Two stars for the in-store service, no stars for the actual fulfillment of my order…read more
I am so displeased with the Target Optical experience, I'm still debating on whether or not to return my glasses. I was so shocked at the poor quality of the service because I love and trust Target with my shopping experience. I buy pretty much everything from your store, and when it was time for new glasses, I thought why not check out what Target has to offer?
I went in, just to browse, and I was so pleased with Donna's help and your frame selection I decided that I didn't need to shop around. I would buy glasses at the first place I walked into because it was such a pleasant shopping experience.
I order my glasses and my first-ever pair of prescription sunglasses from Donna on April 3rd, and I was told it would be about 10 business days before the glasses would come in, though it could be earlier. I also opted for the protection plans on both pairs.
I was pretty excited; I've had the same beat-up pair of glasses for about three or four years now (I know, right?). So I got the text message that a pair of glasses had come in on April 4th. I called the optical department, because I wanted to know if it was my regular glasses or the sunglasses. I wasn't going to rush over for the sun glasses, but I would if I could replace my current jacked-up frames.
The guy on the phone assured me that they were my regular lenses and ready for pickup. It was too late that day for me to make there, but the next day I showed up only to find whoever I'd spoken to had not actually checked which pair they were. I had driven out of my way and rearranged my whole day just to pick up my sunglasses. Mistakes happen, I get it. But it was frustrating, and it is still more frustrating considering what happened next.
On April 13th, I received a call from Cort at Target Optical telling me not only were they unsure which pair of glasses I had picked up, my order had been bungled so badly that the lab cancelled the order. Cort was gone for the day when I called, but the girl I spoke with explained that she wasn't sure exactly what had happened or what was going on other than I needed to place the order again if I wanted glasses. I wanted to cancel the order, but I did need new glasses. I figured I could place the order and find a place with better customer service and return these.
What I found especially frustrating was they only figured this out EIGHT business days after I'd placed my order. Nothing was mentioned when I was in the store four days prior. And there was nothing they could to do to expedite my order or compensate me for the trouble, even after I expressed my disappointment and displeasure. These were a gift to myself for my birthday, and I ordered them with the express purpose of receiving them before my birthday.
When my glasses finally came in April 19th, I expressed my displeasure to the sales person, who gave me free cleaning spray and a cleaning cloth for my trouble. I feel that at the very least, the cost of my protections plans should have been refunded, but that was never mentioned. So I won't be shopping for glasses at Target Optical in the future, and I will be leaving this review everywhere I can.