On January 17, after hoarding a birthday gift card for several months, I visited this store. I have been ill for several months and was looking forward to treating myself to a day out and using my gift card.
One of the things I needed was a sewing machine foot. I wandered around the fabric section for quite some time looking for this item. I stood over at the sewing machines looking at the machines and debated purchasing one (not with gift card) as there was a good sale going on and I have been looking for an upgrade.The woman working in that section of the store never as much as looked up while I was standing there. As I walked off, another woman approached and was immediately offered assistance. Lost sale. I would never buy a machine from there now.
I wandered around some more and observed the employees all over the store being very task oriented or cell phone oriented, not customer service oriented. After wandering around for 45 minutes,I approached one young lady and she looked at me then turned her back.
At this point, I was so exhausted and frustrated I was almost in tears, but kept trying to find things to use up my gift card. I went back to the fabric section and spotted the sewing machine foot I was looking for and grabbed it.It was marked 24.99 which I thought was ridiculous, but I just wanted out of the store so I headed up front. The cashier was very nice and helpful.Unfortunately, she advised the sewing machine foot had to be purchased in the fabric section. I asked if the gift card would work back there and she said it should. So.... I headed back there and the original sales person had been joined by someone else and they were busily chatting. The 2nd woman stood up to ring my purchase. Then I was informed that gift cards do not work back there because it is separate from Joann. (I get this concept, but for Pete's sake, put a large sign up saying this).
At this point, I was beyond irritated, in a great deal of pain, exhausted, and gave up.There was no way I was using my money to purchase from these people.
However, I still needed to use my gift card.I ordered several things online, I ordered 4 items(Note: the 24.99 sewing machine was only 4.99 online, so the "separate" Bernina company is a ripoff) and have only received 2 as of 2/13. On January 27, I contacted online customer service l to ask about the 2 missing items, as the tracking number indicated they were delivered.
On January 29, I received a response from Michelle Wright advising that lost package claim was started. She explained that the items were in 2 different boxes. On February 7, I had not heard anything, so I responded to the same ticket number to ask about the lost package claim. My automated response indicated the matter was resolved and the ticket would be reopened. As of today, February 13, I have heard nothing.
As far as I am concerned, this company (the store and online experience) has the worst service and lack of care I have experienced in awhile. Between Joann and FedEx, I feel like my daughter's hard earned money was stolen, not to mention the disappointment that a thoughtful gift has generated. read more