Belk
Reviews and Complaints

3 lines. 28 minutes. So, about 9 minutes a line? You got to tell the whole story. How many people were in front of you? Was there some lady in the front of the line that spent eight of those minutes looking through her black-hole of a purse for her credit card... or worse: the check book.
(on a side note. why does no one ever know who to make the check out to?)
Also what day and time was it? Monday morning: should just take a couple of minutes. Saterday afternoon: there might be a bit of a wait.

Also, writing to Tim Belk is kind of silly over something so trivial. I know it is important to you, and I would be angry too--but do you really think Tim Belk has time to read every little complaint? I mean, I know CEOs SHOULD care about stuff like that, but they have way more on their plate to worry about. Next time write or call someone a little lower on the hierarchy and maybe something will get done.

You should have stayed in one line the whole time. If you go changing lines, you are automatically pushed to the back of the line. I am an associate at Belk. Unfortunately, they don't give us enough help. Often times, I am the only person expected to cover 2 separate departments, with no one to cover my lunch break.

Me and my boyfriend presented our merchandize to salesman with coupon for $10, off $50 purchase. He said the coupon was not valid on clearance items which it clearly stated the coupon was valid for regul, sale and clearance items. He would not honor the sale so we left.

Belk does treat their employees like dirt...that is a fact, and then people wonder why the employees are grumpy? They take crap from the Store manager and then they take crap from hateful customers and all for a crappy minimum wage job! Everyone should have to work as a cashier in a place like this for 6 months...then you would know why their are store policies! A cashier can only do what the computer will allow them to do and/or what their boss tells them to do...If you need to complain about store policy try doing that to the store manager not the people that have absolutely no control over that policy!

They continue to shop at Belk b/c we have not exposed them enough! The customers need to know that we are strong armed into forcing them to get a credit card with Belk or we will be fired for it!

Belk, sucks. I dont understand why, people continue to shop there. They want you to use their credit card, so they can charge you interest. Not only do they treat their customers bad, they treat their employees like crap.

If they still had the towels in the store they could get a UPC from those towels. You could have brought in your statement from your Belk card for the purchase as well.

Only if the tags are still attached can it be looked up on the charge account. There is no way to do it without a receipt AND without tags, which would be the case if the towels were washed.
The policy with many stores is that you cannot return anything without a recepit. You should be lucky you got anything.

all they had to do was look it up on your charge account.. they could have given it to you the same way it was paid.. I know this for a fact... Shame on them...

They are too cheap to upgrade their system so they keep adding to the original software that came over on the mayflower. I find myself having to make excuses for the store, that the customer does'nt want to hear. Our system also does'nt accept gift cards from visa/MC/Amex. The balance has to be transfered to a Belk gift card and this is a small, but time consuming thing that upsets customers. Even our price guns are terrible. How can we set our sales and do markdowns if we don't have working equipment to do our jobs.

Belk cards are handled by GEMB

GEMB violates Federal Lending laws - this is another excellent example - they want you to make online payments - then make it impossible to do so.

Watch your statements carefully. GEMB deliberately posts payments as late to increase the fees and interest they can charge. GEMB also does not even try to resolve their billing issues.

You may also find fraudulent charges, address changes, missing statements etc. GEMB IS TERRIBLE
If you have had any of these problems - contact the Federal Trade Commission and Office of Thrift Supervision immediately.

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM MAKING A PAYMENT. I'M THINKING ABOUT CANCELING MY CARD. I REALLY DON'T NEED IT & HAVE ENOUGH CARDS WITHOUT IT.

I have problems continuously making prompt payments on line and then simply go to the store and pay. This is very inconvenient.

FYI- if you call the number on the back of the card and talk to a representative they usually remove any extra charges/ late fees if your story is plausable enough (the system being down is usually a pretty good reason). Just dont come off hostile. They are alot less willing the help if you are yelling and insulting them.

How do you know she kept the information for herself?
It does'nt surprise me that they don't care. They know she was probobly trying to open a credit card and they don't care how dirty you have to be to open one.

You are getting the run around. Three words: Lawyer Lawyer Lawyer!

I have been a customer of Belk since 1984 and now an Elite customer. Yesterday, 12/1/07 at 7:30 p.m. my husband and I went into the Mayfaire store to purchase a Polo coat for my son for Christmas. I had the salesman hold the coat for me. When I returned the next day at 4:15, the coat was nowhere to be found. When the saleman investigated the whereabouts of the coat, security had taken the coat to the manager Liza Wilson and left it with her. (They didn't put the coat back on the rack, so it could be purchased). When the salesman called them to find out where the coat was, they said they didn't know and that the customer would need to look around the store for the coat. After looking for it 1 1/2 hrs, I was beyond iritated and went to customer service to find a manager. That's when, I found out not only was the manager holding the coat, she was holding tons of merchandise in HER office. None of the salespeople knew where the coat was and who had it. I asked her if the salespeople where allowed to hold merchandise and she replied NO. Then how can she hold merchandise and why doesn't security check HER office. Either salespeople and customers are being discriminated against or security is closing their eyes and turning their heads when it comes to the managers.

Why are you submitting your bills to a different store? That makes no sense.