If I could give it less than 1 star I would. My family recently got a puppy, he is a Yorkie/Lhasa mix. I have only had Pugs and a English Bulldog, so I'm not familiar with dogs that need cuts. After leaving my vet, to get Wilson's 3rd set of shots I stopped here the next day. At the vets office I learned that Wilson had been scratching his ears because he needs the ear hair removed. While getting dog food I stopped to inquire about the ear hair removal method. I spoke with Jana, who talked herself up. I explained that Wilson is my first dog that requires haircutting, that he was just over 3 months old and had had his 3rd puppy shot the day before, and that he didnt get a rabies shot at that time, due to his size the vet wanted to space out his shots so he was scheduled for his rabies in 2 weeks. She put me down by saying that I should have had him in by 8 weeks to start grooming, but I said he hadn't had all his shots yet and she told me that was okay. So i scheduled him for the next day with her. She said since he is a puppy it would cost $17.99. She scheduled us for 2pm.
The day of the appointment I called to see if i could drop Wilson off at 12:30pm on my lunch break, they said that would be fine. I take Wilson in, and Jana comes up to us and asked for the rabies paperwork, I told her I explained the night before that he hadn't had it yet, so we had to reschedule the appointment to 2 days after his rabies shot, so 2 weeks later.
I take Wilson in for the rescheduled appointment on my lunch break again around 12:30ish, his appointment was at 1:45 this time. The girl turns to Jana who is working on another dog and says "this is your 1:45", Jana very rudely says "its a little early isn't it?" To which the girl replies, "it's better than them being late..." So I'm pissed, and not sure I should be leaving my puppy with this lady, is she going to take it out on him for me bringing him early, when I asked 2 weeks prior if this was ok?
Jana comes to the counter, and discusses with me what to do with Wilson, I again remind her I have no idea what to do, but I told her we like him "fluffy", I didn't know how else to explain that we don't want him to have short hair. She hands me a receipt to sign saying its going to be $45, what changed in 2 weeks? But I had to get back to work, so i didn't argue.
While at work I called, not saying who I was just inquiring the difference between the puppy groom and the dog groom, the lady on the phone said just the age, if the puppy is under 5 months old it would be $17.99. I pick Wilson up after work, I do not get to see him prior at all. Jana tells me how difficult he was, and he wasn't still on the table at all. I ask her what changed in 2 weeks if we were rescheduling the same appointment? She said because I wanted him cut, I told her I wanted his face cut, but i wanted him "fluffy". Again, I don't feel like arguing so I take the receipt and go pay. I walk back to finally see Wilson and he doesn't look like the same puppy at all, and much to my dismay he wasn't one bit "fluffy", plus his eyes had goopy stuff in them and running out (shouldn't that have been cleaned? You are able to see it in the after picture I posted). I went home, and Wilson just acted different and didn't look the same. I sent pictures to my boyfriend, who was just as displeased with the haircut. I also looked him over and he still had ear hairs, which was the reason I stopped there in the first place, I had told her he had been itching his ears, and the vet had looked at them he didnt have an infection he just needed the hair pulled AND it WASN'T pulled.
So I went back there, about an hour later with Wilson. I spoke with a store manager, who said I'd have to talk to the salon Manager, so i left my name and number. This was on Friday, May 8th, I called back on the following Tuesday because I hadn't received a called yet, I was told the salon manager was on vacation, well that would have been nice to know being that I'm waiting for her to call me.
As of today, Thursday May 21, still no call. So I call again, I'm transferred to a store manager. I explain that I've talked to a store manager and I was told I need to talk with the salon manager. I don't say my name or much of my issue and he replies, "she was supposed to call you a few days ago" yet he had to take my name and number again....
So here I am, this places lack of customer service is pathetic. I also discovered on my own why my appointment almost tripled in price....because the groomers receive 50% commission, which isn't much on a $17.99 puppy groom.
Unlucky for you guys, I have a really big mouth and I will let everyone I know know how unprofessional, uncustomer service oriented, and rude your grooming salon is.
And unlucky for us, we have to wait for our Wilson to be "fluffy" again. read more