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Staples Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reflects a significant divide in customer experiences. On one hand, some customers appreciate the helpfulness and professionalism of store staff, particularly in urgent situations. However, a prevailing sentiment highlights dissatisfaction with delivery reliability, order fulfillment, and customer service responsiveness. Many reviews express frustration over delayed shipments, unhelpful support, and issues with returns, leading to a perception of inadequate service. This inconsistency suggests a need for improved operational efficiency and customer communication to enhance overall customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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107
value
94
shipping
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returns
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quality
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Alabama
1 review
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SLOW return policy
March 8, 2021

I bought an item from Staples.com and had to return it. UNLIKE THE OTHER WEBSITES I HAVE USED, Staples does not print its own return label. Rather, you have to WAIT 24 HOURS to receive an email from UPS in order to return the item.

WHAT A STUPID, SLOW, PAIN IN THE --- SYSTEM!

FIRST AND LAST TIME I ORDER FROM STAPLES. COM

BUYER BEWARE!

Date of experience: March 8, 2021
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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All I can say is WOW!
February 26, 2021

Placed my order on staples.com at 5:00pm last night. It is 2:00pm next day and it has already been delivered by UPS! Less than 24 hours! I am very happy.

Date of experience: February 25, 2021
Florida
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Lousy Customer Service
February 8, 2021

I bought a few rolls of Bounty from them. It came while I was away, and it was raining. The whole thing turned into a soggy mess, and I threw it away. I called staples and complained and they wanted me to fish the stuff out of the dumpster and send it back. I told them forget it, and ordered the same stuff from Amazon. Staples treated like a leper rather than a valued customer. Buy elsewhere!

Date of experience: February 8, 2021
Canada
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Photo print
February 8, 2021

Amazing customer service. Great quality of a print at a reasonable price! Will go back again for all my prints! They look phenomenal and I always get my print/prints within a couple days of my purchase. Thank you staples! For making my business work!

Date of experience: February 8, 2021
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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No Teacher Discounts
January 31, 2021

I was disappointed that staples is no longer giving teachers a discount for printed materials for their classes. Thank you, Staples for supporting education during these times

Date of experience: January 31, 2021
Iowa
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worst customer service and delivery I have ever had. I left the form on my door for the guy to leave the package on the first day I saw him read the form (security camera) and proceeded to put the boxes back in the van. I called customer service and they told me to leave the form on the door, which I had. Second day they didn't even attempt to deliver my items. Third day again they left without delivery the items. Customer service won't give a refund until 10 days after the items are back in their warehouse even though I don't even have the items to send back and relying on the same delivery company who won't deliver it to me.

Date of experience: January 22, 2021
Texas
20 reviews
19 helpful votes
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Great
January 19, 2021

I ordered a laptop from this site. And I needed it asap. It was delivered in 3 days, I'm more than satisfied. I had a great experience with Staples, and pretty sure it wasn't the last one. Thank you Staples Team. I recommend this service to everybody

Date of experience: January 5, 2021
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Appalling service...
January 5, 2021

Absolutely appalling service...
Ordered an item on the 15th Dec from website, which said 'processing' I got fed up with this' so used their web chat now that it was available after the Xmas period only to be told that the item had been discontinued, this was a 2021 diary insert... no wonder they went bust...

Date of experience: January 5, 2021
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Delivery Issues
December 15, 2020

Two times in three weeks I ordered items with a specific estimated delivery date which were never met. The next day I needed to visit the local store to reorder the items thereby loosing my time and using important delivery time. In both instances Veteran Messenger Service was used. This provider is totally unreliable and should not be used. I will not purchase for home delivery if this provider is used. I will cancel the order and either purchase from another provider or pick up at the store. Very unhappy with the delivery service. Can provide order numbers if requested.

Date of experience: December 15, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great Service
December 11, 2020

- Order was received 1 bus. Day ahead of schedule
- Free shipping on product
- Delivery Driver was courteous and professional
- I will certainly be a repeat customer

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
New York
1 review
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Never received my item
November 28, 2020

They took my black Friday order, emailed me that it was shipped, when I haven't received it and called, they said that it was never shipped and not in stock anymore, in the meantime I lost other black Friday deals. Obviously no compensation. Stay away from them.

Date of experience: November 28, 2020
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes
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App
November 27, 2020

I can't down load app keep going back to front screen it let me to the app so can't order anything because app doesn't work

Date of experience: November 27, 2020
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very Unprofessional
November 19, 2020

I purchased a product that was advertised by Staples to be a MP3 boombox. An MP3 boombox is one that has a USB port capable of playing MP3's. I received the boombox, which did NOT have an MP3 port. When I reported this to Staples, they lamely responded that "it's an MP3 player because you can hook an MP3 player up to the boombox to play out of the speakers." This is the most ridiculous thing EVER!. That's NOT how they advertised it to be an MP3 player. It should be noted that the product was also a CD player which DOES have a place to play a CD, yet, they actually stood by the ridiculous statement that speakers that can hook up to an MP3 player make this unit an MP3 player. When I complained that they advertised this as an MP3 player, I got a response from customer service stating that I should update the information on the product on their website! Can you believe this? Inconveniencing a customer to have to return an item because it was wrongly advertised and then stating that the customer should update accurate information ON THEIR WEBSITE! I will NEVER purchase anything from Staples again!

Date of experience: November 19, 2020
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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All the bad reviews you see here... BELIEVE THEM!...

It has been almost a week now and both of my orders were supposed to be next day delivery because I need things for my business... but my orders keep saying delayed and they keep offering to refund money back to me when I just want my orders delivered... I even put the driver release forms from the Staples website on my door so they will leave the package... they said they tried to deliver but didn't... they didn't even ring the bell or anything

I have been on the phone with customer service everyday and they keep apologizing... I JUST WANT MY ORDERS... my business is losing money because I need these things... I am considering action against them for damages and false advertising...

TERRIBLE COMPANY... must be under new management or something but they will probably be out of business soon

Date of experience: November 18, 2020
GB
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I really like this company. I have been a loyal customer for years... and I will continue to be! I had a very pleasant experience with customer service/public relations and I am more than satisfied. I will go nowhere else for my supply needs! Keep it up!

Date of experience: November 13, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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HP Envy 7155 Printer
November 3, 2020

I purchased the Hp Envy7155 about a year ago because my old Envy was not 5G. It serviced our family well and still worked beautifully when we gave it away. The Staples sales staff told me it was the best brand printer. They did not tell me it is a ink hog. I registered it and spent time with a customer service person to get it running on bluetooth. It is supposed to print pictures. I gave up after about 10 tries. The ink would not print evenly. I barely get 50 copies run before I get a signal and it shuts down because it is out of ink. I was contacted about signing up for an ink program. There is something in the cartridge that tells them to send me ink. I have more that paid for the printer in ink this year. Now the printer won't print in color even though the cartridge is fine.
The page is off center when I copy pages. We have tried to align it, but to no avail. I'm giving this printer away and good riddance!
No more HP products for me. Their products have gotten very shoddy.

Date of experience: November 3, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Avoid at all cost
October 23, 2020

The first time I placed an order and the item didnt arrive.
Then they promised it would be at the store the next day.
It didnt arrive so I call the nightmare of they customer service. They kept putting me on hold for 10 minutes 12 minutes and told me they had no idea where the order was or how long it would take. I asked to speak to a supervisor and was put on hold for 35 minutes and then disconnected.
I called the next day. Same thing.
I called today. I was told someone would reach out to me in 2 days. I asked to speak to supervisor and again placed on hold this time 45 minutes and was disconnected.
They were quick to take my money from my bank account but have not predicted the product ordered.

Date of experience: October 23, 2020
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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UPS in store service
October 19, 2020

The STAPLES located on ******* Campus Way South, Largo MD ******* is horrible, horrible customer service in relation to getting mail shipped using their UPS services. October 13,2020 First off the employee who first assisted me in regards to using their UPS services was very unhelpful when I asked him for assistance with getting a shipment sent out he seemed to not want to help me or respond to my questions, I ended up having another employee help me send out a very important document that I was trying to ship to my daughter in California. I left feeling better that he was more helpful but now I'm I am completely displeased for it seems they have lost my package, it is now OCT 19 it should have been delivered by now but tracking says still waiting for UPS pick up, I called STAPLES for help, first employee told me to contact UPS because they come to store everyday and pick up packages, ok so I called UPS, UPS says they never received the package. I then call back to STAPLES and employee gets the manager Kevin on the phone, he was totally very blah about the whole incident, repeating the same thing previous employee said, UPS comes everyday to pick up packages and if they did not scan it then he doesnt know what to do, so basically they don't know where my package is. Kevin seemed to care less about the importance of my package nor did he offer to refund my money or apologize for losing my package smh never again!

Date of experience: October 19, 2020
Indonesia
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Not really impressed.
October 8, 2020

You can find a solution for most of your home/business needs. Associates are keen to help. However, you can find similar items for a lower price elsewhere.

Date of experience: October 7, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service
October 5, 2020

Delivery is fast. Products are great. No complaints here Staples is great to deal with. Have been shopping here more often like the service.

Date of experience: October 4, 2020