I am a 69 year old retired senior citizen living on a fixed income. I needed a suit to attend my sons wedding in May. I went on the internet to look at reviews of: Sears, Macy's, Men's warehouse, Burlington, and two old time mom and pop men's stores. . I want to tell you that I went into Jos A Banks in Springfield PA 19064. Before I went to any store, I did some research, I looked at reviews, specifically of experiences with men's warehouse, and Jos A Bank. I have to say that most of the reviews were very derogatory. lots of 1 star rating and more than enough to make me concerned about what I would find when I got there.
OK Let me tell you about this young lady Donna Jordan, of Jos A Banks in Springfield DELCO on Baltimore pike, who was impeccably dressed.
With apprehension I walked in the door, prepared for everything and anything negative that I had read. I was greeted with a smile by Mss. Jordan. So, OK , I thought to myself,. the vibe is good. No one is jumping me for a sale. I walked around and look a bit as I like to do, I was prepared for the attack. which never came. Although Donna introduced her self very pleasantly and after a short time ( 5 minutes ) came back and asked if she could help me , so I told her I was looking for a suit for my son's wedding and living on a fixed income, I was looking for a nice suit that wouldn't break the bank for me. She was very nice and there was no high pressure or even low pressure , just the type of service you would want . So Donna showed me some suits in my size. But not buying a suit in at last 12 years, I had some sticker shock. We found several suits but there was one that I really liked but it was more money than I wanted to spend.. So I thanked her and she was very pleasant and thanked me for coming in. Fast forward , went to a bunch of other stores, where suits were much cheaper in some cases and more expensive than others. No one at any store was rude to me, but I got the impression that at the store down the street ( the mother ship ) so to speak had nothing for me.. They didn't try to work with me and only had a few suits in my size and price range, none of which I liked. The suits I liked where twice the money and I got the feeling that they wanted me to up my bottom line, so they could sell me a 600 dollar suit. I did a two hours circuit of checking the stores that I reviewed. Every store I went to, my gut told me that Donna made the difference. I did not even consider the other stores but I had to look. so I returned to the Jos a Banks in Springfield and was again greeted by Donna Jordan who welcomed me back. I don't know what they are paying her, but it probably isn't enough. She went way above and beyond to make sure I was 100 % satisfied. Specifically. I loved the suit she helped me pick out. I wanted it with plain front pants ( no Pleats ) she went to the computer and could not find the pants in my size with no pleats. so I tried on several pair of non pleated pants just for size.. She told me that the computer says they can not order the correct pants in plain front only pleated. So reluctantly I tried them on,( the pleated ones) all the while Donna was on the phone trying to find out why she could not order the plain front in my size.. She thought maybe it was a discontinued line.. anyway to make a long story extremely long, she went the extra mile and contacted customer service... while the computer said there was no stock,,, customer service found that they had 91 pair of plain front pants in my size.in a warehouse that had not logged the entry in.so they were not in the computer. I had settled on the pleated pants reluctantly, and all the while she knew I was not happy and was trying to help me, and make me happy with the plain front pants and because of her tenacity, she made me extremely happy and was able to secure the suit with the plain front pants design. I'm an Old guy who knows the value of world class service and I would like you to know that Donna delivered for me, and that's what world class service is all about.. If Jos A Banks could clone Donna Jordan, there would be more five star ratings on Google and Yelp. and less one star ratings. . If the need arises again I will go back and see her in a heart beat. and if the opportunity presents itself, Ill send friends there knowing that they will be in good hands. ON a side note , everyone in the store, both customers and sales people all seemed to be very cordial and happy with their interactions. I could see no reason why anyone would give less than a five star rating because I am very observant and in the 45 minutes I was there,. everyone seemed well satisfied..
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