Every time I come to this store, the lines are outrageously long and there's always someone either rude or not even paying attention working the dressing room. I guess I just settled thinking this was how they operate, and come on my days off (when standing in line forever matters slightly less). What's worse is, they typically have only one, 2 if you're lucky, cashiers working at any given time. I really love it when they have 5 or 6 employees working on hangers or whatever while the line is 20-30 minutes long.
Last night I was treated so poorly, I will NEVER return to this location. (I come at least once a week). As everyone knows, Ross isn't exactly known for its organization...so when I grabbed a pair of shorts, thinking they were labeled "S", and on a rack with all the other smalls, and didn't even think twice about trying them on, I was a little irritated when I got home and found that they were actually a size 5. Woops. No big deal, I just had to find another outfit to put together, and I'd just return them. I have never had a problem in my entire life returning ANY purchase-even without receipts you can get a store credit at almost any store.
However, last night I came to this Ross with my receipt, shorts WITH ALL THE TAGS STILL ON THEM, and original bag they were tossed in just TWO DAYS PRIOR. When I walked through the front door, there were at least 20 people-if not more-standing in line. I made a face of surprise, and the cashier Amanda at the front said "Should know better thinking you could just run in here" and laughed. I thought it was really weird of her to say, but I went ahead and got in line since I had driven out of my way to return these. 20 minutes pass by of people who don't understand personal space while I'm standing in line, and t's finally my turn.
I approach AMANDA'S register, after she had wasted my and everyone else's time in line chatting it up with the ladies in front of me, and say hello. She pulls the shorts and receipt out of my bag and makes this face as if she just opened a dirty diaper. She asked me if I had a cat. I said 'no do I look like a cat person?' And giggled. She then says "I am not returning these. You clearly put these on a dog or something."
I then calmly tell her that I thought these would fit and got home, realized they don't. She said 'so was there anything wrong with these?' and I said 'No they just didn't work'...she then says "So there's nothing wrong with them, but you want to return them?"..at this point I'm thinking "WTF, Do I need to give a written statement or something when returning an item??"...I said "I'm just trying to return them, they didn't work. I tried them on and they don't work. That's all." She then tells me I am clearly trying to pull one over on her and wore them. (PLEASE keep in mind at this point that not only is the ROSS tag still on these, but the brand tag that sits over the hip is still on these, and that I would've had to go on stage wearing these, and that's a ridiculous assertion). I just stood there totally confused...and she said "look these have little wrinkles right here, you clearly wore these"...At this point, my blood is boiling and I've already started mentally typing out this online review, and I tell her 'this line is really long, and you're trying to confront me because I didn't steam, iron and press, then lint roll these stupid shorts? You're kidding right?"...She said 'I can take this shirt back in here if I can check to see it hasn't been worn but these shorts were worn'...SO, I ask for my crap back, throw it in the bag...drive 30 minutes to the next Ross, walk in, am greeted warmly with no line, and was given a refund immediately with no questions asked. HOW HARD WAS THAT AND WHY DID I NEED TO BE QUESTIONED LIKE I WAS ON TRIAL! THEY WERE $10 SHORTS!...
AMANDA....you have no business ever confronting, questioning, or accusing a customer of anything....if you even suspected someone was up to no good, you get a manager..or loss prevention..you NEVER start a debate..it's not your job to police people. You're there to provide a friendly face and complete transactions. That's it. I am so insulted and will never return here EVER again. read more