I have already filed a complaint with the corporate office. I was in the Sephora store off Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood, Ca this morning at 11:30am shopping with my gift card for my birthday. I love Sephora and always ask for Sephora gift cards for my birthday, I also spend about $3,000/yr on Sephora products and have been a VIB for numerous years. I was also at this same store last week for my birthday purchasing $160 worth of makeup, then back again this week for another $120 worth. Needless to say I am a great customer to this company, at least I was. I have NEVER been talked down to by an employee so bad in my life! And what I endured today left a HORRIBLE taste in my mouth about this company! I was simply returning a makeup bag then purchasing more makeup. So first the return, the man helping me didn't realize it was now on sale for a third of the cost so he was trying to only give me back $11.99 rather than the $32.00 I spent on it. Next, he never gave me the money or credit on a gift card for the return, just simply tried to move on to charging me for the new purchase. I caught his error and he asked the RUDEST woman I've ever encountered, Brittney, to help him figure out how to do it correctly. Brittney did not catch that it was on sale either and tried to only give me $11.99 back, I pointed out the error again and she rudely said, "Well if you would wait a minute I'll get it!" I didn't say anything because I was so shocked, so I decided to let it go and move on to the next issue. The previous week I saw the flyer that said "Redeem 1000 points for 20% off your next purchase" When I asked the employee if I could use it last week she said I'd have to wait until my following purchase. So ok. I get the flyer and bring it back today where Brittney told me, "NOPE can't use that you'll have to use that on your next purchase." I informed here that I was told that last time and this would be my "next" purchase. She told me I should have received a card last time and I told her I did not and would not have way of knowing that. She then told me that "Next time I need to know to get a card" I was put off by this because anyone with any level of customer service skills would know to apologize for the mistake and make sure I get the 20% off this time. But Brittney was a true gem, she proceeded to tell me she's making a special "accommodation" for me and I should say thank you to her AND that she "didn't appreciate my attitude!" MY attitude?!?!? I was floored to say the least! I told her I was offended at her lack of customer service and her attitude and did not appreciate being talked down to like that, especially since I've spend so much with Sephora and have been such a loyal customer throughout the years. While I was speaking the man who was initially helping me interjected by saying the transaction was "done" and "over"! The most shocking part of all was when I asked to get my parking validated after witnessing the woman before me getting hers done, Brittney informed me the validation machine was "not in service anymore!" She then actually gave me my receipt, circled the link to this survey at the bottom, wrote her name on it with a smiley face, and asked me to give her a good review! UNBELIEVABLE!!! I received another gift card from my father for my birthday for another $250, but after this experience I think Ill start using MAC products, this was just a horrific experience that left me literally shaking as I left, not the way I intended spending my birthday!!! Very disappointing! read more