Stein Mart Tempe Marketplace

The selection here is hit and miss. I enjoy colored shorts and lazy golf polos. Usually they are both in stock. Good coupons as well. Some of the stuff is way over-​priced though, that’s probably my only hang-​up here.

As Stein Mart goes this one is A-​OK. It is a few miles from the hotel I stay in when I am flying in and out of PHX. I am never overly impressed with the service on the floor it is not something that Stein Mart does but when It comes to exchanges/​returns which is what I had to do when I was here last they were good.
I look at these stores as kind of an upscale Marshalls or TJMaxx with more clothes and less housewares and kids.
I always find at least one thing I dont want to leave with out. I wish there were more stores in the NE only one even reasonably close to me and that is still a hour and a half away… although that may be a blessing in disguise.

I like Stein Marts, I really do, so when I turned in the wrong entrance at Tempe Marketplace and found myself driving past this newest one, I decided to park and go in to check it out. I started with my fav section, the candles. There is one fragrance called Plantation that I love and I wondered if they had come out with any new versions for the holidays. I already own two sizes. They didn’t have anything new.
Then I had to go potty so I asked where the restrooms were. I ended up in the handicapped stall since the other one was occupied. Upon finishing my business I started feeling around in the dispenser and find there was NO TP to be had! Fortunately I had some kleenex on me.
When I came out of the restroom I spotted three female clerks chatting by cash register and merely intended to inform them so they could see that it was replenished. I stood there waiting while they decided to finish their conversation about cell phones before asking if they could help me. By then I had turned to a male clerk walking by and said, Maybe you can help me. The ladies heard me tell him about the lack of TP and one responded, Oh yeah, were out. Not a young clerk, an older lady. We’re expecting shipment on Tuesday, she said.
You knew it was out?, says I. And you didn’t put a sign on the door to warn people? There’s some in the next stall, says she. Well, I’m sorry, but my arms aren’t long enough to reach that far, I replied. I guess you expect your customers to «air-​dry»!
On the way out of the store I found a male manager and repeated the story to him, adding, If it was me I would have brought some tp from home rather than making people go without! And with that I left the store to take my business elsewhere.
The manger did apologize, by the way.