I went in for a $19.99 portrait package. I was told additonal poses were $20. The photographer Chynna D. apparently lied to me about this. I knew the total had jumped from what she had told me, but after waiting for 30 minutes after my scheduled appointment time on a weekday, and sorting through over 60 poses, I was done for the day. Truthfully, I think Chynna was as well. She forgot to include our photo props we brought in on several poses, only giving us very limited poses to actually choose from. The pictures were not of great quality and for Halloween, we had a plain white background used. Chynna was not knowledgeable and acted out of it while doing photo selections. I asked what was included in the Halloween package and she goes, "Wait, what...I'm sorry what are you talking about? (laughs)" Same exact response when I asked about putting borders on the photos.
The really rude woman was Haley, however. She told me she was the manager of this location! Let me tell you, if I could curse, a B word definitely comes to mind with this snippy one. I politely informed her that it looked like I was overcharged for my package, as I was quoted $20 for an additonal pose but charged $68.74 for 2 additional poses. She answers me in a robotic answer, "the prices are on the screen." Well, I'm busy looking at the photos, and I trusted my photographer Chynna, to have quoted me accurate pricing. Otherwise, I would not have been interested in additonal poses. Haley continued to speak over me, stare at me with disgust and exhibit the worst display of customer service I have encountered...even for this lackluster studio.
Haley, the manager, informed me there was absolutely no refunds here, regardless of wrong pricing. I was not trying to have a refund, but a price adjustment, only due to Chynna's error. Chynna denied everything to the manager as well, come on, you know you messed up! It is so sad when there are good people ready to work, but places like thus hire seedy, unprofessional employees. By the way, Chynna has extremely short hair and typically wears oversized sweaters in the occasions I have Sen her the last two days. She didn't actually introduce herself with her name, I found out only from the receipt.
After 10 minutes of horrible responses from the rude Haley, at 9:30am on a Friday, I finally asked if they could just correct the pose sizes. Chynna herself picked out my additional pose sizes and told me, it was too late once she had done it. That was just another mistake Chynna made. Quite frankly, I should have not even been charged for the additional poses until she could figure out how to go back and enter the sizes. Haley told me that because it was 7:30p, that is why Chynna didn't have time to go back and allow me, the customer, to choose the sizes that I am being charged $68.74 for. I have now sat in Portrait Innovations being absolutely ignored by the manager for 27 minutes. It's on camera, assuming they have security in this place...I am literally sitting here. All she had to do was print the photo size I asked for, since she adamantly refused to adjust the picture sizes, that I never got to choose. She told me they were busy, well there is 2 customers and plenty, plenty of time in between to make this right. I drove clear over here, on my 1 day off all week to be treated like this.
I have never liked this portrait studio. I have never thought their photo quality was great. I have never been enthusiastic about the customer service. Like many others, the advertised special prices is the only reason I returned. But those are simply not worth the low quality of pictures and horrible customer service. I am beyond disapointed with both the photographer, Chynna, but very much, the manager.
In sitting at this studio, another employee came in. She aplogized to me for the miscommunication. She immediately printed off a different size for me, that I selected. She admitted that the prices for additonal poses have recently changed, just this past Tuesday. In my mind, it is very possible that Chynna simply mistated the price to me. Whether or not the actual price showed on the screen, I can't be certain of but I highly recommend you review the prices very much..no matter how exhausted you feel here, because there are no refunds. The manager was Jenelle and she informed me that Haley is the manager "on duty", only when she is not available. Jenelle's approach was much different then Haley, who embarrassed me for asking questions. I am not rich, I'm just a hard working parent, so I don't believe in just blowing money and certainly didn't appreciate being mistreated, at first.
I may ask specifically for Jenelle if I was to return here, and just call in for the appointment...not use the online appointment request. read more