1 Star Customer Service
I was rushed and not listened to by the owner, Jennifer Lambart, on initial visit in Edwardsburg. I made a 2nd appt for dilation that was skipped 1st time and to review the rx that I knew wasn't right for me, but she refused to see me again or discuss the rx. Then told me to go somewhere else for a 2nd opinion, which I couldn't afford, so I went to their location in Dowagiac. Day of appt. there was a lot of snow, and I showed up a few minutes late. The owner told the receptionist if I was late to refuse to see me. That's retaliation. I am disabled and have health challenges, because of this, I had requested an extended appt. when scheduling to cover any tardiness or being slow in the office (w/ my mobility limitations). There was nobody else was in the office or scheduled after me, so it wasn't about keeping to the schedule. The owner was just taking something out on me.
That doctor, Katherine Marshall, actually listened to me and we got the correct rx, but the lady helping me pick glasses didn't give me enough info to make an informed decision. So ended up not get the lenses right. They wanted $300 more to get what I needed, which I couldn't afford at that time, but might have if the initial price had been given to me because the payment came from a donor. After reviewing the situation several times the lady refused to admit her mistake, blaming me (the customer) for not knowing the details of how lenses are made and that I'd need a higher quality (more expensive) material.
I have severe health challenges which prevent me working and limit my ability to get normal tasks done. (Currently in the SSA Disability process.) Since I wasn't able to come up with the funds right away, they asked me to go somewhere else and return the glasses for a refund. Instead of making things right, which would be proper customer service, they keep just saying "go away". Terrible way to run a business.
In that phone call I said I was trying to find help to pay the additional $300 and it was taking some time, the lady in the billing dept said she'd talk to the owners and get back to me, she never did, nor did she tell me I had to make that decision to return/refund within a week.
But 3 months later, I hadn't been able to come up with the funds and finally decided to give up. So I called to talk about the return of the glasses for a refund. The glasses haven't been worn at all since they actually caused me more problems when I put them on. They have been sitting wrapped in a cloth in their case the whole time. The lady from billing refused. She lied and said I had a week to return them and now has been too long, but she didn't say that nor did she ever call me back after the 1 initial phone call. She didn't want to talk to me any longer about it so I think put me on hold or just mute for a few minutes refusing to answer me anymore until I finally ended the call. I had also called her a week before this and left a voicemail mentioned the return and asking her to call me back about it, and she also lied saying she never got a call from me. But now I see why she ignored it. I then called to speak directly to the owner, they didn't put her on the phone, so I left a message, and she has never returned my call.
Over many months I dealt with several different people and there is an extreme lack of customer service, basic honesty, accountability, and more. read more
