5/26/25
Absolutely horrible customer service. I called on Saturday regarding this recent release and was informed that these items were raffled, and if unclaimed, they would be available for pickup on Sunday. So, I called Sunday morning and they said, 'Oh, winners have until today when we close to pick them up; if not, it's first come, first served on Monday morning.' I then continued to monitor stock availability on the Scheels Wichita website.
I arrived on Monday morning at 9 AM, went to the shoe department, and the employees there were of no help and had no idea what I was looking for until they called customer service and were told that the items were up front. We walked to customer service, and he asked the woman working in CS if there were any Jordan 4s left. She replied, 'Yes, let me check,' and came back saying, 'We only have an 8 or a 13.' This matches their website availability, so I confirmed that 13 is my size, only for the woman to give me a side-eye look before going back into the room. Then, two men came out and said, 'No, we only have a size 8.' I replied, 'So you had a size 8 and 13 until I confirm I want the 13?' I told them I thought it was first come, first served after the raffle pickup time was up, which was 6 PM on Sunday. He proceeded to lie to me, shaking his head and saying those were assigned to the raffles and that the winner had called and said he would pick them up, contradicting everything I had been told during the two previous interactions. This is blatant dishonesty towards the customer to either keep the pairs for themselves or a friend. These Scheels employees need to stick to their policies and be reevaluated for their positions as the supposed people in charge (Joe Spilridge and some 4ft11 man so short couldn't read his nametag) did not know how to properly handle this situation. I feel like I was being judged by the color of my skin undoubtedly, very unfair and racist vibes.
I will be looking forward to hearing what the boss named Lucas has to say about this.
I have never dealt with such unprofessional behavior, all to try and spend my hard-earned money, forced to deal with employees lying in my face, going back on everything they had previously told me, and escalating it into a confrontation. read more