Bebe just lost a customer. I went to return an item that was past their 21 day return policy and in the past, they have given store credit. The first issue is that they will no longer do that and never announced this change. Next, they told me I could apply my return to another purchase that day. I did not have time to shop for a replacement item that day so came back a week later with my return and when I went to apply it to the new item, I was blatantly refused. They asked me who I spoke to previously and when I described her, they still refused. I told them I was doing EXACTLY WHAT THEY TOLD ME TO DO one week prior and they did not care. They said I could call the District Manager and then they WALKED AWAY from me. There is no consistency to what they tell customers, they apply policies haphazardly, and they were inexcusably rude about the entire situation. Ironically, they would have made MORE money from the new item I was purchasing but instead chose to lose a customer over honoring what they told me - that is customer deception, not customer service. I see why their stock is falling and their stores are closing.