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3:08 pm EST

Macy's misleading

Whoever came up with the $10.00 off every $25.00 for Macy's with the fine print "does not apply to morning specials" should be ashamed of him- or herself. This coupon was made available on 11/26/08 and 11/27/08. I am a long-time customer and have always looked forward to deals like this to shop at Macy's. On this Black Friday, I was at South Coast Plaza's Macy's and have seen so many customers disappointed and felt cheated because their coupons were not honored. If many of the shoppers had read the fine print, they would know that the coupons are really worthless since most items in the store were morning specials, and probably would not have even bothered going to Macy's. Maybe this is Macy's plan, to lure customers into their stores, but I think Macy's has lost many customers this past week. It's stupid advertising, especially during an economy crisis like the one now, when there are so many people looking forward to deals who came with great disappointment. It is just too sad.

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MysteryStories
Ellicott City, US
Feb 12, 2011 3:55 pm EST

READ the darn coupons. People are just soo stupid.

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ICanRead
Porter, US
Nov 27, 2009 10:37 am EST

I can't believe these people don't read their coupons. It's not Macy's fault, it's their own.

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honest
Los Angeles, US
Feb 20, 2009 3:45 pm EST

MAYBE you people should READ your coupon! and not just assume. you know what you do when you A-S-S-U-M-E? most any coupon has limitations on them, juast as any previous macy's coupon... check the back

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Janet
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Nov 30, 2008 10:40 am EST

The writer of the complaint about the $10 off $25 purchases coupons was right on the mark. I was going to make the exact same comments. I went to the Mission Valley store intending to do a lot of Christmas shopping in addition to whatever bargains I could get with my coupons, but was so disgusted (as were many other people trying to use the coupons), that I left the store vowing not to return. Furthermore, I intend to tell all of my friends and relatives about this deceptive practice. Macy's you have lost a long time customer.

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Macy's unapproved charges

I applied for a Macy's credit card in-store and did not receive my first month's statement. On my second month's statement, I had a late fee and a charge for "credit protection" service in which I never enrolled. When I called, they took off the late fee, but wanted to charge me to pay by phone. When I refused to pay that charge, they did waive it, but I had to be assertive. The worst thing was the credit protection scam. They had charged me for two months' worth, saying I signed up for a 30 day trial when I applied. Well, that's not true. I had the clerk do the application for me and I just showed my ID and other credit card. I never enroll in those stupid programs, so I know I didn't authorize it and I remember her asking me about it. However, they said I was past the trial and had to pay anyway. I was charged $12 over two months for an unauthorized enrollment in this program. The only recourse I had was to have them send me proof of my enrollment, which I'm still waiting on.

The solution -- don't get a Macy's card and MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR STATEMENT to contest the crap they try to pile on!

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Laurie
Haslet, US
Nov 21, 2008 1:51 pm EST
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Is the Macy's credit card handled by GE Money Bank?

IF yes - it GE Money tacking on the extra charges - they like to pad their bills as much as possible. They are also lowering everyones credit limit to only $100.00 just before Christmas.

I'm sure the stores that have GE Money handling their credit accounts are not aware of this and those stores are counting on these customers to come in and shop - but can't now because of GE Money.
JC Penney, Belks, Lowes, Old Navy, Banana Republic among others are going to have a very bad Christmas season this because of GE Money.

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To Whom it may concern, Last week I received two advertisements in the mail, one advertising a sale on a diamond necklace for $99.00 reg $300 and the other an all day savings pass for an extra 20% off on many items, including fine jewelry. On Saturday October 18, 2008, I drove all the way to Macy's Southfield from Windsor, Ontario only to be told by a...

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Macy's product charges and fees

Well, I thought it would be a good idea to get a card from Macy's after all they were offering a huge percentage off of my purchase. Let me tell you it was a rip off! The people that work for there card company are either incompetent or they just like to mke ridicules charges in order to swindle people out of money. After giving the correct address for my account I had not received a bill and then finally it came in the mail forwarded from a very old address and was the final notice on the account from a $46 dollar charge to now over one hundered dollars from late charges. I called to complain and they said there was nothing I could do but pay the charges. Needless to say I paid off the charges and then a few months went by and I went back to macy's and made some purchase. The same thing happened I noticed to another person I noticed they charged the macy's card instead of charging the credit card I gave them, the only reason I wanted use the card was for the discount (which after 20 minutes they finally found out that I still had the wrong address on my account). When I recieved the next bill they were charging a reasonable amount and I thought nothing of it but now they are charging me exessive fees and if you are not but a day late on your payment they charge you $25.00 dollars in late fees and there customer service # is worthless for working out what went wrong with your charges. Sorry so long winded but I guess the moral of the story is the discounts on the credit cards at Macy's are to bring down the prices on their overpriced merchandise and they are generally not worth getting.

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Hayes, US
May 12, 2015 11:58 am EDT
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They stopped sending me statements and only when the collection company contacted me was I aware. They insisted they emailed me a statement and they go no undeliverable message so they refused to remove the bad mark on my credit report. I have emails from the order being placed, processed and delivered, but no statements.They refused to believe me and said it was my fault. I should have made payments regardless of whether I received a statement or not. It didn't matter that I paid them I full the first time they notified me through their collection agency. Nor did it matter that they could see I have never had a late payment on my credit report. I have been doing business exclusively through them for 30 years, but never again. They are and always will be the only company to ever submit negative credit against me. I have closed my account and I will never buy anything form their store again.

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Grand Rapids, US
Feb 24, 2014 4:02 pm EST
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Why did you take so long to contact us regarding your billing statement? The post office does not always forward bills and statements... I wish that I took your call... Customers also need to take responsibility for their actions as well.

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Cody K
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Mar 21, 2012 7:41 am EDT

This is still going on, as the same things are happening to me right now. Don't use a Macy's card. I thought I paid it off right after I made the purchase, but something didn't go through and then they "had my address wrong" and I didn't hear about it until a few months later. Tried to pay it off again and that didn't go through, so now I'm just going to the store as their customer service line is less than worthless.

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signol
Honolulu, US
Jul 17, 2011 3:57 pm EDT
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Macy's card policy is a trap with a serious bite. They'll charge you whatever fee they can at any chance. I had a similar bad experience with them and now stop shopping at those stores.

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Donnah
Twin Falls, US
Sep 28, 2009 5:34 pm EDT

Now that Obama will re regulating credit cards be careful! Macy is about to file chapter ! and to get funds are really putting the screws to their account holders! If you are one day late on a payment, they are raising your interest to 26.99%, placing your account with collections and hitting you with late fees every month!
I have called them every other day to get this fixed and they do not wanr to hear it!
This is why our country is sinking into financial failure! Consumers cannot afford the double payments and these card companies are raking in the money!

Pay off your Macy card before they raise your interest to cover their own financial issues!

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nmx130
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May 15, 2009 5:02 am EDT

In response to Madhu, the reason Macys asks for a credit card during the application process is so they can verify your credit. It does not mean they will charge it on that card. Obviously, if you get a savings by opening up a card with them, its gonna get charged on the new card. Otherwise what would be the point? And you can even pay it off at the register right after. Seriously, that's just common sense.

Not trying to defend Macys. I actually work there and I hate the credit card aspect, but I just had to reply to that.

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Madhu
Monroe, US
Apr 09, 2009 6:37 pm EDT
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Can we all get together and file a case or something..? I had a very very good credit score and I worked hard to keep it that way. Macy's ruined everything in a month. Now I don't even get a credit card accepted now...I am planning on buying a new car and I am worried ! I opened a Macy's account for some discount of I think $10.00 or less than that...they asked me a credit card during that process and I thought I would be charged to that account. I had to make an international trip for like a month and thought even if the Macy's card comes home..it would have to be activated like any other credit card...it was when I came back, that I realized they applied charges to the macy's card and they charged me all the extra money for late fees etc., etc., I called them and made an instant payment as I was worried about my credit score...after like 2 months, I applied for a credit card. That got rejected and the reason was that I missed paying some outstanding payments. I feel so helpless. Can anyone suggest what I can do? I am very young and I need to buy things on credit in the future. I do not even own a car or house. I work hard and never miss a payment. How long does it take for that to go away from my credit history? Any response will be appreciated.

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Feb 14, 2009 12:00 am EST

hello macy can u give me a free card please.

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Donna Alexander
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Oct 29, 2008 7:15 pm EDT

I will never shop Macy's again. I think there is a lass action suit here. I do not advocate attorneys or law suits in general. However, I have had it with corp relying on me not scrutinizing my bill each month and then adding extra charges. They told me I should have looked at the electronic signiature pad to see this extra charge. Do you read anything more than the total and where you sign? I will from now on. I am pissed.

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dr1045
Apache Junction, US
Oct 16, 2008 5:39 pm EDT

I don't understand people. Why would you ever continue purchasing from a company if they ripped off the first time. If people would stop buying from them then they would stop ripping people off but as long as you keep going back why should they change. Wake up and be smart. If you get ripped of quit going back. The consumer only has purchasing power. The legal system is not made for the average person and is no way just or fair anymore. The only way to stop companies is to stop buying from them and you need to get as many of your frinds to stop buying from them too. This is the only hope consumers have to stop company misconduct.

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Macy's rip off company

Mattress was defective, so they tried to charge me $130 for the return of the box spring + 10% restocking fee and they were sold to us as a set! After they took it back they charged my credit card. They took my regular macy credit card payment and put a portion toward the mattress payment leaving my minimum credit card payment below the minimum payment amount resulting in a tacked on late fee of $28.00. Check your statements and make sure when dealing with them you are sure to Read everything carefully and let them know right away if you are not satisfied.

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KatieScarlett
, US
May 18, 2011 10:30 am EDT

MCCS called my land line at 8:35 on a Saturday morning. An automated recording instructed me to hold for an important message. I did hold because I wanted to talk to a live person and have my number removed from such an appalling system. After 3 minutes and 45 seconds the system disconnected me!

I looked, on line and found out that is was Macy's collection agency. I DO NOT HAVE A MACY"S CARD and even if I did, I couldn't have resolved anything because they disconnected me!

I tried to resolve this issue by calling the number back, Macy's customer service and so on. The live people I did speak too couldn't do anything without my account number, WHICH I DON"T HAVE!

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Gnarls
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Sep 30, 2010 3:47 pm EDT

Macy's recently sent an email to me thanking me for my payment. Two days later I received another email that the first email was a mixup. I promptly paid my bill (2 days late by now due to their initial error that confirmed I had paid - I usually pay online so figured I scheduled it and didn't write down my confirmation). Now they are billing me a 39.00 late fee even though I have talked to 2 agents and supervisor. They provide the worst service ever and I am making it my mission to share

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Susan
Suwanee, US
Dec 12, 2008 2:57 pm EST

I bought a sectional, the salesperson wrote down the wrong info in the order sheet and they delivered the wrong piece. I had to call several times to clear that. When I contacted the sales associate directly he told me he was going to call me back and I waited and waited. I had to call him again and explain that I was buying the expensive sectional because of very important guests coming from out of state. I asked him if they could re deliver the soonest posible and of course he never got back to me and my guests are already gone. After two weeks of waiting the delivery arrived just to see THE FLOOR SAMPLE delivered when I paid the price of a new one. Macys does not care about customer service. When you are buying and before your credit card is taken they are so so nice but once you paid forget it!

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Brandon, US
Jun 11, 2010 7:44 pm EDT

Take responsibility for yourself. When you sign for a credit card, all details are available. There is no bill and the company you're purchasing from is not obligated to send you a "bill." You make the purchase, be aware you owe on it in the next bill period. If you don't make the payment, whether they send you a statement or not, you are late. You can save your receipts and calculate your own payment, go to the store and enquire, or call the company. If they give you a store account and a major credit card account, you need to be aware of the two different account numbers, and where and what your are charging on them. Don't moan and groan and accuse company's of cheating you when you blithely ignore understanding the details of your credit accounts, borrow money by using them, and then fail to make proper payments. Grow up and take responsibility for your own actions!

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Hobb
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May 18, 2010 2:37 pm EDT

I bought a watch of other brand and went to DKNY counter to adjust the chain. Two customers were there besides the counter waiting. I came over to ask where to adjust the chain. A male rep told me where the line is. One customer left with her watch adjusted minutes later, so I came over to give my watch. I don't know which rep works for DKNY and which rep is responsible for chain adjustment. Now a female black rep pointed and yelled this was DKNY counter, DKNY customers went first, you had to wait. She was extremely rude and loud to clear the area at the front of the counter. How do I know the other customer is DKNY customer? (She may be choosing watches or waiting to adjust watch chain too) If customers came over to fix chain, where are they supposed to stand then? I saw one standing closely by the counter! And she was gone when I was waiting! Stupid rep just doesn't know how to say in a nice way and respect customers.

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SunilG1073
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Apr 08, 2011 3:39 am EDT

I have been charged hefty $ 25 fines for my payments bouncing. This after I had asked them to close out the account by providing my bank checking account details. They say they could not get through. However they were able to debit $25 dollars from my bank checking account to for the fines. They did this after i contacted them again 2 more times. The last time they said I would get a refund. but now I get billed again. I have'nt been to Macy's at all since this started. They are not a legitimate business. They are daylight thieves and low lives.

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KarL82
, US
Nov 12, 2009 3:36 pm EST

I purchased a chair in the fall of 2017. The chair was delivered and I signed for it. The store made a mistake and put the purchase on my regular account. Which I paid before the bill was due. 3 months later I received another bill saying I owed for another chair that was purchased on my large purchase account. I did not sign for 2 chairs just one. I have asked them from the very beginning to show proof I was delivered 2 chairs. They have not been able to do so. What they have done is destroy my peace by the constant phone calls, my faith in a store that was once a great place to shop. And the worst part is my credit is destroyed, which was once in the 800's. I will never purchase anything from this store again. There are much better stores to shop than Macys. Their customer service department sucks, there are no cashiers when you need one, unless you speak 3 other languages other than english, you are not going to understand the people on the floor.

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Jewelcat
Manassas, US
Jan 02, 2011 2:14 pm EST

I recently got a Macys credit card. When I went online to pay the bill there was no way to pay it with my bank card. I called customer service and was told that there are 4 methods of payment:
1. mail a check.
2. pay by check over the phone ( $10 service fee)
3. pay by credit card over the phone ( $15 service fee)
4. Drive to the store and pay in person

This Credit card will be closed on my next day off, after I go to the store to pay the bill. It is easier and cheaper to use my bank card.

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Coonilu
Milton, US
Jan 08, 2011 11:53 am EST

Ordered Macys Gift Card for niece on December 13, 2017 waited until December 22nd and still no gift card. Called Macys Customer Service they informed me the card had already been used in their Hearld Square store on December 20th. This could not be my niece who lives 300 or more miles from this store. Customer Service would not let me speak to supervisor but lady said new gift card would be mailed that day.She also would not tell me where gift card had been mailed. Well December 28th and no card called again and they said ten business days. This time she let it slip and said the gift card had been mailed from the Hearld Square store, where it had been used, very interesting. I emailed complaint on Macys.com and got another phone number to call. On January 7th called got a very nice lady, not same place I had been calling, she said I had to wait ten business days i have waited over ten business days. Still no gift card has been mailed out. Lady was trying to help but they were giving her the runaround. This gift card was for $75.00 Macys is acting like I'm some sort of thief when they have the real thieves are working in their own stores. I paid off my credit card for this card and will never do business again with such a bad company that cannot handle their own employees who steal and lie.

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RJ_Kansas
Olathe, US
Dec 14, 2012 12:41 am EST

I don't think that there is a real need for any more negative comments, since this website is already filled with customers complaints against Macy's. If the HR Dept. and the Customer Relations Dept. of Macy's reads all these comments and still does not take any necessary steps to fix these types of issues, it is clear that the end of Macy's is not too far.

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Macy's customer service reps - don't speak english well

Macy's Visa Customer Service reps do not speak or understand English very well; actually... I shouldn't generalize... but the two I spoke to (2 months apart) were damned awful. I believe they are outsourced to India, as many companies do these days.

-Both times I was asked to repeat myself 2 or 3 times through the whole conversation.
-Many times, they asked me to spell out a word and even a numeral more than once. I mean, if I have to spell out the number 2 (two), there is something wrong here! Especially when you are dealing with my money and credit rating.
-Very long and silent pauses between each answer
-In this recent instance, they called me on my cell phone requesting payment information, and when I called back with the information they requested, they couldn't locate my account by my cell phone number! Really? You JUST called me on that number. After 10 minutes on the phone trying to locate my account, he asked me more questions and I just hung up!
-The first time I called, I didn't have my account number in front of me and they also couldn't locate my account, either by name, address, SS# or cell phone. They finally found it but since I didn't have my card right in front of me they started asking me security questions. I had to get 3 answers correct before they would do anything with my account. On the one hand, I'm glad that they are that secure but I couldn't answer all of them.
-They asked me questions like, my first boyfriend's name, how many cities have I lived in, the color and type of the first car I had (the one my parents let me drive or the first one I bought?), my first elementary school! I couldn't believe it! For my car answer, I said "tan Chevette". My original answer must have been "beige Chevette". Of course they didn't understand that "tan" and "beige" are practically the same color! Ugh...
-Anyway, I am going to call back several times over the next few days, requesting my balance, next payment due, last payment paid...and record each and every one of those calls and find someone to give them to!
-I would suggest that if you need customer service go to your Macy's store and work it out there. Otherwise, beware.

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Nov 26, 2012 8:05 am EST

I completely agree that Macy's customer service is horrific! I called about a payment and spent over an hour and a half on the phone with a woman who was telling me that my English was poor and my issue has gotten worse after I notice she took the payment amount! I'm usually very tolerant and patience with thick accents, but she was beyond rude after she started yelling at me. This was the worse customer service I have ever received in my entire life. I gave Macy's feedback, but I just got the generic 'We apologize and Thank You for your feedback'. Some of the service at the stores has also deteriorated. I try to avoid going to Macy's and if I go, I avoid using the Macy's credit card.

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Jun 07, 2009 2:59 pm EDT

i disagree with the perspective that they do not have good service. I think they have excellent customer service, but only based on my only two experiences calling macys visa customer service. both times, i got reps who understood me and were very clear. they did not sound foreign at all, very American in fact. i am sure they were americans, but i want to mention that i am not bias, as long as the employee does a good job. they answered my questions perfectly. i never had to wait long at all to get customer service via the number on my card i dialed. i have enjoyed using the card and this is one of the reasons.

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Nikki
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Apr 16, 2009 10:58 am EDT

Mayc's has outsourced their customer service to perhaps the worst group of people EVER. It's appalling because even though their English is serviceable, the nuances of American English is LOST on them. A call that should have been resolved in 10-15 minutes...is STILL going on 1 HOUR 29 MINUTES LATER! I am CLOSING THESE ACCOUNTS. I don't know why in the world these people even bother answering the phone because while they are trying their best, their best simply is not sufficient.

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Macy's took money from a credit I had in my account

Beware Macys Credit Card holders. Macy's will take it upon themselves to take your money if you have a credit on your charge card! For the last six months I had a $1.00 credit on my Macy's Credit card. I have not used the card, nor do I care to shop at Macy's. I continued to receive credit card statements showing this $1.00 credit. This time the bill was different in that it had a statement saying; "NO PAYMENT IS REQUIRED ON YOUR REVOLVING ACCOUNT. THIS CREDIT BALANCE CAN BE APPLIED TO FUTURE PURCHASES. HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN A REFUND CHECK, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON YOUR STATEMENT OR RETURN YOUR PAYMENT SLIP IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE." I decided to call the customer service number at [protected] and spoke with Kathy. I was astonished to hear Kathy tell me that my account now had a 0 balance and Macy's removed the credit. I asked her if they issued me a check and she said ; "NO." I laughed out loud and said to her you mean they removed the dollar and kept it? She said that they did! She said she would place the $1.00 in the account and issue me a check. She said their system automatically removes this money! IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY CREDIT ON YOUR MACY'S ACCOUNT, GET IT OUT! Even the states have to place monies that are not accountable in Unclaimed Funds, BUT NOT MACY'S! What a joke! If I knew this wouldn't ruin my credit, or bring my credit down, I would cancel my credit card! I never intend on going there again!

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Sep 30, 2008 10:42 am EDT

September 30, 2008

Last night I wrote a letter to Macy
s in Des Moines, Iowa requesting that no more catalogs or sales events be mailed to my Post Office Box address. With all of the mail received by them there is very little room left for my reguluar mail. Although Macy's states they don't sell their customer listing; I am getting all kinds of catalogs from companies that I have never ordered from before. I am very upset and, needless to say, so is the Post Office. I can receive sales on line - once again, I don't understand why all of these other companies are sending me catalogs if my personal information was not sold/or given to them. I feel very betrayed!

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Macy's mattress salespeople

I visited Macy's Carle place yesterday with my husband to look for a mattress. As my husband wasn't feeling too well, he waited in the car while I went in to see what I found comfortable and he said he'd join me in a little while. The first salesperson seemed annoyed that I was asking him specific questions about indentations, comfort in the store vs. when one has it for a while, etc. Seeing that he would rather bark at me, rather than answer my specific questions, I asked for someone else. The second sales person helped me for a while, and then my husband came in. He told me from afar that he wasn't feeling well and that he'd wait for me in the car. This salesperson had the nerve to say, "I'm not answering any more questions because if your husband makes the decisions, you'll walk out without buying anythng, " and then returned to chat with his fellow sales people. There was only one other couple looking at mattresses and they were being taken care of, so it wasn't a matter of them being busy.I tried to tell him that my husband wasn't well, and he had the nerve to deny that it was true. All I can say, is that I would NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING AT CARLE PLACE! The sales force at Carles Place, although on commission, are representing Macy's and they should be forced to go to school to learn how to treat customers, or better yet fired. They're lucky I'm not pursuing a discrimination complaint.

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I opened a macys credit card with promises that I would get 15% off at the register and 10% off my bill (which I never saw). Ok whatever, I let it go. I've had credit cards for almost 5 years and NEVER had a late payment except for now with macys changing the due date on me and sending me the statement AFTER the fact and slaming me with late fees. I dont...

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Macy's poor customer service

To whom it may concern my name is mr gilmore. I was shopping in your security square mall store on sat afternoon may 31 and your sales rep in the mens casuals area could not find the time to ring up two shirts. As she was just standing and not doing anything. She then sent me to your sales rep junique who was working across from the mens accessories register. I have worked in retail for several years and I dont think thats what customer service is about.

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Macy's credit fraud

The credit office of Macy's called me from India because I was behind on my bill. I made a payment, but it took twice as long as normal business over the phone does because I could not decipher what the agent was saying to me. After that, no one in the Macy's credit office in India or Ohio could find my payment even though I had the confirmation number. The electronic check was cashed by Macy's, though. Struggled with this situation for a couple of months while still making payments. But that other payment had disappeared. I finally found out from the credit office at Bloomingdale's that the payment went to that account. And Macy's put in a negative comment on my credit. I have now asked for Macy's to explain what happened to the payment and to rescind the credit agency negative strike against me.

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tina
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Sep 09, 2008 6:30 pm EDT

that just happened to me too! i made the payment electronically for 4 months and they still didn't get it! i finally just pay over the phone and cancelled my account. I will refuse to go to any macy's store because they take your money out of your pocket!

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Aug 12, 2008 8:25 pm EDT

Just had to let folks out there know about the Macys in Henrietta New York. BEWARE. There is a woman there (still) after I called and complained to the store manager about her return habit. Twice now I have returned items that I purchased online, with a receipt mind you and TWICE she has asked for my social security number. Now I ask you why would she ask for that information? The store manager said it was company policy that she would ask for that. In plain language I said bull **** no one in their right mind would give that info for a simple return. I am a long time Kaufmanns customer and now Macy's and the manager gave me no satisfaction in this matter. I now shop at BonTon. This woman still works for Macy's. Look out folks.

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I am a furniture and bedding customer service representative for Macy's. All of the complaints I see here do have some basis. First, the stainsafe/worry-no-more is basically insurance. It is not a warranty. Insurance is something that covers you in case of accidents not from normal wear and tear type issues. Second, the technicians that Macy's sends to your...

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Macy's visa

March 2008 I tried to place two orders online at Macy's, I got an error msg, after a few attempts of nothing I decided not to bother with making the purchase, but Macy's charged my Visa for all of the items and this was done twice, and they claim that they didn't take any actions as such. I got a Detailed Transaction Data Report from Visa Transaction Research Service that gave me a documented copy of the time, and date that Macy's took the funds off my visa. I have been thru countless emails of constant back and fourth with absolutely NO PROGRESS from Macy's. Their Customer Service LACKS in great detail any degree of PROFESSIONALISM, this document was sent to them as proof in a pdf file, they claim that because of Virus I should send it via text, this was also sent via text, and they still refuse to put my funds back on my visa. Now they say there was no purchase, meaning if there was no purchase they would not take funds off my visa. I feel violated, frustrated, disgusted, and dissapointed with Macy's, one would expect a certain level of class with a store as such, that is considered the largest or one of the largest stores in the U. S.
I strongly advise any and everyone NOT TO EVER MAKE A PURCHASE ONLINE AT ANY MACY'S LOCATION! Something has to be done, this company needs to pay for ripping off hard working honest customers!

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Mar 27, 2008 4:48 pm EDT

March 2008 I tried to place two orders online at Macy's, I got an error msg, after a few attempts of nothing I decided not to bother with making the purchase, but Macy's charged my Visa for all of the items and this was done twice, and they claim that they didn't take any actions as such. I got a Detailed Transaction Data Report from Visa Transaction Research Service that gave me a documented copy of the time, and date that Macy's took the funds off my visa. I have been thru countless emails of constant back and fourth with absolutely NO PROGRESS from Macy's. Their Customer Service LACKS in great detail any degree of PROFESSIONALISM, this document was sent to them as proof in a pdf file, they claim that because of Virus I should send it via text, this was also sent via text, and they still refuse to put my funds back on my visa. Now they say there was no purchase, meaning if there was no purchase they would not take funds off my visa. I feel violated, frustrated, disgusted, and dissapointed with Macy's, one would expect a certain level of class with a store as such, that is considered the largest or one of the largest stores in the U. S.
I strongly advise any and everyone NOT TO EVER MAKE A PURCHASE ONLINE AT ANY MACY'S LOCATION! Something has to be done, this company needs to pay for ripping off hard working honest customers!

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Aug 12, 2008 8:45 pm EDT

I have to agree with you. I have purchased many items on Macy's.com and when I check on them they are on sale. I call they agree to credit back the difference, they don't I call again they appologise for the inconvenience, again no credit. Then to add insult to injury when I (stupidly) order again, they do not include a UPS return label. I call they appologise etc etc etc

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Macy's incorrect amount entered as payment!

Have attempted to settle incorrect amount given to my account for two months--continue to US Mail documentation, fax same to three different numbers and have finance charge increase each month. The amount given to my account was $48.--not the $98.00 I paid--have sent copy of bank info check back and front four times to four different people i n Sa n Francisco, NY, Ohio, Florida--can you help me before the monthly $29.00 finance charge escalates --can not reach "real people--who care" Jeanne.

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Macy's faulty boots

I ordered a REAL nice (looking) pair of boots from Macy's. I thought, that I could trust this name to send me only the BEST of quality boots. They sent me a pair where the left boot was mal-formed and facing out to the left. I sent them back, and then to Knoxville, Te US

I ordered a REAL nice (looking) pair of boots from Macy's. I thought, that I could trust this name to send me only the BEST of quality boots. They sent me a pair where the left boot was mal-formed and facing out to the left. I sent them back, and then they sent me a bill for $21.67. I, of course, refused to pay it, and got it reversed, but the fact of the matter is, they did NOT include a return policy for faulty products sent. If you got a faulty product, YOU had to eat the cost of sending it back. It is deducted from your refund, also, they fix it (to where) if you try to find out how much it would REALLY cost to send it back, (on your own) they have it fixed (to where you can't.) You get charged what THEY want to charge you in shipping, whether it costs that much or not.

I felt that, because I ordered these boots online, they probably sent me a pair that had already been sent back, with the hopes that I wouldn't go thru the trouble of sending them back, and, if I DID, they'd still make money off of me.

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Macy's sales ad 12/12-12/17/07

I received a sale's add from one of Macy's Christmas sales event for 12/12/07 thru 12/17/07 that had three children on the front cover. The children were all dressed nice and festive, except that the child on the right was a boy, because he was wearing a santa mask, however, he was dressed like a girl. I thought that was inappropriate attire for a young boy. My own children remarked when they saw the add, and one of them asked, "mom, why is this kid dressed like a girl". This type of advertising is confusing our children or I think a subtle way of trying to brain wash our children into believing that it's okay for boys to dress like girls, etc... It's wrong!

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CAROL BROOKS
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Oct 11, 2008 5:22 pm EDT

CANCEL OUT INTERNET SERVICE IT IS KILLING MY COMPUTER. I ORDER FROM MACY'S ON MY OWN WITHOUT AUTO STUFF.

I CANT TURN ON COMPUTER UNTIL I LET MACY'S COME ON...PLEASE STOP

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marlena kuhn
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Aug 12, 2008 8:39 pm EDT

Get a life

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Dec 26, 2007 2:06 pm EST

If the kid was wearing a Santa mask, how do you know if it was a boy or a girl?

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Dec 12, 2007 7:16 am EST

Ridiculous complaint by insecure writer. Maybe it was just a boyish looking girl. They are children for Christ's sake.

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I just got off the phone with Macy's Credit Customer service. I called because I had a perfectly proper $120 charge on my store card . My bill was due 2 days from today. Payment’s already processing at my bank so they will receive payment on time (like they usually do). But get this – they actually posted a $2.15 finance charge to the account, even though...

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Macy's account number scam!

I received a bill for items charged on my Macy's charge card. I paid the bill with my on line bill payer account. Macy's rejected the bill due to what they said was an incorrect account number. The account number I used was the one they sent me. Then they began to tack on finance and late fee charges. They said I should not have included the last two numbers on the account number THEY SENT ME. I told Macy's I would pay my original bill, they could cancel any finance and late fee charges, and they could cancel my account forever. Can you imagine how much money they could obtain doing this? I am appalled.

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Jul 28, 2008 4:32 pm EDT

I purchased 4 tickets on my Macy's credit card to go to the
Indiana Black Expo for my husband's Birthday celebration.
During the purchase I was told by a Macy's employee the seating arrangements would be fl2 section row L seat 11, 12, 13 & 14.
Upon going to the concert on 7/19/08 @ 7:00pm the concert did not start until shortly after 9:00pm, We went to our seats as soon as we got there and was told by the security staff the concert has now been changed to general seating in which we was not informed of this in purchasing 50.00 tickets and an 8.40 service charge. If we would have known it was going to be general admission I would have never purchased the tickets. I feel this was false advertisement and I should be granted a full refund. Also at 11:00 all of the artist had not showed up.

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Nov 26, 2007 6:10 pm EST

I am not surprised. Today I opened my statement, and they applied my payment (which was received on time) to my "Revolving Account" -- which had no balance. My "Major Purchases" account, however, did not reflect the payment due so they hit me with a late fee. So here I am with a "past due" Major Purchases account and a $250 Credit Balance on an empty "Revolving" account. I assume they will fix the error, but I agree can you imagine how many people they scam out of their money? You have to examine everything like a hawk. Who has time to fix corporate scams all day?

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Nov 25, 2007 5:53 pm EST

I went 2 the Kmart store in Richfield, MN got the receipt and it indicated I could possibly win $2,500. 00 well where since I can't find such a page and where is this such page? I really believed in Kmart thinkin wow I got a chance and having some help with gifts this year. OOPS! where did my chance go? OOPS! I was lied 2 cause it's no where 2 b found... I gotta find me a new store with TRUTH! Peace Lisa.

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Macy's customer service is horrendous!

1. I purchased two phones on sale at Macy's (still over $100). Neither phone holds a charge, and I am certain they put them on sale to pass the problem onto their customers rather than send defective items back to the manufacturer (Southwestern Bell).

2. I get my Macy's bills online. Through some confusion, I accessed a bill on the day it was due; therefore, my electronic payment was late. Macy's immediately tacked on a late charge and other charges.

3. I called Macy's to ask them to take these charges off. I never pay bills late, and I know that good companies who care about customer service let their good customers slide now and then. I was surprised, then, when Macy's said they'd take off only part of the extra charges.

4. They didn't.

5. When I attempted to reach them AGAIN to take off the charge, it was HELL getting through to talk to a live person. When I finally reached some arrogant guy with an English accent, he INTERROGATED me about why my payment was late (this was no longer the issue -- the issue was that Macy's didn't do what it promised -- he failed to apologize for MY inconvenience). After my interrogation and him agreeing to take off the charge, this little XXM&*! said to me, "I advise you to be more careful with your bill paying in the future." WHAT?!?!?

6. When I called to report this twirp, I believe they gave him the phone and he pretended to be his own supervisor. He was very dry and said (yawwwwn), "I'm sorry about that." Silence.

7. When I attempted to report the twirp via online complaint form, Macy's would not accept the complaint.

Simple: They don't want to handle customer problems. They don't want to hear it. They think they're too successful to bother with "us."

I am DONE with this store, this credit card, and this sorry customer service. There are plenty of other places to shop. No one needs this.

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Nov 22, 2008 5:26 pm EST

Macy's defrauds ther customers, first by posting that they will correct and/or adjust errors in the perfume dept.

Then they go to great lenghts to deny written claims, with empty promises by in store managers to investigate then deny
to the extent that the store manager made promises to reimburse me after over half a dozen phone calls .

Promises made then lies to cover the tracts macy's service has slid down hill remarkably ...very disappointing...

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Marie Hackney
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May 06, 2008 11:18 am EDT

Customer service is being outsourced to India. When trying to solve a payment misunderstanding, one of the people was rude, couldn't speak English well enough to repeat my confirmation number, and kept insisting that I was not telling the truth about the date I talked to them.

Macy's probably doesn't care about long time customers because of their size but at some point they will start to loose more business.

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Macy's Credit card fraud It happened to me, the Macy's credit card fraud. I am writing this to alert anyone reading of this Macy's fraud department. It works like this, when you buy any products from Macy's they ask you if you want to signup for their card service, if you say yes, they try to put your new purchase on the new card so that it gets activated...

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