Yesterday I had the most unpleasant experience at Kendra Scott Sugar Land. When I walked in I was greeted by an older lady with brown hair, I asked her if the BOGO was still valid. She informed me that it was not. I told her how I was shopping at Dillard's in the Galleria and got the notice on my phone on Sunday, if I had known that it was going to be over that quickly, I wouldn't have waited to come to the store. At any rate, she seemed fidgety and I also noticed several salespeople just standing around, at one point staring at me. I inquired from the older salesperson if they had any double-chained necklaces with a sitting stone. She seemed to not understand what I was saying, so repeated, she then quickly pointed to me where double strand necklaces were in the front right of the store, but she stated that she didn't know if they were separate or all together. This was puzzling, she returned to her post in the store instead of trying to assist me. I looked at the chain that appeared similar to the one I saw and liked at Dillard's.
As I started walking to the middle of the store, the salespeople were like statues and stared at me. I honestly felt as if they had never seen a person of color before. It was very uncomfortable. Finally, I did meet a very helpful and kind salesperson who assisted me by escorting me back to the front where I was initially disposed of by the other salesperson. We discovered that the necklaces were double clasps, and she even assisted with placing the necklace on me. However, I felt it may be too complicated to get in and out of so we then went to the "color bar". When she stopped to ask another associate to assist me, as I assume everyone had stations, the other salesperson mumbled to her, "No, you do it. I'm not...." I didn't hear what followed the I'm not, but I know that she didn't leave her post, so I continued with the salesperson to the color bar and I selected a necklace and stone. I was then sent to checkout. I would have purchased more, but I didn't want to give my business to the store with people acting in the manner that I observed. This review gets a 2 only because the young lady who helped me was truly nice and sincere.
Again, I noticed a very disturbing energy in the store, it was very stale and again I caught some salespeople staring at me. I also noticed a woman who was walking at a very fast pace in the store, but she never looked up to acknowledge me or anyone else. I assume she was the manager. As I was waiting in line, she came up to the couple behind me and they moved to the side of the line by the register, so I was left to stand in the middle by myself, so it appears instead of telling me the line should start near the register, she just ignored me and told the rest of the people to move to that areas.
The staff is not friendly. Perhaps they forget that they work in retail, which means it's all about customer service and selling the product you have been hired and paid to sell. The behavior is unacceptable on all levels. If they don't want to do their jobs, maybe they need to find another line of employment. It's their choice to work there, just like it our choice as consumers to purchase from these stores. Iam considering going and buy some gifts from Kendra Scott today, but I don;t know If I will at that location. I hope this was not a case of racial profiling, we don't need this in Fort Bend County. It is one of the most diverse communities in the country. read more