Buyer Beware!
I had been looking for a longer dresser for a while. The saleswoman at Annas knew I was a serious buyer. She had my name to call if something matching the dimensions I needed came in. When she called this morning I dropped everything to go up there.
One of the pieces was PERFECT. And I saw two coordinating side chests as well. I wasn't sure about all three pieces but told the saleswoman the dresser was perfect. I asked if she could hold them so that I could measure for the side chests and meet with my decorator, which was scheduled for 3:30 that afternoon. She said they would hold until the end of the business day. An important nuance here is that the saleswoman and I talked a while-she told me her daughter was also looking for a similar dresser-bottom line, this woman knew I was really pumped about finding the particular dresser.
Fast forward to 4:29 pm when I was in the middle of my meeting with my decorator and my phone rang. I did not recognize the number as I do not have Anna's MM in my contacts so I let it go to voicemail. When my decorator left about 5:15 I called the number back. It was 5:21. Val answered and said she sold the dresser. She said she called and that someone else wanted it so she sold it.
Seriously? After our conversation? She could have at least called back a second time to alert me to the fact that someone was trying to reach me urgently.
She could have cared less that I dropped everything earlier that day and was there within an hour of her call, that I expressed very serious interest but just needed to confirm the purchase of 3 vs 1 piece, and that I had a meeting with my decorator that afternoon-which I even said in passing could go a couple hours.
All she was interested in was making a sale. And by the way, if you are reading this Val, I know those drawers were rebuilt- and you probably did too. It didn't matter to me but you could have at least been honest and told me so when I asked. Or worse, maybe you didn't even know. (see review of Nancy P).
Im not sure about how I feel about continuing to shop there. I prefer to give my business to people who work with me not against me. read more