Ok results, business could use some improvement. Customer Service is lacking.
Frankly, I don't think Sheila was in the wrong place. I have just had a similar experience. Michelle, though a nice person I'm sure, has a lot to learn about business and how she conducts herself with her customers. Our dog gets a little scared when she's away from home, and so Michelle told us on our last groom that she'd like to do an "in and out" appointment for her. She explained nothing about any special considerations or advising her of this fact when making an appointment.
Over a week ago, we made an appointment for our dog to be groomed. Today, 15 minutes before the the appointment, Michelle phoned to say she cannot perform an "in and out" groom on our dog today, and I should have advised her of that fact when I made the appointment. She rudely spoke over me on several occasions, to the point that I had to ask her to stop and allow me to speak. I was absolutely shocked. She had just cancelled my appointment, great!
It is not the customer's responsibility to know the procedures of a business in absence of an explanation regarding their preferred procedures. When I advised Michelle of this, she stated that "I must be the only one in her 19 years doing dog grooming that she hasn't explained the procedure to." Excuse me? She actually went on to explain that she may have taken our appointment while at home, or somewhere else because her calls are forwarded, and she can't be held to the standard of having doggies cards with her at all times.
I took the day off work today specifically to have my dog groomed. The customer is never responsible when a business fails to instruct on the proper procedure and preferences when you agree to work together. Businesses who make excuses and blame the customer, or simply recite reasons like my calls are forwarded to excuse bad services and extraordinary inconvenience are just not worthy of our business.
If this business has been running like this for 19 years and hasn't obtained simple organization skills to book appointments, then I assume the outlook for customer service improvement is bleak. Needless to say, I will not be returning here. read more