To Whom It May Concern,
It is often said that customers only right respond when they are not happy with the service. I do both and I want to make sure that's clear because this is not one of the positive reviews I would like to write.
On July 8th of this year, I took a brand-new suit and shirt to be cleaned. Both items were brand new and purchased for an event that was coming on the 16th of July. The event was my mother's 75th birthday party and these items were purchased specifically for this event. I dropped off the items well in advance of the party to ensure that I would have them back before the party. I was told to come back after 5 pm the following Monday and the items would be ready for pickup. I returned on Monday, about two hours before the designated pickup time knowing that the items may not be ready but I was in the area and didn't want to double back the same day so I thought I would try. When I arrived, the suit was ready but they explained that the shirt had not arrived yet and that I should come back on Tuesday to make sure they had time for its arrival. I agreed and went about my day. Tuesday came and I went to get the shirt however it had not arrived yet. A bit annoyed, I agreed that I would give it another day to arrive. Thursday comes and I was asked to come back on Friday between the time the lady at the dry cleaners stated that she would reach out and find out what was happing and give me a call, so I didn't have to waste more time coming to the store. Again, I reluctantly agreed and provided her with my cell phone number to reach me. As the day Friday became later and later and I had not heard from her I decided to go back once again to the round rock location and inquire once again about my shirt. At that time, she informed me that the shirt was indeed lost and that if I provided her the email address that some would contact me about the shirt. I explained to her in great detail my frustration and the fact that I needed to have the shirt for a party that was now the very next day. She said she understood the frustration and that someone would reach out to me. In the meantime, I ran out to a couple of stores to find a tuxedo shirt that would work for me and had to expend twice the money plus cleaning fees for a shirt that was only intended to be worn once.
That same day while I was leaving to go find a new shirt I called a number that I found on the internet that said this is the number I should call to file a complaint. So I called the number and a young woman answered and I explained my situation and frustration to her. After she let me speak she said, you need to call the location because this phone only rings after the local cleaner didn't answer it rolls over to us but she asked for my information so that she could pass it on to the Round Rock location to reach out to me. Well, I already knew where that would end so I politely declined and ended the call.
I let another week go by and still not one attempt to contact me. No phone calls, voicemails, or emails related to this issue have been identified. I work in customer service and hold myself and my team to very high standards. This was not even meeting the minimum standards in my book. At this time, I am completely frustrated because I looked up their policy when it comes to these types of issues, and it stated that you had either 24 or 72 hours from you were notified of the issue to make a payment request. Well, at this point it was well beyond that point and no one had reached out to me yet. Out of total frustration, I called the number again that I called previously and was told it was the wrong number at that point, I was ready to stay on the phone until I spoke with someone that could help me. When the gentlemen answered the phone, I immediately asked where do I call to file a complaint. He said I can help you with that, I was surprised because I week or so ago that was the opposite of what I was told. I began to explain the issue and my frustration and the fact that it cost me to purchase clean and repurchase a shirt for a party the issue was not my fault and the lady at the cleaners said that the shirt was lost. I mistakenly thought that I would be made whole in this situation mainly because they told me it was their issue that caused me to lose this shirt. Much to my surprise once I stop speaking the gentlemen said I'm sorry to hear all of this and I am the owner, and I will help you get this addressed. He then explained to me that the shirt was never lost but that it somehow got stained in the wash and they were trying to fix it and could not and that is what cast the delay. My response was how are we going to fix this in the end, I had to purchase a new shirt for the event that I would not have if your company didn't make the mistake. His response was basically that they would process some type of refund on the shirt that was destroyed but the fact that I purchased a new shirt, read more