I returned the following day. Here were the problems with their binding and the solutions offered.
1- Torn plastic cover : The guy behind the counter told me that nothing could be done- that my book was too fat, so the outside plastic was going to not last. Solution: nothing.
2- Uneven page insertion: Also, the person who bound my book yesterday inserted my pages unevenly, and nothing could be done to correct that either since she had already cut far into my pages, and further cutting would lead to destruction of the handwritten notes. Solution: nothing.
I spoke to a friend of mine later that evening and she brought up two good points:
1- He should have fixed the plastic anyway! It doesn't matter what happened, .. less than 24 hrs and the plastic is torn? Not professional.
2- He could have offered to photocopy those pages that were inserted unevenly and then put those pages inside the book and rebounded it. I did not think of that but i think it would have been a decent solution-- that way he would not have to cut further into my original pages, and i would not have lost my notes.
If my friend, who is a med student, not a "office max technician", could come up with a reasonable solution, their techs most certainly could have. He was just very apathetic. Barely apologetic, and basically asked me " well, ma'am, what do u want me to do? would u like a refund? .." Yes, i was going to get a refund, but honestly, i was completely unhappy with the service. He did suggest other places i could go do that may do a better job that office max. But i was completely unhappy with the way he handled me as a customer.
Not returning, not to this one atleast. read more