Sad that I'm giving two stars as I've been a loyal customer not only to Lululemon, but also to this specific location. I used to go on a biweekly basis-- to the point that the employees would notice my sister, mom and I and greet us with small talk.
After lockdown and amidst Covid/Omicron, I decided to do most of my shopping online and go in-person for any returns/exchanges. I noticed after the holidays, they had an entire new staff of employees which didn't bother me or make me think twice about shopping there. However, if you have a nasty attitude, then absolutely there's an issue and it makes me question the company's definition of customer service and integrity.
Anyways, I am currently 6 months pregnant so it's been kind of tricky figuring out sizing online but I ended up purchasing an item that was on "we made too much" based off the item description-- now I understand policy is that final sales are typically not allowed for returns but depending on the circumstances, there are some exceptions that can be made. The shirt was a bit snug and I wanted store credit or an exchange...NOT A RETURN and the employee (Alyssa? Alisa? Pronounced Aleesa) says, "final is final"-- nothing more, nothing less. I looked at her like that Nick Young GIF like....ok????
I've been a sweat collective member since 2016 so I'm aware of how their policy works and again, have been extremely loyal to this company not only for its quality products, but also for its exceptional service. She could've at least given me a couple of other options such as contacting customer service or making an exception as I can't even fit into the top, but she was so unwelcoming and the situation itself was handled poorly.
I ended up leaving with the item and contacted GEC another day to see my options bc it wouldn't make sense for a company to sell an item and not allow store credit/exchange. What if the product wasn't as described? What if there was a defect? What if the sizing was incorrect as some of their items are more snug than others? -- GEC let's me know that (as I stated earlier) final sales are unable for return BUT exceptions can be made and apologized for the trash service I got in store. Now my dumbass didn't have the order # on me so she couldn't process the return and told me to call back once I have it.
Moving forward...I call back another day but this time I'm on hold for 20+ minutes and I was already at the mall, so I decided to give it another go with another employee. I explained the situation and I could tell she was adamantly sticking to store policy but at that point, I was frustrated bc I wanted store credit for something that I bought online that did not fit and had all of its original tags on. She eventually made the "one time exception" and gave me store credit. Was she pleasant about it? No, but she got the job done and I understand it's a frustrating situation for both parties. So if anything, I appreciate her trying to be understanding of the situation.
Regardless, my mom was so disappointed with the new employees and the lacking service that she doesn't ever want to go back to that location and I don't see myself going there anymore as well. I'd rather make the extra 10 minute drive to Cerritos or elsewhere than to have shitty ass service.
Hoping management can reevaluate their hiring techniques or training in order to retain their customer retention by demonstrating proper customer service. read more