My husband and I visited this show room on MLK day 2017. We were so delighted to be able to shop for tile together. We are updating our 3100 square foot ranch including a complete remodel of our kitchen and 3 bathrooms, new finishes in our laundry room and linen area, and new tile for our 4 fireplaces. We had been to several other tile shops along the coast, and was delighted to find this shop had tile brands I had not yet heard of, as we are looking for something new and different. Initially, the owner of the store (I only know this because his photo is on the Yelp account), was busy working with another group of people. We walked through the store discussing new tile ideas. The discussion between Matt and the other 3 people started getting heated. I'm not sure what the problem was, but Matt seemed to be raising his voice at these people. I started feeling uncomfortable, so I decided to finish looking at one particular display that I was really interested in, and then leave as soon as I was done. After the other people left, Matt asked us if we had looked at his online website. I said, no, and was just grateful his store was open on the holiday. (We had come on a Saturday during 2016, waited around 35 minutes after the store was to open, but finally left because the store never did open while we waited.) I would much rather shop for tile in person and order tile from a reputable local dealer rather than pay shipping, and potentially deal with broken tile situations with an online vendor. My husband and I thought it a little strange he did not try to engage us, try to assist us in making selections. After a short while, Matt suddenly asked us, "Will you need to be taking any photos today?" I was taken off guard, as I had already taken about 6 photos, and I hadn't been secretive about it. I generally take photos so that I can search HOUZZ for photos of projects using the same tile. Anyway, I wasn't sure what kind of answer Matt wanted. So, I said yes, that I had already taken a few photos. He then explained that "they tell us we need to ask this question." (I wasn't sure who "they" was, but I presumed he meant the shop owner.) He then went on to talk about Barnes & Noble, how they went out of business due to Amazon. He also accused us of taking the photos for purposes of ordering tile from online tile venues. I explained that that was not our intention, and, that I knew for certain that the particular tile I was looking at was only available through a limited number of dealers. He then said, "Oh, because you already tried to buy it online." I couldn't believe this guy! I have taken photos at just about every tile shop I have gone into, and have never had a problem. In fact, the previous tile shop/Slab shop I visited, actually reminded my to take a photo of the stacked stone I was considering for two of our fireplaces. We replaced the samples we were looking at and left. We couldn't stop talking about how bad this experience was! First the guy strongly suggests we should stop looking at this shop and go look at his online website. Then he does a complete turn and accuses us of shopping online! We couldn't believe this guy could stay in business! After we got home, we looked at his YELP ratings and in reading the other poor reviews felt a kinship to this man's terrible way of treating customers. If you do choose to go in and take a look at his tile selection, I suggest you wear armor and be prepared to be beaten up a bit. Definitely not a friendly atmosphere. We will not return. read more