My daughter is a Senior in High School, and needed new bras because she recently lost a little weight. We went to Dillard's because they have a good selection, and their bra brands are generally WAY better quality than Victoria's Secret. The woman who was working in the Intimates section of the store did not greet us at all, and eventually just came up and asked what she could do for us. I asked her if she could measure my daughter for bra size, she gave me a death stare, as if I had insulted her, had my daughter turn to the side to look her up and down, without even explaining what she was doing. We let her know that we needed something that scooped down a little further in the neckline, and she mentioned a demi-cup, and I let her know that I didn't know if I wanted my child wearing a demi-cup- sometimes is takes some getting used to when your teen starts TRULY growing up, and I didn't know if I was comfortable with it. She briskly grabbed a bra for my daughter to try on and said "Try this one one, and we'll go from there." We went in to the dressing room, and she came back and asked how that one was. Everything that I said while we were there seemed to be something that she insisted on "challenging" in a very cutting way. We decided to get the first and the second bras that she offered and started looking for others. She was NO HELP after the first two- that's $124 in bras. She came back to look at the bra that I picked out for my daughter to try, and basically snapped and said "First of all, you'd need a bigger size to make this one work." and then eventually "Not the bra for her, in my opinion." Didn't offer other sizes or options. She just left on that note. It was as if her main reason for working in customer service was to "prove other people wrong." We decided we needed to get out of there because we were obviously not wanted.
Needless to say, I would have spent a lot more money had the associate been of any more help but she had no interest in offering good customer service. I've spent decades in retail management, and this was a horrible experience for me, and for my daughter, who also works in customer service. I managed the Chanel counter when I was at Dillard's in 2000, and always made sure that my customers were well taken care of and knew that they were the reason that I was getting paid! Unfortunately, we felt unwelcome and out of place.
I have shopped at Dillard's faithfully since they opened here in Lincoln, and I have decided that I will not be going to Dillard's any more. Too many negative customer service experiences, and this was the last straw... It makes me sad, since Lincoln doesn't offer a lot of great shopping experiences!
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