I'm so done with Coach. Here is what I went through yesterday, to get a gift box…read more
I purchased a lot of Coach bags over the years (not bragging ... just a fact). The earliest one were in 1990s; the latest were the past few years. Some for myself and some were/are as gifts. I'm conscious of greener planet, would not ask unless I really needed it. Some bags although are meant as gifts, I usually don't ask for box - what if I ended up keep it/them? Thinking, that I can always go to a store, ask for one WHEN I need it. It should be pain less and in and out in a minute. Right? I was SO WRONG.
Walked into this store, a young woman greeted me.
I: "oh, I just need a gift box."
She, "Oh, we don't give it out anymore."
"Really?" I can't believe it. "How could that be? I purchased your bag and you won't provide a gift box?"
"When did you buy it and where did you buy?" She muttered off a string corp jargons, "...retail, online ... " which, I take that retail means physical store and online is, well, online. Simple enough?
She walked to the register, and asked for my email and phone to pull out my account. I don't mean to brag that I was a Coach fan, but there are at least 20 some bags in my online account in the last couple of years or three, and she said sorry if you didn't buy from us, we can't give you a box.
"How do you define 'we'?" Online is NOT you? You share the same phone number and customer service, don't you?
I was really surprised, and yes humiliated, as if begging. I asked to see the manager who came out a few minutes later, said the same thing. And she asked for my email and phone again.
"Don't you have it on your screen?" I said.
Yes it is. "Then WHY the hell did you ask ME again?!?!"
"Pls don't be rude." She said.
So she looked up my orders, and said "I can't give you a gift box because your most recent purchase was February 2023, it's too long ago. ..."
How do you define recent?
She said "a month."
I buy their bags normally online and sometimes in stores too. Sometimes in store, I usually don't use my online acct - just pay and go.
As I was waiting for the grace of the manager, the tall sales girl in that store commented on my matching boots I told her I like their little blue bag so much, I got this blue boots to go with it. Tampa is 90 degrees year around weather. Am I crazy to wear boots? I don't know but I think this store and the manager is crazier, to treat customers without decency. Or she singles me out ... for what?! My race? Talking race makes one feeling small but I couldn't imagine why was I treated so terribly.
How many customers would come in to a Coach store, asking for a gift box if they don't need it? I have no idea. Your profit margin can't afford to offer a customer a gift box? Maybe I should just stick with Moynat. Less styles, so what? I sure do know that I won't be humiliated when asking for a gift box.
After left the store. I returned. And picked up a bag that's roughly the size as mine, and said, "wrap this up with a gift box, please." I will return the damn bag later through mail.
The manager said, "you really want a box."
What a dumb statement, after 30 minutes of my time, you just realized that I need a box? They threw me a box, without a shopping bag. Some wonderful service, Coach!
Afterward, I went to Loft. Before I left, I asked them casually, do you still provide boxes? The lady behind the cashier, said yes and offered me one, which I certainly can use.
SO, here is how my gift will get to its destination: Coach bag in a Coach box, wrapped with Ann Taylor's soft paper tissue (I just got a delivery fm AT) carried inside a Loft shopping bag, that will go through the security check point at the airport, and get into the overhead bin... Isn't that wonderful?
If anyone of you would like some Coach bag, lightly used or new, please contact me, I couldn't wait to get ride of them all.
Thanks Coach, for helping me to clean up my handbag section.