Summary: Terrible customer service. Expensive and refuse to price match with other stores. Product was nearly 20% MORE EXPENSIVE than Home Depot, not including all the extra fees.
At Store #0289 (Tudor), in Appliances I stood in line for almost an hour to be helped. Lyndel neither looked, nor spoke to me once about helping me while I patiently waited. I didn't mind until two other customers arrived at two different times after I did. He told each of them "Thank you for waiting, I'll be with you in a moment," and each time I felt ignored and invisible. I started to wonder if I was ever going to be helped, as he even helped one customer who arrived after I did. I think his behavior was incredibly rude and unprofessional. I even wondered if he was a racist, as my family and I were the only minorities in Appliances. I know he knew I was there, because I tried to catch his glance a few times, AND he helped the customer in front of me. During our entire wait, my family and I were ignored by him, and we almost walked out. My brother even called Store #1633 (Old Seward) to see how busy they were, so we could go there. The only reason why we didn't walk out is because Cynthia helped us.
Cynthia, his coworker, was WONDERFUL. While I was waiting in line, she had been helping another customer on the floor. I didn't see her until she came up to the computers to complete their order. As soon as she finished helping them, she called me to her computer and helped me. She was friendly, professional, patient, understanding, and helpful. I asked her if Lowe's price matched with Home Depot, and she said yes. When I showed her the picture I took at Home Depot for the same item at a better price, she initiated the process of verifying and price matching. Shortly thereafter, she told me that Store #0289 doesn't price match with Home Depot unless Home Depot had the product in stock (it was in transit). She said I could try Store #1633, because their management was different. She was apologetic, and I thanked her for her time and left for Store #1633.
After calling around and going to different stores, I ended up calling Cynthia and ordering the product over the phone. The only reason why I gave Store #0289 my business is because they're the only ones in the entire town who had it in stock. To be frank, I am enraged I even spent a dime there. I'm infuriated with Lyndel's shitty customer service, and I'm furious that this store's management refuses to price match. If winter wasn't around the corner, and this product didn't necessitate urgency, I would've ordered from Home Depot and waited for the shipment. It is my understanding that COVID-19 has delayed the supply chain, which is another reason why I felt like I had no choice but to purchase at this store. It is upsetting that Lowe's seems to be taking advantage of their customers' desperation with shitty customer service, and creating loopholes to their price matching. This pandemic is going to end eventually, and when supply chains are back to normal, I will be taking all of our business (both professional and personal) to Home Depot, like today and our +$3000 purchase there. read more