The Staples website is a horror and the customer service at the Glendora store is non-existent. Last week I spent six hours online in their brochure builder designing a brochure. At no time was I instructed to sign into my account. It "saved" all day long. When I was ready to check out, I clicked to purchase and the brochure disappeared. Poof! I cried I was so frustrated.
So I call the corporate customer service and the lady (who was very nice) confirmed that, since I didn't sign into my account (which I was never told to do) my work was gone. She gave me a $25 coupon for my frustration.
I hung up and tried to sign into my account. But I needed both my rewards account number and coupon number to sign in. I had the coupon number, but not the account number. So, another phone call. Got the account number.
Signed into my account but could not access the coupon. Called again. Was told that they will take the coupon off when I go to the store in Glendora to pick up the product. They would charge me to make the order and then re-credit my account. Geesh. Okay.
So, I (like a fool who hadn't clued in yet to the depth of their website dysfunction) redesigned my brochure on my own computer and uploaded it and "purchased" it. I didn't get an email confirming the order. Great.
I called my local store in Glendora and they said to come in and bring the brochure on a flash drive and they would fix it. So, yesterday I went in with my flash drive. The lady who first helped me said my order didn't go through (surprise). She said to order it again and then she would access the coupon. I did and used the template that has the color bleed to the edge. It looked great. I ordered it.
The first lady left for the day so a second woman "helped" me. She said that there was no way to access my coupon unless I had already printed it out and brought it with me (again, no one said I needed to do that) or I could access it on my phone. I said, "Well the other lady could do it. Why can't you?" She said that the other lady didn't know how it really worked. So much for staff training.
I couldn't get it on my phone, so she said let's just put the order through and we'll figure it out tomorrow after 7:30 pm. Fine.
Today I got a phone call that said the brochures were done early and I could come in. I thought, great. I'll get cards too. Maybe the evil spell has been broken. I designed cards and paid for them and sent in the order. This time I got an email confirmation. All's good.
I drive over there (it's a ways from my house) to pick up my brochures. I knew I'd have to come back tomorrow for the cards. The lady (who was the first one from yesterday) hands me a brochure that has white trim all the way around. I set it up to bleed to the edge. I say, "There's a white line around the brochure."
She says, "Oh, we don't do bleed to the edge printing here."
THEY DON'T DO BLEED TO THE EDGE PRINTING HERE?????????
I'm thinking...when I put in my order on your computer and you saw that it was on the bleed-to-the-edge template, you didn't say anything? Your website specifically asks for customers to clarify whether you want a white border or for the print to go to the edge. I was staring at her while questions ran through my head. But then I realized this woman couldn't care less about the service she provided. Discussing this with her was useless.
I said, "I'm so done with you guys" and walked out.
I called corporate customer service and they were closed. read more