My mom was just off the phone for the second time with this location (12/24/2020 - NOONish PST). She received an email saying that a pair of glasses she ordered a month ago and were part of larger ordered that had been mishandled (insurances billed for frames that were unavailable). She called to speak to one of the managers that she had been triaging the order with. She lives in a part of the country where the nearest LensCrafters is hours away and as a result, has her completed glasses shipped to her at no cost. Knowing that there had already been many issues with the order, my mother decided to follow up on the email with a phone call.
The associate who picked up the phone (Miranda, maybe?), started off kind enough, informing my mother that the manager had left for the day. My mother attempted to explain the issue and determine if the glasses were going to
Be shipped overnight as previously discussed. The associate put her on hold and then told her that she could pay to have the glass shipped to her. When my mother informed her that there were already solutions put in place for the order and that it would be best if she could either speak with a manager or if manager could call her back the associate told her "not to yell at her." I was listening to the call, and at no time did my mother raise her voice. I can attest to a certain amount of exasperation. This associate seemed to be trying to find solautins to my mother's questions without listening to the full details of what my mother was providing. But at no time, did she raise her voice. The call ended with the associate saying she would call her manager and call my mother back. She told my mother to expect a call back in fifteen minutes.
A couple of hours later, no call was received, so my mother called back. She spoke to the same associate, who informed her that she had spoken to the manager and that they would be taking the glasses to UPS for shipping. My mother confirmed the address for shipping with her and thanked her. The associated said thank you and then, probably thinking she has disconnected the call, said, "girl, go to hell." After she said this, another voice could be heard laughing, seemingly in response to her comment. The call then disconnected.I asked my mom if she heard what she said but she stated that she wasn't paying attention. I told her to call the store back as I could not remember the associate's name and would be filing a complaint. Now, our calls are not being answered.
I understand it's a busy time of year and situations that deviate from the norm can be frustrating, but this sort of thing is part and parcel of any customer service position. No one yelled at or was rude to the LensCrafters associate. My mother certainly didn't do anything to warrant being told to "go to hell."
I find it funny that this associate had the temerity to tell my mother how to behave but then could not hold herself to the bare minimum standards for professionalism. If she cannot handle a relatively simple issue such as this one without feeling the need to personally attack customers, I would hate to see how she responds to other, more complex issues that can sometimes arise in customer service settings. read more