Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...yeah, they fooled me twice.
Two part story, one event leads to the next. Here's your bedtime story folks...
Once upon a time, a non fancy looking Asian guy goes into the Men's department looking to purchase cologne. He found the one he wanted, picked up the box, and asks\ed the sales associate who was looking around to pass out samples of scented cards the cost of the said cologne. The sales associate grabbed the box from my hand, looked at the box, tells me that it's $70 dollars, acts like I cannot afford it, and PUTS IT BACK! Say whaaaatttt?! You don't want to ask me if I want to purchase it? Last time I checked, my credit line is the same as the next guy. After standing there for a brief few seconds, looking at him with major confusion, I walked out.
After some Amazon-ing, and not finding it there, I decided to utilized Macy's online purchase to pick up at the same store (I know, you must be saying to yourself, this guy is not very bright. Yeah, I don't feel like I am either), and thought it would be a smooooooooth transaction. Pay for it online, and go there to pick up. How hard can that be? You know i got a story for you!
Received a confirmation the next day to pick up my purchase at the MEN'S DEPARTMENT (underline, bold, italicize, increase font that), 4th floor. "Cool", I say to myself. I will go pick it up after work. Strolling in, and I may have been even whistling towards the pick up area, I felt good. Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy. Went up to the counter, showed my print out of confirmation, and then...DUN DUN DUN. One of the sales associates then told me that it was not there (without checking the back). She assumed that it was not in the back. Told me to go to the other building. But wait...I bought Men's cologne, and the online confirmation told me to go to the Men's department. That makes sense...why send me to the Women's department to pick up Men's cologne? Baffled, I obliged, and went to the Women's department pick up.
As I arrived at the counter at the Women's department pick up, I was greeted by a sweet individual who checked my print out, and then went to the back to check for it. She arrives back at the counter and communicated to me that it wasn't there. She told me the item should be at the Men's department pick up which I replied I went and the representative told me to come here instead. She helped me call the other department and come to find that it was at the MEN'S Department pick up ALL ALONG! I thanked the representative at the Women's Department for her help as she was really a sweet person, and walked back to the Men's Department to retreive what was there the whole time.
So I guess online purchasing, and picking up at the store is not all that quick and convenient for non-fancy looking Asian guys.
5 stars for the individual at the Women's Department pickup.
-4 stars for the individual at the Men's Department pickup.
Difference is 1 star.
Macy's, if you're going to mess with people, don't make it THAT obvious. read more