I love Kipling products, but the customer service is terrible. I had purchased a set where if you buy 4 selected items, you'd receive 15% off purchase. I got 3 items in the same print and the 4th in a different print as they didn't have the matching print. After a week, I decided I just didn't want the 4th item as it didn't match my set and it just wasn't that cute.
I went within 7 days and they had an even better sale. The new sale was purchase 3 eligible items and receive 20% off. Well, I thought I could get a price adjustment. Even better!
Well, according to the manager, in order to do a price adjustment, you need to bring all the items back, return and repurchase. EVERY PRICE ADJUSTMENT I'VE DONE AT OTHER RETAILERS ONLY DID IT BASED ON THE RECEIPT. Their procedures for price adjustments are a little off. Needless to say I was annoyed that I couldn't get a price adjustment without my items and I had already cut the tags off 2 of the items.
I then asked to return the 4th, non-matching item from the set I purchased since I didn't the style and the fact that it didn't match the rest of my items and she told me since I bought it in a set, and it was a promotion, the rest of the 3 items would go back to regular price. I got even more irritated. So I decided to keep the 4th item and bring back all 4 items and return n repurchase them at the lower price.
I left the store and called Ala Moana to see if their policy was the same. The manager at that location explained every location has their own policy and if I were to go to their location, she would do the price adjustment based on the receipt. So, I then when back to the Waikele store and told the manager I was going to return my item and that Ala Moana said they'd price adjust my receipt for me. The manager was not very friendly at this point and basically snubbed me.
Funny thing is to return this item, she said she had to return all my items, as the system didn't allow her to return just the 1 item since they were purchased in a "set". This would make sense to me if it was rung up as 1, but they were all rung up individually. Makes absolutely no sense. So she manually entered the other 3 items in my receipt as a return and then re-entered them manually as a purchase at regular price. If she had to do all this for the return, why couldn't she do this to price adjust? They don't seem to value customer service here.
Ala moana customer service much better. For now, I think I have enough Kipling products and won't be purchasing this brand for awhile if ever again. read more