These two stars hurt me to give to Sephora.
I absolutely love Sephora, and have a VIB card from this location, now that's love:)
This review is for the incompetence and terrible service I received from manager Raina or Rayna (she wasn't wearing a name tag) so I very politely asked her for her name, I have a receipt.
It all started with a very nice woman on the phone who set up a make-up appointment for me, she gave me great Sephora service.
She didn't have a regular Sephora person to do my make-up, but Bobbi Brown make up artists were there, they'll do my make up. I asked if all of my purchases have to be from Bobbi Brown, since I'm more of a Nars/ Make-up Forever girl, but am totally open if I like what the Bobbi Brown people put on my face, but don't want to commit to just one brand, I've done these make up things several times and have purchased far beyond the typical 50 dollar requirement. She said my purchase could be anything from the store.
That's exactly what I've done on numerous occasions, so
"deal," I said.
"I'll be in between 1:15 and 1:30pm depending on how long it takes me okay?" I said.
" I will put you down for 1:15pm," she said.
"Perfect!" I said.
I arrived, again typical great service, welcoming smiles at the door etc.
I'm led to a young woman, don't remember her name, she informs me, the woman on the phone gave me incorrect information, that I would have to purchase Bobbi Brown make-up, and that the woman on the phone was new. Okay, no problem, I totally understand, we've all been new at a job, and she was so nice, we all make mistakes, but I drove here based on the information given to me on the phone, any other time, I wouldn't have any issue with it, but I'm the lead in a play tonight, very important night for me.
The young woman tries her best to help me out, she gets the manager, I give the store a star for that young woman, she went above and beyond to fix the issue.
Well manager Rayna or Raina, descended from her Sephoric throne and was completely unapologetic about the incidence on the phone, which I thoroughly described, and further explained that my intention wasn't to get anyone in trouble, I just wanted someone to do my make up and not commit to just one brand like I was told over the phone.
She took no responsibility at all for what I was told, she was not only rude but also dismissive about it and to my shock said to me
The real issue is you're late, to add insult to injury, she spoke to me in a very condescending and rude tone. She told me she has two options, she didn't seem to care either way. She would have someone do my eyes and lips or foundation, take it or leave it, was her attitude.
Dear, Sephora,
The options didn't seem so bad as her delivery, her unapologetic accusatory tone, her rudeness and her lack of care and apathy towards me as a human being, let alone a customer, absolutely terrible personality.
Part of a manager's job is to handle disgruntled customers, not speak to them in a rude and condescending tone, especially when your employee gave them erroneous information over the phone, manager Raina possesses no such skill.
I decided to just do my own make up.
After all she doesn't own Sephora, she's just misrepresenting the Sephora I've come to know over the years, which is why I'm writing this letter.
As I was doing my make up, the young woman approached me, she seemed genuine and not dismissive, nor was she trying to cover up fact that the store did in fact make a mistake by giving me the wrong information.
unlike Manager Raina, she didn't use sly deceiving tactics by pretending there was an issue with my tardiness, but with the fact that I didn't want to commit to purchasing from just one brand. I responded to her genuineness and her willingness to really come up with a solution for me, even though I had decided to already do my own make up, it is very difficult to deny a person who is coming from a place of love, truth and a place of responsibility. I listened to her and let Kevin do my eyes.
Something Rayna was incapable of, handling customers, basic manager duty.
Kevin who did my eyes and lips was just wonderful, I give a star for him too.
That particular location is a high tourist area, you guys are not suffering for any business there, but your loyal customer base VIB customers like myself, shouldn't be treated any less when we go to these high volume stores, thank you. I wouldn't want anyone to experience the rudeness of Raina. Please retrain her. read more