I can't talk about the quality of shoes because I didn't wear the one's I purchased. My issues is that of returns. I tried to return shoes that I purchased on 9/7/20. I had my receipt and tried to return them. My receipt does not state that there is a 30 day refund time frame. The back is completely blank. I went into the store to try to return them and was I told I couldn't because it was after 30 days. I asked where the 30 day time frame came from and the "sales associate" pointed to the black pad where you sign for your credit receipts. However, my receipt didn't have that information on it so I asked again and she said that a manager I'd have to come back and ask for a manager to see if I could get a return. I asked to see a manager and she said that the manager wouldn't be in until Monday. Monday? It's Saturday. She then lied and said the 30 day information was in the shoe box. I gave her to box to look, as I hadn't opened the box since it was purchased, and of course there was no information about it in the box. By then I was hot because I was not provided with the 30 day information with my receipt. I would have understood had I had that information. She then said I'd have to call customer service and gave me the number. I told her to call customer service and, then, lie 2, she said that customer service wasn't open on Saturday. That was lie because when I left the store (after I was angry and she threatened to call to police. Who does that for an upset customer in these times? People are killed by police for far less) I called the customer service number and customer service picked up and said they would reach out to the store to see if I could get my refund. The lady from national customer service called me back later on and told me the store was going to refuse my refund because it's outside of the 30 days (it's October 10th). National customer service seems to be willing to help me out since they acknowledge that not having the return information on the receipt is a problem.
I say all this to say 1, realize your receipt does not give a return by date on it so go at your own risk. 2. Customers aren't always right and yes, I was pissed, but each store must realize where the customer is coming from when they are told they can't get a refund when they have no documentation that says that. Every retail store, especially this one in a shopping center that keeps losing major tenants, need to remember that many brick and mortar stores are dying. If you're in a seemingly dying industry, each store should work to keep customers coming back.
Who knows how long this particular store will last in this environment when you can order online from Amazon/Zappos and have no problem with returns. I won't buy from Red Wing shoes at all anymore and will encourage everyone else I know who is in need of work shoes to buy from Amazon/Zappos. read more