Yesterday I experienced absolutely incompetent and unprofessional treatment by a staff member at…read morethe customer support desk (ground floor) at NK Gothenburg. I purchased a pair of shoes and a lovely lady at the shoe store informed me about the VAT tax refund, she also guided us to proceed with the papers to the ground floor to manage the refund at the Refund point. It is relevant to say that I am a non-EU resident soon traveling home, I was a tourist in Sweden. Once I came to the customer support desk on the ground floor, I and my relative started talking to a staff member and said that we came here to issue the VAT refund for my purchase. A staff member asked me where I am from, I responded "from Ukraine". On this a staff member replied: "Do you have a direct flight to Ukraine?". It was very unprofessional and rude, maybe a person living and working in Sweden hasn't watched the news and is not aware about the war and flights cancelled since February 2022! I started to feel very offended and stressed right away. Then I showed my 2 tickets - a flight to Poland and a train ticket to Ukraine, and said that I am not a resident of the EU, I also showed my passport. A staff member said that she is concerned that I wont travel to Ukraine for real (???) and that she is concerned that the purchased item will remain in the EU (???). The purchase was done from my personal bank card which is on my name, the tax refund documents are also on my name and of course I have and will have the items with me during my travel. My travel documents are also valid and full. After long long meaningless conversation and us explaining that I am not an EU resident and I have the right to issue the VAT tax refund, we just left very frustrated and with no help received. At home I checked the Global Blue rules on their official website. So those Refund offices (customer support desks) are just an intermediary between the customer and the Global Blue. At this desk a customer can get the VAT refund issued, but then a customer becomes responsible for making sure all receipts are stamped by the customs and that the Global Blue receives a letter with those receipts within 15-21 days (official regulation from their website). If those are not received by the Global Blue on time, the Global Blue retrieves the refund and the fee from the customer's bank card which is already in the system. So it is fully customer's responsibility for doing all the needed steps and stamps on time, and it's not for NK desk to 'approve' if a VAT tax refund can be done or no if all needed papers for the VAT tax refund are available. NK customer support desk is just an intermediary for the VAT tax refund process for tourists in Sweden, and is not an airport or customs. However, a staff member who we happened to meet, seems to believe that she is customs herself and can 'approve' or 'not approve' who gets the VAT refund issued. I think NK definitely needs to focus on educating people who work there so that they are competent and know what they work with and how to do their work. It would also be great if staff members didn't accuse people of intending 'not to travel for real'!! I definitely feel I was mistreated and I feel this could be on the ground of nationality. Also, it would be good to acknowledge that not all Ukrainians are refugees, some are tourists and non-EU residents. When I later contacted the customer support via email in order to complain about this situation, the customer support manager didn't seem to understand the issue and the response was that the staff member who I talked with 'worked at the airport and knows the rules'. I am sorry, but NK VAT Refund desk is not the airport or customs. It would be good if the staff could read the VAT tax refund rules so that they could do their work competently. I wont be shopping at this store anymore if I travel in the future. By the way, the amount of the VAT tax refund I'd get is 17 EUR - now I will get it issued the other way. But it is a matter of bad service, so I decided to write my review about this situation.

Exclusive shopping under one roof!…read more I like the feeling of many small shops instead of the department store layout. The way the floors are built makes it ridiculously hard for me to navigate. I often start walk the wrong way... The floors are built more like half stairs up and down. My favourite floor is the basement where they have home decoration, household utensils and small appliances and also tea, coffee and the bakery. I don't know if I just missed it but I do not think they have books, film or music - but then again why would you go here to buy that when there are cheaper places? On street level there is an Espresso House coffee shop. I like the latte with an extra espresso shot or the chai latte. But there are also better EH locations. They accept AMEX at most stores but at some not (the small private ones).

Being in the US I had trouble finding the Crasher boot. After searching high and low I was able to…read moreget my hands on a pair. Based on looks the boot is A+. Classy yet rugged at the same time. Unfortunately, the quality of the boot is not near top quality. The materials (Leather upper, and sole) seem to be holding up fine but the actual construction is what is lacking. After one year of intermittent wear the sole and the upper are coming apart. The lining on the inside is also compromised. For the price you are get a cool looking boot. I just wished they lasted a longer than a year.

I prefer shoes that cost a little more, sometimes too much. They are better suited for my feet…read more I bought a pair of boots that's like a dream! Like a second skin! Best thing about them, it is not just a thin skin sole that you need to take to the shoe maker first thing. Woman selling (owner?) was great and helpful. They do not accept AMEX.

Same old stock as ever through out the years. Many of the shoes are scruffy and obviously damaged…read moreby other customers. I've been interested in some brands and models Scoop carries, but never actually seen any staff, or at least been approached by anyone in order to try any different sizes or colors. Great idea for what could have been an awesome shoe shop galore, but more like a museum that leaves you wanting...