I've never given a review on Yelp before, but with how POOR the customer service is at the Tysons Corner Nespresso Boutique, I've decided to take the time to voice my unfortunate recent experience. The other evening I just wanted to make an exchange for a couple of sleeves that I purchased the day before. I go to the Nespresso website to make sure I can get to the store within their hours (open till 7pm). Granted the mall is open, other stores are open, but Nespresso door's are closed. I did arrive within the indicated hours of operations. However, there were 4 employees inside restocking shelves. I was able to get the attention of one of them just to have him RUDELY say they were closed and that NO ONE could help me. Again, granted online it said they were open and there were still workers inside. I stated that I drove nearly 45 minutes just to make an exchange, not even with the intention to make any additional purchase. The gentleman was EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL with his tone. Despite my long drive and already being outside the store with workers inside, did not want to make the effort at all to save me another timely trip and make the easy exchange. He was very persistent that NO ONE could help me and URGED ME TO GO AWAY. He did make the offer to get his manager in the back to talk it out with me (how thoughtful of him). The man goes to the back to walk out with the manager. HOWEVER, rather than the manager coming to me like the man said she would, all 4 of them inside JUST IGNORE ME AND DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ME AT ALL. At that point I decided to call Nespresso's 24/7 customer service line as at this point I'm more irritated that I am blatantly being disrespected as a human being, not just a customer . While I'm on the phone outside the store, mall security approaches me stating they received a call about me. RATHER THAN THE MANAGER TAKING THE TIME TO COME TO THE FRONT DOOR TO TALK TO ME SHE CALLS SECURITY. Respectively, I told Tysons mall security I meant no harm and did not mean to cause any trouble. He did inform me that the Nespresso employees inside did in fact call them about me because I apparently was "DEEMED AS A THREAT" to them and I was blocking the only exit for them to leave and go home. I ended up finishing my call outside the store, leaving without any trouble. I did ask security to reach out to me after I left to give me the name of at least someone in there. Got back to me with the name JANEAL. Very surprised her and the other 3 employees are even employed as just my experience with them shows the lack of character and respect they have for others.
The next day, granted my 3rd day in a row coming to the store, I finally make the exchange I need. However, this time I came to the store wearing a dress shirt and slacks. Unlike the day before I wore a hoodie, beanie, and shorts. I will let you know I was treated with 2 completely different customer service experiences and inevitably felt PROFILED. Granted I am the same person, I most definitely was not treated the same the day before because of the lack of effort in my outfit. Just because I was dressed better than the day before, there was actually sense of customer service and effort to help me all because of the way I looked. I spoke to the assistant manager at the time, MARIA GONZALES, and she was very polite DESPITE the fact that she refused to give me the name of the other manager on staff last night. Couldn't even give me a first name. Being in the customer service industry for x amount of years, I have never heard a company establish a rule that they don't need to provide their name to their customers. I did get the head store managers name, MERCEDES BRYGIDER. I will just say reading the other Yelp reviews about the Tysons Nespresso in particular, my experience lines up fairly well with the others. UTTERLY POOR customer service with INCOMPETENT management that obviously seems to not care about improving the branding of Nespresso at all.
If Nespresso really cared about their branding, imaging, and product they should most definitely consider taking the time to re-org this store in particular.
I will leave this review on a positive note and say that Nespresso has a great product and I highly suggest trying them out if you haven't done so already! I would just advise buying your pods online to avoid security getting called on you for being a customer! My personal favorite flavor is Bianco Leggero and highly suggest it :) read more