a cashier that there aren't enough people on register doesn't really help you because we don't control that, and the manager who does control it is very aware of that fact.
Also we are a bargain store already, so the signs that say "40-60% department store prices" mean just that. We are not Macy's. We do not sell very expensive items. Some people get angry because they find something with no tag and want a clearance price. Some people return things just to see if the price has gone down so they can get their money back. But Ross is a discount store, I'm sure nobody walks into a 99 cent store expecting in to look like Ralphs?
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2010
This store is almost always a huge mess. One reason is that some people let their monsters run wild in the store. My suggestion is that Ross either hire more people or ask customers to watch their kids. Why should I have to deal with your screaming kids? I can assure you that my kids did not act that way when they were young. Besides this issue, why don't [they] open more registers? I was there yesterday 01-25-10. I was pleased to see there was no line when I entered and after trying on 8 items, 4 of which I planned to purchase. The line was about 15 people deep! I put my stuff back and left as I was meeting a friend for dinner and knew I wouldn't make it if I had to spend an hour in line. I am going shopping today but not at this Ross store! Ugh.
Oh, and for you employees complaining about customers. I too worked in retail for years and I realize that you have to put up with "stuff" from customers but never forget it is your job! We pay your paycheck. Do you not understand that? If you are nice to people, most will treat you nice as well and if they don't, smile and be nicer. Hey, it always works for me and makes me feel better knowing I was nice to someone who did not deserve it.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2010
I’m a regular customer at this Ross location. I purchased an item that was marked down one day and the next day it went on sale. I tried to take the item back to return and I would purchase it again at the sale price. The lady that assisted my return asked the MOD if she could do a price adjustment on the item. I was not asking for price adjustment, so the MOD said, "Well I’m not going to do it.” The girl seemed to be upset or not having a good day. She had the line backed up all the way to the dress section. And when someone went to pay, they would say in a not so nice tone “The line is over there” and point to the line. The difference was only $5.00 but she did not have a professional demeanor or good customer service that she did nothing to satisfy the customer.
They called the manager and he said the same thing. I really hate to see Ross go out of business because of employees that have no patience to deal with customer service. It is always the same employees that have an attitude or talk bad to people because they cannot handle the pressure of customers. The reality is that customers are the same everywhere, and if you cannot deal with them, don’t work at a place like this. Not only that the lines are ridiculously long with only one cashier, there are two other employees wondering around. Being a store manager myself, I see all these things I definitely would not like to see happen in my store.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2010
I have worked retail since I was 16. I am now 34. I love my job. I deal with customers daily in the meat department at a very busy grocery store. I am 6 months pregnant and have a two-year-old daughter. I came into your store after the holidays and was glad to see your company was as busy as they were. There were probably 7 people in line with one cashier. The part that upset me was the manager removing hangers from customer's articles while they were in line rather than opening up another check stand. I know some things help speed things along but that was irritating. I bit my tongue and treated your employee the way I would want to be treated.
As I was headed for the door, I was told by the loss prevention employee that I was not allowed to take the cart I had out of the store. I cannot believe I just spent my hard earned money in a store that had no aspect of customer service. I told the gentlemen I am 6 months pregnant and have a two year old and I can't take the cart to the car. I will never shop at another Ross again.
Reviewed Jan. 11, 2010
I have read so many complaints about Ross Dress For Less and I would like to say that I have worked at Ross for 6 years and it has been a joy! !Sometimes you get a difficult customer but that's everywhere this day and time. At our Ross we all work very hard and want our store presentable and shoppable for our customers. It feels good when a customer comes up to you and tells you what a great job everyone is doing putting the store back together after Christmas! So in close I would like to say that I look forward to many more years at Ross!
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2010
While shopping at Ross on Howe Ave in Sacramento, I asked manager if he could unlock the rest room for my wife, he stated we do not have public rest rooms, I stated to him we are shopping, he finally stated well I will let you use the employees rest room. Then he stated we do not have to provide public rest rooms only restaurants have too. He did unlock the doors but we did not finish shopping at this store.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2010
Ross Dress for Less has extremely bad customer service, like very, very, very bad. They refuse to help you. They need to look up the definition of customer service. And Lesley of Port Arthur, TX on December 28, 2009, I persuaded to sue them for that. No person in the United States of America should be treated that way. I am hoping Ross goes out of business for their unethical business practices!
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
I am a former employee of Ross, and I must say it’s the worst place I could have worked. I was there before the store opened and helped put that store together. At that time I didn't know I was pregnant. Well, the store opened and everything was fine. I found out I was pregnant and my doctor immediately put me on bed rest. I didn't want to just quit my job and they don’t have maternity leave, so I put in a two weeks’ notice that I was leaving and the exact reason. The next day, I opened the store and was scheduled to get off at 2pm. Daniel and Aaron, which were the store managers, told me that I could not leave and I had to work a double. I explained to them that I was not supposed to be on my feet that long and it could cause me to become ill or have a complicated pregnancy. I was told that if I didn't stay, I would lose my job without being eligible for rehire.
I attempted to stay for a little longer but began hurting really bad. So I called my mom to come get me. I told them I was leaving and that I was in pain. They told me I was fired and to turn in my badge, which I did. I ended up in the hospital that night having a miscarriage. And when I went back for my job, they told me “Sorry, you’re not eligible for rehire because of job abandonment.” I still shop there on a regular basis. And when I do, some of the employees I used to work with will stare at me funny and they will follow me around the store. Now that’s unfair.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2009
I happen to work at Ross and I would like to say a few things to the horrible customers we get and to the unsatisfied people who have gone on and on complaining on this website. Maybe everyone should try working there. See how you like being treated like you're not even a human being from customers. They all seem to treat us like we are pieces of **. I once had a very arrogant dressed to impress old lady ask me if I could look for a certain garment in a different color for her. Well, even though I was trying to put away my rack of clothes in five minutes like my boss yelled at me to do, I helped her. I looked through a whole section of clothes while she just stood there. Come on, people. This is not Macy's! I also want people to know what kind of pressure all of the employees are under.
I work primarily on the stock team. Get this, our store gets 200-215 boxes every day, right? Unlike other store's stock teams, we have a time that we have to be done by which is 12:15. So I get there at 7:45 and have to be out by 12:15. It might sound easy, right? Well, it's not. Every single box is completely mixed with every possible thing you can imagine. You've got 5 different departments of clothes mixed up, toys, stationary, kitchen stuff, plants, rugs and so on. We have to sort every single box. Once we get it done to just the clothes in the box, we set it aside on a belt to go through later. We put all of the merchandise on these rolling shelves called hummers, then we roll them out onto the sales floor and we are given about 5-10 minutes to put everything away.
So when a customer asks for help with something stupid, yeah, we are going to be a little annoyed. We are under a time limit and if we don't make it, our boss will possibly fire us. Same thing when we have huge racks of clothes to put away. We are under an enormous amount of pressure to put those clothes away fast! It's not our fault that Ross is one of those huge corporations that treat the people that work the hardest for them like **. Word of advice, don't apply to work there. It's the worst retail experience for customers and for its employees.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2009
First of all, it is so ignorant and stupid of you (Flora of Victorville, CA) to say what you did about the race and education of the employees that work there. I've been to Ross plenty of times and I completely agree with Patricia when she said, "I don't expect the same level of cleanliness, organization and helpfulness that I receive at top level department stores."
In many cases, you get what you pay for. In your case, that was it. First of all, that man would not be in the position that he is in if he didn't understand English. He probably said no to you because you were a **. You need to educate yourself before you open your mouth. At least these people have a job and are trying to make a living. They deal with a huge amount of people a day, pulling them left and right. It's draining. There's a clear pattern that everyone is saying in their comments about Ross and their employees. Maybe there's not much staff because they can't afford many. The employees who end up working there get paid so little for what they do.
How well would you perform at your job if you got paid like crap and your job demanded so much? My point is it's fine to have your opinion, but don't be ignorant and stereotype people for how they look and where you think they come from.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2009
Ross stores have gone from bad to worse. The one in Lakewood, CO is no exception. The last time I was there, I went into the dressing room to try on a few items. The floor was so dirty and had hair on it I couldn't even take off my shoes. So I didn't even bother trying on pants. Also, there were some very loud people in the room two down from mine. Their son (who was probably 7 or 8 and had no business being in a woman's dressing room) was banging on all the doors and stuck his head under my dressing room door! I said, "Excuse me, can you please take your son out?" The kids just kept horsing around. I don't think they spoke English and I got no answer.
Well, I grabbed my stuff and went to complain to the attendant who was also Hispanic and gave me that look when they pretended not to understand you. She just shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. So I left and haven't nor will I ever return to a Ross store. They are dirty, unorganized and the people are rude. The checkout lines have taken up to 30 minutes! I put up with it for a short while because of the good deals, but no more. I have better experiences shopping at a Goodwill store!
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2009
My daughter and I were shopping when I noticed a man following her, so I stayed close. We were in the shoe dept. when he exposed himself. We both screamed to have security arrest him but they just stood there and did nothing to help. That is their store policy and all sex violators know it; the police told me this. Ross is a dangerous place to shop. Beware!
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2009
I just wanted to reply, because I read so many complaints about Ross that all said pretty much the same things. I have shopped many times at the store in Cordova Mall in Pensacola. I shop there because the prices are great. The store can be a little messy at times, but really, I think they generally do a very good job of keeping it organized for so many shoppers coming through. The staff is not always the most polite, but they've never been outright rude to me. They seem reasonably efficient at their jobs, and I have never had to wait in an excessively long line. To be honest, when I shop in a discount-type store that is as heavily trafficked as Ross is, I don't expect the same level of cleanliness, organization, and helpfulness that I receive at top-level department stores. It would be nice if I received it, and sometimes I am pleasantly surprised. But to be honest, I think, more often, I am surprised at the slight lack of service I expect from the higher level stores. However, I'm usually satisfied everywhere I go. It is the glaring mishap that tends to stay in our minds and get reported. I just wanted to say that I have always found Ross to be a good store for what it is.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2009
There were long lines, only 3 tills opened. I had been waiting in the one long line for quite a while. Finally, I got up to 2nd in line. They started up a 4th till finally, just to shut the till out that we had been standing in and told us to go to till 5 which by this time (a matter of seconds) was filled with a long line, and shut the till out that we had been standing in for so long. I believe that was inconsiderate for the people that had been standing in our line for so long, just to close it and have us start over in another long line. Most places I've been in usually take the first few people in the line being closed and move them first or here's a concept, get more people to work. Times are tough all over, cutting corners in a store that needed people to run tills and people to keep the racks organized would be a big step of accomplishment for this franchise. They (Ross Dress for Less) has definitely lost my business and I'm sure a few others in that line. I do believe they need to go back to old school where customer is first starting with the organization of the product instead of everything tossed every which way, and having customers in a line that is closing to stand in the back of another line.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2009
This was a couple of years ago. I purchased a pair of men's sandals for my son (he's 32) from the Victorville store; he wore them 5 times. He walks around the block once a day. The sole of the shoe separated from the insole (a visual ungluing). I took them back within a month with receipt. I was referred to the store's manager. She said, "The shoe's damage was not from normal wear, you’re lying". Goodness! I asked for corporate’s number. I called them and talked to a PR person who couldn't speak English (I guess if I spoke Spanish he would have been a little less ridiculous in his argument). He just stated, "You’re lying". I responded by hanging up. The people that Ross hires are out of that school of "I'm a stupid minority and Ross likes it that way". There is nothing more to say, except that I’ll tell this story when it fits into any conversation with friends or strangers. I boycott Ross, gladly.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2009
I practically live at this store since I have 7 grandchildren and three children, let alone friends and loved ones. That is where I buy everything since Mervyn's went out of business. I have been shopping at Ross since it opened. It is close to my house and my doctors. Last night, I took back a purse that was bought in the last month. I had the tags but not the receipt (don't know why because I save all of my receipts). I know how that store works. I asked them to look on their computer to show that there was a purchase of this purse in the last 30 days, but no, she says. I had brought over another $30 purse that was the same exact purse down to the tee except for the color (brown to black) over to the cashier and told her that I wanted to buy the other purse in another color. She was very rude to me from the beginning. I have seen her there for years and try not to go in her line.
You can tell she hates her job. She said that since I did not have my receipt that I could not do the switch, but I had to take only $9.99 for the purse that I brought in. I told her to call a manager. Things get worse. He goes into his spiel about that is the way it is blah, blah, blah and tells me the same. I asked if there is someone higher on the job there than he is. He says no, he is the only top arrogant manager there. I asked for Karl. He was not there. Now there is someone that should be the big dog of the company and fire ** butt off the job at the very second with ** alongside of him and some poor soul out in the world could take their jobs and feed their family. I even asked for Morgon and he said he wasn't there either. That's what he said, didn't believe anything that he had to say at that point. He was as miserable about his job as **. They should marry one another. They could be miserable together.
They were snickering behind the counter, laughing at me, so on, and they were going to put a $30 tag back on the purse to sell it back to the public. I caught them at it and demanded that they put a $9.99 tag on it, which took about 1/2 hour because all of a sudden, they couldn't find the tag gun, then they couldn't find the tags, same old game and then all of a sudden it reappeared and I would not move until they did it. The guard was looking at me like I was a lunatic over a purse and at this point, I was. Once they tagged it, I bought it back for $9.99 and bought the other purse as well. Let’s just say that ** wasn't too happy and ** was now afraid of me because I said that she was rude and I couldn't understand how she has a job in customer service and I meant it. So, what a nice gift I have to give to someone for $9.99 now. They are Tommy Hilfiger $80 bags, so there I go.
In the meantime, I am trying to get a hold of Ross’ Corporate to talk to someone about these two people. What was really funny was the manager taking the paper out of the purse and smelling into it. What a laugh that was to me. The woman ** told him to do it. I wish I would have had a camera. And he did it as though she was his mommy telling him to do it. I have been in customer service/retail along with my daughter all of my life, and these two are two of the worst. How do they keep their jobs?
Anyway, can you help me get a hold of Ross’ Corporate? I am going to go back tomorrow to make a complaint and to ask how I can get a hold of Corporate, but I don't know if I will get much help. I really didn't want to buy both bags. I just wanted an exchange but wasn't going to let them put the bag I had brought in and put it back on the shelf for $29.99 and me, only receiving $9.99.I stayed for a while and bought a pair of pajama's and this guy followed me around and was watching me. I don't know why. I really don't want to make trouble there but I want him brought up on this along with his buddy, **. So there is my story. Please help if possible.
I just ended up having to either give up twenty dollars on the first purse or buy the other bag and lose $20 or buy both for $40 plus tax. That kind of sucks at Christmas time to have to spend more money on something that you don’t want or need because of a situation like this. They made me look like a fool in front of other customers and staff. The whole shopping experience sucked since I spent $300.00 there this week already and have receipts to prove it. I am 62 years old with a bad back so I don't drive far away from home or I would never go there again. They could look at their computer with my name and see that I have spent thousands and thousands and thousands at that store.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2009
I have been shopping at this store for several years now and I have purchased many things. One of my favorite things to buy is your shoes. I think they are fabulously priced. My only complaint is: as always, stop putting the damn stickers inside the shoes. You cannot remove them without damaging the pad! I just bought a pair of Liz C mules with a suede pad. Unfortunately, I just ruined them because your stickers can't come off easily on suede. Who's the idiot putting all this crap on the shoes? I can't believe you have dumbbells putting these stickers on! You all should buy a pair of nice shoes, pay decent money for them, and then try and get your stickers off the inside of the pads, especially cloth or another suede material type.
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My daughter called me from the Ross Dress For Less store about some bedding that she wanted. I looked at the items and I told her I would get them. There were only 2 cashiers working. The line we were in was slower than molasses. The customer had several items that she had brought back and several items that she was purchasing. The clerk would take each item being returned and putting the security tag on them then folding them as the line grew bigger and bigger.
Finally the register in the same cubicle opened up. Instead of taking the customers that had been waiting in line and telling them and taking them first, she took the last person in the line first. When I finally was able to get rung up by the new clerk, I told her that her actions were not customer-oriented and that being disabled, I could not stand for long periods of time. She took offense and refused to ring me up and took people that were behind me. She refused to call the manager when I requested it. That was the last time that I have ever stepped into a Ross Dress for Less store. I refuse to shop there for any reason.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2009
The first time I was in the store, my very young child and I heard him with his work clothes on saying, "** this, ** that." The second time I went in, I asked to see something in the jewelry case that I was planning to buy and he rudely said, "She'll have to help you" and pointed to this woman whose back was to me while she was in a case helping another. She was in the watch case. I stood there for a while, he never said to her that I needed to look in the case. He was such a rude, arrogant punk. When I said never mind, he didn't apologize and what just like, "Whatever, I could care less about your business." I left without looking in the case and without buying the earrings and necklace I was planning on purchasing.
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Reviewed Sept. 5, 2009
Don't waste your time shopping with Ross, you may end up with some type of disease. I have seen employees bleed on merchandise after sticking themselves with the hard tags. You would be better off going to the TJ Maxx next door or going to Walmart. They do not care about their customers and I know this firsthand. Shop at your own risk!
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2009
I went into Ross to purchase some items for my home. I needed to use the restroom and was told by the security that the restrooms are for pregnant women and children only. I felt this was discrimination and I said that to the security. She said I could go use the restroom next door at Rite Aid. I was pissed off, but I went next door because when duty calls, it must be answered. Since this Ross first opened at 4360 South Figueroa, I have been a regular customer and even though some people in this neighborhood do not care about the store and allow their children to run all over the store and pick through things and make a mess, I have never complained because I like the store being in my neighborhood.
I fully understand that the theft rate is probably high in this area and the owners were aware of that before they purchased the property, but I do not feel in any way that the innocent should suffer. Get a management team in there and have them regulate security better, turn off the cell phones and do some work. Everybody does not steal, I certainly don't. I will not say that I will not return to this Ross, but something needs to be done. My suggestion is to start at the top. If my money is good enough for all of you to enjoy, then your bathroom should be good enough for me to enjoy.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2009
A man stole my daughter’s purse. He went into Ross and charged a $500.00 gift certificate. He was very nervous, fingers bleeding all over the counter when purchasing the gift card from breaking into my daughter’s boyfriend’s car. The cashier saw him very nervous, bleeding and not looking at her, looking at the floor. She wanted to make a sale so she could get the commission. She never asked for an ID for the purchase. That was so wrong not asking for an ID. She should be fired and so should the manager. They have the guy on tape and were being nervous. No one did anything about this situation. We are no longer going to shop at Ross and going to have an investigation on the manager and the cashier.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2009
I made a purchase at a Houston area Ross store for my teenage daughter. She found another garment that she liked a lot better at another store, so we went to the store with the tags still on the item and the receipt in hand. We were told that Ross no longer gives customers cash money back on their purchases. I explained that I used my debit card with my PIN and that the funds were immediately taken out of my account, but they said that Ross has now implemented a "new" policy that won't allow their registers to administer cash back to customers! And to make matters worse, the lady was very rude about it! I didn't want the items returned to my card because it normally takes about 3-4 business days for it to go back to your account, and she wanted to get the items at the other store while they were on sale.
I think this is all a scam. The store is allowed to receive the customer's money right away if they use their debit card, but they have to wait a number of days to get it returned. All they told me was to "call my bank and complain." I told them "No, I will just stop shopping at Ross!" Their stores are too junky and nasty anyway! There's always merchandise strewn everywhere, and some of the shoppers allow their children to use it as a playground! Children are always crawling underneath the dress racks and don't even think about going into the children's section where the toys are. It looks as if a hurricane touched down!
As much of a monopoly as Walmart is, I would much rather know with assurance that as long as I have my receipt, I can get my money back there. So consumers, my advice would be that if you find it just vital to shop at Ross, bring cash. Because I don't think they deserve the benefit of being able to invest our money immediately into stocks of their company, but we have to wait if we need to make a return!
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2009
I was in Ross on Sunday, June 16th, with my three children looking for school clothes. My daughter found a pair of dress shoes and asked if I would buy them for her. Being six, she got excited and decided to put them on. We paid for our merchandise including the shoes and left. Tuesday morning, while getting her outfit ready, I went for her tennis shoes and realized they were left at Ross. I immediately called a friend of mine whose sister works at that particular Ross and she remembered the shoes being turned in to lost and found.
I was the first customer there at 9:30 on Tuesday morning to claim the shoes. I was met by a rude lady who said the shoes were no longer there. I asked where they went and she said she didn't know; however, their lost and found policy was after 24 hours items are discarded. What?! So, if someone turns something in of value like a wallet or jewelry, they are thrown after the next day. I find that very hard to believe. There were $50 shoes! It was my fault they were left but come on, to throw them away is pretty unbelievable to me.
I pleaded with another lady, who could've cared less, to please look in the back and she agreed. She was back there about 30 seconds and came out and said sorry and walked back up front. I really believe the situation was mishandled and I myself worked for a grocery store and our lost and found items are kept for at least a month before being discarded. So basically, I bought a pair of $10 shoes and lost a $50 pair of shoes!
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2009
Recently, I was visiting Denver, Colorado. After I flew back to Baltimore, Maryland, I remembered that there was a jacket that I wanted out there. So, I called the store on Wadsworth when I returned and was told that they do not look for items. I called another store and was actually told by the manager that they would not look for items for customers, they would not take purchases over the phone, and lastly, they would not ship any merchandise. This is the only store that has ever told me that they would not take purchases over the phone. I called Ross's headquarters, and I was told that the manager was correct. I was told that because Ross is a discount store, all they will do is ring it out.
I'm an avid shopper, and in all my adult life, I have never been told that because they are a discount store, only basic customer service is provided. I was basically told that customer service for Ross is out the door, because they are a discount store. I used to shop at Ross all the time due to their prices. However, I will not be shopping there any longer. I have been to several discount stores, called discount stores, and have not ever been told that because they are a discount store, they only provide the most basic of service. I was told this by a young lady at the headquarters office.
I'm very disappointed in the customer service. I'm sure you could care less about one customer. The economy is in a terrible state right now, and because of the times, people have no choice but to take advantage of what discounts we can get. However, times will not always be like this, and people are going to remember the customer services that were provided when things were not so good for the customer. Maybe when you start to lose more customers, you will be more customer service-oriented. Fortunately, you are not the only discount store out there that will provide very good customer service. I'm one very dissatisfied customer.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2009
I was in Ross on my lunch break today with a friend whom I work with, in an attempt to purchase a pair of shoes. An advertisement played on TV this weekend about a shoe sale. The pair of shoes I found had a tag inside the shoe; however, the tag was torn off. The shoes also had a security lock on them, which bound both the left and right shoe together. There was also a bright orange tab that had "clearance" on both sides. I took the shoe to the counter to purchase depending on the price. I asked the clerk how much they were since there was no price on them. The clerk acknowledged the shoes were on clearance. He and another clerk scanned the shoe in the computer and he said the shoe was not on sale and they were $19.99.
I asked, "If they weren't on clearance, why was the clearance tag on them?" He said he did not know, but that someone could have put it on the shoe. I asked to speak to a manager. While I waited for the manager, the person who was with me whispered that the clerk was trying to take the clearance tag off the shoe. I decided to take a picture of the shoe with the tag still on them, so that they were in the same state as they were when I gave them to the clerk. I explained to Mr. ** what happened and want to know the clearance price for the shoe. He said the show wasn't on clearance. I asked the same question I asked the clerk, "Why the clearance tag was on the shoe if they weren't on clearance?" His response was the same as the clerks.
I reminded him that he was a manager and that if a price was on an item, the customer should get the item for that price or if on clearance as in this case, the customer should get the clearance price. I also showed him that the actual price was not on the shoe. The manager was not a customer-friendly person and said that the shoe was on sale and was on sale when they came in the store. I explained that that was what Ross and those type of stores were all about, getting the same merchandise sold in high end stores for less. I told him that I want the clearance price for the shoe. He said he couldn't do that because the shoe was not on clearance and that it wasn't his fault that "somebody" put the clearance tag on the shoe. I explained that it wasn't my fault either, but since the clearance tag was on them, as a manager, he could do the right thing.
Mr. **, at that point, tore the clearance tag off the shoe and I took a picture of him doing so. He told me that it was against the law for me to take pictures of what he was doing. Mr. ** then said, "Okay, if you want a clearance price for these shoes, I'll give you 2% which is 40 cents off. Would that make you happy?" I told him that I didn't think that was funny and it wasn't right! In the meantime, a clerk from another area called out his name and Mr. ** responded by in front of a number of customers, including my friend saying "Just a minute, I have someone here trying to play the game!" I said, "Excuse me? Are your accusing me of playing a game? What do you mean by that?" I told him that I didn't appreciate being accused of playing a game, especially it was their mistake in the first place.
I also accused him of defaming me in public. He rolled his eyes up in his head a let out a big sigh. I told him that this was not a game and that I was going to file a complaint and he welcomed me to it. I asked for his card and he showed me his picture on a board with his name and number under it. I told him thank you and my friend and I walked out the door. However, before I was totally out of the doorway, one of the security guys smiled and said sarcastically, "Have a nice day!"
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2009
It was a hot day in Anaheim and I went to Ross as usual to buy a pair of sandals and I decided to buy two pairs instead because the economy is bad for every single one of us. So, I was always trying to save on anything, a shoe week at Ross. The salesman called security on me. That was a very bad move from a salesman to do on a client like me and I felt very uncomfortable because of that matter. I felt very discriminated by some homophobic person because of a simple question I asked to the salesman person to whom I spoke Spanish because I felt that it was going to be better for me to communicate with each other. The main point is that he ignored my questions which was very rude. He called security. I felt like a criminal when he did, like stealing something from the store. So please, I suggest to do something about it.
Reviewed July 27, 2009
I have shopped in Ross off and on. And viewing other complaints, I can't say that it is the store’s fault that the store is messy, a lot of it is the customers. I know because I watch them knock over things and not pick them up. My complaint is with the district managers of this company, workers under paid and over worked; long lines because they will not release payroll with their greedy selves.
Reviewed July 14, 2009
I usually shop in Ross and I am a regular customer. I bought a large number of goods. First of all, Mildred put all of my items in one bag until it was ridiculously hard to carry. Then, secondly, which was the most insulting thing when I looked to carry out my stuff they were on the floor. I asked her to pass the bag and she refused. I spoke with the manager who saw this happen and he was pretty useless.All he did was apologize, he did not even demand that she give me my items in my hand like she did for the other customers. If this is a new policy and I have to pick up my purchased items from off the floor, then I am not shopping at Ross because I do not pick up money neither do I hand people money on the floor. I guess my money is not good enough and needs to be spent some place it would be valued.
Reviewed July 5, 2009
I love shopping at Ross Dress for Less and a repeat customer at the Port Orange store. I like to say hi to the people that work there while I'm browsing. One day, I was shopping and this lady named Colleen was not talking to the workers very nicely right in front of us, customers. As often as I've been shopping there lately. she's been verbally bad towards them. I'm speaking out for the other workers because I've worked in retail for 20 years and people that act like that are known to be a micro-manager. She needs to have respect for the workers.
Reviewed July 1, 2009
I am a frequent customer at the Ross Dress for Less in Massaponax, VA. In my personal opinion, this is one if not the nicest and cleanest Ross store I've ever been into. My complaint is not with the store or the management within the building. My complaint is with a percentage of the customers who shop in that building. I am a mother and I am appalled at the way other parents leave their children without supervision in this store! It is not the responsibility of the Ross associates to watch your children! And frankly, not all of the children are to blame! Their "parents" are! They open packages of toys and play with them and then the parents have no intention of purchasing these items. As long as it keeps the kids happy so that the parents can shop in peace, the parents are happy. Do you not realize how disrespectful that is? Not only that, but you are also putting your children in danger! As much as we would all love to live in a safe place, we don't! What would you do if someone took your child? Or if your child was hurt? How could you possibly blame Ross for your loss if you left them alone?
Furthermore, upon reading so many complaints on the stores in this company, I have to wonder why we don't put some of the blame on ourselves. We've all picked something up and decided we don't want it and put it in the nearest location to us rather than taking it back where we got it from. Do you realize how many people walk through the doors on a daily basis and how many things each customer picks up and puts down elsewhere? That is what these associates have to compete with and sometimes I think they lose the battle! And then to have people complain! I appreciate the team that works in Massaponax. They put up with a lot of disrespectful customers and they do it with a smile on their face! I will continue to give them my business and will also continue to understand that retail is a hard job. Just remember: because they serve the public does not mean you should be allowed to speak to them in any manner you choose. They have assets to protect as well as customers to please and policies to keep! Maybe we should all respect that?
Reviewed June 18, 2009
I took three garments I had received from my son in San Diego. The amounts on the tickers came to $84. I became ill while waiting and so did not read the ticket she gave me, saying I needed to get home. When I got home and looked at the ticket, I see she allowed me $26.06 for the garments! What a rip off! I called and spoke with Rhonda, who was very polite but no help. I went back to the store and picked up the clothes and told her I thought the store policy was the worst I have ever heard and simply stinks! I will send the garments back to my son as he kept the sales slips and let him go get his money back. Believe me, I will never go there again. As a comparison, I also returned a coat to Wal-Mart that was priced at $28 and received a refund of $40.44. The extra to cover the tax. It was not the fault of the girl who sold it to me. She was just following policy.
Reviewed June 10, 2009
I was in management for Ross for almost one year and they made me work over 60 hours a week and work on my days off. I wanted to transfer to the DC and interviewed for the job. The human resource supervisor called me and told me I got the job, what my pay was and if I accepted the job. I said yes. She said I start the second Monday, day shift, "Welcome aboard." I had my resignation in and that Thursday in the afternoon before Monday the VP from the DC called and said I did not get the job! How unprofessional is that! They took my resignation, made me return my equipment and I was unemployed on Monday. Please let everyone know how this company works. They need a union.
Reviewed June 2, 2009
I have an over-charge for the 2 blouse-shirt which are very same and identical. The only difference is color and there're no more of any that we can find. One is tagged price $9.99 and one is loss, only marked down tag, still had the original label and price. The lady manager ordered Nancy to ring up $14.99, which I didn't understand where she got the price from. My wife liked the blouse so much; otherwise, we could simply not buy the over-priced one, so we buy them both. And throughout the store I could see the pricing for the same article is also not the same. I'll need to have to complain to the BBB for this matter if I will not get your explanation soon. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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You know how Ross lines are always so long. Well, I waited in line for about 45 min. Then, I get home and I don't have the receipt. When I call to talk to the rude manager to tell her and explain that the customer service didn't hand me my receipt and I would like my money back, she said, “Well, if you don't have a receipt, you can only get store credit.” What they need to do is make sure that they give receipt. I used to work in retail. It’s not that hard.
Reviewed April 13, 2009
I came in the store to exchange a shirt for a smaller size and to exchange some shoes. I had a receipt for the shoes but not for the shirt. I knew I would get the value of whatever the shirt was coming up as if they didn't have one it in a smaller size. I went to the register. The customer service supervisor scanned the ticket for the shirt and said the description was not matching what the shirt looked like. When they read the description to me, it sounded like what the shirt looks like. Then she called another woman to see if they had another shirt like it in the store and she said no. The shirt was $18.99 when I bought it and I was fine with getting only a $12.99 credit towards another shirt.
I got upset when the customer service and another employee started acting as if I were changing the tags. They really made me feel uncomfortable. I shop in their store at least twice a week for all kinds of things, and for them to make such a big deal out of really nothing, drawing unnecessary attention and to go the extra mile to make me feel uncomfortable, I refuse to shop at that particular store again. I will just keep my business at Marshalls. I didn't get the names of the two ladies, but one was a tall, thin, black lady with short hair. The other one was a tall, heavier woman with tiny braids.
Reviewed April 10, 2009
A store employee who was handling wracks was so pushy he almost ran me down, yelled "excuse me" at me rudely twice and then when I objected to his rudeness confronted me and asked me if I wanted to talk to the manager. I went to the front to avoid a confrontation and waited for a store manager. No manager was in the store during midday (2:15) and so I got an assistant manager. She did nothing. I have spent thousands at Ross but will never walk into another store again. They are so dirty, have long lines, and have so many rude or personnel with no customer service training.
Reviewed April 6, 2009
Are you people that stupid? I am a former Ross employee. I work there as a part-time job when I was at college. I have read several of these complaints and I think you people are wrong. Yes, I do remember the store where I worked at was messy. But do you actually blame the employees and management? Of course. But what if you can blame yourself? Is it the employees' fault that customers always come in, dump their clothes on shelves and not put the clothes back on the hangers? Before you complain, why don't you put yourself in the perspective of the employee? Everyone needs to work in retail for at least one week and for at least 20 hours. Then the next time you go to any store such as Ross Dress for Less, you'll think twice about dumping your pile of ** that you have on the railing. Thank you.
Reviewed April 4, 2009
I recently went to a Ross in Palomar St. located in Chula Vista, CA. I had a horrible ordeal with a woman who claimed she was the store manager. Her name was **. I was with my mother who is handicapped and they allowed us to pay for a 14-piece comforter set before all the rest of the customers since my mother could not really stand up for a long time. They were at first very polite. As they could not find the bar code for the comforter set we were buying, the store manager asked a fellow associate about the price and claimed it was $74.99. I knew she was immediately wrong since I was previously at another Ross today in La Jolla, CA and saw the exact same comforter set.
I asked her politely if she would please call the La Jolla store and ask for the price. She neglected and said she knew everything about her department and was 100% sure she was right. I knew the price was $59.99 and she said I was wrong and did not know about the merchandise as well as she did. I insisted for her to call the La Jolla Ross and she neglected once more. She claimed that if I was so eager to purchase the comforter, I should go back to the La Jolla location which is about 40 minutes away.
I later gave up and left the store and returned to the car with my mother. I decided to re-enter the store once more to try and find another comforter set of the same kind to prove to her that it was indeed $59.99. By luck I looked around the store and found another one. It clearly said $59.99. I asked one of the employees to call the manager forth to show her the real price but the manager obviously neglected to come and meet me to discuss it. I went back to the front of the store and told her the price was $59.99 which by then she already knew.
I have many problems with this situation. First of all, the lady that claimed she was a store manager was not. I checked the exit for the customer service information and found out that the real store manager is named **. This brought the problem of dishonesty. This woman who claimed to be a store manager was not. She only claimed it because she wanted to act in authority and did not want us to question her once more. Secondly, the clear problem is not putting the customer first or providing good customer service. This would have been prevented if the associate called the La Jolla location but like I previously stated, she neglected to do so. Her comment about us driving another 40 minutes to purchase the comforter set if we were so eager to have it was also clearly disrespectful.
Thirdly, these associates including the other lady that claimed she knew the price insisted we did not know the price and made it seem like my mother and I were just trying to purchase the item at a lower price. This is a really low offense since we obviously knew the price but they did not want to believe us. Fourthly, when I asked the manager to discuss the situation with me, she denied since she knew she was wrong. This clearly demonstrates her lack of respect for the customer and the clear acceptance of the mistake that she, along with the other associate, made. But sadly they did not want to recognize it. Lastly, we told her that we were going to complain about the incident and she started laughing. This clearly was the wrong thing to do. It is undoubtedly and most utterly disrespectful and shows her skills as an associate.
Reviewed March 28, 2009
Reviewed March 28, 2009
The bathrooms had tissue paper on the floor with ** on it. All on the toilets seats ** was on it. I told the manager and she said if they have her gloves she couldn't clean it up. First of all I didn't ask her to clean it up. She said that you all know that it isn't cleaned up but 1 time in the morning and if you all didn't care she didn't either.
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After being in the store for more than 2 hours trying on clothes I cash out and when the cashier got to one of the blouses she ripped the tag off and said that it was the wrong price, so she went to find another one like it as I was standing there. This took about 15 minutes, she came back and said she could not find another one, so she went to find the manager and the manager went to find another one like it. All this time I was standing there, the manager came back and said that it was marked wrong and said I could not buy it for the price that was on it. I was so mad, being in the store now for 2 and a half hours, I in return did not buy any of the items that was over $100. I shop there every week and spend a lot of money. I will not shop there again, if you do not have people that can price items correctly they shouldn't be working there.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2008
I use to shop at Ross Stores for many of years and stopped going a couple of years ago. I decided to go to a couple of stores. (I always THINK one is going to be better than the other). I went into the one in Denver, off of I-25 and Mexico. From the moment I walked in I knew it was a mistake. I had my 2 year old daughter with me and there were no shopping carts in the store, yet there was about 10 of them outside locked up with chains so I could not use one of those. Then when I finally got a buggy I could not go through ANY aisles!! In the children's department everything was on the floor, there were broken shoe shelves on the floor, I think the worst part is that I saw 4 different employees putting out what looked like new items off racks instead of cleaning up this mess and obviously huge safety issue. Now I remember why I stopped shopping here. Even though they have good prices on their items it's not worth my time to try to find a bargain. I think these stores should be investigated and closed!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2008
Lost a hand-made Navajo bracelet in the Ross Dress for Less store on Almaden Blvd. in San Jose, California this afternoon. It is sterling silver with turquoise and coral stones, and has great sentimental value for me. After looking on the floor all over the store and checking the fitting room myself, I ask the loss control person to announce on the store intercom that I had lost the bracelet and that I would pay any customer who returned it a $20 reward. The Loss Person paged the store manager for permission without success. After an extended period the loss person went upstairs to speak with the store manager. Some time later, he returned to tell me that the store manager had refused to make an announcement on my behalf.
I then waited in a lengthy line at Customer Service to let them know that I had lost the bracelet and to leave my name and number in case it turned up. As I waited in line, the assistant manager appeared nearby. I spoke with the assistant manager myself and again he refused to make the announcement. So much time passed between my initial request and getting an answer that any customer who may have found the bracelet had probably left the store.
I do not feel that my request for an announcement was unreasonable. Nor do I feel that the extended period between the time that I asked for help and the time I got a response was reasonable. In the end, all I could do was leave my name and number in case the bracelet turned up. As a result of this lack of cooperation and the who cares attitude of the assistant manager, Ross lost a sale this afternoon that was worth far more than the value of the bracelet. It also lost a customer for life. I told the assistant manager this, gave my shopping cart full of clothing to the loss control person, and left the store. This lack of courtesy and customer service is unacceptable.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2008
Sometime during mid August of 2008, I had applied for a position at the Ross Dress for Less store in Emeryville. The position that I applied for was either for Cashier or any available position. I waited for a while for them to call my name for an interview, which I really didn't mind because I guess they were interviewing more applicants and running behind. I finally interviewed with James, the Store Manager. I thought all went great.
On September 3, 2008, James called my house phone and left a message. He indicated that if I was still interested in a job with the company, they would like to bring me aboard. So, as soon as I got home, I called him right away. I was excited to hear such great news. James explained to me that he would like me to come in on September 09, 2008 to fill out my hire paper works. That was a Friday. I believe I got there at 10 in the morning.
So, I sat with James in his office and filled out all necessary "hire" paperwork. This included my W2, I9, I signed the break/meal wager form and all other personal information. I was handed the "Associate handbook" and all other things that I needed. Now, as far as I know, this is considered an "Orientation"... right? Please correct me if I'm wrong. I sat in the office for about an hour... well, an hour and a half. Doing nothing, but paperwork. Then, I didn't have my ID with me, so I remember just going to the DMV and getting another one because I wasn't going to get stuck in traffic... AGAIN and James wanted to leave the store at exactly 4 that afternoon. Now, I live in Fremont and I drove all the way to Emeryville for this. That's a far drive and gas alone, well.... I really didn't have money for gas, but I somehow got to that place because I wanted a Job.
Anyhow, after I finished giving James all of my information, I was waiting for him to tell me when the training would start and when I would be in the schedule. But instead, he indicated that he would call me and let me know the outcome. I was a little bit confused after hearing that, but I trusted his words. I didn't want to keep him anymore occupied with me when indeed, they were really busy that day. So, I left and told him alright.... Thank you.
Well, the whole weekend came and the week that followed gone and I still hadn't received a call from James. I called him the first time and he told me that they were waiting for HR's approval. THEN, he told me to call him back in a few days. So, I waited another week and still the same answer, he told me to call him again the next day. I must of placed so much phone call to him, I lost count. Then FINALLY, I got tired of waiting and called HR myself to follow up on my paperwork. HR treated me like a nobody. I was being passed on by so many different people and so many departments and so forth, the only person I honestly remember was the last name **. I believe her name was Maria **, but her first name did start with an M. Well, they indicated that she was the one following my information. So, I called her twice and left a message to call me back. NOT ONCE, she even called.
So, it's now October and I called James on the 8th at night and he told me that he found out on the 7th that HR had denied me. When I asked for what reason, he explained that it was on "her OWN judgement". As much as I wanted to cry (not because I didn't get the job), more of because I was upset for playing me like this. They had me wait for a month or so to let me know that I wasn't getting the job. And why waste my time to sit there in his office and fill out my "personal" information when he already knew that I wasn't guaranteed a position.
Up until now, I'm still upset on how this was handled and how I was treated. They had me excited and kept my hopes up for weeks. I turned down a lot of companies because I thought that after I filled out the "hire" paperwork, I was already inside the company. What's sad about it is that I was on unemployment. I let him know that I was on unemployment and I only had 2 more checks, so, I need this job. He know the situations I was in. I am upset, very much upset. They did cause me a lot. That bastard even shook my hand and told me "welcome aboard"!!!!
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2008
I made a purchase for ttl of $43.70 on 9/26 with my Chase debit card. The purchase was declined and should not have been there was plenty of funds to cover this transaction. I then gave the clerk a different card and purchase was made. As of today I have not received my funds back in my account (shows pending post) & have paid for my merchandise twice. I also went to the bank right after I left the store & withdrew $20.00 from the ATM with no problems. I also used the same card.
As of today 9/30/08 I have not received my funds back in my account. Chase tells me it is your error & your store manager Michael says it is the banks error. I should not have to suffer for your errors or the banks and should have my money. Also the bank says I can not file a dispute as they are waiting for information from your company in regards to the invalid decline and it continues to be a memo post. I would greatly appreciate some assistant as this if unfair to me as the consumer. It has now been five days and it is not back in my account. Thank you
Duress and numerous phones calls to resolve with no avail. Also not given valid information when the bank called.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2008
I was shopping for women's undergarments. The woman in charge of that area approached me and said in a way that suggested that I didn't know what I was doing, I was a menace and unwelcome, The small is on the top, the medium is in the middle, etc. Her tone of voice was disturbing. She just stood there staring at me as she said that for a few seconds. The fact is I knew that they were supposed to be organized by sizes since I have shopped at Ross for many years. Unfortunately they were not organized by size very well. Many items were out of place.
I am also disappointed about how this store is so messy, unorganized, unfriendly, crowded in the aisles, and dirty. The feeling there is not very good. The music that plays so loud on the loudspeaker is annoying. Kids run around and are out of control. When I used to shop there in the 90's it was neater and more organized. They used to carry good quality brands and now they are only offering the cheap common department store variety. I can see a big difference. The quality of this store has taken a nose dive. I don't think I will shop here anymore.
I am upset because I was already agitated about not finding the nice underwear at bargain prices I usually found at Ross and then I was approached unexpectedly by a clerk and could not think of a response as what to say to her. I was offended.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27th approximately 7:22pm I purchased suit cases along with some other items at ROSS Dress for less. We left the store and went to Wall mart, and then realised the handle for the suit case was faulty. My daughter returned the damage suit case only a few minutes later. As she approached the entrance of the store the light beeped and the security guard started to searched my daughter.
My daughter was very humilated as she is only a vistor to the united states, who came to visit her cousins in Philadelphia. She was treated as a theif, only to find out later, that the caused of the beeping sound was the fault of the store, who checked the item but did not remove the sensor from one of the items purchased.
My daughter had the receipt with her and the supervisor, refused to change the damage merchandise unless an identification was presented by my daughter who is 18yrs old. My daughter was completly humilated and left the store in tears. My daughter is a well educated girl, has been traumatized by this situation.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2008
worked for company for almost 2 years. opened another store for company. 12 to 13 hour shifts. never recieved payment for time and a half and quit job because of it. been mistreated by ross and want something done about it. nearly lost apartment because of their mistreatment
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2008
I have been shopping at Ross for over 20 years. It used to be a clean well run store with helpful employees. I have found that it the last 5 years the quality of merchandise in the store has deteriorated. I have also found many of the Ross stores to be extremely dirty and disorganized. I would love to continue to shop at Ross but I if it continues to be such a dirty store I will have to take my business else where. There is no reason why Ross can not hire someone to clean their stores. They are obviously making money.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2008
I have been shopping at Ross for over 20 years. It used to be a clean well run store with helpful employees. I have found that it the last 5 years the quality of merchandise in the store has deteriorated. I have also found many of the Ross stores to be extremely dirty and disorganized. I would love to continue to shop at Ross but I if it continues to be such a dirty store I will have to take my business else where. There is no reason why Ross can not hire someone to clean their stores. They are obviously making money.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2008
I read published comments from others, and I can't help but look at both sides. I am a Ross customer. When I travel cross country and within California, my husband already knew to point out Ross when he see one. He knew I always wanted to stop and check it out. Some are very organized, some are not so organized. But as a consumer, I understand that if I pay less, it means the store have to hire lesser people who get paid less to do the task and cut back on all operational overhead cost, including the quality of toilet paper in their restroom. Yes, quality cost.
When I visited my aunt in New York, I shopped in Bloomingdale. Some brand names that I have to wait to be super marked-down at Ross has price tag that are marked- up to include the cost of all the luxury the customer has to enjoy upon entering the store. ... need I say more?
Generally, I would like to request a more organized Ross. Yes it is messy. It is a shame when I try to look for purse and I need to dig through. The one in Bear Valley Road , Victorville or Hesperia, not sure which town- need shelves for purses, instead of hanging them. To reach for the purse behind, it means, I need to pull everything out. and of course, I do not have time to put them back neatly, as it was already messy and too crowded to begin with. Same thing with breakable items... it is scary to pass by their isle, Im afraid to bump and break stuff. I think the workers don't cares if those break, by the way they stack them.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2008
My 74 year mother fell at the store she slipped on piece of ice/water spill. Took 45 minutes to get someone to really do something and when I asked why the spill was not being cleaned up was becuase they had to take a picture of it. AND I asked the store manager if there was a reason why an employee was not standing there advising other customers about the spill she said we dont have to worry about other people falling we just need to tend to your mother that already fell.
This is an outrage. My mother suffers from depresssion osteoperosis diabetes and high blood pressure she suffered bruised arm and head injury and back injury. No one had the decency to ask her how she was doing only another very nice customer whom witnessed the fall and the whole incident helped my poor mother. Becuase of her depression she does not want to go to hospital and is afraid so now I do not know what to do. She is in great deal of pain and suffering.
Previosu to this incident one of the employees was in the same area that we were and pointed out to another customer that she needed to dispose of a mcdonal'ds drink that was in her shopping cart and was spilling but she (ross employee) did not check the floor or asked anyone to clean or inspect
pain suffering humiliation and most of all pain. There is more to it but I am so humiliated and worried about my mom that I am unable to right this. Financially she is under medicare and she has to pain out of pocket in order to be seeen at Express clinic becuase she fears the hospitals.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2008
Customer Service is a punishment not a Help. On Fri 8/8/08 I purchased a slip cover for my couch.Well it was too short. So on Sun 8/10/08 I went to exchange it. When I walked in the store I spotted the "Customer Service" Kiosk. I walked upto it with my bag and a really rude dude in his stupid LossPrevention shirt, told me that I had to get in the line. Y'know the one that goes all the way back to the end of the store. I asked why and they said it was in all fairness to the customers. So to the back of the line I go...33 minutes (yes, I did count them) went by and I finally get to the front of the line, only to find out(by Big Rude Dude) that the register that opened was for "Purchases Only" I needed to wait for a spot (1of 2) at the "Customer Service" Kiosk to be opened. So, I had to let the person behind me go in front of me.
The next time a resgister was opened, the Cashier, shouted out, "Next Person in line for Purchases only". So again I had to let the person behind me go ahead. Then the next line that opened up, the guy I had to let go ahead of me, because it again was a purchase only, felt so bad. He offered to let me go, but I had to explain that I was being punished a because I had an exchange.
How is the in all fairness to the customers? Yes, I agree that the purchasing customer gets benefit from this New Corporate Policy. But why should Refund/Exchange customers have to be humiliated having to let the person behind you go ahead. Fairness to ALL customers would be, Having ALL Registers Do PURCHASES/EXCHANGES/REFUNDS..You know like Mervyns, Sears, Nordstroms, Macys. etc. What Stupid fool in Corporate thought this up?
I have now vowed never to shop there again. And believe my sister and I browsed the store almost every week. And we have decided to recruit customers to BOYCOTT ROSS. I am contacting all the news stations with this story and if I get one to be interested I am going to show them this site and hope they investigate Ross and there Comunistic Policies. Basicallly they are rudely telling us, while laughing in our faces, to shut up and conform. I do not conform well.
Disclaimer- I am not a violent person, nor would I ever suggest that Anyone react with violence..Okay? Sorry, just had to cover my... Thanks for listening. And No I don't leave my clothes in the fitting room, my kids don't run around breaking everything (they would rather be dead than seen in Ross). And I actuall put stuff back on the hanger even though I didn't take it off ( a little OCD about that) Thanks again..Sincerely, but Seething
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2008
This store and from what I am hearing is so messy and so out of control . I have had 9 major spinal surgeries. Twice I almsot fell in the store onto plastic coat hangers . There are piles and piles of clothes in carts ALL over the place...clothes on the floor, clothes in the aisles and if you could overlook this horrible mess, one could not even get in the aisles to look for soemthing, such as a purse without a problem. I went to the back of the store and on the way to the back, there were piles of this and piles of that. finally I had to leave for fear of hurting myself.
some other person might not do what I did to keep them safe from falling and taken advantage of the situation and fall and file a big law suit. I will NEVER EVER be in [that] store again, absolutely the first in my 67 years of seeing a store in this condition. very disgraceful and [they] need to do something about this, what a bad reputation...tsk tsk tsk....
I simply left before there was any physical damage to my person
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2008
While shopping in this store I needed to use the restroom. When I got their I was told that they were out of order. I got a little up set because about a month a go I went to the same store and they were out of order then. I told the girl that when were they going to be fixed because they have been out of order for some time now. I mentioned that if an employee needed to use the restroom where did they go. She got up set and told me that because of people like me that would not keep it clean, the manager stated that they should not have it avaliable to the public.
I got so upset, they do not even have a out of order sign on the door. I mentioned to her that I do know that City and State Codes require that businesses must allow customers to use toilet facilities and if they did not have them avaliable that they should close the doors to the store. I called the store manager and she was not in today, will call tomorrow.
Had to got to a business next door to use the restroom.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2008
My daughter and I were shopping for bed linens. We bought two duvet covers, one had a price for $6.99 the other for $8.99. [The] store would not honor the questionable difference in the lower price. I have been in retail for years working for other retail stores and have never been told that they could not adjust price accordingly because item was recieved at diffrent times.
The other reason was be cause Ross buys from diffrent sorces. How is that my problem. That means [they] should adjust prices accordingly before items are placed on shelves. There should never be two of same items at diffrent prices. The lower priced item should have been increased if there was a loss in profit.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2008
My daughter and I were shopping for bed linens. We bought two duvet covers, one had a price for $6.99 the other for $8.99. Your store would not honor the questionable difference in the lower price. I have been in retail for years working for other retail stores and have never been told that they could not adjust price accordingly because item was recieved at diffrent times. The other reason was because Ross buys from diffrent sorces. How is that my problem. That means you should adjust prices accordingly before items are placed on your shelves. There should never be two of same items at diffrent prices. The lower priced item should have been increased if there was a loss in profit.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2008
On 08/04/08 I was proceeding to check out at the ross dept. store(0510)at the dolphin mall in miami, florida. The cashier began to ring my items up and as she did that, she bagged the items and placed them behind the counter on the floor. I began to reach for the bags once they were full to place them in my cart. The bags I was going to purchase, when the cashier lucila told me to wait until, she finished the entire sales. Every thing I was purchasing she was placing them on the floor behind the counter. Be very mindful she was the only cashier doing this. Other cashiers gave their customers their bags with no problem.
I questioned Lucila in reference to this procedure, she had the ross manager named Maria and the store security guard, in English to tell me that this was store policy for large puchases($465.44),that they must place all items behind the counter & on the floor until sales was complete. I was very upset because the manager Maria and Lucila continued to speak Spanish in my face, to only have the security guard to explain it in English again. I'm a professional,African American whose career has been in law enforcement for 18 years and have never been treated with such disgrace in Miami,Florida. It was disgusting to have these two ladies continue to put my items of purchase on the floor out my reach in fear of me stealing them & speaking Spanish in my face, not knowing I comprehended every word they said.
This was an insult to me, after all the money I spent in this store. I have been a customer for many years of ross department stores and I'm not going to settle for this until I speak to the district manager, I see the company's policy on large purchases and these two women are reprimanded. If indeed this is ross' policy, than why was I the only customer being treated as such.
I was embarassed, and humiliated.
Reviewed July 31, 2008
I received a gift card purchased 7/18/08 in the amt. $25.00. I tried to redeem it at the above store but it was not accepted as it had been not been activated. The store area manager on advice of store mgr requested I bring the proof of purchase which I fortunately had at home. I also called 1/800 number on the back of the card and that person said to take the card and proof of purchase to the nearest Ross store for redemption.
A week passed and I brought the gift card w/POP to the same store on 7/29/08; again, even with the proof of purchase that matched the number on the card, it was not accepted. Area mgr called and inquired at the northwest Ross where the original purchase of gift card had occurred & found that the card had been activated on 7/18/08 and was deactivated 3 minutes later. How does that happen? Area Mgr. suggested I call the Ross DM and did so the same day, got her voice mail, and there was no return call to date.
I feel I've been given the run-around, and, worse, that there has been a theft of $25.00 on an unknowing person namely, the person who spent the money on this gift card and received absolutely no goods for hard-earned money. I refuse to make a 20-mile trip to the store of original purchase as this would cause me great inconvenience and a waste of fuel for perhaps another run-around and accomplishing absolutely nothing but more aggravation.
I will report this to the attorney general's office in Texas as there may be other instances and reports of this type of incidence at [Ross]. To be fair, I have no complaint against the area manager at the above store as she performed very well trying to get to the bottom of this mess, but the store mgr never attempted to assist or make personal contact with me.
Reviewed July 27, 2008
I don't understand how custmomers haven't any respect for the employers and merchindise Kids running wild through the store. breaking things. Can't somebody higher up do something about this. I feel I no longer want to work there anymore. There has been someone coming into the store ******* on the bathroom girls floor.
I don't want to quit. We have employees who are scheduled to be off at close and they whine that they need to go home and they really need to look at who they are hiring also who's more qualified and isn't. People who want to work to make a better place. People leave their shifts without a chance to straighten the hanger racks and putting their returns away.
broken merchindise, employees falling on drinks customers has spilled in the store. They look at you like they just don't care. We need more loss prevention, recovery, Employers out on the floor to recover.
Reviewed July 25, 2008
The store conditions make it almost impossible to shop in. The racks are not sized properly. There are more clothes on the floor than on the racks. The shoes are just a mess. The gift area looks like it hasn't been cleaned up since the store opened. There seems to be absolutely no organization.
I stepped on a blouse and slipped, no damage done just irratating. The merchandise is a potential hazard.
Reviewed July 10, 2008
On Thursday July 3, 2008 at 1:26 pm I went inside Ross to find a shirt for a funeral viewing I was going to later that night. I walked up to the rack and was on my telephone when I saw two guys right in front of me staring. The loss prevention associate (whom the manager would not give me his name) said that he has me on tape stealing last Tuesday with my boyfriend. I was stunned. I work right across the street from this location and I am a manager myself.
I then started getting upset and I followed the store manager, Jesse, and loss prevention associate to the front of the store. I told them to show me the tape. The store manager, Jesse, blocked the front door with his body and said he was going to call the police. I told him to go ahead and I was very upset. Jesse, the store manager, told me to step outside. I waited outside for the police to get there.
I called my brother and an associate I work with to come over and I told them what had happened. When they arrived the police still had not shown up so the associate I work with called the police for me. When the police officer arrived he questioned me for some time. He then went inside the store to speak with Jesse the store manager. When he came out he said he had seen the video tape from last Tuesday, the same tape that they said was me stealing, and said that it was clearly not me.The police officer then stated that the person in the tape had long hair and was a bigger sized person. I have a short buzzed cut hair which I have had for the last 8 years and I have a driver's license to prove it.
The officer stated the the manager, Jesse, said that the loss prevention associate that had accused me in front of Jesse did not speak good english and that they did not approach me. I asked the officer to look at the survelliance tape from today that would prove they both approached me two minutes after I was inside the store. The police officer told me that he did ask for the tape from today and the store manager, Jesse, stated that he did not have a tape for that current day. The police officer then told me that he asked Jesse why he did not call the police that last tuesday when he said he saw someone stealing and Jesse shrugged his shoulders and did not have a response. The police officer gave me his badge number, name, and incident report number.
After this incident I called customer care and told them the situation. The man on customer care put me on hold and then told me he tried to call the store and the manager had already left for the day. He said he would forward it to the district manager Arcey. After I hung up the phone I called Arcey because the store manager, Jesse, gave me his cell phone number. I called Arcey and left a voicemail. As I am writing this it has been a week to the date. I have received no phone call or follow up. I called the customer care line back and he stated that he does not know why Arcey has not called me and he will forward the message again.
I was humiliated and accused of a criminal act in front of the entire store. Like I said, I am a manager across the street from this Ross location and as I was sitting on the curb talking to the police officer, customer's that I work with saw me. I have not shopped since then for fear of being accused of a crime I did not commit. I cannot believe this happened to me and how unapologetic Ross has been.
Reviewed May 14, 2008
I use to be a customer of ross and i completely stop shopping all together at ross base on my most recent and pass experiences there. the employees are rude as well as the store manager. The store is always a mess and they blame the customers but when you see managers standing around or sitting in the fitting room text messaging and not caring about the customers that is just plain out rude. I hear and have read what some of you wrote but the only way a company like ross will learn is if you stop shopping there they need us more than we need them, besides most of there stuff is not even good and they have poor selection in the mens department.
Reviewed May 9, 2008
I shop at Ross all the time because of bargains. I shop there very often, once in a week at least because to find something really nice among junk clothes you have to do it. I buy a lot for some people from abroad. What happened to me today is unbelievable RUDE. Below is the story:
a month ago I bought two identical dresses for $12.99 each. The person, I bought for, didn't like it, so I came to return them. At customer desk, I figured out that one of the dresses had a wrong ticket (from men's department). Manager of the store named Valery Martinson shocked me on front of many people by telling I know you shop often, but we always have trouble with your returning. This is not true, first of all. I don't return used clothes and don't cheat with tickets. It is not just RUDE, it is unbelievable unexceptional. She made me feel like I am a sort of shoplifter. She accused ME for their mistakes. THEY sold me that dress with a wrong ticket!!!
I recommeded to do a better job and do not let people to feel SO uncomfortable, and of course she refused Ross' mistake. When I told her that she should apologize, she even didn't react. As a result, she refused to return me $12.99 for the dress with a wrong ticket and gave me only a $8 for it. I lost some money because of THEIR mistake, but it is not big money to worry about. She made me feel like a shoplifter, like a dishonest person. It is not right for anybody, and especially for a loyal customer like me, who spend way too much money at that store. I would like the manager who is responsible for hiring people, will solve this matter.
Reviewed May 7, 2008
I was treated unfairly, rudely and like a criminal today by the security guy! In short, he started out by accusing me of having tried on a dress outside of the dressing rooms which is impossible to do...
Reviewed April 5, 2008
I recently found out about Ross Dress for less located in Greenville, NC and decided to go there to see what all the hype was about. My complaint is not with the store employees but the customers that come in. As consumers we expect stores to be neat and orderly yet I saw folks opening boxes/packs and removing the content and then sit it back on the shelf! I also observed shoppers taking clothes off the racks and putting them back in places they don't belong! If consumers want this store to stay neat and orderly maybe as a whole we need to practice what we preach. Consumers contribute to 90% of this store being in disarray and then blame the employees and it's just not right! One is already getting items at discounted prices and that still is not good enough!
When you buy something it is always a good rule of thumb to keep your receipt. Should the store be held accountable if they sell you something and you are forced to exchange rather than refund because you were irresponsible and lost your receipt? No! It's bad enough Ross employees have to deal with shoppers with NASTY ATTITUDES & then on top of that they have to deal with getting bashed because consumers want everything in its place but are not helping to keep things in its right place!
Ross Dress For Less continues to be a hot mess because of shoppers that don't care to help keep thing neat and in its place.
Reviewed March 26, 2008
I bought two pairs of shoes for my nephews but they did not fit. I lost the receipt and tried to take them back. The cashier said that I would only be able to get store credit if she found the same shoe on a rack. She later came back and said that her manager said that the shoe needed to be exactly the same color and size as the one on the rack.
I now have two pairs of boys shoes worth $70+ dollars that do not fit anyone.
Reviewed March 6, 2008
A few days ago I bought a clock from the Ross store in Walnut Creek. The clock was $20 and it wasn't even on sale, it was cheap but cute. I brought it home and my husband put a battery in it and everything worked. Just when he was about to put the clock on the wall we noticed that the hands on the clock broke off and fell. I started searching for my receipt and couldn't find it so I figured I could at least exchange it or get store credit.
I went back to the Ross store in Walnut Creek to try to return or exchange the item and the cashier told me I couldn't do it. She said it was against company policy to return a damaged item w/o a receipt. I asked for the policy, she pointed to a sign and I read it. It did say that there are certain items that they cannot return w/o a receipt if damaged and for the list of those items look on your receipt or ask the cashier. So, I asked for that list and the cashier Sylvia said it is on your receipt that you don't have. I asked to speak to a manager and a woman w/o a name tag that was standing at the next register just said, "ma'am, I am sorry this is our return policy." I felt that they really didn't tell me the return policy and I asked for an exchange. I also had the box and all the tags there with the clock, the only thing missing was the receipt. I called the district manager, left him a message but I haven't heard from him.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2008
On 16 Feb 08, my friend and I visited the Ross store located in Knightdale NC. As we entered the store we were approached by a cashier named Valerie. She informed us that we could not enter the store with bags from Kirkland Homestore and Target. We were informed to check the bags at the customer service. I had no issue with doing this because I am a strong advocate of following rules. The problem that I had with this was that as my friend and I walked through the store and shopped we noticed that there were several people in the store with their bags in hand. We located the manager and asked her what was the policy on caring bags in the store. When we told her what happened at the front of the store she informed us that she would address the issue. I was really disgusted with the way that we were treated. We both are in the military and have been serving our country for the last 17-19 years. We never complained about protecting our country or the people here in the United States. I feel that it is so horrible that I can protect and defend my country hand and hand but I am grilled for being a black female walking in a store to shop in my own country.
I feel that I was targeted at the location and could not shop in the store.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2008
I was in the New Braunfels Ross Store on 2/2/08. The clerk who waited on me was extremely nice but she looked overwhelmed. There was only two clerks at the register and the lines were very long. There was only one other clerk in the dressing room. There were shoes on the floor, sizes were all mixed up, towels and rugs were mixed together, there were carts full of clothes because no one could put clothes back due to insufficient staffing. There were shelves on the floor as if someone started to put them up and then were just left on the floor which could cause an accident. The pictures were placed in the racks, but if anyone went around the corner with a cart the whole thing could come tumbling down. I feel badly for the employees because they were trying to deal with a very difficult situation. They absolutely need more help. What does it take for such a huge corporation to care about the safety of the customers and why are the employees also put at risk?
I have only lived in Texas for two years. I was always shopping in the Ross stores in California. The Ross store in Pleasanton, California does not look anything like the one in New Braunfels. I am outraged! The merchandise is on the floor, so guess why it doesn't sell! The pictures are damaged, why would anyone buy them? Some of the thrift stores look better than this corporate money hungry fiasco! This has not been the only time when I have entered this store and found it in shambles. I am sorry but I could not go without saying something anymore. Someone is going to get hurt because there are a lot of people who try to shop there.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2008
I am a customer of Ross for many years now. I went shopping at Ross on Monday, January 21st, and had a very bad experience with one of the sale associates and a manager. I was asking for a price of a purse with no tag. I asked one sales associate and she told me the price was $30.99. Another sales associate came and snatched the purse from her and said I know the price, she took twenty minutes to return with the answer and when she did she was very rude towards me by saying, It's $99.99. She threw the purse underneath the register, and I asked her to show me a tag of another purse. She said, My manager is the one that told me, and he is right. And we have two identical purses in the back. After a couple of minutes I asked to speak to a manager, his name is Mark. He came and said, The purse is $99.99. There was no tag, and no paper work. I asked for him to show me another purse so I know it's the right price. He said, "I know this is the right price, I am unloading the clothes, and there are no other purses." I was treated very unprofessionally, with different information from different people. All I wanted to know is how much it was with proof of some kind. I would like for this issue, and this store to be addressed. I dont deserve that kind of treatment, especially since I am one of their customers. I will be sending this letter to them, their corporate office, and www.bbb.com.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2008
I am a customer of Ross, Tj Maxx, and Marshall for many years now. I went shopping into Ross Monday, January 21st, and had a very bad experience with one of the sale associates, and a manager. I was asking for a price of a purse, and there was no tag. I asked one sale associate, and she told me the price was $30.99. Another sale associate came and snatched the purse from her, and said "I know the price." She took twenty minutes to return with the answer, and when she did she was very rude towards me by saying, "Its 99.99." She threw the purse underneath the register, and I asked her to show me a tag of another purse. She said, "My manager is the one that told me, and he is right. And we have two identical purses in the back." After a couple of minutes I asked to speak to a manager; his name is Mark. He came and said, "The purse is $99.99."
There was no tag, and no paper work. I asked for him to show me another purse so I know it's the right price. H repeated that this is the right price. All I wanted to know is how much it was with proof of some kind. I would like for this issue, and this store to be addressed. I don't deserve that kind of treatment, especially since I am one of their customers.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2008
My family went to Ross in Norfolk, Virginia and purchased several things for about $100. After leaving, on the way back, we looked at our receipt and found that we were WRONGFULLY charged for $27.99. We decided to go back, took our purchases with us, and ask for a refund. We went to the cashier who charged us and told her that she charged us for an item that we did not purchase. The manager, Angela Simmons, came and took the receipt and went to the back. After being gone for about 20 minutes, she came back and told us that she looked at the camera and said with a very RUDE tone, The cashier charged an item for $27.99 and whatever that is, it got into your bag and you took it to your car and don't have it.
Basically, with no evidence and refusing to show us the evidence (which is NON EXISTED), she ACCUSED us of taking a MYSTERY ITEM $27.99 from Ross and came back to get a refund of an item we took. I can clearly recal that the first item charged was a pair of sunglass ($6.99) and the cashier agreed with me. Simmons could not even tell me what the $27.99 item was. However, Ms. Simmons, with no EVIDENCE, refused to give me a refund. Needless to say, what she said was unacceptable. I, myself, with a college education, would NOT, NEVER, be stupid enough to waste my time to make a drive back to the store (considering the fact that we were almost at home) just to fool Ross and get $27.99. The fact that she ACCUSED myself and my family of stealing is DEGRADING. Angela Simmons acted rudely, and her behavior is nothing but disrespectful and irresponsible.
Loss of money, loss of dignity, loss of humanity.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2007
On a good note, one of the cleanest Ross stores ever! However, I waited 10 minutes in line, then switched to another line, which then closed, went to my original line again. Waited 5 more minutes. I saw a supervisor and asked if there was anyone else for help on registers; she abruptly and rudely stated no I have no one else, please have patience. Then the girl who helped me was rude, no contact with me at all, not even a smile!
I asked for a price check; she acted as if it was a great task. She returned 5 minutes later with a similar shirt w/ a tag of 12.99, which I thought was to pricey for style. I asked her if it was right, and she rudely answered "We don't have that one anymore, so I got something that was the same brand." I'll never shop there again. Ross needs some system changes or something.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2007
The Bellingham WA store is an accident waiting to happen. I have complained via email to corporate within the last year about this store to no avail. Now I have taken pictures with my cell phone and started a file with all correspondence to ROSS. Why you ask? The other day I was in the store and watched a older woman fall while trying to get through the sheet isle. Every isle is like that. You can't walk through them. It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. They have so much stock on the floor. I saw and heard staff saying that the stock people were sent home at 2 pm in the afternoon. I have seen the same item on the floor for over a year. No one re-stocks, and the staff are all back in the dressing room area, talking about the people they see on camera falling. I have gone to ROSS three times in the last year and I have not once seen anyone re-stocking the shelves. There are broken and torn packages of foodstuff in the isles, broken glass and pottery, isles that are filled almost 4 feet high. Why doesn't OSHA take notice of the safety violations occurring at most of the facilities? As foodstuff are involved, don't you think someone should take notice? This is a fire hazard. If you were in the back of the store and a fire broke out, you would not be able to get out quickly enough.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2007
I was shopping in the shoe department at Ross when two young men came in and tried on some very expensive, designer sneakers. They then left the shoe department, leaving their old sneakers in the boxes and wearing the new ones out. I went to the customer service desk to report the incident. The security person was also there. They watched as the two young men walked out of the store. When I asked why they weren't stopped, they told me they hadn't seen the crime and couldn't stop them on my word. I was aggrevated because this type of behaviour costs the honest customer. I work very hard and try to get the best value. I don't feel like paying for other people too.
There was no action taken against the shoplifters.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2007
I rummaged through the junk and found two crystal candleholders. The price listed on each was $29.99. The compare at price was $60. I bought both. I later found these exact same candleholders for the same price at Z Gallerie. Ross advertises 20% to 60% off retail. How do they get away with this? By the way, the Lancaster store is a junky smelly store also, and you can't find shoes that match because the shoe dept. is such a mess.
Reviewed May 6, 2007
I love the deals, I love the selection, however, I don't love finding my selection on the floor, in the wrong isle, or half way hung. Ross does advertise dress for less which is completely accurate. But it’s not worth having to scan the entire floor to find the matching jacket to my two piece outfit. I will never shop at Ross again.
Reviewed April 19, 2007
This new Ross is in a beautiful new shopping mall in Yuma. I have been in there twice to shop. I can't believe this store is such a mess. I saw 3 boys in the towel section just grabbing and throwing the folded towels everywhere. Half of the stuff is so dirty from being stepped on or kicked around. At the front of the store were 5 shopping baskets, full of dirty shoes and slippers. I slipped on hangers on the floor. What is wrong with your system Ross? I will never shop in another Ross store again.
Reviewed April 9, 2007
Every store I have visited, I see the same thing over and over again. The stores are in shambles, cloths are scattered all over the floor and the wrong sizes are on the wrong racks. NO HELP WHEN NEEDED!!!
Reviewed April 3, 2007
Would not let me return itmes without a receipt.
Reviewed March 11, 2007
I bought a pair of Italian Designer brand name glasses (Gucci) 10 days ago. Two days ago, I was wearing them while driving and one of the screws on the left rim got loose.
I called the store manager and explained what happened and asked if I could exchange them with a new pair of the same glasses or get a store credit. He told me that the store policy does not allow him to do that since I purchased them more than 1 week ago although this policy is not printed on the back of the receipt. He told me to just throw them away and take a loss.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2007
First, when I went to the register, Lenor was unfriendly and had no contact with me other than telling me to scan my credit card. As I left she handed one bag, I looked over and she had taken the next customer. I assumed all of my purchases were in this bag. I got home and realized she never gave me my shoes I had paid for. I called the location immediately.
Amar stated they had the shoes at the location and I could pick them up. On Monday I drove up on my lunch break-which is one hour. I went into the store and told them I had left a pair of pink and beige shoe here yesterday. Lady stated "Oh yeah" and handed me a double wrapped bag with a pair of shoes in them. I got back to the office and realized they gave me a size 10 (I am an 8) patent leather shoe. I called the location to ask for a manager and was told she was to busy on a register. The person who took my message implied I was to blame since I did not check the bag. Well maybe the cashiers should check the receipt!
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2007
The store is always an absolute mess. Items are on the floor, thrown about, it's a disaster. The lines are always long. I have talked to the manager on several occasions and I am given some excuse or another. Many times I have left with out purchasing items I had planned to by.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2006
I am appalled at the condition of this store. Merchandise is strewn every where - wherever a customer has put it, it stays. Clothes are misplaced and not in the right area, children's clothes in the women's section. The shoes are really a mess. You have to look through the entire racks to find your size. I was thinking that this is just at the Ross store but after reading the complaints on their web site, I see differently.
Our local TJ Maxx store got in this condition a while back and someone from upper management came in and cleaned house. Got rid of the no good managers and some of the other employees that were just there to take up space. It is a whole new store with things placed neatly and the employees act like they care a whole lot more than before. It has to start from the TOP.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2006
The Cape Coral and the South Fort Myers Ross stores look terrible. I cannot believe how bad they look inside.
I don't know who is the manager of these stores, but they definitely need some serious help. The stores look terrible, very sloppy and there are no salespeople to help. The lines are long and usually there is only one register open.
Lately I have just laid my items down and left the store.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2006
Ross must be under the impression that because they sell cheap products this should be reflected in their customer service and management. It is deplorable.
The check out lines are always 5-6 people deep with only 1-2 lines open. They are constantly fielding personal calls for employees. Their computer system is so antiquated they are unable to perform basic sales tasks and will often ask customers to stand in line only to then tell them they will have to come back. I believe their approach is not an accident-the way they treat you as a customer is reflective of the value they place on you.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2006
I purchased a ring for ninty dollars and after wearing it a few times noticed that the stones were falling out. I called the store to see if I could get store credit as I did not have receipt just the jewlry tag. I was told no because tag had to be attached to ring. Also she said no returns on jewelry and it was told to me by person who sold it to me. That was a lie because I would not have purchased if had I been told that. She also said a stamp was put on the receipt stating such, so I looked on another jewelry purchase there and the stamp on the back of receipt was not even legible.How can you wear a ring with tag attached? Ross should be run out of business for a store plicy like that!
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2006
I used to frequent Ross all the time but it has become an exercise in masochism. If you want to wait on under-staffed cashier lines for as much as 45 minutes, be spoken to by both managers and cashiers as if you were the scum-of-the-earth, and risk life and limb trying to maneuver through the aisles where most of the stock is on the floor, well kids - Ross is the store for you!
And it's just getting worse and worse. Good grief, there are so many other stores out there - Ross is off my list.
Reviewed July 30, 2006
I have been to 3 Ross stores in the last month, one in La and two in Tx. The stores look like a bomb has gone off in them. You can't even get a buggy down the isles much less a stroller. They always have one person working the dressing room and maybe two at register.
There is no way that these stores are run by normal people. There has to be something that is going on behind the scene. The stores are like a big 2 day garage sale, its like someone comes in and pulls everything off the shelves and puts it on the floor, plus there is always food and drinks left on shelves.
Please tell me why all of the stores are a mess......I know I am not the only one that see this.
Reviewed July 1, 2006
On Saturday, July 1, while shopping at Ross, I was upset to find only 2 cashiers working, and the lines very long. After waiting in line for 35 minutes, and seeing several other employees around the front of the store (including the manager) I inquired to the manager about somebody opening another register. She abruptly and rudely barked back to me, and all other customers annoyed with the situation, that she had no one else to run another register.
I observed many people leaving their merchandise and walking out. Several thousand dollars were lost in sales due to either a very incompetent or very lazy store manager.
Reviewed June 25, 2006
I don't shop at Ross very often and I needed some shoes and other items for my upcoming trip. I bought a pair of shoes (out of box), a handbag and a pair of khaki capris. I returned the capris with no problem but they would not let me return the shoes. The shoes were exactly as they'd been when I tried them on. The tag was faded when I bought the shoes but they said that means I wore them. I never wore them except to try them on in the store. When I got home I didn't like them as much as I thought.
I even tried to return them to another Ross in town but they said oh you must have worn them and pointed at the heels. The heel style for these tennis shoes is a worn crinkled rubber design. It's already like that when you buy it so being accused of having worn them because of a heel style that came with the shoe really ticked me off. Considering I spent maybe 35 bucks with tax on the shoe and the rudeness I experienced, I will NEVER shop at ROSS again.
Reviewed June 18, 2006
What happen to the Ross stores in Central Florida? I always had a good time shopping in Ross (there are five in our area) but for the past couple of months the sizes do not match the collars on the hangers and the sizes are mixed in with other sized clothes. The mark down racks are like being in a thrift store with the sizes total mixed up so you have to go throught every article on the racks to find your size. Plus they have long sleeved winter clothes out in the middle of June, in Florida!
I'm not going to work that hard to find a bargain!
Reviewed June 17, 2006
I am a frequent shopper at Ross. I went in to the store on Saturday morning around 10 am and the store looked like a bomb had gone off in it. The place was in a complete disarray.
I do not know how a manager can close a store at night in that conditon. It was in such a state of disgrace. Not only that it was an accident waiting to happen.
Reviewed June 15, 2006
I used to love to shop at Ross. Thought it was just the location but one week later went to Ross on Stephanie in Henderson, NV. ABoth stores were trashed. All kinds of merchandise on the floor. The racks are so crammed together. Felt like I was in a second hand store. Will not shop there anymore until they get their act together.
Reviewed May 27, 2006
I went shopping at Ross and after selecting three things I went to check out. The checkout stands were closed so I went to check out at customer services. There were two employees behind the service counter, but after placing my items on the counter, one of the employees told me to move to the checkouts.
There was no one working the checkouts, but I went there and waited and waited. No one showed to check me out. The lady waiting behind me said how rude it was to make us move and now to have to wait.
Reviewed May 17, 2006
I shop the Medford store often and recently discovered the the petite clothes were mixed in with the others. Please keep a petite section as it is so much faster and convienent to shop. I now have to go thru many clothes looking for the size tag.
Reviewed May 15, 2006
For such a new store in a nice strip shopping center, I have never experienced a store in such total disarray. The floors were cluttered with clothing and other products making it impossible to navigate the isles without stepping on or over merchandise. Only 3 registers were open with lines backed up for several isles.
Shame on the manager of this store. No merchandise bargain was worth that wait.
Reviewed May 13, 2006
When I was in Ross today, looking for a new toy for my 2 year old, I could not get through an isle. There were toys completely covering the floor and it was not just one isle, it was all three of them. This is complely unacceptable!!
The whole store was absolutly a disaster. I won't ever go back there again!
Reviewed May 10, 2006
I purchased a pair of shorts, carefully took off all of the tags, tried the shorts on and much to my dissapointment they were to large. I immediately put all tags, buttons, and receipt back in the bag so that my return would be without question.
This evening I decided to make my return. The cashier takes the shorts to another counter and inspects them as if they were precious stones. She calls one of her associates over, to inspect them as well, and then she starts making accusations - the shorts have stains, they have been washed, and they have been ironed! (How many 41 year old, single males do you know that even own an iron?)
The cashier calls the assistant store manager, who tells me I have to come back and talk to the store manager. The shorts were a total of $19.99, not a big financial loss however this has become personal. I hate being called a liar, even if it was indirectly.
Reviewed May 6, 2006
My husband and I went in the Ross Dress for Less store today. The store was completely trashed, with items out of place and littering the floors. It was such a deplorable mess that I won't go in there again. It was also dirty outside, with trash cans overflowing, and what looked like food or candy smeared over the sidewalk in front.
This is store is in a newer shopping center. The other stores looked very nice so this one stuck out like a sore thumb.
Reviewed May 3, 2006
I stood in the checkout line for 10 minutes while the other two checkout lines processed four to five customers each. Ross should have a system like TJMax and Norstroms - 1 line and the first person gets processed first.
It is irritating to be unlucky enough to get in the wrong line. This has happened before and pretty soon I will get angry enough to stop shopping at Ross.
Reviewed April 26, 2006
This store is an accident waiting to happen - literally.On several occasions I have been to this store & its always the same. Merchandise is all over the floors, in the aisles. You have to step over items such as numerous comforters, pillows, etc. Last evening while in the store a gentleman pulled something off a shelf only to have the remaining items fall off. Items are just thrown on the shelves. This store is a definite hazard.
Reviewed April 18, 2006
I have always shopped in their Jog Road store. I went there the other day and was dismayed to find that it looked like a rummage sale. Merchandise all over the floor, impeding access, shopping carts full of merchandise all over the place. The filthiest of conditions. Are they going out of business? I doubt if I will ever shop there again.
Reviewed April 11, 2006
This Ross store is disgusting. Merchandise all over the floors and so many shopping carts stacked so high with merchandise to be put back, you can't get to the fitting rooms. Management does not seem to care and when I treid to write headquarters, the email would not go through. This chain needs to get it together or go under. I used to enjoy shopping there, but I made my last attempt today.
Reviewed April 3, 2006
I went to the Escondido Ross on Friday, Mar. 17, 2006 to look at the dresses that were on sale for $14.99. When I couldn't find them, I asked the gal at the front in Cust. Serv. She said she didn't know where they were & to go ask the woman at the fitting rooms (who couldn't speak or understand english). All she said was "no" & pointed to go up front again so I did and I asked for the manager. I was told she was "back in the corner". I went back there and found another woman and asked her if she was the manager. She pointed to the front.
In all this, not one person could speak good english and all I got was stares like it was my fault that they coldn't understand me.
Reviewed March 27, 2006
It's not that I am complaining about the help in the NEW Victoria store, but the store itself! Wow. Warning: Victoria people don't like trashy looking stores. This establishment will not last if your customers are allowed to trash the place. My child and I were astonished to see the place in shambles. Things were everywhere! Messy...wow. You might train your employees to put merchandics back in the location it was originally.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2005
I have shopped at my local Ross (Brentwood Place 11937 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049) for a few years now and am witnessing the store completely going down in all areas. I am writing about a few horrible experiences I have had recently while shopping at Ross Dress for Less. A woman that worked in the linens dept named Alisha yelled at me not to mess up the towels when I was looking to purchase towels for my 3 bathrooms. So I asked her to help me and she said that she was too busy.
Then she said “what are you looking for?”- I proceeded to tell her, when she interrupted and said “We don’t have it”. This behavior to me seems to be a very good anti-sales technique. Later, while waiting in line to pay, a male cashier screamed at an elderly lady and humiliated her because she was lost and didn't know where the exchange line was.
Finally, when it was my turn at the register, my total was $187.00 and I gave the cashier $200.00 cash. He typed in $300 in the register and began to give me change based on $300. I told him he put in the wrong amount and he did not know how to do the math to give me the correct change, he didn’t have a calculator and was too afraid to ask his manager (which I suggested). So I did the math for him and he proceeded to give me the correct change.
Overall, I found the store to be unstocked with merchandise (the entire week before Christmas), the stock on the shelves were damaged or broken, the employees were angry and everything was a mess. I admit that it may be a little bit better during the non-holiday months, but not that much better. I think their cashiers should be proficient in math or at least have a calculator, they should pay their employees more money and not work them to death with long hours before Christmas so that they can be pleasant and do a good job. I am not sure if I really want to return to Ross. It may just be worth it to pay a little more and have a better experience.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2005
I went shopping and bought several work outfits. I spent over $400.00 dollars on that specific day. When I got home I realized several outfits did not fit. I searched for the receipt with no success. I took the clothes back to the store with the hope I would get a store credit. I was advised by the customer service agent that I could not have a store credit because I did not have a receipt. I told her the clothes had their tickets attached and it was only fair to allow me to at least exchange. When she declined to help me I asked to speak with the store manager, hoping we can come up with a solution.
She left the counter and came back 15 minutes later to tell me the manager said no. I informed this young lady that as customer I have a right to speak directly to the store manager and politely requested to speak with her personally. She went back to see the manager and I followed. When this person, June came out she was very abrupt. Her body halfway through the door and abruptly tells me "WE CANNOT ISSUE ANY STORE CREDIT, THAT'S IT!" I asked her to lower her tone and speak to me politely as I was not one of her employees. She simply waved her hand and said I have no time for you right now, I'm in a conference call!
I couldn't believe a store manager would treat any customer this way. I left that store very angry. I went to another Ross store on Sheridan Street and they politely gave me a store credit of $99.59, which I took and spent the same day appx. $200.00.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2005
I have been in many Ross locations and this Sonora Ross is always a complete mess. Some of the aisles are so trashed you can't even walk down them. We are a small town and don't have but a couple of clothing stores to shop at and it is very disappointing. i am writing in the hope that maybe someone can look into this situation and get this location cleaned up so we can be proud of our community and what it has to offer.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2005
On a recent visit to the Ross Store, I was disappointed at the condition of the merchandise. In every department there were items scattered all over the floor and the shelves were in disarray. I never saw any staff on the floor to assist the shoppers and the two check-out lines were much too long. I left the store feeling and expressing to friends that I would never return.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2005
I am disabled and was not allowed to enter the store with my scooter. I had to call the sheriff to have officer Freeman come out to talk to the manager to explain to them a scooter is allowed in any store. That's the law!!! But because of being very upset I left at this time then and will never go back there.
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