Beyond Disappointing - actually disappoints would be a severe understatement. I'm disgusted with my overall experience inside this store.
I ordered my baby shower invites online (maternity photo included) and opted to pick them up at the nearest Staples. Mind you, these were professional photos that were taken and given to me. I uploaded the file onto my laptop and ordered these invites online - beautiful, HD quality photos. I gave my order name/ number to one of the reps in the printing service department and he brought the box of invitations and asked me to open it and confirm my satisfaction. When I set eyes on the invites, my jaw about dropped; I couldn't believe they would give a customer this bad of a job. The photo was completely pixilated and the quality was absolutely crappy (for lack of a better term, yet very justified). It looked like the photo was printed out on cheap newspaper paper and then copied onto this photo card. I immediately expressed my discontent with the quality and the young man who initially helped me, brought my concern to the attention of a rep named Kamalil (I hope I spelled that correct). I then reiterated my discontent with the quality of the invites and said they were nothing like I anticipated. I informed him that these were professional photos and shouldn't have come out like this. He offered to reprint them on glossy paper. I agreed and continued to show another customer who asked to see the invites that I was displeased with. I'm not sure if he found my discontent with the photos offensive or what, but it seemed to have hurt his ego and he walked away. I assumed he was going to reprint the invites (with attitude but that was okay because he was going to help me fix the problem), however, him and the young man who originally gave me my order continued to help the 4 or 5 customers who arrived after me. I waited for about 30 minutes until he was finished helping these customers. When there were no other customers to tend to, he walked back up to me and asked "are you waiting for something or what? Do you need a manager?" I stood for a moment in disbelief and looked to another customer who had been there receiving services before I arrived and he put his hand over his mouth in shock. I responded to the rep "are you really asking me that right now?" His tone changed to a sarcastic manner and took the box of invites I had and proceeded to try and help me. I said,"you know what, you could actually get the manager for me." He continued to try and help but at that point I was not having it. I asked for the manager again and he proceeded to do so.
At this point, I was tearing up out of frustration and disappointment. The manager Carlos wasn't at all helpful; in fact he too seemed inconvenienced that I had brought attention to the poor quality of the invites I had paid for. I explained to him the poor quality but that I was more so upset with the way that his associate had treated me and the absolute lack of customer service. He offered to destroy the invites and give me my money back. I asked him one simple question: "if I opted for another paper would the quality be as poor as this?" It took him a few minutes to explain a number of irrelevant details and finally I reiterated my question and his answer was "no, because we don't use photo printers, we only use laser printers." At that point, I had no more words. I was not only mislead online, but mistreated and totally dismissed by not only the customer service rep, but the manager himself. Both men were condescending, unprofessional and their customer service and tones were anything but a remedy. I needed these invites and didn't have time or the money to create/ order new ones from Staples or any other company so I took the invites and walked out of the store overly disappointed, crying and at a loss for words. The prints weren't the most expensive, however, I wasn't even offered a discount or refund.
I will never give Staples my business again - especially this one. I'm thoroughly disappointed in my overall experience and I don't suggest anyone print photos here or create invites, announcements, greeting cards, etc. because of the inevitable poor quality, misinformation (online and in store) and the simple fact that Staples does not own a photo printing machine. You're better off printing photos on your home laser printer. read more