If zero stars were possible, this store would indeed receive zilch.
I am so angry, and it really does take a great deal to get me so mad. The morning after I took the tags off I looked down and noticed a massive tear in the leather that should really not happen from normal day to day wear, and in under 12 hours of using the bag. I hadn't done anything out of the ordinary.
I called the Kate Spade Outlet where I purchased my bag and after the woman was contradictory by telling me they'd never had a problem like this before. But wait, was it a metallic bag? (No.) She told me she couldn't do a thing for me and to call their customer service line. I did this and the customer service center was closed, even though it was during normal business hours.
I then called the Kate Spade store again and explained to the woman how disappointing this was and I'd like an exchange or a refund. I mean if a bag can't put up 12 hours with me, I can't imagine a year and a half, like my last bag. After telling me she couldn't trust I hadn't done something crazy with the bag (like place it in my blender?) she finally said she knew exactly which bag I was talking about and would put one on hold for me until Monday.
Insert Today.
I went to said outlet mall with my mother. I'd thrown out my tags and such before using the bag so I knew this may be a problem. When we arrived the bag I was told would be on hold was a different bag then the one I had bought. It was about the size of a grocery satchel, far too big for my petite frame.
I asked if they would allow me to exchange the bag for something worth less than this grocery satchel and they said no. They would only allow me the grocery satchel unless I would wait for them to check other outlets for the ripped bag. erallly used this bag and as my current purse and needed a bag as early as yesterday. At this point I asked for the manager. She was as cryptic as Ann Wintour, and not nearly as posh. I know that is not nice, but she treated me horribly. She told me it was my fault I didn't tell the woman on the phone exactly which bag is mine and therefore the manager I spoke with wasn't to blame. She too told me she didn't know what wear I had done to the bag.
I wanted to take a polygraph. And then I remembered receipt in my wallet . I asked the manager "Please, can I just have my money back now." She snidely said "We'll see if I can take it." My Mom then said "Well its a 14 day return policy, it's been about a week, there's no reason for you not to." The woman then laughed and gave me back my money.
I felt I had to defend myself, my integrity, and my check book at the store. It was so upsetting, especially because I'd looked forward for so long to owning a Kate Spade bag, it just isn't right for a customer to be treated like they're on a witness stand. One should never leave a store feelings worse for wear than when they arrived!
It was like they were clinging so desperately to not losing my sale they didn't even care about what is the right thing to do. The woman never apologized or said thank you or good bye when we were done with the transaction, and I walked right over to Coach.
It's so disheartening to have your word questioned when you earnestly were just as upset with the defected product as the sales person. read more