With stores like this, there is generally not a whole lot to say in a review. In and out with what you need. However, I had a horror experience at this location; i am hopeful that it was an isolated incident with their staff.
I came in first thing in the morning to get some copies and have the sheets quarter cut. Not a big project, 250 two sided copies. I assumed I would be in and out in 15-20 minutes; I was on my way to a presentation. At the time, about 7:15 am I was the only customer in the store; though customers were in and out over my visit.
I asked for some color paper, 4-5 colors, bright, but not picky about the colors and the worker got them for me.
Problem 1 - (theirs) I went to the self serve machine and inserted my credit card. The machine would not read it. I tried three machines without success. I asked for assistance, and politely shared that I Was in a big hurry to get going. The worker was busy on a project and seemed to take his time to check out the problem. So after a few minutes of trying my card in multiple machines, he offered to get me a store card to use.
Problem 2 - (theirs) took another 4-5 min to get a store card for me to use, I asked for enough to make 250, 2 sided copies. The store card started the machine.
Problem 3 - (may have been mine; though they made it worse) the machine would not read my USB stick. When inserted, the the screen just said reading for several minutes. I asked the worker how long it wold take; he said usually a minute or two depending ob how much was on it. There was just on file, the on I was trying to print. I was told to give it a few minutes. After about 5 minutes, I asked for helping suggesting something was not working. Took a couple of min for him to get to me and when he did, he tried the same thing I did, and waited for it to come up. Nothing happened.
I had now been there for 20 min.
Problem 4 - (not sure who is to fully blame here; may be 50/50) he took the USB stick to a store computer; the file could not be read. This was odd, given that had just erased the drive and added just the one file before I left the house. I asked for him to offer another solution; he asked me to email.
Problem 5 - (theirs) - The worker went back to working on another project while I sent the email, which took about a minute to send. It then took him a dew minutes to get back to me. I again shared how I needed to leave asap. He opened the MS Word file, and said because I was using a different version of Word, the format was off. I am using the latest version, so I have to assume the store version is older. My laptop was still open, So I said I would send a PDF.
I had now been there for over 30 minutes.
Problem 6 - (theirs) converting and sending a PDF is a very quick process. Nonetheless, the worker left to assist others. It took him a few minutes to get back to me. I was now getting frustrated but remained polite and friendly. He sent the document to the printer, but of course went on to other tasks before coming back to mine.
Problem 7 (theirs) - Once printed, he folded the sheet to ensure that it lined up. While I appreciate him being thorough, I advised that I had done this. Once confirmed, he then added the color paper and started the printing.
40 minutes plus.
Problem 8 - (theirs) he completed the prints, and started to pug them in a bag. I reminded him I needed them cut. This took a few minutes as he again was helping another customer. He then went to the cutter.
Problem 9 - (theirs) as he went to cut them, he made reference to the number of copies... 200. I then advised I needed 250... He then had to go back to the computer to sent the item again.
50 minutes and counting....
Problem 10 (theirs) - before sending the print, he had to add more colored paper to the tray. He again asked what colors I wanted; my reply... I don't care, what ever is easy as I am very late. He then completed the prints and cuts.
After all this, i was paying an hour later. There was no acknowledgement of the delays, and of course I was charged full price for the work. BTW, the prints were for a non profit project.
I was disappointed that despite the challenges, my needs were not addressed; the live customer standing in the store. Much of the time I was there, he was working in a project for another customer who was not there. While I acknowledge they have other tasks to complete, the challenges should have escalated the attention if the staff.
It took an hour to get out of there. So ridiculous! A couple of days later I needed some more copies; ironically the same credit card was accepted by the machine.
The customer service level with my problems were not well addressed and with other options, i will certainly take my business elsewhere. The quality was fine, however, the service needs improvement. read more