**My review is solely based on customer service and nothing to do with merchandise, selection or value!**
I'll start by saying that the employees, (not all, but at least 90% of them), at the HB location have to be the rudest and most unprofessional group of people I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with.
I've given this location more chances than they deserve, so now I'm going to share a few of my most recent, negative experiences:
1). Return of in store purchase, with receipt, within 30 days:
As soon as I gave the cashier my items and receipt, she turned around and approached a worker who was strolling behind the counter; I'll refer to this worker as the "Roaming Employee." The clerk then returned and told me that my item was not returnable due to it being a seasonal item.
I informed her that I had inquired about the item's return policy before making the purchase and had been informed that I had until January 30th, in accordance with the holiday return policy.
Regardless of the time restriction, my cashier informed me that it was their store policy not to accept returns on seasonal products - I asked to speak to the store manager.
The cashier then informed me that, although the person she had asked wasn't a manager, she was the one who instructed her on how to do things, so talking to a manager wouldn't matter. She also told me that ALL customers are informed about their seasonal item return policy.
I gave up at this point and my money was not reimbursed, but rather than dwelling, I decided to move on and return a couple of things from an online order, which ought to have been simple. NOT at all!
2). Return of an online order with a receipt, within 40 days:
I handed the cashier my receipt and my online returns, and once again, without explanation, she turned around and went to the "Roaming Employee",, to inquire about internet returns. The "Roaming Employee" then moved my cashier to another register and approached my register, where she stood within ONE FOOT OF ME and began to unpack and scrutinize each of my online items . She NEVER made eye contact, NEVER acknowledged me, NEVER talked to me, and NEVER gave me an explanation of what she was doing. I simply stood there feeling guilty, perplexed, and feeling like I had done something wrong.
3). ...and, finally this:
Without providing any explanation, the "Roaming Employee" took one of my returned products, went to another employee, and held the item up for them to see. They both glanced at it and laughed about it for a long period, all the while I watched.
I'm not sure what the problem was, but my refund was eventually processed.
** Side note**
It turns out that the "Other Employee," who had discussed my return item with the "Roaming Employee" and laughed in an unprofessional manner, was actually the store manager!
** Another Side note**
I had no trouble returning my "Non Returnable, Seasonal Item", to another Marshall's.
- The Huntington Beach Marshalls appear to abide by their own unique set of corporate policies! read more