Called on 12/29 to make an apt after not being able to do so online and waited 1hr on the phone…read morejust for someone to finnaly answer and then hang up on me as soon as they got on the line I called back again and waited an hour and ten minutes just for the lady to be snappy and rude for just answering basic questions ( that's her job) and then asked me to call back when I had all the necessary information to call back (which I totally understand) Called back a third time with all the necessary information ( an hour and a half wait) only then for another lady to answer and when she asked why I wanted an apt the lady told me that I should refer to their website and when I said I looked wasn't able to find the answer she said she would be able to explain it to be over the phone rather than giving me an appt and when I mentioned I rather to be able to do it in person as there would be questions with the entire application process she said she would not be able to schedule me and apt and then hung the phone up on me! I really don't ever take the time to write reviews but this got my blood boiling. I am sure I will be able to find the answers and get outside help to make sure benefits are filed properly but it's unacceptable that you can't easily make an apt online and then have the workers refusing to give people the help they need. Let alone the poor attitude from everyone helping today, you could feel the hate for their job through the phone .

It's incredibly impressive how utterly dark, I mean like close your eyes at the bottom of the sea…read moredark, they can make this little parking lot and have it still be a spectacularly a nice day beyond the exit doors. The social security administration has no phone number to call. When you walk into the building there is a very nice guard who tells you that you can take a number and then he powers down. Like, "Yea, sure, you can live here until we close." Right on brand, very cold, kindless place. The DMV isn't too bad anymore, maybe this place could rebrand like that too.

It was fast after my appointment time and Karen who served me was kind and efficient.read more

This office is totally unprofessional. Security guards will not let you in if you do not have…read moreappointment which is not the protocol of the Social Security office as it posted on the website and agents have professed. They are rude uncooperative the agents are nice when you get to them, but they fool around way too much when you call the Social Security line you can never get through People say they'll transfer you to a department and it disconnects to the main number. Horrible horrible customer service.

Stopped in Puyallup to grab a coffee on my way from Seattle to Vancouver WA. I was at a large…read moreintersection on 2nd Street making a right into N. Meridian. As I got over to the right lane to make a right hand turn on a yellow light - car next to me went through the yellow light too only he went straight and I turned right. I got a ticket in the mail for running a red light so I go to review my dashcam, go through it and sure enough, I went through two yellow lights, even the ticket shows a yellow lights. BUT, after researching it further, evidently. there was a red light "arrow" over on the sidewalk for this specific lane. 1. I was looking up at the two lights above that were TURNING yellow at the time I made the right hand turn, always look to verify no one was coming from the left or across the way. 2. Why on earth would the light on the sidewalk be red BEFORE the other two lights above? 3. Why would all three lights not be in sync? 4. Why is there no signs alerting drivers to a THIRD light for the right hand lane is on the the SIDEWALK and that you have cameras on that specific lane....seems like a set up. I am 55 years old and have a flawless, and I mean flawless driving record, and I sincerely believe I was innocent as I made a legal right hand turn on a yellow light. It's beyond me, why there is a need to have a third light off to the side on the SIDEWALK that would be red BEFORE the other lights turn red (NOTE: THIS LIGHT is much lower that the other two lights) This was unfair to have to pay $124.00 for taking a right hand turn on a two yellow lights. AGAIN, two out of three lights were yellow. NO REASON FOR THE TURN LANE TO BE RED BEFORE THE OTHER LIGHTS TURNED RED. This was their response...."I agree, the lights for the straight ahead traffic were amber at the time you made your turn, however the light controlling your lane was red. Also, I reviewed many "3 light set-ups" like this in my town of Vancouver WA and they are ALL in sync, I can't find even one sidewalk light that is RED before the other two turn red. Many sidewalk lights or right lane lights are green while the other two are red but never red before the other two turn red. To me...this three light setup is DECEPTIVE and it going to get unsuspecting drivers every time. BUT, this is REVENUE for the City of Puyallup.

Prosecutor is awful.....and every court appointed attorney does not really want to do the…read morejob.....some don't even show up....everything is such a long drawn out process. Zoom was good and they should have kept it that way.....some people don't have transportation and this was a way to ensure people made it to court.

The only good thing about this place was the receptionist that answered the phone. If you're…read morecalling to make a complaint about a sheriff or policeman, forget it they'll always side with their own. The Sergeant literally called me with a pre-notion already from the video he watched defending his coworker. All I said was for him to have a little bit more patience and stop being so assertive for nothing considering he's the one that pulled me over and wants to give me a ticket. I don't think you need to rush an individual. The sergeants response was well we have to give citations in a timely manner and all policeman have an assertiveness when they speak.. I doubt I was gonna take up an hour of this guy's time considering he was already sitting across the street just waiting for somebody to make his quota and I'm sorry no not everyone has the same approach with how they speak to someone or else the police force would be worse than it already is in the public's eye. Good luck out there WA people.

Horrible police department that I've been trying to report sexual assaults for over the past year…read moreand have received little to no assistance. Instead, I received mockery, sarcasm, and a jurisdiction excuse for reporting when I have called both the 911 and the non-emergency line even with public business places I know that are within their jurisdiction. You'll be lucky if you can even get them to answer the phone. The couple of times that I did, I had to go through an out of city police department's phone number to have them call Puyallup to then call me. After playing phone tag, I still had to wait about 6 hours before an officer showed up to take a report in which was already way too late and dark outside for me to get back to that location while dealing with multiple attacks of sexual violence. I've even spoken to many officers in-person that I've seen at locations around Puyallup around Meridian Ave. including a Sargeant Melkorz who was less helpful than every other officer that I've spoken to when it comes to answering questions in regards to reporting sexual assault. He along with 19 other officers answered me with more victim blaming statements. The only difference is that Melkorz handed me his card that was stolen out of my phone wallet shortly afterwards when he was standing in front of my church in the evening. There were a couple of officers that I've had success with during a sexual assault nurse examination (S.A.N.E. medical rape test) while in the hospital who had successfully taken down incident details of the cases. While living in my vehicle homeless, I had been harassed and abused in so many ways from this particular police department including stalking. They have been giving me falsified traffic infractions for about over 5 years now while not following the law most of the time including turning on their cameras on their vests. The most recent ticket given to me for no reason while a cop car was following me was from Officer Shaun Nestor. When attempting to report online anything within their jurisdiction, their website leads to a dead end. There is no online form to be submitted for reporting. When going to the page to the "Report a Crime in Progress" webpage, it only mentions to call 911 and not even the non-emergency line. In the "Crime Not in Progress" webpage, there's more details here, but still no option for reporting online even though I had followed a link to another site last week while on this same website. In person, I was given by one of the ladies at the front desk who was very rude to me and wouldn't answer any of my questions and stayed dismissive, a small square sheet of paper that mentioned southsound911.org for reporting due to jurisdiction issues of the home address. But when the address has to deal with a business address within their jurisdiction, the website still leads to errors. I was brought to southsound911.org, but an error message would pop up because Puyallup Police Department is not listed at the bottom While carefully scanning their website, their instructions for reporting led to just calling.

I'm at the DSHS Tacoma office right now trying to get a replacement card, and the process here is…read moreconsistently frustrating. They call a number, no one comes up, then they wait 15-20 minutes and call the same number again while people who are actually here and waiting just stay sitting wasting time. This isn't just a one-time issue -- it's been like this every time I've come in. The office feels disorganized and inefficient. The check-in and calling system clearly needs improvement, whether that's better staff coordination or updated computer systems. People coming here are usually dealing with important, time-sensitive needs, and the current setup wastes a lot of their time. I hope management takes a serious look at how this location is being run.

I spoke with April about getting an EBT card. She was very kind and helpful, in assisting me. I…read morewalked out with benefits and a pleasant experience.

I needed help with a payment arrangement, they helped me right away. Always friendly and there to…read morehelp.

Haven't had a bad experience with the overall employees. However the quality of water you could…read morecompare it to the Puyallup river. Every other month the water will turn brown for days. They will always say just doing a flush of the system. WTH? Just fix it.

Had to go in for a last name change for my daughter twice. The first time I was clear with my words…read moreon what I was there for. I was told by the employee that the last name was updated. I found out a few days later that the last name change was never updated. Went back in once again to get her last name changed in their system. Waited 30 minutes only to be told by the counter employee that she could not do a name change. So I had to wait another 20 minutes for the "correct" counter. Told him I was just there for a last name change. Ended up paying for a WA state ID for my daughter. Which was $60. They did get the last name changed but was not expecting to pay for her ID. So you have to reiterate what you are there for and plan ahead for unexpected delays.

It's been a while since I have had to renew my driver's license and as that amount of time has…read morepassed since my last renewal quite a few licensing offices have closed around Tacoma which makes the remaining ones considerably more challenging to navigate. What I mean by this is in reference to this specific location is that parking can be quite a challenge to this small parking lot for the visitor section and a line of people waiting is accumulates extremely fast and as a result the longer the line grows the slower it's going to be. So making an appointment is the way to go here. Definitely plan a considerable amount of time ahead to get to this location in case you make a wrong turn as well as waiting to find a parking place...because you are bound to have to sit in your car until a space opens up...but the best way to avoid all that in addition to the appointment is take the first time slots that are available when you make an appointment online. Depending on the day it's like 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. If you go with the earlier option that's the best because there are already a bunch of people sitting in the lobby ready to start the line. So key things here....1) make an appointment...2) take the earliest time slot (9 a.m. if you can) which will give you a greater likelihood of meeting your appointment and getting your car parked with relative ease. For those who made an appointment the line is much smaller upon opening and if you check in you will get a confirmation number in which it will be called upon. Once you go up to a representative for me at least the process itself was fast. They confirm your residential address, make sure height and weight are accurate, get your picture taken and if need be you take an eye exam...typical stuff as usual with the renewal process there. You get the choice if you want to renew your license for six or eight years. I went with the eight year option as our lives are busy enough and the longer we can have a license and reduce the frequency of the renewal licensing process the better. Once all the usual information and process was done...which was very smooth and efficient it took only about seven minutes for the renewal itself if you don't count the time of waiting for the doors to open to the department (it took an hour from start to finish from leaving home and getting back to home). Another aside at this office is if you are in for a wait and need the restroom you will need a code. Maybe you can get in if someone else enters the code but if not you will need to probably get it from the receptionist.

The Puyallup Sumner Chamber has helped me build my business and I have meet wonderful other…read morebusiness owners that are dedicated to work together and grow each others business!!!