On December 24th, my husband purchased a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses from this Sunglass Hut location as a surprise holiday gift for me. I exchanged these glasses at the Meadows Lane, Las Vegas location on January 4, 2020, and taking advantage of the "Buy one, get second pair at 1/2 price" promotion, I ended up with a pair of Maui Jims and a pair of Ray-Bans. As I had a bit of a cold, and did not want to be inconsiderate and try on a bunch of different glasses, I once again made sure to confirm that any exchange or return would be very simple.
I decided to exchange the glasses that I had purchased in such a rush, and I visited this location, at which my husband made the original purchase.
As a briefly looked around, a young man named Robert, speaking to my back, asked if I needed assistance. I stated that I would like to take a few minutes to browse, and instead of allowing me to do so, he aggressively asked me what I had in the Sunglass Hut bag that I was holding. When I told him that I had an exchange, he stated that I should let him get started to make sure that I was eligible for an exchange. When I asked why I wouldn't be, that the glasses were just purchased and that I had the receipt, he stated something about systems being changed over... that they could no longer take everything back... I still assumed that all would be fine; I had the receipt, the purchase was only a few days earlier, the glasses were not worn, I had the eyeglass cases. I felt comfortable that this would be an easily remedied situation.
Then, Robert tells me that they cannot take back Maui Jim sunglasses. When I stated that I was never told such a thing, nor was my husband, and that I had in fact already exchanged the original Maui Jims at the other store, Robert replied, "We're not allowed to take them back. They should be fired." When I again ask why I was not told of this policy- I never would have purchased these glasses and expected him to honor the return policy as stated on the receipt- Robert said, (and this is an EXACT quote), "You're not worth my job." I said that I understood the point that he was trying to make, but that he was being rude, and that there was a better way to explain his position, to which he then replied, "I'm not gonna lose my job for you." Telling me that I have to mail the glasses back to Maui Jim, and that I should go to Macys' to get a return box because Sunglass Hut is out of these boxes, he dismissed me. As I couldn't believe that he actually expected me to go to Macy's for a return box, I asked for clarification, and yes, that is exactly what he told me to do.
Although I was pretty annoyed, I remained calm and asked for the e-mail address and phone number of the corporate office, which he didn't have or wouldn't give me. I then stated that I would like to return the Ray-Bans. He asked for my e-mail address, and then told me that I am not in the system, that he could not return those, either. When I questioned him, reminding him that I have the receipt and that the last salesperson did take all of my information, he repeated that he couldn't pull up my information in the computer, and he once again refused to take back either pair of glasses.
I immediately wrote an email to their customer care line, and received a call the next day from Regional Manager Mimi. She was apologetic and professional, and assured me that she would speak to the store manager, Michelle, about my experience. (According to Mimi, Robert was completely wrong about EVERYTHING he said.) She then gave me Michelle's hours and told me to please go back in and work directly with Michelle. I said that I would do so, and I then received a call from Michelle indicating that she would not be in when I had planned to visit, that she had to leave early, and that I should come in on Thursday or Friday between 9:30a and 5:30p. I indicated that I would come in on Thursday, but that I was hoping to have Robert present, that I wanted him to be accountable for his actions. Can't say that Michelle gave me a lot of confidence that she was going to address this absolutely horrendous service- she actually said that she would ask him what happened, and the way she said it made me think that she was doubting my word- but I said that I would be in to speak with her in person.
Well... I went in yesterday, and no Michelle! She called in sick. Another example of poor service; you tell me to come in and speak to you... and you aren't there. Not even a phone call. Mimi wasn't at all apologetic that her manager stood me up, which surprised me. Luckily, assistant manager Faith was in and she was excellent. Her pleasant demeanor is the only reason that this store is not receiving one star!
Nice selection, but high prices and lousy service. Don't bother. read more