I arrive for my appointment a few minutes early. I called the store and Tom, the Manager, answered. I asked if it would be okay if I came in early and he said "Sure, I'll meet ya' at the door!"
I walked in the store and was greeted with a warm, friendly greeting. Tom escorted me back to a table where I would place my order for my replacement pair of glasses. I asked him about progressive lenses and if they would be difficult to get used to. He explained them to me, in detail, what they would be like and even drew pictures to help explain.
My first visit to the Allen Park store to order glasses, I was in and out of there in about 5 minutes flat. This visit took nearly an hour as Tom took his time and answered any and all questions that I had. The cost of the replacement pair of glasses (which had more expensive titanium flex frames and polycarbonate, progressive lenses) was a lot more expensive than my first pair of glasses that was covered by my insurance. He explained to me that it would be much cheaper if I bought a second pair using their half off promotion instead of my insurance and then I could keep my 1st pair as a backup. He even offered to throw in free polycarbonate lenses for both pairs since I had such a bad first experience with their Allen Park store. He even tried very hard to only send in an order for the new glasses and an order for new lenses that he would "pop in" for me when they arrived so that I could keep my first pair of glasses on me. Unfortunately, the computer wouldn't let him do it that way so I agreed to go without my glasses while they were at the lab and Tom placed my order. I paid for the glasses and Tom informed me it would be "about a week" and that he would call me when they arrived. Four days later, Tom called me to inform me that my new pair of glasses were in and asked if I wanted to come in for a fitting or would I rather wait until both pairs arrived. I chose the latter. Two days later, I received a second call letting me know both pairs were in and I scheduled an appointment for that afternoon to come in and get fitted.
Once I arrived for my second appointment, Tom, once again, met me at the door and immediately let me in and escorted me to the counter where we would do business. Again, he was very friendly, polite, made good eye contact, and made adjustments to both pairs so they would fit more comfortably. He also gave me 2 lens care kits and 12 moist towelettes. He placed them in a nice SVS shopping bag and wished me well and told me to have a great day.
My experience at the SVS Southgate store was the exact opposite of my first visit to the Allen Park store. I would highly recommend the Southgate store and Tom was awesome. He has great customer service skills, he's a good listener, and he certainly knows how to treat a customer. Way to go, Tom. You ROCK! read more