Decided to make a return in store from an online order and arrived on 4/2/23 around 11:25AM. There were TWO lanes opened so we decided to go over to the second lane. The man there said there was only one single line behind the first lane so without any question we walked over to the first lane and patiently waited. The lady in front of us in the first lane got called over to the second lane so we eventually got to the front in the first lane. Okay...? We were a little thrown off because never have we ever had to form a single line behind one lane when BOTH were opened. Mind you, I've been to this PetSmart before.
To make matters worse... they gave us so much trouble for the return. Their reasoning? "We're unable to process the return because we do not carry this item in store". The young girl didn't know what to do systematically and the man, Josh, the manager was the most unhelpful person, EVER. Not only was he unhelpful but he started stating policies that wasn't company wide. He told me to contact the online team or to call for a return label because they will not take the return (although I had the receipt and item in hand).
At this point, I was FRUSTRATED. I stepped off to the side to call PetSmart's Customer Service over the phone. I was reassured that I can make the return in-store so I went back in line. The customer service representative was still on the phone. The young girl still didn't know what to do and used the walkie-talkie to ask for help from her so called "manager" Josh. I could HEAR him from their communication device. He was livid. He came up aggressively to her register, threw his keys, and used a condescending harsh tone to the young girl. It was completely unnecessary. As a manager, he should have been able to carry himself in a calm manner. He escalated the situation with his own actions. He should not have been a coward and ran away when the employee was already struggling on what to do. And then getting upset when the employee is asking for help. What kind of "manager" is that? The tensions were high and I was super uncomfortable after the "manager" Josh acted out in an unprofessional way.
I had the customer service representative still on the phone while all of this was happening. The store eventually wanted to do a no return receipt but we declined since the customer service was already getting us a supervisor on the phone. The customer service representative kept apologizing over and over again for the troubles but took care of us in the end. We ended up filing a CRO under the recommendation of the customer service representative on the phone for the manager's behavior.
I will now say that I will AVOID this exact PetSmart. Josh, the "manager", makes his own policies, treats his employees like dirt, and is not helpful at all. I would advise the company, PetSmart, to please take a look into this and review footage from 4/2/23 around 11:25AM. If any employees, current or previous, had any problems with their "manager" Josh, please file a report. His behavior is unacceptable! Corporate should reprimand his role as "manager". I apologize to the young girl at the cash register in lane one. You should NEVER be treated that way, EVER. read more