Chaar does not value their customers! We have been bringing our dogs there to be groomed since Chaar opened their doors. Sadly, the level of service has declined precipitously over the last few months. The Dog Groomer who works on our dog, Kelli, has developed the habit of texting us right before our appointments and asking us to change the time or cancels them entirely. Once when a snow storm was pending, Kelli asked us to drop off our dog early and we obliged. We were rewarded for our kindness by having Kelli do a rush job on our dog that turned out horribly. The deshedding treatment was not done correctly; our dog still had huge clumps of hair in his coat.
On June 2, 2021, we received a text from Kelli the morning of our appointment asking us to come in early yet again. She stated that she had been in a car accident the weekend prior, and she didn't think she would be able to finish out the day. When we called Chaar to see what was going, they informed us that Kelli was going home early and they were canceling our grooming appointment. Chaar canceled our appointment mere hours before we were supposed to have our dog groomed even though she had been there grooming dogs all day. This comes after Chaar had confirmed our appointment the day before. We were at a complete loss. We tried in vain to find a groomer for that day, but our efforts were futile.
Rightfully upset by this turn of events, we contacted Chaar again and left a message for the owner, Tony. A while later, Tony's son, AJ, gave us a call. AJ couldn't have been less sympathetic or less helpful if he tried. Despite the fact that Chaar has multiple locations and another groomer at the location we normally go to, AJ did absolutely nothing to get us another appointment for that day nor did he offer to get us in as soon as possible with another groomer.
Chaar is unprofessional and very disorganized. Kelli should not be texting customers without their consent and Chaar certainly should not have confirmed an appointment they were bound to cancel. Furthermore, Chaar should have made a contingency plan to ensure that all of the groomings scheduled for that day were covered knowing that their groomer had been in a supposed car accident several days earlier. Had this been a one-time occurrence we would have been more understanding but rescheduling our appointments has been a common practice. To make matters worse, Chaar did nothing to rectify the situation. It is a horrible way to treat longtime customers.
Disturbed by Chaar's lack of response we contacted the Better Business Bureau. It took Chaar over two months to respond to our BBB complaint and even then, all they did was make excuses. read more