My health has brought me back to Ohio. Westside, Avon, Rocky River, Avon Lake area. I was pleased to see that Heinen's was still around when i arrived on 12/22/21. I had been in Naples Florida for almost 40 years, some in Tampa and 3 years in France. I haven't been to the market in over a year due to health reasons.
I was at the store in Avon. Typically my partner and i go to to the Bay Village store and stay in the car. He comes out saying that the store attitude has changed. The Rocky River store has a staff that cares you're there and makes an effort to help. The Bay Village store is lacking in customer service. Disappointing and we will stop going there until we here that something has changed. Our friends that live in Bay express the same complaints. All have gone to management and have made to feel that they're bothering them instead of offering constructive criticism.
3.27 I ventured out on my own to the Avon store. I'm terminally ill so my strength level is limited and i tire easily. I found an electric cart. Sat in it, tried to get it to work but couldn't. I stopped 3 employees that said they didn't know how they worked and kept on walking. Finally someone stopped and told me I needed to unplug it and it might work in a very condescending way. I climbed out, found the plug and started off. Having no idea where anything was, of course i had periodic questions. I am a professional and treat all staff equally, the way it should be. The more professionally dressed staff members seemed the ones that I felt I was bothering. I spent over an hour trying to find under 12 items, i know this number because i could use the 12 items or less at checkout. I dealt with the most inconsiderate employee's that I've ever encountered in a store. I maybe looked rough. Sweat pants, ball cap, not shaved. But I was clean and could have bought the entire damn store. I don't know why the attitude but it's time Heinen's have some intense training of their management. The customers were more helpful than the employee's. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't asking a question in every isle. The lady at checkout was so kind and helpful. When I was leaving i was at the door hoping to get some help out to my car. A man in a tie was saying greeting or saying thank you to customers. I asked where the electric cart should go and if i could get some assistance to the car. He said
"well the other electric carts are over there so guessing you would put it there"
" there's no one to help you out, you have a small amount, you should be able to make it"
3.27 I ventured out on my own to the Avon store. I'm terminally ill so my strength level is limited and i tire easily. I found an electric cart. Sat in it, tried to get it to work but couldn't. I stopped 3 employees that said they didn't know how they worked and kept on walking. Finally someone stopped and told me I needed to unplug it and it might work in a very condescending way. I climbed out, found the plug and started off. Having no idea where anything was, of course i had periodic questions. I am a professional and treat all staff equally, the way it should be. The more professionally dressed staff members seemed the ones that I felt I was bothering. I spent over an hour trying to find under 12 items, i know this number because i could use the 12 items or less at checkout. I dealt with the most inconsiderate employee's that I've ever encountered in a store. I maybe looked rough. Sweat pants, ball cap, not shaved. But I was clean and could have bought the entire damn store. I don't know why the attitude but it's time Heinen's have some intense training of their management. The customers were more helpful than the employee's. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't asking a question in every isle. The lady at checkout was so kind and helpful. When I was leaving i was at the door hoping to gbet some help out to my car. A man in a tie was saying greeting or saying thank you to customers. I asked where the electric cart should go and if i could get some assistance to the car. He said the others are over there, pointing to some others i didn't see then i asked if i could have some help out and was told that he was busy and couldn't help at that time. i proceeded to gather my packages, climb out of the cart beside him and waddle out leaving it. I will not return to that store and neither will my partner.
My driver would have come in to help but I'm a strong willed person and had to to it on my own. I was helped in the car, I drove, and we went home.
Naples Florida had Publix, a large store all over the south. Their customer service is so much better than I experienced and they're all over the south, serving all of the public and making an experience pleasant. Harris Teeter in SC was similar to Heinen's, again so much better. We have Giant Eagle and other large stores that we will start going to. Heinen's has been such a disappointment.e
Get it together guys.
William B read more