Matt is my Lululemon superhero. Ok... maybe that's a bit hyperbolic...
Matt is my Lululemon hero - there... that's about right.
So I bought a pair of Lululemon pants online, and I put them on and they just didn't fit quite right. And when you're paying that much for pants... you want them to fit... just right.
So I went onto their system and put in for a return where I could ship them back. Little did I know that this store even existed at the time! It's literally like 4 minutes from my home, I would have originally just decided to drop them here. But I thought the closest Lululemon to me was on Bethesda Row #MDBurbsKnowledgeFail #Embarassing.
In any event, when I went to print out the shipping label that Lululemon had generated... it just showed a broken image. So I was like... uhh... what?
About a week or so goes by (by this time it's like past the 30 day return policy) but I contact Lululemon Live Chat on their website and after telling them my deal - they were like "Go into the store, and someone will be able to return your pants there, just explain what happened." But I was like... it's after the return date and I was SO STUPID and took the hang tag off before I tried them on. Like... why did I do that. I'll never know. But the live chat person again was like "Don't worry, they'll help you out." So I screenshotted the conversation and headed into the store.
Honestly, I was VERY doubtful that they would even let me return these pants. I had broken two of their rules by now in between the hang tag and not getting them in within 30 days.
I go up to the counter and was greeted by Matt... and first just apologize in advance. I'm like... "I'm sorry in advance... I have a bit of a difficult return." Matt was like (paraphrasing) "Tell me what's up." I gave him the low down, showed him the online receipt... and he's like... "yeah you can return them.. don't worry"
He even joked as we were looking for other pants that when I said that he thought I had a much harder type of return.
But the awesome customer service did not stop there.
He took me over to the pants, explained the different types of pants to me, and picked out ones for me to try on that he highly recommended.
I tried them on and was... SO happy. They fit perfectly, they feel good, they're super high quality. I mean... these pants are everything.
So, I come out and tell Matt the good news and then I started actually asking him about the underwear they had. He explained all the differences to me, talked about the ones he wore (get your mind out of the gutter), and helped me find ones that he felt would work well.
NOT TO MENTION that I also asked him about any sales and he let me know about a big sale that they do on boxing day ( since Lululemon is apparently a Canadian Company). But you probably already know that Erin... don't you?
Anyways, he's not gonna be there on boxing day cause it's his birthday. Everyone wish Matt a happy birthday!
Up and down this experience was pretty much everything you want in a customer service experience.
I thought I was gonna go in there and an employee was just gonna shut me down and be like... we can't take these back.
And then I just would have had to live with my slightly ill fitting Lululemon pants.
The opposite happened. They allowed me to return the pants and Matt put me in ones that make me feel like a million bucks. Coincidentally, that was actually the price of the pants.
JK JK
I mean... I won't be shopping at Lululemon everyday or for all my clothing (Mike B. aint that flush yet). But like Shelly J said in her review... I want some quality clothing. Clothing that will last a while. I have 2 pairs of American Eagle joggers that I wear quite often. One of the pairs has already separated near the pocket at the seam #FacePalm.
This is actually the first thing I've ever purchased from Lululemon. TBH, I thought they only had Women's clothing lol. But, I'm jazzed about the quality and how well they fit. I hope they will last a real nice long time. read more