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Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered 2 items online which were in stock according to website. 10 days later no contact from them. Advised them to cancel order, then received message that the items were not in stock and they were cancelling my order. First and last time doing business with them. They really should just close down based on the other bad reviews.

Date of experience: May 18, 2020
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never buying from Joann again. Absolutely the worst online retailer there is. Ordered Christmas wrapping paper on 11/25. Order was processing. Received an email notification stating my order was delayed on 12/15...Wow, only 3 weeks after placing the order! At this point I sent an email to find out why my order hadn't shipped and what the status was. No response. Instead, I get an email telling me my entire order has been cancelled on 12/21. Ordered way in advance not to find myself searching for wrapping paper last minute and now that's exactly what I am being forced to do. Know you inventory, communicate with your customer, give timely updates! Guess it could have been worse...if they had sent me the wrapping paper folded in half like another unfortunate reviewer experienced I would have been on the war path...how ridiculous is that? Done with Joann...If you value your time, and want a positive customer service experience you should too! Happy Holidays Everyone!

Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Processing and hours
December 12, 2023

Why in the world would a company not have customer service available on weekends? The cutesy.message that they're crafting doesn't fly. Just allows more time for us to not reach someone. I ordered something on 11/24 and it didn't ship yet. Was told the regular 10 business days or whatever. Well, it's been that. Meanwhile, stuff I ordered is being canceled but was there when I ordered it. Will call again today. Hassle overall and don't recommend ordering from them online.

Date of experience: December 12, 2023
Delaware
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I've placed 3 online orders for store pick-up for items that were supposed to be in stock at that store. Each order was delayed over a week and then cancelled. While I understand there is a pandemic, what I dont understand is why they say they have items when they clearly don't have them. I won't be placing anymore orders. There are many other stores to choose from who are more reliable.

Date of experience: June 15, 2020
New York
1 review
6 helpful votes
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So here we are, Christmas in a few days and my order hasn't shipped yet. You can't cancel it, and don't think you're getting everything you ordered, NOPE. Things aren't available that were when I ordered. How a company can do business like this is bizarre to me. I think they are shipping from China, hence the long delivery times. Let's talk about your order coming in numerous boxes too. How do they make any money? If I need to ever order again, which I highly doubt, I will make sure I order MONTHS in advance. Really get your act together Joannes!

Date of experience: December 22, 2023
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Online Order
August 17, 2022

My friend ordered quilting batting online and curbside pick-up. Received her confirmation order number but never received her order. Thanks to Morgan from the Michigan City store, for approximately 2 hours, tried to find out why my friend did not receive her order. She was on the phone during all this time calling different numbers until she received an answer. Finally Morgan was able to settle the reason and my friend was able to receive her order. Thank you Morgan from Joann's Michigan City, IN store for your time and help to straighten this situation.

Date of experience: August 17, 2022
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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First it was I could not afford fabric at JoAnn's without a coupon the prices are so high. Now their coupons are pretty well useless. SURE- they send out a 60% off coupon-with restrictions like "regular priced fabric" THEN they put all the nice fabric on sale for 10% off. If I should find something I might like to make a dress or suit out of, because they stock 8 yard bolts, there is never enough of that fabric available after a cut has been taken from the bolt. I have better luck at Walmart and the wholesale fabric warehouses in Dallas. I am giving up on JoAnns. Any place that charges $27.99 for cotton gauze is too greedy for me to shop with.

Date of experience: March 7, 2020
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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15 minutes wait just for some one to pick up the phone! Nauseating recorded replies-"Are you still there?" "And now a word from Joann" "Joanns confession No. 52", etc. Now on 17 minutes...I can see why they have such a poor rating.

Date of experience: December 8, 2022
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Do not shop online with JoAnn fabrics! They will hold your credit card hostage! Worst supervisors ever. Just thow the entire system away. Now i get to wait 7-10 days for a new card and product not shipped out. Very pisstoff. Never again. So many other places to shop without being robbed.

Date of experience: January 3, 2022
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Customer doesn't count
November 13, 2023

Ordered 10 items, 35 yards total, never received so looked up order number. They cancelled my whole order without letting me know. NEVER again. Couldn't even bother to let me know. Christmas sewing will be delayed. Thanks for nothing, literally. O stars if I could.

Date of experience: November 13, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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NEVER EVER AGAIN
March 15, 2016

I ordered some supplies for my wedding, and shortly after I decided that what I was going for just wasn't going to work.

Joann gives you a half hour window to change your mind, which I missed. I emailed anyway. I received NO response until days later, after my order had shipped. Which is really annoying, the sluggishness, but okay. I can deal. I simply refused the package when it arrived, it went back.

They received the package yesterday. I asked today when I should expect my refund. I was told 2-3 weeks. ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME?!?! There's no reasonable explanation for that.

Customer service is a disaster at this place. I can't get answers. They're slower than molasses in January. I will never, ever, ever purchase from them again.

Date of experience: March 15, 2016
Michigan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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My wife and have spent hours on the phone with customer service at Joanns Fabrics. Each time we called about an on-line ordering website problem we got a different answer. Out of frustration, I asked the supervisor to escalate my call to a higher level I was told rather coldly that was not possible. They promised to look into our problem and get back with us as soon as possible. Nothing ever happened. My honest impression is this company cares little for its customers. Needless to say we've had enough!

Date of experience: November 3, 2020
Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Deceptive marketing
January 22, 2021

I called customer service to inquire why my flier's online promo code said it wasn't valid even though the date and Online requirement was correct. They gave me a completely different and apparantely secret code which went through, but did not take anything off my total. I was then told to complete the purchase at regular price, then call them back for a refund for the difference. Why are they posting invalid codes and expecting we would trust them to issue a refund after we pay full price? Something is very fishy with this company. Their online service is no better than in store and that is worse than anywhere I have ever shopped. Constant waiting with a skeleton crew to handle customers. The employees seem to be trying. This is a corporate problem. C'mon Joann... get it together!

Date of experience: January 22, 2021
Connecticut
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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When asked for the 20% Senior Discount Debra at the Midlothian, TX store stated that they haven't done that in a while. Contacted customer service and advised them to remove the false advertising on the internet stating that you do. It should have been honored per their mission statement. Steer clear Seniors!

Date of experience: February 20, 2023
Michigan
12 reviews
17 helpful votes
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The one I go to has very knowledgeable people and, for the most part, everyone seems happy to help. I've never had issues with curbside pickup. I will say pictures of the fabric online can be misleading with the color and size, and their inventory system is wonky, but I'm surprised to see so much hate here. I will always support Joanns, they are introducing pronoun stickers for their employees and they have great deals on remnants. They are pretty progressive, especially compared to Hobby Lobby. They also have tattoo based fabrics and a fabric that depicts heavier set women in a positive, attractive light.

Date of experience: March 7, 2021
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible Service
May 15, 2020

Tried to place an order online for curbside pick-up. Don't bother. The site won't let me check out. It just keeps sending me back to the same page. Called the store and was told that it is because the item I want isn't really n stock, just says it is on the website. B. S. I tried several stores with the same result.

Date of experience: May 15, 2020
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Slow, slow shipping
September 10, 2020

I ordered some Olfa rotary blades and was charged $5.99 to ship them. Took a little over 2 weeks for them to finally arrive. I live 1 1/2 hours from the nearest store and could have driven it quicker than what handling/ shipping took. Not acceptable. Next time I'll drive 45 minutes to my nearest quilt shop.

Date of experience: September 10, 2020
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Double charged
November 11, 2019

Joann's online shopping is not user friendly. In my opinion, it takes way too many "clicks" to find out that your choices are not in stock. And during any sale, a huge percentage of fabrics presented aren't actually available for sale. Hours of shopping yielded two choices. Days after I ordered I received notice one fabric was indeed unavailable. Then they charged my account twice. Customer service told me in a week one charge would come off my account. That was a lie. I'm pursuing my refund still, a month later. I would not spend another dime with Joann.

Date of experience: November 11, 2019
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Placed an order for one item online 11/1/18. Today is the 13th and it has yet to arrive. Track Order says delivery on 11/15 which is technically within 6-10 business days but I live in a metropolitan area and this is ridiculous. Reluctant to order through Amazon because of how employees are reportedly treated but may have to change my mind.

Date of experience: November 13, 2018
Massachusetts
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Price gouging
June 17, 2022

They are having a frenzy sale but not a sale. The anti pill fleece material went from $15.99 to $17.99 a yard with 60% off. Approximately a few months ago it was $15.99 a yard. With Covid, gas, clothing and food prices skyrocketing the American people can't even go to the major fabric store and save money to keep clothes on their backs. I have been shopping at Joann's fabric for decades trying to help the homeless, hospitals, shelters Ukraine, mountains in Peru, Florida and more. I have spent thousands of dollars and I can't even get help from them. I don't have a tax id number so they can do a tax write off. They are all about profit. Shame on you!

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Date of experience: June 17, 2022

Overview

Joann Fabrics has a rating of 1.2 stars from 585 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Joann Fabrics most frequently mention customer service, business days and credit card. Joann Fabrics ranks 115th among Fabric sites.

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value
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returns
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