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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.

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Pros
  • Affordable prices and great deals
  • Wide variety of products available
  • Clean and organized store environment
Cons
  • Poor customer service experiences
  • Long wait times at checkout
  • Inconsistent product quality

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2008

    I always shop at Ross and I decided to tell one of my very good friends to come check it out, the prices and designer clothes. She had never shopped in one of your stores until today. So my daughter and I and my friend, headed to the ross close to her house, I even offered to buy her tow tops if she found somthing she liked to get her to start shopping at Ross as well.
    I let her know that yes it is picked over and sometimes crowded, and you have to dig but it is still fine. So to not waste time while we were there, i took my cart down tow isle and grabbed as many tops as i could find, because as you know the only way to see if something will work or not is to try it on. So we got to the back area to start trying on her tops 8 per dressing room. I was fine with that got our ticket and she proceeded to try the tops on and my daughter who is four stayed back there with her. I ask that they please leave my cart outside of the dressing room and not off to the side as customers and passer-bys may pick or take from the pile of tops we had there not knowing that they were for someone to try one. The first employee in charge of the dressing room area was fine with that and i proceeded to grab clothes, and hang them back up and get more making sure that the lady over the dressing room was aware of every transaction between us. Then i guess it was a little after 12pm so they switched out dressing room clerks, and the secound clerk said i need to move my cart it was in the way. I said look it is off here to the side in plain view and explained to her how i was helping my friend with the clothing as any friend does if you are a girl this sort of thing is normal there was nothing funny about it and being felt made to feel guilty was getting on my nerves. So i went back again with more tops and brought back more and when i came out of the dressing room the cart i had was moved completely pout of the dressing room and off to the side and just like i had said someone was starting to look at the tops i had put aside to try on or the maybe pile. I said please I am not trying to be difficult,I just would like my cart were no one will go through it. Can i speak to your manager, then this women walks back there and says "i am the manager and We can not have the cart obstructing the area." I said politely (until her attitude became very rude)Why i had the cart where i had it and that where i had it it was not obstructing anything and that she should be a little more accommodating and happy she was getting a sale. She snaps back at me and says " i am happy to be alive" and proceeded to walk to the back office. As she began to make her grand exit, I said excuse me but I am the customer and what does being happy to be alive have to do with our conversation we are having right now? She then put one had up. As if to say (whatever) and walked to the back office and then on the intercom immediately over the loud speaker said "security put cameras on dressing room". Of course my friends heard everything and could not believe how rude the women was and my friend has worked in upper management pretty much for 15years and was shocked. I told her look, this is not how a normal Ross store operates, i have never had a bad experience in any store and i go to the 1960 area, i10 area the one by my house all the time, Pasadena fair way shopping strip.
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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2008

    You people who complain about Ross, get a life. You sound like a bunch of half-witts. Gee, I wonder who threw the crap all over the floor. It must have been the people who work there. Gee I wonder why the lines are long. It must be the people who work there. Gee, I wonder why the service is bad. Must be the people who work there with you idiots.
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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2008

    There was an incident in this store on a Friday evening. I spoke with the store manager on Saturday whom I felt was attempting to appease me albeit very pleasant nonetheless. On Monday, Mr. Egerton left a voice message on my phone apologizing and leaving a number in the event that I "needed" to call. I did, however, call him back and left a message as well. When we finally connected personally instead of via voicemail, Mr. Egerton was very nice and apologetic. I explained everything to him and again he did seem concerned. He stated that he spoke with ALL of the parties and they would be working on how to handle and resolve situations. He offered me a discount as well if I would shop with Ross again. Naturally, I wouldn't decline a discount, I have shopped there for 10+ years without any discounts or coupons, so this is not what I was seeking but nice compensation after spending my valuable time in the store shopping only to leave everything behind and go home.
    I wrote a complaint in here earlier and realized that they don't always retract them even upon request and I certainly feel that consumers have every right to know that although I had a negative experience in the store, resolution was positive. I don't know how comfortable I will feel shopping in that location again but for a little further drive, I will go back to my old stomping ground where I have not ever encountered any problems. I am HAPPY that Mr. Egerton took the time to hear me out and make me feel like a valued customer when I, in fact, did not feel that way on Friday.
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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2008

    Last week while doing some personal and business shopping for Christmas, I stood in line for nearly 10 minutes to find that the cashier refused to ring up my items because the manager requested she turn her light off. She did not finish taking the people that were in her line prior to turning the light off or the ones that waited for so long. After approaching the manager about this, she had less than two words to say and merely shrugged her shoulders. No apology...nothing....it was as though I was speaking to a deaf mute.
    Much to my dismay, I switched lines with all of my items and waited in the next line. I was now standing in Heather's line. Heather was pleasant but as I looked over in the aisle I once stood, a line was beginning to form again. The cashier, Brittany, asked Paula (mgr) if she should take them and Paula looked somewhat puzzled but kind of motioned for her to take them with another shrug of her shoulders and a "yes." At this point, I was more than a bit insulted since I have been a loyal customer for 10+ years and was making a rather large purchase. Each year at Christmas I purchase all of my business clients (and then some) presents from Ross and had at least 30 items alone for business in my cart. That was in addition to the shoes, purses, clothing, toys and housewares that I was purchasing. Heather had already bagged up in three (3) large bags the items she rang up. At this point, I changed my mind about the purchase and asked her not to continue ringing them up. I approached the manager, Paula again and asked her for corporate information. She simply pointed me in the direction of a sign displayed at the front of the store with the store manager and the district manager's name and phone number. I asked her for a piece of paper which she gave me from a register. While I was taking the information down, I mentioned to my daughter that the manager didn't even offer an apology. With that, Paula who was behind me retorted, "M'am, I did say I was sorry!" Those words had to be more than I had heard from her mouth the entire time. I left the store and called the first number which was the store I just left (that wouldn't work) and then I left a message with Ed Egerton (district manager) on his voicemail. The next day, I decided to follow up on this and called the store. To my surprise, the store manager, Bonnie said that she spoke with Paula and Brittany and heard nearly the same rendition of the incident. She said the only thing she could say was sorry and give me a "commitment" that this would not happen again. Then she asked me what exactly was I hoping to get from this? Wow! Resolution maybe without an implication that I am looking for something???? That was a "jab." Monday morning, I received a voice message from Mr. Egerton apologizing about the incident and leaving a number if I NEEDED to call. I am blown away by the lack of customer service and social skills these people display. An apology on voicemail? An implication that I am trying to GAIN something from a store I have been shopping in since my children were small AND do shopping for my business clients in? It is apparent that little to no value is placed on the customer. They probably have so many shoppers, what is one lost in the mix of things? I am completely disillusioned with them and feel that although they may offer discounted items - customer service is an option that you forgo when you shop here. Perhaps the higher cost of items in the department stores that aren't discounted is worth it when you consider what that the service may be more than sub-standard. Appalled by this incident? Voice your opinion to: Bonnie Cross (store manager) (757) 368-0407 Ed Egerton (804) 687-2784 (district manager) Coincidental that Ross doesn't have a human resource number at corporate or any phone number available? I think not. On Friday evening after this incident, I did send a complaint in via email to Ross. I wonder if I will get a response or better yet, what it will be? Maybe another apology on my voicemail?
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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2008

    My wife and 8 year old daughter went to the store in El Centro, CA. while there, a batch of wooden cutting boards fell over and smashed my daughters finger. My wife asked a sales person to contact the manager as the boards were put up in an unsafe manner. When the manager got there, My wife told her what happened and the manager replied"Well? what do you expect me to do about it?" This stunned my wife. Her obvious lack of concern was appalling. When my wife went to pay for the items, she and other customers in line overheard two employees, a male and a female, using foul language towards each other and not trying to be the least bit discreet. This is obviously a problem from the Management down and we will NEVER go to this store again. We are telling all of our family and friends about this and apparently, we aren't alone in this. Others have had issues at the store as well. To make it worse, there is no national number to call and complain. They give you addresses of the Corp. But no numbers for point of contact. I think the store has an appalling lack of professionalism and hope that the economic downturn will force them out of business entirely.
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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2008

    Hola mi nombre es Eva y me siento muy indignada por la manera que se me trato el viernes 28 de Noviembre en la tienda arriva mensionada, eran alrededor de las 5 de la tarde cuando llegamos mi esposo y mis 2 hijos a la tienda, no habia carritos en la entrada de la tienda ya que habia bastante gente, cuando yo tome una caja como de un perfume y despues me acerque a la seccion de las blusas y las empese a mirar, recuerdo que se cayo una y la levante y la puse arriva de las otras, cuando una empleada me vio y me grito que la colgara a lo cual yo respondi "sure why not" pero no lo hice enseguida, cuando mire que esa empleada le dijo a otra algo pero apuntando acia mi, depronto llego esta otra que se llama Maria y me grito que recogiera la blusa pero con la actitud que ella llego yo solo la ignore y segui mirando las blusas y Maria seguia agrediendome y yo le conteste no voy a levatar nada porque ese es su trabajo, y ella me dijo que ya estaba cansada de nosotros que si queriamos comprar cosas baratas que recogieramos que el trabajo de ellas era organizar pero no los destrosos que nosotros hicieramos, y medijo que me saliera de la tienda que ahi no era bien venida y en eso llamo al personal de seguridad para que me sacaran y yo todavia le dije al security que porque que que estava haciendo y el me dijo que me saliera porque yo estaba agrediendo a las personas y yo le dije a cuales personas? y el dijo a ellas apuntando a Maria y a la otra empleada. Pero para eso maria seguia agrediendome y tronandome sus dedos que me saliera, que me largara de la tienda sino iba a llamar a la policia que alcavo ella tenia muchos testigos de lo que estaba pasando, yo le pedi al secury y a ella hablar con la supervisora de la tienda y ensenandome su foto me dijo que ella era la supervisora y que me largara, despues de eso no hice nada sino dar la vuelta y dejar lo que traia en las manos y salirme de la tienda con mi familia.
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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2008

    I purchased several items for my daughters room. When we got them home we could see the didn't work. I sent her to the store to return them and she was refused and humiliated after spending quite some time on the customer service line. All items had teh tag still on them and she had the receipt in her hand. This store is close to my home and a trip is not that easy for me. I originally paid with a credit card and they refused to take the merchandise back and generate a refund on my credt card unless I was present. My daughter who was in tears at this time because the sales clerk who said she was the manager on duty was so rude to her and her friend. Again..she had the original receipt and all the merchandise had the original tags still on them. I asked to speak to the sale clerk when my daughter called and agains he refused even though I gave her my permission. In the end, my daughter had to accept a store credit. However, I plan to never shop there again. This policy that the card holder must be present to sign and show ID to return merchandise is not posted anywhere in the store. She just said that's the way they do things there and yes, she did see the inconvenience, but that is how Ross chooses to treat returns. Returns are a normal part of doing business. Whenever I go to Khols or Target, they can simply take the receipt and their registers bring up the credit and they can see the method paid. Anyone can return the merchandise..it does not have to be the card holder in person showing ID to return something with the receipt. This was too much. What would they have done if I was handicapped I asked? Same thing...required me to show up in person to return the merchandise and get a credit on my credit card. I will not shop there again. I will tell everyone I know not to shop there. The store is messy and items are broken and all over the store. The sales clerks are not trained well and seem very tired and cranky. What a way to show good will. My concern is this policy should be posted regarding returns. That would have deterred me from shopping there in the first place. Oh by the way....my daughter was in tears by the time we were through. The sales clerk was incredibly rude to her and treated her like a second class citizen.
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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2008

    I just wish they would CHANGE that awful song for your television commercial, or get a different singer. I get SICK everytime I hear it! I am sure someone can come up with something better, than that!
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2008

    I was so excited when this store opened, but they never have enough registers open, and the store is ALWAYS such a mess, with items all over the floor, partilularly in the home department. It discourages me from going there. Today there was a line of at least 20 people and only 2 registers.
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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2008

    i bought a coat with a price tag $48.99 when a get to the check out i was told the price is $69.99 it was mismarked this has happend beforw i think this is false advertizing and i will contact the better business people
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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2008

    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.

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    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!!!!

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    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.

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    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"!!!!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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...

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!!!

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    Reviewed April 3, 2007

    Would not let me return itmes without a receipt.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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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