Leah Thompson
December 4, 2019 12:59
I typically go to the West Side store and have always had fun working with the sale associates there and, nothing but friendly and helpful customer service. The experience I had at the PCM store was the other extreme, in the worst way possible. It started on a negative note when I asked a sales associate if a jacket I was looking at was comfortable, her response was oozing with attitude when she said "everything in our store is comfortable" in the most pretentious manner. I was asking b/c it was more of a fashion looking jacket (which I loved) but I was looking for a functional lighter jacket to run in. She didn't bother to ask what type of jacket I was looking for, just that rude comment and then she walked away.
I was told by a male associate awhile back that if I had some items that hadn't held up very well, to bring them in for an exchange. During this 2nd visit to the store, one of the female associates said in a rude and curt manner, that absolutely wasn't an option. When I asked for the name of the male associate, I was told with a sneer "there are alot of male associates" and that was it, she didn't even bother to try to figure out who it was I'd spoken with by asking what he looked liked, etc (he was a wonderful sales associate and completely different than the female sales associates there during this visit).
I tried to make the best of it and asked about a puffer jacket I'd seen on line. Instead of the sales associate offering to find the jacket on the store's phone, my friend did it. I explained the male associate told me it was possibly coming into the store so I'd come by to try it on. Abruptly, she walked away to the front of the store. I assumed she was doing something else but then she oddly came by us again and said "the only new puffer jacket we have is at the front of the store" and then walked away. So, you walked to the front of the store, saw a jacket that may have been the one I was looking for, but didn't show it to me?
The entire experience got worse from that point forward. I typically do 2 visits per year to Lulu to update my Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter wardrobes and have never had a bad experience at the West Side store, but this experience at the PCM store was enough to make me only buy one item that day and has me seriously considering if I'll continue to give this company my business.