This HomeGoods should be rated 3.5. I love the store. I love the items. It can be disorganized at times. The clearance items are normally stacked and thrown on shelves. The floor associates are super nice and helpful.
The cashiers on the other hand are not. This is why it is rated the way it is. I have had questions about merchandise and packaging (not in the clearance section) and asked if the price could be discounted because it was the last item and the packaging was destroyed. The cashier seemed very nervous to ask the person who would make the decision (manager? she never introduced herself and was not wearing a name tag). She told me that it would be a minute because the (other) lady was on the phone. I graciously waited. She ended up saying no discount because the item was not damaged even though the packaging was. I was alright with that answer. You don't know if you don't ask.
Then, a month later, I found a great side table marked down in the clearance section for $22. I was so happy, but I was even more happy when I found the SAME EXACT table in another section, only discounted for $29. I looked over both pieces to see if they had the same defects or if the table for $22 was damaged in some way. It turns out that the table for $22 looked a little better. So, after finding a few other items that I loved (but didn't necessarily need), I went to check out. It just so happened that the same woman who made the decision about the previous item I bought, happened to be my cashier (the perfect person to ask my question to, still don't know if she's the manager or not, still no name tag). So, of course I pointed out that the side tables were the EXACT SAME item and if I could get both of them for $22 each. She looked at the tag and then looked at a piece of paper on the wall behind her and smirked. She told me that the $22 table went through one more clearance cycle than the other one. I just looked at her. She then elaborated and said that the $22 table came in in November and the other one came in December.
I kindly told her that I would not be taking the $29 table (bought a different one for $25). I may have also said (under my breath) that it was silly to pay more for a table that was the SAME EXACT one that cost less. I'm alright with the answer, I just think it's a little silly to charge two different prices for the same exact item (both on clearance). read more