Office Max Consumer Reviews - Page 4

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- Richmond, Virginia store # 310, February 24, 2004, 4:30 p.m.: I gave the CopyMax order taker my small, very simple order to produce duplicate sets of 2 documents. I believe the order should have taken about 5-10 minutes of direct work time. I only noticed one other customer, but they may have had another order or two in progress. The order taker asked me if I wanted to pick the order up tomorrow (what!?) or later today. I told her I needed it right away - now. She asked how soon. I told her I have to be somewhere with the documents in 30 minutes.

She said okay, they can do it. And then she seemed confused and foggy-minded. I had to repeat copy instructions to her three times and twice to the man who actually performed the order. I waited at the service counter. The man promptly laid my order down somewhere and wandered about aimlessly and confused for about 20 minutes. I couldn't take it anymore so I asked for my documents back. They said they didn't realize I was waiting on the order! I overheard the man say that she told him he had 30 minutes to do the order. Then he started the order and completed it in about 10 minutes.

Throughout the whole ordeal, none of the four attendants smiled even once or even remotely acted like they cared to have my business or any work to do at all (except for one person who apologized for the inefficiency). There was just a lot of confused wandering around lots of expensive copy equipment and a little look-busy activity. To make matters worse, the OfficeMax website is terribly slow and I couldn't find any place to submit a complaint. I will never go back.

MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE -- Over the last 6 weeks you have been advertising a CD-RW for $99 (sometimes with rebate – sometimes without). We went to the local store the first week it was advertised and were told it was backordered and were told they would do store transfer and would call us. Over the next 5 weeks this item was advertised EVERY Sunday but we had not been notified it was available yet. Today I went back to the store and was told it was not going to be available as it was a discontinued item! Instead they tried to sell me your $200 CD-RW! To me this is "bait and switch". The very same thing happened when we called your 800 number. Again "bait and switch".

This was to be a Christmas present for my son and now it is too late to get a CD-RW before Christmas unless I am willing to pay twice as much as advertised. How can you continue to advertise an item week after week, knowing it is not and will not be available. I feel you have not only tried the old "bait and switch" but are also guilty of false advertisement.

LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS -- OFFICE MAX WARRANTIES ARE NOT WORTH THE PAPER THEY ARE WRITTEN ON. I had used Office Max warranties in the past, and was very unhappy. I sent in my printer and they sent in one that was in worse shape than mine. I needed 2 printers for our business so I checked Office Max for prices. I had decided not to purchase from them since I had been unhappy in the past. The manager there told me that if I purchased a replacement warranty on the printer I was looking at that if something happens it will be replaced with the same or one of equal value in the store.

Well something happened and she basically called me a liar. She said that her number was not on the receipt therefore I was wrong. I was very upset with her. I called and found out that my equal value is only worth $128.00 instead of the 299.99 printer that I purchased. I must send in my printer first, which they will refurbish and sell for more than I will get with their warranty.

I will never shop at Office Max again and I will warn off family and friends from shopping there. Office Max and this manager have no customer services ethics at all. Stay away from what looks like a good deal on their warranties even when the manager is the one telling you that they will back it, they lie.

ONLINE, HAWAII -- I ordered a desk in November as a Christmas present for my husband. It is now January and I still have not received the desk. I called the customer support people and they just said it was "back ordered". No apology for the delay, no apology that their website doesn't indicate it is not in stock, nothing. Due to my poor experience with the phone line, I sent an email to customer support complaining about the crappy customer support lady, and complaining that I didn't have my desk yet. No response. Emailed again, no response.

Finally, I responded to the email that I received when I made my purchase. That person told me that my desk is being shipped directly from the manufacturer and they (OfficeMax) has no idea if it shipped or not, or when I could expect it. Horrible horrible customer service. If it doesn't arrive soon I'm going to the Better Business Bureau.

I tried to find the website to fill out the Office Max survey offered on my sales receipt to receive 45.00 off my next purchase at Office Max. When I couldn't bring up the site I called the customer assistance phone number listed on my store receipt. After I explain that I couldn't bring up the correct website to fill out the Office Max survey the person I was talking to filled out the survey on her computer with me supplying my answers. She filled in my Email address and said she would send me a $5.00 off coupon for Office Max, that was three days ago and I still haven't received it.

Any savings would help as I have to drive a 115 miles to the nearest Office Max store. I have been shopping at Office Max in Great Falls, MT. for several years and generally the store personnel have been very helpful and I gave them a good recommendation in the survey.

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN -- Just came from this Dearborn OfficeMax store, and had a bad experience with what should have been a simple return. Ten days ago for my birthday my wife gave me several MontBlanc pen refills which were the wrong size. I got the receipt from her and went to return them. I was told, "Sorry, this was purchased 39 days ago, and there are NO returns after 30 days." I explained the situation, but was told no. I asked to speak to the manager, and had to wait nearly 15 minutes. My time is valuable, and it was hardly worth it, but I waited.

The manager discussed the policy, but agreed to make the return. BUT only to my wife's credit card. I didn't have my wife's credit card. "Sorry, no return." "Can you refund it to another credit card?" "No." After further arguing, she agreed to a store credit. Well who wants to shop here again after having to argue with salespeople for twenty minutes over some pen refills? But I took it.

The icing on the cake: on the way out of the store I noticed a sign that said, "free bottle of soda if we didn't try to sell you printer paper on this transaction." So I asked for the pop. "Sorry, that doesn't apply to returns!" More arguing. But I got the soda.

I purchased this item (True Innovations executive chair #9852) for $229.99 At OfficeMax store #762 Bradley IL 60915 03/03/2011 and one of the leather arm rest is coming apart. When I contacted OfficeMax and talked to the manager he told me that he could not help me because I did not buy their extend warranty.

You would think that when you spend your hard earned money at OfficeMax that they would at least try to seem like they are concerned a little bit - it is only been 120 days??? Not the manager at OfficeMax, not today when I called 07/24/2011. Wow I'm 53 years old and I'm still learning. I want to thank the manager of OfficeMax for this very important lesson!!! To my fellow buyer here beware!!!

Any notary knows how important it is to order your renewal Notary stamp in enough time before expiration. Well the Office Max in Canton Ohio has messed up on my order somehow because after checking on the status of my special order stamp, I find out it was never ordered. Could it be the Office Max employee that I worked with initially who acted like he didn't know what he was doing? Isn't it customary and professional to acknowledge that you have another customer in line waiting even though you are assisting someone else?

This employee acted like he it was extremely FAR from being a people person. Not sure what bright manager hired him. Or did the company (who Office Max outsourced my order) screw up my order. Basically it doesn't matter because Office Max is who is the responsible party. I will never order anything from them nor do I plan to ever set foot in their store (other than to pick up this long-awaited stamp that I so desperately need NOW!!!). I plan to go to Office Depot or Staples for all future needs. I would advise you to do the same!!

WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK -- I do personalized calendars per special order and bring them in to be bound with a hole punched for hanging. On 12/6/10 the clerk bound 3 calendars then proceeded to mangle the calendars with a hole punch. None of the holes lined up and some pages had two holes. Some of the holes were so near the edge, she put tape on the page to hold it together.

These calendars are beautifully done with keepsake photographs and personalized dates. They cost me about $25 per calendar to produce, excluding the hours of labor. As a result of this sloppy job my professional work looks amateurish. It's hard to believe an office supply service center cannot punch a clean hole!

LAKEWOOD, COLORADO -- Almost a year ago, my wife purchased an Epson printer/scanner/copier. It basically died a few months ago, and I really needed a printer last night. Well, I was resigned to buying a cheapo somewhere but my wife said, "No, I paid $90 + the cost of a protection plan for this one".

I was skeptical because I know how these protection plans can be; chances are, I would probably still have to buy a cheapo while waiting for repair/return to manufacturer...whatever. Took the printer in with the original receipt and protection plan document (which I understand I didn't even need if it was registered online within 90 days of original purchase). Guess what? Not only did I get a new printer, I got credit towards whatever printer I wanted of equal or greater value. So instead of getting the same one, I found one I liked better, paid the $10 difference, and hooked it up the same night! Very impressed by this plan and the people at Office Max!