I've used point to point parcel consistently since last year, after switching from TSB. I've always had a pleasant experience with the customer service until yesterday. Now, what I experienced was extreme rudeness and point-blank sarcasm. I don't want to make it sound like all the staff are rude, because they've always been nice and friendly, but just this one woman in particular--an old woman with grey hair and glasses. Apparently, she was pissed off with me for having a lot of packages to pick up (I pick up packages for not only myself but family and friends. It all just happens to be registered under my name). Now, there were 3 obvious instances of sarcasm:
1) Before she headed to the back to retrieve all my parcels, she exclaimed, 'Let me go get your...PILE.. of packages' with blatant emphasis on the word 'Pile'.
2) Right after her 'pile' comment, she went on to say 'How many are there, like, 20?!', knowing full well that it was an exaggeration.
3) After calculating the fees I had to pay, she made this REALLY loud whistle. Obviously, another attempt to display her disgust towards me just because I had a lot of parcels to pick up. (seriously?)
Now, I acknowledge that I dont pick up my parcels as promptly as I should (should I even apologize for that? I thought that courier services such as these would be expecting to hold on to packages for a while by charging fees--that IS pretty much how they earn their money; fair enough. I won't ever complain. Moreover, your clientele are mostly (if not entirely) foreign, so it should be expected that they aren't able to make a trip down as frequently as locals could. Also, yes, my packages were there for longer than they should be (But again, who sets these standards for what's right and wrong? Are there really rules that dictate what's right and wrong here? Am I really offending anyone by not coming 'on time'?) I mean, FFS, I don't have all the time in the world to cross the border as and when I wanted to. It's just inconvenient for me. Is that wrong? And I am fully aware of how much I'd have to pay--I have never ONCE complained because I expect to have to pay the appropriate fees. I pay the penalties for my 'bad' habits, all's fair.
Her behavior really left me dumbfounded. I was not alone that day. I asked my boyfriend, who was present at the scene with me, if I was just over-thinking things, but he agreed 100% that she was being downright rude and unreasonable. I kept reflecting on why she'd be pissed off at me--I'm sorry, how much harder did I make your job, exactly? By adding an extra pound for you to carry as you lug my *PILE* of packages out from the back? Honestly, it's people like me (yes, these abhorrent people who don't come on time and have a ton of stuff to pick up each time) who keep your business going. I paid about $150 worth of charges--which I deem fair, because I knew fully what to expect--in just that one visit. That equates to about 40 customers who pick up their packages on time, and only pick up one package each.
I'm pretty sure I'm making it pretty obvious who I am. From the way the woman treated me, she made it seem like I was practically infamous in the entire establishment. Do I care? Not really.
*** Guys, switch to 24/7 parcel in Blaine. They're open 24/7 so you can make a trip down at your own convenience and won't get major attitude for not being able to pick up your parcels at their operating hours. read more