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Our verdict: If considering services from Children's Place with a critical resolution rate, extra caution is advised. Examine detailed customer feedback to understand the severity and nature of unresolved issues. Be prepared for the possibility of unsatisfactory responses and have contingency plans, including seeking assistance from consumer advocacy groups if necessary.
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Children's Place customer service

I never want to give negative review but today's incident forced me to write. Today I went to the Children place store in jerome around 7 pm. I was looking for some t-shirts. A black women with ring in her lips, started yelling at me saying don't touch anything. (I just touched a single shirt, didn't even open it). I asked her what's wrong with her she said we are closing in 10 minutes, why you came here right now! I was so shocked and very disappointed. I don't even know what was my fault?There was two other ladies whom I complained about that and that lady was still yelling at me. I don't know is she new or she doesn't know how to behave with people! Very disappointed!

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12:43 pm EDT

Children's Place customer service experience

This is in regards to my recent experience at Children's Place Cumberland Mall Atlanta, GA on July 24, 2019 at 11:30 am. I arrived to pickup my online purchase and I was asked for my ID. I explained to the clerk at the counter that I had left my ID in my other vehicle. She then said to me "well can't you just go to your car and get it". I said to her that I couldn't because it was at home in my other vehicle and I drove a different car today.
I asked her if I could show her my confirmation email and she said that it was unacceptable. I explained to her that I've used my confirmation email before. She she looked at me and said "well I guess you just have to come back, have a blessed day".
I am just blown away at how rude and impatient this woman was with a customer. After being spoken to someone harshly, I don't even want to return and get my order. I'd rather just have my money back. Children's Place has lost a valuable customer.

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2:18 pm EDT

Children's Place shirt/ security tag

Dear companlant department.
I have endured an issue with a recent purchase. I recently visited your store In Tallahassee Florida school shopping. Upon arriving at the store I've noticed that the store was in a disarray stuff was piled everywhere very disorganized. I found seven items that I purchased at the store. Upon checking out we could not even place the items we were purchasing on the desk due to other items all over the desk and on the floor in front of the desk. The cashier took the items behind the desk and processed the order I paid and the cashier and took my bag and left. When I got home and started hanging the closes there was a security tag still attached to the shirt we bought now I have a new shirt that I can't wear due to security tag. I can not just go back to the store due to I had a two hour drive to get to the mall now I have to find a local store to goto to have the tag removed. This is so Aggravating and a real inconvenience. We do so much to put processes in place to keep people from stealing but we create a hindrance for Paying customers. Thank you

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Children's Place online ordering

I recently placed an order on the children's place website. After placing the order I was told I couldn't cancel or exchange any of my items. Not even an hour later the company cancelled my order without any explanation. Along with that my money wasn't placed back on my card. I called customer service and they gave me the run around about my money.

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11:31 am EDT

Children's Place customer service tracy ca west valley mall

Yesterday I went in to the Tracy CA location at the West Valley Mall to return a pair of shorts i had ordered online. I had driven an hour to get there as I do not have a store near where i live. I talk to Candace who said she was the store manager, and i had my receipt, but did not have the tag for the item as my daughter had taken it off when she tried the shorts on. The shorts were too small so I just wanted to exchange for the next size up, and I had bought them not even 2 weeks ago. Candace was very rude when telling me i had to have the tag for the shorts to even do a exchange and that was the store policy. I asked to see that policy as she ripped out a piece of register tape turned it on the back side where the return policy was written, i did not say anywhere on the back of that register tape that the tags had to be attached. She then proceeded to tell me the policy was online and i should "look it up" I asked what i was suppose to do then, because the shorts were simply too small my daughter could not wear them, and she said she didn't really care and walked away. I had my 8 year old daughter with me as well. So i stepped out of the store and looked the policy up online, I did see where it said the tags needed to be attached and you needed to have the original sales receipt or packing slip and it needed to be within 45 days to return and get your money back, but that they would exchange for the same item in a different size or color if you did not have all those things. So i went back in the store and showed Candace the exchange policy online, she then yelled at me and said fine ill do it this time but that this is her store and she can refuse to return ANYTHING if she feels like it. By this time i was humiliated and my daughter was upset, so i said thank you and went to the rack grabbed the next size up and as i was walking back to the register she stormed over to me ripped the shorts out of my hand and accused me or washing the shorts i was returning in front of everyone. I told her i was not going to argue with her but that i had not washed them that they were too small, my daughter was in tears by now. She did the exchange without saying another word to me when she was done i asked for her supervisor's phone number she said she was the store manager and gave me a card with a 1-800 number on it that i will be calling today to file a formal complaint on her. How dare an employee of a store accuse anyone of anything, and how dare she treat me the way she did especially in front of my daughter and make her feel that way. I WILL NEVER SHOP AT THE STORE AGAIN, CANDACE IS THE MOST UNPROFESSIONAL MANAGER I EVER DELT WITH. This store needs to rethink who they hire.

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1:53 pm EDT

Children's Place rude/disrespectful staff store 1011 franklin tx

WOW, never been treated so RUDELY by a cashier! As I was approaching the register, cashier did not say Hi, but she did say Cash (with eyes rolling?) or Card? And this was at 11:35 in the morning. She rang me up, wrong prices so I said it was in the sale rack.
Then she said, well someone priced them wrong, then looked me from head to toe.
Again another rude attitude was blasted towards me, so I asked her, why are you being rude? She said she wasn't and that I was. WHAT? Oh my goodness, the visit was not going good at all...so I said, can we just finish the transaction so I can go, then she said, "If you can be patient" So with that reply, I asked her for her name, she said "No, I don't have to give you my name", So I said, well maybe the receipt will have your name, she said no it won't, then I said well hopefully this is all recorded by your cameras on how RUDE you are being to me, she then said, HUH, we have no cameras. By now, I am very upset, so I said I wonder how you passed HR to work here, especially a Children's store and all and you being an unpleasant and very RUDE cashier.
The General Manager came in to our conversation being aggressive towards me and said she heard the whole conversation, I said "REALLY, you were talking with some guy and stocking over in the corner and heard all that? and now you come to say your piece as well. This was one HELL of a visit at this store. RIDICULOUS!
These women were not happy people, they must hate their job to treat customers the way they did. I've worked retail for 28 years, I have been around to experience all sorts of customer service, and this store of CP has unhappy, disrespectful and negative women who work there ----the GM and heavy set woman, with dark hair who had a nose ring ( If I had her name then I wouldn't have to describe her physically)

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Children's Place customer service

I ordered an online order an it went to by old adress an then it was returned to the warehouse an I emailed them several times to have them ship it to the right adress which this happened a few weeks ago an they did it an I changed my adress an my second package went to the old adress again an they refused to send the items to my right adress said they refunded my money back an when I explained I don't want the money I want the items they said there's nothing they can do

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4:39 pm EDT
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Children's Place return/exhange

I bought my niece a couple of outfits from Children's Place, and they did not inform me about return/exchange policy. Children's place now wants us to give the person we are gifting a item to a receipt? Or else they will not exchange or return an item. How is this fair? I'm confused. When I called customer service, all she kept doing was apologizing and stating she can pull up my receipt. Regardless, if someone is gifting someone an item, who thinks to give them the receipt of purchase? That's not a gift! Going forward, I will not be purchasing anything children's place!

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9:25 am EDT

Children's Place childrens cash

So the childrens cash is a joke I go in a store spend over 300.00 got over 100 back in children cash I ask the stores rep how they work she says you can use however many on a purchase ok so I go online for a 50.00 order I can only use 2. So I have to spend 30.00 to use 20.00 and it inly takes like a percent off each item. So I dont buy it I go in store and they tell me you can only use so many per transaction so basically this childrens cash is a percent off (its a lie) to get people to come and spend more [censored]ing money. I like the product in store but I wont shop their and I would not recommend it because of that promo being a bogus [censored] lie. Its not cash it a coupon fo 10% off your next purchase. If they were real aboout it they may had still have business.

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Children's Place online order

I placed an order for two shirts and when it arrived one shirt was missing. I submitted an email to which I got a reply that the order was "shipped in full" so I called customer service waited almost 30 minutes to speak to someone and the agent told me she would submit a reship request for the missing shirt. Great right? Now it's been nearly three weeks and no item has been sent to me. So I called customer service again waited 10-15 minutes before getting through to someone who told me the item I was waiting for is not available and all they can do is give me store credit. I don't want store credit all I want is the refund. I will never shop here anymore. What a waste and a joke of a retailer. Don't waste your money with them.

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Children's Place shipping and customer service

I have called Customer Service 5 times to check on the status of my order and they keep telling me that I need to wait when it has been almost a month that I placed my order. Awful shipping policy and the worst customer service ever!
At this point, I just want a refund for my money. No need to send me anything. Competitors offer very similar products.
Order # [protected]

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Children's Place return policy

To Whom It may Concern,

I recently hosted my daughters birthday and requested no toys only clothes as gifts. Preferably from children's place as I've been a loyal customer for many years.
I had a total of 12 items that were too big for my daughter and decided to return these items and exchange them from a size 14 to a size 10.
After my 12 hour nursing shift I visited your grandconcurse location in the Bronx and was informed because I didn't have a receipt I needed to look for every item to be exchanged and bring it to the register for an exchange only of the exact same item.
I searched the entire store for 45 minutes and only 4 of the items in a a smaller size. I then asked how could I exchange the rest of the items that would not fit my child. The manager informed me that I would have to go searching store by store until I found the exact item in a smaller size.
Its a shame that you would expect a customer to go searching an entire state for items just to exchange them. It's not my fault that the store currently did not have those items in stock in the size I needed. How is this practical or considerate to your shoppers?
GAP, Carter's, Oldnavy, all large retailers that I have shopped at and with new clothes that have not been worn, with all original tags the items can be exchanged or receive store credit at the current price. But to demand that the customer searches all of your stores until they find the item to be exchanged is RIDICULOUS! I did not want any money back, just wanted clothes in a size 10.
After a very loud and rude exchange by the manager and a staff member I was told to call corporate if I had any other problems and left with the same bag I walked in with all size 14 clothes.

You have not only my business but I will be sure to share this experience with everyone I know.

Thank you,
T. Flores, RN

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Apr 20, 2019 11:33 am EDT

To Whom It may Concern,

I recently hosted my daughters birthday and requested no toys only clothes as gifts. Preferably from children’s place as I’ve been a loyal customer for many years.
I had a total of 12 items that were too big for my daughter and decided to return these items and exchange them from a size 14 to a size 10.
After my 12 hour nursing shift I visited your grandconcurse location in the Bronx and was informed because I didn’t have a receipt I needed to look for every item to be exchanged and bring it to the register for an exchange only of the exact same item.
I searched the entire store for 45 minutes and only 4 of the items in a a smaller size. I then asked how could I exchange the rest of the items that would not fit my child. The manager informed me that I would have to go searching store by store until I found the exact item in a smaller size.
Its a shame that you would expect a customer to go searching an entire state for items just to exchange them. It’s not my fault that the store currently did not have those items in stock in the size I needed. How is this practical or considerate to your shoppers?
GAP, Carter’s, Oldnavy, all large retailers that I have shopped at and with new clothes that have not been worn, with all original tags the items can be exchanged or receive store credit at the current price. But to demand that the customer searches all of your stores until they find the item to be exchanged is RIDICULOUS! I did not want any money back, just wanted clothes in a size 10.
After a very loud and rude exchange by the manager and a staff member I was told to call corporate if I had any other problems and left with the same bag I walked in with all size 14 clothes.

You have not only my business but I will be sure to share this experience with everyone I know.

Thank you,
T. Flores, RN

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1:36 pm EDT

Children's Place online order

My online order got delivered with missing Items. This is not the first time this has happened. I emailed multiple times, no response. I call their customer care, they dont answer. It's always 'high call volume, call back later' message being played. Order number is [protected]. Not being reachable to customers looks to be their motto. They are operating without any Avenue for complaints.

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Children's Place pick up order

On 4/17/2019 I submitted a order for pick-up that I needed today for my nieces birthday. Upon pick up I was notified that most of my outfits were not available at the store. I then called and told customer service that I need to cancel the order because the items they had were not a complete set that I ordered. I asked if I could get something of equal value to match the items that they had. I was told I would have to swipe my card again even though it was a convenience on the companys behalf. When I called to cancel the order they said that the order will automatically cancel in 5 days after it is not picked up? This conveniences me in many ways so now I have a $50 charge on my account and I still have to buy my niece a birthday present! Why have a pickup option if items are not available in store and staff and customer service are going to do absolutely nothing to help fix the situation? Bad customer service. I will not be buying from this company anymore just because I was not given any alternatives for your error!

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Children's Place online service

Ordered Clothes online for my babies easter package was supposed to be delivered April 10th according to my email i received. Never got it call ups & local post office which i was given a case number because due to Children's place not putting a insurance claim on package incase anything were to happen to it. They can't refund my money call explained to them what i was told lady said No! They don't do that if my package is saying delivered. Unfortunately for me i can't get my money back for order. That i need to check around my neighborhood ask if anybody seen my package. This is the worst place ever to order from never again I'm make sure i go complain on any websites or social media they have to let other people about my services experience with these terrible people. I'll be damn if they keep my $95 either way I'm get it back

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Children's Place my online order

I placed an order and I got an email saying that it was delivered but it was not so I called yall and someone told me to contact ups and I did, ups says contact yall so that you could contact them but at this point I'm very disappointed because those were my babies Easter clothes. I will definitely make this experience that I've had with yall be posted all over social media.

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Apr 16, 2019 8:32 pm EDT

Omg I'm having same issue Stupid supervisor hung up in my ear. After i explained to her that postal office said that My mailman losted the package that they couldn't track it down gave me a case number. Just for customer service to say because it says delivery xant refund me my money

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Children's Place delivery/customer service

On 4/1 I placed an online order that was supposed to be delivered on 4/5. The order was out for shipment on 4/2, but then was labeled "delivery delay". I called customer service on 4/13 and was told that the issue was with UPS. I contacted UPS 4/15 and they never received the order. They told me to contact customer service again. I called a total of 9 times today 4/15 and was on hold for 17 minutes before someone answered. I was told they could not get me the items for 7-14 days. (I need the items by 4/18) and it would take 3-5 business days to be refunded. The items I ordered were for Easter and now I have to go find alternative outfits for my children, but new gifts, and have been put through a run around about this whole issue. I am very disgusted by the lack of help I have received and now I do not have my refund or items until it is back in my account. I will not be shopping online with Children's Place again.

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Children's Place boys sleepwear

I purchased two PJs for my 10 year old son recently and after washing then realized the size 14 was mis-labelled as it was extremely small and as you can see from the picture, the sleeve set/arm holes are more than two inches smaller than the 'smaller' 10/12 pj. When I attempted to return it the manager indicated that this pj is made to be 'fitted' and refused to return or even exchange it.

Upon trying to contact Children's Place locally or internationally I am shocked that there is no way to formally lodge a complaint or even contact them electronically - the email link doesn't work.

So this is my only recourse, using this complaints tracker, which really indicates how little this company cares about customer service.

Answer = tell everyone you know not to shop at Children's Place.

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Children's Place payment not received case # 4764299

I purchased the clothes for my children online. They were wrong size and I returned them at the retail store in south county mall. I have never received refund. I talked to at least 4-5 different customer's service agents and I also emailed the customer care service and nothing happens. Please let me know what else that you want me to do to refund my money. Thanks

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Children's Place customer service

My package showed delivered - however, I belived it was put in the wrong mailbox. Until I resolve the issue - I had to place another order a.s.a.p. The website was not working properly to 'order online and pick up at store' so I called customer service to assist. HE JUST WAS NOT LISTENING. He kept repeating everything I already knew and already told him. I specified to him 'I need assistance in placing an order right away' - His final reply 'We don't have access to that'

10 minutes wasted and was unable to get this resolved.

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Children's Place Customer Reviews Overview

Children's Place is a retail company specializing in children's apparel and accessories. They offer a range of products including casual wear, shoes, and school uniforms for kids of various ages, from newborns to young teenagers. Their services include online shopping through their website, with options for shipping or in-store pickup. The brand focuses on providing a variety of styles and sizes to cater to the diverse needs of children's clothing.

Children's Place In-depth Review

In summary, Children's Place offers a user-friendly website with a wide range of children's clothing that is both high in quality and affordable. Their customer service and shipping options are reliable, and they provide a satisfactory shopping experience overall. However, there is room for improvement in terms of ethical practices and inclusivity.

Website Usability and Design

The website is easy to navigate, with clear categories and filters. Mobile responsiveness is good, making shopping on-the-go convenient. Visual appeal is pleasant with bright colors and engaging images that attract the eye.

Product Range and Selection

  1. Variety of sizes and age groups cater to children from babies to teens.
  2. Seasonal offerings and new arrivals are frequently updated, providing fresh options.
  3. Essentials like underwear and accessories are readily available.

Product Quality and Durability

Materials used are generally of good quality, and clothes withstand wear and tear from active children. Safety standards are adhered to, ensuring the clothing is safe for children to wear.

Pricing and Value for Money

Prices are competitive, and frequent sales offer great value. The rewards program and membership benefits provide additional savings, making it a cost-effective option for families.

Customer Service Experience

Customer service is responsive to inquiries and issues. The return and exchange policies are clear and fair. Online service is efficient, though in-store experiences may vary by location.

Shipping and Delivery Services

Delivery options are adequate with reasonable speed. Packaging is secure, and tracking communication is consistent, keeping customers informed.

User Reviews and Feedback

Customer testimonials are mostly positive, praising the quality and price. Complaints are typically addressed promptly, showing a commitment to customer satisfaction.

Size and Fit Accuracy

Items are true to size, with detailed size guides and fit descriptions available. There are options for different body types, accommodating a range of children's sizes.

Payment and Checkout Process

Payment options are secure, and the checkout process is efficient. Both guest and account holder checkout options are streamlined for convenience.

Ethical and Sustainable Practices

Information on ethical sourcing and labor practices is not prominently featured, which could be an area for improvement. Sustainability efforts are present but could be expanded upon.

Community and Social Media Presence

Engagement on social platforms is active, with relevant content and promotions. Contests and interactive posts encourage community participation.

Loyalty Programs and Incentives

The points system rewards frequent shoppers, and exclusive member offers add value. Special programs like the Birthday Club enhance the shopping experience.

Accessibility and Inclusivity

The website is ADA compliant, ensuring accessibility for all users. Inclusive sizing and representation are areas that could see more focus. Support for children with special needs is available but not extensively promoted.

Overall Shopping Experience

The shopping journey is straightforward and enjoyable, with Children's Place standing out for its affordability and quality. To improve, the retailer could focus more on ethical practices and inclusivity.

Final Verdict and Rating

Overall satisfaction with Children's Place is high. Pros include the quality, range, and pricing of products, while cons are the need for more transparent ethical practices and inclusivity. Based on these aspects, Children's Place could be rated 4 out of 5 stars.

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