I have been going to a local family owned pool shop in Montclair, Ca for years and decided to try out this Leslie's Store on 19th Street in Alta Loma. I live in a nearby city and needed 4 cartridge filters for my Hayward Kettle filter, a large container of powdered pool chlorine, and some pool toys for the kids. I had my 8 year old son and my 13 year old daughter with me as we entered the Leslie's Store at 8732 19th Street in Alta Loma around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, 7/22/15. I had just picked my son up from daycare and unfortunately his hands were sticky, so I asked the salesman if we could quickly use their bathroom to wash my son's hands. At first the salesman, who was helping another woman, seemed to ignore me, but then he said that they don't have a bathroom. I thought he was joking so I asked where the Leslie's employees went to the bathroom. He said their bathrooms were not for the general public and that I should go to the local, adjacent grocery store instead. I told him that I was prepared to spend at least $400 to $500 cash during my visit, but that I did not want to leave the store, walk to a separate grocery store, and then walk all the way back to Leslie's, just for my son to wash his hands. The salesman did not seem to care and said nothing else, as I told him I was leaving. I told him I was prepared to buy well over $400 worth of pool products and he said nothing and merely turned away from me and walked away, as I exited the front of the Leslie's store. Talk about shocking; what kind of customer service training do these employees go through?! How can any salesman, in their right mind, not care and let a customer who is prepared to spend well over $400, simply walk out of the store? I was mad when I left and was going to go back, after taking my son to the bathroom in the adjacent grocery store, but then I decided to just go back to my local pool shop in Montclair the following day. I will call the Leslie's Corporate Customer Service tomorrow and also follow up to their corporate office with a formal letter about this. Sadly, they have lost a future, well paying new customer for life, that would essentially spend thousands in their store in future years! Leslie's needs to hire more responsible and thoughtful employees who are smarter about generating store profits. Imagine a salesman who would let a new, well-paying customer walk out the door, without saying a word! It is simply shocking to me that this level of terrible customer service is allowed to exist in today's competitive business environment! read more