never write customer reviews however this review is worth writing. I purchased an online order for in-store pick up and spent over $60 on balloons. Went I went into the store I purchased almost $50 dollars worth of decorations with the receipts to prove it. My absolute horror was my balloon order. upon arrival I had asked an associate if my balloon order was ready. I directed her to PART of my bundle that I assured was mine. She asked my my name and then proceeded to tell me it was not my order. She then took a few steps and pointed at the balloons that she told me were mine and ready for me to take. I had suggested to bag the balloons because I did not want my 6 year old who was standing next to me to see my purchase of balloons for her because I anted to surprise her the next working. As my hands were full from the purchase of decorations I had just made I patiently walked the store until they were bagged. I could not see the balloons because that was the purpose of my request for bagging them. However, I grabbed one bundle of balloons and I advised the woman behind the counter I would come back in for the next bundle. I come back in and I take the next bundle asking the THREE associates, "are these mine?" and they responded, "yes." I found it quite odd considering I purchased 3 bags to cover my balloons and only took two bundles of bagged balloons. But I assumed maybe supersized balloons needed two bags to be covered fully. WELLLL. come that evening and I am decorating my living room for a child who cannot have a real birthday due to covid, I realized, the balloons that I pointed to when I first walked into the store were missing. I called the next day for a refund on those balloons only. needless to say, the employee was a horror show to deal with and the manager, Patricia, who refused to tell me the name of the employee was also a disrespectful nightmare. Only to be told, "its not our problem you didn't pick up your entire order. it is not our responsibility for us to make sure all your balloons are there before you leave. I am staring at the balloons you forgot right now, you can still come back in to pick them up." I just wanted a refund at that point, but nope, "the employee told me I needed to go to that specific location for the refund because they have an outdated system." I told her I lived too far away and she then told me that, that was my problem and not hers. when I asked for the manager, Patricia told me she had been standing next to her employee the entire time and there was nothing wrong with how the employee handled the matter. But oddly enough, Patricia told me I could get a refund at any location.... if Patricia was standing next to the employee, wouldn't she have known that 1) her employee said otherwise and 2) that I was disrespected for a bundle of balloons that they failed to give me...
NEVER will I EVER go to this Party City again. I hope this location feels like they have conquered something, since they are my FIRST negative review. read more